Hotpot dinner
Finally met up with Ariel after she went MIA for a few months. She suggested bringing me to this Chinese hotpot place for dinner after work last Friday. Imagine the freezing cold outside, and we were inside having hotpot, slurping the ma la (spicy) soup full of chillis. And look at the plate of food we finished! Frankly I have to say I was quite disgusted with our appetite that night. *embarrassed*
Breakfast
When I was in Munich in October, if you remember my post, M and I went to a cafe called Tambosi for breakfast which I really liked. I ordered their massive french toast with fruits and it was unforgettable. So much so that I tried recreating it at home and lucky Sarah got a taste of it. Will definitely do it again! Yes I see your hand Sabrina hehe ;)
I'm really happy with how easy and yummy it looks :)
Lunchie
Was home alone on Saturday, and decided to finish up the leftover pasta I had in the fridge by throwing in some prawns and mushrooms fried in chopped garlic and black pepper, and also the biggest basil leaves I got from M&S. Anything with garlic is always yummy. mmm...
Dessert
What to do with the leftover bunch of bananas which I got for the french toast breakfast? Chanced upon Nigella Lawson's Banana Chocolate muffins on a blog, and I thought might as well use the bananas and try it out! You have to give credit to me.. for it's a Monday night and I ended work a little later than usual today. While having dinner, I started preparing and didn't finish till 10.30pm. And then I am here blogging about it! Efficient eh? Whole house now is smelling of banana and chocolate btw.
3 very ripe or overripe bananas
125ml vegetable oil
2 eggs
100g soft light brown sugar
225g plain flour
3 x 15ml tablespoons best-quality cocoa powder, sifted
1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
1 x 12-bun muffin tin
1. Preheat the oven to 190°C and line a muffin tin with papers.
2. Mash the bananas by hand or with an electric mixer. Still beating and mashing, add the oil followed by the eggs and sugar.
3. Mix the flour, cocoa powder, and bicarb together and add this mixture, beating gently, to the banana mixture, then spoon it into the prepared papers.
4. Bake in the preheated oven for 15–20 minutes, by which time the muffins should be dark, rounded and peeking proudly out of their cases. Allow to cool slightly in their tin before removing to a wire rack.
Serves: Makes 12
Bel's verdict- it wasn't sweet at all.. I think the light brown sugar I used was super light.. might use another type of sugar, and also add in more milk/dark chocolate. A little more chocolate doesn't hurt! Overall, tastes like healthy muffins because of the low level of sweetness.
Finally met up with Ariel after she went MIA for a few months. She suggested bringing me to this Chinese hotpot place for dinner after work last Friday. Imagine the freezing cold outside, and we were inside having hotpot, slurping the ma la (spicy) soup full of chillis. And look at the plate of food we finished! Frankly I have to say I was quite disgusted with our appetite that night. *embarrassed*
Look at the amount of chillis in the soup!
Breakfast
When I was in Munich in October, if you remember my post, M and I went to a cafe called Tambosi for breakfast which I really liked. I ordered their massive french toast with fruits and it was unforgettable. So much so that I tried recreating it at home and lucky Sarah got a taste of it. Will definitely do it again! Yes I see your hand Sabrina hehe ;)
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| Bel's version - french toast with fruits and drizzled with golden syrup and cinnamon chocolate powder |
Lunchie
Was home alone on Saturday, and decided to finish up the leftover pasta I had in the fridge by throwing in some prawns and mushrooms fried in chopped garlic and black pepper, and also the biggest basil leaves I got from M&S. Anything with garlic is always yummy. mmm...
Dessert
What to do with the leftover bunch of bananas which I got for the french toast breakfast? Chanced upon Nigella Lawson's Banana Chocolate muffins on a blog, and I thought might as well use the bananas and try it out! You have to give credit to me.. for it's a Monday night and I ended work a little later than usual today. While having dinner, I started preparing and didn't finish till 10.30pm. And then I am here blogging about it! Efficient eh? Whole house now is smelling of banana and chocolate btw.
3 very ripe or overripe bananas
125ml vegetable oil
2 eggs
100g soft light brown sugar
225g plain flour
3 x 15ml tablespoons best-quality cocoa powder, sifted
1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
1 x 12-bun muffin tin
1. Preheat the oven to 190°C and line a muffin tin with papers.
2. Mash the bananas by hand or with an electric mixer. Still beating and mashing, add the oil followed by the eggs and sugar.
3. Mix the flour, cocoa powder, and bicarb together and add this mixture, beating gently, to the banana mixture, then spoon it into the prepared papers.
4. Bake in the preheated oven for 15–20 minutes, by which time the muffins should be dark, rounded and peeking proudly out of their cases. Allow to cool slightly in their tin before removing to a wire rack.
Serves: Makes 12
Bel's verdict- it wasn't sweet at all.. I think the light brown sugar I used was super light.. might use another type of sugar, and also add in more milk/dark chocolate. A little more chocolate doesn't hurt! Overall, tastes like healthy muffins because of the low level of sweetness.
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