Sunday, June 28, 2009

Lost Chance

another chance lost.

i'm getting a bit weary, a bit more beaten down.

last month was the rogue agent.
this month because of the free lance agent/ him giving me wrong number/ us procrastinating...

what's next?
how much more?

Friday, June 26, 2009

Coconut Cardamom Burfi


Ingredients...

* 250g desiccated coconut
* 395g can sweetened condensed milk
* 10 cardamom pods – grind/crush seeds into a powder
* Handful of pistachio nuts, roughly crushed


How to...

1. Mix 200g of the coconut and the remaining ingredients in a bowl.
2. Heat a non-stick pan on low heat and add mixture to the pan. Stir over low heat until the mixture starts to dry and rolls easily into a ball. Remove from the heat. Cool for 5 to 10 minutes until cool enough to handle.
3. Place the remaining coconut onto a plate. Using damp hands, roll the mixture into balls (or any shape u like) and then roll in coconut to coat. The coconut balls can be refrigerated for up to a week.


To chocolate coat the Burfi:
1. Dip the coconut burfi into the melted chocolate with your fingers or with a fork.
(Any chocolate bar u fancy. Microwave, stirring in-between. Usually it takes one to two minutes for the chocolate to become shiny liquid.)
2. Completely submerge and cover. Lift, and run a knife underside and to the sides, to remove excess chocolate.
3. Place the burfi on a wax or parchment covered plate. Quickly coat all the pieces in same way.
4. Place the tray in a cool place, or refrigerate. Once the coating firms-up, gently remove them from plate and store them by placing a wax paper in-between.


be cautious with the cardamom seeds. i put a little too much and the taste of it was slightly overwhelming.
if u like sweet sweet sweets, then u shud try making it.
otherwise... =)

Thursday, June 25, 2009

Margarita Ice Cream



* 125ml lime juice
* 2 tbsp tequila
* 3 tbsp orange liqueur or triple sec
* 150g icing sugar
* 500ml double cream

1. Pour the lime juice, tequila and orange liqueur or triple sec into a bowl and stir in the icing sugar until it dissolves.
2. Add the cream and whisk until the mixture is thick and smooth, but not stiff.
3. Do a taste test. Just in case too much sugar/ alcohol is added in.
4. Spoon into an airtight container and place into the freezer to freeze overnight. This ice cream doesn't need to be taken out to soften before serving, as it won't freeze too hard and melts quickly.


the original recipe calls for tequila. i didn't have any ready stock, thus i replaced it with vodka.
the end taste was pretty mild. probably will slosh in half a cup the next time round.
or shud i try using baileys?

=p

Friday, June 19, 2009

Soupe a'loignon

Soupe a'loignon!!!


- Melt 60g (salted or unsalted, depending on ur preference) butter in a heavy saucepan, add 4-5 (peeled and sliced) onion then cook for 25 minutes until the onion is deep golden brown and beginning to caramelize. Stir from time to time.




- Add 50g of plain flour and stir for 2 minutes.

- Add 1.5L of chicken stock (vegetable stock also can), and approximately a glass of white wine. Season with salt and pepper.





- Add 50g-60g of cubed Gruyère cheese, stir and bring to the boil.







- Cover and simmer for 20- 25 minutes.
- Remember to do your own taste test






all the stirring (just to caramelized the onion!!), almost incapacitate my arm...


wan try??
=p

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Corsage






^_^

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Botham Burger

the 2nd most easiest food to make! (pasta being the easiest for me)
or is this the easiest?

Ingredients...

* 2 lb. ground beef, preferably organic
* 2 medium red onion, finely, chopped
* 2 egg
* 2 handful fresh bread crumbs
* 1 tbsp coriander seeds, crushed
* 1 small pinch cumin seeds, crushed
* 1 tsp Dijon mustard
* salt, and, freshly ground black pepper


How to...

1.Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.

2.Mix and scrunch all the ingredients together.

3.Use the bread crumbs as required to bind and lighten the mixture.

4.Divide into 4, then gently and lightly mold and pack each burger together into smallish cricket-ball-sized shapes.

5.Place in the oven and roast for 25 minutes, which should leave the middle slightly pink and the outside nice and crispy.


...prepare-ed...

...grill-ed...

...buttered and melted with cheese, topped with pickles...

... ... TA-DAH... ...!!!
Botham Burger!!!


wan try??
=p

Saturday, June 13, 2009

Milo agar-agar



Ingredients...

*5g agar-agar
*25g sugar
*75g milo
*450g water


How to...

-Make your milo with the water, sugar and milo powder.
-Heat everything in a saucepan/pot. Make sure the milo powder and sugar dissolve completely.
-Bring to a boil. Add the agar agar, then turn off the heat and stir. Then quickly pour into your mold.


perhaps the next one could be baileys(and maybe with some kahlua) agar-agar??
-_*

Thursday, June 04, 2009

WAR-drobe

I really should shake my lazy bones off and get down to tidying /sorting /clearing / organizing/ sprucing up/ unclogging/ spiffing up/ tabulating/ arranging/ codifying(get my point?) my WAR-drobe.

And i still have nothing to wear.
I buy n buy, yet i have no idea on how to match those clothes.
So I wear back the same stuff.

i HAVE TO maximize my leave.
well, i mean i'll try to.

*yawnzzzzz....*