Cheryl Han

Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Arteastiq Tea Time

Bought our Mummy for tea @ Arteastiq

Nice Place to Chill Out with Friends.

Not Much Choice but enough for a little tea.

My Fruit Tea.

With Eleanor

I am doing this again :p

Looks Good.
But Seriously not my Style.

Our Pretty and Young Mummy.

As Usually, We like to take photo of our funny faces :p

Nice Place.
Love the Big Window which allow sunlight to light up the whole place.

Happy Mummy.

Me and My Mum.

Eleanor with her Mum (Xiao Yi)

Arteastiq
Mandarin Gallery, #04-14/15
333 Orchard Road, Singapore 238867
Opens: 11:00 am-10:00 pm Daily

Sunday, September 23, 2012

Cheryl's Kitchen: Nutella Banana Cake

When is the last time i really bake?
5 years ago :p

Decided to bake cake on yesterday with Eleanor

Vanilla Essence + Red Colouring + Nutella

White Sugar + Cake Flour

Ingredients needed for the Nutella Banana Cake:
8 eggs, separated to whites and yolks
190 g sugar
150 g Cake Flour
45 g butter, melted
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp Cream of Tar Tar
Nutella
Banana
Red Colouring

Weighting Machine needed.

This is how we separate the yolk from the egg white.

Yolk

Place the egg yolks into the mixer and mix them on a high speed until creamy. After a minute, add about 2 tbsp of sugar. Continue to mix for a few minutes more until the mixture becomes thicker.

You can now add the vanilla extract. Keep mixing until the mixture becomes double that of its original volume. Now turn off the machine and transfer the egg yolks to a separate bowl.

Wash your mixing bowl and the attachment well in preparation for whipping the egg whites.

Egg White.

Place whites into the clean mixer bowl.
Beat them on high and let them whip until they become white and frothy.
Now slowly add the sugar a bit at a time.
The whipped egg whites mixture is ready when it clings to the beater attachment but does not drip. Once the mixture is nice and stiff, turn off the mixer.

Now you can introduce the egg yolks to the egg whites mixture. Add the whipped egg yolks into the egg whites and fold them in with the rubber spatula. Make sure not to over-mix.Mix them.

Next, we need to introduce the Cake flour to the eggs. Start by combining the flour and the corn starch in the sieve and using your hands, slowly sift it into the mixture. Sifting the flour will increase the amount of air in the cake, helping to make it even lighter.

Fold it all together remembering again not to over-mix and then add the melted butter to the batter, combining it in briefly.

After adding red colouring.

Pre-heat 180 Degree
and bake for around 15mins
test the cake to see it is ready

Done!

Can't believe that we baked this cake!
Mad Nice!!!
Yummy!

But Sinful.
No Choice Eleanor Love Chocolate!
Haha :x

Saturday, September 22, 2012

Cheryl's Kitchen: Sushi Making

This is my 3rd time making sushi.
Isn't that difficult but lot of time needed.
Never use normal rice to make your sushi.

Vinegar For the rice.

Ingredients needed for the Sushi Rice:
3 cups Japanese rice
    3 1/4 cups water
    1/3 cup rice vinegar
    3 Tbsp sugar
    1 tsp salt

Cook the Japanese Rice with 3 1/4 cups of Water.
Mix 1/3 cup rice vinegar + 3 Tbsp sugar + 1 tsp salt after the rice is cooked.

You can put alittle more Vinegar.
Just try it and see if you need more vinegar.
I usually put slightly more.

Dashi Stock!
Very important for Japanese Dish.
Use it for Chawanmushi

Ingredients needed for the Chawanmushi:
3 eggs
2 cup dashi soup stock (2 Pack of Dashi)
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp soy sauce
1 tsp sugar

Crab Stick/Chicken

Lightly beat eggs in a large bowl. Try not to bubble the eggs.
Add cool dashi soup stock, soy sauce, salt, and sugar in egg mixture gradually.
Put chicken/Crab Stick the bowl.
Fill the bowl with the egg mixture.
Use a clean cloth to cover the lid before covering the pot.
Place a chopstick to prevent the lid from covering fully.
Steam for a few minutes on high heat.
Turn down the heat to low and steam for about 10-15 minutes, or until done.
Poke a chopstick in the chawamushi and if clear soup comes out, it's done.