把臂同游老友记

与老友记把臂同游 - 跃走越南之何志明市,岘港,顺化与惠安

从少年维特的烦恼到至今的半百人生, 转转辙辙尽在不言中......

卢慧玲, 赖秀琼, 黎小媚, 朱丽馨, 郭慧娟, 林佩芬, 吴彩云, Michelle Leong, 林宝春, 丽琴, 潘惠秀, 尹洁莹,曾佩蓉 和主席陈兰英

你接受也好, 不接受也好, 人生就是一段又一段的旅程, 终归也要走下去. 有的人没能陪你一起走, 只因为他终究不是命定的那个人. 张小娴

不文沾之荷兰薯面包

谨此荷兰薯面包献给我前半生的老友记. 希望我的后半生也舆你们同在. thanks to loo hwai ling who taught me all these 广东不文歇后语, 实在是一针见血,搔到痒处.

整顿心情, 重新出发.

Potato Buns

Ingredients used for making this potato buns :

 500g baker flour, 120g mashed potato ( i used desiree potato ), 70g brown sugar, 140g fresh milk, 100g thickened cream, a good pinch of salt, 50g butter and 10g yeast.

Ingredients for making the custard paste :

 1 egg yolk, 65g fresh milk, 10g sugar and 15g baker flour.

Spring has arrived to melbourne, weather is getting warmer and my plants are blossom with flowers.....

a new beginning......

匆匆又八月

I made zebra cotton cheesecake today. The heavenly and impressive result made me feel unbelievably good and I was incredibly happy. I did not expect it would turn out so well as I tried to mix and match the recipes by using Donna Hay's baking cheese cake method and tips ...... Hooray! Donna Hay, my idol.

Zebra Cotton Cheese Cake

Ingredients used for making this cheese cake :

Cheese batter :
150g cream cheese, 100g ricotta cheese, 50g caster sugar, 4 egg yolks, 1/4 cup thickened cream, a few drops of vanilla essence, 30g plain flour, 10g cocoa powder and pinch of soda bicarbonate

Meringue :
4 egg whites and 30g caster sugar

聪明的, 你告诉我, 我们的日子为什么一去不复返呢?

人间好时节

My Chicken and Potato Curry Two Ways

I often cook curries when the weather is cold. Curries are such beautiful comfort food in the cold winter days. My normal practice is, I would cook extra potatoes in the curries and use the left over potatoes for making curry puffs. 

Curry puffs are such down-to-earth food. Frozen, they can be reheated days and weeks later. And when they are reheated one can detect their delicious smell from miles away.

I even cook chicken curries at my work place, the kids from one year old to five year olds love it very much..... they keep saying to me ..... more, more, I want more .....

Easy Curry Puffs

I make 16 curry puffs today, 6 for Ling Chew, 4 for my FIL and the rest ...... hmmmm ....

Chicken and Potato Curry

有道是：

                            春有百花秋有月，夏有凉风冬有雪，若无闲事挂心头，便是人间好时节。

thanks to magician for letting me know of this inspire beautiful quotes

日日是好日

Today's is my old man's birthday ...... we have a deal .....

1. have to make him two half boiled eggs.
2. have to make him a nice cheese cake.
3. have to treat him nicely for the whole day and say "YES" to everything he asks, as well ..... and extra bonus .....
4. I make him a yummy chicken casserole with red wine, tomatoes, root vegetables and herbs .....

Ooooo Hoooo!

 Baked Cheese Cake with Little Rosemary Flowers and Raspberry Sauce 

Hearty Chicken Casserole with Red Wine, Tomatoes, Root Vegetables and Herbs 

Life is good with old man although he likes to nag me at all times .....

生日快乐, 天天开心

Baked Cheese Cake 

Donna Hay's Baked Cheese Cake Recipe

Ingredients :

1. Base

3/4 cup plain flour, 1/4 cup caster sugar, 1/3 cup almond meal and 90g butter

2. Filling

330g cream cheese, softened, 500g fresh ricotta cheese, 4 eggs, 11/3 cup caster sugar, 1 tablespoon lemon rind. 1/4 cup lemon juice, 1/2 teaspoon vanilla essence, 11/2 tablespoons cornflour and 11/2 tablespoon water

Method:
1. Preheat oven to 150°C.

2. To make the base, place the ground almonds, flour, sugar and butter into a bowl. Rub mixture with your fingertips until it forms coarse crumbs.

3. Line the base of a 20cm spring form tin with non-stick baking paper. Place the base mixture in the tin and press gently with fingers until even and then smooth out with the back of a spoon. Bake for 15 minutes or until light golden, set aside.

