| Friday, November 04, 2005 |
i think i'm starting to get addicted to cupcakes / muffins.. i find them cute and the baking time is shorter... this ones very easy and simple to make.. there isnt much ingredients.. just the basic ones.. i did not make the topping for it... but i included the recipe n ingredients for the topping so that u can make it if u want. :)
well anyway here's the recipe first.. 2 cups (300g) self-raising flour 1cup (150g) plain flour 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda 1 cup (200g) firmly packed brown sugar 2 eggs 1 1/2 cups (375ml) milk 3/4 cup (180ml) vegetable oil 1 cup mashed overripe banana
1 cup (120g) finely chopped walnuts Topping
1/4 cup(50h) firmly packed brown sugar 1/4 cup (35g) plain flour 40g butter
Preheat oven to moderately hot (180-190 C). Grease muffin pans.
Sift dry ingredients into large bowl, stir in combined eggs, milk and oil. Stir banana and half of the walnuts into the muffin mixture. Sprinkle muffins with remaining walnuts and topping. For topping, combine sugar and flour in small bowl; rub in butter Bake in moderately hot oven about 20 minutes Makes: 30 (depending on size of muffin cups..)
i did not make the topping.. so i just added icing sugar ontop ... and one of them came up VERY HIGH . eheheh
see.. compared to the others..hahaha..
next time u can roast the walnut first before adding it to the mixture.. just like cook it with a lil butter or something... i think with choco chips .. would be perfect.. hahahahaha (anything with chocolate will be nice.. haha) this recipe is super easy!!! and if u wanna substitute the banana walnut mixture to something else.. u can add apple with cinnamon ... or blueberry.. as u wish.. hehehe ... |
| Thursday, November 03, 2005 |
went to 1 Utama with fellow friend Mel we decided to have lunch at Dome Cafe .. yeah.. so yeah... DÔME Café originates from Perth, Western Australia. The founders envisioned and actualised a dining experience with quality service, speciality food and most importantly, the world’s finest coffees. We are well renowned for our coffees, which are made from 100% Arabica beans that are selected and roasted to perfection by our master roaster. They are intensely flavoured and aromatic and have been critically acclaimed as the world’s finest. To accompany our selection of coffees, our menu also comprises of gourmet foods and cakes. from dome.com..my
i was hopping to eat the pie.. but they told me there isnt any pie for thatday .. pfff so yeah we surfed thru the menu and see if there's any other stuffs to eat ..
so she had Soup, Spicy Chicken & Mushroom PAsta and Iced Lemon tea
this was the Spicy Chicken & Mushroom Pasta Chicken and mushroom in a spicy n creamy sauce served with Linguine em.. to be honest.. there wasn't much taste.. it's kinda stale and blend.. not spicy too ... maybe the mushroom soup was too strong and it covered the taste of this.. but em.. still there wasnt much taste ... thumbs down! then because there wasnt any pie.. i asked the waiter to reccomend .. so he suggested Herb Crust Chicken. so.. ok.. i ordered.. hahaha.. with Cranberry Cooler waited for quite some time the my food .. i was darn hungry already =.=
it's Chicken breast coated with herbs and spices. Served with pasta, chili salsa and sauteed vegetables ... yummy-licious.. thumbs up .. it was good that the herbs flavour wasnt that strong or else i'll be jelak by it.. the pasta was ok.. the chicken was nicely done.. breast meat.. u know some times it can get to dry.. but i was good.. the only thing wrong with it was the chilli salsa thingy.. it went a lil too salty.. haha... the sauteed brocolli were nice. soft n tender.. har har har .. i like broccolis if theyre not too hard .. i like the ones in Dome and Ikea Cafe. :P
ok so we went jalan jalan at some places ... hopped into MPH.. i was looking for the How To Be a Domestic Goddess by Nigella Lawson but they seemed to be out of stock pppfff =_= but i saw Nigella Bites by .. Nigella Lawson lah of course .. i was comparing it with some of Jamie Olivers cookbook .. in the end i bought Nigella Bites because the dishes were simpler and the ingredients were easier to get here ... compared to Jamie Olivers Happy Days and other titles ... but Nigella Bites was rather costly.. RM 119... =.=" ..... ppfffff and then because women's weekly mini cookbook were having some promotion . buy 2 free 1 . .so i bought 2 .. and mel bought another 1 .. so it's only RM5.30 per book.. hahaha cheap ?! yes ...
