Happy New Year! It’s time for the roundup for Aspiring Bakers #38: Boozy-licious! A huge thank you to Small Small Baker for letting me host this delicious event. All of your submissions are so delicious-looking! I received a total of 27 28 29 (left out an entry two entries… sorry Joyce and Cathy!) entries for…
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No-Bake Baileys Wafer “Truffles” + 2013 Reflection
As the end of the year draws near, I can’t help but think back of all that I have done/experienced in the past year. Events I cannot count my blessings enough, for I have received so many opportunities this year. I was invited to several events – Epicurean Market, Asian Masters – Masterchef Workshop with…
Beef and Guinness Stew (Jamie Oliver)
Weather in Singapore has been getting colder lately – evidence that the monsoon season is here! I found myself craving for soups and stews for dinner these days but unfortunately I have been working overtime that I didn’t really have the time and chance to go back home for dinner. Hope work will slow down…
Aspiring Bakers #38: Boozy-licious!
Update 1/1/2014: Happy New Year! The event has ended, please head over here to see the roundup It’s December, meaning it’s time for me to host my second Aspiring Bakers event! Thank you Small Small Baker for giving me the chance to host this event. I hosted my first one in August, the Choux Party,…
Beef Bulgogi
Bulgogi (불고기), which literally means “fire meat” in Korean, is a popular Korean dish involving the grilling of thin slices of marinated prime beef. The beef slices are pre-marinated in a mixture of sugar, soy sauce, sesame oil, and sometimes garlic, onion, pear etc. I got the recipe from Maangchi, a very popular website for…
Chocolate-Cinnamon Tuiles
When I found out that we are baking tuiles for Bake Along – I was really excited because I’ve procrastinated baking them for God knows how long! Originated from France, tuile is a thin and crispy wafer that can be sweet or savoury. “Tuile” means “tile” in French, and is supposed to resemble the shapes…
“Totoro” Icebox Cookies
Have you heard of Totoro? Totoro is a cartoon character in a popular Japanese movie – となりのトトロ / Tonari no Totoro / My Neighbour Totoro. The movie is produced by Studio Ghibli and I’ve always been a fan of Studio Ghibli’s works, such as Spirited Away, Kiki’s Delivery Service, Howl’s Moving Castle, Ponyo etc. Recently…
Roundup – Aspiring Bakers #34: Choux Party
How time flies, we are now in September! I hope you guys had a very delicious August, I know I sure did! (Not to mention it’s also a very fattening August!) I received a total of 21 entries for the Choux Party (including mine it would be 25) and boy, all of them sure look…
Parmesan, Bacon and Parsley Gougères
These little things look very much like choux pastry right? Indeed they are! Just that they are savoury cousins of the sweet ones, known as gougères. Gougère is a savoury pastry made using pâte à choux mixed with cheese Originated from Burgundy, France, this little pastries are traditionally made with Gruyère, Comté, or Emmentaler. When…
Gem “Biscuits” – A Choux Variation
How many of you know of this biscuit called Iced Gem Biscuit? I’ve known them as Star Biscuits because of the sweet and colourful “stars” atop the plain and crunchy biscuits. These biscuits bring back fond memories of my childhood as I used to eat them every day as snacks in my kindergarten. Some people…
Choux Party: Double Chocolate Cream Puffs
I’ve never thought I’d be a hostess for an event – no reason why… maybe I thought no one will participate in the event I host? Haha what a weird me I know. But being a hostess for this Choux Party has really motivated me to plan ahead what I want to bake for the…
Aspiring Bakers #34: Choux Party!
EDIT 1 Sep 2013: The Choux Party has ended! Thank you so much for all of your submissions! Do head over HERE for the roundup! Hi everyone! I’ve finally mustered up the courage and volunteered to be a host for an event – the Aspiring Bakers! Thank you Small Small Baker for giving me the…
Crispy Durian Rolls
I grow up loving durians. When I was a kid, we used to go back to Malaysia to visit my grandparents during the June school holidays. Coincidentally, June is also the durian season, so my grandfather would always bring back a huge gunny sack of durians on one of the days we were back. All…
Chocolate and Strawberry Bavarian Cream Layer Cake
Chocolate collar was not very well done… :/ Just blogged about a layer cake recently and I’m back blogging about another one! This cake was made also for an early birthday celebration for a friend. I decided on a strawberry cake as Korean strawberries were on sale, so I bought 2 punnets and used 1…
Polo Buns
So many things to blog about, so little time! I reckon I have about 7 or 8 recipes waiting to be processed (photos) and blogged about, not to mention all the super-long-ago travel posts! I’ve been mixing up the order of the recipes posted because of the blogging events, but eventually I’m sure I’ll get…
The Home Bakers #16: Black Tea-Lemon Cornmeal Cupcakes
After getting my cornmeal last week, I finally attempted the Rosemary-Lemon Polenta Cake, chosen by Angela of The Charmed Cupcake. I scaled the recipe down and baked only 1/4 of the cake and ended up with 6 muffins/cupcakes. Unfortunately, no one in the family liked the taste of rosemary in the cake. I have to…
Hainanese Chicken Rice
I have finally mustered enough courage to make a full-fledged Hainanese Chicken Rice. This recipe has always been on my to-do list and I’ve researched high and low for recipes and tips in making a good chicken rice. The main pulling factors preventing me from cooking it is the thought of chopping up a whole…
Kueh Lapis Legit
Kueh Lapis Legit / Spekkoek Disclaimer: This is not a cake for the faint-hearted, not for those who are watching their weight and worrying about their waist/hip lines – this cake’s fatty contents is bound to make your jaws drop and you will need to run God-knows-how-many-kilometres before you can get rid of the calories…
Oreos and Chocolate Mousse Layered Cake
Here is the cake I promised! It’s a chocolate genoise layered cake with chocolate mousse and Oreo filling, coated with a delicious and creamy layer of vanilla filling and covered all over with Oreo crumbs. No wonder I’m growing… horizontally – I have been eating way too many cakes lately *cries* (check out the culprits:…
Chocolate Macarons
After 16 egg whites, 500 grams almond flour, 1,000 grams of icing sugar, and countless hours of whipping, folding, piping, waiting, baking and filling, I finally whipped up some decent macarons! This month’s theme for Aspiring Bakers is none other than macarons! To be honest, I’m not a huge fan of them – I had…