THE KITCHEN JOURNAL

No Bake Cheesecake

2011-10-03T05:55:00.000-07:00

Digestive Biscuit Crust: Crush the Digestive biscuit until it turns into fine crumbs. Mix together the biscuit crumbs, sugar, and melted butter. Press onto the bottom and up the sides of a well greased 8-9 inch (20-23 cm) spring form pan with removable bottom. Press the crumb mixture onto the bottom and about one inch (2.5 cm) up the sides of the pan.) Cover with

Lasagna

2011-08-31T09:36:00.000-07:00

Lasagna Lasagna is not a dish; its a way of life! - GARFIELD :-) Finally nailed it down. Lasagna with a firm 6 layers of goodness. The trick is not so liquidy meat sauce and used a scraper to spread the layers of meat sauce and béchamel sauce. Best of all I used homemade fresh pasta. Ingredients: fresh pasta meat sauce bechamel sauce cheese Fresh Pasta 300 g. flour 3 eggs Place the

Eggplant Rollatini

2011-08-31T07:52:00.000-07:00

Eggplant rollatini Eggplant Rollatini - grilled eggplant stuffed with fetta cheese, topped with diced tomatoes dressed with olive oil and fresh basil. This is my favorite appetizer in T.G.I. FRIDAYS restaurant and this is a home-made version the way my taste buds interpreted it. It looks small but its really more than enough for a dinner portion, served with bread. Gotta post it here so i

Chiffon Cheesecake

2011-08-20T07:44:00.003-07:00

I tried to simplify the recipe i found in my stacks of magazine which I find complicated since I'm not used to grouping ingredients into A, B,Cs and instead of naming the ingredients directly, it named ingredients according to the group, hence mix A to B, C to D until the last group.. Well, this recipe turned out really good, compared to the thick cheese cake i used to make which makes you

Chocolate Ganache

2011-06-26T18:34:00.000-07:00

I got this recipe during the cocoa and coffee consumers show last month. It was done by one of the chefs of School of Pasty Arts Malaysia. Ingredients: 250 g. chocolate250 g. heavy cream Melt the chocolate in a pot over simmering water or in a double boiler, in another pot, heat the cream until it just comes to a boil. Add to the melted chocolate and mix well until well blended. Let it cool

Modeling Chocolates

2011-06-26T18:10:00.000-07:00

Ingredients: 10 oz.(283 g.) chocolate 1/3 cup syrup wax paper Modeling chocolate is easy to make and fun to do as long as you don't mind the mess. It is made by melting chocolate and mixing corn syrup. Spread the mixture in a wax paper and let it cool down to room temperature until set (between 1 -2 hours) knead the chocolate until its pliable like a dough. Shape it into desired shapes.

Beef Burger with Flat bread stuffed with cheese

2011-05-14T06:32:00.000-07:00

There is something special about this burger. Flat bread stuffed with cheese. Yes, crazy as it sounds but it's a no brainer bread that is developed by accident. The patty is ready made, i know a deli shop who makes good burger patties; well seasoned and less fatty, i can tell from the color. I like it because its not frozen which means it is freshly made for the day. All I have to do is to cook

Mothers Day Special

2011-05-09T01:19:00.000-07:00

Mothers’ Day Special I’ve been wanting to make these cakes long time back, but it was just a project in my mind waiting for an occasion. Mothers’ Day seems to be perfect for this project. Originally the project was mini cakes covered in fondant, but I personally don’t like the taste of fondant icing, however they really look neat and majestic. I’m more considering of the consumption of the

Tiramisu

2011-03-16T23:09:00.000-07:00

TIRAMISU make the swiss roll and leave it in the oven until it cools down to room temp. Do not roll it up Tiramisu is a famous Italian dessert made of layers of coffee soaked savoiardi biscuit (popularly known as Lady Fingers)or sponge cake and eggs mixed in whipped cream with mascarpone cheese. Warning: This Contains Alcohol. Not suitable for minors! however, alcohol can be omitted if

Chicken Pop Corn

2011-03-10T23:53:00.000-08:00

Chicken Popcorn The nostalgia…This post brings me back to the years when my brother cez and I used to have KFC Chicken Popcorn in Abu Dhabi when ever we pass by KFC, we always get 1 large box of chicken popcorn and share over a chit-chat break; digging our fingers alternatively in that box that our hands barely fit in. We both just love it every now and then. We were just one sweet couple in

Doll Cakes and Butterfly Fairy Cakes

2011-03-01T03:01:00.000-08:00

A cake marathon My daughter just celebrated her 3rd Birthday and she’s so thrilled to have doll cakes on her special day. Since I love making doll cakes, I intend to make her 3 on her third birthday. I searched high and low for new designs to make. I have seen how to make a butterfly cake from HOWDINI. (video here) and gave it a go. Add caption The first inspiration was Leila’s birthday

Triple Chocolate Ricotta Cheesecake

2011-01-18T16:22:00.000-08:00

Hubby and I love cheesecakes, seriously, who doesn’t? We are not having it very often considering our love handles are getting impossible to hide. Yes, I’m talking about that flabs on the waistline. This time, I’m blaming it on the magazine that he brought with an irresistible picture and a complicated recipe that is getting myself up to a challenge. I love to challenge myself in my

