Memories in the Cooking

I made-over a store-bought cake with some whipped cream frosting. Ingredients: - 500ml of whipping cream  - 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract  - 1 tablespoon of corn starch  - 1 cup of icing sugar  - freeze-dried strawberries (crushed into powdery form)  - strawberry jam  Procedures:  1) Whip cream, vanilla extract, corn starch, icing sugar into stiff peaks.  Cut a store-bought cake into 2 pieces (cross-section). Spread one layer of jam and one layer of whipped cream between the 2 halves of the cake.  2) Cover the cake with whipped cream frosting. Place it in the fridge for a few hours.  3) Dust the cake with crushed freeze-dried strawberry. Serve. 

This is essentially French version of seafood stew. You can make it using any combination of seafood in prawn broth.  Ingredients: - prawns heads and shells  - any combination of seafood (prawns, mussels, clams, octopus, lobsters, fish)  - tomato pastata  - vegetables (funnel, carrots, tomatoes etc) - salt, pepper, sugar - mixed dried herbs (oregano, rosemary, thyme, basil)  - onions and garlic  Procedures: 1) Fry prawns heads and shells in onions and garlic. Add salt, pepper and sugar. Add water. Let it simmer for 30 mins. Strain away the prawn heads and shells.  2) Place the prawns broth back into the pan. Add vegetables, mixed dried herbs and tomato pastata. Let it simmer for 30 mins. Blend the mixture into a smooth broth.  3) Cook the seafood in the broth. Serve. 

I love sour desserts. Lemon Tart is one dessert that I cannot resist.  Ingredients: - 250g of digestive biscuits  - 120g of butter  - 4 large lemons - 8 eggs - 1 can of cream - 100g of sugar  Procedures: 1) Blend digestive butter and melted butter. Lay it on a baking tin. Place it in the fridge. 2) In a pan, add lemon juice, eggs, cream and sugar. Cook under low fire until it thickens. 3) Place on the tin. Chill it overnight. Top up with fruits and icing sugar before serving. 

This is such a nutritious dish. The sauce base is made of blended vegetables and the whole dish is stacked with more vegetables. What more? It is a very pretty dish.  Ingredients: - vegetable sauce (made from blending any vegetables with tomato pastata) - 2 croquettes (cut into discs) - 2 brinjals (cut into discs) - 2 large tomatoes (cut into discs)  - dried mixed herbs  - salt and pepper  - garlic oil (olive oil with roasted garlic)  Procedures  1) Place the vegetable sauce in a baking tray (should be able 3cm in height)  2) Arrange croquettes, brinjals and tomatoes in an alternating way until the whole baking tray is filled up.  3) Drizzle the vegetable with garlic oil 4) Bake at 180 degree for 40 mins. Serve.