Just Let Me Cook!

Humans are so UGLY.

2010-07-07T00:05:00.001-07:00

I'm quite pretty though. :D

I want my freedom.

2010-07-05T18:16:00.001-07:00

At least I want my freedom of speech. Please allow me to express myself. Please!

Semperit Biscuit

2009-09-06T02:09:00.000-07:00

250g butter
200g castor sugar
2 egg yolks
1/2 tsp vanilla essence
50g ground almond
50g corn flour, sifted
350g plain flour, sifted
1 cup of sugar, mixed with desired colourings.

1. Cream butter and sugar. Mix in vanilla.
2. Add in the rest of the ingredients and blend well.
3. Form biscuits using a semperit presser, decorate with coloured sugar and bake for 20 minutes at 160 degree C.

Date Tarts

2009-09-06T02:08:00.000-07:00

125g butter
1 egg yolk
60g sugar
1 tsp vanilla essence
170g plain flour, sifted
1 tbsp milk powder
20g corn flour, sifted
egg yolks/sesame seeds
dates

1. Cream butter and sugar. Mix in vanilla.
2. Add in the rest of the ingredients. (except for the dates) Mix them well.
3. Shape into 1 1/2 inch balls or 1 tbsp of flour mixture. Take one ball, flattened it on your palms and place half of the dates on it and shape it into a slightly elongated shape.
4. Brush yolks on top of it, sprinkle some sesame seeds. Bake for 20-30 minutes at 170 degree C.

Sugee Cookies

2009-09-06T02:07:00.000-07:00

225g ghee
170g icing sugar
375g flour, sifted
80g ground almond
100g semolina

1. Cream ghee and sugar.
2. Mix in flour, semolina and almond.
3. Divide into small balls. Bake for 25-30 minutes at 160 degree C

M & M Biscuits

2009-09-06T02:06:00.000-07:00

200g chopped walnuts
175g plain flour, sifted
1 tbsp Baking Powder
150g butter
100g brown sugar
1 egg
1 cup M&M
drops of vanilla essence

1. Beat butter, sugar and eggs till creamy. Add in vanilla, flour, baking powder and mix well.
2. Wrap dough with plastic, roll it into logs and chill overnight.
3. Slice log about ½ inches thick. Pop in 2 M&Ms Bake for 15 minutes at 180 degree C

Cornflakes Crunch Cookies

2009-09-06T02:05:00.000-07:00

250g butter, softened
170g brown sugar
2 egg yolks
150g cornflakes, crushed
150g corn flour, sifted
150g raising flour, sifted
1/2 tsp essence of vanilla
baking paper cup

1. Cream butter and sugar. Add in yolks and vanilla. Blend in flour and cornflakes. The mixture will be very gooey.
2. Bake for 15-20 minutes at 175 degree C.

Chocolate Chip Coco Crunch Biscuit

2009-09-06T02:02:00.000-07:00

300g butter
225g brown sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp chocolate emulco
400g Top flour/plain flour, sifted
1 tsp Bicarbonate Soda
1/2 tsp cocoa powder
a pinch of salt
200g chocolate chips
200g crushed coco crunch

1. Cream butter and sugar. Beat in the eggs one at a time.
2. Mix in the rest of the ingredients. Shape into 1 inch balls or 1 tsp of flour mixture. Put it into a mini baking paper cups.
3. Bake for 15-20 minutes at 160 degree C.

Steamed Rice Flour Corn Cake (Nagasari Jagung)

2009-09-06T01:59:00.000-07:00

30g Hoen Kwee flour
40g rice flour
300ml coconut milk
200ml srewpine leaves juice (use 4 leaves)
1/8 tsp lime water (air kapur)
100g castor sugar
150g cream of corn
100g corn kernels
1/2 tsp garam

1. Blend all of the ingredients until it is well mixed. Stir over a medium heat for 15 minutes.
2. Let it cool for 5 minutes before wrapping it with banana leaves. Keep in the fridge before serving.

Oatmeal Crispies

2009-08-15T07:14:00.000-07:00

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135g shortening
75g butter, softened
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
3/4 cup white sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
3 cups quick cooking oats
1 cup chopped walnuts

1. Cream together shortening, margarine, and sugars.
2. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Mix in flour, salt, and baking soda.
3. Add oats and walnuts. Mix well. Shape into long rolls and roll in wax paper.
4. Chill until firm. Preheat oven to 180 degrees C. Slice 1/4 inch slices and place on ungreased cookie sheet.
5. Press with fork dipped in milk. Bake for 10 minutes.

Hazelnut Biscuits

2009-08-15T07:10:00.000-07:00

250g butter
120g brown sugar
1 egg yolk
300g plain flour, sifted
50g corn flour, sifted
50g semolina
50g ground hazelnuts
egg yolks/chocolate chips

1. Cream butter with sugar for 5 minutes. Mix in yolk.
2. Add in flour and ground hazelnuts. Mix them well.
3. Roll mixture and cut with selected cookie cutter. Brush yolks on the top and press a chocolate chip in the middle.
4. Bake for 20 minutes at 160 degree C.

Melted Chocolate Almond Biscuits (Biskut Almond London)

2009-08-15T07:00:00.000-07:00

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250g butter
125g castor sugar
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla essence
50g ground almonds (optional)
200g corn flour
300g plain flour
2 tbsp rice flour
1 tsp baking powder
200g almonds
50g minced almonds, for decoration
+/- 700g baking chocolate

1. Cream butter and sugar. Add in egg, vanilla and beat well. Mix in ground almonds.
2. Sift all of the flours with baking powder. Blend them little by little into the butter mixture to form dough.
3. Fill in half of the baking paper cups with the dough.
4. Bake for 20 minutes at 200 degree C.
5. Melt chocolate using ‘double-boiling’. Place half of an almond before pouring melted chocolate into the paper cups.
6. Sprinkle some minced almonds, let the chocolate hardened before storing them in an airtight container.

Baked Malay Rice Flour Cake (Bingka Beras)

2009-08-09T21:46:00.000-07:00

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150g rice flour
180g sugar
300ml coconut milk
450ml water
a pinch of salt

1. Whisk all of the ingredients. Blend well until there are no lumps of flour.
2. Heat mixture until it thickens, about 10-15 minutes.
3. Pour mixture in a greased pan. Bake for 45-60 minutes at 175 degree C.

Bengali’s Bread

2009-06-27T00:55:00.000-07:00

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350g bread flour, sifted
1 tbsp shortening
a pinch of salt
170 ml warm water
1 desertspoon yeast
2 desertspoon castor sugar

1. Mix yeast, some sugar and 3 tbsp of water. Leave it aside.
2. Mix all of the ingredients. Knead dough for 10-15 minutes. Let it rest for about 2 hours.
3. Punch the dough to release the air. Divide dough into 2 parts and place them in a greased pan.
4. Let it rise again, for about 2 hours. Bake for 20-30 minutes at 175 degree C.

Bawean Bread (Roti Baweyan)

2009-06-27T00:51:00.000-07:00

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No, I'm not a Baweyanese. I'm a proud Banjarese. >_<

Dough:
650g plain flour
320ml warm water
60ml vegetable oil
2 dessertspoon ghee
1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp castor sugar
1/2 tsp salt

Filling: (Stir fry)
1 kg potatoes, cooked and mashed
3 eggs, beaten lightly
chinese celery, red/green chillies
4 tbsp onions
200g chicken meat, diced
1 tsp white pepper
1 tsp salt

1. For the dough, mix all of the ingredients. Knead for 5 minutes and let it rest for 1 hour.
2. Divide the dough, roll it flat, spoon in some of the fillings and pull the dough from the sides to cover the fillings and to create a rectangular shape.
3. Pan fry dough until golden brown.

Microwave Popcorn

2009-06-27T00:48:00.000-07:00

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1/2 cup unpopped popcorn
1 tsp vegetable oil
1/2 tsp salt, or to taste

1. In a cup or small bowl, mix together the unpopped popcorn and oil. Pour the coated corn into a brown paper lunch sack, and sprinkle in the salt. Fold the top of the bag over twice to seal in the ingredients.
2. Cook in the microwave at full power for 2 1/2 to 3 minutes, or until you hear pauses of about 2 seconds between pops.
3. Carefully open the bag to avoid steam, and pour into a serving bowl.

Aunt Johnnie's Pound Cake

2009-06-27T00:46:00.000-07:00

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100g shortening
225g butter
2 cups white sugar
5 eggs
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla essence
1 cup milk
1/2 tsp baking powder
3 cups cake flour, sifted

1. Preheat oven to 150 degrees C. Lightly grease and flour a 10 inch Bundt pan.
2. Cream shortening, butter and sugar until light and fluffy (for best results use an electric mixer). This will take a while. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
3. Combine baking powder and flour. Stir into creamed mixture alternately with the milk, starting and ending with flour. Pour batter into prepared pan.
4. Bake in the preheated oven for 1 to 1 1/2 hours, or until a toothpick inserted into the centre of the cake comes out clean. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely.

Fried Oyster Omelette

2009-06-27T00:41:00.000-07:00

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150g fresh oysters, lightly rinsed and well drained
1 tbsp chopped garlic
3 tbsp oil
1 tbsp sesame oil
3 eggs, lightly beaten
1 tbsp chopped coriander and spring onion

Batter:
40g sweet potato flour
100ml water
1/2 tsp salt

Seasoning:
1 tsp fish sauce
Dash of monosodium glutamate
Dash of pepper

1. Combine batter ingredients. Stir to mix well and set aside.
2. Heat oil and sesame oil in a nonstick saucepan. Pour in the batter and allow to set for 20-30 seconds until a thin crispy skin forms.
3. With a spatula, push the centre of the formed skin slightly open then add garlic, eggs and seasoning.
4. Add the oysters and a little more oil if necessary. Stir-fry well to mix with the sweet potato flour skin. Toss and fry briskly then dish out and serve with a sprinkling of chopped coriander and spring onion.