Persian Vanilla Cupcake

2011-01-18T01:02:00.000-08:00

Prep: 12 minutes cooking 20 mins 3 eggs1 Cup butter, softened1 Cup superfine sugar½ Cup milk1 ½ Cups Plain Flour1 ½ teaspoons baking powder1 teaspoon vanilla extract Preheat the oven to 320 degrees F or 160 degrees C. Line a 12 cupcake tray with cupcake papers. In a bowl, cream butter and sugar, add eggs one at a time, beat until light and fluffy. Add milk, flour and baking powder. Add

Cupcakes with Butter Cream Flowers

2010-12-04T19:34:00.000-08:00

This is a new adventure for buttercream icing. I never realized that butter cream is so much fun until I saw pictures and videos of cakes made by the lady in "Seriouscakes". She is such a talent. If you like this post, you may like check the link to all videos of seriouscakes and the stuffs she is doing. Now for the cupcakes, I chose to make vanilla flavor and I copied the proportion

Spaghetti With Mussels and Basil Pesto

2010-11-28T17:42:00.000-08:00

Spaghetti with mussels and basil pesto. The half shelled mussels were grilled with garlic butter Spaghetti with Mussels and Basil Pesto While the mussels are grilling in the oven as the appetizer, the main course is on the way as well. Ingredients: Fresh basil leaves (a good harvest from our tiny garden) Olive oil Spaghetti (good for 3 persons) 2 Tablespoons Vegetable oil 1 pc. Onion,

Grilled mussels with garlic butter

2010-11-28T17:36:00.000-08:00

Grilled Mussels with Garlic Butter Craving for seafoods? That’s how I felt when I saw an array of frozen mussels in different packages. One pack of large half-shelled mussels sparked an imagination of barbequing it. I didn’t hesitate to grab one and another pack just the meat if incase I want to compare the intensity of flavors preserved. Just like I thought, the pack with shells on still got

Birthday Cake : Ben10 and Princess Doll cake

2010-11-25T17:37:00.000-08:00

Schenker's and Samantha's Birthday I haven’t made cakes lately until last week, I got a message from a friend Janet in Kuala Lumpur asking if I’m around to make the birthday cake for her son and daughter to be held in one occasion and she would like to have cupcakes as well. It was a huge celebration as they are celebrating with it their wedding anniversary as well as their parent’s. So there

IMBUTIDO

2009-10-21T18:12:00.000-07:00

Imbutido is a Filipino meatloaf made of minced meats,vegies and spices. It is one of the mostly loved occasional recipes at all times.Imbutido can be prepared ahead of time that's why I love making them because I can make it in advance. It is a big job of chopping the ingredients finely but with a food processor, it does the job well in no time therefore saving a lot of my energy. I prefer to

ICE CREAM SANDWICH

2009-09-29T19:32:00.000-07:00

This is honestly yet another experiment. It worked but it could be improved. One good thing of homemade food is you can customize it according to your liking. For this, I opted to use low fat milk instead of full cream milk for a healthier choice. An inspiration of this is an ice cream in a box that I had in India way back when we resided there, and it was really easy serving it in slices than

BONELESS BANGUS (MILKFISH) COOKED OVER A BED OF SALT

2009-08-08T11:25:00.000-07:00

This is one unforgettable dish for me which was taught by my late brother Roy, who passed away last year. He taught me the quickest, easiest, oil free of preparing bangus (milkfish) by cooking it over a bed of salt.Bangus is the national fish of Philippines, known for its hundreds of tiny bones. I like the fish but I hate the bones but I'm not helpless at that because there is boneless bangus

Peach Cheese Cake

2009-07-27T01:04:00.001-07:00

Peach Cheese CakeIt’s not me who’s craving this, it’s DH. He was quietly lying in the couch watching movie then he called my attention and said he likes to have some cheesecake and I said; that would be for tomorrow coz it’s a little bit late and I don’t have ingredients. Then he frowned and said, no, now, like tonight.. He looked like having pregnancy cravings!!! I didn’t complain coz he

Mango Cheesecake

2009-07-03T17:10:00.000-07:00

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Box of Chocolate

2008-11-13T18:54:00.001-08:00

Box of Chocolate with 32 pieces bite size seashell semi-sweet chocolates filled with almonds..Treat your loved one a chocolate bliss. These home made seashell chocolates are intricately made for your indulgence. One bite is not enough! How about 32 heavenly bites? It's at its best when chilled.

Kitchen fixtures

2008-11-12T17:07:00.000-08:00

Been shopping something for my kitchen. I was looking for a multipurpose working table and found out this collection of enclume pot racks which look cheek and multi functional. I really need this one to have the things I need within my reach when I'm cooking or baking. This would perfectly fit in our outdoor kitchen in the barbeque area. All I need is to gather all my things and put them above

Welcome Cake

2008-10-29T20:18:00.000-07:00

Basket weaved designed cake for my friend's hubby who is coming home.