Peaberry and Pretzel
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food,
restaurants
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cldn't resist letting u guys in on this fantabulous eatery tt i went to! Peaberry and Pretzel. set in the revived neighbourhood of sunset avenue, the opening of 9 new eateries along the once liveless estate is now the major cause of hustle and bustle in the region. Do go check it out! For now, pls enjoy the pictures.
didn't manage to get a photo of the entrees and the lovely display case with all their gorgeous desserts. But of course with a quick hand and some mighty thick skin, was able to take a quick shot of our own orders. Tiramisu and the almighty valrhona chocolate pudding. *ALL HAIL*... must i add tt the latte was incredibly smooth on the palate. *swoon*
the lovely tiramisu basking in the light... showcasing the warm glow of the surroundings. Very comfy...
the entrees were excellent! in fact the quality tt was shown played throughout all the 3 dishes tt we ordered. Weiquan had the Grilled sausages which in my impression tasted authentically german (not tt i'm reallie into german food), but i must admit tt they were very much near perfect. Mummy had a chicken dish as her main which i can't remember the name; however, the chicken was extremely tender and the fine coat of flour call for crisp texture complimented by a thick and fragrant mushroom sauce. tantalizing. Last of all, I had the Veal with mushrooms. This dish blew me away with its melt in the mouth bite-sized veal pieces and stocky mushroom chunks and shimmy dallop of sour cream on the top which not only enhanced the beauty of the dish but added a contrast of flavors to the outstanding dish. The rosti by the side was well done and reminded me very much of the numerous loads i had back then in Switzerland.
Valrhona warm chocolate pudding: WICKED!!! my first virgin try of the molten chocolate cake. The presentation of the desert was superb, with the pudding being served in a ramekin cup and creme anglaise in a shot glass at the side. Accompanying the dessert was a scoop of homemade vanilla icecream with fresh berries. Best thing was tt huge crumbles accompanied the vanilla ice-cream which added tt extra 'oomph' factor to the entired eating experience. The warm chocolate pudding was indeed a sin as every bite into this dessert involved a mouthful of luscious oozing chocolate and soft cake. Wonderful dessert... probably coming back here again just for desserts!as of yet, the company's webby ain't setup yet. But pls do check out http://www.peaberryandpretzel.blogspot.com/, a blog of the owner which featured photoshoots of some of his entrees served up in the restaurant on his blog.
anyway, digressing away from the restaurant for awhile, went out to supper with the guys at geylang ytd night; namely Jiemin the
Peaberry and Pretzel
106 Clementi Street
tel no: 67773477
i hate you then i love you
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I'd like to run away from you
But if I were to leave you I would die
I'd like to break the chains you put around me
And yet I'll never try
No matter what you do you drive me crazy
I'd rather be alone
But then I know my life would be so empty
As soon as you are gone
Impossible to live with you
But I could never live without you
For whatever you do / For whatever you do
I never, never, never
Want to be in love with anyone but you
You make me sad
You make me strong
You make me mad
You make me long for you / You make me long for you
You make me live
You make me die
You make me laugh
You make me cry for you / You make me cry for you
I hate you
Then I love you
Then I love you
Then I hate you
Then I love you, I Love You more
For whatever you do
I never, never, never
Want to be in love with anyone but you
You treat me wrong
You treat me right
You let me be
You make me fight with you / I could never live without you
You make me high
You bring me down
You set me free
You hold me bound to you
I hate you
Then I love you
Then I love you
Then I hate you
Then I love you more / I love you more
For whatever you do / For whatever you do
I never, never, never
Want to be in love with anyone but you
some of the things tt make me happie....
finally bunny has a companion. flowers... fresh, vivid and striking. Just like how i hope to be...
is it reallie lyke royal chocolate?
Treasures in a Bowl anyone?
And no... don't worry, the cake didn't cave in after it was baked... in fact, i cut the mini crater in the middle of the cake, sorta lyke a bowl full of chocolate coated treasures which are cut-outs from the cake as well. Hope the bdae girl lykes it!Got a last min order ytd from a fren of mine for another bdae. Once again it the good ole chocolate cake. Divine choice (according to my reviewers apparently, have been churning out this cake on quite a few occasions this month)... moist chocolate cake complimented by nothing but smooth chocolate frosting... this wld satisfy any chocolate cravings on the spot! Thank goodness i've got all the necessary stock in my inventory. But then again, it doesn't hurt to stock up. Moreover its been ages since i've done tt.