4. To make the filling, place the cream cheese, ricotta, eggs, sugar, lemon rind, juice and vanilla in a food processor. Combine the cornflour and water until smooth and add to the cheese mixture. Process the mixture until smooth.

5. Grease the sides of the cake tin with a little butter and then pour the filling over the base. Tap lightly to remove any air bubbles. Bake for 1 hour. Turn the oven off and stand the cake in the oven for 1 hour, leaving the door closed. Refrigerate until cold and serve with fresh berries.

我相信在群星當中有一顆星星，
引領我的生命，穿越不可知的黑暗。
－泰戈爾

赏心悦目

我喜歡回顧, 是因爲我不喜歡忘記。我總認爲，在世間，有些人、有些事、有些時刻, 

似乎都有一種特定的安排, 在當時也許不覺得，但是在以後回想起來，卻都有一種深意。

我有過許多美麗的時刻，實在捨不得將它們忘記  --- 席慕蓉《透明的哀傷》

Vanilla Cup Cakes

mmmm......lovely without artificial colouring......

Donna Hay's recipe :

185g plain flour, sifted

3/4 teaspoon baking powder, sifted

220g caster sugar

125g butter, softened

2 eggs

180 ml milk

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

1. preheat oven to 160 deg C, place the flour, baking powder, sugar, butter, eggs, milk

and vanilla in the bowl of an electric mixer and mix to combine.

  

2. spoon mixture into muffin tins lined with paper cases and bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until cooked.

3. ice as desired.

Simple Life VS Simple Muffins

Muffins are fast and so easy to make.  They are great for lunchbox or a snack anytime.

Banana and Cinnamon Muffins

Donna Hay's recipe:

300g plain flour, sifted

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

2 teaspoons baking powder, sifted

165g caster sugar

240g sour cream

2 eggs

1 teaspoon finely grated lemon rind

80ml vegetable oil

2 large chopped banana

1. preheat oven to 180 deg C, place the flour, ground cinnamon, baking powder and sugar in a bowl and stir to combine.

2. place the sour cream, lemon rind, eggs and oil in a bowl and whisk until smooth.

3. add the sour cream mixture to the flour mixture and stir until just combined.

4. sprinkle over the chopped banana and stir once, spoon the mixture into non-stick muffin tins and bake for 12 minutes or until cooked.

天这样蓝, 树这样绿,

生活原来可以这样的安宁和美丽 - 席慕蓉

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. 

一日之计在於晨

The most importance meal of the day ......

Baked egg with baby spinach, tomato and cheese

Ingredients used for making the baked egg : spinach leaves, eggs, cheese, tomatoes, ham or bacon(optional), salt and pepper

Method of cooking : Preheat oven to 180 deg C, grease ovenproof bowl, place spinach leaves, ham or bacon in the bowl, break egg over spinach leaves and ham, sprinkle with cheese, place bowl on oven tray, bake about 10 minutes or until egg is just set. 

Breakfast with the lot

YOU NEED BREAKFAST TO START YOUR DAY !!!

忘了数羊

她发现少了一只羊,怀疑牧场西边山坡的恶狼,怀疑隔壁烤肉店的老王, 呜...... 

I love this song....it is sung by my most favourite singer Chiyi ..... I do not know why after so many years I still can remember some of the lyric, is this one of the signs of ageing? No matter how I made a chocolate angel food cake yesterday and made the sauce today, so good for a cold night.

Chocolate Angel Food Cake

Chocolate Sauce

Ingredients used for making this cake : 6 egg whites, 75g pure icing sugar, 10g corn flour, 45ml vegetable oil, 85ml milk, 80g self raising flour, 50g cooking chocolate, 1 table spoon of cocoa powder and pinch of soda bicarbonate

Ingredients used for making chocolate sauce : 100ml thickened cream, 50ml milk and 100g cooking chocolate

噢!这一秋季 .....

Different culture groups of people crave for different type of food. A good Sunday roast is just as important as a good laksa, dumplings, beef wellington, pizzas and etc for others.

I used to make Sunday roasts while i was working as a cook in the retirement village. I made roast pork, roast beef, roast lamb and roast chicken for the elderly residents if my shift was on weekends.

Today I made roast chicken with roast vegetables for my old man which I have promised him quite sometimes ago. Till today I still owe him a good spiced lentil soup and a ham hock pea soup.

In order to speed up the roasting time and cook the chook evenly I butterflied it before roasting.

Ingredients used for roasting the chook : sweet paprika, garlic, chilli flakes, garlic, olive oil, lemon zest, lemon wedges, salt, pepper and my beautiful home grown rosemary.

I used the pan juice to make gravy.

The left over meat can be used for sandwiches, wraps, risotto, pie, quesadillas, pasta .....

噢!这一秋季,总算有一些值得回忆......