Creme Brulee

I was craving for this yesterday....
So we had this as our 'midnight' dessert ....

Ingredients:
300ml whipping cream
2 egg yolks
50g sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
extra sugar for topping

Steps:
1. Pre-heat oven at 150⁰C. Pour the cream into a bowl and place over saucepan of gently simmering water. Heat gently but do not allow to boil.
2.Meanwhile whisk together the egg yolks, 50g of caster sugar and the vanilla essence. When the cream is warm, pour it over the egg mixture briskly whisking until it is mixed completely.
3. Pour into 4 individual ramekin dishes and place in a roasting tin.
4. Fill the tin with sufficient water to come halfway up the sides of the dishes.
5. Bake in the preheated oven for about 1 hour, or until the puddings are set. (first image)
6. Remove the puddings from the roasting tin and allow to cool. Chill in the refrigerator, preferably overnight.
7. Sprinkle the sugar over the top of each dish and use blow torches to brown the sugar. (second image)

"Chocolate chip oat-cookies with hazelnut"

I wonder if anyone heard the story of 'Famous Amos Hawaiian nut cookies'. I've received the email like couple of months ago but never really tried it. First because I do not know how is the taste of the Famous Amos cookies, second, I haven't got the time! Anyway, I did try it today and this is what I've got.


There are some changes that I've made....
1. less sugar!!
2. baked for 14 minutes with 200⁰C
3. less chocolate chips and less nuts

We like it ~ whether or not the cookies taste like whatever Famous Amos~

Here's the recipe that I've used

Ingredients:
1 cups butter
2 cups flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 cups granulated sugar
1 cups brown sugar
2 cups blended oatmeal (measure oatmeal & blend in blender to a fine powder)
150g chocolate chips
1/2 tsp. salt
150g chocolate bar (grated)
2 eggs
1 tsp. baking powder
150g chopped nuts (your choice)
1 tsp. vanilla

Steps:
1. Cream the butter and both the sugars. Add eggs and vanilla; mix together with flour, blended oatmeal, salt, baking powder and soda.
2. Add chocolate chips, grated chocolate and nuts.
3. Roll into balls and place two inches apart on a cookie sheet.
4. Bake for 14 minutes at 200⁰C.

28th November xxxx

My birthday! What a surprise! He came back ~~ and took a week off just to accompany..... aghhh...how sweet~~

So my surprise starts at 27th November ~ 9pm....he appeared from no where~
then I had my birthday cake! Look gorgeous~ Taste excellent!

The next morning, he made me breakfast ~


Then ... at night, we went to this good rating restaurant ....
Excellent service, ok food, nice atmosphere~
Started with this 'free' starter,

Then, we had our 'real' starter, something with scallops~

Then, our main course... I had 'Organic cod fillet', while he ordered something with the duck ...
Lastly, as the birthday girl, I was given this ~

MiNe~ aLL mIne!

Crab dinner

Nice nice nice??
And of course there must be some vege~ -_-

Claypot Chicken Wings

Ingredients:

3 chicken wings

2 stalks spring onions, cut into sections

1cm ginger, sliced thinly

5 chinese mushrooms, soaked till soft and quatered

3 tbsp cooking oil

Seasoning:

1 tbsp shao xing wine

3 tbsp oyster sauce

pepper to taset

1/4 cup water

Extra 1 stalk of spring onions, cut into sections

Method:

1. Cut the chicken wings into pieces (at the joint)

2. Heat the claypot until smoking hot. Heat the cooking oil and fry both spring onions and ginger until fragrant. Add chicken wings and mushrooms. Add shao xing wine and continue to fry.

3. Add water and the remaining seasoning, except the extra spring onions. Bring to a boil. Cover claypot and simmer over low heat until chicken wings are tender.

4. Before serving, add extra cut spring onions. Stir well and serve while still hot.

mY 'heater' rePlaceMent

We got this when we went shopping over at Bluewater~ How cute~ Love it so mucH~