Julie, Food & Photography

Malay steamed cake

2011-04-15T05:40:00.000-07:00

'Kuih apam beras' ...of all the malay sweets i must say that kuih apam doesn't belong to my favorite list but it reminds me of my childhood so i tried out this recipe one day. It came out very well as you can see but my family were not very thrill of the taste so i won't be making this very soon.

Muffins: Pumpkin with pecan nuts

Miang Kam

2011-01-18T12:51:00.000-08:00

This is a typical thai snack using some fresh 'cha plu' leaves (malay=daun kadok), ate them for the first time at champor restaurant in munich and i finally made some last week. In the middle is the palm sugar sauce prepared with chilis, ginger, lemon gras, grated coconut and dried shrimps. How do you eat them?...take a leaf, make a little pouch, fill them with a little bit of everything, close the pouch and put it in your mouth all at once, chew slowly and enjoy...

Ondeh-Ondeh Labu

2011-01-18T12:38:00.000-08:00

Another typical malay sweets, honestly i love this 'ondeh-ondeh' variation with 'labu=pumpkin' more than original one which using just plain glutinous rice flour for the dough. instead of palm sugar i used the sweet coconut fillings...they are simply delicious. i made them twice already this month. i have no recipe for this as i was just using my malay cooking knowledge and fantasy...

American Peach Cobblers

2010-07-30T23:15:00.000-07:00

Just made this the other day and you got to try this very simple but delicious recipe. My kids loved it and my husband ate it without saying a word which means it was 'good'...

For the Filling:
1/4 cup sugar
1 tbs cornstarch
4-5 fresh peaches, pitted and cut in small pieces
1 tbs fresh lemon juice

For the topping:
1 cup all purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
3 tbs cold butter, cut into pieces
2/3 cup low-fat buttermilk

In a large bowl, mix together cornstarch and sugar. Add peaches and lemon juice, toss to combine. Divide filling evenly among four custard cups or baking dish.

Make the topping by whisking together flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a bowl. Using a fork or your fingers, blend in butter pieces until mixture resembles coarse meals. Add buttermilk, stir just until a dough forms (clumpy).

Drop dough onto peaches and sprinkle with a little bit of sugar. Bake until golden brown about 35-40 minutes. Let cool 15 minutes; serve warm.

BON APPETIT ;)))

Malay Pandan Cake - Kuih Pandan Bakar

2010-07-25T13:27:00.000-07:00

This is one of the malay traditional cake, sweet with a wonderful aroma of pandan leaves. I blended the pandan leaves with a little bit of water and strained the juice. Got the typical form for it during my malaysia visit last year. Today i finally manage to make this cake for the first time...

Fanta Cake

2010-03-22T12:30:00.000-07:00

i made this for the first time 2 days ago, simple to make and you will love it!

Ingredients:
300 g sugar
5 eggs
350 g flour mixed with 2 tsp baking powder
125 ml oil
175 fanta
vanilla extract

for the cream:
400 ml heavy cream, whip until light
400 ml sour cream
2 tbsp sugar
some vanilla extract
2 cans peaches (850 ml), well drained and cut into small pieces

Beat sugar and eggs until creamy, blend in flour. Add oil and fanta and mix well. Spread it on a greased baking pan and bake for 25 min. Let cool.
For the cream:
Mix together sour cream, sugar and peaches, fold in the whipped cream. Spread it evenly on the cake. enjoy!!!

Cheese-Pound Cake

2010-02-24T14:03:00.000-08:00

I baked this cake about a week ago, the recipe is very simple:

Ingredients:
250 gr butter, softened
200 gr cream cheese
450 gr sugar
5 eggs
450 flour, sifted
2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp vanilla essence

Mix butter, cream cheese and sugar with a hand mixer until creamy. Beat in egg one by one. In a separate bowl mix together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Add flour to the egg mixture, stir but do not over mixed. Pour in a greased baking form and bake at 180°C for about 45-50 min.

Food Photography 6

2009-07-26T12:59:00.001-07:00

Flan de hortensia - Creme caramel with orange filet

Karipap - malay currypuff with potatoes curry filling

Blueberry pancake - my kids love this!

Food Photography 5

2009-06-30T23:05:00.001-07:00

Some of my Sushi creation

Yoghurt Fruit Cup with Blueberry from my
garden (first harvest!)

Chicken Breast Filet in Tomato sauce with
Kenya Beans and breaded Eggplant

Food Photography - 4

2009-06-14T14:16:00.000-07:00

Carrot Salad with rockets, coctail tomatoes and prawns.

Food Photography 3

2009-06-11T07:21:00.000-07:00

This is what i cooked for dinner today - "Fried Tilapia filet with Louisiana Seasoning and sautéed pears on white beans and rockets"

Food Photography - 2

2009-05-30T09:12:00.000-07:00

Here are some more shots of my food.

Roastbeef Rolls filled with Carrots and Rockets

Marble Cake

Baked chicken breast with bell-pepper in creamy cheese sauce on glas noodles

Caramel Cheese Cake

This is Heidelberg!

2009-05-29T15:15:00.000-07:00

This late afternoon my husband Uwe and I went up the hill to the Philosopher's Path so that we can take these shots.

Neckar river

Heidelberg Old Town

Heidelberg World famous castle with the Old Bridge in the foreground

The Old Bridge

The Convention Center

Flowers in my garden

2009-05-28T23:35:00.000-07:00

These first 3 shots were taken this morning at 8 am.

Food Photography - 1

2009-05-25T13:58:00.001-07:00

Food is my passion as i love cooking and baking. Here are some of my shots.

Extra heavy double mud chocolate cake

Chocolate Muffins

Chesecake with Cherry sauce

Objects, flowers and landscape

2009-05-09T12:41:00.000-07:00

I started my attemp by shooting fotos of flowers and landscape (especially those projects which i was involved in). Please feel free to make comments.

Heidelberg Children Hospital (Kinderklinik)

HIT- Heavy Ionen Therapieanlage