Silver Fish Fritters

2009-06-27T00:21:00.000-07:00

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120g silver fish
1 egg, lightly beaten
6 tbsp plain flour
2 tbsp self-raising flour
1/4 cup water
2 tbsp chilli paste
2 tsp minced garlic
salt and pepper to taste
Oil for frying

1. Wash and soak silver fish, drain. Add beaten egg into silver fish and stir.
2. Add the flours, salt and mix well. Pour water bit by bit to get the paste like consistency.
3. Add chilli paste and garlic powder, mix till well blended.
4. Pour spoonfuls into hot oil and fry till golden brown.
5. Server hot with sauce at the side.

Michael Joseph Jackson (1958-2009)

2009-06-26T23:33:00.000-07:00

I first saw MJ when I was 8 years old. I think the video clip was 'Black or White'. I swear that I didn't really know about music at that age, but i thought I was grooving to it. Not to mention, MJ was kinda hot. >_<

I wasn't this BIG fan of MJ, but i sincerely think that he is a music genius. He's original and you can never get enough of him. He's almost perfect, but he's obsession with his looks and loves towards children brought his own destruction. I just don't understand. So, okay he changed himself to become white and that's a BIG deal? We have women out there who totally change their looks to become 'something' else, and most of us don't have a problem with that? And don't get me started with man turning into a woman.

He loved children. I believe him. The problem lies with dirty westerners minds. They cannot accept the fact that a man can love children except for a pheadophile. And some of them manupilate this fact and extort money from him. For more than 10 years, he's gone through some much stress that the Jackson's former publicist,Michael Levine was quouted saying, "a human simply cannot withstand this level of prolonged stress."

On the day he passed away, I was shocked. The first thought in my mind was, 'That's Michael Jackson. He can't be dead.' But what like Juelz Santana said, "That just shows you everybody is human, nobody is immune to nothing — especially death."

I just wish that he can make this last comeback. Like just this one super concert or an album, because right now, i really miss him. May God bless your soul Mikael.

Thoughts...01

2009-06-22T21:23:00.000-07:00

I am the bearer of someone else's good news,... But I never have any good news for myself. :(

Easy popcorn

2009-06-22T00:43:00.000-07:00

This Australian microwave popcorn is easy to make and it's delicious, well at least to my mom it is(I don't like salty popcorn, i love caramel corn >_< ). It's selling at NTUC for just SGD0.95, instead of the usual SGD1.95. That's because the product is expiring soon. They weren't being kind-hearted.... FYI...

Sarpinos!

2009-06-22T00:38:00.000-07:00

My sister insisted that Sarpino's Pizzeria is owned by a boyanese... Hahaha. Obviously not. We had Mediterranean Chicken and Midnite Express pizzas, spicy chicken calzone and garlic bread( which is made up of pizza dough leftovers and small amount of garlic butter) It wasn't that bad, but it's not that good either. I give 3 out of 5.

Yau Char Kwai (Chinese Crullers)

2009-06-22T00:34:00.000-07:00

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A:
300g high protein flour, sifted
50g flour, sifted
1/2 tsp double action baking powder, sifted

B:
1/2 tsp sugar
2 Tbsp lukewarm water
2 tsp instant yeast

C:
250ml water
1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
1/4 tsp alum (pak fun)
1/4 tsp ammonia powder (chow fun)
1 tsp salt

1. Put (A) in the bowl of an electric mixer. Mix (B) and leave aside to froth for 10 minutes. Combine (C) together.
2. Pour (B) into (A) and mix well, then add in (C) and beat for five minutes until soft dough is formed. Cover and leave aside to rise to double its size.
3. Turn out dough onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth. Roll out into a long rectangle, and then cut into strips. Place two strips one on top of the other and allow to rest for five to 10 minutes.
4. Heat a wok with oil till hot. Press lightly on the two strips of dough with a satay stick. Stretch the strips a little and lower into hot oil. Deep fry, turning constantly until each cruller turns puffy and golden brown.

Rempeyek

2009-06-22T00:22:00.000-07:00

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250g rice flour, sifted
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
1/2 tsp cumin powder
1/2 tsp fennel seeds
1/2 tsp fennel powder
1 tsp coriander powder
2 tsp salt, or to taste
60g cleaned ikan bilis, soaked and ground
1 tsp air kapur (slaked lime solution), optional
1 1/2 cup coconut milk, obtained by adding water to the milk of 1 coconut
100g peanuts
1 egg
oil for deep frying

1. In a mixing bowl, combine all the ingredients. Mix well and season to taste.
2. Heat the oil in a wok over medium heat. Heat a soup ladle in the hot oil. Spoon some batter - make sure there are nuts in every scoop - into the ladle and lower it into the oil. Cook until fritter is set, remove from oil and drain on paper towels. Repeat until the batter is used up.
3. Return the rempeyek to the hot oil and deep fry until crisp and golden brown. Alternatively, bake in the oven at 160 degree C for about 10 minutes. Remove and drain on paper towels. Cool completely before storing in air-tight containers.

Variation: Instead of grinding the ikan bilis, add whole to the batter.

午後の粉茶

2009-06-18T01:10:00.000-07:00

My favorite afternoon drink! >_<

Caramel Corn

2009-06-18T00:59:00.000-07:00

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40g butter
60ml vegetable oil
1/2 cup corn kernels
1/2 tsp salt

Caramel:
15g butter
5 tbsp sugar

1. Combine the oil, margarine and popcorn. Set over high heat, and constantly shake the pan back and forth. After the first kernel of corn pops, place the lid on the pot, and continue shaking. When the popcorn starts to lift the lid up off the pan, remove it from the heat, and hold it over the paper bag until it stops popping.
2. Pour into a paper sack and season with half of the seasoned salt. Shake the paper sack to distribute the salt. Taste before adding more so you don't make it too salty. You can always add more salt.

Variations, Caramel Corn.
For making the caramel:
1. Melt butter and sugar and mix until it changes to a darker colour. Turn off the heat, add in popcorn and mix well quickly. Let it cool before storing in an airtight container.

Penang Laksa

2009-06-18T00:56:00.000-07:00

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600g laksa noodles, scalded

A:
l kg flaked wolf herring (ikan parang)
a pinch of salt
2000ml water

B: (Spices to grind finely)
6-7 fresh chillies
4-5 dried chillies
1 small piece galangal (lengkuas)
2 cm fresh turmeric
20 shallots
2 cloves garlic
6 candlenuts (buah keras)

C:
5 stalks vietnamese coriander leaves (daun kesom)
1 torch ginger (bunga kantan), cut lengthwise
5-4 stalks lemon grass, smashed

D: (Mix and strain)
50g tamarind (assam jawa)
250ml water
4 pieces asam keping
1 tbsp shrimp paste (belacan), roasted
Salt and monosodium glutamate to taste

Garnishing: (Slice thinly)
100g pineapple
1 cucumber
2 torch ginger (bunga kantan)
3 red chillies
2 big onions
200g lettuce
Mint leaves
Enough sticky black prawn paste (hayko), dissolved in a little hot water

1. Boil fish with the water. When fish is cooked, remove it from the stock and flake it. Leave water (fish stock) in the pot.
2. Add (B) and (C) in the fish stock and simmer until it reaches the desired consistency. Put in flaked fish meat and keep the laksa gravy over a moderate heat.
3. Put laksa noodles into serving bowls. Spoon the laksa gravy over and start garnishing. Serve hot with a little prawn paste.

Orange Butter Cake with Mixed Fruits

2009-06-18T00:50:00.000-07:00

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The original recipe was without the mixed fruits, but I had some leftovers. Gotta use it!

150g butter
100g castor sugar
grated rind of 1 orange
3 eggs, separated
1 1/2 tbsp freshly squeezed orange juice
125g self-raising flour, sifted
1/8 tsp baking powder, sifted
1 tsp milk powder
250g mixed fruits, mixed with 3 tbsp plain flour

1. Grease sides and line the base of a 20cm round cake tin with greaseproof paper. Preheat oven at 170 degree C.
2. Beat egg whites with some of the sugar until it form firm peaks.
3. In a mixing bowl, beat yolks with sugar and orange rind until double the size. Add in orange juice and beat again for a minute.
4. Cream butter and whisk in the yolk mixture.
5. Fold in flour and baking powder alternately with meringue.
6. Fold in fruits lightly, remember not to over mix them.
7. Bake for 50–60 minutes or until cooked. Leave the cake to cool for 5–10 minutes before turning out onto a wire rack to cool completely.

It finally rained!!!

2009-06-06T23:36:00.000-07:00

Allahumma syaiyiban nafi’a” (O Allah, O My Lord! Please make this rain to benefit us)

Honey Kentucky Biscuits

2009-06-06T23:34:00.000-07:00

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Believe it or not, it taste exactly like the honey KFC biscuits.

2 cups all-purpose flour
2 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1 tbsp white sugar
115g butter
1/2 cup buttermilk
3 dessertspoons honey

1. Preheat oven to 200 degrees C.
2. In a bowl, mix the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and sugar. Cut in butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Mix in the buttermilk and honey. Turn out onto a lightly floured surface, and knead 1 minute.
3. Transfer to an ungreased baking sheet, roll into a 6x6 inch square, and cut into 12 even sections. Do not separate.
4. Bake 15 minutes in the preheated oven, until a knife inserted in the centre of the square comes out clean. Serve hot with butter and/or maple syrup.

