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Bonjour! Hello! 您好! It's been a long time. I promised I will bake something but I didn't. Je suis tres tres desolee. I went to Seoul during the last week of December in 2011 with my mum and my friend. It was quite a last min decision. I always love winter holidays but it was so cold that my mum fell sick on her first day in Korea. Anti-climax, yeah? She slept in while my friend and myself went

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X'mas is around the corner and I always like preparing goodies bags and small gifts for my friends. And this time around, I decided to bake my favourite cocoa brownies in cupcake form and top each brownies with x'mas mini ornaments. (For recipe of cocoa brownies, you can go to my brownies category.) I love this mini x'mas ornaments. My friends were thrilled when they each received a brownies

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Finally, I got my lazy self to bake again. And yes, I get down to bake egg tarts. I love egg tarts. Be it Singapour version ou HK version. The latter definitely tastes better. This is my first attempt, so I was rather nervous. Studying recipes is a necessity for me as I do not wish to fail badly ( but I was prepared to fail  since it was my first attempt). Thankfully, I chanced upon Auntie

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Bonjour, ça fait long temps! Finally, I'm back to baking. Yes, finally. Aujourd'hui, je vous propose chocolat blanc fromage au gateau. J'ai mangé une delice chocolat blanc fromage au gateau dans un restaurant dernière vendredi soir. Je ne peux pas trouve chocolat blanc, alors j'ai acheté hershey's white chocolates with cookies bits. Recette de Kraft I tweaked the recipe. I always prefer

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Oui, c'est bonne anniversaire de ma blog! Aujourd'hui, il a deux ans. Je suis très desolée pour pas baking depuis aout. Je suis occupé avec travail et plus travail. J'écrive en français parce que je apprends français. Mon français n'est pas bonne mais pas de probléme. J'apprenais français pour onze mois et je suis toujours amoureuse de la langue. J'adore aller l'ecole, mes camarades de classe et

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24 Septembre 2011: Après ma classe le samedi soir, mes camarades et moi sommes allés dîner à Le Bon Marche; restaurant français. J'ai dit à mes camarades de classe, " Parler français et parler un peu anglais dans le restaurant! Tu ne peux pas manges si tu parles beaucoup anglais..." Haha, tu sais quoi, notre français ne sommes pas bonne. On parle plus anglais que français à la fin. Nous nous

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J'ai allé pour vacances à Hong Kong en Septembre avec ma famille. J'ai resteé dans l'hotel de Metropark Kowloon. J'adore beaucoup beaucoup HK. I love the food and enjoys shopping there especially during summer time. Wong Tai Sin Temple: a very popular et famous temple with the locals and tourists. We went HK during the mid-autumn festival. These are the country's festive's decorations; gigantic

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Bonjour mes amis!! J'adore faire cuire mais je suis très très occupé parce que de travail dernières semaines. Ce samedi, j'ai dejeuner avec mes classmates et mon professeur: J'apportais brownies (recette ici). Je faisais ça ce samedi matin avant ma classe. C'était mon anniversaire, alors mes classmates ont chanté 'Happy Birthday' pour moi en français!!! Je suis très très heureuse!!! :Quel

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Ce dimanche soir, je vous propose une recette: Gâteau marbré.J'aime beaucoup ça. Cette recette est facile. Je prends la recette d'ici. Bon appetit!

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Salut tout le monde! Aujourd'hui, je vous propose shortbread cookies (SC). J'aime beaucoup cette recette, la texture est granuleuse et fondre dans votre bouche. Mes amis et famille aiment les cookies aussi. Tu peux trouve cette recette ici. Lurpak beurre est le meilleur pour faire des biscuits mais très cher!!! J'espère que je peux  écrire plus en français la prochaine fois.  Bon appétit

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Avant je continuez, je veux dire, Happy Father's Day! pour mon père who did a great job for bringing my siblings and me up, always making sacrifices for the family. Merci beaucoup Dad, without you, I wouldn't be what I am now. Without you, I wouldn't have the luxury to travel around the world, and obtained my tertiary education. There are many more countless great things you have done for me

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Today I wanted to bake sablés viennois (viennese shortbread "SV"). I noted there is a difference in typical shortbread cookies and viennese shortbread from the various recipes I found online. For SV, we add egg whites, but in other shortbread cookies, we don't. I like my cookies to have a strong buttery taste like danish butter cookies and eggless too. My family prefers SV because they are not

