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No-bake Oreo Cheesecake

November 30, 2018

Ingredients
Crust
2.5 cups crushed Oreos
75g melted butter

Cheesecake
600g cream cheese
2/3 cup castor sugar
2 tsp vanilla essence
2 1/4 cups heavy whipping cream
15 Oreos (roughly broken)
1/2 cup crushed Oreos

Chocolate topping
2/3 cup semi sweet chocolate
1/2 cup heavy whipping cream

Instructions
1) Make sure the cream cheese is warmed to room temperature.
2) Mix the melted butter with the crushed Oreos. Press down the crust mixture into the bottom of a 9-inch cake pan.
3) In a mixer, mix the cream cheese, castor sugar and vanilla essence on medium to high speed for 4-5 minutes until smooth.
4) Add in the whipping cream and start mixing on low speed. Continue mixing on medium to high speed for 4-5 minutes until smooth and creamy.
5) Add in the broken and crushed Oreos. Fold until fully incorporated. Pour into the pan. Tap the pan a few times to release any bubbles.
6) Melt the semi sweet chocolate and whipping cream in the microwave for 30-40 seconds.
7) Slowly mix the cream and chocolate slowly with a spoon until it thickens and becomes smooth.
8) Pour on top of the cheesecake and carefully spread it around.
9) Chill overnight.

Rice

Tomyam Fried Rice

November 19, 2018

Ingredients
2 pots of cooked rice (cooled)
3 red shallots
2 garlic cloves
2 lemon grass
200g chicken meat
2 tbsp tomyam paste
1 cup water
2 eggs
1/2 cup long beans
5 lime leaves (cut half)
2 red chillies
1-2 tbsp sweet soy sauce
1 tbsp fish sauce
Salt and sugar

Instructions
1) Sauté the shallots, garlic and lemongrass until fragrant.
2) Add in the chicken and stir until cooked through.
3) Add in the tomyam paste and water. Mix well with 1 tbsp sugar and leave to simmer.
4) Add in eggs, let it cook half way before scrambling lightly.
5) Add in rice, sweet soy sauce, fish sauce, green beans, lime leaves and chillies. Mix well. Salt and sugar to taste.

Beef

Stir-fry Beef

November 06, 2018

Ingredients
300-400 thinly sliced beef
2 potatoes (sliced thin)
3 red shallots
2 garlic cloves
3 tbsp oyster sauce
2 tbsp sweet soy sauce
1 tsp crushed black pepper
1 tsp red pepper flakes
1/2 cup green beans
1/2 cup water
Salt and sugar to taste

Instructions
1) Deep fry the potatoes until golden brown. Set aside.
2) Reduce the oil and add in the beef. Lightly fry until the liquid has dried up. Salt and pepper the beef to taste.
3) Add in the red shallots and garlic cloves, saute until fragrant.
4) Add in the sauces, black pepper and red pepper flakes. Mix well.
5) Add in the green beans and water. Let the beans cook through.
6) Add in the fried potatoes and incorporate well. Salt and sugar to taste.

Chicken

Ayam Goreng Tomyam

November 04, 2018

Ingredients
4 pieces of chicken
1 tsp of turmeric powder
3 small red shallots, crushed
2 garlic cloves, crushed
1 small packet of Tomyam paste (1-2 tbsp)
1 lemongrass, crush the bottom part
5 pieces of lime leaves
1 tbsp oyster sauce
1 tbsp tomato sauce
1 tbsp sweet soy sauce
Water
Salt and sugar to taste

Instructions
1) Marinade the chicken with turmeric powder and a pinch of salt. Deep fry and set aside
2) Remove excess oil, leave just enough for the shallots and garlic. Sauté the crushed shallots and garlic until fragrant
3) Add in the lemongrass and lime leaves. Stir until fragrant. Add in the Tomyam paste and 1/4 cup water, leave to simmer.
4) Add in the sauces and 1/2 cup of water. Let it simmer
5) Add in the fried chicken and stir well. Salt and sugar to taste

Chicken

Kam Heong Chicken

November 03, 2018

Ingredients
3 - 4 pieces of chicken
1 tbsp cornstarch
1/2 tsp black pepper
1/2 tsp salt
3 red shallots
2 garlic cloves
1 stalk of curry leaves
2 tbsp curry powder
2 tbsp chilli sauce
2 tbsp tomato sauce
2 tbsp oyster sauce
2 tbsp sweet soy sauce
1/2 cup water
2 small chillies
Salt and sugar to taste

Instructions
1) Pat the chicken dry and season with black pepper and salt. Coat with cornstarch, deep fry until cooked through, set aside.
2) Sauté the chopped shallots, garlic and curry leaves until fragrant. Then add in the curry powder and 1/4 cup water, leave to simmer.
3) Add in sauces and water gradually until you like the consistency of the sauce. Add in the fried chicken and chillies.
4) Salt and sugar to taste.

