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This is the breakfast or brunch ideas for you to use the left over buttermilk or when you need a quick breakfast or brunch. You can simply toss it from the freezer and heat it in the non stick pan. Easy and Quick.

Blueberry Pancakes with Buttermilk

Ingredients :

  • 1 1/2 cups self-raising flour
  • 2 tablespoon white sugar
  • 1 1/2 cup buttermilk
  • 1 egg. lightly beaten
  • 1 tablespoon melted margarine
  • 1 cup blueberries
  • 1/2 cup bluberries for the sauce
  • 1 tablespoon of white sugar for the sauce

How to make :

  • Sift flour into a bowl, add sugar, buttermilk, egg and margarine.
  • Beat it until the batter is smooth.
  • Pre-heat a non stick and spray the frying pan with cooking spray over a medium heat.
  • Cook pancakes one at a time by pouring it with soup ladle. Best if you have an egg ring to keep the same pancake size.
  • Add blueberries into the uncooked batter in the pan.
  • Cook  pancakes for approximately 1-2 minutes or until bubbles appear in the uncooked batter.
  • Turn the pancake over and cook for a further 1-2 minutes.
  • You can serve it immediately or keep it in the freezer to eat. Leave it cool completely before put in the freezer.

How to make blueberries sauce :

  • Add blueberries to a saucepan and bring to a gentle simmer. Add 1 tablespoon of sugar or less. Add some water if you want the sauce a bit runny.




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I really love chocolate as many other woman in the world love them too. Eating chocolate in the right way will give some benefit in our body. You need at least 70% cacao for that healthy choice.
I have this overnight oat chocolate recipe that is super delicious. I really love and always make it whenever I crave chocolate. At least I have no guilt feeling after I finished this whole jar. 

Chocolate Oat in a Jar

Ingredient

  • 2 teaspoon of Cocoa powder (You can add or reduce it as you like)
  • 1 cup of Banana
  • 1/2 cup of Strawberries
  • 1/2 cup of Greek Yoghurt (substitute Low Fat Plain Yoghurt) 
  • 1/4 cup of Low Fat Milk (substitute Almond Milk) 
  • 2 tablespoon of Oat
  • 2 tablespoon of Chia seeds

How to make

  • In a jar, add the Oat, Chia seeds and pour the milk to soak them.
  • Blend the Banana, Strawberries, Greek yoghurt and Cocoa powder together until smooth and pour it on top.
  • You can serve it immediately or keep it overnight in the fridge.

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Recently I like to eat Overnight Oat in a jar. It is because they are easy to prepare, healthy and delicious. I bought mango in the local supermarket near my house on a good deal around $3.5 for 3 and if I buy each, it will cost me $1.45. And I was lucky to get the sweet mango.

So to prepare this Oat is simple and just need a few minutes to prepare. Try it and let me know if you get addictive like me. 

Mango Overnight Oat in a Jar

Ingredient


  • One Mango
  • 2/3 cup of Low Fat Milk (substitute Almond Milk) 
  • 2 tablespoon of Oat
  • 2 tablespoon of Chia seeds
  • 1/2 cup of Greek Yoghurt (substitute Low Fat Plain Yoghurt) 

How to make


  • In a jar, add the Oat, Chia seeds and pour the milk to soak them.
  • Add the yoghurt inside and refrigerate.
  • You can do this step on the next day when you are ready to eat or the night before : Cut the mango into small chunks and put it on top of the yoghurt.
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I always stock frozen bananas in my freezer. It simply because they are blend so well with any fruits similar like apple do. The reason why I freeze bananas, it is because I want to serve the smoothies in cold without adding ices. And also I didn't put any sugar/honey because I feel the banana already has natural sweetness.

When put the banana in the freezer make sure they are ripe enough. Usually I will wait for 1-2 days after I bought them. And also always buy fresh banana and put them in the freezer rather than bought the frozen banana in the store. They likely to have lesser potassium than the fresh banana that you freeze. Potassium is a very important mineral to the human body, they plays a vital role in regulating the fluid levels in your body

As in here in Singapore, I always bought Dole or Del Monte banana brand as they taste good and sweet. Let me know if you've tried other brand that is good too. 