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Voici la recette de muffins aux bananes. J'aime gâteau à la banane. Il y a une différence entre les muffins aux bananes et gâteau à la banane? Un peu, je pense. Il n'est pas très important, les deux sont tout aussi délicieuses. Les muffins sont doux et humide. Très bonne!! Cette recette est un gardien! Bon apetit!! Recette adapted from Cat Can Cook: Banana Muffins (makes 12 muffins) -3 or 4

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Bonjour mes amis! Je suis vraiment désolé. J'ai été très occupé dernièrment et n'a pas eu le temps de cuisson. Aujourd'hui, je vais faire cuire brownies cheesecake. J'aime brownies et j'aime aussi cheesecake. Et toi?  Bon apetit! Recette:Ingrédients:Brownies battre- (adapted from Food Network)250g beurre ( I used Golden churn), meltedHalf cup plain flour, sifted1 cup cocoa powder, sifted3/4 cup

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Aujourd'hui, je vais faire cuire les macarons au chocolat. J'ai mangé mon macarons première fois à Paris. Faire macarons sont difficiles. La première fois, j'ai échoué. La deuxième fois, j'ai réussi. Je suis très heureux. Pardon, mon français n'est pas bon. :) Bon appetit! La recette est prise à partir d'ici (Pure Gourmandise). Bonne semaine mes amis et à bientôt!!

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Yes, I made carrot cake (CC) again at the request of a good friend, M. M tried the CC I made some time back and wanted a whole cake for her family. She doesn't want too big a cake, so I made her a single layer cake for her. However, the CC batter allowed me to fill two cake trays where I used one square and one round baking tray. You can find the recipe here. Square carrot cake Round carrot cake

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I am tired of eating the typical egg and toast breakfast, so I played a little with my food. Wanted to make my breakfast look somewhat more fun and interesting to eat, so I used a heart-shaped pancake/ cookie cutter to cut my bread into heart shape and toast it. Next, I crack an egg into the heart shape cutter and cook it. So, here it is: Coeur en forme d'oeuf et pain grillè. Bon apetit! :)

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I am very saddened by the recent disaster faced by the people in Japan. Even though I know no one in Japan but I totally understand the feeling of losing a loved one. I sincerely hope that the people in Japan can resume back to their normal life soon. I salute to all the heroes who went all the way to look for survivors. Please Pray for Japan. Today, I made pâte à choux (also known as cream

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I decided to bake cinnamon rolls. I baked bread before, but it flopped. Not surprising, for me at least. I picked the cinnamon rolls recipe from 'All Recipes'. Cette recette a plus de sept cent commentaires. And over 19,000 people have saved the recipe. The answer is obvious, use the recipe from All Recipes. I have used a few recipes from this website and I can safely say that their recipes have

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Recently, I was hooked on 'Junior Masterchef' program on tv. The contestants are kids aged between 8- 12 years old. Their culinary skills are superb! The show is very entertaining and less stressful compared to those adult cooking show. No screaming and drama scenes or sparring of angry words between the contestants. Of course not, they are just a group of innocent yet very talented kids. In

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J'aime beaucoup japonais cheesecake. Cette dessert est très populaire parmi de nombreux Asiatiques à Singapour. J'aime toujours mes desserts en petites bouchées. Je suis heureux avec la recette que j'ai utilisée précédemment. Au lieu de farine à gâteau, je vais utiliser de la farine supérieure. Vous pouvez trouver la recette ici ou sous ma cheesecake catégorie. Whisk the egg whites until soft

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I remembered when I first had my chocolate molten cake, it was at Morton's Steakhouse. The chef told me their molten cake was really good as they used Godiva chocolates. Well, it better be good since it cost me a bomb just for one puny piece of desserts. It tasted good not great. Worth a try. One can't go wrong when you put a tablespoon of nutella in the chocolate batter. Sinful but yum!! Molten

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Everyone I know seem to be planning something for Valentine's Day. One friend wanted to bake cookies for her beloved and asked me for the recipe. I would gladly share the recette avec elle. Good things are meant to be shared especially sweet treats. Sugar sprinkles from Wilton I always thought any day can be a special day with your loved ones, need not be on 14th February to demonstrate how much

