mua birthday cake...

thanks to huah shin and bunny, my beloved hs mates.... recipe from http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Ice-Cream-Tiramisu-Cake/Detail.aspx... we added a oreo layer.... and used tiramisu and caramel ice cream instead. was an awesome cake. heaps of expresso for coffee lovers. :)

bunny's butter cake

haha... i m very pleased with this master piece of mine although i must regret taste wise.... the butter cupcakes were a tad better. use normal granulated sugar. raw sugar is a no no.... happy burfday, bunny dear~!

priya's alien cupcakes

decided to surprise priya with some cupcakes.... hehe... bunny said they looked like aliens in silver spacesuits.... thanks to culinary princess for choc mud cake recipe....

375g butter

1 and 1/3 cups brown sugar

3 eggs

2 cups plain flour, sifted

1/2 tsp baking powder

2/3 cup baking cocoa, sifted

3/4 cup milk

200g dark chocolate, melted

1 bottle of caramel

1. preheat oven to 160 degrees celcius

2. beat butter and sugar for 8-10 minutes

3. gradually add eggs, beat well

4. fold in flour, baking powder and cocoa

5. add melted dark chocolate

6. stir in milk

7. 1 tps of caramel for each cupcake.

8. bake for 1 hour

lamb stew

felt bored of studying.... made up this recipe cause i was lacking a lot of ingredients in actual stew recipes....

so basically

marinate lamb in

2 tps of minced garlic
3 tbs dry sherry
1/2 tps of paprika
pinch of salt
few sprinkles of black pepper
1 tps of oregano

keep it in the refridgerator overnight.

2 potatoes - cubed
2 carrots - cubed
3 stalks of celery - chopped into bite size
cayenne pepper
worchester sauce
5 tbs bolognese pasta sauce
2 tps of minced garlic
olive oil
salt
pepper
3 cups of boiled water
2 tbs of corn flour

1. Fry minced garlic in olive oil till slightly brown.
2. add marinated lamb and stir fry for a while.
3. add 3 cups of boiled water, bolognese sauce, salt and pepper.
4. add in potatoes, carrots and celery.
5. stir occasionally.
6. leave to simmer on low heat for 1 hr.
7. mix corn flour with cold water. add to thicken stew.

butter cupcakes

this recipe is awesome.... best butter cake ever.... recipe from http://www.cooks.com/rec/view/0,186,144161-235198,00.html

banana cake

due to request from certain ppl, i baked banana cake. 1st round was not dat great. 2nd round... was absolutely perfect... recipe from culinary princess with a few modifications.

Ingredients

125 g softened salted butter

2 cups sugar

2 eggs

1 1/2 cup mashed ripe banana

2 tsp of pure vanilla

300g plain flour

1 tsp bicarbonate soda

1 tsp ground cinnamon

½ cup buttermilk or ½ cup milk

1 tsp lemon juice

½ cup walnuts, chopped

Method

1. Butter and flour a 20 cm square cake tin, then line base with baking paper. Preheat oven to 180 C.
2. Cream butter and sugar until pale and fluffy.
3. Beat in eggs, banana and vanilla
4. Sift dry ingredients and add to mixture, alternating with milk.
5. Fold in walnuts.
   
6. Spoon into tin.
7. Bake for 45 mins or until cake test clean
8. Cool cake in its tin on a wire rack for a few mins before cutting or storing in an airtight tin.

wanton mee

this is what i do when i m stressed.... cook.
recipe from http://www.malaysianfood.net/recipes/recipewontonmee.htm
didn't make any char siew... 3/5 stars for this recipe...

have CRAZY FAITH~!

today's WORD has been inspiring....

on the book of 2 Kings 6:24 - 7:19

the Arameans were laying siege on Samaria. it was so bad that people were eating donkeys' heads n their own children.... it was during the time of Elisha.... and the King of Israel in his helplessness said, "Look, even if the LORD should open the floodgates of the heavens, could this happen?"

basically, the next day... the lepers went to the arameans camp and found that they had all fled in terror... and they left everything behind. and they went back to the city and reported this. and the king sent spies to check out the story and found it to be true. in their hurry to rush out of the city to the food, clothes and plunder.... the king got trampled by his people and died...

1. do we sometimes scoff wat God can do like this King? those who scoff will not inherit the promises of God. those who disbelief will not taste the goodness of God.

2. so we have CRAZY faith like Elisha? like the man in the new testament who said, " Lord, I believe. Help me in my unbelief." in the same way, I want to have CRAZY faith that God can bring back to life the dead, open the eyes of the blind and cast demons out... Faith doesn't make much sense and it may all seem ridiculous. logically, these things would sound totally outrageous. but God is bigger den my logic. He is able in all things to do the impossible... what more change my life, reach the lost, help me in exams, heal relationships?

Matthew 19:26
Jesus looked at them and said, "With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible."

Am i crazy enough to believe....

i can be more than i am today.... in my studies, in my relationships, in my spiritual walk with HIM....

