Strawberry Cupcakes with Strawberry Icing

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was really quite excited to try this recipe
cause it’s fro the famous Sprinkles
and they went on a program and baked their famous Strawberry Cupcakes.

it wasn’t too complicated
but using a handheld mixer wasn’t easy haha.
wish i had a proper mixer.
i miss my kenwood. (:

anyways. this is how it went!

out of the oven
a nice pinkish tinge
cause of the strawberry puree hehe

hehe baby caught a few shots of me putting the icing on the cupcake

haha that’s Cheok’s hand! haha

tadah! hehe
after icing them. hehe
too bad I didn’t have anything nice to put on it
to make it look prettier.
well. i tried though. haha

i put rainbow rice on them. hehe
just a little.
just to add colour hehe (:

all 12 of the cupcakes! (:
im a happy girl.

Recipe :

(makes 1 dozen cupcakes)

1 1/2 cups of plain flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4tsp kosher salt
4 oz (1 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 cup caster sugar
1 large egg
2 large egg whites
1/4 cup milk
1/4 cup pureed strawberries
1 tsp vanilla essence

Steps :

1. Mix flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt together, set it aside.

2. Add vanilla and strawberry to milk and set it aside.

3. In a standing mixer, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
Slowly add egg and egg whites until blended.

4. Add half of the mixture and when blended well,
add the milk mixture then add the rest of the flour.
Scrape down the sides of the bowl
and make sure entire mixture is smooth.

5. Divide the batter between 12 cupcake cups
and bake for about 20 mins or until the tops are dry to the touch.



Recipe :
(for icing, 12 cupcakes)

2 sticks unsalted butter, firm but not cold
1/8 kosher salt
3 1/2 cups of icing sugar, sifted
1/2 tso vanilla essence
2 tbsp pureed strawberries

Steps :

1. Beat butter and salt on medium speed until light and fluffy.
Reduce speed and gradually add the icing sugar until incorporated.

2. Add vanilla and strawberry puree and mix until blended.
Do not overmix, or the frosting will incorporate too much air.
The consistency should be dense and creamy
like ice-cream.

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Mac and Cheese

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I saw this recipe on Not Quite Nigella
and it looks super good! haha
and I’ve been wanting to make mac and cheese from scratch for the longest time
so tonight was the night! hehe

and it turned out really well!
really yummy
and I’m glad the boys enjoyed it. hehe
it was creamy
and the bacon just really flavoured the dish
and i added chicken breast to increase the protein of the dish
of else baby won’t have enough hehe

absolutely love how it turned out.
and I really enjoyed cooking it.
it was easy and only needed 10 mins in the oven
after everything was prepared and done.

Recipe :

500g macaroni (use any kind u like)
3 rashers of bacon, cut into cubes
200g chicken breast, diced
2 small brown onions
1 1/2 cup of cream
1 1/4 cup of milk (i use light milk)
2 cups of cheddar (and extra to top it)
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg

Steps :

1. Preheat oven at 180 degrees celcius.
Cook the macaroni according to the instructions with plenty of salted-water
until al-dente. Careful not to cook till it gets too soft, or it will turn mushy after.
Place it into the baking dish

2. Fry the onion till it’s soft, not brown.
Add the bacon and cook for about 5 mins and add the chicken breast.

3. Add the cream, milk and nutmeg and wait till it comes to a boil.
Reduce the heat till it simmers, add the cheese.
Stir till all the cheese has melted.

4. Pour the cream mixture over the macaroni
and sprinkle it with extra cheese.

5. Put it into the oven and bake it for 10 mins.
Then turn it to the top grill
to brown the top of the dish.

6. Serve when it’s HOT! (:



i made not one but two haha.

Hot Apple Tart with Caramel IceCream

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this is one recipe I followed step by step
and because my blow torch had no gas
I couldn’t torch it
But it grilled it instead! hehe
and it turned out pretty good too

Ingredients :

1 sheet of puff pastry (buttered preferably)
2 granny smith apples
brown sugar to top the tart
melted butter

Steps :

1. Preheat the oven at 200 degrees celcius.
Using a 98mm round cutter, cut out 4 rounds and place on a baking sheet in the baking tray.
Prick the pastry with a fork to stop it from puffing up.

