Christmas 2007

Merry Christmas, everyone! Christmas has come but not quite gone yet. How was your Christmas?

Was it a white one? Sadly, the closest thing to a white Christmas for me was in a glass bubble....


Had more presents than you could handle? The after-effect of Christmas shopping for loved ones may have burned a hole in my pocket, but it was worth it. After all, one of the joys of Christmas is giving. And did I say that I love wrapping gifts? There's a strange contentment in carefully selecting the gift wrapping paper and the appropriate trimmings for each individual receipient...., including this one...

Like his master, Julius has to be fashionable on Christmas too!


Had your fair share of Christmas feasts till you are ready to balk at the thought of having another turkey meal?


I had like 5 recipes that I plan to make for Christmas this year, and unfortunately, only ONE materialised, and it was a non-bake one.

Chocolate Cheese Lollipops

HAVE YOURSELF A JOLLY, MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A FABULOUS NEW YEAR!

Bean's Dessert Kitchen

Looking for simple desserts in the vicinity of Subang Jaya? Why not give Bean's Dessert Kitchen a try. Serving a variety of tongshui (sweet broth) and herbal drinks daily, they also serve simple meals not uncommon to those usually found at local cafes and "cha-can-teng". Their tongshui are not bad and I usually go for them but today, I decided to try something different.

I have been craving red beans lately, which I have a real fondness of. When I saw a picture of the Special Red Bean Ice dessert, I knew I had to have it.

Well, it happened to be a hot day so the dessert really worked in cooling down the dreadful heat. It's basically shaved ice topped with lots of tapioca pearls, sago, red beans and "lightly" drenched in milk (not too sure whether it's coconut milk, evaporated milk or condensed milk- haha). The abundance of the big tapioca pearls really gave my jaw a big workout. It's chewing, chewing, chewing all the way. But other than that, although pleasant, it was not that special after all.


I also ordered their yam cake which was one of their recommended dishes in their menu. This was rather good although not the best that I have tasted. Not too dry and not too wet and not too stingy with the yam either. Be sure to ask for some sambal chili to go with it.

Bean's Dessert Kitchen
SS15/8B, Subang Jaya (Corner Shop)

Matcha (Green Tea) Jelly

The weatherman is pretty indecisive lately. The weather is either very hot and "very rainy". On one fine sunny (and very hot) day, I made some cooling Matcha Jelly. Very simple to make.


Click here for link to recipe.