so came back.. helped mum to prepare dinner ..
made grilled chicken wings.. :P
u can actually BBQ your chicken on top of Oranges, Lemons or PassionFruits... then it'll add some summery zing to it.. hahaha then my mum made honey lemon chicken
ha ... nice ? another mouth-watering entry coming up .. we went to Sekinchan to eat .. haha... well... next time! |
Since every single entry of this blog is all about makan makan and minum minum, its time to make a difference. Im sure it would be interesting to know how this blog started and so here it goes. It started spontaneously on one fine night; probably one fine midnight when i was rushing and over-working my assignments while Ms Sweesan was online and we simple suggested that we should start a blog on food since we enjoy trying out new food at new places. However, as time progresses, I started to realise that this is not merely 'Just Heavenly' but a place where i truly share my joy and passion on food and happiness. Im 20 and im at midst of my final exam and im tired of my current life because i dont find joy in what im currently doing now. I felt tremendous change in me and i think i almost lost my true self. Im 20; and i love red bean and anything with red bean is good i have never eaten ladies fingers in my life and i cant imagine how it tastes like i dont like eating chilli because its spicy and it makes me tear i love chupa chap because eating chupa chap makes me feel happy and giving chupa chap to people is a mean of spreading love and joy to people i can laugh over a small matter for hours and even worse, i can laugh at the way you laugh at me i do not know how to cross road so dont leave me behind i have problem differentiating left and right i always lose my way; you name it and it could be anywhere i love rainbows and i believe in making wishes under the rainbow i love watching cartoons and please dont bring me for horror movies Although i am not a big achiever in many aspects but i truly love myself for what i am and i never demand for any changes despite the fact that im being laughed over many times. I know its ok because im happy for being a simple and ordinary girl.
For the past one year, i feel i aged - alot. I feel as though i have gaven up alot in my life to race back what i have probably lost over the years. Now, i have come to a point where i realise that what i have given up is probably what i am yearning for in my life. Probably competition and big big achievement in life are just not my style. I am just a girl who yearns for simple life. I am not a very ambitious person. My humble ambition is just to be happy and i am just as simple as this. Really~ Sometimes, it makes me wonder if this is worth all the sacrifices because i feel distances away from my true self. Over the past one year, i realise i have grown so much - mentally. I became a tougher girl who doesnt trust people around me easily; exception to those good friends that i am comfortable with. Sometimes, i really miss being naive. Thank god i still have friends who stand by my side, cheer up and ease my stress. If it wasnt for them, i do not know if i would still be here to be the same me anymore. Well, this started as a food blog but I shall say that this is not just merely a food blog. This is where laughters and joys are spreaded and good moments are being shared together. Truly, i would say that this is where i feel like myself again - the old simple, ordinary and blur I. Here's some flashbacks moments shared among dearest friends:
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| Tuesday, November 01, 2005 |
this morning i woke up having no one at home and nothing to eat (yeat except that my bro's still sleeping) ..
and everyone went out
i decided to call McD delivery because i got bored of pasta already ... and no car..
then it arrived ..
then we bite .. n munch ..
then suddenly my dad came back!
i actually didnt know he went to penang yesterday night because of some stuffs ..and only came back like .. just now in the afternoon ..
he must have dropped by in ipoh to have DIM SUMs..
and HE BOUGHT BACK FOR US !! muahahahahhaha
wahahah.. freshly from ipoh's Ming Court
oh how i love ipoh's dimsum ..
good o heaven..
i junked my fries aside ...(of course .. i mean.. who wouldnt when u have gorgeous dimsum from ipoh..)
