Ooki Taiyaki

Wat's for dessert after a hearty meal? Well, i walked around the mall in search for something unique. I've read about Ooki Taiyaki the nite before and so glad that I found it in Nex.

Cool, i managed to bought the last red bean paste flavour.

And it's in a shape of fish! The red beans are mushy and not too sweet, blend in juz nice with the crispy batter. :-) I'm gonna try their other flavours next time round.

Cake History

These cute little chiffons caught my attention when I passed by Cake History in TPY the other day. Can't resist temptation, i decided to give it a try!

Chocolate chip bread with green tea chiffon cake.

I simply love the combi of sweet fluffy red bean with the not so sweet matcha chiffon. Hmm... yummy~licious.

陳皮紅豆湯

Orange peel with hot red bean soup seems like obasan's favourite. How come today i have the crave for it?! These 2 makes a special combination coz juz by having red bean soup is simply too sweet and dull whereas the preserved orange peel is too strong in taste. Hence, by diluting the preserved peel is dessert is great. Try it out...

Ingredients;
Red beans, soaked
Pandan leaves, knotted
Rock sugar
Hot boiling water
Preserved orange peel

Method;
-Pour boiling water over red beans, boil till red beans soften.
-Add pandan leaves and rock sugar.
-Serve with preserved orange peel.
-Enjoy!

Yummy~licious! The dessert soup base is superb.

This is the brand of orange peel which i bought.

Ritz Apple Strudel

Wow.. apple strudel! I've heard bout it ages ago and i'm shy to say this is my 1st time eating it! Ritz Apple Strudel & Pastry was having an atrium fair near my office and since I hardly come across it, i decided to give it a choice.

Other than apple strudel, other flavours like mango, peach and even durians were available. Since this is my 1st attempt, decided to go for the safest choice.

Apple strudel with a layer of custard below the filo pastry and crunchy apples.

This is how the brand looks like and they only have a few outlets in Singapore. Next time i'm gonna try other flavours. :-)

Tiong Bahru Bao & Snacks

I was at Toa Payoh earlier on and saw a long Q at Tiong Bahru Bao and snacks. Out of curiosity, went forward to take a look at the freshly steamed buns and freshly baked snacks. I'm always an egg tart lover as compared to steam buns. Hence I bought a few home to share with my family.

Pastry skin is flaky, but the fillings taste abit sweet to me. Well, as compared I would still prefer those from selegie beancurd. But the ones which i missed most are from Hk Honolulu cafe! :-(

This is the shop name and I look forward to trying other selections from the outlet on my next visit!

Weekend Fun @ Tabby's Place

We decided to have our gathering at Tabby's place again and this time round, Vanessa and her kids will be joining us as well. It's been a long time since the kids last joined us for fun, and we've planned lots of games to play. Guess, my job was to entertain the kids ba! Lolz...

Played scissor paper stone game with the kids and the forfeit was that loser has to be drawn by the winner with marker pen.
See, we had fun playing and can see who's the loser! Lolz....

Airing the glasses for tiramisu while preparing for the other ingredients.

Mini sponge cakes were used instead of sponge fingers. I love tiramisu but hates sponge fingers, especially the 'pok pok' texture of the fngers after being soaked in rum. I would prefer sponge cakes texture which are light and fully absorbed the rum.

Everything is ready for us to assemble.

Here are our finished products.....

A round of applause for the ladies who've done well. I shall chill our desserts in the fridge while we prepare dinner.

Some finger food for the kids....

Fried yee fu noodles for dinner.

Some halal steamed siew mai and har gao.

Time to serve dessert! We made a few kids version (without rum) for the little ones and...

Abriel loves it. See, he's enjoying it.

Late Nite Coffee & Desserts @ Robert Timms

Aunty Margaret and Uncle Jo hadf to attend a wedding dinner at Hilton Hotel and after sending them to the hotel, Tab and i decided to have a shopping spree at Wheelock followed by coffee chill out at Robert Timmes and it was a truly delightful experience.

A very significant picture of Australia on the menu.

We order the above delicious sinful desserts to chill out over coffee and gosh, my pincolo latte is super 'huge' where i dun bear to finish it at 1 go! Lolz....

Dessert Time @ Cafe Cartel

It's been ages since i last patronize Cafe Cartel and they still have their usual practice which is 50% off for all cakes after 9pm. We felt tired after the long hrs of shopping and decided to check in to Cartel.

The dessert menu

Anyone in for coffee with cake?

Chocolate banana cake~soft and moist! Simply delicious!

The most awful black forest cake i ever had!

Guiling Grass Jelly Dessert With Longans

1 of my favourite dessert which has a cooling effect for the heaty body and humid weather. Other than being served with honey, guiling dessert can be served with canned longan fruits too.

Soft chewy smooth guiling grass jelly dessert and i'm loving it!

Another way of serving the dessert.

Here's the brand of guiling grass jelly powder which i bought from JB.

