Baby Merrill

Hi all,
Haven been blogging recently.
It was baby Merrill 1st mth celebration 2 days ago.I was invited to attend. I did a personalised clothing set for Baby Merrill with his name on evrything including mittens.
Vera with her didi~ Baby Merrill

I received a very special baby's 1st mth gift from Merrill's mummy. Its totally different from those red eggs & cakes that we normally received on baby's 1st mth celebration.

All items were packed in this well decorated gift box.

The items inside were all named after the baby. So cute & special rite? There's butter cheese cookie,gummy candy,toffee,coffee powder & even a card with the baby's time of birth,weight,name,pic & parents's name.

Freshly Baked Buttery Crisp & My Full Of Crap Bro- Adam

Been so tired over the weekends. Other than accompany Adam to go in search for his soccer boots, i did some baking as well.

Upon Adam's request, I baked Chocolate Chip cookies & Buttery Crisp yesterday.

I totally forgotten about taking pictures of the Chocolate Chip cookies. As it was rather late by time i finish baking, gotto let my parents take over the kitchen to prepare dinner.

Though very tired, but lucky there's Adam to entertain mi during dinner. hah...
Ahhhh...very scare ar! Haha....

Stop Peeping. Dun be scare, nobody will snatch ur food!

Scene 1: Demostration on how to eat.Muz open the mouth super big like Adam's

Scene 2: Going once, going twice....bout to gone liao. Hai yo, stop tempting pple, lucky i'm not very hungry!

Orr....somebody drinking soft drinks. Ah ha, i caught u red-handed!
So lame rite? having dinner oso so much crap. Hmm....Part 2 entertainment continued after dinner.

Oh my goodness, where did this ah nerd come from?! haha....

Adam's actually imitate how Chen Hanwei looks like in a local drama sometimes back. Haha....looks a bit like lo. =D

Shepherd's Pie

Hi All,

Been craving for shepherd's pie for a long time. The last time i had it was on a christmas eve nite 2 yrs ago.

Ingredients

1 kg potatoes, peeled

1/4 cup milk

pinch of salt and pepper to taste

2 tbsp butter

Fillings;

1 tbsp butter

1 onion, finely chopped

2 tbsp flour

1 cup beef stock

pinch of salt and pepper to taste

1 tsp dried herbs

1 medium carrot, diced pea-size,boiled or steamed until tender

3 cups ground lamb

1/2 cup peas

Method;
Cook the potatoes in boiling water until tender.
Drain and mash with the 2 tablespoons butter, milk, salt and pepper.

Heat the 1 tablespoon of butter in a pan and add the onion, cook until softened.

Add the flour and cook for 2 minutes.

Add the beef stock and whisk until smooth.

Season with salt and pepper and add the mixed dried herbs.
Add carrots, lamb and peas.

Fill individual aluminium foil cups with fillings.

Cover with the mash potato mixture, use fork to make some patterns on the top.
Bake in a moderate oven for about 25 minutes or until well heated through.

Tray of shepherd's pie B4 Baking

Alamak, i forgot to brush some egg wash or sprinkle some cheese on top b4 baking.

Healthy Tips on Soya Bean

Hi Frens,

All of us know that soya bean drink provides good protein to our body... but many of us don't know that there are certain days we should avoid drinking it.

Soya bean drinks are best consume on hot sunny days when the sun is strong. The soya milk will give lots of nutrients to the body as the body is able to absorb the protein well.
However, avoid the drink when the weather is cloudy or raining. Taking the drink in these weather, the body will not be able to take in the protein and will result in a disease called 'GOUT' or 'high acidic urine' due to the high protein residue in the body, after a long run.

This disease will cause pain to your knee joints and it will only be in control when you control your food intake of proteins and medication.

The pain is unbearable and usually you will have no idea what you have taken to cause the pain.
Food like soya beans, ikan bilis, broccoli, spinach, peanuts, animal organs ( i.e. pork liver) etc will have to be avoided to prevent the pain from attacking.

So my dear frens, kindly inform your family, relatives and frens to keep an alert on the pros and cons of soya bean milk and when it is best to be taken and avoid.

Remember ya!

Adam's Birthday

Hello,

14th April, my brother Adam's Birthday.The common practise for our family is not having party to celebrate. But to enjoy a family dinner out.we ordered lots of yummy dishes that night.

