Pink Sweetheart March 19, 2008

I made Chocolate Cupcakes with a Raspberry frosting yesterday. Best of all, they were low carbohydrates! These were different from the muffins I made earlier as they required a lot more whisking, fluffing and messiness. Still they turned out to be ok. My housemate, J, liked it though she said the frostings reminded her of Kids Panadol. She also liked that the cupcake itself was not overly sweet. I, on the other hand, preferred it to be much sweeter. The frostings were fun to make. They seemed a bit liquid at first but after a while they started to thicken and I tried the Magnolia cupcakes method of spreading. It was so much fun! Recipe after the break.

Hummus (An Analysis on the Process) March 16, 2008

For the past few weeks I changed my eating habits in the morning and replaced wholegrain toasts (because I was eating 8 at one shot and getting fat) with tomatoes and supermarket-bought hummus. The next thing I knew, the digits on the weighing scale were decreasing fairly rapidly so I was really happy. Then it got me thinking about making my own hummus. I mean, how tough could it be? It was just chickpeas, tahini paste, olive oil, lemon juice, salt and water. Did not sound like Rocket Science to me. So I gamely dared myself to make Hummus, without a recipe (not a bright idea by the way). This Hummus turned out to be difficult, so much so that I might actually refrain from eating hummus again. Although I did learn a couple of things so keep reading if you are interested to know more…

Zen March 15, 2008

There are two types of restaurants here in D, where I read Economics. Extremely cheap food frequently loaded with a healthy mix of carbohydrates. These restaurants typically include Kebab Stores where unrecognisable oil soaked meat are served on a bed of chips topped with (that is what they say) garlic and chilli sauce, Italian restaurants that serve pasta or pizza with a 3:1 ratio of carbs is to meat; or my little sin, Chinese Buffets. Where I can eat as much spare ribs as I want and not feel guilty about it.

Then there is the second category of restaurants where you pay a bit (actually a lot more) and you can get a fantastic meal and ensure the meat to carbs ratio is 3:1. Last night I had the opportunity to visit one of D’s finest (in my opinion) restaurants, Zen.

Coffee and Cinnamon Low-Carb Muffins. (Updated) March 13, 2008

This morning my baking instinct kicked in again and I was craving for some muffins. Low-carb ones that is. Obviously getting fresh muffins, much less low-carb ones, at 6am would be more than difficult. So I went out to the nearby Tesco Express and bought myself two packs of almond meal. I scored the recipe from here. The last time I baked it they looked plain so I decided to add in Instant Coffee and a healthy dosage of Cinnamon which smelled lovely at 7am in the morning! When I first bit into it, I did not think they were sweet enough so I spread Peanut Butter and No-added Sugar Jam on it. After a while I was looking at the naked muffins and decided to dress up them up. So I made some chocolate frosting and dipped it in coconut.

Now which do you think looks nicer?

Recipe for “Chocolate frosting” after the jump…

THE WORLD’S BEST CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE! March 7, 2008

I found it! The world’s best chocolate chip cookie!!!

Cupcakes! March 6, 2008

One of my greatest weakness is cupcakes. Those tiny little beautiful cakes are so irresistible especially when they have been topped with the loveliest cream cheese frosting. Case in point, on my 21st a few weeks back, a friend had baked 36 Red Velvet Cupcakes for my party. I was in heaven at that time and there were three left at the end of the party which I graciously chomped it down the next morning. Such a wonderful way to start my adulthood.

A new purpose March 5, 2008

Ok I found a new purpose for this blog. I will post everything and anything about food here. My other LJ account is for my non-food life though I can foresee entries dwindling soon.

Hello world, we meet again! March 5, 2008

I created this and have no idea why. I just thought it would be cool to create another account with another blog-related provider.