So here the simple banana smoothies recipes that I like to make.

Banana Smoothies

Ingredient

  • One Frozen Banana
  • One cup Greek yoghurt
  • 1/2 tablespoon of lemon juice

How To make

Cut the banana into smaller chunks for smooth blend and combine it with the greek yoghurt into the blender. Put the lid on the blender and blend it.
You will need to drink or serve this immediately as banana will turn the colour into brown colour. 
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Recently many people are concerned to live in healthy lifestyle. Many people also has decided to go vegan or eating only raw vegetables and fruits. I am really appreciate them as I myself could not do it. I feel that I still could not resist the temptation to eat meat that is still taste delicious for me and I can't live without it. But I do aware that live in healthy lifestyle is about eating well and getting the balance right.

So recently I always make a smoothies everyday at my lunch time. Drink the smoothies alone really can feel full and could last till afternoon time and before my dinner sometimes.

This is one of my favourite smoothies that has mango, banana and strawberries inside. 



Topped with chia seed and coconut flakes.


See the beautiful layered of the mango colour and strawberries. I love it. They taste as good as the looks too. The sweetness of the mango and banana compliment the strawberries sour taste.


Ok so here is the recipe of this beautiful smoothies.
For the Mango layered smoothies, you'll need this ingredients below and just blended it.
1. Half of Mango flesh
2. One frozen banana
3. 1/2 cup of low fat milk
4. 1 tablespoon of lemon juice
5. 1 tablespoon of Fine oats
6. 1/2 cup of Greek Yoghurt

I've separated the layered with chia seeds. I've read that this small seeds are great source of healthy omega-3 fats and fibre. As for the benefit of these seeds you can read it here.

For the Strawberries layered smoothies, you'll need this ingredients below and just blended it. But don't forget to washed the blender with water before you blend the next layer.
1. One cup of strawberries
2. 2 tablespoon of Fine oats
3. 1/2 cup of low fat milk
4. 1/2 cup of Greek Yoghurt

And you can topped it with another chia seeds and coconut flakes as you like.

I replaced my lunch with this smoothies and could last till my dinner time. 
So give it a try this easy and simple recipe.



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I really really love macarons and I heard so many people talked about this soft macarons from Canele. I agree with them that their macarons are soft in the texture yet crunchy and just melted in your mouth. I bought another one box consist of 6 pieces and this time only for myself so that I can reviewed them one by one. They have many flavor more than 6 actually but different branch has different flavor. As example when I went to their branch at Shaw House, I did not see the vanilla flavor there. And when I went to their branch at Raffles City, I couldn't find the Pistachio flavor. So It really depends on your luck. hahaha

Here I will reviews 6 of the flavor that I tried in this box. I will update this post once I get to try the rest of their flavor. 

The first macaron that I tried is Violette. They named it violette, cause it has violet flower cream inside. The smell of this macaron is very fragrant, especially after I bite it. The taste are slightly sweet and creamy. I will put this macaron as an optional choice.

This is the look of the macaron from the top. There is no additional topping on it.

The second macaron is Yuzu & Yogurt. Yuzu is a fruit from Japanese and it looks like a lemon. Although I have not see or hold them closely, but according to wikipedia, We can use the zest as a garnish or the juice to seasoning. It has the same function as lemon. When I ate this at the first time I can smell the citrus fragrance and the filling is melted in my hand eventhough I did not pressed it. Later on when I read in Canele website that this macaron is complimented with citrus yoghurt. Again I will put this macaron as an optional when I tempt to buy their macaron again. The store helper actually recommend this flavor than rose which I have no chance to tried it this time.

The look from the top. It is the same with the previous macaron that has no additional topping.

