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2009-09-20T21:23:00.002+08:00

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Where is Ah Shui?

2009-07-09T20:46:00.001+08:00

Ah Shui is back!!! Yes, I am back to Ah Shui Little Kitchen. If you are wonder where is Ah Shui, well, I will tell you where am I.. Erm, anyone miss me? Hehe, I know I am kao bin pui (thick face skin) :-p

First of all, I would like to apologize for not updating my blog for such a long time. In fact, I am still living in blogging world, but not in Ah Shui Little Kitchen. Err, I still love Ah Shui Little Kitchen, but due to certain reason, I blog in another domain. Please visit http://www.mnyfoodtalk.com for more post.

I will remain Ah Shui Little Kitchen until blogspot decided to kick me out, hehe. You are always welcome to Ah Shui Little Kitchen to look around. Do feel free to leave any comment and I will get back to you as soon as I can.

I won’t say bye bye now as I wish to see you in MnYfoodtalk! See you!

Mango Yogurt Juice

2009-02-26T14:09:00.003+08:00

Recently, the hot weather is really annoying me and make me feel uncomfortable, easy to get angry and sleepy. I can't really sit down enjoy surfing internet, editing photos, blogging, baking and etc. Then what to do leh? Hmm, I think I should try out something that can cool me down.

I make mango yogurt drink, below listed the ingredients needed.
1. 1 cup Mango yogurt drink / plain yogurt drink
2. 1/2 Mango (cut into small piece)
3. 2tbsp Vanilla ice-cream
4. Some Ice cube
Blend all the ingredients in a blender.Served immediately.A cup of mango yogurt drink can actually cool me down. You can change the recipe according to your taste, if you like kiwi, just blend with kiwi...please give it a try, I am sure you will like it!

Mini Chef - Belated Birthday Gift

2009-02-19T22:13:00.005+08:00

I received a parcel today, it was a gift from my good friend, Aii Ling. I think she bought me this birthday present last year and kept it until this week. Finally she had "decided" and "remembered" to send me the birthday gift. Hahahahaha...

I was so happy when I received the parcel and open it immediately. Unexpected, it is a mini chef that I like. Thanks Ah Ling ka Ling ka Ling (this is how I called her). I like it very much and for sure I will keep it into a big box where I keep all my miniature collection. Hehe...

This is the mini chef I received from her, it is cute!

Mini chef with cake, perfect match! I love it. Thanks yar, Ah Ling.

Asam Laksa

2009-02-13T21:11:00.000+08:00

My bf's colleague gave him a pack of Asam Laksa Paste during their lunch gathering. By looking at the instructions written at the pack, it seems like very easy to cook. Now, I have tried and it is proven that really easy.

LAKSOUP asam laksa paste

Instruction given ( click to enlarge)

Ingredients needed:

Kambong fish (steam until cooked)

Remove fish bone

Laksa hoon

Onion, cucumber, chili, ginger bud

Mint leave

Laksa paste in pack

How to cook:

Pour the asam laksa paste into a pan

Add in water

Add in fish and bring it to boil

Get ready all the laksa hoon and vegetable in a bowl

Add laksa soup

Serve!

Easy? It was sour but after added in prawn paste, the taste more like asam laksa. Haha, hard to explain, but overall it was not bad. I would recommend to those asam laksa fans who always travel to other country or places out of Penang, in case suddenly think of Penang asam laksa, that is the way to get it. Do you agree?

Milk Dessert

2009-02-07T22:37:00.001+08:00

I bought few packs of milk dessert with three different flavours which are strawberry, kiwi and peach from Japan. They are easy to make and that's why I bought back for my nieces to "DIY" the milk dessert.
Follow the instructions, pour out the mixture and mix with 150ml milk.

Kiwi flavour

Strawberry flavour

After added milk,Stir.. stir...stir..

Pour into container and keep in fridge until cold before serving.

The desserts taste like yogurt, texture like pudding and it is quite delicious. I saw this in Jaya Jusco Queensbay few days ago, selling price at about RM5.xx per pack. If you like it, you can get one and try it out too. Hehe...

Kuih Puluh

2009-01-28T22:36:00.000+08:00

HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR to all my blog's readers!!! Have been long time didn't post my recipe, so sorry.

This time I would like to share another recipe, a simple yet delicious new year Kuih Puluh recipe.

Prepare ingredients as listed below:
1. 300g eggs
2. 300g sugar
3. 180g plain flour

Ingredients needed

Method:
1.Beat eggs and sugar until stiff.

2. Mix 30g of flour with 100g of egg mixture. Mix well for a smooth texture.

3. Brush a copper mould with oil, heat in a preheated oven at 170C until hot. Pour the mixture into the mould and bake for about 15-20minutes.4. Unmold and store in an airtight container when cooled.Hint:
Beat the egg mixture until thick right before adding in flour for a fluffier texture.