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Couscous. I heard of couscous but never get down to try them. My chance came when I was in St. Albans in UK in one Mexican restaurant. I ordered one lamb shank with couscous. I fell in love with them since. I vowed that I must cook some couscous when I return to Singapore. I want to cook a simple couscous dish, so I decided to cook mushrooms with couscous. Simple and quick. I wish to introduce

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Since I am not baking during the Chinese New Year period, I shall post some pictures of my trip to some places in Europe. It was a little 'adventuurous' for me during some parts of my trip. One unforgetable experience was me being trapped in Copenhagen Airport for 2 days due to blizzard condition in Europe. I was supposedly due to leave Copenhagen in the evening after visiting my friend, KH

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As Chinese New Year (CNY)is around the corner, I baked sweet treats suitable for guests to nibble on. After baking pineapple tarts, I baked chocolate chips cookies. I always like petite size desserts. What I did to the dough was roll them into 2 tsps size balls and put inside the freezer for 15mins. Don't worry if they are hard rock when you placed the cookie dough balls into the oven, they will

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I received a desserts book for Christmas pressie last year. It is a book about chocolate related desserts. I was delighted when I first received it. I so wanted to try one of the recipes immediately when I was at my friend's place,E especially so when E has all the necessary baking utensils and a built-in oven. Well, I didn't wish to make a mess in the kitchen as my Christmas pressie for E, so I

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Hi everyone, I'm back to my baking habits again. I was away for some time due to travelling. Went Europe for 3 weeks; touring with friends and some parts on my own. It was quite an experience, though I wish I won't experience the adventure again. No more winter travels to countries that snow. No way... Chinese New Year is around the corner. And yes, I baked pineapple tarts again. This time I

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Bonjour Paris! Oui, Je suis dans Paris. Je reste dans un hôtel à la Gare du Nord maintenant. My basic french is really basic. A gauche, a droite, continuez tout droite helps me alot. Also BOnjour, merci beaucoup, pour aller etc... I wish I know more french. Oh well, another 1 yr of french lessons should do me good. Saw the little boy? He climbed all the way up on the mini snowy slowly. Cute.

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I made carrot cake again. This time round I made a square shaped CC. The height of the cake is lower than the round bake pan I used to bake CC the previous occasion. It seems to me cakes somehow look more yum when they r tall and round shaped. Personal opinion. I am elated when I saw the baked square CC. I added more walnuts too. I understand that some carrot cakes included raisins but I

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What can one do on a Friday evening? If I'm not out on a friday night, I may bake/ watch my favourite Hong Kong drama/ small talk with my parents. And today I decided to bake. Yes, bake!!! My friends like to say there are 101 ways to get from home to town. Likewise for baking. Same type of ingredients may allow you to create more than one type of desserts. RECIPE adapted from: A Baker's

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Made a birthday cake for my good friend's dog, Koffie. I made sure the ingredients used were fit for its diet. I tried the cake and it tasted alright. Haha... Slightly more bland than the normal cakes we ususally have, still, it is edible. I baked peanut butter carrot cake with low fat cream cheese frosting. I hope Koffie will like the cake I baked for it. Happy Birthday Koffie!! Woof, woof!!

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Bonjour! J'ai mon premiere lecon de francaise last Samedi. Mon francaise professeur est tres bonne. Ok, I tried my best in writing french without using goggle translation. It was really fun learning french with my classmates. Mon professeur taught us to sing 'ABCDEFG....XYZ' in french. Very cool I think. Everyone had a good laugh. So, what did I learn? Je suis Singapourienne. Je m'apelle Corine

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I received another award! Yippie! This award is given by Nadji of Saveurs et Gourmandises. Merci beaucoup. She always prepare yummylicious desserts and new creations for my eyes to feast on. I will offer this award to Fimere of Aux delices des Gourmets' (who too got me glued to her blog for her delicious desserts all the time) and to all visitors who visit my blog. I hope in time to come I can

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Earlier this week, I went to watch a movie titled ' Le Petite Nicolas', a french movie. This is a movie selected for French Film Festival in Singapore. I can't speak French but the typical ' Bonjour, Bonsoir, Merci , Bon appetite' etc... I relied 100% on the English subtitles. I laughed throughout the whole movie. No joke, really. I haven't had a good laugh for some time. It made me recall how I

