I believe most of the Chinese also view soup as a soul and indispensable part of a perfect meal as i do.

Frankly to say, i am quite bored to have the almost same soup everyday. I WANT SOMETHING NEW!! and i wish TO DISCOVER MORE DELICIOUS SOUP!! So, i have bought a recipe book which included more than 100 types of most popular soup  from China, South-east Asia and Western Countries. Some soups have the healing qualities as well. Hopefully i have enough patient to try every single recipe  

Today, i have boiled the first soup in the recipe book and i wish to share the recipe of Chicken Soup with Sea Coconut to those who are interested   According to the recipe book, this soup heals coughing, reduces night time urination as well as nourished the lungs and skin.

Ingrdients:

300g sea coconut
1 chicken
19g red dates (stoned)
12-16 cup water
pinch of salt

Method:

1. Clean the chicken. Scald and rinse in cold water.

2. Peel the outer coat of sea coconut. Stone red dates. Put both in a pot and add water.

3. Bring water to the boil. Put chicken in a pot. It takes about 15 minute for the soup to boil after adding the chicken. Once it boilds, turn to low heat and simmer for 3 hours.

4. Sprinkle salt to season.

Da da.. this is the outcome!~

The taste is really fresh to me. *thumbs up* This is what i am looking for. Something different and Delicious!

Few days before, I heard that Balsam Pear 苦瓜 can fight for pimples. I hate Balsam Pear   But i hate my pimples even more.  So, no choice, this evening i have bought some balsam pear from hypermarket and mixed it with orange and blended into juice.

Surprisingly, the taste is not as bitter as i thought. Maybe i have added in orange to neutral back its bitterness. Quite a healthy juice because no sugar is added. I am thinking to make it as a habit to have a cup of blended vege / fruit juice everyday. Yeah… this is a way toward a healthy life.. 

I have heard many to say that  The way to man’s heart is through his stomach. I dunno how true it is? We gals all know how we feel when boyfriend gives us flowers, maybe men feel this same way when a woman cooks for them?

Whatever lah.. But i do believe that when you make his stomach happy, you also make his heart happy! 

When men are fed, men are happy. 

So girls out there, Sek Zhou lah!

and also man out there, i believe the easiest way to approach a girl successfully is to cook her a perfect meal. It saved you alot of time and money. hehehe. 

Dunno when only i can eat something cook by unclechan leh? haiz….   

Everybody know WHAT actually give me the strong intention and dedication to learn to make Sushi. HEHE. So, i need not to mention here once again lah      Actually the hardest part in preparing Sushi is not on how you cook the topping / filling ingredients, but the method on how you mould the sushi rice into a ball or roll it into a tight roll.  Phew…It takes me long time in that.

Yeah. Finally this is my outcome.

This is the variety of Sushi only for Someone Special.

Let me Introduce each of the sushi that i have made.

This types of Sushi called Gunkan – Sushi. The sushi rice is shaped into a dumpling and wrap the roasted seaweed sheet around it. Then, add the rice dumpling with topping ingredients.

This is called Maki Sushi. The ingredients are arranged neatly in the center of Seaweed plus thin layer of sushi rice, then wrap bamboo mat and seaweed over the filling and roll into a tight roll. Here, i have put in some Omelette Roll, Tuna and Cucumber into it.

This is another Maki Sushi which include crab sticks and Japanese Cucumber.

This types of sushi called Nigiri Sushi. Sushi rice is mould into a ball and place the topping ingredient on it.

Omelette Nigiri is the toughest ingredient that i have prepared so far. It needs alot of technique on frying the omelette mixture, otherwise it would get Hangus very quickly.

This is Crabstick Nigiri Sushi.

