tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12017702037934263572024-03-13T20:20:12.349+08:00j3ss kitch3nj3ss kitch3n - Sharing Treats With Allj3ss kitch3nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01215149029494986452noreply@blogger.comBlogger70125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1201770203793426357.post-18833418214107304212012-06-20T08:30:00.000+08:002012-06-20T08:30:02.599+08:00Purplish Come Back ...Hello Everyone!!!!
Its been 8 months since i last posted, times flies don't they? Anyway i would like to thank all of my readers and blogger friends for asking after me during this 8 long months of absent. New job is busy and i do work late almost everyday, even though i do leave early sometimes, I'm still occupied by some long overdue stuffs sigh.. time is always never enough for me!
I finallyj3ss kitch3nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01215149029494986452noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1201770203793426357.post-71926784364845644672011-10-07T10:52:00.001+08:002011-10-07T11:35:56.449+08:00Good Old Days - I'm BackIt's been a long break, longer then i expected, but nevertheless I'm back, breathing a little easier now.
I'm suppose to be back earlier but as i was busy going for interviews on the search of a new job thus the delay.
The good news is i finally clinch my new job yesterday after a torturous 3 hours interviewed by 3 different departments HOD, I'm quite excited about this job though, I'll be doing j3ss kitch3nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01215149029494986452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1201770203793426357.post-82974007347357613352011-09-02T15:38:00.000+08:002011-09-02T15:38:50.513+08:00Coming Back Soon, 快回来了。。。Just an quick update to all my readers and friends, I have/had the most hideous months which til now the problems is/are still not solve, however with my parents heading out of the country next weekend, i do truly hope that i will be back blogging soon.
Many thanks to all of you who had been asking after me, i truly appreciate your concerns and rest assure i will be back with my bakes soon. (j3ss kitch3nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01215149029494986452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1201770203793426357.post-59536545127876954912011-05-19T19:48:00.001+08:002011-09-02T15:28:13.004+08:00WonderousA must try! Beyond description, let your eyes do the feasting!
I'm submitting to Aspiring Bakers #5 Chocolate Delight (May 2011) hosted by DG of Tested & Tasted.
Recipe adapted from here.j3ss kitch3nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01215149029494986452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1201770203793426357.post-82983510412381985022011-05-14T12:19:00.000+08:002011-05-14T12:19:57.072+08:00Halfway TherePissed Off Friday and Wordless Saturday..........
Because i was so pissed with blogger, this became a pissed off friday and turned to a wordless saturday instead, the recipe will follow up later when i'm in a more manageable mood! sorry!j3ss kitch3nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01215149029494986452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1201770203793426357.post-20996491887041492322011-05-09T11:18:00.001+08:002011-05-09T11:26:24.842+08:00The CrazeEverywhere i went i saw this, uncountable praises and thumb-ups seen in each place, being the lover of this particular fruit how could i resist?
This is a familiar picture that most of us had seen/baked/tasted, fellow bloggers who had baked this gave such wonderful praises that made me crawled out from my bed and baked this last night.... and i must say it's definitely worthwhile.
Now j3ss kitch3nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01215149029494986452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1201770203793426357.post-74873920741154455202011-04-30T16:51:00.000+08:002011-04-30T16:51:39.008+08:00Something White Something BlackMy weekend indulgent......
Something cheesy, something chocolaty.... the ultimate partners.....
Something worth baking.... something worth eating.....
Something so moist......
Something worth falling in love for...
Something to tease your senses and taste buds....
Cream Cheese Chocolate Cupcakes....
I'm submitting this to Aspiring Bakers #6 Say Cheese! (April 2011) hosted by Jean of j3ss kitch3nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01215149029494986452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1201770203793426357.post-14176895724492098452011-04-15T10:57:00.001+08:002011-04-15T15:10:18.956+08:00The Ugly and The BeautifulThis is horrid............
Still horrid......
Much better........
Much Much Better.....
The Best of them all........
I have no problems baking new items, but when it comes to bread i fail terribly without a qualm. What do i fail in bread making? Everything if i must say, the texture, the softness and everything else....... After Cathy's post on her Black Beauty, i decided j3ss kitch3nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01215149029494986452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1201770203793426357.post-88571829150871856342011-04-02T10:47:00.001+08:002011-04-02T11:11:06.496+08:00Black Sesame Macarons with Stabilized Orange Liqueur Whipped CreamTried the recipe I Love Macarons by Hisako Ogita recently and found it really good so I'm sharing this recipe with you peeps.
Although i had reduce the temperature to 150C my macarons still turned slightly brown for my previous attempts so last night after the macarons started to puff up i covered the top with an aluminum foil.
