CNY Friends Gathering

We hosted a mini CNY gathering party for our close friends today. 

The menu for today is:

Cold Dish

1. Lo Hei 

(diy the not so alike doggie lo hei)

2. Potato Salad with Egg

Starter

3. Creamy Mushroom Soup

(using white mushrooms and portobello)

Main Dish

4. Cream Pasta

Side Dishes

5. Grilled Pork Ribs

(fyi this ribs were grilled in oven for TWO solid hours! meat was so soft that the bone even slipped out where transferring to the plate)

6. Garlic Butter Seafood Platter

(Mussels, Clams, Cheese Sausage, Prawns - the rostrum, also known as the "beak", the pointy sharp portion were cut off.. this is to ensure no one gets hurt while eating. =p )

Dessert

7. Valrhona Fudgy Brownie

Thank you friends for coming over =D

Chinese New Year 2018

Are you all ready for Chinese New Year?

I didn't know what was Ah Gou Gou and Ah Mei Mei until my kids sang the song.. haha. It shows how much i watch television. 

My bakes for this year =D

1. Almond Florentines

2. Pineapple Balls

3. Honey Baked Cornflakes

Almond Florentine

One of the easier bakes for CNY. =) 

Almond Florentine

placed it within the rectangle area of my bake mat

tada! very neat cut =p

Honey Baked Cornflakes

Tried baking new item for this Chinese New Year!

Honey Baked Cornflakes. 

Strawberry Jello Cheesecake

CNY day 3 at mummy's place. 

We had a sumptuous dinner at my mum's place. =)

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Marble Butter Cake

CNY day 1 was gathering at my place with Brownie.

CNY day 2 was at elder brother's place, and i made Marble Butter Cake. (see my previous marble butter cake here)

We enjoyed ourselves =)

 谢谢大哥大嫂for hosting

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Valrhona Fudgy Brownie

It was baked for 大年初一 

 A simple bake for my family. I believe most of you are aware that we are not celebrating CNY. 

I am not sure how many brownies i have made, you may wish to view the list here.

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Marble Butter Cake

Recipe adapted from Mrs Ng SK

Have yet to cut up to see how is the swirl like. This cake is meant for prayer for my late dad on CNY eve. Because the prayer has to be in the morning, so i made this earlier to pass to my mum. She has to wake up midnight to start cooking for my dad's prayer. We pray he is doing fine, we know he is watching over us in the heaven.

Thank you dad, we really hope you are doing fine.

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Almond Florentines

Easiest CNY goodies to make.

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Almond Cookies

continued baking for the past few days as the CNY draws nearer.

havent been baking chiffons due to the irregular temperature of my oven, was still quite sad.

the above almond cookies was baked before my oven's "Dr Consultation" haha

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Cornflakes Cookies

Cornflakes Cookies

I'm trying my best to bake a new cookie everyday for the upcoming CNY. No, we won't have any visiting (i believe many of you are aware). However, my house is open to family and friends. Just inform before popping by. 

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Melty Butter Cookies

If my memory did not fail me, the recipe was adapted from Cynthia Neo. 

100g Salted Butter 

(i used the tin Golden Churn)

25g Icing Sugar

45g Plain Flour

30g Bread Flour

25g Rice Flour

Bake in pre heated oven at 160 deg C (top bottom heat), rack 2 for my oven.

15~18mins 

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CNY Orders - Pineapple Tarts + Choco German Cookies

Mastered the art of squeezing (highest record: 88 pieces of ong lye)

huat huat lye.. LOL

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Valrhona Choco German Cookies

Came across Bakingtaitai's German Cookie here.

I used Valrhona Cocoa Powder, it's very fragrance! 

Did not do the usual (use fork to press down) way, cuz the dough i found quite hard to manage. 

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CNY Pre-Order