Chocolate-dipped Strawberries

If you love Strawberries AND chocolate, you have to make these yourselves. It looks delicious, tastes amazing, and sOOO much fun to make. It's pretty easy....although it does require some tidious steps. It's basically a fruit fondue that you can do with grapes, apples, or bananas. It reminds me of school days, during school fairs where there will be stalls selling choc-dipped apples and marshmallows everywhere... So here's what you'll need:

Ingredients :
Baking chocolate bar ( I prefer going for the dark chocolate, slightly bitter sweet)
Fruits

Instructions:

1. You'll need to wash the fresh fruits thoroughly and then air dry them or pat dry with kitchen towels.
2. Bring a small pot of water to simmer on low-medium heat. Place a glass bowl over it, making sure it sits perfectly well on top of the pot, and the bottom of the bowl should not touch the water surface.
   
3. Once chocolate melts, you can start coating the fruits. (IMPORTANT: the fruit has to be absolutely dry when dipping into the chocolate sauce, as any moisture would turn chocolate grainy, and it would not give the fruits a shiny smooth coating)
4. Gently swirl fruit until excess chocolate is dripped off the fruit, then gently place it on a plate and cool it in the refrigerator for approx 30 minutes.
   
5. Best eaten within 24 hours.

Difficulty level: easy

Time : 1 hour

SoyBean Jello Pudding Recipe

This is a rather refreshing dessert, simple to make to. All you'll need is the following (make about 10 cups):

1 litre soy milk, unsweetened / less sugar
3/4 can of evaporated milk/ cream
1.5 tbsp gelatin powder dissolved in 3tbsp water (add to increase firmness of pudding)
3-5 tbsp sugar (depending on how sweet you like it)
Pandan leaves (tied into a knot)
one can of longan in syrup (a type of tropical fruit)

Instructions:

1. Add Soy Milk into a pot on low to medium heat, add in sugar and stir until dissolved. Throw in pandan leaf to give it fragrance.
   
2. Add evaporated milk and stir well. simmer for a few minutes then add in dissolved gelatin powder. Mix well and make sure there are no clumps.
3. optional: add 0,5dl longan syrup. Mix well and turn off heat and leave it to cool for about 5 minutes.
4. Pour mixture from pot, through a sieve, into a bowl to attain smooth silky liquid. Let cool for 5 minutes.
   
5. Pour even amount of mixture into pudding containers/cups/ moulds. Set them aside until cooled and then store in refrigerator for at least 5 hours before serving.
   
6. To serve: Check if pudding is set and firm enough to be served. Top pudding with few pieces of juicy longan fruit (pre-chilled in fridge).

Note: Pudding is best served chilled. Enjoy!

Prep time: 30 minutes

Difficulty level: Easy