Aspiring Bakers #12 - Steamed Baby Chiffon Cake

After seeing so many entries on kueh kueh this month, I'm glad I'm in time to submit at least one entry to Aspiring Bakers #12: Traditional Kueh (October 2011). I have made these cute little greenish cakes last week but just too tide up with work and didn't have time to post it. Today, no matter how I have to squeeze some time to do up this entry on the due date.

Steamed Baby Chiffon Cake

The first time I made this kueh was during my secondary school days during Food & Nutrition class. It's a very simple and easy recipe pass down to me from my aunt. After so many years, I'm still keeping this recipe in my file. Glad to have the opportunity to do it again.  This little cake is yummy, soft and fragrant.

Kraze Burgers

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Want to try some healthy style burgers & sandwiches? You can find it at Kraze Burgers, a Korean chain restaurants serving premium burgers. I really enjoy the burger, soft and fluffy buns with lots of vegetables & lean meat patty!   

  

The Matiz Burger - $13++

They serve the burger with corn salad instead fries.

Crystal Cafe - Taiwan Porridge Buffet

My family likes Teochew porridge very much so when I read about Crystal Cafe from "Sparklette", I brought them to try. The cafe is located at the corner of Killiney Road in Orchard Grand Court Hotel-style Service Apt. It's a porridge buffet rather similar to the one at Quality Hotel but slightly cheaper. My aunt like their healthy cooking style, light and not oily. However they still prefer the one at Quality Hotel for the variety.  

All ready to tuck in...let's eat!

Le Chocolat Cafe

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We went over to Le chocolat Cafe for cakes after dinner at Chowon Garden.  Le Chocolat is a dessert cafe located in The Club Hotel. Cosy ambience and a nice place to have a cup of tea and cake.  

Among all the cakes we had, the Ivory tart and green tea opera are the nicer ones. 

Chowon Garden Korean Restaurant

Korean food again! No choice because the birthday girl wanted it...! It's my cousin birthday and we celebrated with her at Chowon Garden. A  Korean restaurant near Maxwell House that serves rather authentic Korean cuisine. Though the food is not bad but the service sucks... my family was rather pissed off by them so I think there won't be a revisit.

Banchan (complimentary)

All are quite nice except for the fish cakes, is that Korean's...lol!

Thai To Go

Recently I discover a gem in food delivery! Chanced upon Thai To Go on a weekend when I was cracking my head on what to order for dinner... When I saw Thai To Go that delivers authentic Thai cuisine to anywhere in Singapore, I never hesitate at all and decided to order right away! The menu has an extensive range of Thai dishes at affordable price. Overall the food is average only but I think I will order it again when I'm craving for Thai food at home.  

Ordering is easy. Take a peak at the menu from their website to decide on the items to order and dial 63969696. Payment by cash or credit card.

Ritz Durian Strudel

After dinner at Auntie Kim's, went to Ritz Apple Strudel which is located next door to grab some dessert home. I love their durian strudel more than apple strudel! I'm kind of weird in food... I love apple eaten fresh but not cooked in dessert.

Different types of strudel available - apple, durian, mango, peach, strawberry & blueberry. Which one do you prefer?

Auntie Kim's Korean Restaurant

Craving for Korean food and settled our craving at Auntie Kim's located at Upper Thomson Road. The menu was quite limited and prices are slightly on the high side. Overall the food was average only.  

Korean BBQ Pork - $22++

Pork Shoulder marinated in special sauce. Nice but not fantastic!

Tip Top versus AMK Curry Puff

I believe most Singaporeans are familiar with Tip Top in Ang Mok Kio for their yummilicious curry puff. If not for the curry puff, should have read about the headline they made few years ago for tax evasion. Recently I chanced upon AMK Curry Puff in Toa Payoh and wondering are they related to Tip Top. My buddy colleague Sharon told me the man in the picture is from Tip Top too. So is it they sell away Tip Top and start AMK Curry Puff? Anybody know?  

   

So which one taste better...?

My Bakes - July 2011

A summary of my bakes for July 2011! Some repeated bakes and tried out some recipes from fellow bloggers... 

3rd July 2011
Banana & Macadamia Cupcake

I love this simple banana cupcake recipe! Been repeatedly baking these...

Valeries's Coffee & Chocolate Chiffon Cakes Workshop

I cannot believe it this was the first baking workshop I attended this year. What have I been doing...lol? Anyway attended another Valerie's workshop at Serangoon CC recently. Both chiffons are nice but the chocolate chiffon  is more crowd pleasing!

Login OnePA, Shermay's or Email: valbakes@yahoo.com.sg for workshops schedules.

Fisherman's Wharf

[Closed] Fisherman's Wharf is near my place but never thought of trying out untill it was recommended by Sizzling Wok 2 sometimes ago. Went on a Sunday and surprised that it was not very crowded. We didn't order any seafood just some zi char dishes...quite disappointed with the food, more misses than hits.  

Pork Ribs with Crispy Cod Fish Fries - $10.00

Sizziling Wok recommendation. The pork ribs were tender but a bit too sweet for our liking though it was quite creative to add the crispy cod fish fries.

Mini Marble Mocha Cakes

Bought a new mini loaf tray and coffee extract recently and can't wait to use it. Browsed through my to try list and decided upon this quick & easy recipe to try.  

Love this mini loaf tin... and nothing beats a good quality extract!

Korean Instant Noodles

These are some of my favourite Korean instant noodles where I bought from my last Korea's trip. These can be found in Singapore Korean's mart too.

