Off to the awards we go…

Bought this new top from Mango, I love it’s architectural structure ala jak&jil’s complexgeometries‘ collection. Had to buy it once I saw it on the racks. I paired it with my new topshop navy velvet skirt, loving it’s clean silhouette and plus it is just too nice to touch haha. Wore this outfit to an awards ceremony, which was very boring, almost fell asleep, oops.

Grey tunic top from MNG, Navy blue velvet skirt from Topshop, bangle and ring from Bangkok, black studded heels from some random shop for 20 buckeroos (SCORE!)

And my boyfriend looking very smart that day…:) And by the way, did I mention it was happy one year anniversary to us?

oh love <3

Of Cooking Classes

I attended my first cooking class last Sunday. It felt good for a Sunday morning to be joined with other fellow bakers having a ball of a time in the kitchen. We made some macarons and oh my goodness, what a science it is! But I am so proud of myself nonetheless cos at least mine didn’t come out half bad at all! I am like a proud little kid bringing back the A-s and showing it off. My bf loved it and my friend finished it (well,almost all of it), I barely had 2! Here’s some photos:) For all who wanna take part in some cooking fun, remember to check out palate sensations.

Badly piped ones, oops! As compared to the cooking instructor’s…

Yeah I know

But after adding on the chocolate ganache, they didn’t look so bad…

Oh so proud!

My lemon batch wasn’t so bad..well at least I thought they were a big improvement from the chocolate ones

But my batter was over-beaten, so they turned out slightly harder in texture

But like they always say, practice makes perfect! Definitely gonna try baking these babies again. And some behind the scenes pics for your little eye

Have you signed up for your baking class yet?

Snickerdoodle-doo!

These cookies make me weak in the knees, and they tasted amazingly addictive. I couldn’t stop my hands from reaching for one after another (damn it, there goes all the hard work at today’s afternoon yoga class). My brother took a bite one too many of these cookies and told me they tasted like cookies you could get at The Four Seasons (what cookies is he talking about, I have no clue). But oh well, that must be a good thing! I adapted this recipe from allrecipes.com. Enjoy these cookies!

Ingredients (Makes 30)

• 1 cup shortening (I replaced it with unsalted butter, so the cookies might have turned out thinner)
• 1 1/2 cups white sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 3/4 cups sifted all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 teaspoons cream of tartar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons white sugar
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
2. In a large bowl, mix together the shortening and 1 1/2 cups of white sugar until smooth. Stir in the eggs one at a time, blending well after each. Combine the flour, baking soda, cream of tartar and salt; stir into the batter until blended.
3. Roll the dough into balls the size of small walnuts. Roll in a mixture of 2 tablespoons sugar and 2 teaspoons cinnamon. Place 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
4. Bake in the preheated oven for 8 to 10 minutes or until lightly browned, but still soft

placed them too close, oops

But they looked and tasted so good anyway

 

Have you baked yours yet?

Rain Rain Go Away

It’s been raining cats and dogs the past few days, which means no time for the sun and play But it also means warm desserts for afternoon tea! So that’s something to be happy about I haven’t had the time to update, so please bear with me. I had to house sit for a friend while he was in LA and he has no oven in his house, most unfortunately. Finally home and reunited with my kitchen. I made some jammy doughnut muffins and they were yummy yummy yummy yummy, especially for a cold cold day. They tasted like scones but more delicate and well.. I love jam, best condiment ever created (2nd from Peanut Butter of course heh) Lastly, just wanted to thank you so much for all your support thus far, please continue to watch out this space! So much more exciting stuff in store for all of you guys, charity christmas cookies (yes you heard me right!), cooking videos…wait for updates. Till then here is the recipe adapted from The Goddess’s Kitchen

Jammy Doughnut Muffins

Makes 12

Ingredients

275g (10 oz) plain (all-purpose) flour [1-1/4 cup]

3 tsp baking powder

Pinch salt

100g (4 oz) caster (superfine) sugar [1/2 cup]

2 eggs

200ml (7 fl oz) milk

75g (3 oz) unsalted (sweet) butter, melted and cooled [3/8 cup]

1 tsp vanilla extract

12 tsp strawberry or raspberry jam – keep to 1 tsp each! I was greedy and my jam all started spilling out

For The Toping

100g (4 oz) unsalted (sweet) butter [1/2 cup] - In my opinion, too much butter! Would keep it to 1/4 cup next time

150g (5 oz) granulated sugar [5/8 cup] – Also too much, I only added maybe 1/4 cup and it was fine (I am not a big fan of something too sweet

½ tsp ground cinnamon (optional)

Method

1) Preheat the oven to 190°C/375°F/Gas mark 5.

2) Line a 12-holed muffin pan with paper liners.

3) Sift the flour, baking powder and salt into a large mixing bowl, and stir through the sugar.