Yeh.. hence i made a quick trip down to jurong. Once again, i pranced into the baking supplies shop and waltzed away with a big hole in my pocket (not mine technically, but dun worrie hunz.. i'll pay u back!). yep. Have a few exciting projects coming along. So do watch out for more updates soon peep
happy birthday
heyoh! just a quick post about a few short happenings...here's a early birthday shoutout to Gaseng! thanks for all the help mate! finally had the honour of baking ur bdae cake. hehe. glad u lyke the stars yeh.. just for u... *winkz*. remember u keep my secrets and i'll keep yours. hehe.
the signature chocolate cake with velvety chocolate frosting, adorned with toasted walnuts round the sides and star cut-outs to match the star of the show!
Watched the movie ' i now pronounced u chuck and larry' with my babe late wednesday night as well. Gosh.. to be honest, i thought the movie was just for laughs... a bit non-sensical to me. and its humour was leaning a bit towards the intolerable side. However, there were certain lessons to be taken away from this movie. the most meaningful one for me being tt you'll never knoe how hurtful ur criticisms may be till you step into the shoes of the other party. Only when you're under such true circumstances then will u feel the repurcussions and impact of ur actions and words on other people's feelings. To cut short the chase, be sensitive... always...
On the whole, definitely not some movie i wld recommend others to watch. haha. unless u're looking for some quick road to laughter, then tt wld probably be a good suggestion. You're better off at home watching a french film lyke priceless, *ahem*. which i watched AGAIN! and lent it to my student as a reward (or not) to watch as well. hoped u enjoyed it girl...Meanwhile, here's my second shoutout going to another student of mine. Cheer up gurl! hope everything is better alr... *=)*
oh well, time to call it a day soon. Once i've gotten the freshly baked cake wrapped up and stored in the fridge. a last min order for tmr as well. Gotta wake up bright and early for decorations! Can't wait.. got a brilliant idea awaiting!
having a bad day
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a nagging cold, a runny nose. *groanz*.
wat's wrong with me?
groovy baby
Labels:
Cupcake Hero,
cupcakes,
events
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Cupcake Hero Challenge --
GrOovY BAby 
remember the cupcake event i mentioned a few weeks back? Cupcake Hero Challenge? finally got down to business in completing the task of baking these little beauties. The theme being set as lime made this no easy task since lime unlike its close cousin the lemon ain't widely used in baking except in key lime pie maybe? speaking of which, i definitely show preferential treatment for the latter, and am a self-confessed lemon lover!!! gosh.. after a few trial and error pairings, i finally decided upon the combo of almond and lime. Thinking tt the nutty taste of almond would help to soothe the sharp tastes as derived from the lime. Moreover, i yearned to put the swirling technique to test again, i last used it to make the nutella swirl cupcakes eons ago.
Why lime and almond then? erm.. as opposed to my other choices such as mango and lime, green tea and lime and others. I wanted something nutty, something a little more solid in flavor when it came to pairing. On the other hand, i was rather apprehensive as i were afraid tt the lovely tangy flavor of the limes wld be masked behind the stronger non-fruity flavor of the almond. But nonetheless i though tt it wld be a good combination despite i myself adopting not so high likes for the flavor itself. The mind is a strange thing ain't it?
Hence with little in mind, i set out to create a spectacular cupcake, with a flavor lyke non-other. With this i created GrOovY Baby. a cupcake made with lime-infused butter, swirled with almond cake batter. To finish off the beautiful job, i topped it off with lime-flavored cream cheese and almond nuts for that extra crunch.
Recipe makes 10 regular cupcakes
Ingredients
Lime Cake Batter
½ Cup flour
½ tsp baking powder
Pinch of Salt
40ml milk
juice of 3 small limes
2 tbl spoon butter
1 egg
½ cup Sugar
Green food colouring
A few drops of pandan essence
Milk to good consistency
Almond Cake Batter
½ cup flour
¼ tsp baking powder
¼ tsp baking soda
Salt
60g Butter
½ cup brown sugar
1 egg
½ tsp almond extract
Milk to good consistency
Method
btw, i totally adore the new cupcake hero mascot.. its lovely.. reminds me of a bandit though. but tt all the more increasings its appeal. Simple yet naughty. hehe.
remember the cupcake event i mentioned a few weeks back? Cupcake Hero Challenge? finally got down to business in completing the task of baking these little beauties. The theme being set as lime made this no easy task since lime unlike its close cousin the lemon ain't widely used in baking except in key lime pie maybe? speaking of which, i definitely show preferential treatment for the latter, and am a self-confessed lemon lover!!! gosh.. after a few trial and error pairings, i finally decided upon the combo of almond and lime. Thinking tt the nutty taste of almond would help to soothe the sharp tastes as derived from the lime. Moreover, i yearned to put the swirling technique to test again, i last used it to make the nutella swirl cupcakes eons ago.
