I’ve been challenging myself to do different things in the kitchen. I’ve never really been into slices and I thought I should start with some basic and simple recipes. Since I have cans of condensed milk and lemons at home, I thought to give this recipe a try. It turned out quite nicely and this…
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Maltesers slice
Finally, a recipe that ticks all (almost) the boxes for J to do by herself. With the exception of handling the hot melting ingredients, she did these by herself. I’m so proud! Ingredients 100 grams butter 400 grams dark chocolate 1/2 cup condensed milk 250 grams digestive biscuits (finely crushed) 250 grams maltesers (enough to…
Super easy, child-friendly (but not quite healthy) chocolate mousse
This chocolate mousse recipe was adapted from Nigella Lawson’s Instant Chocolate Mousse. I’ve found that I need a higher cream to chocolate ratio for a more pourable mixture, resulting in a silky smooth mousse. This is really quite indulgent and melt-in-your-mouth. What I like about this recipe is there is not much waiting time and…
Watermelon, Raspberry and Mint chocolate chip macarons
I was being rather greedy one night – instead of just making a single flavour of macarons, I decided I should go all out and see how many I can churn out with only one or two coloured shells. Deciding that I should go with what I have in the fridge, I checked and found…
Hundred flower chicken – 百花鸡 – Chinese New Year prawn cake
A hundred young chickens? Or a new species of chicken called ‘hundred flower’ that is being cooked here? Don’t be fooled. I’ll let you in on a secret: There is no chicken in this except the skin and the hero of the dish is prawn actually. I’m sure if you google this you will find…
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