…tada !! I am all ready for Christmas !! Yeap, all I want for Christmas is a nice cup of coffee and you !! 😀
Have a nice Monday and let’s start counting down for Christmas!! Love, Melle
recipes
… today was a nice and pretty laid-back Sunday, something that I have been craving for. I spent my morning at home doing some house chores. Wrapped up some backlogs. Then, I end my afternoon with a cuppa while waiting for the cake to bake.
And when you see this, get ready!! You know Christmas is coming!!
Let’s do it…
What?
You can have anything you like.
1. Chapati wrap or Tortilla wrap
2. Mozzarella cheese (grated)
Options:
3. Brown button mushrooms (sliced) or any preferred type of mushrooms
4. Red or green capsicum
5. Sausages or bacon
6. Anything that you desire
How?
1. Preheat oven at 160-170° for about 10 minutes
2. Place chapati or tortilla wrap on a pan and place your desired ingredients on the wrap
3. Sprinkle grated parmesan cheese as topping
4. When preheating is done, place the prepped pizza in the oven
5. Bake for 10-15 minutes at the same temperature.
When the cheese has melted on top and is beginning to brown, voilà ~ your pizza is done!!
Enjoy your Saturday !! Love, Melle
Happy February !!
… after a few trials and errors, this is a good one.
What?
120g Self-raising flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
120g castor sugar
120g butter
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla essence
1 tbsp cocoa powder
1/4 tsp coffee paste
1 tbsp milk powder
How?
Part 1
1. Pre-heat oveb at 180C
2. Line a 20cm round cake tin with grease proof paper.
3. Sieve self-raising flour, milk powder and baking powder and set aside
4. Cream castor sugar and butter until light and fluffy in a mixing bowl.
5. Beat in eggs one at a time and mix until even.
6. Add in vanilla essence. Fold in flour, half portion at a time. Mix well on lowest speed until well combined.
Part 2
1. Sieve cocoa powder. Blend the mixture of cocoa powder and coffee paste with half of the batter (part 1) until even.
2. Pour batter from part 1 into the prepared cake tin followed by cocoa mixture.
3. Use a spoon to create the desired marble design on top.
4. Bake for 40-45 minutes or until a wooden skewer inserted in the center comes out clean.
Happy 2012 !!
…I’ve got orange butter cakes for my family and friends this year. Wanna try baking one for your loved ones? Welcome to the club and try this. It’s as easy as 1.2.3.
What?
150g butter
100g castor sugar
Grated rind of 1 orange
3 eggs
1/2 freshly squeeze orange juice
125g self-raising flour (sift)
1/8 tsp baking powder (sift)
1 tsp milk powder (sift)
Mix all 3 in a bowl
How?
1. Grease side and line the base of a 18-20cm round cake tin.
2. Cream butter, castor sugar and orange rind in a mixing bowl until light and creamy.
3. Beat in eggs one at a time, adding a little flour.
4. Beat in orange juice until well combined.
5. Add in sifted flour mixture, half-portion at a time.
6. Mix well on lowest speed until well combined.
7. Pour mixture into prepared tin and level the surface with a spatula.
8. Bake in preheated oven for 50-60 minutes or until a wooden skewer inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.
9. Leave the cake to cool for 5-10 minutes before turning out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
Tips: Refrigerate it for 2-3 hours after completely cool for a refreshing taste. I like it with a cup of coffee too !! Yum… – Melle
Jom, makan…
… a couple weekends ago, my sis and I was having a masak-masak session. She did ikan asam pedas and I, nyonya stewed chicken. It was fun and of course both are yummy. 😀
See what have i done…
… a few weeks ago I was in Kemaman for the 2nd time. It was absolutely fantastic with the looong hour walk by the beach. The activities also included a short hike to a wonderful waterfall ever. Got to sweat like a pig – a good sign of burning calories and best of all (ironically) sleeping in a tent with the “doors and windows” wide open. It was super stuffy in there that we couldn’t take it anymore (I dunno why) and I was left with mosquito bites all over my face – so the “chickenpox-faced”. Geez… Of all my body, why on earth attacked the face? Eeee… But hey, because of that I got enlightened with an awesome remedy to get rid of the red dots. Toothpaste. You have gotta trust me !! TOOTHPASTE. I’ve tested this method on my own skin as well as my niece’s. Yes, it is chomelliciously proven to minimize the swell. 😀
Warning no. 1: Apply a very light layer of toothpaste on skin. Both adults and children. Don’t be greedy. Just do it. Warning no. 2: Make sure skin is thoroughly dry. Very very dry. You would not like to sting your own skin. Just ask me, I was the white mice. I got myself jumping up and down, rolling from one corner to another because I did both from the above. Yes, very c.l.e.v.e.r.
