Its time for an update again. So many things have happened since I last updated. Its the end of school and the start of exams next week. I think I should be very worried since I haven't started studying...at all. But I am not..hah. Instead, I don't feel like studying at all. I am so looking forward to the holidays, its going to be my last holiday, so I am not going to work at all, despite my mum's disapproving look.
Anyway, it was Stephen's birthday on friday. I baked a chocolate cake for him on thurs night. The recipe said moist chocolate cake, and it looked pretty simple and foolproof. And it was, I finished everything in half and hour and popped it into the oven. Then I waited for it to be done. And then it struck me that I had used baking powder instead of baking soda which is to react with the buttermlk in the recipe to make it rise. And there I was, cursing and swearing and praying that my cake would turn out alright. 40mins later, a rather flat chocolate cake greeted me. I couldn't wait for it to cool before I cut a small slice to eat. It turned out ok, rather salty and way to flat. I was hoping for a nice, moist and fluffy chocolate cake. Not a brownie like cake. Oh, and the worst thing was, when I was taking the cake out from the pan, it was so tender that it broke, thus I had a broken cake on my hands, and I was way way way distraught. But since it wasnt going to be a birthday cake, but rather for his family as I was having dinner at his place, so I put a nice frosting on the cake and cut it up into small pieces and arranged it in a container.
The next day, I got rave reviews for the cake. Most people liked it because it was very chocolatey, very rich and fudgey. So I heaved a sigh of relief. And thankfully, his family and him liked it too. But then he has always been the greatest supporter for my baking creations..heh.I had thunder tea rice at his place. And it was super delicious, it was so nice that I went for a second helping and ended up being super full.
Today, I cooked lunch for him. It was a super delicious lunch of scrambled eggs and ham,bacon and cheese sandwich. The scrambled eggs were decadent and rich becaus I added cream instead of the normal milk. And I pan-fried the bread till it was brown and crispy. And we had clam-chowder soup too. I think that's about the only things I can cook now..hah..my repertoire is quite limited. But lunch was really great, now I am hooked on grilled cheese sandwich.
And there is a special programme on Monday too, watch Casino Royale and a surprise dinner at a surprise place. Wait for more updates..
Saturday, November 18, 2006
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