We’re probably not too familiar with S’mores this part of the world but chocolate, biscuits and marshmallows, we know right? :) Popular in the US and Canada, a S’more is a traditional campfire treat of roasted marshmallows and chocolate, sandwiched between two graham crackers. Nowadays though, there are so many variations of S’mores.. we have cupcake S’mores, S’mores fudge bars, S’mores pie, S’mores with bananas and strawberries, S’mores cookie bars, even S’mores pizza! I’m getting all dizzy with the kaleidoscope of S’more recipes on Pinterest.

According to Wikipedia, the name “S’mores” came about when the children kept asking for “somemore” of the fun treats. Cute trivia!

Of course, I don’t have access to campfires as and when I wish.. so I thought I was being very clever when I tried to use a lighter flame to melt the marshmallows. The original idea was to simply place the chocolate piece on the graham cracker, then top it with toasted marshmallow. The heat from the marshmallow would melt the chocolate.

THIS WILL NOT WORK.

There is no way you can melt the marshmallow using the freakin’ lighter flame! The marshmallow will simply burn. Don’t be dumb dumb like me. You can skewer a marshmallow on a satay stick and toast it over your stove though.. but after my attempt with the lighter failed, I used my trusty oven instead!

It’s very simple, and the pics are self explanatory:

The marshmallows change colour very fast.. about 1 minute in my oven at 180 degrees. Watch it and remove once they toast, then cover with another piece of graham cracker, or eat it open-faced like I did! I got the package of graham crackers from value store for $1.50:

I highly recommend using Meiji chocolate.. they’re thick and rich and go so well with the marshmallows. I made S’mores a few times, with Cadbury, Van Houten and Meiji, and Meiji won the taste test hands down. Come up with your own variation if you have a sweet tooth.. I want these with banana and chocolate syrup baked into a cookie bar! Mouthwatering!!

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I take a more relaxed attitude towards preparing meals on Saturday because it is the weekend. Not that the family doesn’t need to eat on weekends but for some reason I don’t feel as guilty if I declare, “I’m not cooking today!” to my aunts on Saturdays. Sundays I don’t declare at all.

The Saturday that just passed? We had an amazing Tuna Croissant spiced up with airfried potatoes and vegetable yam fritters. I made three sandwiches for our dinner cos Jason was working, and two for his supper at 2am earlyyy morning. Ok, I confess I ate half a croissant past midnight, so Jason had one and a half servings. It’s for his own good.

Makes 5 servings

What I used:

1 can Ayam Brand tuna in water
1 can corn kernels in water
1 box of 5 butter croissants from NTUC
1 tomato
2 potatoes
1 tbsp light mayonnaise
1 tbsp Djorn mustard
White Pepper
Spring onions, chopped

1. Soak cut potatoes in water for 10 mins then airfry at 180 degrees for 15 mins.
2. Drain tuna and corn, combine with mayo, mustard, spring onions and pepper. Refrigerate.
3. Cut tomatoes into wedges.
4. Cut across the middle of the croissants with scissors, to make a pocket. Stuff with tuna mixture & tomatoes and lightly airfry or toast croissants when potatoes are about ready.
5. Arrange on plate and start eating!

How much I spent:

$2.70 for croissants
$2.10 for tuna
$1.30 for corn kernals
$0.20 for tomatoes
$0.60 for potatoes
$1.30 for each vegetable yam fritter

Total cost per serving: $1.38 without the fritters and $2.68 with
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The croissants were wonderful, flaky, buttery and light- not the kind of standard that I expect from NTUC. You may of course use any brand of croissants but I happened to be in NTUC on Saturday and the baked darlings were friendly on my wallet. My aunts preferred my creation to Delifrance’s, or so they said. The “vegetable” fritters were from “Happy Veg”, a (very unhealthy) deep-fried snack kiosk at the MRT station. An easy dinner on a Saturday!

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