Sweet Potato Mash (baby friendly)

A recipe so simple yet delicious. It takes only 2 ingredients and 15 mins (:

Sweet Potato Mash (baby friendly) Recipe

2 sweet potatoes

1 tbsp unsalted butter

Method

Boil or steam sweet potato till tender. 

Mash sweet potato with a fork or use a ricer. 

Add butter and mix well.

Serve as a lump or pipe using a piping bag and tip. I used Wilton 1M. 

Enjoy! 

Hot Cocoa Mix

It has been an insanely busy week but being Teacher's Day on Friday and that celebrations were on Thursday, I squeezed some time to make little gifts for a few colleagues.. 

I did up a Hot Cocoa Mix after being inspired by Tasty's video on Facebook. It was pretty simple to put together but it took me 3 days to complete (the hunting of the decoration and the tying etc) cos there was just SOOO much to be done this week. 

It involves 5 simple ingredients and it was a delight to make as much as it was to gift. 

Simple Creamy Southern Mayonnaise Coleslaw

I did up this simple coleslaw to go with the pulled pork sandwiches I had.. This is easy to whip up and tasty to boot! I adapted the recipe from Amazingribs.com.

It'll take about 15 - 30 minutes to prepare this dish, depending on how you slice the veggies. 

I'd rate it a difficulty level 1 out of 5. 

Yoghurt Loaf - Strawberry

After my insane attempt to bake a loaf at 3.30am last week cos' I couldn't fall asleep, I've been trying out loaf recipes on the bread machine that the hubby got that I under-utilise.. Here's a simple recipe for a yoghurt loaf that I baked yesterday! 

I used function 1 of my Kenwood BM250. I used the recipe from Catherine of Catherine's Cooking. You'd probably need 4 hours or so to bake this loaf and since the machine does most of the work, I'd rate it a difficulty level 1 out of 5. Change the flavour of the yoghurt to get the flavour you'd like.. the options are endless! If you are using other bread machines, the recipe should work well on your basic bread function too. 

Mango Salsa

I had something similar to this Mango Salsa during my PSLE Listening Comprehension Duty yesterday. Wanting to prepare dinner today, I tried to recreate this today. This is really simple to prepare BUT it takes a long time to dice all the ingredients! Nevertheless, it's awesome chilled! 

I had mine after 2 hours of chilling but it doesn't feel soft enough.. perhaps you can refrigerate yours overnight. I will eat the leftovers I have tomorrow and I'll let you know if it's softer and more flavourful. 

Being super easy, I'd rate this a difficulty level 1 out of 5 and it takes about 30 minutes in all. 

Cold Tofu Dish

This simple Cold Tofu Dish was recommended by Vanessa via Culinary Kitchenette blog.. It is really effortless and simple to prepare! 

Cold Tofu Dish Recipe

1 packet silken tofu

1 century egg, diced

3 tbsp floss

1 tbsp light soy sauce

1 tbsp oyster sauce

1/4 tbsp sesame oil

Method

Slit the sides of the tofu packaging and drain away water. Assemble on plate. 

Add the cut century egg on the tofu. Then, add the floss. 

Mix the light soy sauce, oyster sauce and sesame oil in a small bowl. Pour around and over the tofu and serve immediately.

I LOVED IT A LOT as it was really refreshing! Give this a try! (: 

I'd love to see the bakes or stuff you've cooked using the blog's recipe! Do share photos of stuff you've baked or cooked using the blog's recipe with me either via FB message to http://facebook.com/limcynthia OR http://facebook.com/thebakingbiatch OR via email at cynthia.lim.hl@gmail.com! I look forward to hearing from you! (: 

Cheesy Hotdog Rolls (Baked)

The weather in Singapore has been really bad of late thanks to the slash-and-burn forest fires taking place in neighbouring Indonesia. The PSI levels have rocketed to a sky high of 400+, one of the first in Singapore history. It's moments like this where people go into frenzy and snap masks of ANY kind and air purifiers off the shelves. With some mean people even snapping up stocks and then reselling for sky high prices. 