… the souvenir that I received from the trip is a recipe from Siew Fong. Pumpkin pau with raisins and wolfberries. So this is my 1st time kneading a dough. Seriously, it was fun. Albeit, the pau turned out pretty dense but edible (I guess I applied too much pressure while kneading?) but don’t worry. I will not give up cooking. This is a message to Abner – ahem. Anyways, thanks to Siew Fong for the recipe. I love this light and healthy foodie.
Up Next… Cheese Ham Bun. Whoot !! 😀
Ohh no !! I have not get the angku kuih or nyonya stew chicken done yet.
Yor… me ada b.u.s.y ~ lah ~~~~ 😛
Mixed Fruits Cake
Tada ~ my first cake !! A yummy treat for friends, family and myself.
Right now, I’m keeping the cake in the fridge for a month to age although I know that it would be best to keep it up to four months or longer. Oh well… I just know that I could not control my temptations. Hah !! It has been bothering me, I just dunno why. The feeling is like; Hey, I finally baked it, it’s now in the fridge and all I can only do is to wait to eat it. Can you feel how I feel? I’m waiting to eat my favourite fruits cake. Haha.
So, in order to distract my attention from the cake, I shall think of what to cook next. Angku kuih or nyonya stewed chicken? 😀 Cheers ~ Melle
First attempt(s)…
Last week after yoga class with some headstand without the support of a wall… (ahem), we decided to have some juices and breakfast at Diet Cafe. As I remember vividly, it was pouring cats and dogs as we were catching up and enjoying the morning coffee and juices, some nice food and one of my favourites – Sautéed Mushrooms with Garlic Bread. Out of curiosity, we guessed about the ingredients of this aroma-creamy-soft-mushroom and I roughly got the idea how to sautéed the mushrooms. And here it goes my first attempt. Of course it does not taste exactly what the chef cooked for us… but hey… I find it nice though. *giggle* Anyways, I shall lessen the cream milk and garlic bread which is a must to have in my next attempt. Of course, I need more people for the share too !! 😀
And this is also Abner’s first attempt. Am not so sure how he cooked it. It’s simple and nice as always. Seafood lightly creamed spaghetti.
Am waiting for my mixed fruit cake which is now in the oven. It’s my first attempt too. Guess it will be done in 10. Hopefully.
I gotta sign off now to get myself prepared for the climb later. Have a nice weekend people !!
Corn on the cob
When I got my very 1st bite on it RAW in the middle of the forest of Mount Irau, I immediately fall for it. Never in my life did I know it tastes absolutely juicy and sweet. I swear by the trees, and the moss and the mud in the forest. I then bought the sweet corns from one of the stalls at RM10 for 7 cobs. I do not know what should I do with it from the start in order to finish it within a week, till I had lunch with Abner this afternoon. We came across an Indian grocery shop with loads of pretty nice potatoes laying on a big wooden tray. I picked about 4 potatoes, 1 onion and a cucumber. Yeah, I’m gonna make potato salad. Plus sweet corn. Mmm… mmm…
So once I got home, I boiled some water in a saucepan and dumped in the washed potatoes. I waited for about 20 minutes to cook, then took them out from the heat and set aside to cool. While waiting, i played with this little-naughty-Meagan. Tik-tok-tik-tok… and I believe it’s ready to peel the skins off the potatoes. Using a fork, I pressed and mashed it in a big bowl. Diced and lightly chop-chop the onion and cucumber. Set aside. And now it’s time for cutting corn kernels. Hold the stem end of the husked ear of corn and rest the tip on the bottom. Use a sharp knife to cut off corn kernels into a bowl. Mix the diced onion, cucumber and corn kernels with the mashed potato. Add a pinch of salt to taste. Empty a small bottle (130g) of Japanese Kewpie Mayonnaise, mix well and refrigerate for few hours. Voila ~ Am keeping it for tomorrow’s breakfast.
Have a good yum-yum sleep y’all !! ~ Melle