Why lime and almond then? erm.. as opposed to my other choices such as mango and lime, green tea and lime and others. I wanted something nutty, something a little more solid in flavor when it came to pairing. On the other hand, i was rather apprehensive as i were afraid tt the lovely tangy flavor of the limes wld be masked behind the stronger non-fruity flavor of the almond. But nonetheless i though tt it wld be a good combination despite i myself adopting not so high likes for the flavor itself. The mind is a strange thing ain't it?
Hence with little in mind, i set out to create a spectacular cupcake, with a flavor lyke non-other. With this i created GrOovY Baby. a cupcake made with lime-infused butter, swirled with almond cake batter. To finish off the beautiful job, i topped it off with lime-flavored cream cheese and almond nuts for that extra crunch.
Recipe makes 10 regular cupcakesIngredients
Lime Cake Batter
½ Cup flour
½ tsp baking powder
Pinch of Salt
40ml milk
juice of 3 small limes
2 tbl spoon butter
1 egg
½ cup Sugar
Green food colouring
A few drops of pandan essence
Milk to good consistency
Almond Cake Batter
½ cup flour
¼ tsp baking powder
¼ tsp baking soda
Salt
60g Butter
½ cup brown sugar
1 egg
½ tsp almond extract
Milk to good consistency
Method
- Squeeze the limes and place the butter together with the lime juice, melt it and stir gently.
- Place zest of the limes with the butter and leave to cool
- Sift the dry ingredients together.
- Beat the egg and sugar till thicken
- Add the pandan essence.
- Add in the lime infused butter and mix.
- Fold in the Flour mixture.
- Add milk till a suitable consistency (it shld resemble egg yolk consistency)
- Spoon into the ready cupcake cups.
- Prepare the Almond Cake Batter.
- Beat the butter and sugar till creamy.
- Add in the egg and mix
- Add in the almond extract
- Fold in the sifted flour mixture.
- Add milk till right consistency.
- Spoon into the middle of the cupcake cups
- Using a tooth pick. Swirl the two batters together.
- Bake in a preheated oven at 180 degrees celcius for 22mins.
Recipe a proud creation of Sihan
verdict: lime flavor was a bit too subtle for my liking. Cld have been stronger with lesser almond extract being added. Adored the lovely hue of neon green...reminded me of the hulk. The Cream cheese topping did the fluffy cake justice. *yumz*..
btw, i totally adore the new cupcake hero mascot.. its lovely.. reminds me of a bandit though. but tt all the more increasings its appeal. Simple yet naughty. hehe.
personality recipe
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Sihan | |
| 'What is your personality recipe?' at QuizGalaxy.com | |
*yawnz*.. gonna hit the sheets soon! big plans to vacuum the room tmr. BUST the dust... perhaps it wld put a stop to my runny nose syndromes everytime i embark on my mini hunts for a certain lost item. *groanz*. orite... Peace out.
a sour affair
Citrusy in taste, lemons, the sour tangy feel at the back of your throat, the vibrant yellow colours tt literally jump at you, and the lovely smell that your hand inherits from squeezing the lemons; these are the reasons why i love baking lemon tart. The next best thing to eating fresh lemons in its raw form *gulp*..if u ever do that tt is... ( must be one hell of a strange habit)Having to deal with the 5 lemons left lingering in my fridge from a previous baking assignment. I contended to either set about making a jar of the usual lemon curd and risk getting a sore throat from being unable to resist the temptation of sticking a spoon into the jar and savouring every dropful. Hence i settled for the lemon tart which my mum was eye-ing in a recipe book of mine. Trust me..this baby wasn't any easier on the throat. At first bite, the tartness of the lemon juice added stung like a bee. But gently, it gave way to a slurry of taste and flavors as it sloshed around the cavity. The crisp tart shell a perfect accompaniment to the flavorful filling. What i loved most was the tangy feel at the back of your throat after it is swallowed. A flavor tt reminded me of the season spring and the lightness of it. Strange...
Recipe for Lemon Tart
adapted from Donna Hay's Modern Classics 2
ingredients
sweet tart dough
2 cups a/p flour
150g Cold Butter( chopped into cubes)
3 tblspoon Sugar
2-3 tblspoon water
lemon filling
3/4 cup Lemon Juice
3/4 cup Sugar(granulated)
3/4 cup Pouring Cream
3 eggs, lightly beaten
Method
- Prepare the tart dough. Place the flour, butter and sugar in a food processor and process till the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.
- Add the water till the dough forms a lump.
- Wrap in plastic wrap and place in the fridge for at least 30mins
- Blind bake the Crust with weights for 10mins at 180 degrees celcius.
- Remove the weights and bake for another 15mins till pastry turns golden brown
- Lower the temperature of the oven to 140 degrees celsius
- Over a pot of simmering water, place the sugar and lemon juice in a heatproof bowl and stir till the sugar is completely dissolved.