This is the only very basic & simple sushi. Not bad already lah, don’t compare a sushi beginner like me to the Sushi King Sifu, it is better if you compare me to those who doesn’t know cooking, then you will get the positive impression on me instead of the negative one. HEHE. Luckily the sushi i made still can eat and do not cause any sickness or do not used to feed dog at the end. Gosh..the materials are so expensive! KNS. This is the reason why i didn’t prepared something like Salmon, Unagki, Prawn Egg Sushi bla bla bla. The ingredients are too too too expensive plus i doesn’t like to eat that kind of sushi.

HEHE. Yesterday i got some comment from my loyal eater fan, and out of my expectation, I GOT 7 OUT OF 10 MARKS! (compared to Jusco Sushi only lah, but if compared to Sushi King, i guess i only get 1 or 2 mark or even negative value?) Aww….i thought i will fail or ngam ngam pass only… HEHE. I am soo happy lah, very very happy lah and super extremely happy arh! Someone let me to hug?? Next time i must do a better Sushi.

*Encouragement is very important, Thank You.*

So, share with u all the recipe again. KEKE.

The main Raw Materials for pineapple cookies of course must be PINEAPPLE! Pineapple paste plays a very  important roles to the overall taste. And it is the most difficult part in the whole process. I have almost spent 5hours just to cook the paste! *Pengsan*

1. I used three pineapple.

2. Clean the skin. (Awwwwwwww….It is the most difficult part! My Energy, patient and attention all are being tested in this part! KNS! Next time must buy the already cleaned Pineapple, no matter how big different is the price! Since this is my 1st time to bake this cookies, i must show my sincerity by doing every step MYSELF )

3. Grated the pineapple. ( Some ppl may like to blend it. But i don’t like. It may become too creamy instead of crunchy)

4. Mix 3cm of Cinnamon Stick, 2 cloves and 1 tbsp lime juice into it.

5. Put 300g of sugar.

6. Cooked it with low fire (to prevent it from burning). Stir it every second until it is dry.

7. Ta Da! It is ready when it turns into golder brown colour and dry. Take it out and leave it cold. (KNS. I have spent almost 3 hours just to stand infront of the wok and stir it until dry! I think now my Right Arm got the Muscle like Popeye Sailorman edi! )

8. Now we have to prepare the ingredient for the crust pasty.

Ingredient needed:-

250g     Butter
50g       Icing sugar
360g    Plain Flour
2 tbsp   Custard Powder
1            Egg Yolk
1tsp      Vanilla Essence

9. Mix all the ingredient all together to form a dough and leave it for 30Minutes.

10. There are many ways to shape the Pineapple cookies.

A) The first method with Heart Shape ( my own creation)

Tips: Remember to glaze the cookies with beaten egg. (to make the cookies look shinning )

B) The 2nd method i.e. the most common way like what is selling outside. The roll shape.

Tips: Lightly cut some pattern on top of it to make it looks nice! KEKE.

11. Bake at 170 Celsius for about 20minutes until golden brown. Leave to cool before storing.

Chiang chiang Chiang! This is the overall cookies!

Awww…. this is really delicious from the bottom of my heart!!!! My youngest brother keeping curi makan when i am baking. This means that it is really nice loh! Otherwise he won’t continue to eat after the 1st piece. KEKE. Before i bake this, i used to steal the recipe tips from colleagues by asking this and that, and they used to gimme a respond like:-

” Arhem.. Ms Loh, u know baking 1 meh?”
“Are you serious? it is really difficult and complicated to bake 1,  need alot of KUNGFU 1 woh!”
” Ms Loh, U know or not gah?? Don’t play play ah!”

=.=”"”

I promised to reserve a tin for them after cny come back to work. Guess what their respond?

“Ms Loh ah..there is two possibilities u will reserve for us:-
1st- U are really kind enough to keep a tin and not to forget give us a try.
2nd- The cookies are taste too bad. Nobody want to eat. No choice, u have to bring it into office and hoping we will help u to finish it.”

=.=”"”

Awww…..they have too little understanding and seriously lack of confident on me! I learn to bake with my mum since i was a little girl okey? The first time i bake myself without anyone helping is 13years old okey? I love baking okey? I am not 千金小姐 okey? I bake even well than my mum okey? (coz she is still stick with outdated recipe. hehe), I am the 2nd chef at home after my mum okey?

