Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies

Normally, Peipei, my niece, doesn't really eat my sweets...Last time I baked Cranberry Coffee Cake..when she saw i put the frozen cranberry in the batter...she said..''Ja, I will give this for grandma...I am not gonna eat it''

haha..I think she is afraid of sour fruit or doesn't like cake with fruit !

BUT !! I am still good !!! She loves my cookies....

The day before I came to Sydney...Peipei asked me to bake her favourite thing again...Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies......She really really loves it....Everytime she comes to see me, always ask for it...

Tan tan tan !!!! ..........the chocolate and butter aroma wake Peipei up...

Looks so good, rite? I put Chocolate more than 1 cup actually...

Ingredients

1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened
1 cup light brown sugar
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
1 tablespoon Corn Syrup
1 large egg
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups all purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons vanilla extract (or can use instant espresso coffee powder)
1 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 300 F (170 C). Cream the butter with the sugars using an electric mixer on medium speed until fluffy (approximately 30 seconds)
2. Beat in the egg and the vanilla extract for another 30 seconds.
3. In a mixing bowl, sift together the dry ingredients and beat into the butter mixture at low speed for about 15 seconds. Stir in the espresso coffee powder and chocolate chips.
4. Using a 1 ounce scoop or a 2 tablespoon measure, drop cookie dough onto a greased cookie sheet about 3 inches apart. Gently press down on the dough with the back of a spoon to spread out into a 2 inch circle. Bake for about 20 minutes or until nicely browned around the edges. Bake a little longer for a crispier cookie.

Due to my small oven, I have to bake cookies for many batches...for 2 first batches, I used the Ice cream scoop..quite big one... As you can see at the top of the cookies tray...

The rest of the dough, I just used tablespoon.....looks cute though...(and good cuz can give to more people..hehe...)

Ummmmmmmm........................

My journey to Sydney

TG 995 : 23.59 on 14 Apr 2008...that was my flight fly to Sydney....Just a bit excited ! Thank you all you guys came to see me at the airport ...>_< Ann, Tang, Nok, me, Mum, Ake, J'Join..

Before walking to the Gate...had some snack at Thai Airways lounge first... just ok..not so good...

In the flight, of course, I, a drunk girl, have chosen the Bourgoge Pinot Noir Vignes, Albert Bichot 2002 ...not really know about Wine anyway..

It took about 9 hours from Bangkok to Sydney...

20 Mins before landing.....so beautiful...I like it !

Almost landing...Can you see the Sydney Opera House?

Finally....Sydney, here I am !

Again, some of Thais can read my kratoo in Pantip here

Oreo Yogurt Cupcakes

I have been falling in love in this recipe since i first saw it in sweet for my sweet last year. The recipe was created by My Kitchen:My laboratory. Finally, I decided to make it just before i have been to Sydney...

Oreo Yogurt Cupcakes

225g cake flour
1 tsp baking powder
½ tsp baking soda
½ tsp salt
85g unsalted butter, cut into pieces
150g sugar2 eggs, beaten
1 cup(240ml) nonfat unsweetened yogurt
1 tsp vanilla essence
80g Oreo cookies, roughly crushed
Whole Oreo cookies for decorating

Method

1. Preheat oven to 180C and grease or line a 8-inch round tin.
Sift together cake flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
2. Cream the butter and sugar until light and creamy.Dribble in eggs slowly, about 1 tbsp at a time, beating constantly for about 2 mins.
3. On LOW speed, beat in 1/3 of the flour mixture until just combined. Beat in ½ of the yogurt. Then beat in 1/2 of the remaining flour mixture, followed by the remaining yogurt, and vanilla extract. Finally beat in the remaining flour mixture.
4. Lastly, fold in the crushed cookies.
5. Pour into prepared tin, arrange whole Oreos on top and bake for about 40 - 50 mins till skewer inserted comes out clean.

Cool in pan for 5 mins. Unmold and cool completely

So cute !

After I tasted my cupcake...i was thinking ''this cupcake was a bit dry...It's just ok...but why it was dry...must be something wrong..cuz everyone who baked before all said it is so good...'' I was thinking, thinking and thinking...May be I reduced too much sugar? or I have to put the oreo cream in the batter too? (i thrown away the cream inside, just put the biscuit)

Oh...my goshhh...I have found out the reason !!! I read in the recipe..it said 1 cup(240ml) nonfat unsweetened yogurt ... then I just put 1 cup of yogurt while I forgot that 1 cup of yogurt in Thailand is only about 125 ml....which means I have to use 2 cups of yogurt...hahaha...so silly....

Some of Thais can read my kratoo in Pantip here

Wasabi @ Esplanade

Just another boring Sunday...actually my friend and I planned to have a late lunch at Central World....But he took about 1 hr to find a car park there..still cound't find, then we changed our plan to go to Esplanade...(so much far..haha..). Finally, late lunch became early dinner 55+

We went to Wasabi Japanese Restaurant where is quite famous in Pantip..many people said it's good ..that's why we were here.

We started with Iced Green Tea...normal standard...

Ebikko Daikon Salmon Roll ..was wonderful..the fresh crunchy sliced daikon (white radish) and the filling was the good combination...The filling were boiled shrimp, cucumber, crab stick, lettuce, shrimp roe and a bit of mayonnaise...

I think it was such a beautiful sculpture...don't you think so? The chef is very generous for shrimp roe... the whole piece in one bite..wow...feel very freshy..

The second entree was Eggplant Salad with Special Miso Dressing.. This one...aiyo !!! very very yummy. They scooped out the pulp inside first..then cooked it..I think maybe baked ! Then the topping were the deep fried cubed things like fish, shrimp, eggplant pulp and okra. It came really hot which I like. The Miso dressing made this dish fantastic...since it was already strong then they did not need to season the salad too much. Ahh....I really like the eggplant texture..hehe...so juicy !

It seemed that 2 entrees were the most impressive dishes from me.

For the first main, we had a Deep fried chicken with wasabi filling. My friend ordered this just because of the name. He said as this restaurant is named Wasabi..so went for this one. It was quite ok..better than I thought. The chicken is not too dry, still juicy...Anyway, we can't really taste the wasabi.

The second main was Deep fried pork filled with cheese. I ordered this because always see people in Pantip posted it. It was just normal good...a bit disappointed.

2 mains came with miso soup, steamed rice and side dish - cold tofu, japanese leek and shiitake.

Now we made the mistake...since we were too hungry, then ordered one more dish... Assorted Sashimi...sooooo big pieces of sashima..until we both think that it was too big....Yeah ..too big to be good...hahaha....

Hurrrr.......................no more room for desserts !