蒸面线碗糕

Hubby mentioned that he likes d local steamed cup Kuih so I thot I give this recipe a try. It's not really d same as what we can buy from d street cause I cant get gula melaka (coconut sugar). But end result is not bad at all. Not as sweet too! Ingredients made 2 rounds of 1big & 7small cups.

(A)
Gula Melaka : 105g (I replaced w/palm sugar)
Coconut milk: 250g
Pandan leaf : 3 leaves

( B)
Water : 200g
Rice Vermicelli (Mee Sua) : 25g

(C)
Tapioca flour : 125g

(D) mix and steam for 10 min
Grated white coconut : 50g
pinch of Salt

Method:
1) Boil (A) over low heat, stir till sugar dissolves, off heat, discard pandan leaves, leave to cool
2) Bring (B) water to a boil, cook rice vermicelli till cooked, off heat & leave to cool
3) Mix A, B, C in a blender until smooth, strain.
4) Steam small cups/steaming tray for 5 min. Pour in batter ¾ full. Steam with high heat for 15 min. until cooked. Remove and leave to cool
5) Remove kuih from d cup/tray after it completely cool down, coat with grated white coconut and serve.

枣香红豆牛蒡煲猪脚

MIL will be gg back SG soon so I tried this recipe out for her. It does not look very interesting but taste great w/out any seasoning added at all!
材料1
红豆 : 100g red beans

材料2
猪脚 : 1只 (洗净, 切成6大块) trotters, washed & cut into 6 big pieces
瘦肉 : 200g (洗净, 切小块) lean meat, washed & cut into cubes

材料3
红枣 : 10颗 (洗净, 去核) Jujube, washed & de-core
牛蒡 : 2段 (去皮, 切小段) Burdock/Gobo, 2 small stick, peel off skin & slice-up

方法 (Method)
1) 将红豆洗净, 用水浸泡2小时, 然后以大火煮开, 再以中火煮10分钟左右, 取出, 沥干水份
Soak d red bean for 2hrs, then bring to boil be4 switching to mid heat for 10mins. Remove & drain.
2) 把猪脚和瘦肉川烫过
Scald d meats.
3) 将所有材料放入煲中, 加入足够的冷水, 大火煮开, 转中小 火继续煲1-2 小时左右, 最后加少许盐调味, 即可食用
Put all ingredients into pot with enough cold water to cover ingredients. Bring to boil. Switch to small heat & continue to cook for 1-2hrs. If desired, add salt be4 serving.

功能 (Function)
健脾祛湿、补血强身、润肠通便, 适合日常饮用
Jianpi Qushi, replenish blood count, strength body, regulate bowel movement, suitable for day-to-day drinking

Beetroot Bread

MIL really loves beetroots so we bought some last week for juice. Then I found this bread recipe & decided to give it a try last nite. Even though d end result is a bit wet, it's actually quite good!

• 2/3 cup lukewarm water
• 1 cup grated raw beetroot
• 3¼ cups white bread flour
• 1 tbsp soft butter
• 1½ tsp salt
• 1 tsp brown sugar
• 1 tsp yeast

Directions
• Add the ingredients in the order listed or according to instructions of your bread machine.
• Set the machine to the basic white setting with medium crust.

First Class Cinema

Due to timing, hubby decided to get 2 First Class movie ticket instead so that we can get back earlier as compared to normal ticket. Wow! It's a very NICE experience! After we got our tickets, we were sent to d VIP Lounge with a welcome drink. There were 10 different kinds of snacks available while we wait for d movie to start. Then when it’s time, we were shown to our seats with new orders of drinks & popcorns. All FREE-FLOW! & d seats were adjustable – 1 could even lie down & sleep! & there is only 20 seats in d whole theatre!

Living Tote

Got this pattern 3weeks ago & give it a try. d end product does not look very much like d pic from d original site but still good enough. & surprisingly, it can handle lots of stuff!

Cream Chesse Bread II & III

I tried d cream cheese bread again past 2 days. On d 1st day, I tried as per d original recipe except I changed d water to fresh milk. On d 2nd nite, I tried everything as per original recipe with no changes at all. Both times, d bread didnt rise as well as d Hokkaido Milky bread. & hubby thinks d cream cheese smell is a bit too strong.. so I guess I might be sticking to d Hokkaido Milky bread instead.

• 160g water/fresh milk
• 250g bread flour
• 50g cream cheese
• 20g butter
• 10g powder milk
• 15g sugar
• 3g salt
• 2.5g yeast

Bread Crumbs Tofu

Got this recipe from Junie for d longest time & I decided to give it a try be4 d bread crumbs expires. It's actually quite a easy dish but very messy process. All 3 testers love it!

• 2 pkt Tofu
• 1/2 bowl Panko bread crumbs
• 1/4 bowl Rye flour
• 1 Egg (beat)

1. Heat up some oil in d non-stick pan.
2. Coat cut tofu with rye flour first.
3. Then follow by egg.
4. Lastly coat with Panko bread crumbs be4 frying it in d pre-heat pan.
5. Remove once it turn light brown on both side.