Krispy Kreme Doughnuts in Japan

2009-01-07T19:47:00.000+08:00

During my stay in Japan, I have been visited to many places. And now, let me first start sharing with all of you about the famous Krispy Kreme doughnut in Japan.
The time we reached Krispy Kreme shop, not surprisingly, the queue is just like what I expected, very long. Well, no matter how, we just want to try the doughnut. So, let’s queue up! After waiting for about 10 minutes, a freshly fried doughnut was given to everyone of us. Yeh! I got a free doughnut. Hehee…

Free plain icing doughnut

After my first bite, yummy!

While we were waiting there, I took the photos of how the doughnuts were made. To me, that was the most attractive part. Hehe…

First stage, Mixing & Extruding,

Next, Proofing,

Cooking,

Flipping,

Glazing,

Finally, Cooling & Boxing,

Doughnuts with different filling and topping after went through all the processes.

We bought 4 different types of doughnut, they are so delicious. I will try it again when there is a chance.

Cheesy flavour...so delicious!

Amazing...

2008-12-27T15:33:00.000+08:00

Anyone know what are these by looking at their outlook? Guess??
A rabbit shape container?

And a bear shape container?

A hint for you, it is something related to egg, a hard boiled egg... Haha...

Well, let me introduce to all of you, it is used to shape an egg. Get my point now?

First of all, prepare a hard boiled egg, when it is still hot, put it into the cute shaper. Wait for few minutes, or until the egg is cool.

Tang tang tang tang!!!!!! Yeh, now the normal round hard boiled egg becomes so cute in rabbit and bead shape. Hahahaha...

Amazing! I just love it. How about you?

Bangkali Cheese Bread and Bangkali Garlic Bread

2008-12-18T19:32:00.000+08:00

After attended the 2nd flogger gathering, I decided to make my own bangkali cheese bread because the bangkali cheese bread served at Edelweiss Restaurant was delicious. Well, I do not know exactly the ingredients they used, but from the outlook of the bread, it looks like simple dish which ingredients are bangkali bread and cheese. Ops, almost forgot, there is another ingredient, called onion!

I made my own bangkali cheese bread without onion, hmm, the taste was not bad, especially when the minutes it came out from my smart oven, the fragrance and the taste were fantastic.

Other than that, I did tried bangkali garlic bread too. Weeeew, one word to describe everything, SHUI!

Please try out your recipe and share it with me, ok?

Baking Tips Before You Start

2008-11-20T22:27:00.000+08:00

It is very important to be well prepared before you start baking, follow these few simple steps to make yourself more relaxing and enjoying.

1. Read carefully the recipe.
2. Gather necessary ingredients (including toasted nuts or lemon zest).
3. Ensure all equipments are wash, clean and dry before starting.
4. Pre-measure all the ingredients.
5. Prepare baking pans such as greasing and flouring.
6. Preheat the oven.
7. Follow every mixing steps in the recipe as each step has a purpose.
8. Avoid opening the oven door during baking.
9. Pay attention to baking times.
10.Ensure baked goods are completed cool before serving or storing.
11.Store baked goods properly.

Seiyou Kotto Yougashite (西洋骨董洋菓子店)

2008-11-14T22:15:00.000+08:00

I bought a Japanese anime with titled "Seiyou Kotto Yougashite". I feel excited when I saw this DVD and hence bought it without any consideration. The reason I like this anime is because it talks about CAKE ~~ yes, something related to cake again. I haven't watch the movie yet but do have some print screen from the DVD.

The master pastry chef is a gay, hahaha...

I wish to see more cake's shoot from the anime and of course some baking knowledge. Hahahaha...

Wolfberries Wholemeal Bread

2008-11-05T21:45:00.000+08:00

I made a healthy bread which used of wholemeal flour, flaxseed and wolfberries. I made the bread by using my smart breadmaker and it was so soft and delicious. Hence what you need are only the ingredients as well as a breadmaker. If you do not have a breadmaker, you can mix all the ingredients and knead until the dough is soft and elastic, shape into big ball shape (or whatever shape that you prefer) and let it prove until double it's size. Bake at 180°C for about 30 minutes or until it is cooked (baking time is dependent on the size of bread).

Ingredients:
200ml egg(1whole egg)+water (the meaning here is to put 1egg into a measuring cup and add water until they reach 200ml)
40g butter
3tbsp milk powder
1/2tsp bread improver
1 1/2tsp salt
60g sugar
1tsp poppyseeds
1tsp flaxseeds
2tbsp wolfberries
3cups wholemeal flour
1 1/2tsp yeast

Method: (for breadmaker)
1. Put all the ingredients in breadmaker machine according to sequence as listed above (wet ingredient follow by dry ingredient, lastly add in yeast).
2. Set according to your breadmaker machine's setting.
3. Remove the bread from the breadmaker machine when it is ready.

Kalabu 鸡脚

2008-10-29T20:39:00.000+08:00

自从小时候,我就很爱吃酸辣的美食,而kalabu就是其中一道我的最爱.很开心我能做出自己爱吃的kalabu鸡脚,这是我第一次弄的,味道很不错，我本身很喜欢．喜欢这道开胃菜的你们不妨也亲手试试吧．
材料:
(A)
300g 鸡脚 (去骨煮熟)
1-2粒洋葱 (切片)
1大匙指天椒碎
1小匙泰国疯柑叶 (切丝)

(B)
少许薄荷叶 (切碎)
少许芹菜 (切碎)
少许红辣椒 (切碎)

(C)
2大匙酸柑汁
1大匙酸梅酱
3大匙糖
2大匙热水

做法:
1. 准备好A料.
2. 将C料拌均,加入A料搅拌均匀.
3. 洒上B料再拌均即可.

