No Bake Oreo Cheesecake

(This was inspired by the recipe at http://www.bakersroyale.com/cheesecake/oreo-cookies-and-cream-no-bake-cheesecake/)

It's SUNDAY!

Evidently-you would know because this post is dated so.

As I said in my previous post, I would write about the Oreo Cheesecakes I made if they turned out good - they were not so bad, so ta-da!

I didn't stick to the recipe strictly and made some minor changes. Instead of using graham crackers, I used Oreo cookies but in the same amount. I also baked the crust first because I wanted a firm crust (this came out a bit too tough :P hahaha). So here are some pictures:

Gahh..I had to remove the cream

That's brown sugar with smashed Oreo bits and a waterfall of buttery goodness

I could just eat this with the cream cheese and be satisfied  - it was so goood! 

                                 

*pat pat pat*

Folding in the crushed oreos - do not blend unless you want grey cream. Like really grey.                                  

Scooped in the cream cheese mixture

I had some cream cheese left so this one is crust-less

Uh..some angling to Instagram it (I have no shame)

This was the outcome but the cream cheese part is more sturdy now because I left it in the freezer. 

That's All Folks!

Aglio Olio

Heyyyyy...... there.... you.... handsome...pretty person!

It has been a while - I won't deny that...but I have no idea who reads these posts anyways. I mean - who cares? (Pleasestaypleasestaypleasestay)

Anyhoo! My mum is overseas and dinner is always a question. "What are we going to have for dinner? Do we have ingredients? Did Mum leave us any food behind? No? She didn't? Alright, let's call Pizza Hut" - You know, that sort of thing. I would like to clarify though that I do cook well when a blue moon appears but two days ago - it didn't. Let me show you:

Don't you just love Instagram? It makes crappy food look good. 

It was a funny story. Really. Sort of.

My sister had bought WHOLEMEAL spaghetti. Those brown ones? She asked me to cook dinner with that and so I did. I basically sauteed (<--fancy;) ) garlic, mushrooms and red bell pepper. Then, I added the cooked pasta into this mix. It was .. how do I say it.. .gross. The pasta itself was a tad hard although it was boiling for more than the stated time and wholemeal pasta cannot absorb flavour. I have no idea who invented this pasta and maybe I am just lashing on this pasta because it turned out really bad for me but I am just going to go ahead and blame it on the inventor of wholemeal pasta. It tastes gross, dude. Stahp. 

ALRIGHT, FINE. The seasoning was off too! I didn't add enough salt but honestly nothing could have helped made that pasta better. My sister had an "ingenious" idea to add mayonnaise. Apparently, adding mayonnaise to pasta is a quick fix. It definitely did not help in this case unless you are a big fan of puke then, please by all means - go ahead. 

Although it was just pasta, I felt like I have been having a series of unfortunate events (Lemony Snicket would understand) in the kitchen. I decided it was time for basics. Aglio Olio is supposed to be a simple recipe but you can screw it up easily.. like I did. 

THUS, I made Oreo Cheesecakes and attempted Aglio Olio (with normal WHITE Linguine pasta) again! I will write about the Oreo Cheesecake tomorrow.. if they turn out good (I added a bit too much salt for that because  my brain thinks salt is more essential in a dessert than a cooked dish). This time round I asked for my dear dear friend Seok Han for the recipe. I remembered eating at her place during Chinese New Year so I got the recipe from her. I don't know whether she minds me sharing the recipe so I probably won't but you can contact me personally or something. ( + I am just lazy to type it out :P ) 

I guess you can see what ingredients I used here from the pictures below. I did not have red chili so I used green but it's supposed to be red. 

Oooh....Pizza Hut's Parmesan sprinkled on top... (I take great pride in being cheap)

Today seems to be a "salty" day (I am definitely imagining crickets here) . The dish turned out to have a bit too much salt but it had an awesome flavour. I might have thought this was great because my previous pasta was like crap, but who the hell cares?

On a personal note, it has been 4 weeks since I have started internship and it is pretty okay so far. I like the other interns, the colleagues and my bosses...So far, it's been good and I am glad about that. 

So...I am going to go and catch up on 2 Broke Girls - I love Kat Dennings. She is so gorgeous! 

Toodles!

 (Get it? Because I made noodles? So it's like.... toodles? No? Alright. Good Night)

Wheeeeeee