Month: July 2015

Coffee linseed cookies

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I’ve been wanting to make these cookies for a long time. Strangely, I can’t seem to find any coffee essence in Australia so I had to wait till I get back to Singapore to make it. I added linseeds into the cookies for a nutty flavour. The best part about making your own cookies is that you can be extremely generous with the amount of chocolate you add. I love using huge chunks of cadbury dark chocolate in my cookies. Every single bite has a chocolate bit in it that makes it irresistible! Ingredients: Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Preparation time: 15min Baking time: 10-12min or when the cookies turn brown 150g unsalted butter 80g brown sugar 100g plain flour 70g wholemeal flour 30g linseed meal 1 egg 1/4 tsp salt 1/2 tsp bicarbonate soda 2 tsp of coffee essence 100g dark chocolate chips Nutrition per cookie (One batch makes 55 cookies – 12g each) Directions Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy Add 1 egg and continue to whisk Add in …

Taipei food guide

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Taipei, the city that comes alive at night. It is famous for its night markets and delicious street food. The food was so good that I was eating nonstop from morning till night that I was suffering from indigestion. The best time to travel to Taiwan will be in April – May and September – October. I visited Taiwan in December 2011 and it was their monsoon season – it just rained all day. This time, I went in late June 2015 and it was insanely hot and humid – 36 degrees, I felt that I was going to pass out in the heat. I wouldn’t recommend staying more than 3 days in Taipei because it does get boring after a while. If you are looking for accommodation, Xi Men Ding (西门町) and Taipei Main Station are convenient locations to stay at. The main language spoken in Taiwan is Mandarin – if you don’t speak it, don’t worry, most of the people have a basic command of English. They also speak Hokkien which sounds so much better than …