http://kaicooks.blogdrive.com/ cooking baking eating enjoying Wed, 25 Apr 2007 12:15:01 PDT http://www.blogdrive.com Copyright 2007. http://kaicooks.blogdrive.com/archive/36.html Wed, 25 Apr 2007 12:18:34 GMT wow. i havent posted for so long..mainly because i hated the uploading of photos part, which is such a pain. but since today is ANZAC day = holiday time! i decided to make something, something that ive never made before and would be quite a challenge. so was surfing on the web for something interesting and then. on freshloafs blog, i found the perfect thing to make. PAIN DE PROVENCE. basically its a typical french bread with a crispy crust and moist soft interior, flavored with herbs typical of provence ( lavender, rosemary, dill, basil, thyme, mint, chives and fennel). Ive made many... (more) http://kaicooks.blogdrive.com/comments?id=36 http://kaicooks.blogdrive.com/archive/35.html Sun, 25 Feb 2007 03:34:14 GMT Muffins has always been one of my favorite things since young. I would always remember going to delifrance (this pseudo-french cafe, unabashedly tweaked to singaporean flavors) to eat their mini chocolate muffins with my mommy after kindergarten was over. so muffins bring back lots of nostalgic memories..and after that, i grew out of the chocolate muffin phase, went for the banana walnut types, and as the years passed on more, my preference veered towards the fruity berry muffins. so this muffin recipe is from Nancy Silverton's "Pastries from La Brea Bakery" Im a huge huge fan of hers,... (more) http://kaicooks.blogdrive.com/comments?id=35 http://kaicooks.blogdrive.com/archive/34.html Mon, 18 Dec 2006 18:20:05 GMT i just came back from china and guess what lovely surprise awaits me??? . . . . . . . . . MY HOLIDAY BLOGGING BY MAIL PACKAGE!!! i was so happy! what a nice welcome home present! and it was such a large parcel and inside awaits lovely goodies from stefanie of USA. this is the first layer..with a sweet card wishing me merry christmas and happy new year.. then came the best part of it all! JUST LOOK AT ALL THAT STUFF....ITS MIND BOGGLING haha all that gorgeous food. so heres the chocolates..and err all the mini chocs were gone by the afternoon..haha my family happily... (more) http://kaicooks.blogdrive.com/comments?id=34 http://kaicooks.blogdrive.com/archive/33.html Mon, 09 Oct 2006 12:41:18 GMT ever since i ate the incredible truffle pasta at il lido, ive been so hooked on the delicious taste and smell of the aromatic fungi. the only problem is that when these cravings hit, it can be so inconvenient because the truffle season is only between july to august..terribly short periods to enjoy that awesome mushroom. and not to mention, it is so expensive (about $9000 US per kg for a good quality truffle, and rare white truffles can go up so much more) when in season, so not to mention the price of the fresh truffles when it is not in season. anyway..the thing is i really HAD to have... (more) http://kaicooks.blogdrive.com/comments?id=33 http://kaicooks.blogdrive.com/archive/32.html Fri, 22 Sep 2006 12:48:32 GMT such a happy day today..i finally received my blogging by mail parcel which was sent by nic from baking sheet. i was so super chuffed because bakingsheet is one of my all time favorite food blogs!! haha its actually my nightly read before i go to sleep..coincidentally, this whole global blogging by mail idea was also started by her, a really fantastic and fun idea..and i hope it continues to take place :) so yups heres the stuff that she sent together with a nice note telling me about the items, which are her favorite snack foods. from L-R: Sweet-hot soft ginger candy its kinda chewy..... (more) http://kaicooks.blogdrive.com/comments?id=32 http://kaicooks.blogdrive.com/archive/31.html Wed, 13 Sep 2006 12:54:59 GMT had spring sale at chadstone today..so went with kj to koko black for a tea-cum-dinner. ive been to kokoblack before..but that was almost 2 years ago, and that was in their flagship bourke street store..but somehow ive not had the chance to go back even though i was completely enamoured by their chocolates and especially the magical hot chocolate. so i was especially happy when they opened a branch in chadstone shopping centre, which is really near where i stay now :P ambience wise, the chadstone branch loses out to the bourke street store. the latter is in an ancient architecture building,... (more) http://kaicooks.blogdrive.com/comments?id=31 http://kaicooks.blogdrive.com/archive/29.html Thu, 16 Mar 2006 11:49:49 GMT haha this is my first entry in like AGES. haha didnt really cook much in singapore...it was just relax and slack...so i never find any inspiration or much desire to cook/bake coz theres always loads of food to eat in the fridge. anyhow..out of interest sake, decided to make some satay and it turned out really really well! so pleased :p ok heres the recipe: ingredients: chicken/pork/whatever meat fillet bamboo skewers or wooden chopsticks cucumbers marinade 1 tbsp coriander 1 tsp cumin 4 shallots 1tsp tumeric 1 cm ginger chopped 2tsp sugar tamarind juice Peanut... (more) http://kaicooks.blogdrive.com/comments?id=29 http://kaicooks.blogdrive.com/archive/28.html Fri, 09 Dec 2005 10:44:16 GMT hive always wanted to try Choupinette, which is this cornerside deli along Bukit Timah Road next to Coronation Plaza. It took over Prima Deli, thank goodness for that tho haha. yups but somehow even though i always pass it on the way home, there dont seem to be enough reason to stop the car and buy something even though ive always heard raving reviews about it. anyway, we were really feeling peckish today and lunch wasnt very filling so my mom was asking me where shall we get some teabreak and immediately i suggested Choupinette and boy was i glad. when i first walked into the stores, i... (more) http://kaicooks.blogdrive.com/comments?id=28 http://kaicooks.blogdrive.com/archive/27.html Tue, 06 Dec 2005 03:03:34 GMT IT FINALLY CAME!!! IM SOOO HAPPY! haha i thought it got lost in the mail or something because it was just taking FOREVER. but here it is! clockwise from left: lemon juice in a lemon-shaped bottle! isnt it super cute? :p then luxury fruit crumble mix..which is so timely as it was just what my sister was wishing for..then there is marmite, corned beef and onion..all interesting stuff that ive never tried before.. trifle sponges which im prob gonna make for xmas dinner haha...and bak kut teh coz daffy thought she was gonna send it to ozzy..so to help me cure my homesickness.... (more) http://kaicooks.blogdrive.com/comments?id=27 http://kaicooks.blogdrive.com/archive/26.html Thu, 03 Nov 2005 20:54:28 GMT well yesterday was the first day after my first paper, so i decided to give myself a little treat and bake something :p ive always wanted to try how to make banana bread, coz i thought it was interesting as to why pple call it a bread when it has no yeast or whatsoever in it...and also coz kj has been begging me to make something with bananas and so just in luck, we had 2 overripe bananas, which was exactly what the recipe from nic's baking sheet needed! PERFECT! :) so i basically followed her recipe pretty much, just adding a tad less butter and sugar and cinnamon instead of vanilla. and it... (more) http://kaicooks.blogdrive.com/comments?id=26