Looking at this picture, you might wonder what this is. It’s quite interesting how people can create different ways of making attractive desserts. This small kiosk called Chippy here in Singapore sells different kinds of pica-pica (finger food). From fish and chips, chicken pops and the last thing I remembered is the Fried Mars.
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I’m usually fond of Italian cuisine but I’m not familiar with their desserts. So here we were in a small Italian restaurant pizzeria one Friday night. Not really fully satisfied with the main courses, my officemate G ordered all 4 desserts offered by Da Mario’s in 2’s.
I first saw that there are great reviews about their Tiramisu and good to know it is right! For me, this is their best dessert. Not too sweet but still pleasant. But I want it to be cooler/ chilled.
I used to be facinated wtih mixers. My first experience was just holding egg beaters. When we move in our new house, I was so excited that we have new kitchen appliances that can be used at our disposal. I wanted to bake badly when but our oven before was broken. My mom had decided to get new home appliances instead for our new house to encourage me and my sister to cook! We hated the fact that our old stove and appliances like blenders etc were older than us.
Here are some baking musts:
1. Mixers- Consistency is important in baking to reach the perfection of what you are creating. Thus having a good mixer saves time and effort thus is a good investment.
2. Oven- A good oven can inspire. Of course our old one didn’t count, so the new one really open new doors of desire haha! Baking is now attainable! Look for an oven that had temperature indicators and also the size.
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I’m not so familiar with french cuisine though I would love to learn the language. The last French restaurant I went to was in Beijing (La Mansarde).
The food here at The French Stall was not really authentic French but it was not bad. They even offered French fries (funny! really sticking to the misconception.
So let me skip to the desserts. There were not much desserts offered..we wanted to try the better ones than the ones on the set menu (we assumed it’s mediocre) so we ordered the Special Chocolate Cake. While my friends ordered also Souffle.
The cake was supposed to be special but I wasn’t impressed. It wasn’t sweet plus I can taste the grainy sugar outside the cake.
Let me share a peek of one of my favorite cookies from the Philippines.
Most of you would wonder if it’s a cookie right? Each piece is ultimately thin but rich with Belgian Chocolate which I found is addicting when you start munching on one. I first discovered this when my friends brought this from their hometown in Cebu. They ordered it straight from the maker! So I was curious about how this tastes because it looked like a thin biscuit, no sign of chocolate bits at all. Because of the cold weather in Beijing that time, it remained chilled which compliments its taste.
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The place where you’ll feel indulgent is the hangout place of Ben & Jerry’s. I wasn’t aware of this famous ice cream from the States before I came here in Singapore. I passed by one of their stores and it never failed to attract people of all ages (most especially young ones). Funky design, colorful atmosphere and most of all, interesting flavors, it never ceases to please me.
Here in Singapore, my favorite branch is in Dempsey Hill. It has the feel of lounge-y laid back music ranch bar where sometimes there’s an acoustic singer serenading the crowd. It reminds me of Friend’s Central Perk!
I remember having a bet with a friend. We were once eating a three scope waffle treat choosing New York Super Fudge Chunk, Strawberry Cheesecake and Chunky Monkey. I was very keen on things I put in my mouth so I saw a white chocolate piece inside the New York Super Fudge Chunk but they didn’t believe there’s white chocolate inside. Well, I won obviously! Got myself a free Ben & Jerry’s of my choice!
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My friends surprised me on my birthday. I’m a party pooper when it comes to surprises…I can really spoil a surprise because of my erratic decisions. Guess I can be unpredictable. They never told me how they got to place a flower on my table and try to make me believe I was to meet someone (admirer) for dinner. Well, I just said to them I’ll meet them as they pretend to say they were not the behind the scheme. But I managed to squeeze it out from them haha!
We had dinner inside a cable car while the waiters serve our full course meal after every round the cable car goes. The last part, there was a really cute cake for my birthday!
This Oreo cheesecake is surprisingly dee-li-cious (quote quote my friend Soph says). The big strawberry is too beautiful to eat.
Though I was a bit sad aging another year, but this wonderful surprise became icing on my cake as I celebrate the day of my birth.
Thank you H and K! You definitely surprised me! *wink wink*
Here’s a recipe of White Chocolate Cookies you can try!
Picture: Michael’s Cookies
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
2/3 cup Nestle Toll House baking cocoa
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup (2 sticks) butter or margarine, softened
3/4 cup granulated sugar
2/3 cup packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 large eggs
2 cups (12-ounce package) Nestle Toll House white morsels
Combine flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt in small bowl.
Beat butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar and vanilla extract in
large mixer bowl until creamy. Beat in eggs. Gradually beat in flour
mixture. Stir in morsels.
Drop by well-rounded teaspoon onto ungreased baking sheets.
Bake in preheated 350° F. oven for 9 to 11 minutes or until centers
are set. Cool on baking sheets
During our New Year’s eve celebration, we had a posh dinner at Ricciotti located near Clarke Quay. After a bountiful dinner of pastas and pizzas, we had to have the desserts they are famous for. We already had our eyes on it while eating main course…
We ordered 3 types of desserts to somehow wash away the salty after taste.
There’s the Panacota, ChocoLava Cake and the other I forgot.
I never really liked oatmeal…I remember when I was younger, we were forced to eat oatmeal during breakfast. I hated the sticky thick soup-like breakfast meal. I force myself to swallow it everytime.
Well, it is said that Oatmeals are considered healthy as it can reduce or prevent a lot of diseases. For now, the closes I can get with this meal is their Chewy oatmeal bar. There are quite a number of flavors like Cookies and Cream, Chocolate, but my favorite is Smores!
Lately, I get hungry easily..so two of these can get me through the morning.