Zebra Cake

2009-06-06T23:30:00.000-07:00

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6 eggs, separated
110g sugar
150g cake flour, sifted
1/2 tsp baking powder, sifted
1/2 tbsp emulsifier/ovalette, optional
100g butter, melted
30g condensed milk
1 tsp vanilla essence
2 tbsp cocoa powder
1 tsp of instant coffee, mixed with 3 tbsp of hot water

1. Prepare and grease an 8 inch round cake pan. Beat egg whites with some of the sugar until it form firm peaks.
2. Beat yolks with sugar and emulsifier until double the size. Pour melted butter, condensed milk and vanilla essence. Mix at slow speed. Fold in flour and baking powder alternately with meringue.
3. Divide batter into 2 equal portions. Fold chocolate solution into one of the batters.
4. Using tablespoon, scoop 3 tbsp of uncoloured batter into centre of cake pan. Then, scoop 3 tbsp of chocolate batter on top of uncoloured batter. When you have finished about half of the batter, reduce to 2 scoops each now and continue layering.
5. Reduce the amount of batter gradually until you only pour 1 scoop of each batter. The circles become smaller as you pour.
6. Bake for 40-45 minutes in a preheated oven at 175 degree C. Let cake in pan for 10 minutes before turning it on to a wire rack to cool complete.

Ding Dang and Tora

2009-06-06T23:21:00.000-07:00

Not exactly a tiger. >_<

I remembered eating these chocolates when i was small. And i even got a whistle and a small torch.

Potato Wedges

2009-06-06T23:19:00.000-07:00

3 large potatoes or 5 medium sized potatoes
1 cup plain flour
1 cup water, or as needed
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp black pepper
1/2 tsp white pepper
1/2 tsp sugar
1 tsp chili powder
1/2 tsp turmeric powder

1. Peel the potatoes and boil them for 10 minutes or until they are half cooked.
2. Dry the potatoes. Mix the rest of the ingredients. Toss in the potatoes.
3. Fry them in very hot oil until they turned yellow and crisp.

Ebikatsu burger (Prawn Burger)

2009-06-06T23:17:00.000-07:00

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250g shrimp, cleaned and peeled
60g mashed potato
25g flour
2 tbsp mayonnaise
1 tbsp oregano, optional
1 tbsp cayenne pepper, optional
salt and pepper to taste

Coating:
1 egg
flour
bread crumbs

1. Take 2/3 of the shrimps and cut them 1 cm in length. Place the rest of the shrimps in the food processor and blend to form shrimp paste.
2. In a bowl, mix together all the ingredients and form into burger patties.
3. Coat the burger patties with flour, followed by egg and lastly bread crumbs.
4. Deep fry until golden brown.
5. Serve with burger buns, cheese, sliced tomato and fresh lettuce.

Layered Murtabak

2009-06-06T23:15:00.000-07:00

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400g minced meat
3 tbsp curry powder
2 tbsp ground onion
1 tsp ground garlic
1 inch ground ginger
250ml water
3 tbsp oil, for frying
1 tsp salt
5 dashes white pepper
4 eggs, beated slightly
45 pieces cream crackers, or as needed
300ml milk
200ml coconut milk
6 red chillies, minced
6 chinese celery, minced
4 tbsp butter

1. Heat oil, fry onion, garlic, ginger and curry powder until fragrant. Add in meat and mix for 3 minutes. Pour in water and stir occasionally. When it dries up, add in salt and pepper. Stir in celery and chillies.
2. Lined baking tin with foil and brush some oil.
3. Dip biscuits into the milk that has been combined with coconut milk. Arrange them neatly at the bottom of the tin.
4. Sprinkle 1/5 of the meat mixture. Pour in 1/5 of the egg.
5. Repeat step 3 and 4 until finish. Add in the remaning coconut mixture until it levels at the top. Add in butter.
6. Bake for 45 minutes at 200 degree C or until cooked. Let it cool before cutting.

Chocolate Crinkles

2009-06-06T22:52:00.000-07:00

Mine wasn't crinkled at all, so I found out that you should put your tray at the top part of your oven. >_<

170g dark chocolate
85g butter
185g all purpose flour, sifted
3 tbsp cocoa powder
3/4 tsp baking powder, sifted
115g sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 tsp salt

1. Melt chocolate with butter using the microwave or double-boiling.
2. Beat sugar and eggs until thick and smooth. Add vanilla and melted chocolate. Mix until combined. Add the flour, cocoa mixture and salt, mix till just combined.
3. Scoop dough out into a plastic container with a tight-fitting lid, cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
4. Grease baking tin, roll dough into a 1 inch balls and place about 3 cm apart. Place unused dough back in the fridge.
5. Place tray at the second from the top of the oven rack. Bake in a preheated oven at 170 degree C for 15 minutes. Let cookies cool for 5 minutes before transferring them to the cooling rack.

Mee Pok

2009-05-26T01:07:00.000-07:00

1 packet of mee pok, scalded (I used yee mee instead)
1 tbsp ground chilli
1 tbsp ground shallots
1 tsp ground garlic
4 dessertspoons light soya sauce
2 dessertspoons dark soya sauce
1 dessertspoons sesame oil, optional
1 tsp white pepper
salt to taste
oil for frying

Garnishing:
prawns
fish cake, sliced
chye sim
carrots, sliced

1. Heat oil and fry ground chilli, shallots and garlic until fragrant. Add in meat (if using) until it turns tender.
2. Add in light and dark soya sauce, sesame oil, pepper and salt. Add in all of the garnishing and mix well.
3. Add in noodles and stir well.

Arabic Bread (Roti Arab)

2009-05-26T01:05:00.000-07:00

Source

300ml warm water, or as needed
2 tsp yeast
2 tbsp castor sugar
500g plain flour, sifted
2 tbsp butter
2 tbsp vegetable oil
1 tsp salt

1. Mix yeast and sugar with some of the water. Leave it aside.
2. Once the yeast mixture turns frothy, mix all of the ingredients and knead. Cover dough and let it rest for 2 hours.
3. Knead dough and divide dough into 18 parts. Roll each part into a round dough that is 1/2 cm thick. Heat oil and fry the dough. Let it rise first before turning it over.

Sweet Pineapple Curry (Pajeri Nenas)

2009-05-26T01:04:00.000-07:00

1 small fresh pineapple
1 tbsp chilli powder
1 tbsp ground coriander (ketumbar)
1 tsp ground cumin (jintan putih)
1 tsp ground fennel (jintan manis)
3 tbsp oil
1 cinnamon (kayu manis)
1 star anise (bunga lawang)
4 cloves (bunga cengkih)
2 cardomoms (buah pelaga)
4 shallots, finely sliced
3 cloves garlic, finely sliced
50ml thick coconut milk
125ml (1/2 cup) water
1/2 tsp salt
1 tbsp sugar
1 red chilli, split lengthwise

1. Combine chilli powder, ground coriander, ground cumin and ground fennel with some water to make it a paste.
2. Heat oil, fry the whole spices, followed by shallots and garlic. Then add in the paste.
3. Add in coconut milk and cook for a minute. Add in pineapples and covered it well. Cook for a few minutes before adding in water, salt and sugar. Simmer for 5-7 minutes and add in chilli. When pineapple is tender, take the pan off the heat.

Fruit Pickles (Acar Buah-Buahan)

2009-05-26T01:02:00.000-07:00

250g dried apricot
250g dried mangoes
250g dried chinese dates, deseeded
250g dates, deseeded
250g lime pickle (limau nipis)
250g honey garlic pickle
250g prune, deseeded

Seasoning:
125g chilli powder
1 dessertspoon fennel powder (serbuk jintan manis)
1 dessertspoon turmeric powder
1 1/4 dessertspoon coriander powder (serbuk ketumbar)
375g castor sugar
375g chilli sauce
1/2 bottle vinegar
80ml water
125g garlic, minced
125g ginger, minced
250ml corn oil

1. Fry garlic and ginger. Add fennel, turmeric and chilli powder. Mix for a while then add sugar, vinegar and water. Blend well. Add chilli sauce and let it simmer for 30 minutes.
2. Add in the mix fruits and let it cooked for 15 minutes. Let it totally cool before storing it in the fridge.

Lime Pickle

2009-05-26T00:59:00.000-07:00

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1/4 cup vinegar
10 large limes
2 cups of water
75g salt
150g sugar

1. Pierce the limes using a fork.
2. Mix vinegar, salt and sugar, heat on a stove while stirring.
3. When mixture begins to boil, add the limes (including any juice left behind). Continue to heat, turning the limes from time to time. Heat until the lime rinds discolour and shrink.
4. Remove from heat and let it cool for awhile.
5. Pour the mix into a preserve jar (fill it to the top), close lid tightly and leave it in a cupboard for about six months.

Fried Chicken With Spices

2009-05-26T00:52:00.000-07:00

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5 chicken parts, your choice
1 cube Maggi Chicken granules
1 tsp turmeric powder
1 tsp fennel powder (serbuk jintan manis)
1 tsp ground cumin (jintan putih)
oil for frying

1. Mix all of the ingredients (except for oil). Leave it in the fridge for at least 30 minutes.
2. Fry until golden brown.