Black Sesame Macarons
(makes approximately 2 dozenj3ss kitch3nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01215149029494986452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1201770203793426357.post-43005551522400583002011-03-31T14:07:00.001+08:002011-03-31T14:11:57.152+08:00Soft And Fluffy Individual Apple Cakes & AwardsI made a cartoon character out from my oven, smiling so broadly at me i didn't notice it until i took photos of them this morning let me intro you to them.
Ah this is not obvious right? Look at the following photos it will make you smile back at it.
Meet my friend, Ninja Turtle! hahahahaha cute right! =p ok enough of my nonsenses. This Apple Cake is really delicious and this is j3ss kitch3nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01215149029494986452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1201770203793426357.post-82421416730833511252011-03-22T12:23:00.002+08:002011-03-31T14:10:33.952+08:00Sicilian Orange Cake,This is what happens when you decided to forgo linings in your baking pan lol laziness does that to you and your bakes. Oops i didn't did this on purpose i swear i remembered only when i place it in the oven its too late alrdy right? =p
And this is also what happens when you try to photos on a rainy day morning! high noise level sigh... nothing seems to go my way recently =(
j3ss kitch3nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01215149029494986452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1201770203793426357.post-10815519909873887422011-03-14T07:45:00.027+08:002011-03-14T07:45:00.110+08:00Rich Custard PuffsI seriously love puffs, they are so light, airy and delectable treats, ahh these home made puffs will seriously brighten your day. Easy to make how could you skip over the opportunity to bake them?
My pictures do not do justice to these puffs, bake them yourself and immerse in the pleasure of these tiny morsels.
Take a look at more of the pictures. They will entice you definitely.
j3ss kitch3nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01215149029494986452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1201770203793426357.post-56379312250688422072011-03-11T11:42:00.000+08:002011-03-11T11:42:30.469+08:00Custard BunsIts time to update my blog! I'd been busy sorry haha or more likely lazy =P did you guys missed me? I finally got my Kenwood Bread Maker on Wednesday and only got to use it last night and i tell you i am bad at bread making seriously bad... out of shape and i got sizes of all kind hahaha! and i'm laughing when i was taking the pictures but the fillings are really nice. Let's take a look.
I j3ss kitch3nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01215149029494986452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1201770203793426357.post-18182104872874099442011-03-04T10:43:00.000+08:002011-03-04T10:43:45.969+08:00Golden Luxury Butter Cake by Rose LevyIts been a long break, finally got around baking yesterday night, though i must say my baking skills and photos taking had gone downhill tremendously. Forgive me for the bad photos. (there are only 2 passable photos the rest are considered rejected photos)
Rose Levy's Cake Bible has tons of cakes i wana try out, last night i settled on this Golden Luxury Butter Cake.The reason why this j3ss kitch3nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01215149029494986452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1201770203793426357.post-213987816348807762011-02-16T12:08:00.003+08:002011-04-02T10:49:49.574+08:00Matcha Macarons with Green Lemon Curd FillingsThis will or maybe not be an exceeding long post, its up to individuals, why will it be long? maybe i'm gonna show you pictures in every angle possible? LOL just kidding! just a few tips on macaroons making that's it! I've been baking macaroons for the past 2 nights i'm seriously not sure will i have the energy to do it again tonight i'm getting big black circles under my tiny miny eyes and they j3ss kitch3nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01215149029494986452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1201770203793426357.post-50702853433971084312011-02-15T11:03:00.001+08:002011-04-02T10:50:13.720+08:00Matcha Mochi Cake & My First Attempt On MacaroonsI'm sure most of us are still immersing in the valentine's day mood, Valentine's day is just over and there are dozen of Valentine's day celebration i saw posted on facebook yesterday, truth to be told I'm kinda of envious.
Why? because i did not celebrate, I'm not asking for a exaggerating celebration or anything, just a simple dinner by ourselves. In fact i get super irritated by him at bedtimej3ss kitch3nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01215149029494986452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1201770203793426357.post-76269722940013805222011-02-12T21:53:00.002+08:002011-02-13T12:49:28.540+08:00Dulce De Leche Pound CakeDulce De Leche is not a stranger to many of us, the taste the fragrance made us fell head over heels with it. Well most of us love it my family are the first i ever came across who says they don't like the taste and smell so i do not make DDL as often as i like. For those who had never done a DDL before here's the link i found on Wiki its has a series of DDL making methods which i find it very j3ss kitch3nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01215149029494986452noreply@blogger.com50tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1201770203793426357.post-84880051370517360122011-02-11T08:14:00.004+08:002011-02-11T08:14:00.147+08:00Ultra Soft - Banana CakeIf you haven know that I'm crazy about bananas, then you do now. I could never resist anything bananas, don't ask me why but I'm seriously and totally in love with them, of course seeing new bananas recipes makes me goes yeahhh and i'm always on the lookout for new banana recipes.
