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Maple-Walnut Pear Cake

by jeroxie July 10, 2011

Maple syrup made and bought in Canada is the real deal. Maple syrup is not honey! It is a syrup made from tapping and extracting the sap and from sugar, red and black maple trees. In our last trip to Toronto, we carried home this amber liquid of goodness. Instead of just drinking it by the spoonfuls and generous drizzle on pancakes, maple syrup can used in baked goods.

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Chin Chin Melbourne, Melbourne CBD

by jeroxie July 5, 2011

This is my second visit to Chin Chin. It is the Chin Chin on 125 Flinders Lane that everyone is talking about. It is the new IN place to be seen eating and sipping cocktails in Melbourne CBD. The brains behind Chin Chin is Chris Lucas and the man in the kitchen is Andrew Gimber which will be joined by Ben Cooper from St. Ali very soon.

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International Incident Terrine Party – Sushi terrine

by jeroxie June 28, 2011

I have eaten my fair share of terrines but have only made one terrine in my entire cooking life. To be honest, I am not particularly a big pan of terrine. They are pretty look at and some are delicious but I sometimes think that it lacks punchy flavours or just way too rich for my liking. I guess I never had the perfect terrine.

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Cooking the Books – Momofuku Brick Chicken

by jeroxie June 26, 2011

In March 2010, a group of us came together and cooked a #momofukurage dinner. Rage because we felt “cheated” that all tickets to the David Chang’s dinner during the Melbourne Food and Wine festival (2010) was sold out within minutes of release. Are you serious? Are you freaking serious? The twitterverse was in rage and so we decided to have a Momofuku pot luck dinner party where we each picked a dish from the cookbook and cook it.

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Goat Shanks Massaman Curry

by jeroxie June 12, 2011

In a recent Australian Masterchef elimination challenge, Kumar and Andrew had to go head to head to fix a terrible version of massaman curry. Andrew left the Masterchef Kitchen that evening on the basis that it tasted less of a massaman curry as it has no peanuts and another reason that I cannot remember. I looked up the Masterchef website for the recipe and decided to give it a shot. I tweaked the spices a little and added the all important peanuts to the recipe.

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Apple and pecan crumble cake and a Jazz apple Giveaway

by jeroxie May 2, 2011

Autumn and Winter means that fruits like oranges, lemons and apples are in season. Mister and myself are a lover of fruits. I feel that is an Asian thing to have fruits after dinner. In summer, fruits after dinner are usually watermelons, mangoes, papaya, various stone fruits and the occasional pineapple and strawberries. Mid autumn and very much into winter, I love having oranges, mandarins, apples and pears. This year it is no different. Seasonal apples are starting to pop up in farmers market and also supermarkets around Australia.

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Cookbook Challenge (Egg) – Cauliflower with egg, cheese and bacon

by jeroxie April 20, 2011

The motivation of this challenge is to go back to old cookbooks that I have long forgotten and has been collecting dust over the years. There are some which I am constantly using and some are just totally neglected. For this challenge, I searched through my neglected pile of cookbooks. I was not looking for desserts but something savoury. And I know for this theme we needed to showcase the egg but for some reason, I don’t think this recipe that I selected did and it is more cheese than egg. But hey, you love cheese as much as I do right?

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International Incident Cake Pops party – Dulce de Leche cake pop

by jeroxie April 17, 2011

Cake pops seem to be increasing in popularity. But many people seem to be afraid to try making them at home. I did procrastinate for a little while which is why I decided to make this as a theme for April. I needed some sort of motivation. I did a fair bit of research and to be honest, I was trying to figure out the easiest but yummiest way to make these cake pops. Also I picked tips from the recent article on Herald Sunday Food that showcased cake pops as the new and upcoming pop stars.

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Cheesy fluffy pancakes with bacon

by jeroxie April 13, 2011

There is always an excuse for having an addiction of naughty foods. Bad hair day, bad week, chipped nail and the list just goes on. But in all fairness, I did have a really rough week. I deserve pancakes. And not just any plain pancakes. Pancakes that will make me shout “Life is good. Life is fair!”And also, there is the reason that I owe Mister some pancakes. He had been hanging out for it the whole week but despite my circumstances, everything just seem to happen together and to be honest, I had no mood to cook.

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Cookbook Challenge (American) – Lamb Stew

by jeroxie April 4, 2011

I hate to say this but winter is approaching and Melbourne had a bad summer run. Not one time have I been down to the beach. So many weekends ended up in rain. Kind of complaining here about the rain and looking pale in summer isn’t a good look. Having said this, all heart goes out to the global disaster that has been happening lately to Queensland, Christchurch and now Japan.

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The downhill of Coconut House

by jeroxie April 3, 2011

Mister and I thought it was a good idea to head back to Coconut House ( read here and here) for a visit. It has been awhile and I did have a craving for a nice wonton noodle which I had the last time and raved about it. But I guess from the title of this post, you know that this isn’t going to be a pretty post. I am not as critical about my food as many. Even if it is ordinary, I am quite happy to eat it and hate wasting food. So what happen that made me feel my plate unfinished and totally disgusted by the whole experience?

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Meal to share (South Africa) – Mini Bunny Chow

by jeroxie March 31, 2011

In Durban, large Indian origins that arrived from the 1860′s as labourers for the sugarcane plantations. The cuisine in Durban is greatly influenced by the Indians. The first and original bunny chow was vegetarian. But now the curry filling can be chicken, mutton or lamb. Loafs of breads are hollowed out and then the curry fills the hole and served. It is a very popular South African fast food. Check out this funny video for a glimpse of the authentic Bunny Chow in Durban.

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Polenta and sweetcorn pancakes

by jeroxie March 24, 2011

I just realised that I have not been making any lazy Sunday brunches or late breakfasts lately. The last few months have been so crazy and I am trying hard to catch up with everything that is happening. For some reason, I am afraid to slow down. Afraid to catch a breathe. I am afraid to revert to my old ways of lying on the couch, watching Foxtel and hermit-ing at home. But I do miss my lazy ways at times. Aren’t there days where you just want to do fuck all?

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International Incident Nostalgia Party – Kuih huat

by jeroxie March 20, 2011

What is kuih haut? Translation from Hokkien, kuih means cake and haut means to prosper. Kuih haut is a Malaysian style cupcake and it is a very Nyonya type cake or kuih/ kueh. My grandmother used to make loads of these when I was younger. Many of kuih haut ended up as offerings to the various Chinese Gods that she used to worship. She used to make the standard ones for the Chinese Gods and then coloured ones for me!

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Oreos cookies and cream mini cheesecake

by jeroxie March 14, 2011

Remember this peanut butter oreo cupcakes with oreo and peanut butter frosting that I made awhile ago? It was such a big hit amongst the readers and also at the fund raiser for RSPCA. That was awhile ago and I wanted to do something with oreos again. So I went for Oreos and cream cheese combination.

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