Misc. Dessert

Steamed Chocolate Puddings

I love watching Masterchef UK and I simply adore the two judges, John Torode and Gregg Wallace. I know that’s quite bewilderingly controversial to The Guardian, but I do love ‘em. He he. Their remarks, delivered in their “taff” manner, makes me want to dig into my meals and pass comments just like they do! [...]

Milk Jelly

Milk jelly – nothing could be easier. Since this jelly is made with agar agar powder, it’s perfect for intricate moulds. It won’t break or fall apart like gelatine-based jellies. Now some of you may wonder what agar agar is. Sounds decidedly Asian, doesn’t it? It’s made from seaweed. Yeah, seaweed. And since it’s made [...]

Custard Pudding/ Crème Caramel

This is not a Christmas post. I don’t celebrate it and I go through it with gritted teeth most years due to the silliness and commercialization of the whole season. In fact, this is me venting spleen. Over something as trivial as pudding. Yeah, story of my life. I made custard pudding aka crème caramel. [...]

Tea Jelly with Lemon Syrup

I drink about 8 cups of tea a day. Yeah, I’m one of them tea fiends guzzling down something other than coffee (yurks!) in the mornings, afternoons, evenings and at any other interval. You could say I drink more tea than water. Is that bad? I don’t know. I’m told drinking tea is good for [...]