I first saw this recipe on Edith of Precious Moments and its was well raved by the others, then i saw it on DG of j3ss kitch3nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01215149029494986452noreply@blogger.com36tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1201770203793426357.post-29729822047775068132011-02-09T11:04:00.001+08:002011-02-09T12:57:10.492+08:00Chocolate Mochi CakesBack to work yesterday and til now I'm still on that half awake mood... haven got rid of the holiday mood yet haha! Anyway these little morsels had been on my to bake list for the longest of time, but didn't managed to bake it because i always forget to buy the glutinous rice flour =p
These mochi cuppies are chewy, with a dense interior and the sweetness is just nice after my j3ss kitch3nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01215149029494986452noreply@blogger.com38tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1201770203793426357.post-85468502793600019402011-02-05T16:47:00.003+08:002011-02-05T16:49:21.503+08:00Not To Be Missed - Rose Levy's Whipped Cream CakeWishes from j3ss kitch3n! Happy Rabbit Year Everyone! Hope all of your are enjoying yourselves! I've been lazing on my bed since day 1 of Lunar New Year, i finally got up to bake a cake! Rose Levy is not a stranger in the bloggers' kitchen, her Cake Bible and Rose's Heavenly Cakes are one of the most raved books around, I'm no exception, the results are the work of excellence! Have a j3ss kitch3nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01215149029494986452noreply@blogger.com39tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1201770203793426357.post-58253397416423582712011-02-01T09:02:00.006+08:002011-02-02T11:01:29.684+08:00Aspiring Bakers #3 My Favorite CNY Cookie (Jan 2011) - Round UpThanks to all for supporting the Aspiring Bakers #3 event, thanks to SSB for hosting this event, I had got to know more and more talented blogger friends through this event and i must say all of you are very fantastic! I had received a whooping 144 entries and each and every entry makes me goes wow! Now let us wow together!
Here are the wow entries for Aspiring Bakers #3 My Favorite CNY Cookie, j3ss kitch3nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01215149029494986452noreply@blogger.com41tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1201770203793426357.post-18315996619335760922011-01-27T10:00:00.003+08:002011-01-27T10:20:40.059+08:00Bak Gua Crisps? 肉干饼?The first thing that came to my family mind was "eh you making bak gua ah?" My reply was ................
Well I have to admit it does look like bak gua (肉干) at first sight.... ohh but the taste, the taste is incomparable...
Crackles in your mouth... strong taste of cocoa, crunchiness of almonds all combined into that one piece.
If you haven fall in love with it, bake it and you will!
j3ss kitch3nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01215149029494986452noreply@blogger.com37tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1201770203793426357.post-28792145024810673602011-01-22T14:20:00.004+08:002011-01-22T14:41:11.793+08:00Fine Macha Butter CakeTaking a break from my CNY goodies baking, i baked this Fine Macha Butter Cake from Florence of Do What I Like after seeing Wen's post on this cake.
I wanted to try this macha powder my sis got back for me from japan, disappointed though the color is not what i expect! Could anyone tell me where can i get very green good quality macha powder in singapore?
Overall the cake is ok to me maybe j3ss kitch3nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01215149029494986452noreply@blogger.com48tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1201770203793426357.post-57788814682093523262011-01-14T18:49:00.004+08:002011-01-14T19:21:04.933+08:00Nestum Crisps & My First Blogger Meet Up!If you like crispy cookies then you will like this...
These crisps are full of honey flavour, very crunchy but you got to spread it real thin and watch over the oven as they tend to get burnt easily due to the honey!
I'm submitting this to Aspiring Bakers #3 My Favorite CNY Cookie! details can be found here.
Nestum Crisp
(adapted & modified from 孟老师的100道手工饼干)
Ingredients
(makes 12 piecesj3ss kitch3nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01215149029494986452noreply@blogger.com42tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1201770203793426357.post-73895636166936677962011-01-04T10:17:00.004+08:002011-01-04T10:20:47.422+08:00Crunchy Melty Almond CookiesI have been so lazy for the past 1 week, i know i know i'm not suppose to do that! but..... the lazybones insisted on staying over... oh well they finally bugged off last night and these cookies were done on the struck of midnight! I manage to place myself in the kitchen after 1 week! weird does that happens every now and then for you? refusing to step in the kitchen, nothing catches your eye in j3ss kitch3nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01215149029494986452noreply@blogger.com69