Strawberry and Chocolate Marble cake

I've always like marble cake because the cake looks lovely with the marble effect. This one is from a recipe book but I modified it a little by adding yoghurt. Somehow, I find the cake a little dry a day after baking. Maybe a little bit more yoghurt will help :)

Ingredients:
Butter (150gm)
Sugar (3/4 cup)
Egg (2)
Vanilla Essence (1 tsp)
Yoghurt + Milk (1/2 cup)
Self Raising Flour (1 2/3 cup)
Strawberry Emulco (1 ½ tsp)
Cocoa Powder (3 tsp)
Oil

Preheat oven at 175C.

Method:
1. Beat butter and sugar till light and fluffy.
2. Add in egg one by one and beat till combined.
3. Mix in vanilla essence and yoghurt-milk mixture.
4. Sift in self raising flour and mix till combined.
5. Divide the mixture into 2 portions.
6. Add strawberry emulco to one portion and cocoa powder to the other portion.
7. Grease a baking pan.
8. Pour the mixture alternately into the baking pan. Swirl with a chopstick to create marble effect.
9. Bake for 35min or until cooked.

Pandan Cake with Roasted Sunflower Seeds

Ingredients:
Butter (130gm)
Sugar (120gm)
Egg (3)
Yoghurt (4 tbsp)
Pandan Emulco (1tbsp)
Self Raising Flour (190gm)
Roasted Sunflower Seeds
Oil

Preheat oven at 175C.


Method:
1. Beat butter and sugar till light and fluffy.
2. Add in egg one by one and beat till well combined.
3. Mix in yoghurt and pandan emulco.
4. Sift in self raising flour and mix till combined.
5. Add in sunflower seeds.
6. Grease baking pan with a little oil.
7. Pour mixture into baking pan and bake for 35min or till cooked.

Spaghetti in Chicken Mushroom Sauce

Want to make a quick spaghetti dish? :)


Ingredients:
Spaghetti (cooked per packet instruction)
Button Mushroom (sliced)
Chicken meat (minced)
Cauliflower (cut into small pieces)
Garlic (sliced)
Onion (sliced)
Mixed herbs
Salt
Olive oil
Chicken Soup (e.g. Campbell’s or any brand will do)
Water


Method:
1. Heat oil in a non-stick pan and sauté garlic till it turns golden brown.
2. Stir fry onion till fragrant.
3. Add in chicken meat, button mushroom and cauliflower and continue to stir fry for 3-4min. Add a little water if too dry.
4. Season with a little salt and mixed herbs.
5. Mix in spaghetti and chicken soup. Cook till soup becomes thick and coats the spaghetti.

Fried Rice with Pan Fried Dory Fish in Plum Sauce

Thought the fried rice was rather plain without meat, so added the fish. I think you can make it in any kind of sauce you like e.g. tomato sauce, black pepper, dark soy sauce, etc.

Ingredients:

Fried Rice
Cooked rice
Cauliflower
Dried shrimps (soaked till soft and chopped)
Button mushroom (cut into slices)
Garlic (chopped)
Soy Sauce
Oil
Water

Fish in Plum Sauce
Fish fillet
Pepper
Salt
Plum Sauce
Corn Flour
Water
Oil


Method:
1. To prepare the fish, marinate with salt and pepper for 30min.
2. Pan fry the fish on both sides till golden brown.
3. Add plum sauce and corn flour, then mix with a little water. Pour this mixture in the pan over the fish.
4. Cook till sauce thickens and coats the fish.
5. To prepare the fried rice, heat a little oil and brown garlic.
6. Add in dried shrimps and stir fry for 1-2min.
7. Add in cauliflower and button mushroom. Continue to stir fry for 2-3min.
8. Season with salt.
9. Mix in rice and add in soy sauce.
10. Add a little water if it’s too dry.
11. Stir fry for 2-3min. Serve hot with fish.

Pan Fried Dory Fish in Black Pepper Sauce

One of the dishes for dinner yesterday.

Ingredients:
Dory fish fillet
Black pepper sauce
Garlic and Onion (minced)
Salt
Oil
Water


Method:
1. Marinate fish with all ingredients except water and oil.
2. Heat a little oil in a non-stick pan.
3. Pan fry the fish (without the marinate sauce) till it gets brownish on both sides.
4. Add a little water to the marinate sauce and cook with the fish till sauce gets thick. Yummy with rice :)

Chinese Style Fried Mifen

I missed my mum's fried mifen, so tried to replicate her cooking....;p Not exactly the same (of course not same la since we're not the same ma ;p), but taste great too :)

Ingredients:
Mifen (soaked in water until soft)
Carrot (cut into thin strips)
Cabbage (shredded)
Chicken meat (minced/cut into small pieces)
Onion (cut into thin strips)
Garlic (chopped)
Dark Soy Sauce
Light Soy Sauce
Salt
Pepper
Oil
Water


Method:
1. Marinate chicken meat with light soy sauce and pepper. Leave aside for 30min.
2. Heat a little oil in a wok or non-stick pan. Saute garlic and onion till fragrant.
3. Add chicken meat and stir fry for 1-2min.
4. Add in carrot and cabbage. Stir fry for 1-2min. Season with salt.
5. Add in mifen.
6. Add dark soy sauce and mix evenly.
7. Continue to stir fry for 2-3min and add in water if it gets dry….and it’s done!
* Add light soy sauce and mix well if you find it not salty enough (optional).

Curry Soybean Noodles

I felt like something hot and spicy but don’t want to cook something too complicated. Here’s what I came up with. As usual, you can add your fav vege and meat.




Ingredients:
Soybean Noodles (soaked in water for a few min)
Garlic (chopped)
Button Mushroom (sliced)
Cabbage (cut into medium size pieces)
Chicken Frankfurters (cut in any size you like ;p)
Curry Powder (mix with a little water to form paste)
Salt
Soy Sauce
Sugar
Water
Oil


Method:
1. Heat oil in a wok and brown the garlic.
2. Add cabbage, frankfurters and button mushroom. Stir fry for ~2min.
3. Add in curry paste and mix well. Continue to stir fry for 2-3min.
4. Season with salt, sugar and soy sauce. Add in water and cook till it simmers.
5. Put in soybean noodles and cook till soft. Serve hot.