*updated*I had an awesome day with giles and his family today. I went over after meeting my dear cousins that I haven't seen like, in ages. Apparently my youngest cousin is wearing some lazy-eye specs and when I first saw her, I thought she was playing with specs so I did some really retarded stuff.
Me: Eh.? You wear specs one meh.?
Cherlyn: Yes.
Me: Are you sure.? *doubt -
after all she's pri 1 and when I was a kid, I had a dumb dream to wear specs to look like grownups*Cherlyn: Yes I'm sure.!
Me: Oh wait, it must be fake ones. *takes them off and puts them on and realises that its foggy*
Me: Eh its real.! Don't anyhow play with specs ok.? Later you'll get a degree.! Lets go down(:
*Both went down the stairs*
Me: Nich.! Does Cherlyn wear specs.?
Nich: Er yeah.
Me: WHAT.!? I THOUGHT SHE WAS PLAYING WITH SPECS SO I TOOK IT OFF.... *holds up specs*
Nich and Cheryl: *laughs*
Embarrassing): Apparently my cousin has the lazy eye so she has to wear it. I hope she won't end up having goldfish eyes like mine): After all, she's kinda cute:D
Anyway, after that my dad dropped me off and I took a bus over to giles' place. I actually kinda got off the wrong stop and all but I made it anyway muhahaha>=) See, girls are not THAT bad with directions ok :x
Had really good chicken rice for lunch and later we had Ichiban for dinner muhahhaa.! During that in-between period giles was doing work so I did some HOMEWORK *winks* and played with his hands, feet etc to distract him :x But I didn't mean it.! My hands crawled without my knowledge okay :D
I really had so much fun today I can't even describe it. Yes, I definitely felt A SENSE OF SATISFACTION *winks* for being able to mingle with giles' family MUCH BETTER now instead of being all shy and retarded and for once, I feel like I'm really REALLY accepted into the family as one of them and I really love the feeling(: Their family just gives me.. warmth. I love it(: Thank you giles AND gunbound ( surprised.? ) for letting me find you:D
Perhaps this is what completes someone. A partner and acceptance from the partner's family(:
Anyway, big project coming up on top of my own this saturday:D Gillian's birthday is on sunday so I've decided to bake some stuff for her:D Of course, I won't be baking at home anymore due to my ______ [ insert suitable adjective here ] mother.
Here's the recipe, so that everyone else can share it AND I wouldn't have to bring around notebooks and all while working on it:D
CHOCOLATE CHEESECAKE1 pound of bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, chopped. (HEY piggy, you have this:D)
1/4 cup of unsalted butter
2 tbs of unsweetened cocoa (I have I think!)
24 ounces cream cheese, soften (yaya that phil... one, which means.. 3 packs of it)
1 cup sugar
4 large eggs
pinch salt
1/2 cups sour cream, room temp (sour cream:D)
2 teaspoons vanilla (I HAVE. EXPIRES THIS DECEMBER)
CRUST
PULSE: 9 ounce package chocolate wafers in food processor till fine. Add 6 tablespoons melted unsalted butter and process until blended. Press in botton of 9-inch springform pan. Bake in middle of 350F over for 8mins. Leave oven on. Cool on rack.
( I don't quite understand this. Especially on the 9 ounce package choc. wafers so I'm gonna list the ingred that they didnt )
Ingred. for Crust
1 packet of chocolate wafers
6 tbs of melted unsalted butter
Oh that's IT lol.! Alrights:D
FILLING
have a roasting pan ready and put kettle of water on to boil.
Er, it doesn't even say what or why it's needed..
MELT [OH]
chocolate and butter according to directions on the introductory card, whisk in cocoa.
So... it'll be to melt 1 pound of bittersweet or semisweet chocolate chopped PLUS 1/4 unsalted butter then whisk in the unsweetened cocoa.
BEAT
cream cheese and sugar with an electric mixer on low speed, slowly increase to medium-high, and beat until fluffy. Add eggs one at a time. Beat in salt and chocolate. Beat in sour cream and vanilla.
I just realised, if we want to do this at giles' place, I HAVE TO BRING THE MIXER OVER OMG.
POUR
into prepared springform; wrap outside with foil. Set in roasting pan, place in oven and carefully pour in ehough water to reach halfway up the sides of the springform pan. Bake 45 mins; center will still jiggle. Cool in water bath 15mins. Transfer to a wire rack to cool. Refrigerate, loosely covered, at least 12 hrs.
Oh and it serves 12, it says.
I don't understand this. You pour the filling inside and wrap outside with foil yes. But why must you pour water inside the springform pan.? Won't the crust like, be ruined.? Or is it another pan.?
Okay:D One recipe analysed and another one more to go.! I hope this one is easier for me to understand...
ICE CREAM CAKE.You'll need:
1/4 c.cocoa, (c.cocoa.?)
1 1/4 powdered sugar
5 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1/4 tsp salt
1 qt good vanilla ice cream
Preheat oven to 350 Deg.
Sift cocoa and sugar together.
Seperate the eggs; put the yolks and vanilla in a large bowl and treat very well until thick.
