Oreo Chocolate Tart

I know I've been away for a really long time. I'm in between kitchens now.. my mum's kitchen is too far away from me while it's almost odd to use my mil's kitchen. We're awaiting to collect the keys to our first home! In another 3-4 months, I'll have a kitchen ALL TO MYSELF to play. Till then, I'm only able to bake and cook so much ):

Anyway, it's AWESOME that it's the March Holidays! I'm more than delighted to have this break. After all, teaching is a really really really tough job. I knew it was tough... but I didn't know it'd be THIS TOUGH. Nevertheless, I know that God has allowed for many things that has happened to happen cos' he knows I'm up to it. And so, I'm gritting my teeth with all my might... and I'm gonna make the best out of the experiences I've had and will have!

Anyway, school aside, it's odd how I've had plenty of odd food cravings. And NO, I am not pregnant yet. I've been in love with Awfully Chocolate's cakes and gosh.. the fudge is just SO GOOD. I'm still waiting for some hardworking part of me to try baking it so I don't have to pay a bomb for the cake I love so much. So as I'm not that hardworking of late... I decided to do a lazier decadent version of something really chocolatey. So here's my Oreo Chocolate Tart. 

It's simple. It's no bake. It's easy to prepare. What else can one ask for? 

This recipe takes less than an hour to prepare, depending on how speedy you are... 

So what are you waiting for? (: 

IM-Perfection, Ang Bao Boxes and more!

When it comes to weddings, especially in Singapore, red packets are given as blessings to newly weds. Therefore, it is very common that most wedding receptions have something called the Ang Bao Box, or the Red Packet Box to keep all the red packet blessings. 

Normally, brides would do up boxes using squarish boxes or round cylinders. They would then DIY and dress it up. To me, that can be a tough feat especially when there are many things else to worry about closer to the wedding date. As such, we were blessed to have our Ang Bao Box sponsored by I.M-Perfection in a cheeky UK Post Box style to match our Carnival theme! 

It was huge (even though there's an even larger one) and spacious. It even came with a lock so as to keep the red packets safe! We also got the chance to customise the area in the middle with our names and the details of our wedding.... just like the information you'd find on a post box! I'll let the pictures do the work. 

It was really adorable and well liked by many of our guests! 

  

Our lovely receptionists! 

Beautiful pens for our guests to write their well wishes.

Our initials!

Lovely Yinteen with the Ang Bao box! 

Lovely ladies again! 

I love our set-up for the reception area. Simple yet fun! 

Speaking of I.M-Perfection, they've been in the business since 2012 with the intention of providing unique wedding experiences for wedding couples. I must say that they have been able to blow us away (me in particular!) with their range of products. They have got many lovely items that I love but can't use due to event space restrictions and also the clash of wedding theme. 

Giant road signs for names! 

I LOVE this lighted LOVE signage!

Adorable Singapore post box in comparison to the real deal!

Awesome compartments within...

Giant 双喜

The live sized UK Post Box! I heard this can fit red packets for 100 tables! 

Beautiful colours!

Those giant 3D blocks are just adorable.. I'm even contemplating them for future parties.. like a baby shower perhaps? XD

Giant pinwheel!

Another 双喜!

This is one of my absolute favourite. A lovely photo tree! A pity our wedding venue was kinda small...

Dainty giant bird cage!

They even have lamps...

And director boards!

When I saw their products, I was pretty much blown away. I was spoilt for choice. And me being me, I LOVE all adorable things. I.M-Perfection lives up to their name.. and creates opportunities for wedding couples to have a memorable experience with their lovely products. I loved how our UK post box added so much fun and joy to our wedding reception table. Their props are also amazing for any kind of photoshoots! Pre-wedding shoots,graduation shoots, family shoots and even maternity shoots! 

Here's how you can contact them for their lovely props and more!

Their website: http://im-perfection.com.sg/

Facebook page

Contact number: +65 6644 6991

By the way, you can check our their photos from their workshop too! It never fails to amazing me how they can churn out such large amazing props! (: Do check them out while I shall 'plan' how I can use their props in future parties.... XD 

Mango Sago Pomelo

Mango Sago Pomelo has always been one of my favourite desserts. Chilled, this dessert combines 2 of my favourite fruits (though almost every other fruit is my favourite!) and it is a delight to savour one of these bowls especially on a warm humid day. Having been away from home (since I married Mr Chu and moved in with him), I have hardly had the time to cook or bake. 

I took some time off over the weekend to go home and spend some time with my family. My mum then mentioned that my dad got a whole bunch of mangoes and asked me to do something with them! We had a good 10 mangoes or so?

So with that, I decided to do this Mango Sago Pomelo with this recipe I found from The Lazy Chef. It sure is a great recipe to work with. My dad enjoyed the dessert soooooo much that he slurped his portion down and kept saying “好吃！很好吃!"

So here's the recipe that yielded me a whole pot of desert. I suppose it can yield around 10 soup bowl worth of Mango Sago Pomelo.

This recipe will take about an hour to prepare and cook and I'd rather it a difficulty level 3 out of 5. 

Danish Butter Cookies

These Danish Butter Cookies are surprisingly easy to bake! They were the hype some time ago in the local scene and the recipe Alan shared was almost foolproof. Thanks Alan! Having been living with my in-laws, I hardly have the time to bake. It doesn't help that work has been taking a toll on me. As such, baking is almost a far-fetched idea I can only dream of on a daily basis. 

I'm truly thankful for the little breather this weekend to be able to head home and spend some time with my family (namely my mum) and do some baking too! As such, I got to baking these delightful Danish Butter Cookies. These cookies don't take long to bake (like 7-8 minutes per batch?) and they're really simple too! I'd rate it a difficulty level 2 out of 5. I took 30 minutes or so to bake 4 batches but if you have a larger oven, it'll take a short time and vice versa!