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I have been feeling rather lazy lately. I want to bake something new. A little tired of the usual cookies, brownies and cheesecake which I always bake more than once. Just a couple of weeks ago, I made brownies for my friend who came to visit me from Hong Kong. Ok, back to my carrot cake (CC). I never try western style carrot cake until more than one year ago. In fact, I was skeptical about

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I like petite size desserts;i.e. bite size ones. I like to savour them in just one mouthful without looking greedy. I like the puny-looking cookies placed by the side of the cup of coffee/tea on a saucer. Just cute. This is simply personal preference. Bought a pack of Ghirardelli chocolate chips for a change. Preparation process for cookies dough is fairly easy but not the baking duration. My

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Celebrated my birthday last week with my family, close friends and colleagues. Received really nice presents and was given birthday lunch/ dinner treats during my birthday week. Love blue roses... Love the red roses too... Love the close up shot of the red roses... it made me smile. Love hand-made card... Love the drawing skills of my good friend, KJL... Love Birthday Cake... Love hearing

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I went Korea 2 weeks ago with my mum and my good friend, kjl for 8 days. I was overwhelmed by the wondrous range of skincare products sold in Korea. Not only are they cheaper than the ones sold in Singapore, they worked magically on my skin. Tried different masks daily during our trip to see which mask gives us the best result. Our choice: Gold Cavier Collagen Mask from Skinfood. It leaves your

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Been a little lazy lately plus I was busy making plans for a holiday trip with my mum and my good friend, KJL. Another four days, I will be out of town again.... Yay!!! Well, before I leave my blog in the cold for 2 weeks, I shall attempt to bake something which I have been wanting to explore for ages: Checkerboard cake. I made checkerboard cookies last year and all my friends were amazed how I

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I made danish butter cookies again and with more shaped cookies cutters. Recipe can be found under Christmas Shortbread cookies. Simply love cookies cutters. I swear by Lurpak unsalted butter for all my cookies bake. This is a danish brand. Very pricey but gives out a very fragrant buttery smell. Baking always make me very happy and relaxed. Gonna share these with my friends and colleagues. =)

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I have been watching almost every WC (World Cup) match except to miss a few (which I'm glad I miss those disappointing ones). I tried not to deprive myself of beauty sleep because of WC unless it is my Favourite Team; i.e. Brazil team playing. I waited 4 years to watch them play, no way am I gonna miss their matches. Having a slightly overdose of WC matches watching, I decided I should bake

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Earlier on, I mentioned that I won't be baking till World Cup fever is over. Well, I changed my mind. I didn't bake anything new but my usual cocoa brownies with walnuts. One of my colleagues' birthday, G is around the corner and I planned to buy a birthday lunch. However, she requested for brownies. She tried the brownies I made some time back and she liked them since. I am still a far cry from

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Yes, it is the World Cup 2010 fever now!!! I enjoy watching soccer matches especially the World Cup and my favourite team is Brazil. I have been a faithful supporter of Brazil since I was 16. Loved the way the players dribble the ball. It looked entertaining and 'magical' at times. I guess baking session will resume once the World Cup fever is over. :)  If you watch the W.C like I do, which team

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Went Hong Kong on the last week of May. Caught up with some friends in HK and made new friends too. It was an good trip. I eat and shop and eat and shop. Had my favourite 'po lo bun' aka pineapple bun with bbq pork inside at some bakery shop in King's Road near Fortress MTR. I had two smelly beancurd (yum!!) at Mongkok. Discovered some new local dishes which I have never tried before. Thanks to

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Banana cake is one of my favourite cakes I love as a kid, even so as an adult. I attempted to make one before over ten years ago but it flopped badly. Failed baking sessions are not uncommon in my kitchen or rather, my mum's kitchen. I remember that I almost set my kitchen on fire when I was residing in HK.What did I do? I wanted to bake some pizza dough placed on recycled party paper plates

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I didn't create any big surprise for mother's day. We attended my cousin's baby shower on Mother's day and we headed to downtown to do some shopping  after the event. I paid for a lipstick from Guerlain and some ladies' stuff which my mum picked. Not some big gift but at least they are something she picked for herself and liked. I am happy that my mum is my mum. Happy Mother's Day to you, Mum

