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Saturday, April 30, 2011
Passing on Food Blog Awards
Last week I was honored to receive my first food blog awards. Yey! There are a whole bunch of them: the Sisterhood of the world bloggers award and Group of Awards including The Stylish blogger award, Kreativ blogger, Lovely blogger yummy recipes award, You are the best blogger, One lovely blog award and Lovely blogger award. And to make it even nicer, the awards were passed on to me by Gourmantine who has a beautiful blog that has been an inspiration to me ever since I’ve discovered it. Some of her recipes on my wish list to make are Macarons, Panna Cotta and Ice-cream Coffee . And there are many-many more delicious posts and photos. If you have not seen her blog, you must check it out :-).
Now following the award-winner tradition, I need to name 7 things about myself. So here they are:
1. I am one of those people who remember places they visit by the food they had there.
2. I started cooking after a summer-long trip to France, where I absolutely fell in love with French food and the whole ceremony and presentation around it. When I got back home I could not eat my mom’s food for a while – it was not plated nicely enough for me. So, being a student who could not afford dining out in French restaurants every day, I was forced to start cooking for myself.
3. Not surprisingly, I guess, French is my favorite cuisine to this day.
4. If I could change one thing about food that would be taking out the calories… A girl can dream…
5. A couple of years ago I managed to lose 55 lbs in 7 months (check out my Weightlossophy). Ever since, I have kept my weight around the “normal” mark. This has been a hard task with all these amazing recipes on my wish list.
6. Two years ago I started baking bread thanks to the amazing book “Artisan Bread in 5 Minutes a Day” that I strongly recommend to everyone interested in bread baking. Now I rarely buy bread.
7. I love being a messy diner. I even came up with a personal motto: “First eat with your eyes…. then with your hands!” And don’t forget to lick the fingers :-).
And now to the best part: passing on the awards! This has been a really difficult decision – there are so many amazing blogs out there. But after long deliberations, here’s a list of the wonderful food blogs that I have the honor to pass the awards to (in alphabetical order):
Angie’s Recipes
Baking in Boots
Bittersweet
Delishhh
Feast on the Cheap
Food for my Family
Food Obsessed
Gourmande in the Kitchen
Indian Simmer
Ingredients
Just One Cookbook
La Mia Vita Dolce
Linden Tea
Passionate about Baking
Spicie Foodie
The Ardent Epicure
Zoe Bakes
So, in the style of the Cardigans: “I cry and I beg for you to Like me, Like me, say that you Like me” … :-) on Facebook (Cook book of trial and error)
Yesus Mati Untuk Orang Berdosa
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Dibaptis di dalam nama Bapa, Anak, dan Roh Kudus. |
Yesus disalibkan bertepatan pada saat bangsa Israel akan merayakan Hari Raya Paskah sehari sebelumnya. Yesus digantung di kayu salib, darah-Nya mengalir keluar dari tubuh-Nya membasahi salib dan jatuh membasahi bumi. Darah Yesus tercurah ke bumi adalah lambang atau meterai keselamatan kekal untuk mendapatkan pengampunan dosa, Yesus berkuasa mengampuni dosa manusia; sebagai manusia, Dia bebas dari dosa. Hanya Tuhan yang bebas dari dosa. Tuhan yang menebus dosa manusia, Yesus adalah Tuhan, karena Roh Tuhan ada di dalam-Nya. “ … Barangsiapa percaya kepada-Nya [Yesus], dia [Anda] tidak akan dihukum; barangsiapa tidak percaya, dia [Anda] telah berada di bawah hukuman, sebab dia [Anda] tidak percaya dalam nama Anak Tunggal Allah [Yesus] … “ [Yohanes 3].
A Right Royal Victoria Sponge Cake
For me, there is no sight (or taste) that is more comforting with a good strong cup of tea than a generous wedge of this eggy, sweet and jammy sponge cake.
Said to be named after Queen Victoria in the nineteenth century because she was partial to a slice of it with her afternoon tea, the Victoria sponge has subsequently become a symbol of 'Britishness'. Afternoon tea, parties, special occasions or just something to bake when it's raining you can't go far wrong with it.
There were no street parties near us for the Royal Wedding between Prince William and Catherine Middleton and so I decided to mark the occasion by forcing the children to watch it all on TV (for historic prosperity, whilst boring them all with the tale of when I met Kate Middleton's mum) ... and bake this cake.