Thousand Layered Cake (Kek Lapis)

2009-05-20T22:03:00.000-07:00

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20 egg yolks
4 egg whites
500g salted butter
3 tbsp condensed milk
300g sugar
200g plain flour, sifted
2 tsp ground mixed spices
2 tsp vanilla essence
3 tbsp apple/white grape juice

1. Pre-heat your oven, selecting the grill function.
2. Beat egg whites with some of the sugar until it form firm peaks.
3. Beat yolks with sugar until double the size.
4. Cream butter with condensed milk. Add in vanilla, juice, spices and egg yolk mixture. Mix them well.
5. Fold in flour alternately with meringue.
6. Spread a thin layer of batter, about 5 dessertspoons onto the parchment paper.
7. Grill for 7 minutes on the lowest rack in your oven or until lightly golden brown.
8. Remove cake pan from oven and press the baked layer down lightly with the back of a large spoon. Prick all over the layer of cake with a toothpick or a fork.
9. Repeat steps 6 to 8 for each layer.
10. For the last layer, turn the oven down to 180 degrees C and bake on middle rung for 15 minutes or until golden brown.
11. Remove from oven and run a paring knife along the edges of the cake pan. Remove the cake from pan and let it cool.

Biscuit King!

2009-05-20T21:33:00.000-07:00

I went to this place called Biscuit King. In this place, you can find biscuits that you used to eat when you were little like chocolate waffle sticks, snowy butter shortcake, egg biscuit, ABC biscuit, button biscuit and many more. For me, it's really far from my house. I'm living somewhere in the central of Singapore and it takes like almost an hour for me to reach there. I don't know, but it's certainly worth it. And the owners are so friendly. But the next time, I'll rather have them deliver it to me. But if you want to go there, you can find out more from their website.

And remember round coffee sweets and win pops?

Chocolate Cream Puffs

2009-05-15T01:23:00.000-07:00

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Cream Puffs

90g butter
200ml water
1/4 tsp salt
120g all-purpose flour, sifted
4 eggs

1. Preheat oven to 200 degrees C.
2. In a large pot, bring water and butter to a rolling boil. Stir in flour and salt until the mixture forms a ball. Transfer the dough to a large mixing bowl. Using a wooden spoon or stand mixer, beat in the eggs one at a time, mixing well after each. Drop by tablespoonfuls onto an ungreased baking sheet. Spray some water on the puff.
3. Bake for 15 minutes in the preheated oven, reduce the heat to 180 degree C and continue baking for another 25 minutes.

Chocolate Whipped Cream

1 cup heavy whipping cream
1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
2 tbsp confectionery sugar
2 tbsp cocoa powder

1. For whipped cream, in a large mixing bowl combine all of the ingredients, cover and chill the bowl and beaters in the refrigerator for at least one hour. When chilled, beat the mixture until stiff peaks form. Split puffs and remove soft dough. Add filling; replace tops.

Green Bean Cake (Koleh-Koleh)

2009-05-13T22:25:00.000-07:00

230g palm sugar
75g castor sugar
170ml water
6 screwpine leaves
230g grean bean flour
910ml coconut milk
1 tsp salt

Oil residue: (Tahi Minyak)
6 cups coconut milk, cook until it forms oil and residue
3 screwpine leaves
a pinch of salt

1. Heat sugar with water in a pot until sugar dissolves.
2. Add in flour little by little to the coconut milk. Stir until there are no lumps of flour. Add in sugar syrup and cook mixture for about 20 minutes. Stir continuously.
3. Pour it into a greased pan and let it cool. Once firm and set, sprinkle the coconut oil residue on top of the cake.

Indonesian Meatballs Noodles (Mee Bakso)

2009-05-13T22:17:00.000-07:00

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400g rice noodles
bean sprouts
Cabbage, sliced thinly

Meatballs:
400g minced meat
1 tbsp ground shallot
1/2 tsp ground garlic
1 egg
1 tsp corn flour
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp white pepper

Gravy:
2 tbsp ground onion
1 tsp ground garlic
1/2 inch ground ginger
1 tsp ground white peppercorns
1 lemongrass (serai)
1 tbsp chicken/meat stock
1/2 tsp white pepper
1 tsp salt
3 cups of water, or as needed

1. For the gravy, sauté onion and garlic. Add in all the ingredients that had been grounded. Fry for two minutes. Add in lemongrass. Fry for another minute.
2. Add in the rest of the ingredients and wait for it to boil.
3. For the meatballs, while waiting for the gravy to boil, add the rest of the ingredients for the meatballs and blend well. Roll it into balls and add them to the gravy. Let the gravy boils and when meatballs emerge to the surface, it is done.
4. Soak noodles in hot water and drain. Pour hot gravy into a bowl of noodles. Serve hot.

Durian Cake

2009-05-13T22:11:00.000-07:00

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250g butter
140g fine castor sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla essence
4 eggs, separated
125g durian flesh, pureed
200g self-raising flour, sifted
50g plain flour, sifted

1. Grease a 20cm round cake tin. Beat egg whites with some sugar until it turns into a meringue.
2. Cream butter, sugar and essence until light and fluffy. Beat in yolks one at a time and add durian puree gradually.
3. Fold in flours alternately with meringue and mix well to blend.
4. Pour batter into prepared tin and bake for 40-50 minutes in preheated oven at 175 degree C.

Marshmallow Bars

2009-05-11T22:10:00.000-07:00

1 cup marshmallow
60g butter
1/2 tsp vanilla
5 cups toasted oats/cornflakes
1 cup chocolate chips

1. Heat marshmallows and butter in low heat, stir constantly until melted and smooth
2. Stir in vanilla and half of cereal at a time until evenly combined.
3. Transfer cereal into baking pan, mix in chocolate chips and some marshmallows. Press into pan. Chill in the fridge for 1 hour before cutting into bars.

Dry Wantan Noodles with Deep Fried Wantan

2009-05-11T05:12:00.000-07:00

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Deep Fried Wantan

40–45 pieces wantan wrappers
Enough oil for deep-frying

Filling:
100g shelled prawns, minced
200g chicken meat, minced
1 tbsp chopped spring onion or chinese celery

Seasoning:
1 tbsp light soy sauce
1/2 tbsp oyster sauce
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp sugar
a pinch of pepper
1/2 tsp Maggi concentrated chicken stock
1 tsp corn flour

1. Place one teaspoon of the filling in the centre of each wantan wrapper. Fold into small pouches. Seal the edges of each pouch with a bit of water.
2. Heat enough oil in a wok until just hot. Put in wantan in batches and deep-fry until golden brown in colour. Remove and drain on paper towels. Serve the crispy wantan with the dipping sauce.

Source

Dry Wantan Noodles

Seasoning:
4 pieces fresh ready-made wantan noodles
1 tbsp chopped spring onion or chinese celery
1 tbsp chopped red chilli

Gravy/Sauce for the noodles: (per serving)
1/2 tbsp ground onions
1/2 tsp ground garlic
1/2 tbsp ground dried chilli
1 tbsp abalone sauce
2 tsp dark soy sauce
a pinch of salt and sugar to taste
a dash of pepper
1/2 tsp Maggi chicken cube stock
1/2 cup water, or as needed

1. In a saucepan bring enough water to a boil. Add the fresh wantan noodles a piece at time. Blanch for about 20 seconds. Stir well. Remove from the heat, drain and soak briefly in cold water. Drain excess liquid. Place noodle in a bowl.
5. Sauté onions and chilli. Add the rest of the ingredients and let it boil. Pour gravy to the noodles. Add shredded chicken meat with a sprinkling of chopped spring onion and red chilli.

Durian Cream Puff

2009-05-11T05:03:00.000-07:00

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90g butter
200ml water
1/4 tsp salt
120g all-purpose flour, sifted
4 eggs

Fillings:
durian meat

1. Preheat oven to 200 degrees C.
2. In a large pot, bring water and butter to a rolling boil. Stir in flour and salt until the mixture forms a ball. Transfer the dough to a large mixing bowl. Using a wooden spoon or stand mixer, beat in the eggs one at a time, mixing well after each. Drop by tablespoonfuls onto an ungreased baking sheet. Spray some water on the puff.
3. Bake for 15 minutes in the preheated oven, reduce the heat to 180 degree C and continue baking for another 25 minutes.
4. Slice half of the cream puff and fill it in with some durian meat.

Sam's Elite Butter Marble Cake

2009-05-08T06:42:00.000-07:00

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This cake was requested by my mom because tomorrow is Mother's Day. :) I made some changes to the original recipe, I've added a cup of whipped cream and cocoa powder to make that marble effect.

250g self raising flour, sifted
40g milk powder
200g butter
1 cup whipped cream
5 eggs, separated
140g castor sugar
1 tsp vanilla essence
2 tbsp cocoa powder

1. Beat egg whites and 2 tbsp of sugar until it forms soft peaks.
2. Beat butter, vanilla, yolks, milk powder, whipped cream and the rest of the sugar for 3 minutes. Fold in flour alternately with meringue.
3. Divide cake mixture into two parts. Fold one part with cocoa powder. Alternately spoon vanilla and chocolate layers into prepared pan. With a large spoon, cut and twist through batters to obtain marbled effect.
3. Bake cake for 50 minutes in a preheated oven for 180 degree C.

Sam’s Beef Burger

2009-05-08T06:31:00.000-07:00

This turns out to be Sam's recipe because I couldn't find some of the ingredients and some of them are outrageously expensive, so I came up with a new recipe. And it turns out great.

500g minced beef, washed and drained
2 1/2 tbsp ground onions
3 white bread
100ml fresh milk
1 tsp thyme
3 tsp chilli powder
1 tsp salt
1 tsp white pepper
olive oil for frying

Hamburger bun

Garnishing:
cabbage
cucumber
tomatoes
chilli sauce
mayonnaise

1. Soak white bread in the milk. Mix until bread well blended with milk.
2. Sauté onions. Add in thyme, chilli, salt and pepper and fry for a minute.
3. Mix all of the ingredients. Take a handful of beef and flatten it. Wrap with it with a plastic.
4. Keep all of the patties in the freezer for at least 30 minutes.
5. Cook the patties in a medium skillet over medium heat.

