Since work started, i started gaining weight. I do not know why but my working pants are getting tight. So, i guess, i should reduce supper-ing because to stop supper completely sounds impossible. Reduce or cut down supper would be a better option. Hehe..

Look at what we've got for our dinner... hehe... our very 'dietic' dinner since Jiamin (my uni mate) and myself gained weight after we started working. Jiamin gained x kg and i gained *2* kg. *shake head*

Please guess our dinner...???

Well, its Earthquake! Yes, Swensen's Earthquake! Sorry, we couldnt resist Earthquake. It was a Tuesday and there's 50% off every Tuesday for Earthquake treat in Swensen. But, since there was no rice, we considered Earthquake as our diet dinner. Instead of eating rice and well, rice is not supposed to go with rice, we ordered Fries. Haha..There were 8 scoops of ice-cream! Haha...for the two of us...and we are ice-cream lovers. You know what, Anderson's ice creams are really good!!! Check it out! and the NewZealand ice cream in 1-U and Ikano, which i've forgotten the name, has very good hazelnut ice-cream! Yummy! Let's not divert the topic. Back to Swensen. I love the Sticky Chocolate and Strawberry and the Lime Sherbet and the Cookie n Cream and Chocolate Malt and everything. Haha....

Look at how satisfied we were....Haha...*tomorrow only diet lar...tomorrow Earthquake got no more 50%... so tomorrow we will kurang makan 2-bijik rice*

^sorry for the poor quality photos. they were only 1 megapixel. what do you expect? a hp camera!^

 

Friday, December 16, 2005 07:30 pm by -yeemei-
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This entry is supposed to be up a week ago but due to my procastination, this entry is delayed.

By the way, this sweetcorn pudding was made by me after work. I dont know why but suddenly i have the craving for sweetcorn. Haha..*drop the details*

Let's see how it goes. Sorry, i couldnt give you the recipe coz i dont even know what i've used and how much i've added. Whatever i see in my kitchen, i just dumped everything in the pot. Well, provided the ingredients are needed for the pudding.

First, boil the syrup. Not too much of sugar! *blurp blurp blurp* haha..not burping! its the water boiling sound effect!

Then, add 'gula melaka' to make the gula melaka layer underneath the sweet corn layer. Look....the layer goes this way......

Looking ok right? Next, proceed to the upper layer. Boil the sugar syrup again and add cream corn.

Opps, i forgot to remind you that you should add agar agar powder in the lower layer as well as the upper layer too. Hehe...sorry for my clumsiness!

Then, top up with the sweet corn layer.

Chill it and cut to serve!

Ta Da....! *Mission Accomplished*

 

Friday, December 16, 2005 07:16 pm by -yeemei-
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yes, it's Yam Shortbread Pinwheels

the past SHF/IMBB Cookie Swap, there's this entry by Do You Know The Muffin Man. He did this Peppermint Pinwheels.. which were really cute. actually i voted him for the cookie swap thingy. and he's one of the 12 winners too!!

ha. i dint do Peppermint, but instead i tried with Yam

here's the original Recipe

here's my version

1 cup butter
2/3 cup icing sugar
1 tbsp vanilla essence
1 1/2 cup all purpose flour
1 cup rice flour all purpose flour (i dont know whats rice flour)
1 tsp yam essence
1/2 tsp food colouring

Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C).

Cream together butter and sugar. Mix in vanilla and flours.

Divide into two equal parts. Then one of the part, divide half

Add yam extract and food colouring to one. Mix well, until dough turns to the desired colour. 

On a sheet of wax paper, roll out coloured portion to 12 × 14 inches (30 × 35 cm). Repeat with white dough.

Invert white layer over the colour layer. Remove top layer of wax paper.

Roll from short end with edges remaining even. Wrap in plastic wrap and chill for at least 4 hours.

Slice 1/3-inch (8 mm) thick and place 2 inches (5 cm) apart on ungreased cookie sheet.

Bake 15-17 minutes. Cool on rack.

eh!! mickey mouse!?!?

!!!  sushi roll !?!??!?!

the first time i cut it apart, it's not really chilled yet.. so i put into the fridge again

cut cut cut cut...

after bakin in the oven for about 15 -17 minutes..

