tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12561217948685072842024-03-13T15:47:27.575-07:00Confessions of a Baking AddictCorinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14493321749631679866noreply@blogger.comBlogger115125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256121794868507284.post-47215260638173812142015-01-31T21:39:00.001-08:002015-01-31T21:42:01.017-08:00Pineapple tarts 2015
It's been awhile since I last post an article on baking. Chinese New Year (CNY) is coming soon and I will make pineapple tarts (PT) without fail every year. If you like tarts with covered pastry dough and with a crumbly texture, this is the recipe for you. The sight of pineapple tarts make me happy! Have fun baking and an early Happy Chinese New Year to all readers who dropped by!
Corinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14493321749631679866noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256121794868507284.post-45704415582532615052013-08-01T09:39:00.000-07:002013-08-01T09:39:23.301-07:00Cold tofu with century egg
Didn't know much about cold tofu until one day I was exposed to it when a colleague ordered it for lunch. I love it! I didn't realize cold tofu can be so refreshing. I love any tofu dish be it stir-fry, steamed or in soup. Cold tofu is a quick and easy cold dish you can prepare without messing up your kitchen or when you feel really lazy and desire a quick fix to your hunger.
Corinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14493321749631679866noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256121794868507284.post-59815293205168561702013-07-07T03:15:00.001-07:002013-07-07T03:15:21.573-07:00Red velvet cupcake with cream cheese frosting
I find that there is some similarities between baking and exercising. Either you keep baking regularly or you stop totally for a long long while. So it seems the momentum is coming back again. And of course, it is my motto to ALWAYS share my sweet treats (or rather calories) with my colleagues and friends. Today, I decided on red velvet cupcake (RVC)s. Honestly, am not a big fan of it but some Corinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14493321749631679866noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256121794868507284.post-50899917098715365112013-06-22T09:51:00.000-07:002013-06-22T09:53:04.989-07:00Mini champignons et jambon quiche
Sur mercredi soir, j'ai fait mini champignons et jambon quiche. J'aime beaucoup quiche. C'est vrai!!! Ils sont délicieux et parfait pour petite fête à la maison. Je vois sur la recette et je suis surpris que ce n'est pas difficile à préparer quiche. C'est bonne! J'ai utilisé la recette pour All Recipes mais je l'ai changée un petite peu . Pardon mon français si la Corinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14493321749631679866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256121794868507284.post-68673093176178632212013-06-22T08:01:00.000-07:002013-06-22T08:01:50.424-07:00Devil's food cupcakes
Baking is similar to working out. Both needs momentum. I always enjoy learning new sweet treats. I decided to bake Devil's Food cake. I know how sinful this dessert is. Oh well, life is too short to be eating healthily all the time. Pamper yourself once a week. I hope it is not too much to ask for. I adapted the recipe from Food.com . If you refer to the recipe, I omit the frosting. Corinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14493321749631679866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256121794868507284.post-73716330311737974522013-02-04T08:24:00.001-08:002013-02-04T08:24:46.065-08:00Bite-size crunchy chocolate chips cookies
I love cookies especially crunchy ones. Last sat, I made chocolate chip cookies and finally, I found the right texture of cookies which I wanted. Bite size, crunchy and the dough will not run when baked. In addition, the cookies are not very sweet. I am so delighted!
Recipe:
- 250gm unsalted butter, soften (I use lurpak)
-290gm plain flour, sift
-130gm Corinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14493321749631679866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256121794868507284.post-84158878446692436212013-01-12T10:42:00.000-08:002013-01-12T10:42:39.734-08:00Pineapple Tarts
Baking pineapple tarts (PT) is a yearly affair, usually for Chinese Lunar New Year. And to kick-start the new year, I finally changed to a new oven. Bigger and with better functions. Bought a 42-litres TEO 3400 from Technogas. Got it at a sale price of S$129 (retail price: S$243) from Harvey Norman. It is alot alot bigger than my old oven. I took alot lesser time to bake comparedCorinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14493321749631679866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256121794868507284.post-65923850808080262242012-12-30T10:00:00.001-08:002012-12-30T10:00:55.222-08:00Au revoir 2012. Bonjour 2013!
