♡ Pain de campagne ♡

'Heart' pain de campagne, this is what I made for Andy as a Valentine's gift. (I did make Valentine's dinner dessert as well.;D)

Half white and half wholemeal flour, made with my strawberry yeast. It's simple but certainly have that 'got-to-have-another-slice' feel to it...

Humm, broken heart? (Andy cut this...)

It's great toasted and buttered, of course;)

By the way, look at my new bread knife. 

It's super cute and very sharp!

Valentine's Day dessert

For the Valentine's day dinner, Andy made prawn cocktail and avocado salad for starter, and monk fish and scallop risotto for main. They were super tasty;)

For dessert, I made lime cheese cake with crushed macaroon and sugared strawberries.

The whole full course dinner experience at home was great. I felt much more comfortable than going to a posh restaurant. And the best thing is I was given a 'hungry monkey' size dish. You don't get that much food in a posh place, do you!

Valentine's Day Heart Icecream

Happy Valentine's Day, everyone!

Whomever we're sending love to, it's nice to have a day when we can express our feeling a little bit more.

I don't normally do girly girly stuff, but today I did.
I made heart shaped ice cream. The ingredients is very simple. Single cream, strawberry and home-made cherry compote... I added a little twist with a biscuit base on the bottom of the ice cream.

These look great for a dinner in on a special occasion (and of course, for everyday....). Ice cream also won't be as filling as cakes, so good for a romantic night, huh?

Chocolate mountains & Strawberry rings!

It seems that people are getting more and more crazy about Valentine's day every year. A big heart , a little ball..., whatever their size and shape are,  chocolate is sure to be the most popular gift.  And So..., I'm too preparing for Valentine's day with my cakes.

I made two types. One is chocolate cake. Because the middle of the cake has risen a lot and looked like a mountain, I decided to name it "Chocolate mountain". :D The other cake is baked strawberry doughnut. No need to explain, I'm calling it "Strawberry ring". I personally love the colour combination of chocolate and pink. It feels really bitter and sweet, just like love... ah, cheesy me...

Those mountains and rings will be sent to those who deserve a bit of love and sweet tomorrow:)

I'm making a Valentine's day dinner dessert tomorrow too. Stay tuned!