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    Chocolate Ice Cream – No Machine No-Churn One Step

    After my recent post about my one-step no-churn Matcha Ice Cream, it got really good feedback from you guys. So I will show you guys how to make my creamy rich Chocolate Ice Cream. It goes great with toasted almond flakes and my homemade lower in sugar, and lower in saturated fats fudge cocoa brownies. (Will be out in the next few weeks) Like my Matcha Ice Cream, you need to make sure that all your ingredients are cold cold cold so that you can whip your heavy cream up. I like to also keep my bowl and whisk attachment in the fridge until chilled before using it. Thanks to…

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    Sugar-free Banana Bread – Stevia

    Hello guys! Today, I will show you guys my Sugar-free Banana Bread!  I will be using grounded dried Stevia leaves instead of sugar. This is why it is a sugar-free cake! (Not to mention that this is also a wholemeal (whole wheat) cake too!) Stevia is a natural herb that is really sweet if you have never heard of it before. It has no effect on our blood sugar level which means it is diabetes-friendly and it also has no (zero) calories!  Since Stevia have been found in South America, it has been used by the Guaraní people for more than 1500 years! Not only that, Japanese have also used this herb for…

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    Frangipane Tart with Raspberries

    They are so divine. ~ Frangipane is a filling made up of almonds. This recipe will show you how to make a Frangipane Tart with Raspberries.  It looks so classy that require years of skill to master it. But actually, this tart is really simple to make! You won’t believe it! The great aroma sweetness of the almonds, rich but yet not overly sugary filled tart. It’s something you would just want for after a heavy brunch. A cup of tea and a great weather outside a garden, luxuriating with the Frangipane Tart. Life is good.~

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    Indonesian-Style Avocado Milkshake

    I love avocado. Avocado helps to lower bad helps lower bad cholesterol, and is also high in vitamin B which fights off diseases and good for your skin. To me, Indonesian Avocado Milkshake is like my childhood favorite drink. My mum was born in Indonesia as a Chinese- Indonesian. She was later married to my dad, who is a Singaporean and eventually moved to Singapore.  Often when I travel to Indonesia to visit my relatives, the first thing I would order in any restaurant or eatery is Avocado Milkshake. It’s thick, creamy and full of goodness.

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    Wholemeal Blueberry Loaf Cake

    I love Blueberry Loaf Cake but I always find that store-bought ones have too little blueberry and they don’t taste that berrylicious. I am trying to be more health conscious recently, and I think that a good breakfast must have a good balance diet. Which means, less fats and more wholemeal (or whole wheat) products. I have created this recipe to be, yummy enough but yet less fat for my morning kick start. If you don’t know why go for wholemeal, here are some of the reasons why you should, Lower the risk of getting diabetes type 2 High in fiber Against heart disease Makes you less hungry  So you would…

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    Kuih Bahulu – Ji Dan Gao 鸡蛋糕 – Chinese New Year

    Kuih Bahulu is a chinese sponge cake and is commonly eaten during Chinese New Year. It is hard and crispy on the outside but soft fluffy on the inside due to the amount of sugar content of these cakes.  It’s one of my childhood’s favorite and they are ridiculously addictive. Today to show you how to make this recipe, I borrowed two traditional tins from one of my friend’s mum as I used to use mini-muffin pans to make these lovely cakes. The most popular traditional tins are these beautiful flower-shaped tins.  

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    Pineapple Tart – Opened – Chinese New Year

    Chinese New Year is once again around the corner and this time I tried making opened-shape Pineapple Tarts. It wasn’t a good experience, people who knows how to make Pineapple Tarts knows that it is a tedious work. There are many types of Pineapple Tarts in Singapore and the 2 most popular types are the opened flower-shape Pineapple Tarts (which is this recipe) and the enclosed pineapple balls. I am more of a ball person but this year I came to love opened Pineapple Tarts. It took me lots of tried and errors to get this recipes right.  I will share some tips and tricks so that you will get a crumbly…

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    Molten Chocolate Lava Cake – Valentine’s Day

    Valentine’s Day is once again around the corner!  Although I’m still single but I am going to show you how to impress your date on Valentine’s Day. These Molten Chocolate Lava Cakes require no skills and are easy to put to together yet they are so impressive and elegant. I mean who doesn’t love Molten Chocolate Lava Cake?  Almost every fancy restaurants do sell lava cake and they are always a hit. Look at it, ain’t it looks amazing? I have came up with this easy recipe. I learnt from one of my favourite YouTube chef, Beth that is to use semi-sweet chocolate instead of bittersweet chocolate. With semi-sweet chocolate, I…

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    Matcha Ice Cream – No Machine No-Churn One Step

    From my recent trip to Japan, Osaka I came to love the flavor, matcha (green tea). It’s so fascinating that matcha flavored foods can range from KitKat to Ice cream. This recipe is inspired from this trip and recently I came across Nigella Lawson’s One Step No-Churn No-Machine Ice Cream and instantly fell in love with her fuss-free easy ice cream recipe. A lot of my viewers asked me if I could show them how to make ice cream without an ice cream maker. No doubt that to have an ice cream maker will sure to get you creamy ice cream but this no-machine ice cream recipe is just as good if not…

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    Chirstmas Tree In a Pot – Christmas Cookie

    Christmas is around the corner! For this year 2014, I will show you guys how to make these cute little Christmas Tree In a Pot sugar cookies that will sure to impress everyone. It is also great to be wrapped as a Christmas gift! Just a warning, these little cookies comes with a price of your time even though they are fairly easy to make, it is very time consuming. Make sure you have the time! There are 3 parts for this recipe, Christmas tree cookie, royal icing and pot cookie. So make sure you organize the time yourself for this recipe to make sure things are going along smoothly! Don’t worry,…