Wake Up and Smell the Cake

 This is so yummy! Also a good cookie, as the name suggests, the best chewy brown butter chocolate chip cookie. Also nailed the baking timing cos the cookie doesn't harden upon cooling. This shall be the go-to for chewy chocolate chip cookies from now on. 140g butter 215g all-purpose flour ½ teaspoon baking soda ¼ teaspoon salt 145g packed light brown sugar 65g granulated sugar 5ml vanilla essence 1 large egg at room temperature 15ml milk Semisweet chocolate chips Brown the butter. Once it bubbles and milk solids form, take note not to wait too long. Once it browns slightly, take it off the heat. Too long and the butter will burn. I weighed the dough (without chocolate chips) at 40g each, and then added choc chips. Bake at 190 degrees Celsius for 9 minutes.

I failed the first time I made sushi bake, so I was kinda apprehensive about this. Added surimi or imitation crab meat since the kids may not want a fully tuna sushi bake, plus it gives a smoother texture.  The recipe uses full tuna and avocado, so I used this recipe lightly to tweak to my own. Tuna Sushi Bake 1 1/2 cups sushi rice Sushi vinegar as per the bottle's instructions 3 chunky tuna cans (Ayam brand) 1 packet of imitation crab meat, boiled and shredded 5 tbsp Japanese mayo 1 tbsp sriracha sauce 3 tbsp mentaiko mayo Teriyaki Chicken Sushi Bake 1 1/2 cups sushi rice Sushi vinegar as per the bottle's instructions 500g chicken boneless thigh, cut into small pieces 1 inch ginger, pound Teriyaki sauce for marinate and for frying Season the top with furikake, sliced seaweed, Japanese mayo and mentaiko mayo. These are a must. Broil or grill for about 8 minutes. These turn out yummy! All the Japanese ingredients were bought on Shopee, from a Malaysian provider.

Husband wanted Swedish meatballs cos we were going Ikea, so meatballs for dinner it is. Bought the jam from Ikea though cos there's no way I'm making that from scratch. These turned out super soft and yummy! The sauce and the mashed potatoes though, required more tweaking cos honestly, I didn't follow the recipe properly. Swedish Meatballs 1 yellow onion, grated 600g ground beef (mince) 3 tbsp breadcrumbs 1 egg 1/4 tsp cumin powder 1/4 tsp coriander powder 1/4 tsp black pepper 3/4 tsp salt 1 tbsp oil Gravy (by right la) 40g / 3 tbsp butter , unsalted 3 tbsp flour 2 cups chicken broth/stock (salt reduced) 1/2 cup heavy / thickened cream The onions should be grated, but it was such a hassle to hold and it also irritated my eyes so I put it in the chopper. I probably put too much butter, then too much flour and it all became so thick.  Also, no proper pictures cos I didn't try to take one.