I have no idea where I got this recipe - it is scrawled in one of my notebooks from years ago - but I've relied on it over and over again and it's my favourite. It contains four eggs, resulting in a rich, yellow-coloured cake and makes use of both jam and buttercream icing. I understand that the cake Queen Victoria used to enjoy was sandwiched only with jam - the buttercream was a later, twentieth-century addition.
So here it is - a right royal Victoria Sponge. And what better way to celebrate the royal wedding - and all that celeb-spotting - than with a fat wedge of this and a good cup of tea. Preferably served by one's Butler.
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The Victoria Sponge was named after Queen Victoria, who was fond of a slice with her afternoon tea. Photo: Wikimedia Commons |
Victoria Sponge Recipe
Ingredients
- 220g butter
- 220g caster sugar
- 4 medium eggs
- 220g self raising flour
- about a tablespoon of milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- around 6 tablespoons jam of your choice (raspberry, strawberry and blackcurrant all work well)
- Buttercream icing (100g soft unsalted butter beaten with 140g icing sugar)
- Preheat the oven to 180C and grease and line a 23cm round cake tin. In a large bowl, mix the butter and sugar together until pale and fluffy.
- Add each egg separately, along with a tablespoon of the flour. Add the rest of the flour, along with the vanilla extract. If the mixture seems too thick after all the eggs have been added, dribble about a tablespoon of milk to make a "dropping" consistency.
- Pour into the prepared cake tin and bake for 25-30 minutes, or until a skewer inserted into the centre of the cake comes out clean and the top is golden. If the top of the cake is browning a bit too much before the cake is ready, cover with baking foil and return to the oven. Check on it every 10-20 minutes until done.
- When the cake is completely cooled (very important!) cut it in half, making two discs. On one disc, spread over the buttercream icing and then the jam. Carefully sandwich the discs together and then sprinkle some icing sugar over the top of the cake just before serving. Don't worry if the icing 'oozes' slightly onto the outsides of the cake - this just adds to the effect! Cut and hand around with Union Jack emblazoned napkins.
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Belleau Kitchen's Random Recipe Challenge - Creamed Cabbage with Bacon
I was reading the Please Do Not Feed the Animals brilliant food blog when I came across her blog post for the Random Recipe Challenge hosted by Dom from Belleau Kitchen. The idea is genius - and very simple. You take a random recipe from a random cookbook and make it. The challenge is desgned to take you out of your cooking comfort zone, and it does just that. I will warn you though, the temptation to cheat is incredible. But to quote the oft-used phrase, with a meaningful look and tilt of the head, "you're only cheating yourself". So go along and join in, if I hadn't I certainly would never have cooked this.
Friday, April 29, 2011
Mint Lemonade and Facebook Blog - plz Like me ;-)
Source Improvised
Taste 5 (out of 5)
Difficulty 2 (out of 5)
Ingredients
For mint lemon water
- 1 small bunch of fresh mint
- zest of 2 lemons
- 2 liters / 1/2 gallon water
For individual lemonade
- juice of 1 lemon (25 cal)
- 1 tbsp sugar (45 cal)
Total 60 cal/serving
Instructions
For mint lemon water
1. Wash the mint and the 2 lemons well. Using a peeler remove zest from the lemons. Boil 2 liters / 1/2 gallon of water and pour over the mint and the lemon zest. Let steep for several hours or overnight until it reaches room temperature.
2. When completely cool, pour the mint lemon water into a large jar through a sieve lined with a thick paper towel. Discard the mint and the lemon zest. Keep the mint lemon water in the fridge until needed for lemonade.
For individual lemonade
3. Juice 1 lemon, add 1 tbsp of sugar and 3/4 cup of chilled mint lemon water and blend well. Adjust sugar to taste. Decorate with fresh mint leaves and serve with ice cubes.
Afterthoughts
- This is my favorite lemonade. Mint goes amazingly well with the lemons and makes a wonderful refreshing drink for the summer.
- And it’s only 60 calories per serving – I thought it was 5 times more :-).