The third macaron is like heaven in my mouth. I've tried it twice and I am still fall in love. The chocolate flavor is like stuck in my mind and makes me want to eat more. The chocolate is rich and I can taste the dark chocolate but it is not bitter. They use Valrhona chocolate which is a French luxury chocolate and it is actually selected as the number one choice for leading pastry chefs and connoisseurs. That sounds interesting. I personally also never tried this chocolate alone. To be exact that they use 70% Valrhona coated with Guanaja chocolate cream which is written in their website. I absolutely loves this macaron and will definitely put in my first choice. Or maybe I will buy two pieces of them. 


As you can see they coated on top of the macaron with a chocolate powder.

The fourth macaron was Vanilla macaron. Nothing special on this flavor. This is Vanilla macaron paired with fragrant Tahitian vanilla cream. Unexpectedly I can taste a litle bit of coconut flakes inside the macarons. But in their website they do not specified that they have use the coconut in their macaron. Maybe next time I will verify it with the store helper and update it in here. 
For the next purchase I will not add this flavor in my list. I would rather choose other flavor instead. 


The look from top. There is no topping on top of the macaron.

This flavor was the popular macaron among all. Many people always recommend to choose this flavor to try. So I just curious on how good is the taste. The name of this macaron is Fleur De Sel Caramel. Fleur De Sel is French language means 'Flower of Salt'. This salt is produce by artisan salt company and Canele paired it with caramel to create a perfect combination. The salt is acclaimed by many chefs as the best of all sea salt and good for finishing.
The caramel cream taste is so stand out and combine with a little bit salty taste from the macaron. I really surprised that I can try macaron that has salty flavor on it. The combination is perfect for me and definitely will add this flavor on my next purchase.


This is the look of the Fleur De Sel Caramel from top. I guess that they also powdered the cocoa powder on top of it.

The last macaron that I tried was Feuilletine. This macaron is using only Valrhona chocolate Caraibe with only 66% cacao combine with hazelnut praline. I can taste the crunchiness of the hazelnut. I feel like eating a cookies crunch. But still the chocolate noir macaron is the best for me. Feuilletine tasted more like milk chocolate.


Nuts are added on top of the macaron.

Must-tries: Chocolate Noir. Fleur De Sel Caramel.

Price : 2.50 per piece, 12.50 for a box of 6

Store Locator : Please refer to their website here

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We went to Indonesian food restaurant last night at Zion road. It is located at the opposite of Great World City mall which is quite far from the train station. You could only reach here by car/bus. But they do not provide the car park here so you need to park your car inside the mall. Or if you going by bus from Orchard mrt (the nearest train station) you could take the free shuttle bus to the GWC mall and cross the street. You can check the pick up location and their time schedule in their website. Other alternative if you going here by bus you can alight at opp GWC bus stop at Zion road or Kim Seng road. but if you alight at Kim Seng road you have to cross the street and go in to the mall to find the other entrace that face to Zion road. The name of the restaurant is Indochili by Java kitchen and it is operated in a landed property.

So we tried chicken satay and timbel rice here (couldn't translate the name of timbel but it is actually a typical food from Sunda, West Java, which is served with vegetables, chilli sauce and chicken or sometime spiced fish). What I like here is their satay, it is authentic and the taste are exactly the same with the one I had in Indonesia especially the peanut sauce. It is different when you compare to the typical chicken satay sell in Singapore. You can tell it by tasting the sauce. Timbel rice was average, not really special. 

The good thing here is their place, they provide a great atmosphere. It is not too crowded so you can come with a bunch of people here to hang out cause they quite have a big space. I saw most of the people who came here are came in a group. Their service was not really good cause i just saw like 2 waiters including the cashier. So it was a little bit busy for them to served us who wants to add the food. It is almost like a self service. But they do charge for a service charge which is make the bill more expensive. Hahaha. 

Price for the food is rather steep compare to other Indonesian food restaurant. I suspect maybe because the rental of the landed property is slightly expensive. 
Overall I gave this restaurant a 3 star out of 5, cause the food not all of them tasted good, but the place is great. Location are quite difficult to reach and Price is more expensive. You guys can give it a try and let me know what do you think of this restaurant. 
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i've bought this instant package when I visited Amsterdam. They are actually sell many type of this instant package in every supermarkets. But I could only find this in Holland. When I visited Paris, I couldn't find the same brand and type. I've tested the bolognaise sauce before and tasted good. My auntie always brought this brand, so i'll assume that the taste will good too.

