Quinoa Rissotto

these nutty little grains are simply too healthy to resist that i decided to give it a try today.. quinoa is a grain-like crop grown primarily for its edible seeds. the nutrient composition is very good compared with common cereals. quinoa seeds contain essential amino acids like lysine and good quantities of calcium, phosphorus, and iron. this is what i gathered from wiki..

was a simple meal cooked with onions, garlic, shimeji mushroom, butter, milk, stock, quinoa seeds and seasoned with salt and freshly grinded black pepper.

Happy Mother's Day to all mothers out there.
I love you mom! 

Baked Nutella Cheese Cake

Who doesn't love Nutella? hands down! Carefully planned to bake this cheesecake as requested. My sis bought the ingredients and we were supposed to execute this plan on May Day.. But.. being me.. we only managed to do it on Sunday. hee.. So here goes..

What you need :

For the base,
160gm Digestive Biscuits (9 pcs)
40gm Butter

For the filling,
500gm Cream Cheese
80gm Castor Sugar
1 tsp Hazelnut Syrup
1 tsp Vanilla Essence
3 Large Eggs (60gm each)
3/4 cup Nutella
1/2 Cup Light Sour Cream
2 tbsp Cocoa Powder

For the topping,
1/4 Cup Light Sour Cream
1/4 Cup Nutella
1tbsp Milk

What to do :
1 Melt the butter and mix evenly with finely crushed biscuit.
2 Press the biscuit mixture evenly in a lined cake tin, place in freezer while preparing the cake batter.
3 Beat cream cheese (should be left at room temperature to soften) with sugar until creamy and smooth.
4 Add the hazelnut syrup and vanilla essence.
5 Add in the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
6 Add in the nutella, light sour cream and sifted cocoa powder, continue to beat mixture until well combined.
7 Pour mixture over biscuit base, slam on table top to remove air bubbles.
8 Bake in preheated oven over water bath at 170 degrees for 40 minutes.
9 Leave the cake in the oven with oven doors slightly ajar until cool.
10 Melt the ingredients for the topping over bain marie, stir mixture till smooth.
11 Pour over cooled cheesecake.
12 Refrigerate cheesecake and serve next day.

Enjoy~

Verdict :
Cheesecake was smooth and creamy to my liking. But biscuit base was soft.
Will try to find other ways next time.
Will replace sour cream with whipping cream next time.
And nutella taste was not really obvious.
I like it NUTTY! @_@