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Homemade English tea scones

By Foong, on August 26th, 2009%

Who needs to go to Cameron Highlands for some English tea scones when you can make it at home? I am not really a scone fan but then, that’s because I’ve never had really good ones until I tried some really good ones in Cameron Highland’s Ye Olde Smokehouse Hotel. Those are really amazing.

So.

I decided to make it myself. I mean, if I can bake up cakes and cookies, what are scones, right? Right. So, I went searching around the net and found several recipes until I decided to take whatever I feel comfortable with and wing . . . → Read More: Homemade English tea scones

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Easy chocolate truffles

By Foong, on January 17th, 2009%

For the longest time, I have always, always loved a type of rich, thick chocolate truffles I know as chocolate rum ball. I used to buy it from a bakery near my home when I was younger and then later, the bakery closed down. Over the years, I would search bakery after bakery for my favourite chocolate rum ball but I’d never get to find any that’s as good as the ones sold by the bakery I used to frequent as a child.

Sigh.

It struck me recently that I could make my own chocolate rum ball. I could . . . → Read More: Easy chocolate truffles

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Rich Dark Flourless Chocolate Cake

By Foong, on December 9th, 2008%

It’s been awhile since I baked a flourless chocolate cake so recently, I decided to bake one. Mainly because I owe it to a diabetic friend who’s been drooling after this cake ever since I told her about the recipe! This is what made her pester me day and night to make it just for her.

So, late one night, I got down to baking this cake just for her. Since she’s diabetic and can’t take too much sweet stuff, I cut down on the sugar used and I substituted granulated sugar with brown sugar. I also used . . . → Read More: Rich Dark Flourless Chocolate Cake

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The food at Little Penang Street Market

By Foong, on October 29th, 2008%

I went to this month’s Little Penang Street Market last Sunday and I know it has been a few days now but I still want to post some pictures of the food they sell over at the monthly artsy bazaar.

I’ll let the pictures tell the story…

The thirst quenchers you can find at the Little Penang Street Market

Some of the foods you can find there

The curry sausage and cakes stall by Edelweiss Restaurant

The local laksa stall

Tarts…

Wholemeal bread

The chocolate cake I couldn't resist buying

I . . . → Read More: The food at Little Penang Street Market

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