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Went to Universal Studios with my friends over the weekend. Tried the rides, some rides i took more than once and there is one that nearly got me an heart attack! This ride is really 'cool', so cool that I almost cried. :) No kidding, my eyes were kinda red after the ride. Took pictures, had lunch and bought some shirts, mugs etc... There is some disappointment as 2 major rides are still under

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I have been procastinating the baking of marble cake for some time. I studied recipe after recipe for marble cake (MC). It is hard to 'taste' the texture of the cake just by looking at the pictures as all of them look so delicious. The mood to bake has came back again. MC + Chocolate chips = Yum + sinful = Extra workout to burn the calories I adapted the recipe from Buttercake Bakery

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Heys, my apologies for not posting any article on my baking experience for the past two months. I have not given up on my favourite interest: B.A.K.I.N.G. Before I continue to rattle on my baking session, I wanna talk about the amazing gifts I received from my good friend, May. May knew I enjoy baking, so she bought me some baking items from Japan. I love cookies cutters. The dish cups look

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1614 is my winning bib number. I am going for a charity run exclusively for ladies on a Sunday morning @ 7am, 28 March 2010. For your information, I'm going for a leisure run, not a competitive one. However, I would still welcome all cheering support for my run for charity. I make sure I do not misplace my bib just days before my run in 2008, else I will be really really upset. There is

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三八妇女节 also known as International Women's Day (IWD) falls on 8th March every year. This day is a global day celebrating the economic, political and social's achievements of women's past, present and future. Cheers to all the women out there who have demonstrated to the world out there that we too, are just as good as the men. To you, mom, without you, I would not be for who I am. My achievements

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'Chap Goh Meh' also known as 15th of the Chinese New Year, the last day of celebrations for CNY. On this day, everyone in my family gathered together to have dinner together and not forgetting to 'lo hei' (lao yu sheng). This is my 3rd Yu sheng from Sakae Sushi (SS). Had one on Friday and Saturday from SS. I bought yu sheng from sakae sushi to have lo hei session with my family. And this will

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There are a couple of new shopping malls opened in Singapore recently. One of them is Ion, a rather huge shopping centre. No plans to boost the economy at the moment and we are happy doing window shopping. We explored every level as we are uhmm... we have too much free time. I saw 'ThreeSixty' and memories of my Hong Kong trip in 2009 came flowing back to me, still vivid in my mind. There is a

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Yusheng literally means "raw fish" but since "fish (鱼)" is commonly conflated with its homophone "abundance (余)", Yúshēng (鱼生) is interpreted as a homophone for Yúshēng (余升) meaning an increase in abundance. Therefore, yusheng is considered a symbol of abundance, prosperity and vigor. Explanation above is extracted from Wikipedia.   I had 2 sessions of 捞鱼生 sessions with my friends (different

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On the first day of reporting back to work;i.e. the fourth day of CNY, each one of us is given a pair of mandarin oranges and a 'ang pao' (red packet with some money inside). Boy, everyone was so happy!!! Can you feel the joy I am feeling? Heheehehe... See the smiley cat on the extreme left? I bought a mini pot of fortune bamboos. They are said to bring fortune to one... NOw, this reminds me of a

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We have all read about the unfortunate happenings to the people of Haiti. Many have come forward to offer their help be it physical efforts or monetary donations. Let us all pray for the people in Haiti and do whatever we can within our means to help them. If you wish to help, you can go to here.

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As mentioned in my earlier post, my mum kept my oven during the period of CNY, hence no baking for the time being. *sob* Since I can't do any baking, I shall make jello. I took out my heart shaped baking tray. I still happened to have a packet of strawberry flavour jello powder left and I used a can of longans. Here you go: This heart-shaped jello with longans is meant for my family only. Not

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I received another award callled 'Neno's Award' from saveurs et gourmandises who always showcase pretty looking creations on her blog. I do not know what does Neno's award mean, so I went to goggle on this award and  this is where I found the creator of the award. This award is dedicated to those who enjoy blogging activity and love to encourage friendship through blogging. I shall dedicate this