My mum's favourite- YAM RING

SPARE RIBS WITH ORANGE SAUCE

虾米四季豆

My favourite-贵妃豆腐

京都排骨

My dad's favourite- 宫保田鸡

Too bad i didn't managed to take a pic of the birthday cake. haha...But aniway, Wanna wish my brother Adam a Happy 16th Birthday.

Choco Oreo Snap

Wow....sunday 13th was a day full of activities.
There were some oreo cookies lying around & nobody eats. So, i was thinking is there anything that i can do to transform the cookies. I come up with Choco Oreo Snap.

Yummy, it was indeed being snapped out fast.

My brother couldn't resist temptations, keep coming back for more, even when the cookies are not completely cooled.

Health Tips

Hello,
Important point to take note for a healthier body & soul.

Health - Important Tips

*Answer the phone by LEFTear.
*Do not drink coffee TWICE a day.
*Do not take pills with COOLwater.
*Do not have HUGEmeals after 5pm.
*Reduce the amount of OILYfood you consume.
*Drink more WATERin the morning, less at night.
*Keep your distance from hand phone CHARGERS.
*Do not use headphones/earphone for LONGperiod of time.
*Best sleeping time is from 10pmat night to 6amin the morning.
*Do not lie down immediately after taking MEDICINE before sleeping.
*When battery is down to the LASTgrid/bar, do not answer the phone as the radiation is 1000 times.
*Soak your feet in HOT WATER when having a terrible headache. It will circulate the blood to the brain to relief the pain.
*Do not consume any food 3 HOURS before sleeping time

Giant Meat Pau

Hi There,
What a surprise i had when my dad brought home such a giant meat pau. Its indeed bigger than my face.
In order to be able to see the difference, i place a normal char siew pau next to it.

Sooooooo big rite? Its 4 times the size of a big pau. The fillings is juicy & tender, plus the texture of the pau skin is soft & springy. Yum Yum, its best to go with a cup of tea.

My mum had to divide it into 4 portions for 4 of us to finish it.Can u imagine how bloated it would be if 1 person alone ate it up? Scary!

This giant pau is considered cheap, onli $2.40 for this whole thing.My dad's fren bought it from a coffeeshop in bedok.

Office's Lunchtime

Wat's for lunch?Hmm...tt's a tough question. Well, this is my all time favourite western food stall at the canteen near my office. They have a wide selection of food.

Other than these few that comes with rice, they oso have the normal kind of western food that other stalls serve. Eg; Fish & Chips,Lamb Chop, Steak,Chicken Chop/Cutlet etc....

They oso sells hongkong breakfast like macroni soup, french toast, scrambled egg sandwich etc....

The stall owner is from hongkong, having lived in singapore for few years. Sometimes they do delivery to my office as well.Just like life in hongkong,can always order takeaways food.

I got this set of western food for only $2.50. Cheap & good!

Sponge Cakes

Yesterday was my baking day. Have the crave for soft spongy cakes & i baked the followings;

PANDAN CUP CAKES

Ingredients:

200gm optima flour

2 eggs

70ml coconut milk

2-3 drops pandan paste

Method:

Place all ingredient in a mixing bowl

Beat at high speed for 10 min

Pour batter into prepared paper cups in mould

Bake at 200 degree celcius pre-heated oven for 15 min.

ZEBRA CAKE

This is my dad's favourite!

Forever Living Saturday

Hi All,
We meet again. Yesterday i went to Chinatown to have my lunch with Grace. As she is not familiar with chinatown, i brought her to my favourite dining place in chinatown- Tiong Bahru Hainanese Chicken Rice!

Every plate of chicken rice comes with a lotus root soup. The rice is very tasty, isn't too dry or too soggy. The boneless chicken is tender & smooth. Its goes well with their specially formulated grind ginger & chill. Hmmm.....yummy yummy.

Another dish tt's die die muz eat when u visit this place is the Crispy Tofu. Its crispy on the outside, soft & smooth in the inside. It will juz melt in ur mouth. Its top with a oyster sauce, fried garlic and shallots, garnish with sliced chill and spring onions. At the side will be a special blended spicy chill sauce.

