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eat a cupcake and call me in the morning skip to main skip to sidebar tuesday february 23 2010 signing off for now well it s that time again to bid so long i leave penang to return to china where my trusty kmix and a brand new brandt oven await me that means no more posts till i can access blogspot again i hope you ve enjoyed this instalment of recipes i am looking forward to settling into our new home yes we ve finally moved in there s a lot of cleaning up and unpacking to do and once that is done i ll definitely be full of mojo to put the new oven to the test see y all soon posted by illona at 11 38 pm no comments labels thoughts tuesday february 16 2010 happy new year this greeting is late but is still sincere happy new year one and all i love new year it s like a new start everybody gets a second chance may this new beginning bring new triumphs to you posted by illona at 5 49 pm no comments labels thoughts chocolate crinkles some months ago i bought a pack of chocolate crinkles from the local bakery etienne and i decided we needed a piece each before we drove off as we bit into it we both looked at each other and laughed it was hard as rock it looked pretty enough though since then i ve been meaning make some myself with a bit of time to spare over the weekend i set out to make some this recipe yields a cake like cookie nice and crusty on the outside but cakey on the inside so now i m confused what s a chocolate crinkle really supposed to taste like i had cut down the sugar by half but i could ve done with a bit more sweetness and more cocoa definitely more cocoa i know i have another recipe somewhere in my library of cookbooks and will give this another shot i can see this cookie becoming a favourite once i get the recipe i like still i will post this recipe it s perfect for when you need a quick treat it s a dump in and mix method and the dough when chilled properly behaves well in little hands so the kids can participate in the making ¼ cup butter softened ¼ cup cocoa powder i d up this to 1 3 cup 4 tbsp oil 1 cup sugar i d up this to 1 ½ cups 4 eggs 2 tsp baking powder ½ tsp salt 3 cups flour icing sugar dump all the ingredients except icing sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer mix till well combined and no traces of butter are left it s important that the butter be softened if not it will take a long time to be incorporated into the dough and prolonged mixing will toughen the flour resulting in a very dense and chewy cookie chill the dough for an hour for easier handling of if temperatures are low like it is now you can go right ahead and roll it drop spoonfuls into a plate of icing sugar i used my trusty ice cream scoop roll and generously coat with the sugar place on a baking tray and bake for 12 15 minutes cool for 1 2 minutes before cooling completely on a wire rack store in airtight containers posted by illona at 5 46 pm no comments labels chocolate cookie cookie decorating day cookie decorating day at ewen s kindy teacher gets in on the action christmas is a time i look forward to as a child christmas was extremely enjoyable then again isn t it for every kid i now realise that christmas for adults is a whole different ball game yes it s enjoyable yes it s festive but it does take a lot of effort on the part of the adult to make christmas enjoyable for the kids buy and decorate the tree buy the presents make the food since christmas is usually very low key for us we do try to keep the spirit alive by doing stuff with the kids i realised a long time ago that christmas is what you make of it and i want to create traditions sights sounds and memories for them to remember what christmas is and hopefully pass on to their own kids for ewen this was a great opportunity for me to get involved with his school ewen s kindy teachers were very supportive when i asked if they d like me to conduct a christmas activity for the class we decided on a christmas story and cookie decorating the kids were enthralled with the nativity story but really got excited when it came to the decorating all sorts of colours and designs some neat some messy for some the lure of the cookies was too great and was promptly bitten into others decided to save it for mom i used this simple recipe from betty yew s kitchen secrets 225g self raising flour 1 ½ tsp mixed spice 1 tsp baking powder 125g butter 125g brown sugar 1 small egg lightly beaten sift dry ingredients into a bowl rub in butter until mixture resembles breadcrumbs stir in sugar add egg and a little milk to make a stiff dough knead till smooth wrap in plastic and chill for an hour roll out the dough a little at a time and stamp out with cookie cutter place on greased baking trays and bake in preheated 190c oven for 10 12 minutes depending on thickness and size of cookie allow to cool slightly on tray and transfer to a rack to cool completely decorate with your favourite buttercream glaze icing or royal icing recipes posted by illona at 5 40 pm no comments labels celebration cookie kids michelin restaurant chef in the making pork and vegetables with orange sauce etienne loves creating things robots and machine out of lego drawing blueprints of creative machines making a house out of my sofa cushions he wants to create a cafe for me out of recycled chopsticks thumbs up for wanting to save the planet and for and originality double thumbs up for wanting to do something nice for mom practicality that s another thing he does also sometimes come into the kitchen and suggest a flavour for a cookie or cupcake or things we can make with that leftover fruit again creativity rules and practicality usually takes a back seat however he seemed very inspired one day and asked me to shop for some ingredients he wanted to cook for dinner i could not deny the enthusiasm we went to the market together and he shopped i paid come dinner time i merely followed his instruction but was careful to pepper it with practicality the dish turned out rather