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I wanted to name this post as The Pursuit of Saffron Happyness initially but sis said its too lame. Is it? ;p I thought the post title describe my feeling towards saffron perfectly. Anyway let me share my first ever saffron journey with you. Ive heard a lot about saffron, mostly from this...
Ok Im in my K.drama fanatic mode right now. Let me just give some short reviews on what Ive been watching for the first 4 months of this year. Frankly speaking there are more bad + boring dramas than good ones. My favorites are School 2013 and Iris 2 (review coming soon). Before you continue...
Mom bought several cookery books during last years Big Bad Wolf sale. One of them is called Cooking With Asian Roots. This book boost some really interesting recipes using roots and for my first trial, I choose a fairly simple one to make. Its called carrot kheer or gujara kheer (or gujara...
Whos a lemongrass fan? Me! Whos a prawn lover? Me! Me! Whos a sambal fan? Oh yeah Me! Me! Me! This dish is basically made for ME! Haha Its taste is just like what I envisioned and the zing it provides makes you keep wanting more and more. Enough said. ;) (tsk sorry lame intro...
Ive a secret to tell you. Its regarding my dog. You see, Chester committed a very BIG sin last year. He asked me to hush-hush about it but alas I could no longer keep his secret. You see, my gentle and sweet golden retriever who has never even step on ants and would just dash [...] Related...
I found this unique Guinness chocolate at Jaya Grocer recently. It looks interesting enough for me to get a box. And I almost didnt because the expiry is a month away. Because of the soon-to-be-expired thingy the chocolate were on offer RM12.90. Im not sure how much it cost usually.
These are photos from my ah pek BlackBerry from July to December last year. I call my BB ah pek because most of its teeth has fallen off. LOL Ill show you my BB condition one of these days. Top left: Mom and me. Thats my fav flats. At the hospital with grandma for her [...] Related posts:...
Im someone that rarely feed special food to my dog. And if I do I make sure I give him the healthy option since his daily meal consist of dry kibbles (= processed food). Steamed pumpkin is a good example of healthy food. Pumpkin has good source of essential fatty acids, antioxidants, beta-carotene...
I dont know about you but I was never really a big fan of chicken rice ball. Main reason was that my dad polluted my childhood mind that the rice balls were made with sweaty hands. Haha But then think about it, it should have some truth in it because you shape the rice balls [...] Related posts:...
Dads birthday was few weeks ago. We bought him a cake and Baskin Robbins ice-cream. Thats how I came to have some dry ice in hand (from the ice-cream). Thought Ill play with the dry ice and water to create more fog (vapour). Unfortunately the shot is nowhere interesting. If...
Ahhhh hot chocolate pudding. I find coziness in the name. Thats what chocolate make me feel. Knew Im gonna make this dessert when I saw David Lebovitzs post. Whats so superb about this recipe is that the ingredients are easily available in the kitchen pantry even if youre...
I had a nagging feeling when Chester and I went for evening walk today. I saw my neighbors dog on the loose (no leash) and decided to just be careful. You see, the dog is a boxer. And he rarely comes out. Hes caged 24 hours and Ive heard his master whack him a lot. [...] Related posts:...
One thing my dog doesnt do is stand on two legs while trying to climb on you. Well, except when hes humping your leg! Hahaha Taken in late January. Still cute but looking a bit more ah pek-i right? Chester has one unique maneuver whereby hell go into gostan mode (go astern or reverse)...
So yeah I was ill for a couple of days. Knew it was coming ever since CNY and every time I did wonderfully by chasing the sick bug away. Well until one fine day I got cornered! &#^$@!!! Sigh I have fever, flu, blocked nose, cough, phlegm and sore throat. The typical ordeal. To be [...] Related...
To the expert, professional and veteran baker, vanilla sugar is a norm baking ingredient. However to a novice or amateur baker like me its something new and exciting. Vanilla sugar is actually sugar + vanilla bean. Its so easy to make vanilla sugar that I actually have to chuckle big time in...
Gmarket ahhh I LOVE YA! Whats Gmarket? Gmarket is Korean no. 1 online shopping site and its my current favorite place to look for good deals. I first learned about Gmarket when I was following Faith 신의 novel news. At that time I thought Gmarket cater for books only. Later in another...
학교 School 2013 started off quite meh for me. Maybe because Ive never experienced being in a class full of sleepyheads! And neither have I come to know a class with 2 homeroom teachers. Or the students can just babble on their dislike for a certain teacher right at the teachers face. They...
I redeemed my credit card points with DKNY Be Delicious Fresh Blossom recently. Its actually my first time redeeming fragrance using cc points. The fragrance arrived a week later. Thats fast right? I was expecting like 3-4 weeks. So that make me a very HAPPY person. Kudos to the pb team. The...
Dear beloved friends readers, Chester and I would like to wish you Have a wonderful time with your family and friends. Stuff yourself silly with all the Chinese New Year goodies. Worry not. Be careful on the road. Related posts: Happy Chinese Niu Year! Happy 龍 New Year 2012 Happy New Year...
Nian Gao is a Chinese New Year food with many names. Lets see Nian Gao 年糕, Ti Kuih 甜粿 (called by the Hokkien and Peranakan), Sweet Sticky Rice Cake, Kuih Bakul (called by the Peranakan I guess and Malay), Chinese New Years cake, Year Cake and Rice Cake. Fhewww! Since Im...