Baked Malay Pandan Cake (Kuih Bakar Pandan)

2009-05-07T03:00:00.000-07:00

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1 cup plain flour
1 cup sugar
1 cup screw pine juice
1 cup coconut milk
1 cup evaporated milk
3 large eggs
drops of green colouring
sesame seeds, for decorations

1. Whisk all of the ingredients, except for sesame seeds. Blend well until there are no lumps of flour. Pour into a greased pan.
2. Bake for 40-60 minutes in a preheated oven at 180 degree C.

Old Fashioned Onion Rings

2009-05-07T02:57:00.000-07:00

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4 large onion, cut into 1/4 inch slices
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 egg
1 cup milk, or as needed
1 cup dry bread crumbs
seasoned salt to taste
1 quart oil for frying, or as needed

1. Heat the oil in a deep-fryer to 185 degrees C.
2. Separate the onion slices into rings, and set aside. In a small bowl, stir together the flour, baking powder,sugar and salt.
3. Dip the onion slices into the flour mixture until they are all coated; set aside. Whisk the egg and milk into the flour mixture using a fork. Dip the floured rings into the batter to coat, then place on a wire rack to drain until the batter stops dripping. The wire rack may be placed over a sheet of aluminum foil for easier clean up. Spread the bread crumbs out on a plate or shallow dish. Place rings one at a time into the crumbs, and scoop the crumbs up over the ring to coat. Give it a hard tap as you remove it from the crumbs. The coating should cling very well. Repeat with remaining rings.
4. Deep fry the rings a few at a time for 2 to 3 minutes, or until golden brown. Remove to paper towels to drain. Season with seasoning salt, and serve.

Crunchy French Toast

2009-05-02T00:48:00.000-07:00

I named it Crunchy French Toast because it is more oily than the western ones, i guess. And i prefer using baguette or French bread especially when they are almost expired and when the bread hardens, it produces a crunchier french toast.

1 stick of baguette/french bread
3 large eggs
3 pinches of salt
5 dashes of white pepper

1. Slice the bread into an inch thick.
2. Whisk eggs with salt and pepper.
3. Pour in vegetable oil about 1/2 inch high; heat it up over a medium fire.
4. Dip bread into the egg mixture. (Don't soak it) Pan fry it until golden brown.
5. Serve with chili sauce, maple syrup or your desired condiments.

Chocolate Fiesta

2009-05-02T00:46:00.000-07:00

I say, bring it on!

Sam’s Moist Chocolate Cake

2009-04-30T21:08:00.000-07:00

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3 cups unbleached all-purpose flour, sifted
1 1/2 cups white sugar
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
250g butter
1/2 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup milk
150g dark/unsweetened baking chocolate
2 tsp instant coffee granules
2 tbsp cocoa powder
2 tsp vanilla extract
4 eggs

1. Preheat oven 165 degrees C. Grease and flour a 10 inch Bundt pan.
2. Heat 1/2 cup of milk and add chocolate. Stir until chocolate melts, add coffee granules and let it cool.
3. In a large bowl, mix the flour, sugar, salt, baking powder and baking soda. Blend in buttermilk, chocolate mixture, butter, vanilla, cocoa powder and eggs. Beat for 3 minutes at medium speed.
4. Pour batter into prepared pan.
5. Bake in preheated oven for 60-90 minutes, or until a wooden toothpick inserted into centre of cake comes out clean.

Baked Malay Corn Cake (Kuih Bakar Jagung)

2009-04-29T22:29:00.000-07:00

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250g plain flour
180g castor sugar
400ml coconut milk
200ml water
4 large eggs
1 can cream of corn
2 tbsp butter
1 tsp salt
3/4 tsp yellow colouring
1 tsp vanilla essence

1. Whisk all of the ingredients. Blend well until there are no lumps of flour. Pour into a large greased pan.
2. Bake for 60 minutes in a preheated oven at 180 degree C.

Chiffon Yam Cake

2009-04-23T00:44:00.000-07:00

Source

A:
6 large egg yolks
150g castor sugar
100ml coconut cream
100ml corn/vegetable oil
70ml water
225g plain flour
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp yam flavour
1/2 tsp violet colouring
a pinch of salt

Meringue:
6 large egg whites
135g castor sugar
1/2 tsp cream of tartar

1. Sift flour with baking powder. Mix it with the rest of ingredients in ‘A’ and whisk it until well blended. Put it aside.
2. Beat egg whites until it is foamy. Add in the sugar and cream of tartar slowly until it forms a meringue.
3. Fold in the meringue into the flour mixture.
4. Pour it into a chiffon baking pan. Drop the pan on the table 2-3 times to release air from the cake mixture.
5. Bake for 35-60 minutes (depending on your baking pan) at 175 degree C. Once the cake is baked, turn the pan upside down and let it cool just like that.

Variations: For screwpine (pandan) chiffon cake, replace yam flavour with pandan flavour and violet colour to green colour. You can have strawberry, orange, banana, etc. For matcha, replace yam flavour with 1 tbsp of matcha powder, replace coconut milk with fresh milk and omit the colouring. For chocolate, replace yam flavour with 3 tbsp of cocoa powder, replace coconut milk with fresh milk, omit the colouring and add in 2 tsp instant coffee granules.

Steamed Malay Double Layered Yam Cake (Talam Keladi)

2009-04-20T21:53:00.000-07:00

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Lower layer:
300ml coconut milk
1/4 tsp salt
65g rice flour
1 tsp plain flour
100g yam, cooked and then mashed
50g castor sugar

Upper Layer:
100ml coconut milk
A pinch of salt
80g sugar
2 tbsp rice flour
20g corn flour
1 large egg
some drops of violet colorings

1. Heat up the steamer for the water to boil. Grease an 8 inch cake pan.
2. Whisk all the ingredients for the lower layer until it is well blend. Pour it into the pan.
3. Once the steamer is ready, steam the lower layer for 15 minutes.
4. Whisk all the ingredients for the upper layer until it is well blend. Make sure that there are no lumps of flour.
5. Pour it into the pan and steam for about 20 minutes.
6. Allow cake to cool before cutting it. Use a greased knife to cut the cake.

2009-04-18T22:12:00.000-07:00

Banana Cake

2009-04-17T07:57:00.000-07:00

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2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 tbsp baking soda
1 pinch salt
115g unsalted butter
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 cup light brown sugar
2 eggs
7 ripe bananas, mashed
1 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1 tsp vanilla essence
1/2 tsp baking powder

1. Preheat oven to 175 degrees C. Grease and flour 2 - 8 inch round pans. In a small bowl, whisk together flour, soda, baking powder and salt; set aside.
2. In a large bowl, cream butter, white sugar and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time. Mix in the bananas and vanilla. Add flour mixture alternately with the buttermilk to the creamed mixture. Stir in chopped walnuts. Pour batter into the prepared pans.
3. Bake in the preheated oven for 30-45 minutes. Remove from oven, and place on a damp tea towel to cool.

Waffles

2009-04-17T07:52:00.000-07:00

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2 eggs
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 3/4 cups milk
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 tbsp white sugar
4 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp vanilla extract

1. Preheat waffle iron. Beat eggs in large bowl with hand beater until fluffy. Beat in flour, milk, vegetable oil, sugar, baking powder, salt and vanilla, just until smooth.
2. Spray preheated waffle iron with non-stick cooking spray. Pour mix onto hot waffle iron. Cook until golden brown. Serve hot.

Mixed Fruit Cake

2009-04-11T21:42:00.000-07:00

300g mixed fruits
300g butter
200g brown sugar
6 large eggs
150g self-raising flour
150g plain flour
1 tsp baking powder
100g chopped almonds (optional)

1. Preheat oven to 150 degree C.
2. Cream butter and sugar. Add egg one at a time, beating consistently.
3. Fold shifted flour and baking powder into the butter mixture. Fold in the mixed fruit lightly.
4. Bake for 1 ½ hours. Let cake cool completely before removing from baking tin.

Note: To prevent fruits from sinking, toss 3 tbsp of flour to the mixed fruits before folding them to the cake mixture. Do not fold in the mixed fruits to the cake mixture more than 5 times.

Famous Amos Chocolate Chip Cookies

2009-04-10T00:52:00.000-07:00

I personally think that this recipe is the closest...

340g butter
155g butter flavoured Crisco
1 ½ cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 eggs
1 1/2 tsp baking soda

3/4 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1 1/2 tsp vanilla
4 cups flour
130g flaked coconut
340g mini semi-sweet chocolate chips
170g broken pecans

1. As listed, mix all ingredients together.
2. Pop them into the freezer for 15 minutes. Shape into 1 inch balls. Put them back in the freezer for 30 minutes - 1 hr.
3. Place 1 inch apart on an ungreased baking sheet. ( I would put the dough back in the freezer before baking the next set )
4. Bake 190 degree C for 15 minutes or till firm and set.
5. Transfer at once to paper towels. Cool.

My sister has no complains about this cookies. She's my unofficial food critic and she's not easy to please.

Doughnut French Toast

2009-04-05T21:50:00.000-07:00

A recipe by Nigella Lawson

1 egg
2 tbsp milk
2 tsp vanilla
2 pinches of salt
1/4 cup white sugar
1 slice bread cut in half
1 tbsp butter
1 tsp oil

1. Combine egg, milk, vanilla and salt in large flat bowl. Mix well.
2. Place bread in bowl and let it soak up egg mixture on first side then the other.
3. Remove from pan and place in white sugar, coat on both sides
4. Place on plate add a bit of butter and add maple syrup.