nice with a little tweaking it s a promising dish i have to say i m surprised and proud of his little dish and who knows he might be a chef one day see you all at chez etienne pork and vegetables with orange sauce 250g lean pork cut into bite size pieces 1 zucchini cut into fingers 1 green chilli cut into fingers 2 cloves garlic sliced juice of 1 orange 2 tsp cornstarch mixed with 1 tbsp water heat some oil in a pan stir fry the pork pieces remove to a serving dish to the pan add the zucchini chilli and garlic fry briskly till cooked through add the orange juice season with salt and freshly ground pepper add the cornstarch thickening transfer to the serving dish alongside the pork serve hot with rice posted by illona at 5 32 pm no comments labels kids rum raisin cheesecake rum raisin cheesecake needs more work to make it taste as great as it sounds it s cs birthday i mulled over for weeks what to buy him would i throw him a party every year he insists he doesn t want any kind of party it s just another day says he so to honour his wishes i keep it low key we do however throw in a present a special dinner pizza and a specially made cake looking back the past few years there s always a specially made cake for birthdays did we just slide into this tradition i d like to think that i made an effort on these 4 very special days in the year and it will be a family tradition in the years to come i hope my children will have memories of the tastes and scents of a very special birthday cake and pass that on to their kids on to the cake rum raisin cheesecake an adult cake and had decadence written all over it perfect for cs birthday and if it turned out as well as it sounded he d be bowled over he admires a well made cheesecake ingredients were simple easy to make and took much less time than i had anticipated rum raisin cheesecake adapted from ultimate cheesecakes base 1 cup oats ¼ cup chopped nuts i used macadamia 3 tbsp butter melted 3 tbsp packed brown sugar filling 2 packages philly cream cheesecake 1 3 cup granulated sugar 2 tbsp flour 2 eggs 2 tbsp rum increase to 3 tbsp if not serving children 2 tbsp butter ¼ cup minus 2 tbsp flour 1 3 cup packed brown sugar 1 3 cup raisins ¼ chopped nuts again macadamia 2 tb oats combine base ingredients and press onto bottom of a 9 springform pan bake at 180c for 10 minutes combine cream cheese granulated sugar and flour in a mixing bowl mix on medium till well blended add eggs one at a time mixing well between additions blend in rum pour over base cut butter into flour till it resembles coarse oatmeal add in sugar and stir stir in raisins nuts and oats sprinkle over the cream cheese mixture bake at 180c for 45 minutes loosen cake from pan and cool completely in pan chill overnight or at least a few hours before serving the result to be honest was good but certainly below expectation next time i shall make the following changes soak the raisins in the rum and dump the whole lot in the cheesecake batter by sprinkling over the cake the raisins dried out use 3 tbsp rum chop up the nuts into finer pieces or grind them the chunkier nuts got a little bit more burnt than i would ve liked would probably change from macadamia to almonds or walnuts the high oil content in macadamia s could ve been another reason why they got burnt and definitely chill the cake before serving tastes so much better and so even after all that technical discussion on how to make the cheesecake better etienne gave it a thumbs up and the birthday boy ate every last morsel on his plate happy birthday darling i love you posted by illona at 5 27 pm no comments labels cake celebration family plum crumble bright purple plums under a sheet of sweet crunchy crumble another one of my plum experiments while shopping at auchan i saw these purple plums again they were on sale so what s a girl to do i grabbed and i go mean it literally have you been to the fruits and vege section at auchan during peak time a few shoved them into a plastic bag and plonked it on the weighing scale at the weighing station if you wait for the staff to politely take the bag from you and weigh it you will be standing there with a bag of plums in your hand all morning two days later and they were still sitting around the kitchen and so i dug up an old recipe and turned them into a crumble if this recipe sounds like something you had posted before i apologise for not giving credit i printed this a long time ago and can t remember where i found it it was lovely but i should have added more sugar as the plums were a bit sour very eye appealing the rich red purple oozing out from under the golden crust was a sight to behold filling 500g plums stoned and cut into 6 8 ½ cup brown sugar add more if the plums are sour 1 ½ tbsp flour crumble ½ cup flour 6 tbsp butter ¼ cup sugar 1 3 cup oatmeal ¼ cup sliced almonds pinch of salt preheat oven to 190c toss the fruit with the sugar and flour until well mixed pour into a 9 ovenproof dish rub the butter into the flour till it resembles coarse meal add the sugar and salt and toss finally add the oatmeal and almonds mix well and pour over the filling bake for 45 50 minutes posted by illona at 5 20 pm no comments labels dessert fruits older posts home subscribe to posts atom eat a cupcake and call me in the morning about me illona i am the mom of two gorgeous and energetic boys and wife to one of the best people i know on an over over extended tour of duty in china and taking it as it comes love baking and cooking but always stumped when it comes to everyday dinner also love to craft so don t be surprised to see craft projects pop up every now and then view my complete profile blog archive 2010 15 february 15 signing off for now happy new year chocolate crinkles cookie decorating day michelin restaurant chef in the making rum raisin cheesecake plum crumble recovery exercise wholemeal muffins lian yun gang welcome with dumplings another family luncheon cheat s fudge family luncheon 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