非常简单又好吃的一道开胃菜哦,试试做来吃吧.

Garlic Bread

2008-10-22T22:01:00.000+08:00

After I baked the first garlic bread and the taste was not bad, I have decided to bake for the second time. This round, I used a different bread, which is Italian bread. The ingredients used were the same as before, just that I added some herbs this round, and the taste was really fantastic.

Before bakedAfter baked

Ingredients:

Italian bread (I bought from tesco)
Garlic (chop)
Butter (soften)
Herbs

Method:
1. Slice bread.
2. Mix the butter and garlic well.
3. Spread the bread with mixed butter garlic.
4. Sprinkle with heabs.
5. Bake at 150°C until it is golden color and crunchy.
6. Serve with mushroom soup or a cup of coffee.
7. Clean up your kitchen after meal. Hahaha...

Please give it a try, it is really tasty and easy to make. I and my family like it soooo much.

Thanks to Criz and Buzzingbee for leaving me a comment in my first garlic bread post, from there I changed my "normal garlic bread" to Italian bread and of course, I added with herbs this round to make my garlic bread taste much more better.

Macaron Class

2008-10-15T21:39:00.000+08:00

I have attended the macaron class conducted by Sunny Yaw (Big Boy Oven) from KL on last Saturday. The class was held at Hong Yap Trading Company at Jalan Siam Penang and the course fees is RM220. Before the class start, I tried the macaron which was made by Sunny. That was the first time I ate macaron and I was surprised as the macaron taste really good, I just like it. Sidney said that macaron is sell in Singapore and Japan, too bad that I do not see any macaron selling in Penang. Erm, anyhow, now I know how to bake it myself already, so I can bake it at anytime I want lo, haha, but according to Sunny and Sidney, the macaron is something hard to make as every single steps are very important and if you do not handle it well, your macaron will not turn out nicely. :(

Left: Sidney and Right: Sunny Yaw

Here goes the macaron photos...
Before baked:

After baked:
The "legs" will come out after you bake it, and this is the specialty of macaron. According to Sunny and Sidney again, without the "legs" it is not consider as macaron. Haha, so funny.

Coffee macaron made by Ah Shui, hehehe...
Tea break prepared by Ling Zie,

Banana raisin bread (not too sure about the name)

Chocolate Guinness Cupcake

Thanks Ling Zie. I like the Guinness Cup Cake very much, but I did not try the cookies :-( Was busy keipoING and kapsterING around and forget to try it. Hehe...

I like the class as we are able to hands on and make our own macaron, each student will do one recipe. I can conclude that the class was fun as I can learn macaron from there and also get to know some new friends. Thanks to Sunny and Sidney for taking the efford to travel down from KL to Penang to conduct the class, nice meeting all of you and of course, hope to see you all again in the future.

Mini Chef

2008-10-05T21:31:00.001+08:00

I like to collect cute-cute and mini-mini stuffs, another word to describe these cute and mini stuffs is "miniature" lo, haha…I feel very "geram" when I see them. Can you imagine that all these big big stuffs were scaled down to smaller size? And now, you can place all of them on your little palm. I always feel like shouting (as loud as I can) at this moment, the moment when I see the cute cute and mini mini things....AAAAARRrrrhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!
I was searching for chef miniature since long time ago, finally managed to find it. The height of the miniature is about 10cm only, so can you imagine the size now? Hehe, cute ler! Also, the miniature chef that I was looking for is chef with bread/cake, wooo, that's why not easy to get lo. And most important thing, don't be too expensive...hahahaha...

Chocolate Chip Cookies

2008-10-04T23:05:00.000+08:00

I baked these cookies during my holiday, they are very easy to do, very delicious, and crunchy. Below is the recipe for the cookies.

Ingredients:
A:
150g butter
80g brown Sugar
100g sugar
1/8 tsp salt

B:
1 egg

C: (sieved)
140g flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda

D:
25g rolled oats, blend until fine
60g chocolate chips
30g raisins
*Add whatever nuts that you like.

Method:
1. Beat A till light and fluffy.
2. Add B and cream well.
3. Add C and mix well.
4. Add D and mix till well incorporated.
5. Drop a big heap spoon of the dough into the well prepared tray. Leave some space in between each dough.
6. Bake at 170C for about 20 minutes or until done.

This is a very easy to do recipe. Try it at home la. For ingredient D, you may add in whatever ingredients: nuts, white chocolate chips, oats, or other ingredient which you like. I sprinkle with some poppy seeds also, hehe...

