Sunday, September 6, 2015

Pork and Gulden at the Pigs & Wolf, Pavilion KL

With a restaurant named Pigs and Wolf, you'd probably have an inkling of what sort of food's served up: Pork, pork, and more pork.

The restaurant's located on the 7th floor of the Pavilion KL shopping mall, on the opposite end from Tokyo Street, sharing a little cubby with a half dozen other new(ish) eateries.

Pigs & Wolf Pavilion KL

Decor is decent but functional: You wouldn't bring a companion here for an anniversary celebration. But for a gathering of friends, family, or colleagues after work it's perfect. The darling and I are here on a Sunday afternoon, so what better to wake us up than a couple of Lattes? (RM 9 each)

Pigs & Wolf Pavilion KL Latte

We're tempted by the breakfast platters that Pigs & Wolf serves til late on weekends, but we decide instead on more 'lunch-ey' items: Starting with The Wolf's Favorite (RM 31). What this is, of course, is a spaghetti carbonara with a heaping of bacon. The pasta's nicely al-dente, the cream has a nice consistency and is pretty well flavored. I personally prefer my bacon chewy rather than crispy, but that's just nitpicking in the grand scheme of bacon-laden things.

Pigs & Wolf Pavilion KL Bacon Carbonara

Next up: the Mighty Piggy Burger (RM 30). A comment, first, about that salad in the background. It's laden with about ten times as much vinaigrette as is necessary and is therefore too sour to the point of being inedible. The burger's pretty good, though. Juicy, flavorful, substantial. Fries are decently crispy too.

Pigs & Wolf Pavilion KL Pork Burger

So where does the wolf in the name come into the picture? If you were expecting some gulden dishes you'd be disappointed - no wolf meat here (yes, wolf meat is called gulden, and yes, I had to look it up for this blog post).

With a final bill of close to RM45/person after service and taxes it isn't exactly cheap. But then again, I suppose that's pretty par for the course for KL eateries these days. Pigs & Wolf opens 7 days a week; Reservations probably aren't necessary but you can dial +603 2110 4438 to make sure. Non-halal.

At time of writing, 1.00 SGD = 3.03 MYR.

Thursday, September 3, 2015

Marble Butter Cake Recipe

One of my earliest, most vivid childhood memories was sitting at home in the evenings, waiting eagerly for the roti man to pass by; his motorcycle laden with bread, pastry, cakes and other delightful goodies. My favorite of them all - the buttery goodness of a slice of marble butter cake.

The roti man is a relic of the past, though, so I'm always experimenting with baking my own cake. Will today's recipe be the one to let me relive my childhood memories? Let's find out!


Recipe for 8" x 8" Square Size Baking Pan

Mixture A Ingredients
250g Plain Flour
6g Baking Powder

Sift Flour and Baking Powder. Set aside.

Mixture B Ingredients
350g Butter (maximum reduction to 300g)

Beat Butter till pale and fluffy. Set aside.


Mixture C Ingredients (can be replaced with Nutella)
70g Chocolate
70g Thickened Cream
1 tablespoon Cocoa Powder

Heat up Thickened Cream till slightly bubbling, pour in Chocolate and Cocoa. Stir until smoothly combine. Set aside.


Mixture D Ingredients
4 Eggs
200g Sugar

Whisk Egg and Sugar till white and smooth ribbon stage.


Preheat oven to 165°C. Line the bottom of the baking tray and grease the sides.

Add in Mixture B in small batches into Mixture D in low speed. Followed by adding in sifted flour and fold until well combined.


Separate the batter into 2 portions. Fold in Mixture C until well combined.

Chocolate Butter Cake Batter


Butter Cake Batter


Alternate drop blobs of Butter Cake Batter and Chocolate Butter Cake Batter into the baking pan.


Slightly tap the tray of the table to level out the batter. Use a angled spatula and swirl to create the marble effect. Bake in the oven for 40 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean.





I totally love this recipe. It might not quite reverse the clock to twenty years ago, but it's still superb: Moist, fragrant, buttery goodness with just the right hint of chocolate. Perfect to enjoy with a cup of coffee or tea for breakfast or tea.

Try it out and do leave a comment to let me know if you enjoyed it as much as I did!

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Sunday, August 30, 2015

Hanare's Superb Bara Chirashi in Tanjong Pagar!

The Japanese Bara-Chirashi is a really interesting dish for us, for the main reason that it's essentially a dish made from scraps. Unlike Chirashi, which is made of properly sliced raw fish (think sashimi) and other seafood, bara-chirashi is raw fish in chunks and cubes. Essentially a Japanese restaurant orders slabs of assorted raw fish, slices them nicely for Nigiri Sushi, Sashimi and Chirashi ... and then chops up the leftovers to serve up over vinegared rice.

Leftovers or not, a well balanced, well seasoned bara chirashi is delicious.

In Singapore, Hanare Cafe over at Tanjong Pagar road serves up one of the better bowls around town. This cafe specializes in bara-chirashi: $17.60 nett for the basic bowl, which comes inclusive of free flow of side dishes, tea, and miso soup.

Hanare Tanjong Pagar Bara Chirashi

The side dishes change from day to day -- you might get some edamame and assorted seaweed some days, or a lotus root stew and salad on others.

Hanare Tanjong Pagar Bara Chirashi

The base bara-chirashi on its own is delicious: with a generous serving of chunky, seasoned, wasabi'ed salmon, tuna, scallop, octopus, ikura and avocado on perfectly vinegared rice. It's awesome comfort food. If you're in a mood to splurge, you can order the rainbow bara chirashi ($25.00 nett for better raw ingredients), and/or some add-ons like Negitoro, Baby Squid, Sweet Prawn, Hokkaido Scallop (for $7 each), or Uni (sea urchin, $9.50).

The cafe's decor is very basic, and it's order at the counter, so don't go in expecting Michelin-starred table service.

Hanare Japanese Cafe is at 99 Tanjong Pagar Road, Singapore 088520. Non-halal.

Saturday, August 29, 2015

Rice Krispies Bar Recipe (different varieties ideas)

Testing out homemade bars! Been purchasing dozens of commercial breakfast bars. These turned out awesome we love it alot. Treated it as a light healthy nice snack!


Base Ingredients
Ingredients
40g Salted Butter
25pcs Large Marshmallows
250g Rice Krispies

  1. Melt Butter in a pan.
  2. Add Marshmallows to melted butter stir and let it melt.
  3. Remove from fire and add Rice Krispies and stir until well coated.
  4. Add in your preference of additional ingredients (different varieties ideas below).
  5. Press into a greased pan
  6. Refrigerate and cut into squares.
  7. Wrap them in foil or waxed paper and store in air tight container.

Some Extra Tips Below:
- If you prefer sweeter bars, use 40pcs of Large Marshmallows.

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Below is my creations hopefully it'll inspire you. You may prepare these Rice Krispies Bars and make all kinds varieties as below. Hope you all will love this recipe.

Cranberries, Pumpkin Seeds, Melon Seeds Chocolate Rice Krispies bar
Add Ingredients
30g Cranberries
30g Mini Chocolate Chips
20g Pumpkin Seeds
20g Melon Seeds



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