Crystal Jade Korean

Hello everyone, I'm back! Sorry for the long hiatus since I was really busy with my work. I don't really have the sufficient time to sleep, don't even mention about baking/cooking. Work have been piling since my 1st day and it has never stop since then :(

I hope when I get more adapted to my new environment, I'll get to bake and cook like I used to be. I am crossing my fingers here! Anyway, Prince Charming took me to Crystal Jade Korean at Centerpoint for our 5th Anniversary celebration. How time flies, just a wink and 5 years have passed.

I was the one who requested for Korean Cuisine since I always like Bibimbap. We used to frequent Picnic food court at Scotts for their authentic Bibimbap, a pity the food court is no longer around. I wonder where would the stall been relocated to cause I think they served the best bibimbap I've ever eaten! Stopping my talkative-ness and let the pictures drool your appetites ;)


Marinated Spinach


French beans


Marinated Bean sprouts


Ginseng Chicken Soup


Bibimbap


BTW, we ordered a Set menu for 2 that cost about $79++. It also consists of Grilled Saba Fish and Stir fry vegetables and beyond that we ordered another Ala Ca-rte Seafood Pancake. Total damage = $90. With that amount of food, I think it's more suitable for 3 ~ 4 consumers cause we were ultimate bloated! :P

I would say the food is generally good but not as authentic. It would be good if only the side dishes were refillable! Do they?

Homemade Strawberry Jam

It's been quite sometime since I last updated my blog. I have been really busy with my new job and thus, explain the lack of post here. Anyway, it was the wedding of my BFF's Elder sister on Friday. I couldn't make it due to work committment, so I decided to DIY some gift for her.

I hope she like this wedding present :)
The strawberries were really fresh and so the jam tasted really good! I hope to make more of them the next time.

Swiss Rolls

Swiss rolls have always been one of my favourites, though I really have so many favourties to list out. I always like buying sugar rolls from Polar because they were always yummy even though left after a day.

I supposed it's almost 1 year since I did swiss rolls. As usual, I have this packet of cake flour with me for quite sometime and I thought I REALLY NEED TO USE IT UP! So, here comes the Swiss rolls. I made 2 flavours - Ocha and Classic. The recipe was adapted from Kiki and it was the recipe that I used for my Mango Swiss roll.

Yummy! There's finally breakfast for Prince Charming and me!




Classic Swiss rolls





Ocha Swiss rolls

Puff "Prata" Sausage

I was reading through my usual frequent flogs when I came across Happy Home Baking's post on Prata in a Bento. I was truly truly attracted to it. It just came to my mind that I must do this NOW!

So, without much further hesitation, let me present to you Happy Mrs Kwok's version of the Prata sausage. Well, my version were not as nice as HHB cause I think I'm not gentle enough >.< Nevertheless, these darlings tasted real real real heavenly! Try it out, so easy and so delicious!

Cookies & Cream Ice Cream

Makes 1 Pint
Ingredients A	Amounts
Egg yolks	4
Caster sugar	25
Oreo cookies filling	7
Ingredients B	Amounts
Heavy cream	200g
Ingredients C	Amounts
Non-dairy Whipping cream	250g
Vanila essence	1/2 tsp
Crushed oreo cookies	As desired

1. Beat ingredients A till a pale and yellowish egg mixture is revealed.
   
   
2. Bring ingredients B to boil and add it slowly to the egg mixture. Mixed well.
   
   
3. Bring the mixture to boil over low heat till it thickens. Remove from heat and allow cooling.
   
   
4. Whisk non-dairy whipping cream till stiff. Add into the thicken mixture follows by crushed cookies, vanilla essence. Stir well.
   
   
5. Pour the mixture into a container , sprinkle some crushed cookies over and bring to freeze overnight or until set.

As per request by my buddies, Gwen and Tracie, here's the recipe for the cookies and cream ice cream. I'm gald that you girls love it and wish to attempt it yourself :)