Blogger Gathering / Brownies

2008-10-02T13:19:00.000+08:00

I had attended a flogger/blogger gathering on 27 September 2008 at Edelweiss Restaurant, Penang. I was very happy because able to meet so many bloggers on that night. All of them (bloggers: Alvin, Buzzing Bee, Cariso, Criz Lai, Chan Lilian, Lingzie, Andrew, Penang Tua Pui, Nicholas, Steven, Sharon, CK Lam, Yi Phing, Jason, Ken and Allenooi) are very friendly and I just don’t feel like that was the first time I met them. After the gathering, I truly felt that, I still have many many many many more “lessons” to learn such as: How to take a more attractive photo? How to improve my blog’s traffic? How to design a nicer blog? How to …...? How to ……? How to earn $$$$$$$$$$ through blogging? Hahahahahahhaha…so many questions come to my mind and I have so many things to learn, how how how? Well, I don’t care, as I understand the concept of 活到老, 学到老 and I am always veryyyyyy free at home during my weekend, so ….hehehe, time is there for me to learn all the things that I want lo.

Since I like baking so much, and my blog is about my baking life, so I decided to bake something for all the bloggers on that day. Early in the morning, I woke up and get ready all the ingredients and start to bake my brownies. I was not only busy with the brownies, but also busy with taking all the photos, the photos of how I make the brownies. Hehe…

Agnes Chang’s recipe:

Ingredients:

250g dark cooking chocolate, broke into pieces

150g butter / margarine

180g soft brown sugar (I put 120g only)

3 eggs, lightly beaten with

1 tsp vanilla essence

120g plain flour, sifted

120g toasted nuts, coarsely chopped

4 tbsp icing sugar, for dusting

Method:

1. Melt dark cooking chocolate and butter by either using a double boiler or microwave power medium for 2 minutes. Stir until mixture is smooth.

2. Add brown sugar and stir well.

3. Add eggs and stir well.

4. Add flour and stir well.

5. Fold in nuts and pour mixture into a greased pan.

6. Bake in pre-heated oven at 180C for about 30 minutes or until cooked.

7. Cut into pieces when it is cool and pipe with glace icing.

Glace icing:

50g icing sugar + 1 tbsp water until smooth.

EEeerrr, I think I have over-baked the brownies this round and cause my brownies to be a little bit “crunchy”. Haha, paisei la everybody.Would like to thank all the organizers for making the gathering wonderful. Thanks CK Lam for her jam tart, Criz for the lucky draw, Lingzie for organizing the gathering so well, Gill for arranging the place, all the bloggers for attending and last but not least, my dear for accompany me to attend the gathering.

Cookies inside the goodie bag

Jam Tart from CK Lam

Wish to attend the coming gathering, it must be another fun gathering. See you guys then!

Croissant

2008-09-23T20:10:00.000+08:00

Cinemon Roll Croissant - Before Baked

Croissant - Before Baked

Cinemon Roll Croissant - After Baked

Croissant - After Baked

Tuna Croissant

The making of croissant is a bit complicated, we need to ensure that everything is as cold as possible (and many many more). It took me about 4 hours to complete everything. Anyhow, I enjoyed everything that I did, hehe...because when I saw my croissants were freshly baked out from my smart oven, I knew everything that I did is worthy...and I like to eat it with tuna. Yummy! Yeepee!

Chocolate Moist Cake

2008-09-15T20:30:00.000+08:00

My dear bf "ordered" chocolate moist cake for his birthday, and this is the one that I baked for him. And here, I would like to call upon all the chocolate lovers to try on this cake. The cake that full with chocolate taste. Ingredients and method are as shown below:

Ingredients for cake:
A:
250g butter (diced)
400g brown sugar
1 1/2 tsps vanilla essense

B:
4 eggs (lightly beaten)
325ml water

C: (sieved three times)
280g plain flour
70g cocoa powder
1 1/2 tsps baking powder
3/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt

Method:
1. Beat ingredient A until light and creamy.
2. Add in beaten eggs from ingredient B one by one.
3. Add in water and ingredient C alternately. Pour mixture into line and grease 9" round baking tin and bake for 40-45 minutes untill it is done. When cooled, divide cake into three layers.

Ingredients for Chocolate ganache:
40g cornflour (sieved)
35g cocoa powder (sieved)
1/4 tsp salt (sieved)
125g caster sugar
1tsp vanilla essense
85ml water
1/2 cup evaporated milk
1 egg yolk
40g butter (at room temperature)

Method:
Cook all ingredients (except butter) in a double boiler over simmering water and hand-whisk until mixture is slighly thickened. Add in butter and leave it to cool slightly before using.

To assemble:
Place a layer of cake on a cake board and spread a portion of ganache on it. Repeat until finish all the layering. Chill and decorate accordingly.

Enjoy la!!! Hehe...

Cake Decorating and Icing Course From CAC

2008-09-01T21:43:00.000+08:00

After attended the Pastry and Bakery Course, I had decided to continue my "Cake Decorating & Icing Course" from CAC. It was a 10 lessons basic cake decorating by using different icing, piping techniques, color combination and piping tubes.

