Back to School Recipe: Grilled Ham & Cheese Sandwich

Hello everyone! Hope your week's coming great so far. So, Zulayha's birthday just passed and she was given this amazing 3 in 1 sandwich maker as a gift (you can make waffles, grills, and sandwiches - damn cool please)! There is really no better gift for a food lover than that! Big big thank you to Nabisha (our good friend)! Yay!

We're both back to school & work, and we barely have time to prepare breakfast (i know right, we always need to find the time)! But how can you NOT have a good and hearty meal in the morning right? 

So to make everyone's life easier, here it is, the Under 10 Minutes: Grilled Ham & Cheese Sandwich! 

• Prep Time 10 min
• Servings 1
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Ingredients

2 slices White bread

4 slices Picnic Ham

1 Kraft Single's Cheese

Butter Spread for Bread

1 Tomato,sliced

Lettuces

Method

- Cut bread into halves and spread butter on them.

- Layer bread with Lettuces, Tomato, Ham and Cheese

- Place sandwich on grill (if you do not have, you can toast it on a Pan too!)

- Cook until cheese melts for 3- 5 minutes.

- You're done! So simple! 

Enjoy!

Z&S

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Spaghetti Aglio E Olio with Hot Pepper Shrimps

Heyya! Aglio E Olio for our Sunday Brunch! Yummm! We love the extra kick of spicyness that comes with the Aglio E Olio. Do give it a try because it is just super easy and delicious spaghetti!

So here's how we make the Spaghetti Aglio E Olio with Hot Pepper Shrimps.

• Prep Time 20 min
• Servings 2
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Ingredients

1 pound Spaghetti 

1/3 cup Olive Oil

8 large garlic cloves (diced finely)

1/2 tsp crushed red pepper flakes

1 baby chilli (Chilli Padi for asians for that extra flavour)

1/2 cup minced fresh parsley

Capsicums (optional)

Grated Parmesan cheese, plus extra for serving

Salt to taste

Method

- Bring a large pot of water to boil. 

- Put in the pasta and add 2 tablespoon of salt and olive oil

- Set aside 1/2 cup of the pasta cooking water before you drain the pasta.

- Add in olive oil and garlics to a pan before heating it so that when you start the fire, the oil and garlic infuses together for the aroma.

- Cook for 2 minutes until it turns golden brown.

- Add the chilli flakes and chilli padi and stir them well.

- Stir in diced capsicums (optional)

- Add the drained pasta to the garlic sauce and toss, you can add a little bit of pasta cooking water here.

- Turn off the heat and add the parsley and parmesan and toss well.

- Allow the pasta to rest off the heat for 5 minutes for the sauce to be absorbed.

- Cook shrimps separately with Olive Oil, Pepper, Salt and Chilli Flakes

- Toss with pasta 

- Serve warm with extra parmesan on the side.

Enjoy!

Z&S

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Salted Caramel Cinnamon Hot Cocoa

Hi all. The both of us have been so ill for the past few days so we had to take complete rest before getting back into action! Haha! We kinda missed this (alot, actually), so here it is! This Salted Caramel Cinnamon Hot Cocoa is soooo good. Anytime you're craving, you should totally go for it and give this a try. 

Oh and by the way, if you're not a Salted Caramel fanatic like us, we cannot be friends. Hahaha, ok just kidding. The combination of sea salt & the sweetness from the hot blend is just.. mmMmm..

So here's how we make the Salted Caramel Cinnamon Hot Cocoa

• Prep Time 10 min
• Servings 2
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Ingredients

3 tbsp unsweetened Cocoa Powder

2 cups Fresh Milk

A pinch of Cinnamon Powder

2 tbsp Granulated Sugar

4 tsp Sugar, to taste

Sea salt

Whipped Cream

Homemade Salted Caramel Sauce (you can buy em' in stores too)

Method

- Whisk together cocoa powder, and about 3 tablespoons of milk, cinnamon powder in a small saucepan over medium-low heat until cocoa and sugar gets dissolved first

- Whisk in the remaining milk and heat it over medium heat. Remember to whisk consistently. 

- Blend the hot mixture in a blender (if you like it frothy of course)

- Drizzle the Salted Caramel Sauce at the bottom of your serving glass.

- Slowly, pour the Hot Chocolate into your glass.

- Top it with whipped cream and drizzle the Salted Caramel layer over it for the added flavour. 

- Sprinkle salt and cinnamon powder (if you're not a fan of cinnamon, you can omit it too)

- Serve warm

Enjoy!

Z&S

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❤ THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT ❤

Hi, everyone! Happy New Year (pretty delayed, we know). Thank you to all who have continuously supported us for December 2014! We've been so busy closing our final New Years' orders for the Crunchy Granny Cookies & delivering Craft Kit Stationeries/Tool! 

We are excited for this New Year, from our craft orders to wedding event door gifts' preparations! We're so new but we are extremely thankful for the response and encouragement we've been receiving! 

Here's to a better, enjoyable & exciting 2015! Whooohooo! 

Lots of Love,

Z&S

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