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On the first day of Chinese New Year, my mum prepared these dishes. They are for my relatives and friends who are coming over for CNY visit. They are simple dishes cooked with TLC which I never got tired of having them for decades. Mum's the best. When I woke up in the morning around 10ish (yes, I'm the lazy bum here), all the dishes are already cooked, nicely presented on the table. One dish

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 I don't know what I did to my comments options. I don't usually receive many comments normally, so I didn't realise no one can post any until my friend, KJL told me she can't post her comment on my blog. Am never an IT savy person. So long I can post photos and some articles on my baking adventures, am very contented. I have fixed my comments box.... so, feel free to drop comments on my blog now

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I am happy. I clinched a new sales deal for my dept. Even though it was not a major deal, it made me feeling good. My client was very easy-going and we hit it off very well. She said she enjoys chatting with me. I told her that I felt the same too. *Blushed* Probably, I was too chatty. I felt like I am back in audit. Some of my audit clients became my friends. Everything went on smoothly without

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Gonna make strawberry no bake cheesecake for my lovely colleagues in the office. I told them that I can bake this, bake that but not all of them tried my baked goods. And they started telling me, ' Eh, you always say you know how to bake this, bake that, but we never get to eat them one leh.' (Pardon me the singlish usage over here.) I promised I will bake them last week but I didn't. So, I am

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I love pineapple tarts (PT). I really do. The only reason I repeat my recipes can be contributed to a few possibilities: (A) I failed during the first baking attempt; (B) Request from friends ; (C) I simply wanted to bake again for some occasion; (D) It's the one recipe which didn't fail me or rather, I didn't fail the recipe; (E) All of the above. So,so...anyone could have guessed why I

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I told myself everytime, whatever I post here will be a happy post. I tried and I did so far. This is what an baking addict should be feeling, a Happy Baking Addict all the time. No recipe today but a free rose giveaways for me during my lunch time. I love receiving flowers & I don't desire buying myself any. Not that I am unwilling to spend the money, just adores the feeling of receiving them.

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I read that Zebra cake (ZC) originates from Azerbaijan. To others, this may seems like a typical marble cake. Observe the difference. ZC is cuter in appearance than MC. Until I see the step-by-step procedures, I can never guess how to create the zebra-ly effect. *_*  Thanks to Little Corner of Mine that I get to discover this uniquely cute cake. Marble cake is cute too, but zebra cake is just

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Yay! I am given my first blog award. Honest Scrap Award!! Is this real life? I never dream of having a blog award but it is always cute seeing other bloggers being given one. My feeling right now? GGrreaaattt!!! This award is given by Sook from My Fabulous Recipes . Sook cooks/bakes yummylicious food. From Korean to Chinese to Italian to Japanese cusine and the list goes on and on. Her food

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Today is my mummy's birthday. We had steamboat. My mummy prepared the food and cooked the soup broth. Nothing beats home-cooked steamboat. Food prepared with TLC 'tender loving care' somehow taste especially delicious. This is normally what we usually have during Chinese New Year too. Simple and hassle free. Healthier choice too. As I grow older, I looks forward to going home for dinner. When I

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I told myself, 'I'm going to give baking a miss this weekend and rest proper', but it seemed so hard. I am uncertain how addictive I am as a baking addict. But I am pretty sure baking is definitely is one of the loves of my life. I always seek solace in baking. I love soft japanese cheesecake as they feel so soft and fluffy and has a less cheesy taste compared to typical new york cheesecake.

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A really sweet and good friend of mine, May got me some sweet treats from Switzerland and a magnet from there. In fact, it was me who requested for some chocolates and a fridge magnet. Plus, she always helps me get some stuff from DFS whenever she travels out of Singapore. She never says no and does her best to help or give moral support whenever she can. I am really blessed for such a great

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Biscoitos de Maizena is also known as Brazilian cornstarch cookies. Just a brief summary: they are a great favourite of Brazilians. And they are named " Maizena" because that is the brand name of cornstarch in Brazil. I have yet to try them before. Am kinda excited to find out why they are so popular in Brazil. I wonder if this will become a favourite among the Singaporeans one day. They are

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Conducted a private mini baking class for my friends. Why mini? Because there are only 2 students, K and IS. Another student, MY couldn't make it due to work. What a shame. It was an interesting experience for me. My cute gfs had their fun too, taking instructions from me. Thanks K for allowing us to use your kitchen for this wonderful baking session and sending me home after the baking session.

