To my surprise, very quickly she knows how to suck from the straw. Mother nature!!!! Just have to be patient in the first 10 minutes....
Sunday, October 2, 2011
Cup with Straw.
I bought a cup with straw for Ashley. The indication wrote, the cup is for 9+ months baby. Ashley is 7 months 2 weeks now. I was thinking, never mind, just give her a try....
To my surprise, very quickly she knows how to suck from the straw. Mother nature!!!! Just have to be patient in the first 10 minutes....
To my surprise, very quickly she knows how to suck from the straw. Mother nature!!!! Just have to be patient in the first 10 minutes....
Famous Amos Cookies | 1 Oct, 2011
Last week, all of a sudden, i have a craved for Famous Amos cookies. I was thinking, where can i buy the cookies... i called 2 colleagues and get ask them to buy for me if they happen to go to the shop while they have their lunch. Of course, i did not get to eat it. After work, straight away, i visit a Famous Amos shop near to my house. I am so satisfy at the first bite.... Yummy... However, this cookies is too expensive to eat. 100 gram cost me RM10 something.
Then that night itself, i start looking for the recipe online. And i found it.
Of course, i tried to make it too....
This is the experiment product.
Still have plenty of room for improvement. I sort of know what went wrong. I dont have enough chocolate chips and chocolate bar. Master Chef told me, when baking cookies, we need to use 上下火 plus fan. So the cookies become crispier. Next time, next time i will make a better cookies.
Then that night itself, i start looking for the recipe online. And i found it.
Of course, i tried to make it too....
This is the experiment product.
Still have plenty of room for improvement. I sort of know what went wrong. I dont have enough chocolate chips and chocolate bar. Master Chef told me, when baking cookies, we need to use 上下火 plus fan. So the cookies become crispier. Next time, next time i will make a better cookies.
Back to the Basic - White Toast | 2 Oct 2011
I have been stop making bread for sometime. Reason being, bread take longer time to make and the end product was not satisfying most of the time. The bread i made, normally taste soft and good while it is still warm. However, it turn tougher after it was completely cool down. And i can smell the yeast.
This time, Mr Kuan has asked his friend, "Master Chef" to come to our house and teach us make bread. Master Chef opens few bakery shops and it is very well known in KL - 棠记饼家.
He makes it so simple... of course, the end product is satisfying one. Most importantly, i know which part of the process went wrong when i am making my own bread. Guess, coming weekends, will be on Bread, bread bread....
Master Chef and Mr Kuan..
Freshly baked white bread, waiting to cool before it send to my stomach.
Yes, this time the bread taste good and soft. And it did not turn tough after it cool down.
This is what i prepared, lunch for Master Chef. Homemade 板面.
This time, Mr Kuan has asked his friend, "Master Chef" to come to our house and teach us make bread. Master Chef opens few bakery shops and it is very well known in KL - 棠记饼家.
He makes it so simple... of course, the end product is satisfying one. Most importantly, i know which part of the process went wrong when i am making my own bread. Guess, coming weekends, will be on Bread, bread bread....
Master Chef and Mr Kuan..
Freshly baked white bread, waiting to cool before it send to my stomach.
Yes, this time the bread taste good and soft. And it did not turn tough after it cool down.
This is what i prepared, lunch for Master Chef. Homemade 板面.
Sunday, September 25, 2011
Growing Up of Ashley....
Ashley got a big and beautiful eyes... talking eyes
The stunt look
Mommy dress Ashley like a boy.
Mother & Daughter (dont know why the photo is upside down???)
Mischievous Ashley
Sign Language
The stunt look
Mommy dress Ashley like a boy.
Mother & Daughter (dont know why the photo is upside down???)
Mischievous Ashley
Sign Language
Carrot Cheesecake
A colleague gave me this recipe. And it makes me want to try and make it...
A lot of ingredient.... One thing i found interesting is that, beside carrots, the recipe actually put pineapple into the cake. I like raisins, i add some raisins too.
Done with the baking and have to cool it before assemble.
Cut the cake into 2 layers. And spread each layers with some cheese...
Decorate the cake with some carrots... I know it does not look so nice, at least it add some colors into the cake :) Good try!!!
Kind of a fattening cake because of the cheese, butter, oil, pineapple, icing sugar, castor involved.... but i ate a lot because it taste great.
A lot of ingredient.... One thing i found interesting is that, beside carrots, the recipe actually put pineapple into the cake. I like raisins, i add some raisins too.
Done with the baking and have to cool it before assemble.
Cut the cake into 2 layers. And spread each layers with some cheese...
Decorate the cake with some carrots... I know it does not look so nice, at least it add some colors into the cake :) Good try!!!
Kind of a fattening cake because of the cheese, butter, oil, pineapple, icing sugar, castor involved.... but i ate a lot because it taste great.
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
中秋团圆晚餐
Mom has prepared all the delicious dishes...
Steamed Fish
沙葛( To wrap with Vege)
Steamed Scallop
My char siew
Steamed Fish
沙葛( To wrap with Vege)
Steamed Scallop
My char siew
蜜汁叉烧
搭Dennis买了很美的五花肉，最好就是拿来做叉烧...