The haze hasn't been too friendly to me as my respiratory track's sensitive. My eyes would water and I'd get dizzy from inhaling all that 'smoky air'.. I couldn't put on my contact lenses this morning and it stung my eyes to do so.. my plans to bake have also been pushed away as my kitchen is barely 'protected' from the harmful air. It's been a little better today. The PSI levels and PM 2.5 levels are lower but I know it's only temporal. Sooner or later, it'll come back soon and there's pretty much no signs of it letting down as yet as the hotspots burning in Indonesia show no signs of decrease. Doesn't help that it's one of the driest months around too. 

Nevertheless, inspired by a friend in the facebook cooking & baking group I'm in, I whipped up this simple snack for my sis and I. A almost guiltless treat. Baked instead of deep-fried, these Cheesy Hotdog Rolls are the perfect treat for any day when you're kinda hungry and craving for something good! 

These are so simple and almost effortless they I'd rate them a difficulty level 1 out of 5 and it takes merely 15 minutes or so to complete them!

Marbled Eggs

So, as Easter is approaching, eggs are somewhat loved by many even though it doesn't have much true meaning in relation to the purpose/significance of Easter. Here's a really simple recipe for Marbled Eggs for any parties that you may have or even a simple treat for kids! I've used gel food colouring in these eggs as they're the easier way out but you may definitely seek alternative natural food colouring options like Pandan Leaves for green, Blue Pea Flowers for blue, Beetroot for red so on and so forth. 

Cornflake Cookies,

I'm so glad I tried out this recipe that a really dear friend and mentor Molly shared with a bunch of us girls. This recipe is really simple and it tastes great! Crunchy yet not too heavy! This cookie is perfect for Chinese New Year.. or actually, just about any time of the year! 

This recipe is really simple and I believe that it's easy enough to even have your kids around to bake with you! This is one of those rare 1/5 level of difficulty recipes I have on the blog! So, quick buy some Kellogg's (I only like these!) and some good quality butter (if you're gonna bake such awesome cookies, why not use good butter? more fragrant too!) and start baking!

Honey Lemon Detox

Honey Lemon Detox.. something that has been highly raved by many in several sites I've been participating in and well, since I love lemon so much, I decided to give it a go! With it's raved high benefits of skin whitening, detox, weight-loss, reduction of eye bags and lighting of dark eye rings and more.. what's the harm in trying? 

When I had my first glass of this, I was blown away. I really loved how good it tastes.. heck the benefits even if they don't work.. I just love HONEY LEMON! (: However, there's a few things to note about preparing this Honey Lemon Detox.. 

1) Use glass and only glass bottle to store the mixture. 

2) Do not use a metal spoon when you're scooping the honey or the mixture.

3) Remove the rind (white part) of the lemon when preparing the mixture, else, mixture may be bitter.

4) Use pure honey.. why put anything less good than what's good?

5) The mixture should be stored in the fridge for at least 3 days before consumption for 'magic' to take place.

6) Use only cold/room temperature water to mix your drink as hot/warm water will kill all the good enzymes in the honey.

This is almost effortless so give it a try!

Honey Lemon Detox Recipe

Yields about 4 glasses of Honey Lemon Detox

Ingredients:

1 fresh lemon

133g pure honey

This is the sample batch I did.. but if you like it.. do multiply the recipe by 3 or 4 times and keep it in a large glass jar.. that's what I did! (: 

Happy Call Pan Roasted Potatoes

Simple yet tasty, this Happy Call Pan Roasted Potatoes is one of my personal favourite side dish! This takes merely 5 - 10 minutes to prepare and 20 minutes to cook!

Happy Call Pan Roasted Potatoes Recipe

Ingredients:

3/4 pack of small potatoes

1 tbsp mixed herbs

1 tbsp olive oil

Vanilla with Chocolate Chip Cupcakes

These Vanilla with Chocolate Chip Muffins were made specially for Ana's mummy (: Am really thankful that she opens her house up for us to have our cell group meeting ever Friday night and especially since she's asked for some simple cupcakes to satisfy her craving, I baked her some (:

These Vanilla with Chocolate Chip Cupcakes are almost effortless as they're the basic of all basics.

Vanilla with Chocolate Chip Cupcakes Recipe

This recipe yields 14 cupcakes

Ingredients: 

76g butter, unsalted

43g castor sugar

125g self raising flour

1 egg

80ml cup water

2 tsp vanilla essence

45g dark coverture chocolate buttons

Happy Call Pan Muah Chee

This Happy Call Pan Muah Chee is 'oh-so-soft' and it melted in my mouth.

