Mango Lassi and Green Tea Punch

      Okay, so right now I'm flipping through my Home Economics Textbook (Teen Style 2 by Wong Ping and Ling Chai Joo) and I'm hunting down some good recipes. Well then lets see here... Snacks, Appetizers, Meals, Desserts and Beverages... I'm more of a dessert person, but I'll let you decide (vote @ the Poll on your left). Lets start off with beverages then.

Mango Lassi

1 mango

4-6 ice cubes

300g plain yogurt

1 tablespoon sugar

2 tablespoons mango cordial

100ml water

Remove flesh from mangoes.

Blend all ingredients until smooth.

You can also use other fresh fruits like

banana, pineapple or honeydew.

Makes 2

Tea, though ridiculed by those who are naturally coarse

in their nervous sensibilities will always be the favorite

beverage of the intellectual.                                       ~ Thomas de Quincey

Green Tea Punch

100g Honey dew, chopped

1 can soda water

300ml water

2 green tea bags

1 tablespoon sugar

Boil water,

Add in tea bags and sugar.

Mix the rest of the ingredients together.

Do not blend.

Chill or add crushed ice.

     See? SO simple. Yea those are all the beverage recipes they provide. So, there will be more soon, don't forget to vote! See you next week.

Cream Cakes (100TH POST!)

       I'M GLAD TO ANNOUNCE THAT THIS IS MY 100TH POST ON THIS BLOG! YAY FOR NOT-SO-SECRET RECIPES! HIP-HIP-HOORAY! 2 SPECIAL RECIPES FOR YOU TODAY!

      So, um you know that Sardine Puff recipe I told you about? Yeah, I think i lost it. So, I only managed to type half of it out... I'M REALLY SORRY! I know I'm such a scatterbrain! BUT in its place I have another  recipe that I tried in Home Econs class that is just as good. Okay, here goes.

Creamed Cakes 

(Basic Recipe)

Ingredients

100g Plain flour

1 level teaspoon baking powder

75g butter

75g Castor sugar

 2 eggs

2 tablespoons milk (optional)

1 banana

1 teaspoon Lemon juice

1/2 teaspoon Vanilla essence

Preheat oven to 180 degrees C.

Mix the egg, milk and and vanilla essence together in a small bowl and beat lightly.

Cream the butter and sugar with an electric cake mixer til light and

creamy (5 min at speed 1/low speed).

Add the egg & milk mixture gradually (2 tablespoons at a time)

to the creamed mixture (speed 2/ medium speed)

beat with each addition until egg mixture is used up.

Sift half the amount of flour and baking powder together into the mixture.

Fold in gently and repeat with the rest of the flour.

Mash 1 banana in a plate and add the lemon juice.

 Mix well. Add mashed bananas into the mixture and fold in.

Do not over-stir.

Fill cake casings 3/4 full and bake for 20 - 25 minutes or until golden brown.

Makes roughly 8 of them.

      And you know what? Why not add a little icing and a banana on top for good measure. Can't go without a little decoration. And I thought I might as well finish up the Sardine Puff recipe by myself. It may not be accurate but hey, I tried.

Sardine Puffs

Ingredients

plain flour, 100g

pinch of salt

butter, 50g

cold water, 2-3 tablespoons

2 pieces sardines

large onions, 1/4 piece

1 red chilli

lime juice, 2 teaspoons

salt & pepper to taste

Preheat oven to 200 degrees C.

Sift flour into a metal bowl.

Rub the butter in to the flour with your fingertips.

Stop when it resembles fine bread crumbs.

Make a well in the center of the mixture and add the cold water instantly.

Mix well and knead lightly into a firm dough.

Allow the pastry skin to rest in a cool place for 10 minutes before using.

Mash the sardines in a separate plate and chop the onion and red chilli.

Add all three of them together with the lime juice and salt and pepper to taste.

(Mind you this is where I stopped when I lost the recipe.)

Then you sort of shape the dough into 5 by 4-inch rectangles and

place 1/4 of the sardine mixture onto one half of a rectangle.

Fold the dough into half so the mixture is incased into a sort of "pocket".

Pinch the sides together to seal it and poke holes in the surface of the puff.

Repeat with the rest of them. 

Bake for 20-25 minutes or until golden-brown.

Makes about 4.

 

       Alright, so that's all I have for now, I hope it will last the week. But I'm on school break now so hopefully I'll have more time. Okay, happy baking (and eating)! 

Online Recipes

      Hi guys, I know I haven't posted in a LOOONNNGGG  time, I know. But the problem is, I have a 3 day camp starting tomorrow. I won't end until Saturday, but I promise when I get back, I'll type up more recipes for u guys, okie dokey? But for now, I just stumbled upon a few online recipes, so take a look!

