Blog Page Revamped

My Bubblegum page gets a long overdue rebuild. I have been longing for an update for over a year now that I feel is more suitable than the plain template that comes from blogger. It is still not fully what I am looking for but will do for now. Me a very happy happy Bubblegum..Hehe..

Will's "Rolada" - Prune and Walnut Log

My wife introduced this treat called Rolada which is found in the gourmet section of your deli.
These little treats seems to be becoming popular and it best served along a cheese platter with crackers and a nice glass of wine or coffee.
Effectively it is a Prune and walnut or fig and walnut logs.
I tasted it and looked at the ingredients and thought can't be that hard to make. And it wasn't. There aren't any definitive recipes that I could find anywhere so I played with the flavours and recipe till I thought it was right. It is a mix of prunes, walnut, sugar, lemon and honey. Rolled them up and slow baked and bingo.

Hong Kong Egg Tarts

It has been a while since I made a batch of egg tarts. I love them and started making them when I was in Canberra years ago. I resisted from making them now since one of my children has a slight egg intolerance.
I make the Hong Kong version with the puff pastry as that is the one I know and love the best.

Cookie and Cream Cheesecake

The first attempt at this cheesecake I didn't add enough gelatin and the cake would collapse with each slice. It was miserable.
This time it turn out well. I felt slightly less gelatin would be make it just perfect.
This non bake cheesecake was easy to whip up with little effort involved. Thinking of making a fruity cheesecake next since its summer and all the summer fruits like strawberries, mangoes. Mmmm ........mango cheesecake is sounding good.

Moichi Moichi

Housewarming was up and coming and whipped up some moichi to take over that morning. Moichi is always best when they are freshly made. The ones that are shop bought are normally made weeks or months ahead and just can't compare with fresh ones.
In this batch there are fillings with black sesame paste (covered with roasted sesame seeds), peanut paste (covered with peanut powder), coconut and palm sugar mix (plain).
I told my wife to remind me, next time to I make a suggestion with moichi, remember the cleanup. Yes..the clean up.