October 2006

Pandan Kaya Layer Cake

October 28, 2006

When I found the Hoen Kwe powder at the grocery store, I just had to try this cake out & it was delicious!! Recipe from: http://jodelibakery.netfirms.com/SAE/pandan kaya layer cake/pandan kaya layer cake.htm

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Elmo Cupcake

October 27, 2006

Toddler’s 2nd birthday is coming up in Nov. Even at this young age, she already knows what she wants for her birthday – an Elmo cake!! So . . . . . . an Elmo cupcake is born. Cute huh? Elmo’s fur is done in buttercream while his eyes, nose & mouth are done with [...]

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A cupcake extreme makeover

October 25, 2006

1 cupcake, 3 different looks . . . . . . . which one is the best?Au naturel, topped with pretty coral-colored buttercream or all decked out in pink marshmallow fondant. Buttercream recipe taken from here: http://www.wilton.com/recipes/recipesandprojects/icing/bcream.cfm

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Kuih Bingka Ubi (Cassava Kuih)

October 19, 2006

Thanks to a dear friend who generously shares the harvest from her garden, I am able to make this Malaysian kuih from fresh cassava (tapioca) instead of the dried-up cassava sold in stores here. Thanks FL!! : )Recipe: Ingredients: 2 ½ cups grated cassava 1 cups sugar 1 ½ cup coconut milk 2 tbsp condensed [...]

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Bacon Cheeseburger

October 19, 2006

Supersize Bacon Cheeseburger with Sweet Potato Fries

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Pretty-in-pink cupcake

October 7, 2006

My current obsession: cute cupcakes! This is my 1st attempt at icing a cupcake. Am very happy with the result. Will have to start trying other patterns. Inspiration from here: http://www.cupcakeblog.com/

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XO Fried Noodles

October 7, 2006

Simple fried noodles with XO sauce. XO sauce is one of my favorite sauce for frying rice or noodles, though it is used sparingly since it is quite expensive. For the actual ingredients in XO sauce, see this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xo_sauce

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Spiral Pandan Pastry

October 7, 2006

Layerings are a little too thick. *sigh* Will definitely need a lot more practice! Recipe from: http://mykitchenmylaboratory.blogspot.com/2006/04/chinese-pastries-iii.html

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Rainbow SnowSkin Mooncake

October 3, 2006

My 1st attempt at making snowskin mooncake. Went a little overboard with the colors. Ended up with bright colors instead of pastel colors as in the original recipe. Recipe taken from: http://auntyyochana.blogspot.com/2006/09/rainbow-ice-cream-soda-snow-skin.html

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