Anyone interested to try Aunty Loh’s brand homemade Pineapple Cookies? HAHA. Pls come to  visit me during Chinese New Year la! Don’t forget Gimme Ang Pao woh! KEKE. But if u pantang to gimme angpao since u not yet marry, then u can “purposely” or “intentionally” lose in gambling and let me win CONTINUOUSLY la! muahahahha 

Gong Xi Gong Xi, Ang Pao Na Lai ooooooiiiiiii!

I would like to share with you all the step to prepare Burger Sandwich.

1. Grill the Burger by using Planta. Put it aside when it is cooked.

2. Pour an egg into pan. (with low fire)

3. Put the Burger Meat at the middle.

4. Cover the Burger Meat with Egg. ( I learned this skill when i bought Burger from Malay Burger Stall.keke From the pic, obviously my skill to wrap the burger need to improve again =.=”" )

5. Spread Margerine on two piece of bread.

6. Put a piece of Vegetable. (生菜）

7. Put the burger meat wrapped with egg on top.

8. Put a slice of Cheese on top.

9. Put few slice of tomato.

10. Put some Mayonnaise. ( Some Chilli or Tomato sauce according to individual preference)

11. Cover another piece of bread on top.

12. Ta Da. My healthy Home Made Burger Sandwich is ready to serve!

13. After few bites of Sandwich. HEHE. Yummy Yummy!

This is my Breakfast Set! It consists of Burger Sandwich, Ham and Hot Dog. Healthy enough leh?

The drink for today meal is my favourite “Solivite” Original Flavour! Superb Breakfast!

Since someone complaint my previous entry – breakfast with love that the HOT DOG make her no appetite and spoil the overall Breakfast Set.  So, this time i look into the matter and try to improve the presentation of HOT DOG in my Breakfast Set. How is it looks like? Better than last time right? (hopefully get positive respond )

It has been a week i do not meet Uncle Chan already and another date will be at Chinese New Year Goshhh….no date for 3 weeks continously leh… My head gonna grow alot of spiderweb and mushroom already liao.. 

UNCLE CHAN, FASTER FINSIHED EXAM AND COME BACK LAH!

When i start to show my kungfu, i found that my dad has gone out. I called him to ensure whether need to prepare his breakfast also, but then, he told me a bad news and he is going to have breakfast with friends outside. I am sorry to say that one of his colleague met an accident and passed away in 1/1/09 @ 5am something. wuwu.. I am so sad to hear that Everyone are celebrating for 2009, but at the other side, it is the end of a life to someone. Whyyyyyyy???  May him rest in peace.

In the end, i am preparing 2 set of breakfast for mum and me only. Hereby i would like to share my 爱心早餐to you all.

1. Apply margarine, cut the cheese into 4 slice and arrange it as shown in photo.

2. Cut the sausage into slice and arrange it on top of the cheese.

3. Take another piece of bread and cut a hole at the middle.

4. Apply some margerine on the bread and put it on top of the cheese filling bread.

5. Put an egg into the hole.

6. Put some sugar on another small piece of bread. (Fully utilized the material )

7. Bake the bread in Oven for 10 – 15 minutes.

8. It is ready when the bread has changed to Golden Colour. ( Remember not to over cooked the egg, let it be half boiled egg)

See…the filling is sooo cheesy and yummy yummy

Ho Ho Ho… even the egg yolk is presented in LOVE shape ( this is the power of love )

Besides the main dishes, i prepare another 2 sausages and mashed potato. (Mashed potato need to be improve again..keke.. gimme more time to do research online on how to make the gravy sauce 1st )

Dang Dang Dang… here is my overall Breakfast with LOVE (爱心早餐） today. I served my mum her favorite drink- KopiO and myself a  cup of hot Milo. Yummy…Delicious… This is a wonderful Morning for both of us