A Rainy Day

2009-04-04T02:08:00.000-07:00

Hong Kong You Tiao ( Crisp Chinese Crullers)

2009-04-04T01:54:00.000-07:00

300g Flour ( 1/2 bread flour + 1/2 plain flour)
1 tsp double action baking powder
1 tsp alum
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp ammonia
220ml water
glutinous rice flour, enough for coating hands

1. Mix flour and baking powder in a bowl.
2. In another bowl, add alum, baking soda, salt and ammonia. Add 220 ml water. bubbles will be seen. Stir until the mixture dissolves
3. Add the above water mixture to flour mixture. Mix well, with spoon until evenly coated. Cover with plastic sheet to allow fermentation process.
4. Coat plastic bag with shortening. Cut the dough into 2 batches. Leave it to ferment for 4 hours.
5. Turn dough onto a floured board with floured hands, form a long roll. Allow to rest for 5-10 minutes before cutting into strips.
6. Cut into wide strips. Pick up a strip and then place another strip on top of it.
7. Using a stick, dip in flour and press through the center, to join the strips securely.
8. Pick up a strip of dough and stretch lightly, drop into hot oil, turning continuously until golden brown.
9. Drain and serve hot.

You can watch the video for kneading techniques.

J.C.O and PastaMania

2009-04-04T01:44:00.000-07:00

I had donuts from J.C.O and late take away lunch from Pasta Mania. Right now, i feel full and fat. :D

Easy cheese cake

2009-04-02T00:53:00.000-07:00

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4-5 slices of cheese
200 ml fresh milk
70 g butter
70 g sifted plain flour
70 g sugar
4 eggs
few drops of vanilla essence

1. Boil milk and cheese under a low heat until the cheese melts. Stir consistently.
2. Add in butter, mix it till the butter melts and then turn off the heat. Let it cool. Separate the egg yolks from the whites. Beat the egg whites with part of the sugar till it forms meringue.
3. In another container, beat the yolks untill it turn into pale yellow. Add in the cheese mixture and vanilla essence. Mix well.
4. Lastly, fold in the flour alternately with the meringue.
5. Bake the cake at 170 degree C for 20 minutes and drop the temperature to 140 degree C for 40 minutes. Bake using bain marie style for a better cake texture. Simply place a baking tin into a larger tin filled with water.

Chocolate chip cookies

2009-03-04T20:19:00.000-08:00

A recipe by Nigella Lawson

125g butter (unsalted)
75g brown sugar
50g white sugar
150g flour, shifted with…
30g cocoa
125g dark chocolate (melted and cool)
1 tsp baking soda
½ tsp salt
vanilla, chocolate chips
1 cold egg

1. Cream butter and sugar till light and creamy. (The original recipe was too sweet for me, so i used 25g of white sugar and 50g of brown sugar)
2. Add in melted chocolate.
3. Crack in 1 cold egg, mix it well.
4. Stir in chocolate chips and flour. Roll mixture into logs and keep them in the freezer overnight. Cut the logs about 1/2 inch thick and back for 15 minutes at 170 degree C.
5. Allow cookies to cool on the baking tray for 2-3 minutes before transferring them to the cooling rack.

For some of us, pain never stops... You can stop it

2009-03-01T02:38:00.000-08:00

Great 3D animation, but the message is greater.

Good Old Fashioned Pancakes

2009-02-28T20:38:00.000-08:00

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1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
3 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon white sugar
1 1/4 cups milk
1 egg
3 tablespoons butter, melted

1. In a large bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, salt and sugar. Beat eggs lightly while adding in melted butter.
2. Make a well in the center and pour in the milk, egg and melted butter; mix until smooth.
3. Heat a lightly oiled griddle or frying pan over medium high heat. Pour or scoop the batter onto the griddle, using approximately 1/4 cup for each pancake. Brown on both sides and serve hot with butter and maple syrup.

A Trip to Penang

2009-02-28T20:10:00.004-08:00

Hmmm, it's about 10 hours away, by bus, from Singapore. I love their Malay accent, the sea, but,... nothing much really. I stayed in Gurney Hotel, and it's not a 5 stars hotel like what they claim. The kitchen cabinet has cockroaches. It's a horrible hotel but they have a great view of the sea. And yeah, they have Coffee Beans and Tea Leaves and Indian restaurant like 3 minutes walk from the hotel.

Best Ever Muffins

2009-02-16T20:56:00.000-08:00

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2 cups all-purpose flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup white sugar
1 egg
1 cup milk
1/4 cup vegetable oil

1. Preheat oven to 220 degrees C.
2. Stir together the flour, baking powder, salt and sugar in a large bowl. Make a well in the center. In a small bowl or 2 cup measuring cup, beat egg with a fork. Stir in milk and oil. Pour all at once into the well in the flour mixture. Mix quickly and lightly with a fork until moistened, but do not beat. The batter will be lumpy. Pour the batter into paper lined muffin pan cups. Reduce heat to 205 degree C and bake for 25 minutes, or until golden.
3. Variations: Blueberry Muffins: Add 1 cup fresh blueberries. Raisin Muffins: Add 1 cup finely chopped raisins. Date Muffins: Add 1 cup finely chopped dates. Cheese Muffins: Fold in 1 cup grated sharp yellow cheese.

Soft Butter Cake

2009-02-15T00:06:00.000-08:00

227 gm butter
1 tsp vanilla essence
6 eggs
80 gm icing sugar
120 gm castor sugar
1/4 tsp baking powder
2 tbsp ovalette/super sponge
210 gm self raising flour
1 tbsp evaporated milk

1. Separate eggs. Beat in egg whites with icing sugar until it forms meringue. Beat egg yolks with caster sugar, vanilla, milk and ovalette for 5 minutes.
2. Cream butter for 3 minutes. Add in egg yolk mixture. Beat for a minute.
3. Fold in alternately with flour and meringue.
4. Bake it in 160 degree C for 1 hour.

Note: When using ovalette/super sponge, never let the cake cools in the baking container.

Chocolate Almond Cookies

2009-02-14T23:56:00.000-08:00

250 g butter
180 g icing sugar
1 egg
400 g flour - sift
1/4 tsp baking powder
30 g cocoa powder
2 tsp chocolate emulco
½ tbsp instant coffee granules
150 g almond chip

1. Cream butter and sugar, add eggs
2. Add the rest of the ingredients and stir until all well mix. Note: Over mixing ingredients will result in hard cookies.
4. Roll up dough like logs, refrigerate overnight to harden it, cut and bake at 180 degree C for 15 minutes.

My Pre-Birthday Party

2009-02-14T23:46:00.000-08:00

My birthday is on the 18th of February and it falls on Wednesday. Everyone is working so and i will most likely fast on that day (inshaAllah) And that explains the pre-birthday party. We had pizza and a cake from Awfully Chocolate. It wasn't that bad but i wish i had ordered from the Secret Recipe instead. :(

Penang Hokkien Mee

2009-02-14T23:29:00.000-08:00

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500 g shrimp heads and shells
15 cups of water (reduced to about 12-13 cups of water after hours of boiling and simmering)
1.5 lbs of beef/mutton
2 tablespoons of meat curry powder
Salt to taste
MSG

30 dried chilies (deseeded and soaked to soften)
10 shallots (peeled)
5 cloves garlic (peeled)
2 tablespoons of water
6 tablespoons of cooking oil

1 pound of yellow noodles (scalded)
1 pack of rice vermicelli (scalded)
Some kangkong or water convolvulus (scalded)
Some bean sprouts (scalded)

Garnishing:
1/2 pound of mutton/beef (boiled and sliced thinly)
1/2 pound shrimp (shelled and deveined)
6 hard-boiled eggs (shelled and quartered)
Some fried shallot crisps (store-bought)

1. Add 15 cups of water into a pot and bring it to bowl. Add in all the shrimp heads and shell and simmer on low heat for about 2 hours or longer until the stock becomes cloudy and tastes really prawny. Strain the stock through sieve and transfer the stock into another pot. Discard the prawn heads and shells. Scoop up and discard the orange "foam" forming at the top of the stock. 2. Bring the stock to boil again and add in half of the chili paste and curry powder. You can add more chili paste if you like it spicier.
3. Add in the mutton/beef and continue to boil in low heat for another 1-1.5 hour until the meat are thoroughly cooked. Add MSG and salt/fish sauce to taste.
4. Blend the chili paste ingredients with a mini food processor until finely ground and well blended. Heat up the wok and add cooking oil. Stir fry the chili paste for 5 minutes. Add in prawns, sliced meats and a little chili paste, sugar, and salt.
5. Add in the stock to the work and bring it to boil.

To serve, place a portion of yellow noodles, rice vermicelli, water convolvulus and bean sprouts in a bowl. Ladle hot stock over. Top with meat slices, sliced shrimp, egg quarters, and sprinkle with shallot crisps.

Dr Mahathir reply to those who against boycotting American/Israel products.

2009-02-08T01:23:00.001-08:00

Dear Hanan,

1. I agree entirely with you that building a great nation doesn't only take brains, but as you said it sure does help.

2. However brains alone without a heart (feelings) can produce a monster.

3. Israel is undoubtedly a great nation, becoming great through the brains and the numerous achievements you have listed. Yes I have used Israeli originated products like Microsoft Windows and Pentium chips (made in Malaysia) by Intel, an American company.