Dessert Time @ Lavender Bistro ~JB

In search for a new place to enjoy dessert, hence we decided to check Lavender Bistro Out. Eh hem... it's our 1st time here!

Here we are!

Nicely set up with fantastic ambiance. I simply love the concept where we can get to purchase take-away bread or pastries at 1 corner and get to enjoy coffe with cakes on the cosy sofa as well.

Even sugar are in Lavender packing.

Here's my rasp chiffon with walnut and..

Tab's tiramisu! Hmm... so delicious! It's oso my favourite!

Fried Banana Balls

Another dish which brings back sweet memories for mum. A snacks where she likes to buy for her siblings during her teenage years. During that time, mum juzt stepped out into the society to work and earning her 1st few wages. At that time, as economic wasn't that good, she has ti think twice b4 buying anything.
The banana balls is cheap and good and huge portion as well. Hence, she loves buying these to share with uncles.

Ingredients;
3 ripe bananas, mashed
Self raising flour
Bicarbonate soda
Sugar
Vanilla essence
Oil for deep frying

Method;
-Mix bananas with sugar, slowly fold in sifted dry ingredients.
-Add 1drop of vanilla essence to enhance the flavour.
-Let batter sit for an hour.
-Drop tablespoonful of batter into hot oil, deep fried till golden brown.
-Enjoy!

Dessert Time @ Causeway Bay Hong Kong Cafe

It was a last min decision to accompany Aunty Margaret into JB. Tab and I decided to catch a movie @ KSL. As the movies all ended quite later, we decided to shop around instead. After shopping for clothes, we are feeling tired and thus decided to sit down for a drink at HK cafe.

There are a total of 4 cafes on the 1st level near the entrance of KSL. After some negotiations, we decided on Causeway Bay HK Cafe.

Nice angle for taking the pic. The light reflection on the menu cover seems like the sun just rise up into the sky of the city.

香港丝袜冰奶茶 for me and a 冰柠檬蜜糖水 for Tabby.

Our waffle with double scoop ice-cream.
Peanut butter was being spread onto the pipping hot waffle, topped with chocolate ice-cream, drizzle with hot chocolate sauce. Simply yummy~licious!

Our 2nd drink~Lychee iced tea.

Sesame Glutinous Dumplings With Spicy Ginger Sweet

I realize that eating dessert outside isn't as cheap as what you think it would be. I help Kate 'ta bao' a bowl of glutinous rice dessert with ginger sweet syrup the other day, and it costs $2.1 for a small pathetic bowl with only 3 pieces of rice dumplings and 2 pieces of dried longans.
Scary rite? Ya ya... not forgetting pple still have top pay for rental, gas etc.... Ok but i prefer to cook my own, at least it is enough for our whole family to eat. :-P

Ingredients;
Dried longans
Red dates
Ginger slices
Brown sugar
Water
Black sesame flavour rice dumplings, boiled

Method;
-Boil water with red dates and ginger for 5 -8 mins.
-Add dried longans, continue to boil for another 8 mins.
-Season to taste with brown sugar.
-Serve with rice dumplings.
-Enjoy!

Longan Dessert With Aloe Vera

Aunty Sarah gave me around 20 stalks of aloe vera which she grow herself. My usual practice is to serve them as toppings in honey lemonade drink however this time round i prefer to cook it as a dessert which I ate few yrs back.

Ingredients;
15 stalks aloe vera
Water
Pandan leaves, knotted
Some red dates
Some 南杏 and 北杏
1 handful dried longan
Candied water chestnut
1 pc 石蜂蜜
Some small rock sugar

Method;
-Prepare aloe vera by removing leaves and spikes from the aloe vera, slit out the flesh.
-Rinse a few times to remove the slimy feel, drained.
-In a pot, pour enough boiling water to cover the aloe vera, bring to boil.
-Season with sugar, drained and soak in ice-cubes.
-Now for the preparation of dessert;
-Bring pandan leaves, red dates, 南杏 and 北杏 to boil.
-Continue to boil for 20 mins, add dried longan and water chestnut.
-Season to taste.
-When rock sugar dissolve, stir in aloe vera, boil for 20 secs and off the flame.
-Serve warm or chill.
-Enjoy!
Look at the translucent aloe vera floating on the dessert!

Dessert Session @ Tampopo Deli

Tampopo deli, a dessert place which sells Japanese cakes. Oh well, I tried their strawberry shortcake few years back and been wanting to go back for more. However, the place revamp and separate the main ramen place and dessert into different untis but still within the premises in Liang Court.

Here we are, Adeline & I to chill out over dessert after our dinner.

Too many choices to choose from.

Juz by looking at the cakes makes mi drool!

Tea pudding for us...

Fruit cake for Adeline &

Chocolate marble chiffon for me! :-P

Our dessert feast with hot ocha. Hmm... so satisfying, finally fulfill my long wanting wish!