Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Chocolate Muffin with White Chocolate Chips

Being adventurous by adding in the white chocolate chips.

The muffin turned out really well; being moist and chocolatey. However, the white chocolate chips addition were a big no no for the muffin. Definitely better off replacing them with nuts instead.


Moist & Chocolatey

Monday, May 18, 2009

Cherry Oatmeal Muffin

Muffins can be salty too right? LOLs.

I reduced the amount of sugar required by a bit too much (like half? oops.) and so, the muffins came out a little saltier than expected. Anyway, it was a good thing for my dad though since he's not too into this sweet tooth thingy ma jiggy.

Looking dry.

Surprisingly the cherries countered the taste of the salt, but only if you have it together and not the dough alone. Guess it's back to the tweaking board.

Not the inside though.

Oh well, will be doing another run on this muffin again soon. Like tonight? =))

Thursday, May 14, 2009

Kitchen Books

Bought a couple of books over the weekend.


Pretty much done with "Harumi's Japanese Cooking by Harumi Kurihara" & "the Whimsical Bakehouse by both Kaye & Liv Hansen".

My 2 cents, both the books are great buys & would make great gifts for people who simply adore cooking and baking.
Not only are the cooking instructions kept simple and straight forward; the ingredients used are common and can be found in most supermarkets, which is absolutely fantastic.

Was super excited and could not wait to try out some of the recipes from the whimsical bakehouse, but made some minor adjustments which for me, basically means deducting the amounts of sugar required/added. The final results came out very well and am super happy and excited. Will be posting the pictures soon.

Funny thing is, I love baking, but I barely eat cause I have never really had a penchant for sweet foods.

So stop reading, head to your nearest bookstore and knock yourself out.

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Super Junior - Sorry Sorry MV (Dance Version)

Guys who can dance are smokin' hot. Period.

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Japanese Shabu-Shabu

Nothing beats the gift of food when it comes to celebrations with my parents. And this year, I prepared Japanese Shabu-Shabu for mother's day.

Delicately chopped spring onions for the sauce.

Wide array of vegetables.

Beef Shabu-Shabu Slices.

Crab, anyone?

All set & ready.

Conclusion, a simple and satisfying hearty home cooked meal.