bread pudding

hmm i thought this has to do with bread so, here goes:

4 eggs
1 bottle of milk
1 packet of cream
butter
170g sugar
icing sugar
and of course...bread

first, glaze the surface of a bowl with butter. this prevents the bread pudding from sticking to the sides.
next, into another bowl add the eggs, milk, cream and sugar into the bowl and whisk/stir the ingredients.
then, dip the sliced bread in that mixture and transfer into another bowl for baking. pour the remaining pudding mixture into the bowl, stop when you have almost covered the top layer of bread.
sprinkle icing sugar on the surface of the bread pudding, then put to bake in the over at 160 C for 30-40 minutes.

serve while hot

the amazing cheesecake

well, this is another idea from my all-time favourite culinary show on Astro TV - Made To Order.

if i remembered correctly, it involves using cheesecake then rolling it into tiny ball-like sizes. (it could be just cheeseballs, improvise! )
after that, coat the cheeseballs with a layer of crushed nuts.
arrange on a plate and sprinkle with a mixture of green tea powder and icing sugar
simple. bingo. lovely dessert

p/s: anybody knows the name for the method of cooking with acid, as in that from lime or other citrus fruits?

coffee with soda

another whacky go on how to enjoy your espresso

you'll need a cup of 'double espresso', and also sugar syrup.

you can make your own sugar syrup by mixing equal parts of sugar and water, then heat the mixture and stir till homogeneous. you can add flavours like vanilla or cinnamon by adding them while cooking the sugar syrup. after you get a homogeneous solution, remove from heat and chill till needed.

as for the coffee with soda, into a cup filled with ice cubes( cup size about 300-400ml):
first add the double espresso
next, add about 30ml of sugar syrup
finally, top up with soda
give it a light stir and voila!

there's another idea using this same similar concept - sweetened coffee with vodka
to make the sweetened coffee, well, it's just adding sugar to a strong-flavoured coffee, and stir. leave to chill.
(there's an extra step to coat the drinking tip of the glass with sugar and a pinch of ground coffee..just for kicks)

into a glass, pour the sweetened cofee in first till about two thirds the final amount of the drink. then, pour in the vodka using the "layering" method. you simpy don't pour vodka into the coffee directly but instead, pour onto the back of a spoon and control it such that it flows in from the walls of the glass. you should see a distinct black and transparent layer. =)

sinful, ain't it?