For those who dare not take spicy food, better go without the chill sauce. Some how or rather, i couldn't take it. :P

After lunch, we shopped around for a while & proceed to FOREVER LIVING HQ at clark quay to get some products.

I love the Aloe Propolis Cream. Its thick,creamy blend of stablized aloe vera gel & bee propolis. Other than moisturize and condition my skin, it oso helps to maintain a healthy skin tone & texture.

Normally, other than using on the face, i would use it on my feet as well. Especially for ladies who loves to wear hogh heels & new shoes tends to "bite" the feet, leaving behind ugly scars that simply won't heal for long time, Aloe Propolis Cream is the best product ever.

The Aloe Heat Lotion is a great product as well. After a long day of work or walk, use it to massage tiring areas especially the neck, back & feet. It soothes away stress & stains. Been walking alot yesterday. Immediately after i had my shower, i used Aloe Heat Lotion to massage my feet. Hmm....so enjoy! I'm all ready for the next walk. haha...

So guys & gals whoever interested to know more about FOREVER LIVING products, do email me at ekina_104@yahoo.com ya! Tks

Japanese Cookies

Wow...got a surprise this morning. My fren delivered a box of Japanese Cookies to my office specially for mi. I'm so touched! :-)

It comes in a nicely painted metal box, a cardboard case over it & den place in a paper bag that fits exactly the box'z size.
So class & elegant!

See the inside is so neatly organised. Each & every cookie is individually wrapped. There 's oso a catologue placed inside the box, stating each & every cookies's flavour.
Too bad everything is in jap. Hahaha.... So we juz eat whatever we think might taste nice.
Its actually not too bad, but normally japanese cookies tends to be sweeter & milky.

Donut Craze

Dear All,
Due to all the donuts craze tt's going on recently, i suddenly have a craving for my very own version of mini donuts.

Pipping hot donuts

Yummy & delicious mini cinnamon sugar doughnuts.

Mini Cinnamon Sugar Doughnuts

Ingredients:

4 cups plain flour

11/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp unsalted butter

4 tsp. baking powder

1 cup castor sugar

1 cup milk

1 egg

Toppings:
5 tbsp fine sugar

1 tsp. ground cinnamon

Method:

Mix all the dry ingredients in a mixing bowl.

Rub in butter , add the well beaten egg and milk and stir thoroughly.

Place on floured board, roll to 1/4 to 1/2 inch in thickness, shape, fry, and drain on paper towels.

Mix the ingredients for toppings together

Sprinkle mixture heavily over doughnuts.

Enjoy!

Doooooooonuts

Hello,
Wondering how come this week everyone around me have the trend of buying donuts. Especially those visitors that came to my office.

My brother loves the donuts from Thousand Deli. The bakery at hougang central, juz opposite the hougang bus interchange.

The looks of them makes u drool.Most importantly they are cheap & good! :-)

Tom Yam Craze

Hello,
Recently there's a tom yam craze going on in my house. All thanks to my fren, Anna who is a tom yam addict. She introduce us to a tom yam paste & its was reali fantastic.
U can cook tom yam fried rice, tom yam soup, tom yam noodles, etc....

This is how it looks like;

Believe me, it reali taste fantastic. Actually i dun reali fancy tom yam except for this brand.

The paste can be mix with some pasta sauce for spreading on pizza base to make tom yam pizza. Yum Yum....Its best eaten when its freshly out from the oven! ;-)

Dinner at Mad Jack Cafe

Hi All,
Hmm....had dinner at mad jack cafe last weekend. Well, the restaurant is as always, packed with hungry customers.
The prices are considered resonable as the food portion is rather huge. Few of us & we had the followings;

Their signature dish - Fish & Chips

Chicken Baked Rice
-Which i find so so only. Its not that fantastic. The baked rice at Swensen's
taste much more better.

Mushy Mushy - Its fresh button mushroom dipped in batter & deep fried till golden brown.

Different texture as the Breaded Mushroom that Black Angus serve. Definately i will prefer the ones at Black Angus.These kinda of deep fried mushroom muz eat while its hot, or else water will seep out from the mushrooms & wet the crispy texture outside.

Last but not least, the die die muz eat desserts. haha...


Do drop by to try their food, but remember to save space in your tummy for the fantastic desserts! :-)