Minggu, 16 Mei 2010

Chilled Cheese Cake

Chilled Cheese Cake

This Chilled Cheese Cake is very rich with cream
e.g. cream cheese, whipping cream and evaporated milk.
This weekend, I really go "ga ga"...Saturday cooked "Stir Fried Radish Cake"
and Sunday make Chilled Cheese Cake.

It is very easy to make...you must try it out.
I am sure your loved ones will love this cake.




420 g cream crackers or digestive biscuits.




Put the cream crackers into the food processor.




And process until fine or crumbly in texture.




Pour out the process cream crackers.
Melt 250 g butter or margarine.
Keep both at one side.




Once the butter or margarine is cool,
pour into the process cream crackers.




Mix until combined and leave at one side.




I do not have spring form pan, thus I am using
dessert plate and line with cling film wrap.
It will be my first and last of using cling film wrap
because it is very hard to take out the cheese cake.
Please use aluminium foil...which is way easier.




Pour one third of the process cream crackers
into the dessert plate.




And press the cream crackers firmly with the
back of spoon or use your palm.
Put into the fridge to chill.




400g evaporated milk (chilled) - (one tin)
200 ml whipping cream (chilled) - (one small carton)




200 ml hot water and mix with 3 tablespoons of gelatin and cool
250 g caster sugar
2 blocks of 250 g cream cheese (room temperature)




Beat cream cheese with evaporated milk and whipping cream
until creamy.




Pour in the caster sugar and beat further.




Lastly pour in the gelatine.




And beat until combined.




The cream crackers able to make 3 plates.




Pour the mixture into the 3 plates equally and
chill for 2 hours or overnight.




Take out the plate and lift up the cling film wrap
in order to lift up the cheese cake and place
it onto a flat plate and cut into your desire sizes.




Chilled Cheese Cake.

Minggu, 09 Mei 2010

Stir Fried Radish Cake (Choy Tow Kueh)

Stir Fried Radish Cake (Choy Tow Kueh)

As promised...here it is "Stir Fried Radish Cake"
(Choy Tow Kueh in Cantonese Translation).
This dish is the all time favourite of everyone in Malaysia.




250g rice flour




1/4 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 tablespoon of vegetable oil
1 teaspoon alkaline water (Kan Sui in Cantonese Translation)

Note : If you do not like to use alkaline water, by all means,
do take it out. Alkaline water to make the cake crunchy.




880 ml of water




Prepare the steamer.




Mix the rice flour with salt, bicarbonate of soda and pepper.




Make a well in the center.




Pour in the alkaline water and vegetable oil and
mix thoroughly.




Pour in slowly the water and mix well.




Mix until combine.




Once the steamer is ready and water is boiling.




Put in the batter and steam for 50 minutes.




Lift it up and let it cool.
If there is water on top of the cake,
please scoop it out.




Get ready chopped garlic, chopped dried radish
(Choy Poh in Cantonese), egg and chopped chives.
(the above ingredients are for one plate per person of stir fry)




Cut the cake into small sizes.
Dark Soy Sauce.
Light Soy Sauce.
Pepper.




Heat up the wok and oil.




Stir fry the garlic.




And then Choy Poh.




Pour in the cake and stir fry for a few minutes.




Break in the egg.




And stir fry until the egg is cooked.




Pour in 1/2 tablespoon of dark soy sauce,
2 tablespoons of soy sauce,
few dash of pepper and lastly the chives
and stir fry until combined.
Test the taste before scooping into a plate.
If not enough of soy sauce, please put more.



Delicious, Delicious, Delicious are the only words.

Dried Snow Pear Drink

Dried Snow Pear Drink

The Chinese medicine shop lady told me
to boil this drink for my kids to reduce their pimples.
Well, I have boiled daily for more than 2 weeks and
I noticed some improvement in their faces.
The lady told me that they have to drink every day .......
4 to 5 glasses per day (if not, there won't be any improvement).
Well, hope she is correct and cross my fingers.




8 slices of dried snow pear (this type of pear is the yellow skin pear)
2 pieces of 'Muk Joe' (I will find the English translation later)

(you can purchase these two ingredients from any Chinese Medicine Shop)




Wash the Snow Pear Slices and 'Muk Joe' and put into a pot.
Pour 2 litres (2,000 ml) of water.




Boil for 10 minutes.




After 10 minutes....take out the 'Muk Joe' and
use a fork to mash it to pieces.
(remember not to switch off the fire while you are doing this)
Then, put back the 'Muk Joe" inside the pot again.




And boil for further 25 minutes and
switch off the fire and let it cool.
Once cool, strain the drink with a strainer and
pour into a tumbler.




If you can't finish the drink,
pour into a tumbler and keep inside the fridge to drink tomorrow.
It is best to drink all in the same day.

White Chocolate Cupcakes

White Chocolate Cupcakes

Wishing all Mothers out there, A Very Happy Mother's Day.

Yesterday, celebrated with my mother, my son and daughter
and my son's friend (without my husband because he is in Kota Kinabalu).
Today only I will be celebrating with my husband, my son and daughter.
Since my mother wanted to eat steam boat, we went to Shabu One in Lot 10.
Funny.....my mother is vegetarian person and she requested for steam boat
(at the end of the dinner, all she had is vegetarian food).
As long as she is happy.......I did not question her.
After our dinner, we walked to Pavilion for window shopping and then
drove around Kuala Lumpur for sight seeing.
We all have a good time.



Present from my son and daughter...Patchi Chocolate.
I know it costs them a very big bomb $$$ for this present.
Told them, I will always be happy as long as they study hard, be a good person,
be courteous to others, respect elders and etc.

Eventhough today is Mother's Day, I won't be resting because I would
like to bake them this White Chocolate Cupcakes




Line your tray with paper cases.




160 g butter or margarine
180 g caster sugar
200 g self raising flour
4 eggs
140 g white chocolate chips




Put all the butter/margarine, caster sugar,
self raising flour and eggs into a bowl.




Beat until smooth and combined.




Pour in all the white chocolate chips.




Fold until combined.

Sorry...I forgotten to take photos on scooping those batter
into those paper cases.

Bake for 30 minutes at 180 to 190 degree Celsius.




Isn't it is delicious to be eaten?




I can't help myself by taking more photos on these cupcakes.
So lovely!