( what does treat very well mean.? )On another bowl, whisk the egg whites until foamy; add salt and continue treating till soft peaks are formed.
( so treat should be whisking.! What are soft peaks? )Fold the cocoa and sugar into the whites, then gently fold 1/3 of the egg white mixture into the breaten yolks.
Thoroughly butter a 10^11X15^11 cookie sheet and line it with wax paper.
( WTH IS THIS. BUY BUY BUY )Spread the batter evenly in the pan bake 18-20 mins, until knife comes out clean.
Sprinkle a clean tea towel with powdered sugar and turn cake out onto it.
Remove wax paper and trim off any crispy edges.
Roll the cake in the towel from the long end up and let it rest for 1-2mins.
Unroll and let it rest again for a few mins then roll it up again and allow it to cool completely.
Set ice cream out to soften.
Unroll the cooled cake; spread evenly with ice crean and roll it back up ( without the tea towel )
( WTH IS THIS ROLLING THING )Dust the top with powdered sugar. Keep it in the freezer till ready to serve.
When ready, cut the cake and serve it with the hot fudge sauce on the side.
HOT FUDGE SAUCE
3 tbsp unsalted butter
4 oz unsweetened chocolate
2/3 c boiling water
1 1/2 c sugar
7 tbsp corn syrup
1 tsp vanilla
Melt the butter and chocolate in a heavy saucepan oven low heat; add boiling water and stin well.
( huh, am I reading the word wrong? )Mix in the sugar and corn syrup till sauce is smooth.
Boil the sauce, without stirring, for 10 mins; remove from heat ; cool 20 mins then add thevanilla.
Spoon the sauce oven the ice cream cake and serve.
Okay... Now I understand why ice cream cakes are so expensive):
PIGGY ANALYSE THIS FOR ME.!!!
Anyway, phoon Huat & Co (Pte) Ltd has got many brances apparently.!
They are...
Ang Mo Kio Specialty Store
Blk 422, Ang Mo Kio Ave 3, #01-2526 Singapore 560422
Tel: 6458 0016 Fax: 6458 0017
Operating hours:
10:00am to 9:30pm daily (Monday - Sunday)
Closed on Christmas Day, Hari Raya Puasa and Eve to 3rd day of Chinese New year |
| Bedok Specialty Store
Blk 215 Bedok North Street 1 #01-83 Singapore 460215
Tel: 6446 7297 Fax: 6242 7400
Operation hours:
9:00am to 9:00pm daily (Monday - Sunday)
Closed on Christmas Day, Hari Raya Puasa and Eve to 3rd day of Chinese New year |
| City Specialty Store
171 Bencoolen Street Singapore 189641
Tel: 6338 1143 Fax: 6339 4831
Operation hours:
9:00am to 8:30pm (Monday - Saturday)
9:00am to 6:00pm (Sunday and Public Holidays)
Closed on Christmas Day, Hari Raya Puasa and Eve to 3rd day of Chinese New year |
| Geylang Specialty Store with Hands-On Baking Workshop
Geylang Lor 23, One Sims Lane, #01-10 Singapore 387355
Tel: 6846 7825 Fax: 6846 8520
Operation hours:
10:00am to 8:30pm (Monday - Saturday)
10:00am to 6:00pm (Sunday)
Closed on Public Holidays and Eve to 3rd day of Chinese New year |
| Holland Village Specialty Store
Blk 44, Jalan Merah Saga, #01-48
Chip Bee Garden, Singapore 278116
Tel: 6471 5250 Fax: 6479 4210
Operation hours:
10:00am - 7:00pm (Monday - Saturday) 10.00am – 5.00pm (Sunday)
Closed on Public Holidays and Eve to 3rd day of Chinese New year |
| Hougang Specialty Store Blk 804 Hougang Central #01-134 Singapore 530804
Tel: 6281 8175 Fax: 6387 4655
Operation hours:
10:00am to 9:30pm (Monday - Sunday)
Closed on Christmas Day, Hari Raya Puasa and Eve to 3rd day of Chinese New year |
| Jurong Specialty Store with Baking Class
Blk 134 Jurong East Street 13 #01-311 Singapore 600134
Tel: 6896 2703 Fax: 6566 5989
Operation hours:
9:30am to 9:30pm daily (Monday - Sunday)
Closed on Christmas Day, Hari Raya Puasa and Eve to 3rd day of Chinese New year |
| Simei Specialty Store
Blk 248, Simei St 3, #01-120 Singapore 520248
Tel: 6260 6180 Fax: 6587 0721
Operation hours:
9:00am to 8:30pm (Monday - Saturday) 9.00am – 6.00pm (Sunday)
Closed on Christmas Day, Hari Raya Puasa and Eve to 3rd day of Chinese New year |
| Toa Payoh Specialty Store
Blk 192 Toa Payoh Lorong 4 #01-674 (Located in NTUC Supermarket)
Singapore 310192
Tel: 6353 9136 Fax: 6353 3304
Operation hours:
9:00am to 9:30pm (Monday - Sunday)
Closed on Eve to 3rd day of Chinese New year |
Taken from
HERE:D
One down, one more homework to go ;)
