apple and almond crumble

had some apples left, so i tried out this recipe from Delia...i really like the taste of almond in the crumbs...

i made half of this recipe

700g green apple } i only used 4 green apples

225g red apple }

25g light brown sugar

1 tsp ground cinnamon

1/4 tsp ground clove (i omit this)

110g whole almond, skin on

75g chilled butter, cut into small pieces

175g self-raising flour, sifted

2 tsp ground cinnamon

110g brown sugar

• cut the apples into small pieces, toss in a bowl with brown sugar, cinnamon and cloves. mix well and put in a baking dish, set aside


• place butter, flour, cinnaom and brown sugar in a food processor and process until it becomes crumbs. add in almond and process again


• sprinkle crumbs over the apple mixture


• bake in a preheated oven (i used 160 degrees) for 35-40 minutes

ginger chicken

let's try something healthy, got this from Nutriweb Malaysia...tastes good...

5 chicken drimstick, discard fat and skin ( i used chicken wings)

1 tbsp tamarind paste mix with 1/2 cup water

1 tsp tumeric powder

1 tsp ground black pepper

1/2 tsp salt

blended:

6 cm ginger

6 garlic

2 onions

• marinate chicken with blended ingredients, tumeric, black pepper and salt for 15 minutes


• place all ingredients in a pot, cover and cook over slow fire


• add tamarind juice and cook till sauce thicken


• garnish as you like

milky marble cake

this is a superb recipe from mamafami's fotopage...originally from chef norzailina....mine turned out to be not so marble....looks more like zebra cake....

250g butter

230g castor sugar

2 teaspoons ovalette

4 eggs

270g superfine flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

60g condensed milk

2 tablespoons cocoa powder

2 tablespoons fresh milk or evaporated milk(I used fresh milk)

1 teaspoon chocolate paste or chocolate emulco(I used chocolate emulco)

Method :

1. Sift superfine flour and baking powder. Set aside.

2. Cream butter, castor sugar and ovalette till light and fluffy.

3. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.

4. Fold in the sifted ingredients. Add in condensed milk.

5. Divide the batter into 2 portions. Leave one as it is.

6. To the other portion, add in cocoa powder, fresh milk and chocolate paste/chocolate emulco. 7. Scoop 2 tablespoons of plain mixture onto the centre of a well-greased and floured cake tin.

8. Scoop 2 tablespoons of cocoa mixture on top of the plain mixture. Repeat till finished.

9. Bake in a preheated oven at 180 C for 40 - 45 minutes.

Thai glassnoodle salad

i tried out this recipe from Mat Gebu's blog...it really kicks your tastebud!!! below is my version...

100g glassnoodle

1 cup water

1/2 cup groundnut fried without oil and pounded (i didn't put any)

300g prawn (i used prawn mixed with squid)

1 onion, thinly sliced

coriander leaves, chopped

spring onion, chopped

carrot, sliced

cabbage, sliced

tomato, chopped

for the sauce:
3 lime, juiced

4-6 tbsp fish sauce

1 tbsp sugar

6 bird's eye chilli, sliced

3 garlic, chopped

• soak glassnoodle in water for 10 minutes. drained.


• meanwhile, blanch prawn and squid in water and remove. blanch the glassnoodle for 2-3 minutes and remove


• combine all ingredients for the sauce. add in glassnoodle and prawn and squid with the vegetables. mix well. serve.

Turkish samosa

I got this from mamafami’s fotopage…I did not make enough currypuff filling for it, so for another samosa, I used blueberry filling…

I’ve altered this recipe to half, managed to get 2 pillows of samosa

225g flour
1 tsp baking powder
110g margerine (I used butter)
1 egg, lightly beaten
3-4 tbsp water from the fridge

filling: currypuff filling or anything that you like

Sift flour and baking powder
Rub in margarine to form crumbs
Add egg and mix well
Pour in cold water bit by bit till a soft and smooth dough formed
Roll flat. Place a line of filling at the end of pastry. Roll it once.
Put another line of filling and roll it once. Continue doing it until the end pf pastry
Brush with egg yolk
Bake in a preheated oven 180 degrees till golden
Let cool a bit . Cut the samosa into pieces

recipes updated

check out the recipes for:

• extra large chocolate chunk cookies
• pineapple and coconut upside-down pudding

stir fry vegetables with white mushroom

another simple and healthy veggie recipe:

carrots, sliced

capsicum, diced

tomato, cubed

cabbage, sliced

white mushroom, sliced

parsley, chopped

garlic, chopped, onion, chopped

little bit of oil

chicken slices

salt and pepper

• heat oil in pan. stir in garlic, onion and chicken slices


• add other vegetables (except white mushroom and tomato). cover for 2 minutes


• add in tomato and mushroom. cover until vege a bit soften


• season with salt and pepper


• remove from heat

**cover the vegetables to prevent the loss of goodness of vegetables and it can speed up your cooking time

spinach fettucine with oat chicken and black pepper gravy

hungry hubby eating while studying

our dinner

our pasta

Me and hubby were left alone today at home…the others have went back to Batu Pahat…so, I cooked just enough meal for dinner tonight, just for the 2 of us….