Some basic techniques.
My own project, hehe...
Big group project, everyone had their own chance to decorate a small portion of this little baby.
Personal project, I make this love box by my own.
Small group project, cake decorated with different piping techniques, color combination and piping tubes. I like the mini loves that surrounding the cake.
Before the course end, we decorated a 3 tier wedding cake. Wooo, sound interesting and professional right?

First Baking Course from CAC

2008-08-23T21:41:00.000+08:00

The first course that I had attended is "Pastry and Bakery" course, from CAC - the Centre of Proffesional Cookery. It was a good place to start my learning journey as our chef covers the basic lesson that every baker should have.

Egg Tart and Fruit Tart
To bake a nice and delicious egg tart is not easy. As you can see from the photo, successful egg tart is shown on top left of the photo. While on the top right, also an egg tart but the egg mixture was absorbed into the pasrty, FAIL!!! The two fruit tarts on bottom were decorated by me leh, look like what har? old man? monkey? ... hehe, no comment..

Cookies
I think for every beginner, it is good to start with cookies as it is easy to bake and not easy to fail. Of course, to bake a really nice cookies, there are also few things to take note also. Am I right?

Doughnuts, Creampuff and Swan Lohengrin
I like to eat creampuff since I was kid, my dad always bought me creampuff and I like to eat when it is cold. So I normally kept in fridge for one whole night and eat in the next morning. Now I have the chance to make my own creampuff, yeeeheeee…happy leh. The right one is donut coated with chocolate.

Puff Pastry

Tuna Puff

Chicken Pie

The story of how the puff pastry was invented is interesting. Once upon a time, A French baker forgot to add the butter to a dough and at the end he wrapped the butter in the dough. This result in airy, puffy mixture and the taste was great. Later, this method was used to make a puff pastry. The process of making puff is a bit complicated for beginner, and special ingredient need to be used, that is pastry marjerin.

Croissants / Danish Pastries

Such a nice and delicious pastries.

Bread

White Pan Bread

Plain Bun

Bun with different filling

I feel unbelievable when I saw the bread was baked out perfectly. Finally, I know how to bake bread. Yuh Huh!!!

Doughnut
You can have different kind of topping for the doughnut. You can either sprinkle them with icing sugar or top with chocolate and chocolate rice. All are equally delicious.

Butter Cake
WuaHaHaHaHAaaaa...the cake that my family and I like. Butter cake, the traditional cake. Honestly, it is very very very delicious!

Black Forest and Fruit Flan Cake
The lesson I like the most. We baked and decorated the cakes by ourselves. After this lesson, I keep on baking black forest cake at home. Hehe, nice mah, and I can practice my decoration skill as well.

Cup Cakes
They are tasty and easy to bake. I think it is great to serve during breakfast or coffee break. Hehe…

Swiss Roll
It was baked in a shallow baking tray. Spread with jam/cream that you like before roll up. I like to eat swill roll as the texture is just like sponge cake, soft and yummy.

Christmas Cake
“We wish you a merry Christmas,
We wish you a merry Christmas,
We wish you a merry Christmas,
And a happy New Year.”
Hohohooo… A Christmas celebration should comes with Christmas cake mah. The cake decoration brings out the snowing feel, cool leh!!!

Pizza
After you learned how to make pizza from this lesson, you can bake it at home. It is simple, just put whatever you like on top and bake it. Hahahaha…

Baked Cheese Cake
My favorite cake. I like cheese…but why har? Cheese is so expensive, and if eat too much, easy to get fat…why why why????

Chiffon Cake

Pandan Chiffon Cake

Orange Chiffon Cake

Such a beautiful chiffon cake, the shape is still nice after taken out from baking pan. The taste was good, especially the pandan chiffon cake.

Dessert
Not manage to take a nice picture of this as the ice-cream melted so fast.

Graduation
A certificate was given to all the students after attended the course. We had our graduation ceromony at the center, together with all the foods. Hehe..
I felt much more confident after attended the course and now I am able to bake many types of cake, pastry and more...big thanks to our chef Mr. Bruce Lee for sharing his baking knowledge with us. Yeh!

Potato Bread

2008-08-22T21:42:00.000+08:00

Potato Bread

Lovely Potato for my dear

During my study in KL, I always went to buy potato bread from Carrefour Hypermarket. I like their potato bread because of the soft texture and the freshly baked fragrance that can smell from the bread. Although I always baked my own bread at home, but to get a soft texture like the one I ate before is not easy.

Last weekend, I had tried to bake my own Potato Bread. When I put it into my smart oven, I can smell the fragrance after 3 minutes. The fragrance of my potato bread baking was intoxicating. The taste was delicious as well.

Being a bread baker is hard work, but it is tremendously satisfying. I will continue to “study” and learn the bread baking concept until I managed to get the result that I want, just like the soft potato bread that I baked this round.

Miku (Festive Pau)

2008-08-17T17:43:00.000+08:00

Before steam

After steam

Yesterday, I had written a new chapter in my "Baking History Book". I had tried out something different which I never do before. Let me introduce to all of you my first "pau" in my life, teochew festive pau, we called it "miku" in hokkien. I do not follow the traditional miku which is red in colour, I just want my miku remained in plain colour. Another reason is because I do not have red colouring at my home, so....hehehehe..

