On Sunday, I was determined to overcome my inertia to work in the kitchen. It was easy as all I needed was to turn to my cookbooks for some inspiration. And inspired I was. Here’s the list of what J and I prepared in the few hours that we were stuck in the kitchen: lime yoghurt cupcakes (for tea), Japanese influenced spinach with black sesame, Thai-styled chicken skewers, roasted vegetable with mozzarella, Pan seared fillets with lime butter sauce, rounding up with chocolate lava cake (for dessert). And yes, my body was bearing the effects of this when I woke up this morning.

But I can proclaim that slaving away in the kitchen on a Sunday afternoon is my kind of fun. I don’t know about J, maybe I put him through the torture but he does seem to enjoy it too. The lime yoghurt cupcakes recipe was picked out from my copy of Delicious, Oct 07’. It looks pretty and it has subtle hints of “healthiness” though I believe that I’m just trying to delude myself into thinking so.

Lime yoghurt cupcakes

The cupcakes turned out with a golden brown tan, the lime zest did its work thoroughly and I believed that it was indeed a better choice than lemon that the recipe suggested. The texture was a little chewy unlike normal cupcakes-this must have been a result of the yoghurt used. I’m not sure if I will be a big fan of the slightly soft and chewy texture; somehow, I was craving for that lightness and fluffy texture. But nonetheless, these cupcakes were a lovely tea time treat. J and I simply picked them out of their tins and ate them while they were still warm.

The dinner items were preparations-heavy but easy to cook. So we prepared the cake mixture for the lava cake and place them in the fridge before we sliced away the bell peppers, aubergines, and did the marinates for the chicken.

We overestimated the portions of the food so all of us had to eat a great deal before we finished 90% of the food on the table. My parents like the seared fillets a lot. My dad sounded rather surprised that I didn’t overcook or undercook the fillets actually.

Thai Chicken Skewers

Ok, so the chicken skewers were a little salty but they were nicely baked and had a tangy flavour to them. I think they will make great party snacks! =)

The lava cake was well-received. My family is a bunch of chocoholics. They live and breathe chocolate. (Mainly my dad and sis). So the four mini lava cakes were not quite enough. Oh I found a perfect complement to the lava cake- my super lemony sorbet. Lava cakes are a breeze, really, both in the making as well as the eating.

You should really try your hand at making some chocolate lava cakes for an after-dinner treat or just to indulge your sweet tooth during tea time.

Molten lava cake with lemon sorbet