Chocolate Chip Cookie

Recipe

1st Bowl

225gm plain flour

3/4 teaspoon bicarbonate soda

2nd bowl

113gm butter

90gm sugar (3/4 brown, 1/4 caster)

3/4 teaspoon vanilla essence

1 egg

200gm chocolate chip / white chocolate chip

pecan nuts or any other nuts (as many as required)

Oven temp:175 degrees, fan assist, 10 - 12 minutes

Instructions

1) Mix butter and sugar together

2) Add egg

3) Add flour to butter mixture bit by bit

4) Add chocolate chips / pecan nuts 

Let it cool before consumption

Red Velvet Cupcakes

I made red velvet cupcakes over the weekend and was happy with the end product.

Ingredients

• 140g self-raising flour
• 150g caster sugar
• 2 tbsp cocoa
• 110ml buttermilk
• Half tsp bicarbonate of soda
• 1 tsp vinegar
• Half tsp vanilla extract
• 1.5 tbsp red food colouring
• 60g butter at room temperature
• 1 large egg
• Pinch of salt
  

This sort of cupcake is better to have cream cheese frosting on top

• 300g soft cheese
  
• 60g butter at room temperature
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 240g icing sugar

You can always put less icing sugar if you think it's too sweet.

Instructions for the cupcake

1) Preheat the oven to 170C/325F/gas mark 3. Line a 12-hole cup cake tin with cases.

2) Mix together the flour, cocoa, bicarb with a pinch of salt. In a separate bowl, mix the buttermilk, vinegar, vanilla and red food colouring.

3) Whisk the butter and sugar together until pale and fluffy. Add the egg and continue mixing.

4) Add the flour mixture and the buttermilk mixture into your pale and fluffy butter mix. Mix it well with an electric mixer so that it is even.

5) Divide the mixture between the paper cases using ice cream scoop. Bake for 20 minutes, until risen and springy - Don't overcook the cupcakes.

6) Cool on a rack.

Instructions for the cheese frosting

Easy, just mix everything together with an electric mixer and chill it in the fridge until your cupcakes are ready for its frosting.

Tau Fu Fah!

As the topic says "TAU FU FAH"! Yes I made it and I'm happy to share the recipe! Proven success!!!

Recipes are taken from all over the internet.

Tau Jeong Sui "Soya Milk" Recipe

240gm soya bean (soak overnight or about 5 hours with hot water)
1800 ml water
Muslin cloth
Sieve
Sugar

1) Throw away the water used to soak the beans
2) Blend soaked soya bean with water (1800ml); half it to blend unless you have a uber huge blender
3) Squeeze all the juice out using muslin cloth and sieve (to stop any husk going into the pot)
4) Throw all the husk away
5) Boil the soya milk
6) Once it's boiling, remove the bubbles
7) Repeat step 5 & 6 up to three times
8) Add sugar to taste

Tau Fu Fah (Soya Pudding) Recipe

1 ltr of soya milk (recipe above without adding sugar)
Gula Melaka

Hardener
1/2 teaspoon Gypsum Powder (in chinese it is called sek ko fan)
1 tablespoon of corn starch
63ml of water

1) As mentioned before, boil the soya milk 3 times and remove any bubbles on the top
2) Mix the ingredients for the hardener
3) Pour the hardener into an empty pot (with lid)
4) Pour the soya milk into the hardener (make sure you pour the soya milk at about 1 feet high or more; this is so that it will mix properly)
5) Use a dishcloth to cover the pot and put the lid on top
6) Leave it for about 30 mins without opening or checking or moving the pot
7) After 30 mins, your pudding is now ready to be served
8) Add gula melaka to taste

Tau Fu Fah

Happy Halloween 2009

Happy Halloween All!! Pumpkin that I made!!! =DD

My Desk

This is my desk at work!! luv the messy-ness

Air Asia

Ok, I din't manage to nap at all!! Lexy was bothering me the entire time and I don't know why!!! I tried sleeping and he just kept disturbing me ... sighz!

Ok anyway back to the topic that I actually wanted to write about >>>>Air Asia

The trip to LCCT, KL was operated by Air Mauritius instead of AA - this was due to the planes not delivered on time thus AA needed to lease the planes from AM instead. It was a smooth ride, food and entertainment on board was UTMOST IMPORTANT {FREE} ...

Air Mauritius

OK now for the return -- back to London STN. This time it was Air Asia X. I must say that I was surprised that the insides of the plane was new & clean. Although delay is the thing that happens a lot with Air Asia but I guess that won't stop anybody using it as their tickets are cheaper than MAS or any other airline that will fly to Malaysia. Stansted is an awesome airport I must say, they don't have rude staff unlike Heathrow.... btw Heathrow Airport is the worst airport to go to....The Q is uber long and the officers are CRAP SHIT! Believe me, they are immigrants themselves as most of them working there are NOT ang mor .... When u walk into Heathrow airport, your first impression is "Is this UK?" 1 ang mor at the immigration desk also takde ....

Air Asia

Back to AA, I would suggest not ordering the food online even though you might save a couple of quid because you have a whole lot of choices ordering them on the spot. Be aware with paying with credit card as not all AA planes have the swipe machine. Bring a lot of cash with you (RM or GBP) as the food sold on board is SOOOO expensive. White coffee for RM5, water for RM4, snickers for RM5, etc.... They did say no outside food allowed but everyone just brought their own extra food as they serve their food about 1 hour after take off and 2 hours before landing --- there is a Looooong gap in between where the only thing you can eat is snacks that they have for sale (not a lot of choices).

Note: it is about 13 hours 30 min journey from KL to Ldn.

I love love love the legroom AA has in comparison with other airlines. I am short and I find it very cramp in other airlines so imagine the taller dudes and dudettes!!! I must say that the reclining seat is a problem for me. It will recline but not stay for long which is a pain for a 13++ hour journey. Back problem for me now!! =(

BIG SPACE

Entertainment onboard is important for people who cannot really sleep or easily bored ie ME. Thank god, Air Asia had this portable e-player in which you can watch some OLD movies, songs, games and TV shows. But be aware, it will only last 8 hours approx. so use it wisely and they have limited number of players therefore you will need to be fast!!! The cost haha, everything on AA is chargeable, luckily not the toilets!!! =P. Cost is RM35/GBP 5

e-player

The newer planes for Air Asia will be better as they will install the player behind the head rest like every other airline instead of handing out those e-player.

Overall, I enjoyed my journey and will defo use them again when I return to Malaysia next time... =)

MY BIRTHDAY¬¬¬

OK! I had my birthday yesterday but I enjoyed it till today!! =D

I had good food consistently ... great company ... lovely friends! I will never forget such a great birthday and with an extra special Lex to celebrate with me ... just awesome!! Some of the photo's are posted on FB .... I din't take much because I was so busy eating that I forgot totally!!

Anyways, I will be back in Malaysia for 1 week (short) but I had to rush back to the UK .. a girl's gotta work to earn innit? I will have to work extra before christmas to pay up for all the holidays I took .... I had to cancel my birthday trip to Paris because of this Malaysian trip! =(

After that I will postpone all my hols until I get some time off .... I really need a real holiday where I don't do anything at all (just eat, sleep basically pigging) .....

Lastly to myself ----

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MEeeeEEEEeee!!!!