I tried out this recipe, adapted from penyulawa’s fotopages…so, this is my version:

4 pieces chicken fillet
salt
black pepper
1 tbsp honey
1 egg, lightly beaten
instant oats
oil for frying

Season fillet with salt, pepper and honey. Marinate for ½ hour
Dip fillet into egg and coat with oats. Repeat one more time
Deep fry till golden, keep aside to cool

1 onion, diced
3 garlic, diced
green capsicum, diced
black pepper sauce
water
cheese slices
a little bit of barbeque sauce
**for the gravy, I used whatever are available in my kitchen…

Heat oil in pan, stir fry onion, garlic and capsicum
Add in black pepper sauce, water and barbeque sauce. Bring to boil
(I did not add any salt or sugar as the taste was already good)
Tear the cheese slices into the gravy.
Let simmer for 5 min. Off fire

Prepare fettucine according to package. Put on the plate. Cut the chicken fillet into small pieces. Pour the gravy on top. Enjoy your dinner!!!

moist chocolate cake

Got this recipe from Kak Rin’s fotopages….decided to try today, as my parents are going back to kampung, can bring the cake to give to my aunts there…tastes so soft and moist….just lovely….

1 cup margarine (I used butter)
1 ¾ cup sugar
3 eggs
2 ½ cup flour
6 tbsp cocoa powder
1 ½ tsp baking soda
1 ½ cup fresh milk
1 ½ tsp vanilla
1 tsp salt

Preheat oven to 175 degrees. Grease a 9” pan

Sift flour, baking soda, cocoa powder and salt

Cream butter and sugar till light and fluffy

Beat in eggs one at a time, stir in vanilla

Beat in flour alternately with milk

Pour into the greased pan

Bake for 45 min

tomato salsa

my sister made this...very simple to prepare and and tastes very refreshing...want to know the recipe..? wait, let me ask her first...i wasn't there when she prepared the dish....

ok guys, here's the recipe:

tomatoes, chopped

coriander leaves, chopped

onion, chopped

red chillies, chopped

lime juice

salt

** can add minced garlic and dash of black pepper if you wish (as suggested by zaitgha)

• mix everything together, according to your taste. put in refrigerator for a while and serve chill

engagement cake

my sister, for the first time made an engagement cake for her friend, Hanez....she made carrot cake topped with buttercream...well, not bad though as an amateur...

express and simple trifle

yesterday was my cousin's son birthday...we were invited to his birthday party...then suddenly i thought of making trifle and off we went to Tesco to get the stuff....but then i forgot to but the fruit cocktail...so, i just took out whatever was inside the fridge and here's the outcome...

swiss roll, cut into slices (i used chocolate swiss roll)

instant jelly powder (i used strawberry flavour)

raisins

mixed berry yoghurt

chocolate pieces (i used colourful Hershey's kisses)

• arrange the cake slices in a casserole dish


• prepare the instant jelly according to the package (i simply mix it with hot water)


• pour the jelly mixture into the dish (until the cake slices are covered)


• sprinkle some raisins


• let the jelly hardened. (i put the dish inside the fridge for 20 minutes)


• pour the yoghurt on top of the dish and sprinkle some chocolates on top


• refrigerate and serve cold

well, everybody loves it!! basically, you just to be creative to make this trifle...you can put anything to make it tastes interesting....

what kind of cheesecake are you...?

i used to like cheesecake, but i have to cut down a bit now...(dieting purposes...sigh!) but'll have a bite when my hubby bought them..tried baking 1 cheesecake few years ago...going to try making it soon (after my hubby pass his exam..!)

You Are a Chocolate Mocha and Orange Cheesecake

Enthusiastic and intense, there's so much you love in the world... it's hard to do it all. You are good at getting things to mix - friends, flavors, hobbies. You're the master of fusion!

What Kind of Cheesecake Are You?

well, i love mocha and orange!!!

what kind of sandwich are you?

let's try another one...i LOVVVVE sandwich..but they are expensive outside...i can make my own sandwich but i'm not that creative about the fillings...heheheh...

You Are a Club Sandwich

You are have a big personality. It's hard for anyone to ignore you! You dream big. You think big. And you eat big. Some people consider you high maintenance, but you just know what you want... and when you want it. Your best friend: The Tuna Fish Sandwich Your mortal enemy: The Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich

What Kind of Sandwich Are You?

Hey, now i don't eat BIG, you know...i'm dieting..heheheh....

what kind of breakfast are you??

i'm addicted to trying out all sorts of Blogthings...i've put some on my other blog...

let's take a look at this...

You Are Cereal

Playful and lighthearted, breakfast is likely your favorite meal of the day. (In fact, you're probably the type who sneaks cereal as a midnight snack.) Your culinary skills are probably a bit lacking... and you are a sucker for junk food. Some people accuse you of eating like a kid, but you prefer to think of yourself as low maintenance.

What Kind of Breakfast Are You?

hey, that's not partly true!!!?? i do like cereal..in fact, cereal for breakfast and sometimes for lunch...but i have a GOOD culinary skills..(don't you think so..??)

oh, HAPPY NEW YEAR 2008!!! let's cook and bake more this year...yeah!