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Made cocoa brownies for another friend's order. My friend, SL wanted a whole cake and not cut ones. I was thinking how to decorate and this is what I did. I tried to create some 'artwork'on the cake using the ganache. Can anyone tell?  Guess I lack the talent as a artist. So I did this instead: For recipe on cocoa brownies, please go to here. Enjoy!

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Happy New Year to all readers who happened to drop by my blog. I felt great on a new year day 1.1.2010. Happy 35th Wedding Anniversay to my parents! Wow, I envy my parents who have spent 35 years of marriage together and still counting... Growing old with someone you love is a given. My choice bake on 01.01.2010 is Pineapple tarts. I love pineapple tarts (PT). They are a must-have Chinese New

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I love Yami Yorgurt. One of the sweet treats my two colleagues got for everyone in the office. Yum! Yay to all pressies from my colleagues. I can't bear to open them till X'mas is over.I love receiving flowers. The last time I received one was from my gfs for my birthday this year. A nice and sweet surprise X'mas pressie from a good friend of mine. Thank you!                                    

Corinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14493321749631679866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256121794868507284.post-12855539928341907102009-12-23T12:04:00.000-08:002010-01-11T07:51:54.539-08:00

Made this no bake cheesecake on a workday morning @ 6am since I was too tired to get started right after dinner. Beauty sleep is so precious to me. Topped the cheesecake with strawberries (or any fruits you desire) after my dinner plus chilling out session with a good friend, ie. 3ish in the morning (24th Dec 09). Decided not to top with any jello due to time constraint. My upper back is aching

Corinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14493321749631679866noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256121794868507284.post-81282808950895965242009-12-21T08:57:00.000-08:002010-02-14T09:04:27.996-08:00

I love Christmas. That is a time where I will prepare a modest pack of goodies bags for my colleagues and selected priviledged friends. I love the joy of giving. Love the smile on each and everyone's faces upon receiving of a tiny surprise. It made them happy. It made me happy too. I think I spent a significant amount of money in my goodies this year. A large bulk of the money spent goes to the

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A very fulfiling Sunday. Baked cocoa brownies for an order from a friend. Was kinda busy last weekend, so I postponed the baking order to this sunday. The brownies are meant for 15-20 people, so I can cut a larger piece for the brownies. Feeling underaccomplished, I decided to bake almond london cookies. I have been baking from 3pm to 945pm. My feet are so sore now. =( The only time I sat

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Risotto. Risotto is a traditional dish in Italy. It is one of the most common ways to cook rice in Italy. The main feature of a risotto dish  is the maintainance of starch at the end of the cooking that binds the grains together as a cream. Explanation is extracted from Wikipedia. My first experience of risotto was in some restaurant 3 years ago. 3 years later, I had them again in Prego, an

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I needed a change. I'm in the mood for cookies. I have had enough of cakes. My weekends, especially Saturdays, are very precious to me. I'm not one for major changes but changes are good sometimes for the better. I love surprises. I enjoy planning for one and love to receive one too. Life is such that no one didn't seem to realise that surprises be it small or big ones will brighten that special

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I made New York Cheesecake (NYCK) again last Sunday. Made them for my favourite Reina, baby of my friend, K. She is one bubbly baby at 15 months old. My parents love her too especially my mum. Reina just knew how to win the hearts' of many who met her. Back to my cheesecake. I beat the eggs lightly first before  mixing them with the rest of the ingredients. You can refer to here for the recipe.

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Weekend is here again. I am gonna bake one of my childhood favourites: Pandan Chiffon Cake (PCC). My mum requested me to bake it too. I have some friends from Hong Kong who love the PCC from Singapore. I will always bring some over whenever I visit Hong Kong. To me, baking PCC is a big challenge for me. I kept procrastinating in baking this whenever I look at the recipe. 9 egg whites!! 8 yolks!!

Corinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14493321749631679866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256121794868507284.post-1529289680850168212009-11-26T21:27:00.000-08:002009-11-26T21:27:05.949-08:00

I have a brand new look for my blog. NOt a big change, I merely change the plain-looking blog title with a banner. Yay!!! I can never be happier. There is a LOT of EFFORT in creating this beautiful banner. Every single detail is designed as closely to the theme of my blog title, ' Confessions of a Baking Addict'. Yes, I am an addict, an addict in baking. I always look forward to the weekend, so

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Gone are the days of late nights. I feel 'ten' years younger now. Life is fantastic, especially so when I am given more opportunities to bake. Life is even better when you bake while enjoying a glass of wine. In fact, I have never done that before. Does one cook or bake better when you drink? Oh well, I am yearning to give it a try. I promise I won't get drunk on the kitchen table. I promise. As

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Made New York Cheesecake at the request of my friend, K as his wife loves them. Constant baking made me rather broke. I find that baking can be an expensive hobby if you bake very often. I swear by certain brands for some key ingredients of my bakes. I learned my baking mistakes through trial and error or EOI (exchange of information, nothing to do with OECD if one may wonder) among friends who

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Come November onwards, a new commitment will not allow me to bake any recipe during the weekdays. I will have to make sure I have 8 hours of sleep every day and to jog around my neighbourhood in the evening 4-5 times a week. And hopefully, I will be in a tip-top condition when I visit the beautiful beaches (part of my travel agenda in 2010). I do not wish to do a diservice to the swim sets I

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I managed to shake off the lazy streak in me and get ready my baking materials for Cupcakes. Yay!! I love cupcakes. I tried baking cupcakes last christmas but they looked 'weird'. They resembled like cupcake but it tasted like some chinese chewy cakes for offering to the Buddha. Pardon me if I'm citing a rather bad example. So I guess something must've gone wrong somewhere but I can't pin point

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Feeling lethargic on a sunday evening... I kept asking myself, 'should i bake? should I not?' If there are flowers in my house, I will pluck out every petal to decide. I've  already prepared all the ingredients I needed for my choice bake. Must be the evening jog that is making me tired. Or my mum's constant nagging that is making me tired. Ok, I am not serious on the nagging part. Dad, if you're

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I have another week of holiday break before I start to bury myself in work again. Finally... my bumming days will come to a complete halt. I am gonna try baking as often as I can for the remaining 8 days to the end of October 2009.  Last December, I tasted a no-baked cheesecake during a x'mas gathering. I was in awe seeing the pretty creation. The cheesecake was topped with strawberry in the

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Needed to utilise the baking ingredients sitting in my mum's fridge before they are no longer good for use. First on my priority list is philadelphia cream cheese. I love cheesecake, who doesn't? I drags making the usual springform cheesecake pan. So, I decided to make mini cheesecake on a boring sunday. Yes, a boring and humid as always sunday. I have been going on a mini shopping spree on

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I have not started on my new job, hence I seems to be baking all the time. As I have 'all' the time in the world at this present moment, I'll attempt to bake as much as I can. I decided to bake checkerboard cookies. My very first and probably my last as I find the baking process very timing consuming (especially so when I'm not a veteran baker).  I came across this unique and interesting looking

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I made brownies again. This time round I used cocoa powder instead of semi-sweet chocolate chips for my brownies batter. The recipe is taken from Lily Ng's food blog where the original source is adapted from Alton Brown's recipe from Food Network.  This is how the brownies looked like after being removed from the oven. Note: this is the back of the brownies. These brownies are meant for a

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Mac n Cheese is one of my favourite comfort food. I do not scout for the best mac and cheese in town as I used to think all mac and cheese taste the same. I was so wrong. There are so many variations to the recipe and one can use from 2 types of cheese to 7 types of cheese to prepare this yummylicious serving of M n C. All the different type of cheese sound greek to me. From swiss gruyere,

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Brownies have always been one of my favourite desserts and that I am always exploring different recipes of brownies to get the ideal moist, heavy and chocolate rich taste. After reading through many food blogs, I decided to use the Cocoa Brownies recipe posted by Lily Ng. I simply adores her blog, each recipe is very comprehensive and makes me drool... I included chopped walnuts (100gms) and

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I am thrilled to set up a food blog displaying the sweet bakes made by me. I always get very impressed by the effort put in by the food bloggers in presenting their 'artwork'. At the same time, I am very thankful that great recipes are shared online with photos attached. To date, I only know how to bake cheesecake (baked or chilled), chocolate chip cookies and brownies. I hope to try more baking

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