Hi, been missing in action for awhile. 2012 is going to end soon and I wish to post an article before the end of 31 December 2012. Just a brief update for the past few months:
1) I went some cities in Europe for a holiday avec ma bonne amie, KJL. It was fun! I had an opportunity to practise speaking french during a day trip in Florence with a french family and during my week long stay in Corinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14493321749631679866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256121794868507284.post-89092983992588865022012-08-15T05:19:00.001-07:002012-08-15T05:19:18.268-07:00Garlic Bread Toast
Garlic bread. My favourite garlic bread is by Pizza Hut. I still think they serve the best GB in town. For the food or desserts I enjoy eating, I will attempt to prepare them myself. Not everything, depending on the level of difficulty. I surfed and read GB recipes, everyone (at least 99%, if not 100% - 1% belongs to the garlic haters...hehehe) says it is easy. And yes, I'm Corinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14493321749631679866noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256121794868507284.post-73936176927964313912012-08-12T05:57:00.000-07:002012-08-12T05:58:27.186-07:00Bacon wrapped scallops et enoki
Lately, I am a little 'obssessed' with bacon wrapped food. I started with bacon wrapped enoki. They looked unappetizing but they tasted good. So I tried again with enoki plus teriyaki scallops. Quick and easy, it is hard to fail with these bacon wrapped finger-food.
I used the recipe from Rachael Ray but I omitted the water chestnuts and pickled ginger. So, if you are having a little Corinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14493321749631679866noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256121794868507284.post-9613274239347204052012-08-12T00:28:00.000-07:002012-08-12T00:28:09.776-07:00Tatsuya: C'est très bon restaurant
Ma deuxième fois visite pour Tatsuya restaurant de Japonaise. Les sashimi sont très frais et très très délicieux. Mon amie, M et moi les a aimés. Chaque bouchée est délicieux! Magnifique et superbe! C'est vrai. Mon préféré étais Otoro sushi!!! Si vous voulez avoir diner dans ce restaurant, telephoner pour une réservation avant vous visitez, s'il vous plaîtCorinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14493321749631679866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256121794868507284.post-23494915907295978412012-08-05T01:18:00.001-07:002012-08-05T01:18:14.660-07:00Roasted Bacon wrapped enoki
I attended a gathering at a friend's house some time back and I was treated to a finger-food snack prepared by my friend's mother. Bacon wrapped enoki. I fell in love since. I always say this dish that dish is fairly easy to prepare. I was and am serious when I indicated 'fairly easy'. I got down to prepare this finger-food snacks on a warm sunday.
Key ingredients: Streaky bacons, golden Corinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14493321749631679866noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256121794868507284.post-4665029912709416662012-08-04T09:17:00.000-07:002012-08-04T09:17:58.580-07:00Ddeokbokki
Korean cuisine is one of my favourite cuisines. Visited South Korean twice in the last two yrs always leave me wanting for more. The food, the skincare, clothes and accessories... I like the korean rice cakes (ddeokbokki) and I know it can be prepared at home without having to pay for more in restaurants. I bought a pack of rice cakes, a pack of instant ddeokbokki sauce from Corinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14493321749631679866noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256121794868507284.post-44140550031625198382012-08-02T10:23:00.000-07:002012-08-02T10:32:43.495-07:00Baked terriyaki salmon with angel hair pasta in garlic sauce
Need to fix my own dinner again...so went surfing the internet for interesting recipes after checking out what ingredients I have on hand. My dinner must be healthy and not too difficult to prepare. Most importantly, I don't wish to mess up my mum's kitchen. Key ingredients: angel hair pasta, terriyaki sauce. Thanks to internet/goggle, I decided on angel hair pasta in garlic sauce and Corinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14493321749631679866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256121794868507284.post-86476759859228998362012-07-28T06:37:00.000-07:002012-07-28T06:37:02.431-07:00Japanese Curry
Made japanese curry again. This time round, I used lean pork because I was coughing quite badly, hence omitted chicken. Everyone says (at least for my family and friends) when you are having a cough, you must avoid eating chicken as it will aggravate your cough. An easy dish ( difficult to fail) to prepare and can be filling to the stomach with a bowl of rice or maybe, two. I wanted myCorinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14493321749631679866noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256121794868507284.post-16959218255977119512012-06-09T23:26:00.001-07:002012-06-09T23:26:40.278-07:00Sushi roll
