..for the inner foodie

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2010-01-12T05:43:00.003-08:00

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2010-01-12T05:43:00.001-08:00

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2010-01-12T05:25:00.001-08:00

why are you so sexy? :) ;)

i dont know *blush*

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2010-01-12T05:24:00.001-08:00

how much do you weight?

hahaah a very heavy 43kg.

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2010-01-12T05:22:00.001-08:00

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2010-01-12T05:18:00.001-08:00

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2009-11-03T03:10:00.001-08:00

terrence was here.

- terry

Sticky Date Pudding with Butterscotch Sauce

2009-10-21T02:16:00.001-07:00

I was never a fan of Sticky Date Pudding, that is until I tried it at an ex’s family dinner, made by his sister; and my god was it good.
I’ve tried many times to replicate that delicious, melt in your mouth pudding but failed. That is until yesterday.
This pudding came out soft and full of flavour, and just damn good.
An excellent desert to fight the coldness that is Melbourne’s weather.

INGREDIENTS:

(CAKE)
125g pitted dates, chopped
1/2 tsp bi-card soda (baking soda)
3/4 cup boiling water
80g unsalted butter, softened
1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1 egg
3/4 cup self raising flour

(BUTTERSCOTCH SAUCE)
1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
150ml thickened cream
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
30g butter

METHOD:
1. Preheat oven to 180°C and grease a 20cm cake tin
2. Place chopped dates in bi-carb soda in a bowl, pour over the boiling water and let stand for 20 mins
3. Cream together the butter, vanilla and sugar until pale, light and fluffy
4. Add the egg and beat well.
5. With a metal spoon or spatula fold through the date mixture (add dates and water) and the flour until well combined
6. Spoon into cake tin and bake for 30-35 mins until skewer comes out clean.
7. To make butterscotch sauce combine all ingredients in a saucepan and bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. When boiled, reduce heat to low and simmer for a few mins until darkened and thickened.
8. Prick the cake all over with a skewer and pour about a third of the butterscotch sauce all over the cake and allow to soak for 10 mins. Cut and serve with extra sauce and extra thickened/whipped cream, or vanilla ice cream on the side.

Again, sorry for the crap quality photo. Camera is still not in my hands
-karla

The 35 second Chocolate Cake

2009-10-10T22:08:00.001-07:00

At times I crave, actually CRAVE cake.
However, what puts me off is the amount of time it takes to prepare, and bake the actual thing. Plus, I’m not a fan of doing the dishes- whisk, mixing bowl (or bowls), cake pan…ew.

But one day, I stumbled across the beauty of a recipe. Its easy, quick, and uses only one bowl.
The outcome of the cake was similar to that of Betty Crocker’s microwaveable desserts, minus the over sweetness and the texture was more light and fluffy.

Those bolded and in Italics are the changes I made to the recipe. Turned out the same nonetheless.

INGREDIENTS (makes 1):

2 tbsp flour
1 1/2 tbsp sweetener (if you have none, I just used caster sugar)
2 tsp cocoa powder
1/4 tsp baking powder
1/8 tsp instant coffee granules
pinch of salt
2 tbsp milk
1 tsp olive oil
1 drop of vanilla extract

METHOD:
- Spray coffee up or ramekin (its that thing you use when making soufflé if you don't know) with cooking oil (or unsalted butter)
- In cup/ramekin combine the flour, sugar/sweetener, cocoa powder, baking powder, coffee and salt until no lumps remain. Stir in the milk, olive oil and vanilla until smooth.
- Bake in Microwave on high for 35 seconds (might need to add an extra 5 seconds depending on your microwave). do not over cook it. It should still be gooey at the bottom, when taken off the heat it will still continue cooking.
- serve with chocolate sauce, sprinkle of icing sugar or whipped cream

image and recipe from eatwelllivingthing

Enjoy this quick, yummy chocolaty goodness to brighten up the week ahead :)
-karla

Karla’s weekend menu

2009-10-07T23:17:00.001-07:00

1. Japanese curry with chilli tuna flakes and crumbed chicken (aka. Karla’s version of the well known Japanese dish Katsu Chicken Curry)
2. Tiramisu
3. Soy Sauce Pork Belly (Tau Yu Bak)
4. 35 second Chocolate Cake

Recipe and pictures will be up soon.

Banana & Chocolate Marble Cake

2009-10-04T21:04:00.001-07:00

In the midst of doing a presentation that is due tomorrow, and I have yet to start, procrastination strikes yet again. So i decided to post my current favourite cake to make.
So easy, and absolutely delicious, without being so sweet it.

Ingredients:

A:
1/2 cup + 2tbsp sugar
1/2 tsp banana essence (I just used vanilla essence)
1 large egg
1/4 cup milk
2 banana’s mashed
B:
1 cup all purpose flour
1/4 tsp baking soda (also known as bi-carb soda in some places)
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
C:
1 tbsp cocoa powder

Method:
1. preheat oven to 180C, spray and cover the bottom of a cake pan with baking paper and oil.
2. In a big bowl hand whisk together A. Add in B and whisk together until well blended.
3. Take out one cup of the batter and place in another small bowl, and in C and combine.
4. for the marbling effect; place a scoop of the white batter into the middle of cake pan. Ontop of that add the cocoa batter. Alternate until all batter is finished.
5. Bake until a toothpick inserted comes out clean (Approx 30 mins)
6. Dust with icing sugar of chocolate sauce. Best served warm.

Excuse the very crap picture quality, camera’s with a friend and this was taken with the BB camera :p

- karla

Sambal Bawang

2009-10-04T01:48:00.001-07:00

Having lived in Melbourne for a good 6 years now, makes me miss the foody goodness that Indonesia had once offered me. Born and raised in Jakarta, I’ve been surrounded by the insane spiciness that their food is famous for, and yes, till today I can still withhold my high tolerance for spicy food.

A well known accompaniment in any Indonesian cooking is their sambal. Now, Over here, Sambal Olek is the most well known, as it comes it those little manufactured bottles found in Coles & Safeway (or Woolworths); but, there is a large variety of sambals each with its different level of sting and taste; besides, those manufactured sambals, not the same as one you grind yourself.

So, although my mum loves her Sambal Belacan, and I must says makes one of the best I’ve tried; I stick to the less known Sambal Bawang- garlic sambal. Thats right, garlic. Unlike my mum, I don’t pound and grind my ingredient using a mortar and pestle, instead I use the easy, quick, easy to clean and modern food processer :)

Be aware though, eating this may cause the grossness that comes with eating garlic- garlic breath.

INGREDIENTS:

1-1/2 clove of garlic
5 Red small chilli left whole for the spiciness.
2 Large red chilli.
1tsp Salt
1-1/2 tsp cooking oil

Method:

1. Place all ingredients except for oil into the food processor. Process until fine
2. Take it out and place on serving dish, add the oil, and mix well.

Serve as an accompaniment to any dish.

-karla

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2009-10-03T22:50:00.001-07:00

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