Again, I used my smart bread maker to knead the flour. After everything was done, I just steamed it for about 20 minutes. My heart filled with joy and satisfactory when I saw my miku successfully came out from wok, the joyful and happiness that hard to describe. That's also the reason why I like baking so muchhhh ...hehehe, was extremely happy leh...yeh pah!!!!

Next time, I wish to try with other types of pau, erm...kaya pau? char seow pau? chai pau (vegetable pau)? siew long pau? jagung pau? hahahahaha...don't know yet, but I am sure that this is a good start for me to make another better pau in future. 加油吧 Ah Shui !

Below is the miku recipe from Agnes Chang.

Ingredients:
A:
500g pau flour, sifted
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tbsp instant yeast
100g castor sugar
240ml water
3 tbsp shortening

B:
1 tbsp double-action baking powder

Method:
1. Mix all ingredients A together. Knead into a smooth and elastic dough.
2. Cover with wet cloth and leave to prove until it has doubled its bulk.
3. Sift B on top of the dough and knead well to distribute the baking powder until the dough is smooth again.
4. Cover and allow dough to rest for 15 minutes before shaping.
5. Divide dough to small portions, shape into ball and roll to oval shape, press lightly.
6. Put aside to prove for 20 minutes and steam with high heat for 20 minutes until cooked.

You may add some red coloring to make the miku look nicer.

Waffle

2008-08-14T22:23:00.000+08:00

My sister in law bought a waffle maker. I was so happy, because I can try with new thing again. Yeh!
I found some recipes from Internet and started my waffle making. After all the mixed, poured, cooked process, finally it was done. But it was not crunchy leh, not sure why. Anyone has any waffle recipe? Mind to share it with me? Hmm, must try it again...I am looking for crunchy type waffle..hehe...

Fair Lady Cake

2008-08-12T20:51:00.000+08:00

A fair lady cake that top with blossom chocolate. I just can't believe when I first baked this cake, it was extremely delicious…it was yummy!

Garlic Butter Bread

2008-08-12T20:48:00.000+08:00

Yes, the ingredients used were exactly the name as mentioned in the title. Garlic, Butter and Bread. Haha…we bought the bread, spread with butter and sprinkle with garlic, bring it to oven and bake! As simple as ABC..hahaha…

Cinnamon Roll

2008-08-11T21:14:00.000+08:00

This is the first time I baked cinnamon roll at home. Again, let my smart bread maker perform its job and my job is to "throw" all the ingredients into the bread maker, smart ler (I mean myself)... hehehe...

After one and a half hour, the dough was ready for next step.Roll out dough into rectangular shape, brush with egg wash and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar.
Sprinkle with raisins.
Roll dough into log, cut it into small portion.
Transfer to greased baking pan. Let it proof until double its size.
Bake in oven for 10 minutes.Done!!!
Enjoy la...

Egg Mayonnaise Sandwich

2008-08-05T19:39:00.000+08:00

You just need 3 main ingredients with 3 easy steps to make an egg mayonnaise sandwich. It is good to be served as breakfast or tea break.

3 main ingredients:
1. Boiled egg
2. Mayonnaise
3. Bread

3 easy steps:
1. Mix the mayonnaise and egg in a bowl.
2. Crush the egg mixture with a fork.
3. Spread the mixture on the bread.
Easy right? You can actually add in some pepper and salt into the mixture to make the taste better, if desired. Normally I prepare this at night and keep in fridge, so the next morning I can eat before I go to work or sometimes I bring it to work.

Spaghetti

2008-08-03T17:21:00.000+08:00

I planned to cook spaghetti since long time ago, and now, it's time to go for it! I asked my bf to cook with me, as he is expert in cooking, hehe. So, let's start my sharing on the "spaghetti lesson".

First of all, get ready your ingredients. We had prepared the ingredients such as parmesan cheese (cheese powder), button mushroom, pasta sauce, chopped garlic, minced meat, butter, spaghetti, chopped small onion, dried mushroom and diced tomoto.
To cook the spaghetti, bring a large pan of water to the boil. Add a little salt. Dip the spaghetti into the water, cook until the texture’s to your liking. Drain and set aside.
Next, heat olive oil (we added some butter as well) in a wok and saute garlic, onion and minced meat until well cooked and fragrant.Add in button mushroom and dried mushroom.Add in some water.Stir in pasta paste. Cover and simmer for about 5-10 minutes. Add seasoning to taste.Lastly, add in tomato.Pour the cooked meat sauce over the spaghetti. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and serve immediately.It was very very tasty. For those who like to eat spaghetti, you can cook it at home. I think it is cheaper compare to outside. Some more, you can add whatever ingredients that you preferred, such as prawn, ham or squid to make seafood spaghetti. Yummy!!!

Blueberry Mousse Cake

2008-08-03T17:16:00.000+08:00

Bake for fun when I was too free at home. At the same time, I can practice my decorating skill as well. Hehe...