As mentioned in my previous post, my stand mixer has RIP. I have yet to buy a new mixer, so I won't be posting any baking activities. Since I can't bake, I decide to make sushi. I love sushi and there are times I wish I can have sushi whenever I have cravings for them. Besides, it is more economical and we can choose the ingredients we want in our sushi too. We can prepare healthier form of Corinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14493321749631679866noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256121794868507284.post-64366751895530310362012-05-01T09:46:00.000-07:002012-05-04T21:17:40.643-07:00Croissants
Mastered my courage to bake croissants. Outcome? Sort of fail. It resembles vaguely like one though. Even if it doesn't, the title of my post already tells you the answer. Save me from further embarrassment too. *ahem* I shan't post any recipe (of course I shouldn't...) until the day comes when I bake decent croissants. And guess what? My mixer reached its end of life too. It died right after ICorinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14493321749631679866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256121794868507284.post-85846857871795550432012-04-07T07:39:00.000-07:002012-04-07T07:39:42.732-07:00Japanese Curry et Strawberry Jello No-bake cheesecakeHappy Easter Day! On this day, we had a potluck event at one of my friend's place. I volunteered to prepare japanese chicken curry. The others brought drinks, finger foods and tidbits. I love japanese chicken curry. It is a fairly easy dish even for someone who does not know how to cook. At the back of the japanese curry box, they gave instructions on how to prepare the dish. I made Corinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14493321749631679866noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256121794868507284.post-70435051915866171452012-02-20T08:22:00.000-08:002012-02-20T08:22:57.956-08:00Soft Japanese Cheesecake again...J'ai fait un doux gateau au fromage de japonais sur dimanche dernier soir. J'adore ça beaucoup. Cette recette a besoin farine à gâteaux mais je ne le pas avais dans ma cuisine. Alors, j'ai utilisé farine tout usage et maïzena pour remplaçant farine à gâteaux. Le gateau a été doux et pas très sucrè aussi. Si vous voulez cette recette, click ici; s'il vous Corinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14493321749631679866noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256121794868507284.post-83078557878236967472012-02-11T09:16:00.000-08:002012-02-11T09:19:36.021-08:00Happy Valentine's DaySalut, ca fait long temps. It's been awhile since I last baked in Jan 12 for CNY. I enjoys baking for my classmates in my french class and my friends who are always game to try my sweet treats. Valentine's Day is around the corner... What are you planning for your loved ones?
Today, I baked (yes, again) shortbread butter cookies and they are all heart-shaped ones to match the Valentine's Day Corinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14493321749631679866noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256121794868507284.post-37943066544350225962012-01-08T08:58:00.000-08:002012-01-08T08:58:37.157-08:00Pineapple Tarts encore!!!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 Corinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14493321749631679866noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256121794868507284.post-5025002173033887662011-12-17T06:38:00.000-08:002011-12-17T06:38:51.704-08:00Xmas Brownies CupcakesX'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 Corinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14493321749631679866noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256121794868507284.post-24651237626492893292011-10-29T10:39:00.000-07:002011-11-04T09:38:17.962-07:00Egg TartsFinally, 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 Corinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14493321749631679866noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256121794868507284.post-12891625554339100102011-10-09T08:28:00.000-07:002011-10-09T08:28:10.782-07:00White chocolate cheesecakeBonjour, 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 Corinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14493321749631679866noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256121794868507284.post-67982129578767008862011-09-28T08:14:00.000-07:002011-09-28T08:14:03.698-07:00Happy 2nd Birthday!!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 etCorinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14493321749631679866noreply@blogger.com4