生命如幻觉

人生无常, 永远怀念你.

Chocolate Ganache Tart

这麽近, 那麽远.

快乐时光

#coffee#cake#sunshine#relax#health#oldman#simplelife = 快乐时光

Vanilla yoghurt cake with candied orange and lemon rind

Ingredients used for making the cake : A) 50g butter, 45g self raising flour, 25g corn flour,  4 egg yolks, 1 lemon zest, 1/2 orange zest, 150g vanilla yoghurt and 50g fresh milk B) 4 egg whites, 50g caster sugar and pinch of cream of tartar                                                                   

Ingredients used for making the candied lemon and orange rind : 1 lemon, 1 orange, 50g sugar and 300ml cold water

This cake needs to be steam baked ( water bath ) in a low temperature at about 165 to 170 deg C for about 50 minutes as too high a temperature will cause the cake to shrink.

This cake is soft, light and rich in lemony flavour. Just cannot resist eating it.

今天你什么时候有快乐?

Hot Sweet Porridge For The Winter

原来黑糯米又称紫米.

椰汁黑糯米粥

Ingredients used for making the porridge : black glutinous rice, rock sugar, water and pandan leaves

Coconut milk topping : Ayam brand coconut cream and pinch of salt

黑糯米的功效: 味甘, 性温, 入脾, 胃, 肺经. 具有补中益气, 健脾养胃, 止虚汗之功效.

人生很忙, 放空一点.

Knitting - It's become my retreat, a way to turn my thoughts away from work at the end of the day.

9-Stich plait 

Moss Stich 

  Mock Ribbing and 6-Stich Cable

 Knit and Purl Stich, 9-Stich Cable and Lace Pattern

The project you knit becomes a tangible link in the future to the things that were happening in your life at the time of knitting.  by Jo Sharp

冷冷的天

June is the first month of winter and Melbourne's winter weather is a little unpredictable. The temperature ranges from 3 deg C to 15 deg C, very cold in the mornings and nights and not too cold during the day unless we get wind and showers ..... and I often feel like snacking in between meals .....

Walnut Butter Cake

Ingredients used for making this cake: 

A. 250g unsalted butter, 20g sugar  B. 7 egg yolks  C. 7 egg whites, a few drops of lemon juice, 

170g sugar  D. 200g Self raising flour, 2 to 3 tablespoons fresh milk  E. 150g walnuts, 100g Dark chocolate chips

Method : 

1. cream A till light and fluffy

2. add B and continue to cream the mixture till smooth

3. whisk C till stiff

4. mix butter mixture and egg white mixture till well combined

5. fold in sifted flour

6. add E

7. pour mixture into a greased and lined tin, place some walnuts on top of the mixture and bake at 180 deg C for about 50 minutes 

Monday 10 June is Queen's Birthday, another long weekend for all workers in Australia ..... after this holiday we have to wait till November for Melbourne Cup day ..... such a long wait .....

冷冷的天, 冷冷的夜 .....

Awesome fruit - Avocado

Five reasons to eat more Avocados

1. Avocados are packed with carotenoids
2. Avocados make you feel full
3. Avocados can protect your heart
4. Avocados can help lower your cholesterol
5. Avocados taste yummy

Avocado smoothie with chocolate sauce

Thick, buttery, creamy and delicious...... a perfect snack for everyone.

Combine the avocado, milk or yoghurt and honey in a blender, blend until smooth.