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Sunday, April 14, 2013

tiramisu cups



I'm following Cooking with Karma's recipe here with a little changes here and there. 




Ingredients
> 250g mascarpone (I used cream cheese)
> 1/4 cup of icing sugar
> 2 eggs
> 3 teaspoons of coffee diluted in 1 cup of water
> 3 tablespoons of Baileys Irish Cream (skip/change to other liquor)
> 12 finger sponge biscuits (I use another biscuit, as long as it's able to soak in the coffee OR we can use sponge cake as shown in this link.)
> grated chocolate
> drinking chocolate (Milo)

Method

[A]  Beat egg whites in a bowl until it forms soft white peak.

[B1] Beat egg yolks & icing sugar in another bowl until it's nice & creamy.
[B2] Add in mascarpone and mix until well combined, nice, thick & creamy.
[B3] Add in half of [A] and fold until well combined.  Add in the other half of [A] and repeat.
[B4] Add in the Baileys, mixed until well combined and set aside.

[C]  Soak biscuits into coffee mixture, do not over soak, drain off the excess.

[D]  Layering of everything on top of the other into a glass.
1) First, a little bit of mascarpone mix at the bottom of the glass.
2) Then add in the biscuits.
3) Add in another layer of the mascarpone mix.
4) Sprinkle some drinking chocolate.
5) Repeat layer by layer until it reaches the top of the glass.
6) Sprinkle some grated chocolate.
7) Chill overnight or minimum of 8 hours.

Friday, October 7, 2011

apple-guava in Cameron Highlands

When we were in Cameron Highlands two months ago (August 2011), we saw stalls selling a kind of fruit called the "apple-guava".  The hawkers let us try it too.  It was sweet and tasty.  It was sold at RM7 or RM8 per pack and RM20 for 3 packs.  The uncle who sold it to us even told us that we do not have to peel the 'skin', the 'skin' can be eaten as well.
Silly us, bought a few packs home and 'hentam' (ate) it... very sweet, very nice... we were saying.  We came to know that it is actually peeled guava (seeded type) coated with green colouring, after a neighbour, who had worked in Cameron Highlands before, told us about it.

Monday, September 19, 2011

generation gap

Generation gap?  My 15yo student went goo goo ga ga over this boy... but I can't see any 'leng-chai-ness' (handsome) in him??
What about you?  Do you see anything in him?

Monday, September 12, 2011

Time Tunnel Gallery, Cameron Highlands

During our trip to Cameron Highlands last August, my aunt and I visited the Time Tunnel Gallery.  I've heard a lot about this place from friends and decided to have a look-see.  Below are compilations of some pictures I took there.



The entrance fee is RM5.00 for adults and RM3.00 for children.  It opens from 9am to 6pm, daily.

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

pick-up sticks, anyone?

Pick-up sticks ~ a game we used to play when we were kids.
  
It is a game of physical and mental skill.  A bundle of 'sticks' are held in a loose bunch and released on a table top, falling in random disarray.  Each player, in turn, must remove a stick from the pile without disturbing the remaining ones.