Christmas Day 25th December 2007

Crowds that have been forming in the afternoon

Crews preparing the stage for the performance at night.

Have been going to Orchard Road for the past few years during Christmas Day at night time and it is extremely crowded, but this year for a change, went in the afternoon instead and as usual it is crowded also. Last year Christmas Day was an unlucky year for me as i lost my hp in Orchard Road. When alighted at Orchard MRT station, friends and i was telling each other that we switch our hp to the loudest ringing tone so that if we lost each other, we can hear the ringing tone when we contact each other. After walking for some time, we went to Wisma Food Republic to have a drink when i realise that my hp is missing. Friend use her hp to call my hp and it is off. It was then that i realise that my hp is stolen or pickpocket. If i were to drop my hp, my hp won't be switch off but it was off. This incident remind me that i have to be careful with my belonging next time.

玉竹鸡汤

This afternoon, boil this 玉竹鸡汤 and it is yummy yummy.

Lijun house on 23th December 2007

Yesterday, 23th December 2007, Carrie and i went to Lijun house. She cook lunch for us.

Mid-Wing Chicken

Salmon Fish

Most importantly of all, our favourite steamed dumpling. Lijun know that Carrie and i like her dumpling so whenever we go to her house, she will cook dumpling for us.

Papaya Soup

Longan Pudding/Butter Cookies/Pandan Butter Cake

Longan Pudding

I do not have the pudding mould, so i use another type of mould to do it.

Butter Cookies from 厨房笔记

Pandan Butter Cake

Aftering trying the Pandan Butter Cake at Aunty Irene house last sun and also i didn't do it correctly the other time, today i try it again. But the top was a bit burnt again.

Honey Baked Chicken Drumstick

Seeing Shirley make the Honey Baked Chicken Wing, i kiasu, so try out the Honey Baked Chicken Drumstick, but i took out the skin. Find that i prefer the Honey Char Siew..

Coffee Butter Cake

Coffee Butter Cake comes into my mind, so yesterday consult Aunty Irene whether if the new Butter Cake recipe can be used to make Coffee Butter Cake, and she teach me the method of doing it. Thanks to Aunty Irene for the guidance.




After Aunty Irene see the cake, sure kanna 打屁股by her because the top of the cake turn out to be burnt. No wonder i smell a burning smell instead of the cake smell when inside the oven. But the inside of the cake is still okie. After trying it, i find that i still prefer the Pandan Butter Cake as it is more fragrant.

A Day at Aunty Irene house on 16th December 2007

宫保鸡丁

vegetable with 虾米

sweet bun

Pandan Butter Cake

Actually 2day i was half hearted to go Aunty Irene house because i wanted to watch the yearly 红星大奖, but Aunty Irene said she will be making 宫保鸡丁， 焦糖布丁蛋糕，Butter Cake (New recipe), i was tempted, so i went to her house.

Met Linda who is there to learn sweet bun. Nicole, Margaret and i also made a set of sweet bun, but most of it was made by Nicole and Margaret (i make only 2) because i can't think of any pattern to make. Shirley came after we finish making the sweet bun, and Aunty Irene teach us 宫保鸡丁, and also how to fry 虾米。Our yummy yummy lunch of the day is 宫保鸡丁，vegetable with 虾米, and porriage with sweet potato.

Then Aunty Irene teach us Pandan Butter Cake and 焦糖布丁蛋糕. But i didn't wait for the 焦糖布丁蛋糕 to be set in the fridge and also the new recipe Butter Cake because i was rushing home to watch the 红星大奖.

Jalan Kayu and Mycofarm on 15th December 2007

Indian Rojar

Rota Prata

Heard that Jalan Kayu is good for it's roti prata, so was there yesterday to try it out. Find that it's only so so and it's 90 cents a piece. Further down, there another stall selling roti prata and that stall is more crowded. Then went to look look around. Came across a Mycofarm (Mushroom Farm), it about 15 ~ 20 mins walk from the main road so went in to take a look, but too bad can't take picture. And from there i get to know abit more about mushroom.