34 Insanely Simple Two-Ingredient Recipes:

www.buzzfeed.com/peggy/34-insanely-simple-two-ingredient-recipes/

40 Amazing Grilled Cheese Recipes

http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/40-amazing-grilled-cheese-sandwich-recipes/

Cheesecake Recipes

http://punchfork.com/recipes/cheesecake

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough + Cupcake

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/chocolate-chip-cookie-dough--cupcake--the-best-cupcake-ever/

The Kitchen Cheat Sheet

www.everest.co.uk/PageFiles/4280/kitchencheatsheet.gif/


      Honestly, these recipes are out of this world! They're mega-awesome. So there are a few here to make up for the long period of time I did not post anything, take your time. See you REALLY REALLY SOON.

A Little Somethin' Somethin' For Ya

      Just A little something I wanted to share with you. Really, They're lovely pictures. My friend sent them to me, Don't worry the next recipe is coming soon.

      And while we're NOT on the subject of food, Let's do some promotion. Okay, I probably haven't told you this but I'm a Directioner (if you don't know what that is please GOOGLE). But if there's anyone who loves 1D as much as I do, please comment... or something.

      I AM GETTING CARRIED AWAY. The point is, One Direction have a new single out One Way Or Another (Teenage Kicks) that's already #1 in 60+ countries. And if you buy this song on iTunes, the funds will go to the less fortunate in Africa and the UK. CLICK HERE FOR THE VIDEO, PLEASE JUST DO IT. If you have a heart you will. Help these children, please.

      So please, if you can't be bothered, at least watch the Music Video: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=36mCEZzzQ3o&list=UUbW18JZRgko_mOGm5er8Yzg&feature=player_embedded.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH THAT IS ALL I HAVE TO SAY.

LOVE YOU GUYS!

Fruit Tart

      Hi, Hi, I'm really sorry I know I haven't posted in like, a week? I know, things have been crazy, I had... 6 tests this week. Yea that's a lot, but I have 2 amazing recipes I'd like to share with you! Both I've tried in Home Economics class. So they're A-Okay.

There are never any good tart quotes.

Fruit Tart  with Instant Custard Sauce

Ingredients

Pastry

50g butter

100g flour
2 tablespoons water

pinch of salt

Custard

2 tablespoons of BIRD'S custard powder

2 tablespoons of sugar

570ml milk

Fruit Toppings

Blueberries

Strawberries

Kiwi

Peach (canned)

Preheat oven to 200 degrees Celsius.

Rub butter into flour with fingertips.

Add water all at once to mixture and mix to form a dough.

Knead pastry lightly with fingertips until smooth.

Cover the pastry with cling wrap and allow to rest in chiller for 15 minutes.

Shape pastry on two greased metal tart moulds and bake blind for 20 to 25 mins.

For the custard put 2 tablespoons of the powder into a bowl with 2 tablespoons of sugar.

Mix smoothly with 2 tablespoons milk taken from the 570ml.

Heat the rest of the milk in a sauce pan & stir to cook till boiling.

When almost boiling, pour in the contents of the bowl and stir till well-thickened.

Take out the baked pastries & cool before un-moulding the pastry shells.

Scoop custard into pastries and start decorating them with your sliced fruit.

Be creative, and hurry up before the custard hardens!

      Do it right and It'll taste HEAVENLY. I'm serious. And don't wait till it's cold. Wow okay so over the next few days I'll post the other recipe: Sardine Puffs. May not sound as mouth-watering, but if I can eat it, it's good food.

Chinese New Year Special

     Hi readers! Okay, so I know its February, but in the Chinese calender its the New Year. So this year is the year of the snake, and for those celebrating this special occasion, I have a special recipe for you! And, those who aren't, you can cook this Asian dish anyway. Now, this dish is sort of Singaporean-Chinese, so the measurements may be different and some of the ingredients might be new to you. But, Google has all the answers, trust me.

Braised Pork with Asparagus

Ingredients

1 kg  Pasar Fresh Pork (or fresh pork in general), cut into pieces

150g  ripe pineapple , cut into cubes

150g  sliced asparagus 

100g  preserved soya bean ( Dou Jiang)

2pcs  Chilli padi ,each sliced into 3 segments

3pcs  Sliced garlic

10g  Sliced spring onion

100ml water

Marinate pork cubes with a little dark soya sauce.

Fry pork cubes in heated wok over low fire till fragrant.

Add garlic and fry for 30 seconds.

Follow with preserved soya beans and cook for 1 min.

Add pineapple and asparagus and cook for 2 minutes.

Add water and braise for 10 minutes.

Garnish with spring onion and chilli padi.

 

Chef's Tip: 

Control the fire or heat when cooking pork marinated with dark soya sauce.

It is easy to overcook and dry out the pork.

      Looks pretty simple doesn't it? You can complete that meal with rice and Kai-lan Vegetables. Oh and by the way, I got this from a Chinese magazine, I forgot the title though. But, have a Happy Chinese New Year then! I'm off to Malaysia! 新年快乐！