It's so simple to prepare and it's cheap too!

No more awful and SUPER COSTLY muah chee from Pasar Malams! XD

Happy Call Pan Muah Chee Recipe

Ingredients:

(Yields portion for 1)

1/2 cup glutinous rice flour

slightly more than 1/3 cup of water

1 clove of shallot

2 or 3 tbsp of peanut powder

Kitchen Art Pot Korean Sticky Ricecakes

I've always loved Korean Sticky Ricecakes but 3 bucks a pop's too expensive. XD

That's why I choose to cook Kitchen Art Pot Korean Sticky Ricecakes for a fraction of the price in the comfort of my home! This dish is almost effortless and it cost me merely $4.50 for two portions (though here I'm cooking 1 out of the 2 portions) and I'm free to add whatever ingredients my heart desire.. This dish takes merely 15 minutes to cook. I cooked this in my Kitchen Art Pot but a Happy Call Pan does the job equally well. I was just itching to play with my new toy. XD

I got my $4.50 combo of 2 sachets of sauce and a big bag of sliced rice cakes sufficient for 2 portions from Tampines' Century Square's Korean supermarket located on level 3/4.

Kitchen Art Pot Korean Sticky Ricecakes Recipe

Ingredients:

1/2 a bag of rice cakes

1 sachet of ricecake sauce

2 hotdogs

1/3 can of luncheon meat

2 tbsp of water

Happy Call Pan Grilled Saba Fish

This Happy Call Pan Grilled Saba Fish is super simple to cook as it's already been pre-seasoned.

I got it in a pack of 3 fishes for close to $7 from NTUC Finest.

The fact that the Happy Call Pan keeps the oil splattering to the bare minimum thrills me! 

This recipe takes merely 10 minutes to cook, no defrosting required!

Happy Call Pan Grilled Saba Fish Recipe

Ingredients: 

2 pcs of grilled saba

Nemo Tayaki

I bought this Tayaki maker after being inspired by many of the MM members! (:

This pan is merely 20 bucks and the product is really tasty with the Morinaga pancake mix, both from Isetan Scotts. This recipe took less than 30 minutes to prepare 4 tayakis (:

The pancake mix was from Isetan's supermarket at Scotts, 4 packets, 150g each for $6.30.

Nemo Tayaki Recipe

Ingredients:

1 packet Morinaga Pancake Mix (150g)

1 egg

100ml lukewarm water

Kaya

Nutella

Peanut Butter

Some oil for greasing pan

Piping bag

Wilton gel orange colouring

Happy Call Pan Banana Leaf Sambal Prawns

This was my first trial at the Happy Call Pan Banana Leaf Sambal Prawns.

It's a SUPER EASY dish to prepare and it takes mere minutes!

It takes 5 minutes to prepare and less than 10 minutes to cook, 

very much like the Happy Call Pan Banana Leaf Sambal Sotong.

 

Happy Call Pan Banana Leaf Sambal Prawn Recipe

Ingredients:

5 - 8 pieces of prawns (I used frozen prawns, de-shelled)

1 tbsp of Singlong Sambal Chilli

1 piece of Banana leaf

Fresh Mango Konnyaku Jellies

Wasn't in too good of a mood and I really wanted to lay my hands on something in the kitchen.

Wanted to make fruit tarts but my milk expired 3 days ago! ):

So I used the mango that I had intended to use for the fruit tarts for Konnyaku Jellies.

Simple to make, less than 30 minutes!

Fresh Mango Konnyaku Jellies Recipe

Ingredients:

A pack of Konnyaku Jelly Powder

210g of Castor sugar

2 fresh mangoes

Oven Baked Salmon

This is one of the dish kakak taught me to cook during one of my sessions in the kitchen.

A simple yet awesomely tasty dish.

It takes only 3-5 minutes to prepare and 10 - 15 minutes to cook.

Super simple dish! 

Oven baked Salmon Recipe

Ingredients:

A slab of salmon fillet

(mine was about 15cm cut into 5 parts)

Salt

Mixed herbs

Minced garlic (4 cloves)