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Korova cookies

Of recent baking adventures...

Baked my recent favourite- Korova cookies for picnic in the park. Mind you, these are not ordinary double chocolate cookies. These are Pierre Herme created goodies.

I really love these chocolatey-crumbly goodness. They are simply irresistible the moment I take them out from the oven. Think I might have mentioned this before but I need to emphasize that there is a contrast of the sweetness of the chocolate, with the bitterness of the cocoa and the hint of saltiness when you bite in these cookies. What bliss!

Inspired by my baking class, I decided to bake the Orange Sponge Cake today after my jog at the reservoir. I've always wanted to be able to bake these light, fluffy simple cakes but I have met with several failed attempts. After my class, I was determined to get it right and today's sponge cake was a success. The texture is just right- soft, light and fluffy. The trick is to whisk the eggs and sugar till the mixture is stiff so you'll be incoporating lots of air into the mixture which will contribute to its light texture. The cake has a touch of orange flavour as I used my orange dessert paste that I just bought.

Also attempted rolling a swiss roll with a separate batch of cake that I made. Think I should bake a thinner version and be more generous with the filling.

Orange Sponge Cake Halfs

Orange Sponge Cake

Swiss roll with strawberry jelly

After the baking, J and I headed to Da Paolo, La Terrazza at Chip Bee Gardens for lunch. We still had his birthday vouchers from his sister so we were delighted that we could enjoy a good, free lunch.

After a bad lunch experience at Picotin's last week, this one really made me very happy. We ordered a starter to share. The menu wasn't very large so we settled on the classic beef carpaccio. This is one of the better ones that I had in awhile. The thinly-sliced raw beef was fresh and flavourful. I love how the rocket salad and the lemon infuses together and the way the parmasan cheese was sliced gave the dish more depth as you are able to taste each ingredient fully.

Classic beef carpaccio

As for mains, I decided to go for my new favourite- the understated ravioli. I love that Da Paolo makes their own pasta- really do appreciate the home-made goodness of fresh pasta. The braised veal ravioli was served with veal jus and parmasan cheese. It's a great dish. I'm glad that I decided to go for this. The dish was just the right portions- the freshness of the pasta, the natural juices that forms the sauce.

Ravioli with braised veal in veal jus

J also ordered his new favourite- the risotto. While I like risotto, I find it hard to finish an entire portion on my own but it was just right for J. He ordered the risotto with duck ragout. The photo doesn't do justice to the dish. I only took one or two mouthfuls of his dish but it's a good risotto. Good texture, good flavour.

Gonna check out the places to eat in HK. GRINS.
Till the next time.

Risotto with duck ragout

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Da Paolo
La Terrazza
44 Jalan Merah Saga
#01-56
Tel: 6476 1332
Closed on Tuesdays

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