Swiss Bun

2008-07-20T20:40:00.000+08:00

Today I have tried to bake swiss bun. Everything was fine, just that the bread become dark after baked for 20mins. Hehe, I brushed too much of egg york already..

Healthy Wholemeal Bread

2008-07-17T20:41:00.000+08:00

Bake using breadmaker, just put all the ingredients into the breadmaker and let it do the rest. Eng kah cheng…

Lovely Chocolate Banana Cake

2008-07-17T20:40:00.000+08:00

Cake for …? Very obvious right? A heart shape chocolate banana cake, surrounded by heart shape chocolate. Just like my love for you lo, my dear…hehe..

Blueberry Mousse Cake & Coffee Mousse Cake

2008-07-17T20:38:00.000+08:00

Blueberry Mousse Cake

Kiak kiak kiak, I am very satisfied with these two cakes. I spent my whole day just to bake them for my parents. Again, who am I? I am Ah Shui la! The cakes are just like me…SHUI AH! Hehehhee..

Mango Yogurt Cake

2008-07-17T20:37:00.000+08:00

This year my niece requested for powerpuff girl cake. I used mango slice to decorate the cake and put the powerpuff girl on top. Shui ler!

Chocolate Banana Cake

2008-07-17T20:35:00.000+08:00

I decorated the chocolate banana cake with m&m chocolate for my niece. The cake was so colourful, children sure will like it. But the next day when I saw it, the m&m chocolate "lut seik" (落色). Haha…

Chocolate Mousse Cake

2008-07-17T20:28:00.000+08:00

A birthday cake that full with chocolate for my brother. Chocolate lover sure will like it.

Tiramisu Cake

2008-07-17T20:24:00.002+08:00

Birthday cake for myself. Cheese+coffee+kahlua taste, fantastic!

Pineapple Tart

2008-07-17T20:24:00.001+08:00

Wah, this is nice. I bought the ready make pineapple filling from ingredient shop and make the "skin" at home. Save my energy and time, clever ler!

Marble Cheese Cake

2008-07-17T20:23:00.000+08:00

Super ho ciak cheesecake. My family likes to eat. But nowadays, cream cheese is super expensive. Sad sad..

Scotland Biskuit

2008-07-17T20:22:00.000+08:00

Very easy to bake and very very tasty. Just like the one you bought from Scotland.

Strawberry Cheese Cake

2008-07-17T20:20:00.000+08:00

Pre-mix cheese cake bought from cold storage. Very easy to make, taste was not bad, but too sweet. For those who has no experience in baking at all, maybe can try this lo. Hehe...

Barbie Doll Cake

2008-07-17T20:19:00.000+08:00

My niece requested a barbie cake for her 3 years old birthday party. I do not want to disappoint her even though I do not know how to make it. I get the idea from internet, sample from bakery shop and of course, own imagination to make a barbie cake for her. This is the one I made for her during her 3 years old birthday. The top part is designed by my mom as she is a tailor mah…so, sap sap sooi la..haha…

Passion Fruit Manggo Cake

2008-07-17T20:08:00.000+08:00

First fresh cream cake that baked for my dear bf, hope he will like it. I would like to thank him for being with me all the time, especially when I am down. He encourages me and makes me "up". Hehe... Also, when I failed to bake a nice cake, he was always there to tell me the reason why I failed. He is sooooooooo expert leh! Don't play play ah!!! hahahaa...

Pandan Layer cake

2008-07-12T14:28:00.000+08:00

Fast and easy are the best words to describe the baking process. Just need to spend less than 2 hours to make it and the cake is easy to do as well. Most important, the cake is very very yummy. Chin ho ciak!

Jelly and Snowskin Mooncake

2008-07-12T14:24:00.000+08:00

Huuhaaahaaahaaaa! I sold the jelly and snowskin mooncakes during mooncake festival. Many people ordered from me leh, hehe. But, without my dear and mummy help, I am not able to do it, super tired. Thanks for all your help oh! We did 4 flavours of the jelly mooncake which are lychee, greentea, manggo and honey dew.

Cheese Tart

2008-07-12T14:23:00.000+08:00

My favorite cheese tart, I follow the recipe which I copied from television program few years ago. Taste good! Better than buy from outside, sooooooo expensive,hoh?

Chocolate Banana Cake

2008-07-12T14:22:00.000+08:00

Big chocolate banana cake, yummy.

Mini Black Forest Cake

2008-07-12T14:21:00.001+08:00

I make 5 mini black forest cakes and gave to my friends. I like the mini cake very much as they are very cute. Just like me…hahahhaha

Pizza

2008-07-12T14:20:00.002+08:00

Pizza bread make using bread maker. Then apply some sause, tuna, onion, ….and finally cheese…sent to smart oven to bake!

水果篮面包 (Fruit Basket Bread)

2008-07-12T14:20:00.001+08:00

Haha, another 失败品 ("failed product"). The bread suddenly sank before it was done. Why? Not sure leh, maybe too much liquid? Don't care la, just used it as fruit basket la.

