Guten tag!! The third week of my unemployment days was filled with a medley of food making sessions. Yes! Again!! Am so hyped with the results from last week's baking session. Mum suggested to try a recipe a day till I start working (not so soon I guess, am currently enjoying myself). Ehhmmm... she has an evil smile plastered on her face. Guess why? She gets to fill her tummy with the fruits of my current 'project' (Julie/Julia's is definite the culprit behind this. Love the book though.*smiles*).
Rambling aside, here are my achievements for the week:
1. Chocolate chip hazelnut cookies:
2. Homemade vanilla ice-cream + mango sorbet:
* Vanilla ice-cream batter *
* Recipe books (think about all the homemade ice-cream at your fingertips) *
* Mango sorbet *
We managed to get a great bargain for the fresh mangoes at Tesco, RM 1 for a bag of 4 mangoes. What a steal, huh? We walloped the 4 remaining bags and hence, the sorbet!!
3. Sambal belacan (credits to yonig, aunt's maid for teaching us the perfect art of belacan making):
* Luv 'em *
4. Pizza, mediteranean style baked potatoes with dill + 'ikan bakar' :
* The dough *
* The 'ikan bakar' (grilled stingray) with belacan *
** Credits goes to my cousin, K (the chef) for showing us the art of making the perfect pizza dough and tomato base and my sister, for making the potatoes. Poor couzie, K who had two molar tooth removed few hours prior to our pizza making session, could not enjoy the delectable food we made. Still we enjoyed ourselves that night.
5. Mango cheesecake:
Am pretty satisfied with the feedback I got for this cake (FYI, it's my first for cheesecake). Why mango again?? There was just too much leftover mangoes from our Tesco purchase. Loaned the baking tin from my aunt, aka Baking Queen of Nee Yan Garden, with a condition that she gets to try a piece of my mango cheesecake. Talk bout pressure *sweating*!! However, I got a nod of approval from her after she tried a piece of my cake. *jumps with joy* .. OOhhlala!! Not bad for a first timer, eh?
P/S: I did a teensy weensy bit of modification of the recipe by using self-raising flour instead of plain 'ol flour (ran out of it). *laughs*
6. Fruit jelly:
* Yes! It's mango again!!! LOLz *
* Longan jelly *
7. Chocolate chip banana drop scones:
After dinner last night, Mummy was flipping through one of the recipe books and she came across this (below). Ever since I started the food making 'Project', she has been constantly bugging me to make her some scones, which I hesitantly denied. Again! Last night, she actually summoned me to make her some Chocolate Chip Banana Drop Scones for her breakfast. Oh well! Since there were some leftover bananas (plus I was feeling a 'lil bored *grins*), I decided to grant Teh Mummy's wishes. Besides, this was the easiest recipe EVER!! Easy beezyy..Yeehaa!!!
* It's basically pancake!! *
Hmm..you know what? I am definitely enjoying the care-free days, travelling between KL and my hometown. Basically, I am seeking refuge at home (hometown) from the bustling and annoying construction opposite my KL home and when I'm starting to rot, I'll return to my pad in KL to chill and catch-up with frennies and ex-colleagues. I guess I'm actually leading a pretty healthy lifestyle currently - more relaxed compared to the strenuous life before unemployment. Gone are the days of late night partying (well, still do but toned down a lot) and alcohol consumption is at minimal (it's true!!).
^.^
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