Pernikahan Kerajaan : William - Kate
Lady Diana adalah bekas guru sekolah taman kanak-kanak sebelum menikah dengan Charles, tetapi berasal dari kalangan bangsawan; sedangkan Kate adalah rakyat biasa, sarjana dari St. Andrew University, Scotlandia dan teman kuliah Will di universitas yang sama. Diana dan Charles lebih banyak masa dipingit sebelum mereka menikah, sebaliknya Will dan Kate telah berpacaran bahkan lehi dari itu, yaitu hidup bersama selama 6 tahun. Pesta pernikahan diselenggarakan di Istana Buckingham, selain acara pesta para orang tua, yaitu dansa di ball room, juga digelar pesta untuk orang yang berjiwa muda, yaitu disko, lengkap dengan disk jockey. Staff istana hanya dapat geleng-geleng kepala. Awal dari selamat tinggal konservative. HBP.
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Discounted Buffet in Hong Kong
Over the Easter Monday, I went on a buffet which usually offers 25% discount before 12:50pm but I ended up had to pay regular price, becasue discounts won't apply on holidays.
Back to the buffet itself, many are attracted by big dishes of shushi, sashimi and the rows of salads and hot dishes. But I always pay attention to minatures. Not only because of the lovely cute utensils, but the little small size portion of food won't fill up my stomach quickly and I can enjoy plenty of these small dishes. Let me introduce a few of them.
What are there in these two 1" pans? On the left is Japanese Egg Tofu. Thought it has been deep fried and seasoned with some Japanese dry fishes and sauces. The other one is half an egg white plus some raisins and a small slice of salmon. Very healthy and delicious.
Here are my collection of dessert minatures
All 1 - 1.5" in diameter
Steam Egg (hot)
Caramel Egg Custard
Pomegranate Moussee with Cream Topping
Serradura (Macau/Portuguese dessert)
Pomelo in Mango Juice
Here is my 1.5" Hamburger. I'm the only guest who can enjoy this, because I made it myself. I'm a person who like to tailor something with ingredients from the buffet table. If they serve sausage, I'll make a hot dog. If they serve sliced bread with an oven, I'll make a club sandwitch. Today I collect a very thin slice of roast beef and made this mini hamburger. Isn't it cute?
Metropark Hotel Wanchai Hongkong
Address: 41-49 Hennessy Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong
Tel: (852) 2861 1166
Lunch buffet everyday from 11.45am to 2.30pm
HK$128 (US$16.4)/Adult + 10% service fee
25% early departure discount (before 12:50pm)
10% for one day advance booking
** No discount on Saturday, Sunday and holidays**
Hong Kong Food Blog - Discounted Buffet
Discounted Buffet in Hong Kong
Over the Easter Monday, I went on a buffet which usually offers 25% discount before 12:50pm but I ended up had to pay regular price, becasue discounts won't apply on holidays.
Back to the buffet itself, many are attracted by big dishes of shushi, sashimi and the rows of salads and hot dishes. But I always pay attention to minatures. Not only because of the lovely cute utensils, but the little small size portion of food won't fill up my stomach quickly and I can enjoy plenty of these small dishes. Let me introduce a few of them.
What are there in these two 1" pans? On the left is Japanese Egg Tofu. Thought it has been deep fried and seasoned with some Japanese dry fishes and sauces. The other one is half an egg white plus some raisins and a small slice of salmon. Very healthy and delicious.
Here are my collection of dessert minatures
All 1 - 1.5" in diameter
Steam Egg (hot)
Caramel Egg Custard
Pomegranate Moussee with Cream Topping
Serradura (Macau/Portuguese dessert)
Pomelo in Mango Juice
Here is my 1.5" Hamburger. I'm the only guest who can enjoy this, because I made it myself. I'm a person who like to tailor something with ingredients from the buffet table. If they serve sausage, I'll make a hot dog. If they serve sliced bread with an oven, I'll make a club sandwitch. Today I collect a very thin slice of roast beef and made this mini hamburger. Isn't it cute?
Metropark Hotel Wanchai Hongkong
Address: 41-49 Hennessy Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong
Tel: (852) 2861 1166
Lunch buffet everyday from 11.45am to 2.30pm
HK$128 (US$16.4)/Adult + 10% service fee
25% early departure discount (before 12:50pm)
10% for one day advance booking
** No discount on Saturday, Sunday and holidays**
Hong Kong Food Blog - Discounted Buffet