To cook this is super easy. 
Firstly, I cook the macaroni according to the instruction in the package and drained them. Next Step :

1. Heat 2 tbsp liquid margarine in a saucepan or frying pan and fry the garlic and champignon mushrooms

2. Pour 500 milk and add the contents of the sachet. Bring it to the boil, stirring. You can add the diced ham and let it simmer for 2-3 minutes

3. Add the cooked macaroni and stir the macaroni and sauce thoroughly until combined. Add some permesan cheese to give a taste and mix. Turn off the heat.

4. Serve in with additional parmesan cheese on top.

Note:
You can replace the mushrooms with 500g broccoli florets. Boil the broccoli for about 5 min.

Replace the ham 150g peas (frozen) and 10 sun-dried tomatoes in oil, cut into strips

Serve with a salad of cucumber and tomatoes, add 1 tablespoon olive oil and 1 tablespoon balsamic azijn.

Easy peasy!!

The taste of course delicious. It just tend to dry but it still has the creamy taste. A quick meal when you have limited time to cook. Good to try!!

I wish they have sell this in SG.
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I have another bread recipe to share and this one is also easy for me. You could try this recipe at home. 

Actually I have left over strawberries at my fridge and What I could think of it is to make a caramelized strawberry sauce. Thats simple and easy. So I made egg toasted bread layered with chocolate spread and strawberry sauce


how to make strawberry sauce, you will need :
1. strawberries cutted in small pieces
2. white sugar
3. water

Cook the strawberries and white sugar in the sauce pan. Add some water inside, don't add too much cause the sauce will become too watery. Till the strawberries like melted and you can turn off the heat.

To make egg toasted bread, you will need:
1. egg
2. bread
3. cinnamon powder
4. vanilla syrup

Beat the egg and whisked it, add some cinnamon powder and vanilla syrup as you like then mix it. Dip the bread inside the mixture for both side and leave it for a while.

in the non stick pan, you can toast the bread that has fully coated with a little butter until turn into slightly brown. that's it!

Spread the bread with chocolate sauce and the strawberries sauce. Ready to eat!!


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I have simple recipe to make is Tuna sandwich.

What you need is :

1. Bread

2. Half can of Tuna ( i use Ayambrand light Tuna )

3. Little butter

4. One Hard Boiled egg 

5. Mayonaise


First, toast the bread with a little butter for both side.

In the separate bowl add hard boil egg and mashed it and mix it well with mayonaise and tuna. Just saute them in a hot pan for a while(no heat needed). After that just put them on top of the toasted bread. Add a little mayonaise on top if you need.


Half can of Tuna actually can made for two servings it depends on how generous you put it in the bread.


Give it a try and Enjoy it!!

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I've made strawberry peach tea shake and it tasted good and refreshed. Just a simple recipe to make. If you live in SG you can buy Pokka brand of Ice peach tea and also prepare 5 pieces of strawberries and chop them into small size. Blended all together and voila it's done. I just pour it in a glass and add strawberry on top. 
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Recently I eat thick toast at the Toast Box. The stall selling at the 313 Somerset, SG has more variety/flavor like Milo thick toast, Floss thick toast,etc. And when I visited Toast Box at Junction8 Food Junction, they only sell Peanut butter thick toast. Although I am not a fan of peanut butter, I gave it a try and wish that it would be good. It still not good for me, cause the peanut butter was spread all over the bread. But I do like the Milo thick toast. 

This is the Milo thick toast that i've ate it during the weekend when I was waiting for my kid to finish playing in the playground next to the stall. 

And this is the Peanut butter thick toast i've ate for dinner 2 days ago.

