Hokkaido Rum n Raisin Kueh Lapis

How else can I remember Hokkaido after my trip in June '10. Other than eating the local delights which we brought home and making use of the raisin bough from Hokkaido.

Recycle green tea leave

I have Green Tea leave that is expired for 3-years now. Like always, I never like to waste, thus I chance upon this website that gives me more ideas to my expired green tea.

When you are done using the tea leaves to make a cup of tea, put the used leaves in a strainer and drain out all the water. Next lay them out on unprinted paper and put them in the sunlight for 2 days. You should turn them over after a day. What you will end up with is used and dried tea leaves. These leaves are very useful. Below are a few things you can do with these incredible leaves.

Carpet Cleaning

With your hands, crush the dried leaves into little pieces and then sprinkle them on your carpet. These crushed leaves will absorb odors and fight bacteria. After several minutes vacuum them up.

Gardening

Green tea leaves can also be sprinkled near plant roots and buried with soil as a natural fertilizer. In fact, a few companies sell dried tea leaves as a fertilizer. Save your money by making your own green tea fertilizer. The tea leaves will give your plants a nitrogen boost which will help them grow.

Deodorize

Crushed tea leaves are great for deodorizing practically anything. You can use them on almost any bad smelling area in your home such as where your pets lay or sleep. You can even put the crushed tea leaves in a bowel and put it in your refrigerator uncovered for a few days to clear out any bad smells. If you want to get a strong smell off your hands such as the smell of onions or garlic, rub your hands with the crushed tea leaves.

Make a Pillow

For many people, the aroma that comes from green tea helps them sleep at night. The idea then is to make a pillow out of your used tea leaves. The tea pillow will give off a slight scent that will help you sleep at night. Just remember to open up your pillow once a week to let it air out because the dried tea leaves will absorb the moisture that comes from your breath.

Skin Care

Green tea leaves have healing properties. They are perfect for healing minor cuts and scrapes. Many drug stores now sell a green tea solution that does this. Rumor has it that green tea leaves also help with puffy eyes. Put some dried leaves into a small cotton bag and run water over it. Squeeze out the extra water and then place the bag over your closed eyes for a few minutes each day.

I am sure that there are many more ways you can recycle your used green tea leaves around your home. If you have come up with another use that I have not listed above, write to me and let me know. If your idea is a good one, I will share it with everyone.

Deodorizing Plus Enjoying Aroma
If you have expired green tea, put some leaves in a ceramic pot or container and burn the leaves.
It not only absorb smell but extremely fragrant.

Pandan Chiffon Cake

Stress and tired at work, a late night baking of Pandan Chiffon Cake makes me feel charged again.

Homemade lemon curd Swiss Roll and Strawberry Basil Swiss Roll

Homemade lemon curd Swiss Roll and Homemade Strawberry Basil Swiss Roll.

Hokkaido Milk Bun

It always taste great freshly from the oven. But the next morning it became harder. The bun is heavy, did I not let it rest enough or I've not but enough bread improver? :(

Princess Cake

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Professional Baking Class (14Days)

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Malacca Trip 10th - 12th April 09

This would be my second trip with Kenneth to search for more malacca food.

No 7 stall at portuguese settlement. We ordered two lime juice, Sambal Kang Kong, Butter Scallop and portuguese baked fish. I think it cost us RM$50. Totally worth it. 

Jonker street have some new shops since we last been to Malacca in Oct 08. This prominent corner shop at Jonker sells durain chandol. I still like the once at Yishun Central.

Breakfast at malacca Eng Seng Market @ 8 Jln Temenggong definately brings me back to the old days. Aunite sells fried banana fritters and we thought three should be enough, it cost RM0.50 each, but it became 6bananas. Auntie combine two bananas to make a fritter!

Breakfast outside out Hallmark Hotel was also great. Freshly made Chee Chong Fun with eat! Local Dim Sum for breakfast.

And on our drive back, Nyonya Kuih for lunch & next few days breakfast :). We decided to buy some from the store at Jonker street incase we can't find Baba Charlie, the well known kuih wholesaler from home. We bought very single type of kuih from him. Cost us ~ RM37

Japanese Cheesecake

Make: 2x 8" Round Cake Tin
My Remark: I followed the recipe and it worked out well except I use cake flour instead of superfine flour. I felt that it's abit rough in texture, not the same as wat you get the in restaurant, however other than that this recipe is a sure workable method.

Ingredients

126g fine sugar
6 eggs, separated
1/4tsp cream of tartar
50g butter
250g cream cheese
100ml fresh milk
2 tbsp (28g) lemon juice
grated lemon zest (optional); about 1tsp
60g cake flour/ superfine flour
20g cornflour
1/4tsp salt

Method
1) Melt cream cheese, butter and milk over a double-boiler. Cool the mixture.

2) Sift the cream cheese to avoid lumps and to achieve smooth texture.

3) Add in lemon juice and egg yolks using wire whisk, mix well.

4) Add in flour and corn flour into the cream cheese mixture, a little at a time, until well mixed.

5) In a separate bowl, beat the egg white till foamy, then slowly add in cream of tartar.

6) When egg white mixture reaches soft peak, add in sugar slowly and continue to beat until you reach stiff peak.

7) Take 1/4 egg white mixture and add into cream cheese mixture, mix well.

8) Fold the remaining egg white mixture into the cream cheese mixture, do not overmix.

9) Pour mixture in 2x8' cake tin and lined the bottom and side with baking paper.

10) Bake at 160 deg C for 1 hour 20 min in water bath.

 

Macaron Recipe to try someday

Buttercream

Cupcake decoration

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