White Plain Bread

2008-07-12T14:16:00.000+08:00

Naaahh, this one la, called "success". Finally can get a perfect one. <失败是成功之母嘛>...嗯,为什么成功的妈妈要叫失败? Pantang lo…hahaha…

屁股形+大便面包 (Pet Pet Shape + Shit bread)

2008-07-12T10:51:00.000+08:00

I named it as 屁股形+大便面包 (Pet Pet Shape + Shit bread) because hior, it really looks like a shit came out from pet pet. Well, this was not purposely "designed" by me, it was "shaped" by my smart bread maker. Don't believe? Haha, I don't know what I did or what ingredient I used until the bread came out from the bread maker become this special shape. But I treat it as a piece of "art". Haha... 自我安慰...

Bread Maker

2008-07-12T10:50:00.000+08:00

Tang tang tang tang!!!! Bread maker bought in cosway. I felt very excited when I knew that there is a thing called "bread maker" in this world. (Hehe, maybe I am too "sua pa") I quickly bought one unit back home. It is just like mini washing machine, haha...soooooooooooooo cute. I was so happy that I no need to knead the flour with my own energy anymore, I am too weak to do this kind of "exercise", very "jiak lat"..."wa bo lat" lah!!

Creampuff

2008-07-12T00:21:00.000+08:00

Friend ordered creampuff from me for don't know what function, hehe…

Blueberry Cake

2008-07-12T00:19:00.000+08:00

Blueberry cake for my cousin, another type of deco learnt from book. Erm, not easy to deco a cake leh, especially fresh cream cake, the cream melted so fast, difficult to control. More practice is needed to get a better result. Kampate!!!

Manderin Orange Longan Cake

2008-07-12T00:16:00.000+08:00

I learnt the decoration from book, just get some brief idea and deco it by myself. That time I had manderin orange and longan at home, so just used them to deco my cake.

Black Forest Cake

2008-07-12T00:13:00.000+08:00

Ordered by colleagues, everyone said the cake is nice and good taste…hehe, thanks for all your support leh.

Fresh Kiwi and Peach Cake

2008-07-12T00:10:00.000+08:00

My friend ordered the peach kiwi cake from me for her friend's birthday party.

Swiss Roll

2008-07-12T00:06:00.000+08:00

Plain Chiffon Cake

2008-06-22T21:06:00.000+08:00

I don't know why my chiffon cake sink although I inverted it immediately when it came out from my smart oven. And cut it only when it was completely cool.

Layer Cake

2008-06-22T21:05:00.000+08:00

Layer Cake

2008-06-22T21:04:00.000+08:00

I think the best word to describe this layer cake is "EeeeeeYaaakkk"!! Yes, it is really EeeYak as you can see from the photo, it is so oily and the texture is so solid. I just ate a piece of it and the rest, hehe, dustbin lo! Haih, such a big "kaolat", wasted my money only.

Whole Meal Bread

2008-06-22T21:02:00.000+08:00

The first bread I baked at home. I used my mixer to mix the flour and all the ingredients, but too bad...my mixer getting hotter and hotter. I am afraid that it will "poooooommmmmmm". At the end I have to knead it by myself. And the most interested part was, all my sweat "spilled" into the bread mixture...Hahahaaaa...but thanks to all my supporter, for eating all the bread as well. Kamsia kamsia!!!

Fresh Manggo Kiwi Cake

2008-06-22T20:59:00.000+08:00

Nuuuu, this is the first cake I baked using my smart oven. I decorated it with fresh kiwi and manggo, and top with a layer of jelly.

My Smart Oven

2008-06-22T20:56:00.000+08:00

My father bought this oven for me after I attended the first baking course. And here, I want to tell my oven, "Oven, I love you so much. Without you, I still need to use the old old, round round type oven, the 60's or 70's oven, no temperature setting, no timer and small in size eh. Hehe, big thanks to you lah, my smart oven." Of course, the most important is to thank the sponsor, my smart Papa for buying the smart oven for his smart daughter...yeeeheeeeee! Muuaakk..muuaakkk..muaakkssssssss....

Tuna Puff

2008-06-22T20:55:00.000+08:00

This is the first time I baked tuna puffs at home. Feel great when I see the puff's layer expanding inside the oven.

Coffee Cake

2008-06-22T20:54:00.000+08:00

My dad likes this cake, because he is coffee lover. Hehe...

Mini Cream Puff

2008-06-22T20:52:00.000+08:00

"六只可爱的小黄鸭，摆摆走来的摇摇尾巴…", still remember this children song? See, the little ducks are singing and dancing beside my mini creampuff leh, cute right?

Sugee Cake

2008-06-22T20:51:00.000+08:00

MnnnHmm! My mom's favorite cake. The special ingredients of this cake are sugee, nutmeg powder, keat peah (吉饼), tungkwa (冬瓜) and almond flakes.

Butter Cake

2008-06-22T20:48:00.000+08:00

The most traditional cake and my family like this cake very much. It is easy to bake and delicious. See carefully the texture of that small piece of cake that has been cut out, very soft and smooth right? For me, the main reason I like this butter cake is because of the cake's texture. Feel like my tongue is licking and tasting something smoooooooooooth...ssslllleeepppp.