iCook | STRAWBERRY CUPSICLES ^^

Had a punnet & half of strawberries left from the cheesecake session. Didn't wanted to batch freeze them for later usage, contemplating on making jam out of it but still had jars of jam left in fridge.

Guess popsicle is the best way to "rid" them berries, and frozen means mould won't invade so soon =)
And with the scorching weather these days, a frozen yogurt treat for the kids would be awesome.

Took out my popsicle moulds to wash & dry before I head to cold storage to get some strawberry yogurt, and saw these mini "party wine cups". So back on the shelf my popsicle moulds went and I made these cupsicles instead (=

Blend strawberries, add in honey to make strawberry puree.
Add a layer of puree in cup, freeze it, take it out and add strawberry yogurt and back to freezer again.
When the yogurt is firm (but not frozen), decorate the top with strawberries (and whatever u fancy) and back to the freezer it goes again.
Voila.. there u go, Strawberry Cupsicles ^^

小豆An @Ion Orchard

I love my Ah Balling from Golden Mile, kids prefer these "Ah Balling" equivalent from Ion Orchard, at a much heftier price tag too  :S

Japanese Mochis! Rice ball dessert with red/white bean fillings. I don't quite fancy mochis, those I have tried so far has really thick gooey skin with hardly any fillings, tantamount to chewing playdough -__-

I bought these because they are so very pretty, but was skeptical about the taste though.
But these pretty mochis prove me wrong, they can taste as good as they look. Skin was firm (not gooey), thin (not inch thick) with ample bean fillings so I don't feel like chewing playdough  ^^

At $2 per piece ($12 if u buy 9pcs), and about 2/3 size of an Ah Balling, Japanese sure know how to package a simple rice ball dessert for a premium price.

*ps: with weekly classes near Ion, i have a hunch i will be contributing regularly to their sales.

Clockwise: すいか(Watermelon), こうばい(Red Plum Blossom), チｴリー(Cherry), あやめ(Iris), 青りんご(Green Apple), 红りんご(Red Apple), かき(Persimmon), さくら(Sakura)

BEN & JERRY's

My comfort food for the disappointing lunch.

DESSERT FIRST @ Liang Seah St

There was this dessert place along Liang Seah Street which serve pretty decent sesame paste (don't remember the name of the shop though).

Went hunting for it today as I was craving for some sesame paste to "strengthen" my hair follicles *lame excuse for gluttony*

Either the shop didn't survive (but I remember its always on full house) or its closed for CNY but nonetheless, there was ANOTHER competitor opened just side by side.

Well, Bo Her Hay Ma Hou (hokkien translation for No Fish, Prawn also can).
We sat and ordered their "Must try" Durian Snow Ice for D, Chocolate Fantasy for Cay and Ash's favorite Mango sago with Pomelo.
Me? I taxed everyone's orders.. else how do I blog? :P

Durian Snow Ice

This was pretty good. Generous scoops of real durian mash + durian paste heaped on top of thinly sliced snow ice.

Chocolate Fantasy

Chocolate sauce was a tad too diluted. And those fish biscuits compliment hot milo better.. not with shaved ice.
Hmmm, if only they use Hershey Chocolate Syrup instead...

Mango sago with pomelo

 Sago was watery. Disappointing.

MANPUKU JAPANESE GOURMET TOWN @ tampines 1

I deem this as a Japanese foodcourt, though the tagline is Japanese Gourmet Town. Didn't have many pics coz everyone ordered and ate before I was back to get trigger happy : S
I ONLY manage to snap my sashimi + the fruit tart.

Fruit Paradise Tart Shop

This looks so good yet so intimidating to cut. The tart is assembled with a biscuity tart base holding, a layer of sponge cake, custard cream, cheese cream, fresh cream and heaps (really heaps) of strawberries. Just looking at the list of cream in the ingredients, one might think anything more than 2 scoops of this tart will result in revulsion. I am not exactly creamy-cake incline, and hesitated when I was offered a slice. Everyone had 1, I can't say no, eh?

I was.... pleasantly surprised, and I had a second slice for brekkie the next day.

We ordered the whole tart, had the guy at the counter cut it up for us and he actually served us each wedge on a porcelain plate (not plastic or paper) decorated with choc/strawberry syrup swirls.
ps: Its no big hoo-ha, but I was surprise at the service rendered from a "foodcourt" but then again, this was a $80 tart, so I guess they better leave a good impression :P

This was the sashimi I had, which made me wait a good 20mins. It was nice, but nothing that wows me though.