Things you should know

YES
i do date malay boys ;
most of my friends are malay ;
i do speak fluently in Bahasa Malaysia ;
i score A+ for my Tamadun Islam examination ;
i am interested in Islam.

Some people find that hard to believe.

" A chinese girl doing all that?! She does not bring her family honor!"

I dispice people who question me about the statement above.
Allow me to correct that, I hate people who does not accept my answers.
Mainly CHINESE BOYS.

Many people,i have debated with. regarding this topic.
Thank you for trying to 'advise' me. I wish you well.

If you want a debate,you're more than welcome to come up to me
BUT PLEASE,only if you can speak proper english with proper spelling.
and only if you have a solid backup on whatever statement that you're going to use to backfire me.

I do all of the above,with both my feet still planted strong on earth.
how about you?
If you are those people who practise ethnocentric way of thinking, dont bother.
If you are those people who tends to follow western thinking,(who wants to be a mat salleh) you can forget about it.I will not entertain you.
If you have a history to fly away from the main topic,do not approach me.
If you only want a debate just to diss Islam,fuck off.
If you the type who talk confident just so to trick people to think that you're right, NEWS FLASH, doesn't work on me.

Do bear in mind that whatever you say will only make me better at debating. Thank you for the contribution.

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Choux Chantilly

I did this in my kitchen class.oh ya! i switched course and college already.From TARC to Taylor's and from Quantity Surveying to Hospitality Management.

The price is very very far apart. One sem in Taylor's can pay for one and a half year in TARC. amazing huh?
BUT!!! the quality in Taylor's is waaaaay better from the floor to the roof and everything in between.
Back to topic, Choux Chantilly is also known as puff pastry! yummy yummy!

Ingredients
100g butter(unsalted)
250g milk
4 egss
2g salt
5g sugar
150g bread flour

For the Chantilly Cream
200g whipping cream
30g icing sugar
1 tsp vanilla essence

1. Place butter, salt, sugar and milk in a pot and bring to a boil.
2. Immediately, add in all the bread flour and stir the mixture into a smooth dough.
3. Continue to cook, stirring at all times till mixture is not sticking to the pot.
4. Transfer dough in a mixing bowl and leave to cool slightly.
5. Add in the eggs one at a time.
6. Pipe into desired shape and bake at preheated oven 190 C.
7. For chantilly cream, whip cream till thickened slightly. Sift the icing sugar and add the cream. Add vanilla essence to mixture.Leave to cool in refrigerator.
8. When patry is done, slice pastry in half and fill it up with chantilly cream. Sift icing sugar on top and serve.

starting fresh

starting fresh with my blog again.ngehehe...
as from today onwards,i'll be updating at least 3 times a week?
no,no,make that 2 times a week!
Blog will be filled with recipes, recipes and recipes! Don't you just love baking?

To make my words valid, starting off with...drum rolls please!

Classic Chocolate Cake

Made this for my boyfriend's father's birthday and was a great hit! (Psst...easy way to get some brownie points!)

Ingredients
1 package devil's food cake mix
1 box instant chocolate pudding mix
1 cup sour cream
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup vegetable oil
4 large eggs
chocolate frosting


Method

1. Preheat oven to 180°C.
2. Grease two 9-inch round cake pans. Dust with flour and tap out the excess; set pans aside.
3. Place the cake mix, pudding mix, sour cream, water, oil, and eggs in a large mixing bowl.
4. Blend with an electric mixer on low speed for 1 minute.
5. Stop and scrape down the sides of the bowl.
6. On medium low speed, continue to blend for 2-3 minutes more.
7. The batter will be very thick and should look well combined.
8. Pour batter into prepared pans and smooth it out.
9. Bake for 27-32 minutes (since I switched pans, I started checking the cakes at 25 minutes-- it was like gooey chocolate pudding-- then 3 minutes later it was perfect.
10. Another couple of minutes and I think it would have been dry, so keep an eye on your cakes.
11. Allow to cool in the pans on a wire rack for 20 minutes.
12. Now is the time to start preparing your frosting.
13. Run a knife along the edges on the cakes pans and carefully remove cake by inverting it; allow to cool for 20 minutes more on the wire rack right side up.
14. When the cake layers are completely cool, cut layers in half (save a domed layer for the top-- it makes your cakes look homemade) and frost.

As simple as that and you get a god's dessert on your hand. Have fun working on this.

Creme Brulee

When you love baking, you have to try making creme brulee. It's the silent code of baking.haha..kidding..anyway, i baked one and here's how i do it.

Ingredients

6 egg yolks
6 tbsp white sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla essence
2 1/2 cups heavy cream (I used whipping cream)
2 tbsp brown sugar


Method

1. Preheat oven to 300F ( 150C ).
2. Beat egg yolks, white sugar and vanilla in a bowl until thick and creamy.
3. Pour 1cup of cream into a saucepan and stir over low heat until it almost come to boil. Remove cream from heat.
4. Stir cream into egg yolk mixture and whisk briefly.
5. Pour the cream/yolk mixture into the rest of the cream and whisk.
6. Skim the foam and pour the mixture into ramekins and place in a baking dish.
7. Place baking dish in oven and pour hot water in the dish until it comes halfway up the ramekins.
8. Bake at 375 F (180C ) for 15 - 30 minutes or until it has the gelatin like jiggle.
9. Remove from oven, cool in bath water for about 15minutes.
10. Place ramekins in freezer for an hour then you can transfer it to the fridge until serving time.
11. Sprinkle the top with sugar and brown sugar.
12. Torch the sugar until it caramelized. Be carefull not to burn.
13. Serve immediately.
    

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You can use coffee cups if you do not have ramekins.
You can use a broiler if you do not have a torch.

Chocolate Chip Cookies

this is a basic chocolate chip cookies. An all time favorite.

Ingredients
1 cup butter, softened
1 cup white sugar
1 cup packed brown sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons hot water
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
1 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. Cream together the butter, white sugar, and brown sugar until smooth.
   
3. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla.
   
4. Dissolve baking soda in hot water.
   
5. Add to batter along with salt.
   
6. Stir in flour, chocolate chips, and nuts.
   
7. Drop by large spoonfuls onto ungreased pans.
8. Bake for about 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until edges are nicely browned.

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i love chewy cookies with crispy edges. If you do, you'll love this.

8th month anniversary

i was sick =( poor me!!

Aglio Olio

Ever eaten aglio olio from Pizza Uno? The pasta with garlic sauce?
Well...i cooked that last few weeks. Kudos for me!
Here's how.

Prepare

1 cup extra virgin olive oil
1 cup water
8 cloves of garlic (sliced)
1 1/2 tsp salt
1 1/2 tsp oregano
1 tsp black pepper
1 tsp parsley

In a saucepan, saute garlic in oil over medium heat until the garlic is golden brown.

Add water and simmer for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Add parsley and seasonings; simmer uncovered another 10 minutes.

Combine thoroughly with pasta before serving.

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See, it's really really easy. I used 500g of spaghetti.

Enjoy your own aglio olio while its hot.