这一次跟妈妈说了如何腌制，妈妈真的腌得不错.
做叉烧，除了要腌得好，烧也是非常的讲究...
这次的蜜汁叉烧味道又跟上一层楼了！
一直以来，在家烧菜煮饭用料都是随便拿捏，没有一定分量，靠经验吧！Shiau Hwee吃了我的叉烧，就老是要我写出它的recipe. 以下是我写给他的recipe
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I don’t have the exact measurement for the ingredients. Everything agak agak. But 下手时，可以重手点, because this is a dish meant to be 重口味.
To marinate the pork belly:
- Light soya sauce
- Oyster sauce
- Dark Thick Soya sauce (黑油, this is to colour the pork. 上色, hence no need to put too much)
- 五香粉(very important ingredient)
- 绍兴酒(very important ingredient)
- Sugar or Honey (I put both)
- 熟油(normally I put the cook garlic oil)
- Pepper
I normally marinate the pork belly for minimum 2 days. It is very important that you choose fatter pork belly (五花肉or三层肉). Else the BBQ pork will be very dry.
During the grilling time:
- Approx 160 - 180C for 30- 40 mins (This is the process to cook the pork belly only. The pork does not look good at this moment, still in pale looking).
- Then take it out and spread it with some left over marinated sauce. (this is the ensure the pork maintain pork in juicy condition and prepare it to grill further)
- Then, turn the heat to 200C. This is the process to make the pork looks good. The “charcoal look”. How long it takes to grill will depend on how dark or how “lung” u want your pork looks.
By this stage, your BBQ pork is ready to be served. It tastes good at this stage. But this is the dry type of BBQ pork, without gravy.
Hence, if you want to enhance it further. This is the following step (Optional Step).
- Pour the marinated BBQ pork sauce into a sauce pan. Add a big soup spoon of 麦芽糖into the sauce and shimmer it at low fire. You can taste the sauce and add soya sauce (or whatever ingredients to bring the taste, but normally no need)
- The sauce will turn thick and sticky. Put the grilled BBQ pork into the sauce and coat it thoroughly.
You pork will look blink blink at this stage. This is all because of the麦芽糖.
So this is the version Ms Tan eat that day. Minus the preparation and marinating the pork, it take approx 1 hour to cook the pork.
这一次跟妈妈说了如何腌制，妈妈真的腌得不错.
做叉烧，除了要腌得好，烧也是非常的讲究...
这次的蜜汁叉烧味道又跟上一层楼了！
一直以来，在家烧菜煮饭用料都是随便拿捏，没有一定分量，靠经验吧！Shiau Hwee吃了我的叉烧，就老是要我写出它的recipe. 以下是我写给他的recipe
*********************************************************************************
I don’t have the exact measurement for the ingredients. Everything agak agak. But 下手时，可以重手点, because this is a dish meant to be 重口味.
To marinate the pork belly:
- Light soya sauce
- Oyster sauce
- Dark Thick Soya sauce (黑油, this is to colour the pork. 上色, hence no need to put too much)
- 五香粉(very important ingredient)
- 绍兴酒(very important ingredient)
- Sugar or Honey (I put both)
- 熟油(normally I put the cook garlic oil)
- Pepper
I normally marinate the pork belly for minimum 2 days. It is very important that you choose fatter pork belly (五花肉or三层肉). Else the BBQ pork will be very dry.
During the grilling time:
- Approx 160 - 180C for 30- 40 mins (This is the process to cook the pork belly only. The pork does not look good at this moment, still in pale looking).
- Then take it out and spread it with some left over marinated sauce. (this is the ensure the pork maintain pork in juicy condition and prepare it to grill further)
- Then, turn the heat to 200C. This is the process to make the pork looks good. The “charcoal look”. How long it takes to grill will depend on how dark or how “lung” u want your pork looks.
By this stage, your BBQ pork is ready to be served. It tastes good at this stage. But this is the dry type of BBQ pork, without gravy.
Hence, if you want to enhance it further. This is the following step (Optional Step).
- Pour the marinated BBQ pork sauce into a sauce pan. Add a big soup spoon of 麦芽糖into the sauce and shimmer it at low fire. You can taste the sauce and add soya sauce (or whatever ingredients to bring the taste, but normally no need)
- The sauce will turn thick and sticky. Put the grilled BBQ pork into the sauce and coat it thoroughly.
You pork will look blink blink at this stage. This is all because of the麦芽糖.
So this is the version Ms Tan eat that day. Minus the preparation and marinating the pork, it take approx 1 hour to cook the pork.
