Cooling Chinese Herbal Drink for Hot Weather

With such hot weather, you need the following to calm your spirit.

Ingredients:

1. Lotus Seed (strengthens kidneys)

2. Snow Fungus (treats insomnia)

3. Lily Bulb (treats cough)

4. Red Date (contains blood nourishing properties)

5. Chinese Yam (restores qi)

6. Rock sugar/ honey

Method:

1. Clean and wash the dry herbs, to remove dirt.

2. Put in all ingredients in a pot with filtered water.

3. Lower down heat after reached boiling point.

4. Simmer for 3 hours.

5. Sweeten with rock sugar/ honey till desired taste.

6. May serve chilled, but warm is good for digestion.

Yum...

Laura Calder's Apple Cream Tart

One of the recipes that i must document.

Why?

Coz the pastry is by far the easiest to make. No need rolling, just press to the pie mould. Yes, Just PRESS...

I got to know her technique while i was watching her programme at

Astro's Asian Food Channel, Channel 703 or visit Kuali.com for her recipe from other sources.

To know her more, visit http://www.lauracalder.ca

So here goes:

Apple Cream Tart

Ingredients:

Tart Shell
1/2cup Butter
1/3cup Sugar
1/2tspn Vanilla
1cup Flour


Cream Filling
1 egg
1/2tsp Vanilla
8ounces Softened Cream Cheese
1/4cup Sugar


Topping
3 Apples (peeled and thinly sliced)
1/4cup Sugar
1/2tsp Cinnamon
1.4cup Slivered Almonds or Chopped Walnuts


Method

Tart Shell

1. Preheat the oven to 200C.
2. Make the crust, cream the butter and sugar.
3. Stir in the vanilla. Mix in the flour to make a smooth dough.
4. Press into the bottom of an 8inch/20cm spring-form pan, giving it about an inch/2.5cm rim.
5. Bake for about 15minutes until golden.
6. Remove from the oven.


Cream Filling

1. Beat all the ingredients for the cream filling together until smooth.
2. Make the topping by tossing the apple slices with the cinnamon, sugar and nuts.
3. Remove the tart shell from the oven. Spread over the cream mixture.


Topping
1. Arrange the apple slices oon top, then scatter over the nuts.
2. bake until apples are tender and golden about 40minutes

You may google around for the tart illustrations.

Bon appetit!

Daily Rant: Marble Cake , Coney Dog & Sickness

Not feeling well...Been visiting the docs twice in a month.

"Let go and smell the flowers..." seems to be their advise...

(Marble Cake design with a twist, try this with Wilton's Checkerboard Cake Set)

The 2-day medical leave has been therapeutic, and I had this constant craving for a A&W's Coney Dog.

I know, this blog has nothing to do with Marble Cake or what, but somehow, i just wanna let it out, and day dream...

Mickey Mouse Inspired Birthday Cake

I had a blast working on this cake for a one year old boy.

I love it so much.

Praise Lord.

Like this cake? Email us now at iamdessertqueen@gmail.com for free quotation. We will work based on your budget.

Flower Power in a beautiful Sunday

The background could have been better.



But i am just too excited to share with you all.

Which lighting effect you like?

A?

or



B?

By the way this is a 10" x 3" Butter Cake, decorated with Royal icing;

NOT a real flower arrangement set.

Beautiful isn't it?

Nasi Kerabu

~ its neither hot nor cold
~ a cross between tossed salad and mixed rice
~ this one here is served Peranakan Nyonya style
~ is awesomely good with the chilli blend served at the side