Eating & Photography

I didn't managed to update the blog last week as I was busy eating out & having portrait sessions in London.

Since I got the Nikon 50mm lens, I would like to take more portrait photos so I had a short portrait session with my friend in London on Sunday.

Then, we went to MADD's opening in Soho.

The desserts & drinks were great :)

Later the week, I was invited for dinners with friends, we've been to Addie's Thai Cafe, Bumpkin restaurant & Nando's restaurant.

The food was great & I've spoiled myself of not doing any cooking.

However, I did bake some cheesecakes, simple yet yummy.

The recipe is so versatile & it can be garnished with anything you like, fruits, nuts or chocolate.

At the weekend, I had another portrait session in Hampstead Heath, London.

It's a lovely park, full of energy & beautiful scenes.

We're lucky enough to get some sunshines in the morning before it rained for the rest of the day.

We then went to Camden market for exploring & eating.
This week is going to be more relaxing as I'm planning to make a birthday cake for my mum this weekend and not eating out so often.

Recipe (12 mini cheesecakes):

Simple Baked Cheesecake

300 g cream cheese

3 eggs

90 g plain yogurt

45 g soft brown sugar
4 tbsp plain flour

Marmalade for garnish

Kumquat compote for garnish, see recipe here

Preheat oven to 150C.

In a large bowl, beat cream cheese with sugar until smooth, then combine with yogurt.

Beat in eggs, one at a time, until smooth.

Sift in the flour & fold gently until smooth.

Pour the batter through a sift & divide into a muffin tin.

Decorate with kumquat compote & bake for 15 min.

Remove from oven & brush the surface with marmalade & bake for another 3 min on the upper rack until the surface turns golden colour.

N.B. Kumquat can be replaced with other fruits, raisins or nuts.