4) In large jug, lightly beat the eggs then add the milk, cooled butter and vanilla extract and beat together.

5) Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients stir gently until just combined. (Do not over mix, its fine to have a few lumps in the mixture.) Spoon half the muffin mixture into the base of each paper case. Top each muffin with a teaspoon of jam. Now equally between each paper case, top with the remaining muffin mixture. Bake in the preheated oven for 15 – 20 minutes until well risen, golden and firm to the touch.

For The Topping: melt the butter in a saucepan over a low heat. Spread the granulated sugar in a wide, shallow bowl with the cinnamon if using. When the muffins are baked, leave in the tin for 5 minutes. Dip the tops of the muffins in the melted butter and then roll in the sugar.

Just out of the oven! (pre-topping)

Jam jam everywhere!

After topping…

YUM.

Video Post!!

Oh boy, I’m so excited, I’ve never been comfortable with seeing myself on camera but this was so fun. Plus I’ve discovered the wonders of video editing, twas fun. I don’t think I’ve ever been glued to the computer for more than 24 hours but for this video, I’ve discovered an alternate universe, of late nights and imagination.  I hope you guys enjoy this video! I baked some peanut butter – oatmeal- chocolate chip squares that were yummy, and soul-satisfying. Plus it was too easy to make. Follow the video and viola! I adapted the recipe from crepes of wrath

Ingredients you will need:

1 cup all-purpose flour

3/4 cup rolled oats

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup (1 stick/4 oz./113g) unsalted butter, room temperature

1 cup firmly packed brown sugar

1/2 cup creamy or chunky peanut butter (I used chunky, who doesn’t LOVE chunky?!)

1 egg, room temperature

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/2 cup peanut butter or chocolate chips

powdered sugar for dusting (Optional – I omitted this)

*please note that halfway during the course of baking if the top of the dough gets too brown, cover with aluminium foil and I lined the pan with aluminium foil too, but you can use parchment paper if you wish.

So what do you think! More video posts or what?

 

Salut!

I decided to title this post after this new top I bought from Topshop. How cute is it!

I’m wearing tank top and cropped jeans from Topshop, skinny belt from Cotton On, Lime yellow bolero from online, Aldo wedges, and DIY chanel canvas tote

And don’t you love my purse! hahahha SHOW JESUS THE MONEY

hi surrogate mom! I love this little girl, she’s so cute.

Friday, I’m in Love.

I’m wearing a oversized plaid shirt from Topshop, white tank top with DIY YSL imprint, cut-off denim shorts from aeropostales, chuck taylors from converse, neon bangles from diva, ring from bangkok and recycled tote bag from ACRES ( I encourage you to go check them out here, a wonderful charitable body who looks out for the welfare of animals)

Here’s Aiko, the cutest dog in the world and I’m going to babysit her for a few days, I can’t wait!

And the rest of the night goes, a walk along the streets, poker and general PG fun.

SHOW ME THE MONEY!

crack fries hahahah

HAPPY HALLOWEEN EVERYONE!

Banana, Cranberries and White Chocolate Loaf!

I apologise for the lack of variety in my recipes. But I saw a bag of fresh cranberries at the supermarket and I had to get my hands on it. It’s almost a freakish little quirk, every time I see ripe, wholesome fruits for sale, I get a little rumble in my tummy..it’s almost scary. But nonetheless, how could you pass up this cute little babies?

Chanced upon this fabulous recipe by The Goddess’s Kitchen, and I love anything with bananas and white chocolate in them, so it just gave me good chance to throw these little red thingy-s in there Enjoy the recipe guys, it was yummy! The original recipe calls for strawberries which is all good too

Apple and Strawberry Cake

Mentally rested after a good afternoon of yoga and pilates. Bought some fresh, plump strawberries at the supermarket and decided I was going to break into my new 9″ springform cake pan! This apple-and-strawberry cake is a little pick me up you need. Moist, with loadsa fresh fruits, this cake is great for afternoon tea. Especially if you’re a fruit lover like myself Adapted from Lottie+Doof, replacing the blackberries in the original recipe with strawberries. Don’t you just love the color? Absolutely gorgeous. Just looking at these pics makes me happy!Plus I added some orange essence and vanilla extract for the extra fruity flavour, <3

Saturday

A picture post:) I’ve been bringing the DSLR to shoot the past few days, it’s been fun. I forgot how much I missed taking pictures (albeit bad ones). Just a general brief of what went down on my Saturday, how was YOUR saturday?

I’m wearing: Faux denim oversized boyfriend shirt from Topshop, basic white tank top from Cotton On, electric blue bandage skirt from Muacks @ arab street, Nike kicks from Leftfoot. Brown bag from Korea, wooden bangle from India and turquoise ring from Bangkok

A pink bike!

<3 time for rest