Big Desserts!

We've just got back from dinner. Our first night in NY City, so we decided to have something that looks like a real American diner.

I had salad which was huge that I had to leave to save some space for the dessert. I also had a little taste of Andy's sides, the corn cake (they call it corn cake, but it looks like a muffin...) and the apple compote. Corn cake was quite savory and the kicks of corn grits were something bit different. The apple compote was nicely done too though I was bit surprised by the fact they served it as a side menu for the main.

And yes, the dessert, New York Cheese Cake! They serve the cheese cake from a famous cake shop called Roxy. My first mouthful..., oooh this is what I call cheese cake! It's so rich that I felt like my mouth was covered with creamy cheese. There is no fancy top ups on this cake. It's just a pure, ultimate cheese cake. Seriously, taste-wise and potion-wise, it is one of the best cheese cake I've ever had, a must-try!

What I've found in NY so far...

There are cakes (or food in general..) in NY everywhere. I'm like a kid in a toy store:) The cakes in shops and cafe are so cute, especially the big muffins topped with colourful chocolate, jellies and cookies are lovely.

On the way back to the hotel, I found Sugar Free Jelly Belly. Although it's sugar free, they are as sweet as the original and flavours are the same. I found them a little softer, but I won't be tell the difference between the sugar free and the original. My favourite flavour, buttered popcorn was in it too, yummy:)

Haven't I tried a proper American dessert yet? no..., I haven't... we've been walking around whole day, and getting distracted by the big buildings. We're gonna get food now, so I'm hoping to try a real American treat:)

I'm in New York!!

Last few days, I was busy packing up and getting ready for our trip to America and Japan. We left London yesterday and got on a plane to our first destination, New York! This is my first time in America, so I'm really excited!

Before we got on a plane, we got Starbucks chai tea latte and this skinny lemo poppy seeds muffin (btw, I always think they shouldn't call it "Skinny" when they covered the muffin with incing sugar, which is of course lovely for me...)
We saved the muffin till we sit down and all settled on the plane. The lemony ran through nicely my tired boy, and then I drifted into a nap....

Since I'm not in my kitchen next few weeks, I'm going to to try sweets and desserts everywhere we're going to visit:) Exciting stuff:)

La Trompette

Tim, Leah, Andy and I went for dinner at La Trompette, one of the best restaurants in Chiswick, London. After lovely appetisers and amazing main courses, we moved on to exciting desserts:)

I was so thrilled to try the desserts from a Michelin stared restaurant.

Tim had the sticky date pudding, Leah had the creme brulee, Andy had the pear and blackberry crumble, and I had the apple tart tatin.

Ooh, la la..., honestly..., they never let you down. They were so good! I can't tell which one was the bast though I really like my apple tart.

Of course, the meal and the service was excellent too! Everyone, this is how you get a star!

Thanks for the lovely evening to Tim and Leah;)

http://www.latrompette.co.uk/

Doughnuts Parade

They are not colourful cheerio...., but mini doughnuts:D

This time I used the Mini size one. Plus normal size for the remaining mixture. Instead of using butter, I tried with crunchy peanut butter today. The result was pretty good. They've got a lovely peanut flavour:)

I'm a bit addictive to making doughnuts....

Ingredients;

Flour 130g

Baking powder 10g

Sugar 50g

Salt 1 pinch

Egg yolk 1

Egg 1

Milk 75ml

Peanut butter 50g

1. Combine flour, baking powder, sugar and salt in a bowl and mix well.

2. Add egg yolk and egg, mix well.

3. Add milk, mix well.

4. Add melted peanut butter, mix well.

5. Pour the mixture into the doughnut baking tray.

6. Bake in the preheated oven (190º) for 8 minutes.

Tala Doughnut Making Set

Jelly Belly, Ice Cream Parlor Mix

Exciting discovery (at least for me...)! I didn't know there is an Ice Cream flavoured jelly belly!!

These sweet beans are really addictive. Once I poured them into a glass bowl, they were gone before I know.

There are 5 tasty flavours, Strawberry blonde, Birthday cake, Apple pie, Mint chocolate, and Chocolate. My favourite was a combo of the birthday cake and the strawberry.

Hummm, yummy yummy..., I'm going to get more of them....;)

Ice Cream Parlor Mix Jelly Belly Beans 200g bag

Andy's midnight protein bar

Baking week is still on...? Andy has made protein bars for a midnight snack. Considering it was the first attempt, they looked quite good...

Here is the chef Andy's comment..;D

"You know what, that was pretty damn good my first attempt. It was really tasty you know!" says Andy. Look how confident he is! I should try harder not to be taken my patisserie position in the house!

I'll have them tomorrow. (No sweets before going to bed for me....)

Ingredients;

Whey92% protein powder 2 heaped tbsp

Peanut butter 2 heaped tsp

Oats meal 3 tbsp

Dried apricot 7 (chopped)

Dried raisin 2 tbsp

Egg white 1

1. Combine whey and peanut butter together to make crumble.

2. Add oats meal, dried apricot and raisin to 1.

3. Add egg white in 2, and make a dough.

4. Push the dough out like a 1cm thick biscuit, and cut into bar shapes.

5. Bake in the pre-heated oven (220º) for 8 minutes.