Monthly Archives: December, 2007

Samm makes Jell-O No Bake Real Cheesecake Dessert

Ya ya ya, Saturdays are meant for desserts. If you are stressed out, you must eat desserts. You’ll know why if you spell stressed backwards, ya. Here’s the Jell-O No Bake Real Cheesecake Dessert i bought the other day. So here goes:

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Ingredients needed are 1 1/2 cups of full cream milk. You cannot use soy milk cos it doesnt contain fat and the dessert wont stand, k. Aiya, why bother with healthy alternatives when you make sinful stuffs. Once in a while, go indulge lah. Full cream, okay. Dont argue. And the next is 5 tbsp butter, unsalted of cos. You wont want your dessert to turn out salty, eh. And 2 tbsp of sugar for the base. I would recommend you do without it as i prefer the base plain. It’s your choice anyway.

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Here are the contents of the box. White for the crust. Blue for the filling.

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Melting the butter in the saucepan.

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What’s this white stuff at the top? Cream?

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I poured the contents of the white packet for the crust into my 8 x 8 inch Pyrex dish. Here you see i added sugar. Then pour the melted butter into it and mix it well.

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This is just a macro shot of the crust mix cos i find it fascinating, lol.

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Here’s the flattened crust base. Use the bottom of a glass, a spoon, anything..

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The contents of the Jell-O No Bake Real Cheesecake Dessert filling. A packet of white powder, smells nice… sweet.

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Into the mixer it goes together with the milk. Mix the filling well on medium for 3 minutes until it becomes thick.

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Pour the Jell-O No Bake Real Cheesecake Dessert filling onto the prepared crust base and refrigerate for 1 hour.

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And here’s the final result. Nice? Say nice. My kids and hubby loves it and i’ve bought two more boxes, lol. Best eaten with fresh fruits like strawberries and peaches. Or you may want to add some lemon peel into the filling to make it lemony? How about orange peel? Or add blueberries or fruit of your choice onto the crust before you pour the filling in. Gee…. i’m becoming creative, lol.

Jell-O No Bake Real Cheesecake Dessert

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I bought this from Cold Storage. Got suckered in by two word. Cheese and No Bake. I used to make no bake cheesecake with Philedelphia Cheeses. But i’ll have to buy a few separate ingredients for that and i feel this may be easier. Or maybe taste like it? Dont know. I’ll update you on this when i try this out.

Looking for an egg frying pan?

Okay, this is going to be one of those random things that bug me each time i fry an egg. I dont like to use the big wok that my mother-in-law uses as it’s heavy and i hate to haul it to the sink for washing after using it. I have one of those Maxim 26cm non-stick frying pan which i bought dunno how many years ago. Time to replace it, anyway.

I hate the fact that the egg runs to the sides when i crack it in. I want it small and neat looking, hahaha. I went to Parkson to look for one and found a Tefal 12cm frying pan. The one that dont have the red spot in the middle. Cost around Rm25 or so. Then went home and Google for an egg frying pan and learned that a 12cm frying pan is exactly what i need, lol.

I havent bought it yet. I was there yesterday and i totally forgotten about it. Next trip, if i remember. Issshhhh, the perfectionist in me havent found one that i like. Neh, i want one that can make heart-shaped eggs wann. Mickey Mouse-shaped eggs would be best, lol. If anyone find one on the net, drop me a link and i’ll go buy. Cheers!!!

How Samm bake brownies

I promised Gordon i’ll bake brownies for him today. His eyes gleamed the moment i took the box of Pillsbury Brownie Mix out from the kitchen cabinet. I love the gooey, chewy and moist feel of brownies and would always order a piece whenever i dine at Secret Recipe or Coffee Bean.

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Not many ingredients to prepare also. I have the Pillsbury Brownie Mix. Got an egg out of the fridge, 3 tablespoonful of water and also 1/4 cup of oil. I didnt use my organic extra virgin olive oil this time. Just what my MIL use for her daily cooking.

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But i used my new transfat-free olive oil spread to grease the Pyrex dish though, lol. I’m using the 8 x 8 inch Pyrex dish for my brownie. Dont have those non-stick metal baking pans.

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Here are the contents of the Pillsbury Brownie mix. There’s another with chocolate chunks in it. But i bought this cos i dig the walnuts. I will buy the other on my next trip to Cold Storage.

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Nice or not the walnuts. Damn, i should have roasted them a bit before i add them to the mix. Next round…. IF i remember…

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Yayaya, wanna show off my Philips Cucina Mixer again. Dumped everything into it and mixed it on low. It still requires hand mixing after i stopped the machine as the base didnt get mixed well enough.

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All the mixed contents well spread out in the Pyrex dish.

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And into the pre-heated Philips Toaster Oven it goes. The baking instructions calls for 24 – 26 minutes at 350 deg Fahrenheit. I used 175 deg Celcius.

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The back part was slightly burnt as the interior of the oven slanted downwards and the heat is more intense there. It’s only a toaster oven, k. It can only do so much. Maybe i put it nearer to the door next time. But it takes ages to cool inside the Pyrex dish. I’ve no idea how long it took cos i went to the organic store right after i took it out of the oven.

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And here’s a piece of very sinful but not overly sweet Brownie from me. Not much left now. I saved a piece for Gordon’s tea tomorrow. Have a bite. Yummmmmm…….

Pillsbury Thick ‘n Fudgy Deluxe Brownie Mix

Bought this from Cold Storage the other day. Gonna bake this tomorrow. One egg and oil is all i’ll need to add to the mix. It’s not the first time i’ve tried Pillsbury products. I’ve baked with their cake mixes before and they taste good. They are actually not that bad. Anyone here tried this before?

Pillsbury Thick 'n Fudgy Deluxe Brownie Mix

I have almonds in the fridge too. This already comes with walnuts but of cos i can always roast some almonds to add to it for more flavor and bite. I have one 8 x 8 inch Pyrex dish which will be just right for this. I think this will last the kids and i for days, lol.

If it turns out well, i will stock up a few more boxes and can bake whenever i want to. There is another with chocolate chunks in it. Yes, hoh. Why didnt i think of it. I can always dump in a handful of M & M’s to it mah. Gordon is sure going to like digging those colorful chocs out one by one, lol.