2. Peel, core and thinly slice the apples

3. Arrange the apples on the puff pastry, overlapping them slightly.
Brush them with the melted butter
and sprinkle the top with brown sugar

4. Bake for 10-15 mins and turn it to the top grill and grill till the top turns
Top the tart with a scope of ice cream (any flavour you want)
and serve.

DONE! (:

just came out of the overn
and looking super good! (:

just another close up of the tart.

we were really spoilt for the night (:
and I love it. hehe

Porterhouse steak with onion red wine sauce and pan fried chunky potatoes

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really awesome. (:
so glad with how it turned out hehe

We bought a whole slab of porterhouse
and asked them to cut it into 1-inch pieces of steak
and I found the thickness just nice.
but baby thought 1 and a half inch would be more awesome! hehe
maybe next time!

but i think it was really good how everything turned out.
we tried to make the potatoes like how Bistro Vue did on my birthday
but today’s was super good as well!

Ingredients :
(for 3 people)

For the steak :
3 portions of 1-inch porterhouse steaks
3 big cloves of garlic
3 sprigs of rosemarry
3 tbs of butter

For the sauce :
2 small onions
15 ml of red wine
15 ml of beef stock
2 tbs of thickened cream

Potatoes :
5 huge potatoes
Salt
Pepper
2 tbs olive oil

Steps :

1. Preheat the oven at 200 degrees celcius.

2. Peel the potatoes and cut them into thick strips.
Boil a pot of salted water, and add the potato strips in.
Boil for 5-8mins.
Put the potatoes on a baking tray, season with salt and pepper.
Add olive oil so that it will crisp and colour.
Bake for 15 mins and take it out to cool.

NOTE : If the colour is not brown enough to your liking
throw the chips bake into a hot pan and pan fry it till crisp and brown.
(which is what we did and was still super yummy)

3. Heat a cast iron pan (make sure it’s hot) and add 2 tbs of olive oil.
Season the steak on both sides with salt and pepper.
Seal one side of the steak (about 1 min), till a nice brown and turn.
Put the rosemarry and garlic and allow the side to brown as well (1-2 mins).

4. Add the butter and put the cast iron pan into the oven.
Bake it for about 5 mins and take it out.
Cool the steaks on a cooling rack
and keep the juices left in the pan

5. Saute the onions till soft and brown
Add the garlic from the pan and add the red wine to de-glaze.
Add the juices back into the pan
with the beef stock and cream.
Allow the onion sauce to reduce and thicken.

6. Pour it over the steak and serve with the chips.
DONE!

super yummy yippee doo! (:

ENJOY!

Pan Fried Blue Trevally with Mustard Potato Salad

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Baby and I have been watching The F Word for the past week
and it’s not anything bad.
it’s just a TV series
where Gordan Ramsay invites people to come cook with him
in this small little restaurant..
it’s awesome. really
and all his recipes are fast, easy and meant for people to try at home
was just really excited to try out some of his recipes

I dun think this is exactly his dish.
i changed it a little
and didn’t have some of the ingredients hehe

instead of the mackeral he used.
I used blue trevally instead.
i think it works as well.
and was nice having the skin of the fish crisp and tasty!

and this took like 15 mins to prepare
so everyone could do it
and it’s healthy! in a way i guess. haha

Ingredients :
(for 2 people)

2 pieces of Blue Trevally fillets
3 tbs mayo
1/2 tbs mustard
3 medium sized potatoes, whole
1/3 lemon, juice

Steps :

1. Boil a pot of salted water and put the potatoes in and boil for 20 mins
(or until the fork is able to go through easily)
Once the potatoes are cooked, cube them and allow them to cool for 5 mins.

2. In a big bowl, add the mayo and mustard. Mix well, add alt and pepper for flavour.
Add the lemon juice and mix it well. Add the potatoes into the mustard mixture.
Coating each potato with the mixture.

3. Heat a pan and add 2 tbs of olive oil.
Season the the fish on both sides with salt and pepper.
Put the fish into the hot pan skin side first
and cook it for 4 mins.
Turn it and cook it for a further 2 mins.

4. Serve, with salad if desired! DONE.