Yam Shortbread Pinwheels. i think it's too thick.. so maybe next time i will roll thinner... tsk

Vanilla Shortbread Pinwheels. i think if this was green tea flavoured then it would be nice.. tsk tsk

 

so.. i guess this would be one of the cookies for Chinese New Year !! yahoooo

but, the yam flavouring wasnt strong enough. next time i should add more. it smelled good before baking, but after that, it became a normal butter shortbread.. heheh

and.. need to roll the mixture thinner.. so that it swirls more.. :P

 

xoxo

 

p/s:oh yeah, if u actually noticed, i've arranged the links and recipes in categories.. better isnt' it ??

 

Friday, December 16, 2005 12:16 am by Swee San
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we went to this Japanese restaurant in Bukit Tinggi, Klang called Kyoto Ramen. well, by the name, u could guess that it specialises in japanese food. like ramen. (duh)

see the big eyed logo.. hahha

*Sorry for the poor quality* ... the set lunch that they're offering now.

sorry for the size again... japanese spices...

mel settled for Kimuchi ramen and hot green tea. see that .. cute... sadle?!? AHAHHAHAHA

Kimuchi Ramen . ramen with spicy korean vegetables

Mel indulging her bowl of hot spicy sour-ish ramen... yumm

while i chose cold green tea and chicken teriyaki set. (which was a good deal anyway)

CHicken Teriyaki Set : (clockwise) Chicken in teriyaki sauce, fresh salad, 3 slices of green apples, miso soup, cold unagi, pickles, japanese rice

 

staple food for most chinese n japanese. rice

 

the food's quite reasonable and they dont have service tax or govt tax, the service was good also, the waitress explained everything on the menu.. ahhahaha

for the Kimuchi Ramen, it's RM 13.90 and for the Chicken Teriyaki set, it's RM 16.90.. but its really big in portion.. and taste good too !!

but the thing is, they close at 3pm and opens again at.. 5pm or 6pm..

and odd people like us eats lunch at 2pm.. ahah... so we dint hang out long there ...

 

Wednesday, December 14, 2005 11:27 pm by Swee San
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i finally had a taste of baking an apple pie yesterday..with the help of debbie (n her kitchen) and chin hun. it was really alot of work..ok maybe because of the havoc we made therefore there were more work then predicted..

it was quite a spontaneous baking session..i found some recipes online and thought of trying it..while deb on the other hand did her signature cheesecake..chin hun was just helping us out here and there..she was our multi-purpose helper of the day..hehe..

there was quite a number of panic moments yesterday..but it all turn out good..first it was the ingredients for the crust..i needed shortening (i didn't know what it was at 1st) and i did not buy it..so when i arrived at deb's place..i panic and searched frantically online for a crust recipe..

Apple Crumble Pie Ingredients:

1 unbaked pie shell 5 cups sliced apples 1/2 cup sugar 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon 1/3 cup sugar 3/4 cup flour 6 tablespoons butter or margarine

Directions:
Arrange apple slices in unbaked pie shell. Mix 1/2 cup sugar and the cinnamon; sprinkle over apples.

Mix 1/3 cup sugar with flour; cut in butter until crumbly. Spoon mixture over apples. Bake at 400 for 35-40 minutes, or until done.

Crust Ingredients:
* 1/2 egg
*3 tbsp white sugar
*1 pinch salt
*1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
*1/2 cup butter,cut into pieces

Directions:
Preheat oven @400F. Mix egg & sugar in a bowl.
Combine salt & flour, cut in butter and mix.
Stir in egg mix and knead dough into small ball and refrigate for 15mins.
Roll dough to 1/8 of an inch thickness & place in pie pan.
Bake for 20 mins..

a smooth ride in the kitchen while preparing all the ingredients turn into havoc when the crust mixture turn ugly..instead of adding 1/2cup of butter we added 1 1/2cup of it..due to *ahem's reading error..haha..the dough look like a lump of ugly fat..

the first dough..

because it was our first time making a pie dough..well, that did not turn out all pretty too..

then..the apples that i bought turn out to be too many..haha..and it ended up in the pie as cubes instead of slices..

but at the end of the day..the apple pie turn out ok..nothing great..but it was an apple pie..hehe..it smelt really good though..

d top looks alil burnt ..hehe..

yummy..but there wasnt a perfect slice..