Jajangmyun

I really heart this... lovely noodles in black bean paste sauce with tiny beef cubes and vegetables!

Goodbye Kaki Bukit...

My workplace has relocated to Upper Thomson area in July so in months to come, I will be blogging more on this area and bid farewell to Kaki Bukit. I had been working in Kaki Bukit area for almost 5 years. We will miss this place especially the places we frequent for lunches. In our last week in Kaki Bukit, we had lots of makan sessions to enjoy the food that we were so used too and enjoyed.      

7th July 2011
85 Fengshan Market & Food Centre
Blk 85 Fengshan Centre
Singapore 460085

Minced Pork Noodles, Grilled Sambal Fish, Curry Chicken, Fish Cake & Chwee Kueh

Easy Meat Balls Spaghetti

An easy meal I prepared for myself on weekday night... using meatballs from Ikea.  

Spaghetti in tomato sauce served with Ikea meatballs.

Chao Zhou Fishball Noodles

This is a very popular fishball noodles stall in my neighbour, run by an elderly couple. As the stall is forever long queue during opening hours and only open 4 days a week so I had never tried it though I stay nearby for more than 10 years. Only recently when my friends came over to have breakfast with me on a Sunday before going to church that I decided to queue for it...

Fishball Noodle - $2.50 (dry/soup)

After queuing for 20 mins, finally got my bowl of noodles! Definitely worth the wait! The handmade fish balls were bouncily soft and tasty... the noodles sauce is great too. However I prefer the version without ketchup, just chilli will be perfect.

Chao Zhu Fishball Noodles

Blk 22 Lorong 7 Toa Payoh 

#01-20 Toa Payoh Lor 7 Food Centre

Singapore 310022

Opening Hours: 8am to 2pm

(Closed on Mon, Tue, Thu)

Visited on 3/7/11

Groupon's Deal - Sakae Sushi

$5 for 1 Bowl of Niku Udon or Teriyaki Chicken Don at Sakae Sushi (Worth $10.99)

Buying Groupon's deal can be quite addictive... everytime I saw a deal on restaurant, I'm just so tempted by it to buy and buy. Before you know, you may have spend hundreds on it. Bought 4 of this Sakae deal in July and finished it off in 2 visits.

Unique Seafood Market @ Ah Yat Seafood

3rd July 2011

It's my younger brother birthday and he is a seafood lover so we decided to go to Unique Seafood Market for a seafood feast. Reasonably priced live seafood with all year round promotion, 50% off on weekdays (except PH & Eve) and 40% off on weekends. Plus free cooking and preparation of live seafood by the Unique Seafood Market restaurants. 

Unique Seafood Market

How to order? First, choose between Ah Yat (Hong Kong style cuisine) or Owen (Local style cuisine) and get a table number. Then proceed to Unique Seafood Market which is located right outside both restaurants to browse through the numerous seafood tanks to have your pick. All the seafood you have chosen will be weighed and placed into a basket tagged with table number to be sent to the restaurant. Then at the restaurant, the service crew will check with you, how you want your seafood to be cooked or prepared. We love the cooking style at Ah Yat so we always will go there plus they always give complimentary dessert.  

Weekend Cooking IV - Bulgogi Rice Roll (Kimbap)

Make some yummy kimbap for dinner. Instead of using spam and crabstick, I used bulgogi pork. I prefer this version than my usual one.

Old Fashioned Butter Cake

6th Jul 2011

Nothing more satisfying and comforting than a slice of good old fashioned butter cake with a cup of tea! A simple and easy butter cake recipe adapted from Sonia @ Nasi Lemak Lover.

Moist and buttery... Just nice to use up my can of Golden Churn butter.

Ng Ah Sio Bak Kut Teh (黄亚细肉骨茶)

1st July 2011

A friday night dinner with family at Ng Ah Sio Bak Kut Teh. This is probably one of the oldest BKT joint in Singapore located at the end of Rangoon Road near CTE exit. Read a lot of negative reviews about them after they went under Jumbo management. However I still find the BKT is of the best in Singapore and has lived up to my expectation.  

   

The BKT version here should be Hokkien style as the soup is dark in colour where the Teochew style is light and clear soup.

Signatures by Lam's - Colleague's Birthday

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1st Jul 2011

Celebrated a colleague's birthday at Signature's by Lam's. A Chinese restaurant near my workplace where we will only visit on special occasion. Most of the dishes in the menu are executed well and prices are reasonable too.

Crispy Champagne Cod Fish - S$25++

I love cod fish cooked in any style and this was good! The sauce was appetizing and complimented the cod fish very well.

Korea/Jeju Trip @ May 2011 - Day 8

Day 8 - 24 May 2011

Our last day in Seoul... nothing much was done. Just did some last minutes shopping for local products. Had a sumptuous lunch and transfer to the airport for our flight home!   

Lotte Hotel World Lobby

Checking out early in the morning... goodbye Lotte Hotel World! We enjoyed our stay in the Character room the last 2 nights. Next we proceed to The War Memorial of Korea for breakfast. 

Korea/Jeju Trip @ May 2011 - Day 7 (Part II)

Day 7 - 23 May 2011

Spending more than half a day at Everland, our next destination was to the Korean Traditional Centre where we were given hands-on how to make kimchi and also had an opportunity to take photos of ourselves in  Korean Traditional Costume - Hanbok.

Korean Traditional Centre

The instructor gave a short introduction of the ingredients & seasonings used in the Kimchi. Then we were given a small portion to try making. It was really a very short session.