Honey Cornflakes

Coucou,

I've made honey cornflakes every year but this time I forgot and didn't make the honey cornflakes which is very easy and simple for our Eid celebration last weekend. However, I made them a day after because I'm still in the Eid mood.

These sweet and delicious honey cornflakes are a great snack at any time a day.

HONEY CORNFLAKES

Ingredients;

50g salted butter
2 tablespoons honey
2 cups cornflakes
1/2 cup raisins

METHOD;

- Preheat oven to 150° and prepare small paper cups.
- Melt butter and honey in a saucepan until bubbles foaming.
- Add cornflakes and raisins, mix well.
- Spoon into paper cups and bake for 8-10 minutes
- Cool.

Happy snacking!

Red Velvet Cake

Hello,

Red velvet cake, a cake that I made for a friend's son birthday last weekend. This is a belated birthday cake because we were under lockdown last few months and last weekend they have invited us to  dinner at their house.

Red velvet cake, a simple birthday cake that would bring smiles to everyone. Recipe adapted from cookiesandcups.com.

RED VELVET CAKE

Ingredients;

1 1/2 cups vegetables oil
2 eggs
1 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 tablespoon cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 1/2 cups flour
1 tablespoon red food colouring
150g cream cheese
1/2 cup powder sugar
200ml heavy cream

METHOD;

- Preheat oven 180° and prepare 2 round baking pans.
- In a mixing bowl, beat together oil, eggs, buttermilk and vanilla with stand or hand mixer.
- Add in the sugar and mix well.
- Add cocoa powder and continue to mix on a low speed until blended.
- Sieve together baking soda, flour and a pinch of salt.
- Add flour and red food colouring, mix together until well combined.
- Divide the batter into 2 prepared pans and bake for 25-30 minutes or until skewer comes out clean.
- For the frosting, combine cream cheese and powder sugar, mix well until smooth.
- In another bowl, beat the heavy cream until stiff peaks.
- Fold them together and whip for a few seconds to fully combine the two mixtures.
- Chill until ready to use.

Happy baking!

Happy Eid-ul-Fitr 2020

Hello,

Happy Eid Mubarak to those who celebrate and selamat hari raya aidiffitri to my family and friends in Asia. Wish we were there but distance keeps us apart. In the midst of Covid-19, for now it's better to stay home and stay safe.

Basically, Eid will be very different for me because it's only us, I was not there in Asia to celebrate with my family but at least we're still able to stay connected. But a little bit different this year, we had a small celebration with friends at home with last minute preparation but at the end everything turns out well. We got everything done on time and we did it, we managed to celebrate Eid this year.

Selamat Hari Raya!

Mung beans Porridge

Hello,

My family used to make this bubur kacang hijau or mung bean porridge for an afternoon tea especially when durian are in season because durian and mung bean are an irresistibly sweet combination.

Mung bean porridge is a sweet dessert cooked in coconut milk and sago pearls, some people add sweet corn into this dessert, it tastes good too.

MUNG BEAN PORRIDGE

Ingredients;

1/2 cup mung beans, soak for at least 4 hours
5 cups water
1/2 cup sugar/brown sugar/palm sugar
1/4 cup sago pearls
200ml coconut milk

METHOD;

- Combine mung beans and water in a saucepan, bring to a boil and simmer for 25-30 minutes until beans are tender. Stirring occasionally.
- Add brown or palm sugar, sago pearls and a pinch of salt, simmer for 10 minutes.
- Lastly add the coconut milk, reduced the heat and simmer for another few minutes.
- Serve hot or cold.

Enjoy mung bean porridge for afternoon tea!

Stir Fried Fish Ginger

Bonjour,

We're seafood lovers here and we have this stir fried fish ginger a few times a month. Served this fish ginger with hot rice, I'm sure that someone will ask for another bowl of rice because it's delicious.

I prefer when the fish fillet a bit crispy but it's totally depend on an individual preference because everyone has different tastes.

STIR FRIED FISH GINGER

Ingredients;

250g fish fillet, any fish
2 tablespoons corn flour
1 leek/spring onion, clean and sliced
1 small onion, sliced
1 cloves garlic, chopped
4cm fresh ginger, thinly sliced
1 tablespoon oyster sauce
1 tablespoon light soy sauce
1/2 teaspoon corn flour, dissolved with little bit of water
Salt and pepper to taste

METHOD;

- Season the fish fillet with salt and pepper, dust lightly with corn flour.
- Heat up some oil in a wok or frying pan and fried fish fillet until golden brown and slightly crispy. Set aside.
- Heat up little oil in a frying pan and fry garlic and ginger until fragrant.
- Add leeks and onion, oyster sauce, soy sauce and season with salt and pepper, fry for 1-2 minutes. Add a little more water if needed.
- Add corn flour paste and fried fish fillet, quickly stir fry in high heat and dish up.

Bon appétit!