The verdict:
d good...tasted good..filling was nice..and the crust turn out to be yummy too..
d bad..we couldn't get a good texture while rolling the dough..so it kinda crack here and there alil..plus the topping was too sweet..we bake in the oven for 30mins only as we wanted to compromise the time for the pie n the crust..haha
d ugly..hmm...no perfection?and we couldnt get the pie out of the mould..so we had to just eat it from there..hahaha

So much for our first attempt..but it was fun..
Any experts out there who would like to advise us on making that perfect crust??Please..please do so..hehe

cheers..

Wednesday, December 14, 2005 06:02 pm by melisa
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Hi, Im back! Im sure you dont realise that im away from this blog site for some time *How sad* Anyway, i didnt go for holiday trips or even try abandoning this site. I was just busy with my working life. Im a free labour, you see...And I just finished watching 32 episodes of TVB drama series in 2 days! Gosh..What a marathon!

Anyway, while i was away from here, i didnt retire from my kitchen. Occasionally, i made small small things to kill my time and also to fill my tummy. That explains the 'expanding' tummy. My small cousin even touched my tummy and said i had a baby! He is such a bad boy! 

Alright, back to the main point. Suddenly ..Lately, i had the urge to make cookies. I think making cookies is very fun. Even better than baking cakes or even cooking real meals. Probably because i bought a set of cookie cutters. Hehe..

Let's see what i've got here:

Okay, three types of cookies made in one night, after work. If you know me well, you wouldnt be surprised because when i wanna do something, i wouldnt bother or even care or even think of the consequences if it is not a big matter. So, this was no exception. I eagerly made three types of cookies because i wanted to make all the three types but i couldnt decided which one to make first and so, i ended up with them three.

Its the summer version of orange shortbread. Who says shortbread can only look innocent - only round in shape? They can even look very summer-ish. I think it shapes like coconut trees. Not magic wands; according to one of my friends. Too much of Harry Potter perhaps.

 

This is the greentea cookies. I haven told you that im a big fan of green tea right? Oh, i love green tea ice-cream! Especially those serve with red bean! yum yum...I love drinking green tea and of course, i love green tea cakes. Green tea flavoured nougat taste great too! I think anything with green tea is very good!

Oh ya, someone said the cookies look like cauliflower! Its ice cream in shape!

 

Lastly, the coffee cookies. Simple. I couldnt decide on coffee or chocolate so i asked my mom to decide for me. She said coffee. Its the wedding bell saped cookie cutter. Well, maybe its not wedding bell. Maybe its school bell. HAha..

Im Lovin' Them...

Monday, December 12, 2005 09:47 pm by -yeemei-
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just this afternoon, i went to my aunty's house to teach her how to make cheesecake.
and she wanted to make other cakes as well.

so we stopped by the bakery store.. to find.. there's NO MORE CREAM CHEESE .... wtf.. they always run out of stock..
but luckily i still have a 250gm of cream cheese at home ..

and we bought a chocolate sponge cake mix also..

then we made the cheesecake loh..

then there were too much of the chocolate sponge cake mixture, we made 2 of it ...

then i bought back 1.. because if not.. they would have 3 cakes.. and my aunt asked me to bring back one.. mmm..

so.. i brought back.. a chocolate sponge cake with sliced almonds..

i cut it open in half.. and spreaded some raspberry jam in it... then made some chocolate ganache.. and poured on top..

tada.. another new cake.. ;p

with some small simple deco.. tada..

 

tee tee tuu tuu taa taa tii tii tuu tuu...
nice nice...

Recipe :

250gm Chocolate Sponge Cake Mix
8 eggs
100ml water
100ml oil
sliced almonds ( or walnuts)
(the one above is only half of the recipe)
Raspberry jam (or any jam u like)

ganache
125g baking chocolate
60g butter

1. beat the eggs till smooth, add water and oil and beat
2. add in the flour mixture slowly, and continue beating..
3. pour in a 8" or 9" cake pan (or any desired size) and bake for 40 minutes at 170 C. (this is for the cake above. if your cake mixture is thicker, bake longer)
4. check if it's done with a wooden chopstick or a skewer.
5. chill it.. and spilt it in the middle. spread some jam in it
6. spread the chocolate topping on top.
7. decorate as u wish

ganache
1. melt the butter, then add the chocolate.
2. turn off fire, stir constantly till its thick n creamy

Saturday, December 10, 2005 01:53 am by Swee San
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