Pandan Butter Cake baked on 11th December 2007

Not satisfy with this cake that i tried out, because the colour looks artificial and also that the coconut milk that i squeeze out is watery.

Mini Log Cake made on 9th December 2007

Called up Aunty Irene on sat and ask her if i can go to learn baking, and ask her what i can learn, she said i have not learn Log Cake, so on lah, yesterday went to her place to learn Log Cake. Before going to her place, went to Phoon Huat to get some baking needs, and i bought the smallest box for the Log Cake, Aunty Irene ask me how come i buy such a small box, told her i just want a mini Log Cake.

Met Sally Foo, Michelle Gan, Francis (Michelle boyfriend), Lee Chin (Michelle friend). Lee Chin is there to learn fruit cake and i took the opportunity to learn the procedure in doing a fruit cake. And Sally is there to learn Tiramisu.

Margaret came after she finish doing her housework and Mary also came in the evening.

My mini Log Cake is completed with the help of Aunty Irene and Margaret. Thank u Aunty Irene and Margaret.

A Visit to Farmart

There's a small animal corner with different types of animals there.

Different type of fish for sales

seafood for sales

plants for sales

Wonder what is this, can someone advise me what is this?


Have got information about Farmart from internet at http://www.farmart.com.sg/ and since there's a shuttle bus from CCK (fare is 50 cents per trip, so to and fro will be $1), so decided to pay a visit to Farmart to see how is it like. There's a zi char stall there which is not bad.

Honey Char Siew And Chocolate Pudding Cup Cake on 5th December 2007

Honey Char Siew

I seldom listen to the radio in the afternoon, but on monday i tune in to Violet program and heard her mention the ingredients for the Honey Char Siew. Have all the ingredient needed, so ask my mum to buy the pork. Immediate print out the recipe on Tuesday night after Aunty Irene post it and marinate the pork next day in the morning and bake it in the evening.

Chocolate Pudding Cup Cake

After eating the chocolate pudding cup cake at Aunty Irene house, i fell in love with it because it is very nice and also that i like chocolate (but cannot eat too often lor, must control weight mah), i ask Aunty Irene how to do it, and after getting the recipe from her, i kan cheong and cannot wait to do it, so quick quick start doing it. Aunty Irene was saiding abt the brand of chocolate that is nice and can be bought from PH, but i didn't go PH and i have a baking bar unsweeten chocolate bought from supermarket in the fridge, so use that to do it.

Cheddar Cheese Cake made on 3rd December 2007

Cheddar Cheese Cake just out of the oven using top and bottom heat

This is the cheddar cheese cake that i saw Aunty Irene teaching Hui Fen to do on sunday. After leaving Aunty Irene house that day, i went to the supermarket near her house to buy the cheddar cheese and butter and try it out yesterday. But i cut down on the sugar by 20g (Aunty Irene, hope u won't be angry that i cut down on the sugar, hehe...) Aunty Irene, how many mark will i get for this item huh?

黄金小面包

((黄金小面包 ))

(( Bun with sausage))

Arrange with Huifen to go Aunty Irene house today to learn bakery. Huifen went to learn Rich Cheese Cake and Cheddar Cheese Loaf and i have a chance to see the procedure in doing Rich Cheese Cake and Cheddar Cheese Loaf. Aunty Irene also show us the steps in doing Sponge Cake. Saw quite a no. of people doing the 黄金小面包 and i was tempted to do it, so ask Aunty Irene to teach me. Used half of the recipe and the other half was used to make bun with sausage inside. The bread is done by Huifen and me which Aunty Irene said that it's 不像样，but Huifen told her that it's creativity. A thousand thanks to Aunty Irene for teaching the 黄金小面包, and also to Nicole for the help.

And as usual, Aunty Irene house is filled with a lot of people as Ah Oink and her family came in the afternoon, and also Hui Fen family and not forgetting Margaret also...

Sembawang Park on 1st December 2007

Have not been to Sembawang Park before, so went there to take a look.

Saw quite a no. of people fishing in this area.