Beef

Beef Lasagna

September 23, 2018

Ingredients

A box of oven ready lasagna sheets

Meat Sauce

200g minced beef
3 red shallots
3 garlic cloves
400ml pasta sauce
1 tbsp chilli sauce
2 cups of water
1 beef stock cube
Salt and pepper to taste

Cheese Sauce

4 tbsp butter

2 tbsp flour

1 litre of fresh milk

1 tsp white pepper

1 cup grated cheese (I used Mozarella and pasta cheese)

Salt to taste

Instructions

Meat Sauce

1) Heat oil in a pot and saute the sliced shallots and garlic until soft and fragrant. Add in the minced beef. Season with black pepper and salt. Stir well until brown.

2) Add in the pasta sauce and 1 cup of water. Leave to simmer.

3) Add in the chilli sauce and beef stock cube. Gradually add in the remaining water until the consistency is to your preference. Set aside.

Cheese Sauce

4) Heat the butter in a pan or a wok. Add in the flour, stir for about 15-30 second and add in the milk.

5) Add in salt and white pepper, leave to simmer until it boils.

6) Add in the grated cheese and stir well, set aside.

7) Preheat the oven at 200'c.

8) Grease the baking dish that you want to use. Start with a layer of meat sauce at the bottom, topped with the lasagna slices and then pour the cheese sauce. Repeat this for 3 or 4 times depending on the size of your baking dish.

9) Top it off with some more grated cheese.

10) Cover the top with a sheet of aluminium foil, bake at 200'c for 30 minutes. Then take off the foil and continue baking at 10-15 minutes at 150'c.
11) Leave to cool and set for 15 minutes before digging in.

Fish

Nasi Goreng Sardin

September 08, 2018

Ingredients
2 pots of cooked rice
3 red shallots
2 garlic cloves
1 tbsp chilli paste
1 small can of Sardines
1 tsp asam jawa paste
2 eggs
Sweet soy sauce
Green beans (cut small)
4 small green chillies

Instructions
1) Separate the sardines and the tomato sauce into two bowls. Lightly mash the sardines and set aside.
2) Heat up some vegetable oil and saute the sliced shallots and garlic until fragrant.
3) Add in the chilli paste and stir until pecah minyak.
3) Add in the mashed sardines. Cook for a few minutes until they're a bit garing. Be careful not to burn them.
4) Stir in the tomato sauce and asam Jawa paste and leave to simmer. Add in the eggs and scramble lightly when half cooked.
5) Add in the rice and incorporate well with the sardine mixture. Add in soy sauce, salt and sugar to taste.
6) Stir in the green beans and chillies before turning off the heat.

Beef

Thai Beef Noodle

September 08, 2018

Ingredients
1 pack of rice noodles
200g thinly sliced beef
3 red shallots
2 garlic cloves
1 tbsp Thai chilli paste
1 cup of water
2 eggs
Sweet soy sauce
Chinese Parsley
Salt and sugar

Instructions
1) Boil the rice noodles according to packaging instructions. Set aside.
2) Heat up a wok without oil, add in the thinly sliced beef. Cook until the liquid from the beef dries up and the beef is tender.
3) Add in some vegetable oil and add in the sliced shallots and garlic. Saute until fragrant.
4) Add in the Thai chilli paste, incorporate well with the beef. Add in water and leave to simmer.
5) Add in the eggs and lightly scramble when half cooked.
6) Add in the cooked noodles, mix in soy sauce, salt and sugar to taste.
7) Stir in the chopped Chinese parsley before turning off the heat.

Pasta

Pesto Pasta with Chicken

July 24, 2018

Ingredients
250g pasta
Olive oil
300g sliced chicken breast
Crushed black pepper
Salt
2 garlic cloves
1/2 cup sliced mushrooms
80ml pesto sauce (about half of a small bottle)
1/4 cup of parmesan cheese
Pasta water

Instructions
1) Cook the pasta as instructed by the package. Set aside 1 cup of pasta water and drain the pasta.
2) Heat up a pan and drizzle with olive oil in generous amount. Sauté the sliced chicken seasoned with salt and pepper until slightly browned. Drizzle more olive oil if needed.
3) Add in the chopped garlic and sliced mushroom. Continue to sauté until the mushrooms are cooked through.
4) Add in the pesto sauce with 1/2 cup of pasta water and leave to simmer.
5) Add in the pasta and parmesan cheese. Incorporate well with the sauce and chicken. Drizzle more olive oil before turning off the heat.
6) Garnish with parmesan cheese.

Beef

Daging Goreng Kunyit

July 24, 2018

Ingredients
200g thinly sliced beef
1 tbsp ginger (sliced)
2 cloves of garlic (sliced)
1.5 tbsp kunyit hidup (crushed)
1 tsp turmeric powder
Water
Carrots and long beans
3 red shallots (sliced round)
1 big red/green chilli
Salt and sugar to taste

Instructions
1) Coat the sliced beef, turmeric powder and a pinch of salt. Add the beef, ginger, garlic and kunyit hidup in a heated wok. Add in water to the same level of the beef
2) Leave the beef to boil until the beef is cooked and the water dries up
3) After the beef is cooked through, add in some oil and fry the beef for a while
4) Add in the veggies and shallots. Stir until they are cooked and lastly add in the sliced chilli
5) Mix well. Salt and sugar to taste

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