So I decided to make it myself a version of Milo thick toast and it is really easy. i figured it using the ingridient that i have. Most of the recipe I search online is using condensed milk. But I don't think it is necessary, you can also use nutella or any other chocolate spread brand. I've my homemade cream chocolate sauce that I made before. Also bought some thick toast that already cutted into 1 cm thick. i bought my bread at Bread Talk, they do sell variety of the bread. 

This time I made a version of Ovaltine thick toast.

First, toast the bread with some butter in top. I am using my oven and just toast it for 10 min in 150 C Degree or you can roughly see when the bread start to a little bit brown. When finished, i spread the bread with my homemade chocolate sauce and add the ovaltine powder on top. And it's done. If you use condensed milk you can pour a little bit of the milk on top. 

Here is my version of Ovaltine thick toast
    
it was easy and delicious. You can save your $2 spend at Toast Box
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i've bought Betty crocker chocolate chips dough last week and baked them. Surprisingly really easy to make and tasted good too. This kind of chocolate chips cookies you could find in the Subway restaurant. I did made chocolate chips from scratch last time and didn't tasted this sweet. And also the texture of the cookies really soft and not crispy which I like it. They comes with the semi sweet choc chips inside so that you don't need to buy the choc chips again.

You only need to buy butter and use only half of it. I use approx 125g and mix it well with the dough. If you don't have the butter you can use vegetable oil and add some water (follow the instruction behind the package). Now the important part is when you bake them, make sure you give the 2 inch spaces between each cookies. I did gave only 1 inch space in between and end up they mixed each other and the edges is not perfectly baked. So the cookies like very fragile and easy to break.

But it solved when I tried to separate them and baked another 5 min for the edges to perfectly baked. Excuse of my Impatient!! hehe. I follow their instruction for how long the cookies to be bake. Rougly is around 10 mins to baked. But also very important when you take the tray out, don't rush to take the cookies out of the tray. Let it cool for about 5 mins and just move them into a plate. Hot cookies are still soft and fragile, it needs time for them to cool and set. That's it!!

I admit that I am still newbie in baking. I did learn to bake when I was in junior high school. That time We have a cooking subject at the school. I don't know if they still have it now. My grandmother also used to cook everyday and sometimes made some snacks for us. She had the old vintage oven at our house last time. But I am wondering where is the oven now? It was pretty fun when you bake, sometimes very iritating too when you get your kitchen in a mess and you have to clean it by yourself!! hahaha But the reward is when the cookie is done you'll not stop eating!!


This is my second last tray of baking. I baked them for 6 times and take turn with the the other tray which is smaller size compare to this tray. And this tray only fit for 9 cookies. Can you see the gap? That is the perfect 2 inches gap for choco chips cookies.


I did added some chocolate chips on top cause I still have left over from the previous baking. 


The temperature that i use is around 175 C degree. I just follow the instruction behind the package. And I also just use two spoons to arrange them in the tray and not ice cream scoops like what I always saw in the baking video. But it just fine to use what ever tools you have at home. Maybe next time I will try to make it from the scratch again. Cause too much instant food like this also not good for health cause you'll never know what inside. hehehe. Happy baking!!
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Hi, this is my first post in this blog. I made this blog to record down my activities, my passion in photography and also my food diary. I love to capture beautiful moment. Recently,  i like to capture all the food that I cook, bake or eat. So enjoy it and I hope you will get inspired. Thanks. 
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  • ▼  2014 (14)
    • ▼  August (2)
      • Blueberry Pancakes with Buttermilk
      • Chocolate Oat in a jar.
    • ►  July (2)
      • Mango Overnight Oat in a Jar
      • Banana Smoothies
    • ►  June (3)
      • Mango Banana Strawberry Layered Smoothies
      • Canelé Pâtisserie Chocolaterie Macarons review
      • Indochili by Java Kitchen at Zion road Singapore
    • ►  May (7)
      • Knorr Macaroni carbonara instant package review
      • Strawberry Chocolate Egg toast
      • Tuna sandwich
      • Strawberry Peach tea
      • Thick toast
      • Betty Crocker chocolate chips review
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