Friday, September 9, 2011
Smurf
前几天
我：我要看Smurf, 你什么时候带我去看？
Mr Kuan: 好好…
今天
Mr Kuan: 你看我买了什么给你？你说你要看 Smurf, 现在你可以天天看！( Mr Kuan 摆了几个 Mc Donalds Happy meals 赠送的Smurf Toy 在桌上，很鬼祟的笑着…)
我：我说我要看Smurf The Movie, 不是这些Happy Meal 的Smurf! （激死我！）
我：我要看Smurf, 你什么时候带我去看？
Mr Kuan: 好好…
今天
Mr Kuan: 你看我买了什么给你？你说你要看 Smurf, 现在你可以天天看！( Mr Kuan 摆了几个 Mc Donalds Happy meals 赠送的Smurf Toy 在桌上，很鬼祟的笑着…)
我：我说我要看Smurf The Movie, 不是这些Happy Meal 的Smurf! （激死我！）
Friday, September 2, 2011
Ashley Swimming session
I have been watching a lot of youtube and discovery on how a baby (less than a year old) can swim. It is the basic insticnt a baby has and it will slowly dissapear as they started to learn to crawl and walk.
I always wanted to train my baby to swim like a water baby. I will enrol her to some siwmming class probably next month. Before doing that, we brought her for a swim ourselves.
Some friends said i am crazy. Since Ashley i still a baby. She will get cold and fall sick. Well i guess this is my choice to bring up Ashley. Outdoor and active.
Of course, i have done some preparation before get her into the water. I have bought her a warmer wrap, 3mm thick. The material is the same like the dive suit i wear for diving. Hopefully this is keep her warm, at least.
We put her in the water slowly. She stay less than 30 mins in the water since she starts shivering :) Guess she has some fun in the water.
I always wanted to train my baby to swim like a water baby. I will enrol her to some siwmming class probably next month. Before doing that, we brought her for a swim ourselves.
Some friends said i am crazy. Since Ashley i still a baby. She will get cold and fall sick. Well i guess this is my choice to bring up Ashley. Outdoor and active.
Of course, i have done some preparation before get her into the water. I have bought her a warmer wrap, 3mm thick. The material is the same like the dive suit i wear for diving. Hopefully this is keep her warm, at least.
We put her in the water slowly. She stay less than 30 mins in the water since she starts shivering :) Guess she has some fun in the water.
Ladies Gathering, Aug 27, 2011
Ms Tan came back to KL for a short break. As usual, we had our gathering. Nice food and good chat among the girls... a good day out for me since i can leave back my Ashley for Mr Kuan and my maid...Food is part of the stories. The thing i really want to point out, Ms Tan bought me 2 books. And make sure i need to read it. Thanks Leng Leng :) i have started one of the book. I need to take some time to read it since i read like a snail.... really really slow, Word by word, line by line. Really admire those people who can 一目十行. I take century to finish a book :)
Lunch at Ben's General Food Store @ Bangsar Village
After a satisfying lunch... we continue our chat at the nearby coffee shop - Alexis
These bunch of ladies really can talk (including me...heheh)..
Lunch at Ben's General Food Store @ Bangsar Village
After a satisfying lunch... we continue our chat at the nearby coffee shop - Alexis
These bunch of ladies really can talk (including me...heheh)..
Tiramisu, Aug 27, 2011
Before the long week of holiday, i was thinking that i should make some new cakes. Tiramisu and black forest are the cakes i always wanted to make. Hence, i give a try on the Tiramisu. (I havent not figure out the type of liquor i should use for Black Forest Cake, whether i can use Brandy XO?) It is an expensive cake to make since the ingredients are expensive. Mascorpone cheese, Kahlua....I have two choices to make the cake, either i bake my own coffee base cake or i can just use those ready made "Finger sponge" type of cake. I choose to bake my own cake. I think it should taste better. Well that is whole lots of steps to get the end product. I have been standing in my working table for nearly 2 hours....
Here it is.... taste good. I shared the cakes with my brother, sister in law.... everyone.. they said... good :)
Anyway, there is still room for improvement. The cake is not moist enough and i should put more liquor....
Here it is.... taste good. I shared the cakes with my brother, sister in law.... everyone.. they said... good :)
Anyway, there is still room for improvement. The cake is not moist enough and i should put more liquor....
Pizza 亲子班, Aug 30, 2011
我是一个爱热闹的人。想了想，竟然有一个星期的假期，就来一个Pizza 亲子班，好让小孩们自己亲手做做pizza. 邀请了身边朋友及他们的小朋友。。。我的宇萱还小，不能参与.
一早起身，准备好做pizza的材料. pizza 得饼皮，我用了Pita Bread 和 chapati (Thin crust). 在还没铺上食料之前，现将瓶皮烤一烤，然后才让小朋友铺上所爱的食料，效果和普通的pizza口感一样，味道也很好。
小朋友动手了。。。
家长们自己也做起pizza了
大家都玩得好开心，小朋友吃得也比平时多
一早起身，准备好做pizza的材料. pizza 得饼皮，我用了Pita Bread 和 chapati (Thin crust). 在还没铺上食料之前，现将瓶皮烤一烤，然后才让小朋友铺上所爱的食料，效果和普通的pizza口感一样，味道也很好。
小朋友动手了。。。
家长们自己也做起pizza了
大家都玩得好开心，小朋友吃得也比平时多
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