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Simple sponge cake

2012-06-13T10:02:00.000+08:00

Light, soft and fine texture, that’s what I like about Sponge cake. It’s the very first cake I tried baking when I got my oven. Looking back…it’s not an easy cake to begin the journey into the world baking as compared to the traditional butter cake. Strangely enough, I was not deterred by the difficulty. I kept trying to improve and kept reading up on the tips. And, so… my lovely

Quick Tiramisu

2012-05-15T22:57:00.000+08:00

You would have read and probably tried many versions of Tiramisu, the Italian dessert...the Classic, the Traditional, the Authentic...if you like coffee, chilled creamy dessert with a hint liquer...you'll like Tiramisu. (For those who may know about Tiramisu, you can check it out in the Wikipedia about its origin, history and the actual preparation). I actually hesitated posting

Claypot Bak-ku-teh (BKT)

2012-04-07T12:20:00.000+08:00

I made this some time back and got the thumbs up from the little one. I think it is very nice, not too over-powering with herbs and just the right flavour with pork ribs. For 3 pax 1 packet of Bak-kut-teh herbs (I used A1 brand) – 60gm 2 litre water 400g pork ribs 1.5 tbsp oyster sauce (I used Maggi) 2-3 tbsp light soy sauce (I used Lee Kum Kee Selected, to taste) 1-1.5 tbsp

Snow Fungus Tong-sui

2012-03-31T23:38:00.000+08:00

Chinese, especially Cantonese love sweet soup or tong-sui. This is a simple recipe with lots of nutritional benefits. It only needs 5 ingredients, nothing too complicated. For 4 pax 1 pc of snow fungus 10 pcs dried Chinese red dates 8 pcs gingko nuts, peeled 12 pcs dried longan 2-3 tbsp rock sugar (to taste) 1.5 litre water 1.