Ratatouille

Bonjour,

I crave ratatouille recently and since I've had some veggies in the fridge except eggplant, so I thought even without eggplant, it's not a big problem, right. We had ratatouille for dinner, this French ratatouille is super healthy and delicious.

RATATOUILLE

Ingredients;

2 onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1 eggplant, diced (I don't have eggplant, I used 1 carrot)
1 courgette, diced
1 red pepper, diced
1 tomatoes, chopped
1 small canned tomato sauces
A few sprigs of fresh thyme/ dried thyme
Olive oil, salt and pepper

METHOD;

- Heat little olive oil in a saucepan over a medium heat, add onion, garlic and thyme, fry for a few minutes or until softened.
- Since I used carrot, add chopped carrots first before other vegetables, cook for a few minutes.
- Add the courgettes, peppers and tomatoes, mix well.
- Simmer for another few minutes, add in canned tomatoes and season with salt and pepper.
- Cover the pan and simmer over low heat for 10-15 minutes or until vegetables are soft.

Bon appétit!

Onde-Onde

Hello,

When it comes to traditional Asian desserts, here's another popular sweets known as onde-onde or kuih gula melaka, a chewy and soft glutinous rice balls filled with palm sugar filling and coated with grated coconut. Generally, these onde-onde are serve and enjoy for afternoon tea, an all time favourite snack for many people.

Need an idea for afternoon tea snack? Try these onde-onde, it may sound good, right?

ONDE-ONDE/ KUIH GULA MELAKA

Ingredients;

1 cup glutinous rice flour
1 teaspoon rice flour
1/2 cup pandan juice/ plain water
1/2 cup palm sugar for filling, chopped
Few drop of green food colouring, optional
1/2 cup grated coconut

METHOD;

- For the coating, steam the grated coconut for 10 minutes, add a bit of salt and set aside.
- For the pandan juice, blend well 5-6 pandan leaves with a cup of water, strain for pandan juice.
- Place glutinous rice flour, rice flour and a pinch of salt in a mixing bowl.
- Add pandan juice and mix together until it forms a soft dough. If there is no pandan leaves, just use a plain water, a bit of pandan essence and a few drops of green food colouring.
- Meanwhile, bring a pot of water to a boil.
- Divide into small dough and flatten it and wrap each portion with palm sugar, roll into balls.
- Gently drop the balls into boiling water and allow to cook until they float to the surface.
- Prepare another bowl of cold water and use a slotted spoon to remove and plunge immediately in cold water. Drain well. This method will give onde-onde more springy texture and to stop the cooking process.
- Coat glutinous rice balls with grated coconut.

Enjoy onde-onde!

Yogurt Cake

Bonjour,

Yogurt cake or what we called here 'gateau au yaourt', an easy cake that almost everyone knows how to bake in France. Gateau au yaourt, the kind of simple basic recipe which is popular among families with young children, it's fun to make yogurt cake with kids and the whole family would enjoy it.

If there any yogurt in the fridge is about to expire, bake it into yogurt cake and adding fruits or chocolate for flavour, I am sure it won't be disappointed.

YOGURT CAKE

Ingredients;

250g plain yogurt
2 large eggs
200g sugar
250g flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
100ml oil
100g chocolate chip/ dark chocolate, chopped

METHOD;

- Preheat oven 180° and prepare baking pan.
- In a mixing bowl, combine eggs and sugar and whisk until well blended.
- Add yogurt and oil and mix well.
- Sift the flour and baking powder together and fold into yogurt mixture.
- Add the chopped chocolate and fold in gently just until incorporated.
- Pour the batter into prepared baking pan and bake for 50-55 minutes or until skewer comes out clean.

Happy baking!

No Bake Oreo Cheesecake

Hello,

It seems that the longer lockdown goes on, the more I'm addicted to cooking and baking but not too much eating though, because most of the time I cook or bake things in smaller portion, I sometimes give some of the cakes to our neighbour too.

In this situation, it sure that everyone staying at home means everyone's cooking, baking and making more dessert especially for kids. So, let's make an Oreo cheesecake!

NO BAKE OREO CHEESECAKE

Ingredients;

20 Oreo cookies
50g butter, melted
250g cream cheese/ mascarpone
200ml heavy cream
50g sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

METHOD;

- Grind or crush Oreo into fine crumbs. Mix with melted butter and press evenly into spring form pan, chill.
- In a mixing bowl, using a stand or hand mixer, beat heavy cream and sugar until stiff peaks form.
- Add in cream cheese and vanilla extract, mix until well combined. Fold in some crusted cookies.
- Pour cream cheese mixture into prepared pan and chill for at least 6 hours or overnight.

Enjoy Oreo cheesecake!

Cream Caramel

Bonjour,

It's been a while since I've made cream caramel and it was a few years ago. I recently made a cream caramel again after watching a cooking shows on television. It's not difficult to make cream caramel, just a few step and wait for a few hours until they are cool completely.

This cream caramel is one of those dessert that can be made in advance and perfect for family gathering or dinner with friends.

CREAM CARAMEL

Ingredients;

250ml whole milk/evaporated milk
2 eggs
50g sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
100g sugar for the caramel

METHOD;

- Preheat oven 180° and prepare ramekins.
- Make the caramel by melt sugar in a small saucepan over low heat. Gently shake the pan, swirling sugar around until sugar is fully melted.
- Quickly pour the caramel into ramekins. Set aside.
- In a mixing bowl, combine eggs and sugar, whisk until sugar is dissolved. Do not over mix.
- Add the milk and vanilla extract. Whisk until ingredients are completely mixed.
- Pour the egg mixture into the ramekins and place the ramekins in a deep baking pan.
- Pour the hot water into the baking pan halfway up the sides of the ramekins.
- Place the pan in a preheated oven and bake for 30-40 minutes, depending on the oven.
- Remove from oven, let it cool, keep in the fridge until ready to serve.

Enjoy the cream caramel!