Baskin Robbins Cake

 

Chocolate cake with mocha almond ice cream, RM57.75

My Birthday @ Equinox Restaurant, Swissotel, Singapore

My Rating: (6/6)

Orange Juice: SGD10

 

New Sashimi of Yellowtail Kingfish with warm smoked Eel, Salad of Asian style Cresses and Kabayaki Sauce: SGD32

 

Nova Scotia Lobster Tartar with Salt Cured Tasmanian Salmon, Smokey Ancho Chilli Gazpacho with Avocado Ice Cream: SGD32

 

Alaskan King Crab Parcels with Cullen Skink, Smoked Haddock, Salmon and Crisp Green Apple: SGD46

 

Roasted Tenderloin of Kurobuta Pork and Turffle braised Baby Pork Ribs, Braised Baby Leeks with White Bean Puree and Schwartz Beer Sauce: SGD46  

 

Equinox Restaurant

2 Stamford Road
Singapore 178882
6837 3322

Tel: +6568373322

Open Mon-Sat 12pm-2:30am; Sun 11am-2:30am

Website: http://www.equinoxcomplex.com/

Godiva Valentine’s Day Chocolate

A Gift for My Sis

Snow Skin Lotus Paste Mooncake （冰皮莲蓉) Recipe

 

Ingredients: (makes 10 x 5.2cm diameter mooncakes)

Snow Skin

100g Koh fun (commercial fried glutinous rice flour)
70g Icing sugar
30g Shortening
120g Cold water

Fillings

300g Lotus Paste
50g Melon Seeds

Steps:

Snow skin

1. Sift Koh Fun and Icing sugar into a mixing bowl.
2. Rub shortening into the flour mixture.
3. Gradually mix in cold water till a soft dough forms.
4. Scale and weigh 30g per portion for each mooncake. (According to the size of your mooncake mould.)

Fillings

1. Mix together lotus paste with melon seeds
2. Scale and weigh 40g per portion for each mooncake filling. (According to the size of your mooncake mould.)

Assemble

1. Wrap each portion of filling with a portion of snow skin.
2. Press into mooncake mould.
3. Knock out and chill before serving.

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Shanghai Mooncake Recipe (上海月饼)

 

Ingredients: (8 mooncakes)

350g flour

180g shortening

150g Icing sugar

1 1/2 tsp salt

20g corn flour

20g custard powder

60ml coconut milk

150ml evaporated milk

5 salted egg yolks

8 century egg yolks

 

Preparation:

• Prepare salted egg yolk custard

1. Measure 20g corn flour, 20g custard powder, 70g sugar and mix it well in a bowl.
2. Add in 60ml coconut milk, 1/2 tsp salt and mix it well.
3. Add in 150ml evaporated milk and mix it well.
4. Add in 5 salted egg yolks and mix it. In this stage, leave the salted egg yolk in the mixture without breaking it.
5. Steam the salted egg yolk custard in a steamer about 20 minutes until it settled (no running liquid).
6. After it has settled, mix it well with an egg beater. Wrap it with plastic and set  it aside to cool.

• Prepare 8 century egg yolks

1. Boiled 8 century eggs and after it’s done, extract century egg yolks and set aside to cool.

• Prepare water dough

1. Sift 200g flour in a mixing bowl.
2. Add 100g shortening and mix it well.
3. Sift 80g sugar and mix it well.
4. Slowly add in 75ml water and keep mixing until it become a soft dough.
5. Divide water dough into 8 and knead it into 8 round dough  and set aside.

• Prepare oil dough

1. Sift 150g flour in a mixing bowl.
2. Add 80g shortening and mix it well.
3. Add in 1 tsp salt and keep mixing until it become a soft dough.
4. Divide oil dough into 8 and knead it into 8 round dough  and set aside.

• Combine water dough and oil dough

1. Pour some flour on your working board and roll 1 water dough with a wooden roller several times and make it into a rectangular shape. Put 1 oil dough in the centre and wrap it up into a round dough. Set aside. Repeat the same process for the rest.
2. Again, pour some flour on your working board. Roll 1 combined dough with a wooden roller several times, roll it like a swiss roll and set aside. Repeat the same process for the rest of the combined roll.
3. Roll the combine swiss roll for the second time. Again, take 1 combined dough (already rolled into swiss roll), put it 12 o’clock (vertical) and roll it with wooden roller several time. Roll it into swiss roll and set aside. Repeat the same process for the rest.