- Add the eggs and cream.
- Continue stirring for the next 5 mins.
- Pour the lemon filling into the ready tart-shell through a sieve
- Bake for 20-25 mins at 140 degrees celsuis till the filling is just set.
- Remove from the oven and cool thoroughly.
- TUCK IN! *ssss (sour)..AHHHh*
just some points to note, the lemon filling was tolerable in fact mighty good for me and my mum (coz we're such big fans of sourness) but if i wld advise tt a little more sugar be added into the tart for all those who wld lyke to try out the recipe. *=)* Bon Appetit!
argh..i reallie need to get a nice removable tart tray soon! rawr...
the screening room
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restaurants
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The Screening Room
following a tiring week and onslaught of tests at school, i was prepared to call it quits. Moreover it was the weekends and on top of tt, the one week term break(which eminently meant tt hardcore mugging HAS to begin... *heh*), and for the former few reasons, it called for a celebration of some sorts..or at least a little chill out time. Hence, i was elated when the movie schedule at the screening room finally had the show 'Paris Je'taime' lined up for Friday night! it was presumably perfect timing... so after a most boring AEO career talk in school, I and Zhiheng rushed off to the little known hot spot staged in the up and coming hot spot at Ann Siang Road; home to many up-town eateries and patessieries or so I've heard but yet to explore...upon reaching our destination, i was overwhelmed by the rustic charms of this quiet neighbourhood. its windy and narrow streets paid homage to its arty nature which attracted mostly the expatriate crowd. Even the air smelt of different in the region, though close to Chinatown, in terms of atmosphere it was worlds apart. The aura exuded comprised a wave of rich and feel of extravagence. It offered a somewhat 'cheap-thrill' from being in the place at the time. I would have been more than willing to sit along the pavement and enjoy the different prespective offered at that moment albeit for the rush since we were a little late for the movie.
Hence kicking up our heels, we rushed towards the screening room which is essentially a venue which serves as a bistro, bar and screening room. It shows mainly foreign language films and is on the forefront of the arts scene in singapore, often collaborating with arts festivals for example the Singapore Arts Festival. The deco of the place oozed class, and luxury. The screening room theatre especially so. with different styled plush cushioned seats and sofas put together to piece a picture of supple comfort and intimacy. A menu of drinks, cocktails, wine and mini snacks heightened the experience by miles. Overall, it is a great place for couples to catch films together whilst snuggling up amongst a flurry of bolsters and what not.
the film, Paris Je'taime was one tt i've been eye-ing the past few months upon fantastic reviews coming from Gaseng. Consisting of many different stories from the different districts in France. I expected to it to be disjointed and somewat hard to follow. However, on the contrary, the show left me with a very good impression. One tt was warm and fuzzy. Despite its disjointed nature, the stories were united. The one thing they had in common, they all spoke of love. Though manifested in different forms, shapes and sizes, ultimately, it was love tt brought pple together... ahhh.. Paris, City of love. i yearn to go there someday...
the screening room, definitely a place worth visiting...
The Screening Room
12 Ann Siang Road
Singapore 069692
(65) 6221-1694
internal struggling
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another emo night...another random post
once again i have to beg all of u to excuse my non-sensical ramblings.. just need to get some of the unbearable load of my chest...
till now, my life seems like a undescrible puzzle still jumbled up and laying ard in miniscule pieces strewn across the floor. its undoing, or lack of effort to piece it together; the blame should all be pushed to me and me alone. I am the cost of my state now. and for sure, i'm a wreck... emotionally and physically.
daunted by a strangle illness, like a dark shadow cast over me the past week. I've been tormented by throbbing headaches tt come and go as they please. As i lay in bed, i feel my heart pounding through the sheets, every single beat revibrating thru my body. My head mimicking its thumping motion, shrieks and moans amplified to the max, till the point where it seems my brain is about to push through my skull. Every night is an experience of endless tossing and turning, restless nights...
emotionally, its just a void in this wreck of a body. I am irked by the thought tt i have reached the condition where nthing else matters. my heck care attitude and negligent point of view towards anything and everything, though suffering a slow and gradual developement over the months is now a bane. I am disgusted at myself... ashamed and disappointed. Taking a step back, i have realised tt i've nothing more than ___ now. in fact sometimes i feel as though i have nothing left to offer. I'm nothing more than just a useless bum strolling the streets. Empty in spirits and thoughts...
I need to get my life back on track. I know it'll be hard. At least i've got somebody to depend on. He's all tt i need. all it takes is just a baby step...
now i'm just telling myself its another hard night. Gotta suck it in.. slp it thru. Tomorrow will be a better day. crossing my fingers on this one.
I do hope i'll wake up tmr morning... morning seems so far away.
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