4. In fact I owe my life ultimately to Israel because there must be something invented by Israelis in the numerous instruments used in heart surgery. However most of the products used were invented and produced by Japanese.

5. I am amazed at the number of Nobel Laureates Israel has produced. I admit we have not produced even one.

6. But when the brain is without a heart it does not care for the misery resulting from the products of the brain.

7. The atom bombs which killed 100,000 men, women, children and babies are the product of Israeli (Jewish) brain. Most of the diabolical weapons now being used to kill millions of people are also the creation of Israelis on Zionist Jews. The depleted uranium and phosphorous shells being used in Gaza are also the product of Israeli brains.

8. The current financial crisis which is destroying the economies of the U.S. Britain and in fact all the countries of the world is due to manipulations of banks, financial institutions and the monetary system by Jewish supporters of Israel.

9. The negation of the freedom of speech when it comes to the alleged killings of Jews in World War II are also inspired by Zionist Jews.

10. But worse of all is the seizure of Palestinian land to create the state of Israel. Not content with the area given to the Jews by the United Nations you have seized more Palestinian land, built settlements on many parts of Palestine, disallowed the use of roads built on Palestinian land to the Palestinians, erected your own check points at the borders of Palestine with Jordan and built your version of the Berlin Wall through Palestinian villages on land that is not part of Israel.

11. Before the creation of Israel, the Jews and Arabs in Palestine lived in peace. Historically Jews had always sought refuge in Muslim countries when the Europeans conducted pogroms against them. This only stopped after the U.S. offered asylum.

12. All the terrorism that we see today, whether state initiated or by irregulars, started after the U.S. backed Israel against Arab attempts to regain their land through conventional wars. Because they were outclassed in terms of weapons by the U.S, / Israel, alliance, then only did the Arabs resort to what is called terrorism. The Israeli response have always been with greater terrorism as is seen in Gaza.

13. I have asked an American what he would do if Texas was given to the Jews to create the state of Israel. He did not answer. But I believe he would fight to get back Texas, employing all the weapons at its disposal.

14. Yet had the United States been willing to create the nation of Israel in the lands under U.S. control or in the U.S. itself, there would be no terrorism in Palestine or in the Middle East. There would be no terrorism in America either because Israel would be wiped out by the U.S. forces. The world would remain peaceful.

15. The brutality committed by your forces in Gaza is out of all proportion to the puny rocket attacks by Hamas. That attack was the result of Israel and the U.S. failing to accept the results of a properly conducted election.

16. Hamas could only establish their Government in Gaza. But you blockaded Gaza, denying them food, medicine, power, fuel etc. If you had not done that I doubt that Hamas would fire rockets at you.

17. Malaysia is well aware that total boycott of Israel is not possible. We are in fact boycotting American products which is an even more impossible task. We would not be able to bring America or Israel down.

18. But what we aim to do is to demonstrate the disgust and the anger that we feel over the inhumanity of the brainy but primitive peoples of Israel and America.

19. You can collect Nobel prizes and other prizes but the world will look down upon you as very primitive people who robbed land through terror against perfidious British and subsequently used your control over the world's greatest military power to oppress the people whom you had robbed.

20. You have nothing to be proud of, unless of course you take pride in being heartless, in being primitive brutes.

21. The only mitigating factor is the presence among Israelis of a small number who are ashamed of what you have done to the people of Gaza.

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I miss him...

Davos Annual Meeting 2009 - Gaza: The Case for Middle East Peace

2009-01-29T21:07:00.000-08:00

Erdogan hailed after Davos walkout

Erdogan, right, was angered by the moderator not giving him a chance to counter Peres' argument

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Erdogan walked out of a televised debate on Thursday with Shimon Peres, the Israeli president, after the moderator refused to allow him to rebut Peres' justification about the war.

Before storming out, Erdogan told Shimon Peres, the Israeli president: "You are killing people."
At least 1,300 Palestinians were killed during Israel's 22-day aerial, naval and ground assault on Gaza. Thirteen Israeli citizens died over the same period.

During the heated panel discussion in the Swiss town, Peres told Erdogan that Turkey would have acted in the same manner as Israel if rockets had been falling on Istanbul.

Moderator David Ignatius, a Washington Post columnist, then told Erdogan that he had "only a minute" to respond to a lengthy monologue by Peres.

Erdogan said: "I find it very sad that people applaud what you said. There have been many people killed. And I think that it is very wrong and it is not humanitarian."
Ignatius twice attempted to finish the debate, saying, "We really do need to get people to dinner."

Erdogan then said: "Thank you very much. Thank you very much. Thank you very much. I don't think I will come back to Davos after this."

'Understandable'

Amr Moussa, the secretary-general of the Arab League and former Egyptian foreign minister, said Erdogan's action was understandable.

"Mr Erdogan said what he wanted to say and then he left. That's all. He was right," he said, adding that Israel "doesn't listen".

Turkey has in recent months brokered indirect talks between Israel and Syria over the Golan Heights region, which Israel captured from Syria in 1967.

The exchange between Erdogan and Peres took place on the second day of the summit, where business and political leaders have been discussing trade, financial regulation and global security.

Ban Ki-moon, the United Nations secretary-general, used the forum to announce the launch of an emergency appeal for $613m to help Palestinians recover from Israel's attack on Gaza.

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And I salute you Mr Erdogan Peres!

Cairo hospitals treat Gaza's war-scarred children

2009-01-25T23:14:00.000-08:00

I will definately cry even if they are japanese or chinese or even jews. They are just kids damn it.

And I pray for my children...

Chinese New Year

2009-01-25T07:18:00.000-08:00

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It's Chinese New Year tomorrow. I don't celebrate it but i did bought a whole lot of oranges (many types of oranges), New Year goodies like pineapple tarts, prawn rolls, love letter... And i baked an orange buttermilk pound cake. I think that's enough food for the holidays.

Orange Buttermilk Pound Cake

3 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup butter
3 cups white sugar
6 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup buttermilk
juice from an orange

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease one 9 or 10 inch tube pan. Mix together the flour, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
2. In a large bowl, beat butter with sugar. Mix in the eggs, one at time, beating well after each addition. Stir in orange juice and the vanilla extracts. Gently mix in flour mixture alternately with the buttermilk. Pour batter into the prepared pan. 3. Bake in preheated oven for 90 minutes. Do not open oven door until after one hour. When cake begins to pull away from the side of the pan it is done. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely.

Crispy and Creamy Doughnuts

2009-01-20T21:23:00.000-08:00

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It's too sugary for me though...

14 g active dry yeast
1/4 cup warm water (105 to 115 degrees)
1 1/2 cups lukewarm milk
1/2 cup white sugar
1 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
70g shortening
5 cups all-purpose flour

1. Sprinkle the yeast over the warm water, and let stand for 5 minutes, or until foamy.
2. In a large bowl, mix together the yeast mixture, milk, sugar, salt, eggs, shortening, and 2 cups of the flour. Mix for a few minutes at low speed, or stirring with a wooden spoon. Beat in remaining flour 1/2 cup at a time, until the dough no longer sticks to the bowl. Knead for about 5 minutes, or until smooth and elastic. Place the dough into a greased bowl, and cover.
3. Set in a warm place to rise until double. Dough is ready if you touch it, and the indention remains.
4. Turn the dough out onto a floured surface, and gently roll out to 1/2 inch thickness. Cut with a floured doughnut cutter. Let doughnuts sit out to rise again until double. Cover loosely with a cloth.
5. Heat oil in a deep-fryer or large heavy skillet to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Slide doughnuts into the hot oil using a wide spatula. Turn doughnuts over as they rise to the surface. Fry doughnuts on each side until golden brown. Remove from hot oil, to drain on a wire rack. Dip doughnuts into the glaze while still hot.

SAVE GAZA PALESTINE - Mu'adz

2009-01-20T21:18:00.000-08:00

Banana Chocolate Chip cake

2009-01-20T01:51:00.000-08:00

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1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup white sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 large mashed bananas
1 egg
1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
1/4 cup milk
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips 1 tsp vanilla

1. In a large bowl, mix flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. In a separate bowl, combine bananas, egg, melted butter and milk.
2. Stir banana mixture into flour mixture until blended. Be careful not to over mix. Stir in chocolate chips. 3. Pour batter into 9x13 inch pan. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) 40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into center of cake comes out clean. (It will have some melted chocolate, but no crumbs.)

Obama 'historic' inauguration

2009-01-20T01:30:00.000-08:00

Obama is the first African-American President.

So?

Anyway, here's more interesting,.. the thought of a Palestinian brother on Obama becoming the president.

Mohammed al-Sharif, Gaza City, works for Palestinian NGO

It has been horrifying living in Gaza for the last couple of weeks.
White phosphorous bombs have been dropped close to our house. You name it - everything you have seen on the TV we went through.

Two weeks ago, we removed the panes of glass from our windows as we were scared it would shatter in our faces.

We have been sleeping in one corner of the house away from the windows and trying to put our six-month-old daughter between us to keep her safe.

We have only left the house to go to the supermarket to buy basic necessities.
We have spent a lot of time on the telephone calling friends to see if they are still OK.
You only get electricity for two hours a day and after a while you feel like you are very isolated.
Let's hope the new president will take more time to spend more time to understand the reality of the Israel-Arab struggle.

He should not take only the Israeli point of view. he has to understand you cannot punish the Palestinian people for making a choice. I am not pro-Hamas, but Hamas won the election, a legal election.

He is isolating the people who chose them. This is democracy but they do not want to accept that, because it is against Israeli interests.

You can't change the people's will by dropping bombs on them.

President Obama will do great things for the American people and I really believe in his capabilities to lead the US, but on this issue, it's not going to change.