• Combine salted egg yolk custard and century egg yolk (Make sure salted egg yolk custard and century egg yolk is cool)

1. Knead salted egg yolk custard into soft dough. Divide equally into 8 dough (approximately 70g each). Make it a rectangular shape, put 1 century egg yolk in the centre and wrap it up into a round dough. Repeat the same process for the rest.

• Combine all

1. Pour some flour on your working board. Roll combined dough (swiss roll shape) with a wooden roller several times and make it into a rectangular shape. In the centre, put 1 combined salted egg yolk custard and century egg yolk and wrap it up into a round dough. Repeat the same process for the rest.

• Ready to bake

1. Put parchment paper (optional) on your baking tray and put all 8 mooncakes for baking.
2. Lightly brush with egg glaze (1 egg mix with 1/4 tsp salt) and sprinkle surface with some black and white sesame seeds. (optional)
3. Bake in preheated oven at 180 degree Celsius about 40 minutes.

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Happy Dumpling Festival (端午节)

 

Duan Wu Jie (Rice Dumpling Festival) and Qu Yuan

Duan Wu Jie is a widely celebrated festival amongst the Chinese, to pay respect to the patriotic poet, Qu Yuan (pronounced as Chue Yuan). The legend involves a really long and complicated throne-fighting war and political history. But to make a long story short: Qu Yuan was an important minister back in Chu Kingdom in ancient China. He had been known for his loyalty for the emperor of Chu, and loved his country greatly. However, His Majesty had not taken Qu Yuan's advice seriously, and he eventually got himself trapped and captured in a foreign land by his enemies, which then lead to his own death.

Sad and angry at the corrupted, dying Kingdom, Qu Yuan tied himself to a big rock and threw himself into the River of Puo Luo. The people then made rice dumplings wrapped in bamboo leaves and threw them into the river. They believed this would stop the fish from eating Qu Yuan's body. Some would even row down stream in a boat, beating drums and shouting out loud in the hope to scare the fish away (it was believed that it is how the Dragon Boat event is related to the festival. Since then, the 5th day of the 5th month in the Chinese calendar has been set as Duan Wu Festival to remember the incident. Although there were versions of legends and stories that indicate Duan Wu has existed way before Qu Yuan's death, the tradition still carries on. The rice dumplings (ZongZi) are glutinous rice wrapped in bamboo leaves, or other large leaves (lotus is one of the more commonly used leaves). You can find all sorts of different fillings in the rice: pork, roast pork, chestnut, egg, salted egg, mushroom, red bean, or just simply without filling. They could be just white rice dumpling (not pre-fried), or brown (pre-fried with soya sauce). Nowadays, you can buy Zongzi almost everyday of the year, in restaurants or hawker stores in most oriental countries such as China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Malaysia and Singapore, and other Asian countries where large amount of Chinese reside.

Bak Chang (dumplings stuffed with meat, chestnuts and mushrooms)

 

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Happy Birthday My Dear!

 

Secret Recipe Cake:
Caramel Cream Cheese, Chocolate Banana, Classic Cheese, Hi-Fibre Cheese Cake, Esspresso Cheese, Marble Cheese, Chocolate Cheese, New York Cheese, Cheeze Choc, Oreo Cheese and Cappucino Cheese

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Pores appear 1/3 smaller—instantly. See a 69% reduction in the look of pores in just 4 weeks.Unbelievably soft and smooth.
Repairs the look of uneven skin texture,flakiness and roughness.
Smooth it on and instantly enjoy that soft, seamless, silky feeling you love.Incredibly clear and even-toned.
See more clarity and luminosity.
Gives skin an overall more even tone.Underneath the skin you see,is the skin you want.Feel it.

HOW TO USE
Apply every AM on clean skin. Follow with your moisturizer.

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Biotherm Biotherm Homme UV Defense High Protection Fluid SPF50 PA+++ 30ml/1.01fl.oz

For highly protected skin throughout the day!

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Skin is highly protected, supple and fresh throughout the day. It is detoxified and youthful-looking.

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Apply on face and neck in the morning, after your regular skincare cream. Reapply when necessary, under extended exposure to sun.

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My Birthday!

 

Green Tea Cake (Bread Talk)

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Happy Birthday Sis!

 

Tiramisu (Tong Kee Bread & Tarts, Sri Petaling)

 

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