it's so mini that my mum, my bro and me almost finished all of the ha kaus, siu mais and yu mais.. wahahahah ... really!! it's just too good...*sluuuurrrpppsss*
in cantonese they call it .. 'zhan choi sat liu" meaning like ... it's made with the real ingredients... no cheating... not like the dimsums here .. they're big.. and fill with nothing but flour and the skin of the ha kau-s are thick, when they're cold u can't swallow it .. but this ipoh dim sum.. my ... i could fit 1 ha kau and 1 siu mai in my mouth.. wahahahhaa and u can taste the prawn.. and meat ... and further more.. it's darn cheap!!! no prize for guessing why it's always packed with people everytime we go to the restaurant n eat.. there always are people waiting outside to be seated ... em.. well.. i dont know about other days but everytime we're there.. we always have to wait a lil while... last but not least ..
how can u ever ever ever ever !!! forget the egg tart!!!
hahahah .... rofl...
*rubs tummy* Hahahaha .. just kidding.. now if i know earlier.. i wouldnt have ordered mcd and wasted my rm20 .. then i could eat the paus ... still feeling too full ... i shall leave the pau for tonight.. tee hee hee *giggles* i know u;re hungry.. hahahaha |
| Monday, October 31, 2005 |
yum.. time for a change.. no cakes no muffins this time tea bread... here's the recipe
385g plain flour 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 30g butter/margarine 250ml clear honey 1 egg, at room temp., lightly beaten 1 1/2 tablespoons grated orange rind 175ml freshly squeezed orange juice 115g walnuts, chopped (i added raisins instead)
Preheat oven at 170 C / 325 F Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Line the bottom and sides of a 9 x 5" (23 x 13cm) loaf tin with greaseproof paper and grease. With an electric mixer, cream the butter/margarine until soft. stir in the honey until blended, then stir in the egg. Add the orange rind and stir to combine thoroughly Fold the flour mixture into the honey and egg mixture in 3 batches, alternating with the orange juice. Stir in the walnuts.
Pour into the tin and bake until a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean, 60-70 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes before turning out onto a rack to cool.
mm.. to say that it's 100% a bread.. i dont think so.. cause there isnt any yeast in the recipe.. but well it tasted like bread-cake.. there's abit of bitter taste maybe because of the orange rind.. i've used orange rinds quite a number of times before and it always gives me a bittery after-taste... and em.. there wasnt alot of orange taste... maybe next time i should get the juice thru the machine.. rather than using my hands to squeeze them.. not much different ain't it? maybe i should try on peel-fresh ? hrm.. i dont know .. the honey was somehow an alternative for the sugar.. so this tea-bread is not sweet but yet u can taste a lil bit of honey and ti's not stale... ahahah alright... ciao lovelove |
| Sunday, October 30, 2005 |
Ms Melisa has posted the part one of kopitiam style shop in Ipoh, Ms Yeemei is here to post an entry of Kopitiam Style Restaurant in Bukit Tinggi, Klang.
Ms Yeemei went lunch-ing with Ms Sweesan one fine afternoon at Pak Li located in Bukit Tinggi Klang.
Well, the bread was rather small.. i mean really small. We expected it to be bigger but it turned out...expectedly small. Probably too small for our appetite. My advise is order extra set of toast. Oh ya, the bread is brownish in color probably bcoz its made of coffee.
About the fried rice, its not salty enough. We ordered because it looks so nice from the photo posted in the shop but you know, pictures can be rather deceiving. Anyway, the rice was aint that bad. Add more salt..then it would be better~
Credits given to the interior. I like the wall! Feel as though you are back to the 60s~ |
| Saturday, October 29, 2005 |
Let me show you something different from the typical 'tau sar pheah' you normally buy from Penang. This is different! As much as i love the original 'tau sar pheah', i think the new-face pandan flavour 'tau sar pheah' is very nice. Even better than the original one.
According to my mama, there are also other flavours like cappucino, chocolate and bla bla but i haven try them yet coz my mama didnt buy back from Penang. So if you happen to go Penang, please get me a box of the Pandan flavour 'tau sar pheah' also coz i finished mine at home already! *so sad* |