His first hiring was a Zionist and you can see how this will go.

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Doraemon's Dorayaki

2009-01-18T01:06:00.000-08:00

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No, it's actually my dorayaki,.. ALL MINE!

1 cup flour
1/2 cup sugar
1 tbsp honey
1/2 tsp baking powder
2 eggs
¼ - ½ cup water

1. Whisk eggs with sugar and honey in a mixing bowl.
2. Add sifted flour and baking powder.
3. Slowly add water while whisking until smooth.
4. Drop small ladlesful on a lightly oiled fry pan or griddle to make pancakes that are about 3 inches in diameter. When bubbles start to appear, turn over the pancakes and cook briefly on the other side until golden.
5. Spread about two tablespoons of adzuki bean paste on one pancake, then cover it with another to make a sandwich.

King Abdullah of Jordan organizes blood donation camp

2009-01-18T00:53:00.000-08:00

I have to quote this comment made by a youtuber, "I feel sorry for the person who would get the king's blood" LOL

I don't put on any hopes on this guy. I mean, dude can't even make his wife cover up her hair. And you expect him to save or even help Palestine? Come on...

Kasutera

2009-01-17T06:30:00.000-08:00

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Or castella. Oishi desu! If you wanna try, here's the recipe.

1 cup plus
1 tbsp granulated sugar
1/4 cup honey
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp lemon extract
1/4 tsp salt
7 large eggs, separated
1 cup cake flour, sifted
1/8 tsp cream of tartar
1 tbsp green tea powder or unsweetened cocoa powder (optional-if using omit the lemon extract)

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (160 C). Use parchment to line the bottom of a 10-inch tube pan, preferably with a removable bottom or 2 (8 x 4-inch) loaf pans. Grease the parchment. In a large bowl, whisk 1 cup sugar, honey, vanilla, lemon extract, and salt into egg yolks. Place bowl in a large pan of hot water. With an electric mixer, beat about 5 minutes on medium-high speed until pale yellow and doubled in volume. Gently fold in sifted flour.

2. Wash beaters. In a large bowl, beat egg whites in electric mixer on a low speed 1 minute, increasing speed to medium-high. When foamy, sprinkle in 1 tbsp sugar and cream of tartar. Beat until stiff but not dry. With a spatula, fold the egg whites in thirds. Pour batter into pan. Tap gently on the counter to remove air bubbles.

3. Bake on middle rack of oven 35 to 45 minutes or until golden brown. When done, cake sides will pull away from pan slightly; top will be flat and feel spongy when pressed with finger. Cool 20 minutes. Run a small knife between edge of cake and pan. Remove from pan carefully. Pull off parchment and cool completely. Serve or store airtight.(I personally think that it taste even better the next day)

"They are not simply war criminals, they are fools."

2009-01-16T22:55:00.000-08:00

Peace to all,

I don't know who they are, but ... Hell of a speech! They are not muslims, but may God Bless them.

Qatar, Mauritania cut Israel ties

2009-01-16T22:46:00.000-08:00

Khaled Meshaal, the exiled leader of Hamas, also called for Arab nations to cut ties with Israel Qatar and Mauritania have suspended economic and political ties with Israel in protest against the war in Gaza, Al Jazeera has learned.

The move announced on Friday followed calls by Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian president, and Khaled Meshaal, the exiled leader of Hamas, for all Arab nations to cut ties with Israel.
Addressing leaders at an emergency Arab summit in Doha, the Qatari capital, al-Assad declared that the Arab initiative for peace with Israel was now "dead".

He said Arab countries should cut "all direct and indirect" ties with Israel in protest against its offensive in Gaza.

Egypt and Jordan are the only Arab countries to have signed peace treaties with Israel and have Israeli embassies.

Summit demands

The Qatari-hosted Arab summit concluded on Friday with participants agreeing to present a Kuwaiti-hosted summit - to be held on Sunday - with a list of measures to end the conflict in Gaza.

Those measures include demanding that Israel stops its offensive in the Strip, is held responsible for "crimes" committed in Gaza and immediately re-opens all crossings.
The summit also agreed that all Arab countries should form a "sea-bridge" that would enable aid supplies to reach Gaza.

Speaking from Ankara, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the Turkish prime minister, said Israel should be barred from the United Nations while it continues to ignore UN demands to end the fighting in Gaza.

"How is such a country, which totally ignores and does not implement resolutions of the UN Security Council, allowed to enter through the gates of the UN?" he said.
Erdogan's comments came hours ahead of Friday's official visit to Turkey by Ban Ki-moon, the UN secretary-general.

The Turkish leader also added his voice to widespread condemnation of Israel's bombing of a UN compound in Gaza on Thursday.

"The UN building in Gaza was hit while the UN secretary-general was in Israel ... this is an open challenge to the world, teasing the world," he said.

Diplomatic efforts to broker a ceasefire have intensified over recent days with emergency meetings being held in Qatar, Turkey, Kuwait and Egypt.

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After like at least 1,155 Palestinians were killed,... i say it's about time.

Poem of Palestinian Girl

2009-01-16T01:00:00.000-08:00

Peace to all,

Ya Quds,...

Heartbreaking...

2009-01-16T00:12:00.000-08:00

Peace to all,

I don't really have any appetite today. I wish I can give my food today,.. no not just today, they can have my food anytime they want.

'Goodnight my love, see you in heaven'

2009-01-13T20:45:00.000-08:00

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Every hour, fleeting images from around the world are brought to our TV screens. When I have electricity, I watch these scenes of people enjoying themselves and ask myself, what is the difference between them and me? Why are our lives worlds apart in spite of living on the same planet?

I wonder, are these people asking themselves the same question when they watch the horror unfold in Gaza?

The occupation has put Gaza on a drip feed; we have had just enough to keep us alive but not enough to make us feel as though we are really living - and now this. If I make it to the end of this conflict, I want to leave the minute I am able to. I do not want my children to grow up in this environment, strangled by the occupation, familiar with the sounds of F-16 fighter jets, unable to leave the country if they need life-saving treatment.

This is not a natural disaster like the Tsunami; this is a man-made disaster that deepens while the world watches.

As the death toll continues to rise, my wife and I spend our waking hours waiting for our turn to come. Now, at night before trying to sleep I say to her: "Goodnight my love, see you in heaven."

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Protest in New Zealand

2009-01-13T00:52:00.000-08:00

Peace to all,

Great protest. Great speech.

Would You Bomb A School?

2009-01-13T00:15:00.000-08:00

Peace to all,

He made a great point by saying that even if you have power and money, that doesn't make you right.

Consumers urged to boycott US made products

2009-01-09T06:14:00.000-08:00

Peace to all,

I'm translating what Mr Mahathir said:
We use a lot of American products and we are unable to boycott all of them. And that's why we are listing out products that we can boycott. It is true that if we don't use certain American products, we will face problems but we can find the replacement. For example, you will not die from not using Colgate toothpaste/drink Coca-Cola

Just Let Me Cook!

Humans are so UGLY.

I want my freedom.

Semperit Biscuit

Date Tarts

Sugee Cookies

M & M Biscuits

Cornflakes Crunch Cookies

Chocolate Chip Coco Crunch Biscuit

Steamed Rice Flour Corn Cake (Nagasari Jagung)

Oatmeal Crispies

Hazelnut Biscuits

Melted Chocolate Almond Biscuits (Biskut Almond London)

Baked Malay Rice Flour Cake (Bingka Beras)

Bengali’s Bread

Bawean Bread (Roti Baweyan)

Microwave Popcorn

Aunt Johnnie's Pound Cake

Fried Oyster Omelette

Silver Fish Fritters

Michael Joseph Jackson (1958-2009)

Thoughts...01

Easy popcorn

Sarpinos!

Yau Char Kwai (Chinese Crullers)

Rempeyek

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Caramel Corn

Penang Laksa

Orange Butter Cake with Mixed Fruits

It finally rained!!!

Honey Kentucky Biscuits

Zebra Cake

Ding Dang and Tora

Potato Wedges

Ebikatsu burger (Prawn Burger)

Layered Murtabak

Chocolate Crinkles

Mee Pok

Arabic Bread (Roti Arab)

Sweet Pineapple Curry (Pajeri Nenas)

Fruit Pickles (Acar Buah-Buahan)

Lime Pickle

Fried Chicken With Spices

Thousand Layered Cake (Kek Lapis)

Biscuit King!

Chocolate Cream Puffs

Green Bean Cake (Koleh-Koleh)

Indonesian Meatballs Noodles (Mee Bakso)

Durian Cake

Marshmallow Bars

Dry Wantan Noodles with Deep Fried Wantan

Durian Cream Puff

Sam's Elite Butter Marble Cake

Sam’s Beef Burger

Baked Malay Pandan Cake (Kuih Bakar Pandan)

Old Fashioned Onion Rings

Crunchy French Toast

Chocolate Fiesta

Sam’s Moist Chocolate Cake

Baked Malay Corn Cake (Kuih Bakar Jagung)

Chiffon Yam Cake

Steamed Malay Double Layered Yam Cake (Talam Keladi)

Banana Cake

Waffles

Mixed Fruit Cake

Famous Amos Chocolate Chip Cookies

Doughnut French Toast

A Rainy Day

Hong Kong You Tiao ( Crisp Chinese Crullers)

J.C.O and PastaMania

Easy cheese cake

Chocolate chip cookies

For some of us, pain never stops... You can stop it

Good Old Fashioned Pancakes

A Trip to Penang

Best Ever Muffins

Soft Butter Cake

Chocolate Almond Cookies

My Pre-Birthday Party

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