YES~!!! :)

the few things that pastor danny said last nite which i really liked. he is such a great preacher. but greater is He who is in him who preached. :)

` God is a not a God of black and white. He is a God of colour.

` Love the Maker before the ministry.

` He reveals, He reverses, and He releases.

` We are called to be FRUITFUL not to perform.

` There is a PRICE for the PRIZE.

` The jacket of FOLLOWSHIP before the jacket of LEADERSHIP.

` Many are CALLED but few are CHOSEN.

` Be a people of revelation. Lead by the TREE of LIFE. not the TREE of KNOWLEDGE of
GOOD and EVIL.

feel really inspired today....

God spoke... and my heart moved....

went for young guns conference today... pastor ashley and pastor danny spoke.... it was....wow...... 2 mighty men of God. the presence of God shook the place.

i realised i don't have the gift of writing or expressing myself very well cos i tend to beat round the bush a lot. so will try to get straight to the point.

pastor ashley spoke on:

how we are all like seeds and we have huge potential in us.
to grow we need to be planted in the right environment.
and it is the environment that determines the outcome of our lives.
so choose wisely our environment.

principle 1
- a seed contains more than you can see.
there is more to us than wat meets the eye. it is in us waiting to be released to its full potential.

principle 2
- each seed hs the potential in itself to produce a 100 seed harvest.
however a seed by itself will never grow. it needs the soil.

principle 3
- when the seed remains out of the soil, it cannot grow.

principle 4
- it's the soil that produces the end result.
it is the environment that produces the harvest.

principle 5
- the soil is misunderstood and underestimated.
if i knew how great the environment is, i would plant myself so deep, no one can pull me out.

principle 6
- the 1st thing the seed does is to put down its root.
the deeper i put my roots, the easier for me to get rid of rejection, hurt and other negative emotions,

principle 7
- the soil becomes more fertile everytime something dies.
when we die to our selfishness, laziness, we add fertilizer to our environment.

henley beach outing....

had an awesome time, girls.... fish and chips, smith's, ice cream.... good food, better company.... feels like holidays.... even though it's swot vac.... :)

what do i want for my birthday?

a very good question....

today yen asked me.... and guessed wat? i want:

1. blender
2. penguin waffle iron - sunbeam 1
3. cute cute cookie cutters
4. apron + mittens with my name embroidered on them
5. ice cream maker
6. voucher to go for spa n facial
7. new books to read - CS Lewis and Max Lucado
8. big tiramisu cake - huah shin said she'll make for me :)
9. good friends to spend the day and sayang me
10. God to bless me with penty of sunshine and love - would be sad to rain on my b day.
11. a hair cut
12. good food.... would someone be so nice to cook me.... actually i want william's chilli mussels. o well, fat fat will take me when i go back... jus keep dreaming...

even though technically i might not get anything... life is still pretty good. i thank God for all the people who care to make my life more beautiful each day.... :)

p.s: this is not a big hint to get me presents.... don't mind me rambling...

goldilocks peach crunch

Ingredients:

1 can (29 oz) peach slices; drained 2 tablespoons Granulated sugar 1/3 cups Orange Juice 5 tablespoons butter; cold but cut into pieces 1/3 cups Brown sugar; packed 1/2 cups Corn flake crumbs 1/2 cups Flour 1 teaspoon Cinnamon

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease the baking pan.
Arrange peach slices in bottom of dish. In a small bowl, combine granulated
sugar and orange juice. Pour over peaches; set aside.

In bowl, combine butter, brown sugar, corn flake crumbs, flour, and
cinnamon. Sprinkle over peach mixture. Bake for about 25 minutes, or until
golden and bubbly.

Notes: This is also good served cold, with a big dollop of whipped cream on.

love of God

Here's a little mathematical formula that might help answer these
questions:



If:

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z



Is represented as:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26.



If:

H-A-R-D-W-O-R- K

8+1+18+4+23+15+18+11 = 98%


And:

K-N-O-W-L-E-D-G-E

11+14+15+23+12+5+4+7+5 = 96%


But:

A-T-T-I-T-U-D-E

1+20+20+9+20+21+4+5 = 100%

THEN, look how far the love of God will take you:

L-O-V-E-O-F-G-O-D

12+15+22+5+15+6+7+15+4 = 101%


Therefore, one can conclude with mathematical certainty that:

While Hard Work and Knowledge will get you close, and Attitude will
get you there, It's the Love of God that will put you over the top!




Have a nice day & God bless!!!

su ling's version of peanut butter cream pie

had left over ingredients so jus modified the recipe, this taste so much better den the original recipe... basically same peanut butter layer with 2nd layer...

Cream filling:
3/4 cup sugar
1/3 cup cornstarch
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups milk
2 large eggs
2 tablespoons margarine (solid) - i used butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
powdered sugar (optional)
whipped cream (optional)

CREAM FILLING:
Combine 3/4 cup sugar, cornstarch and salt in saucepan. Gradually add 2 cups milk and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture is very thick. Blend 1/2 cup of the hot mixture into 2 eggs that have been slightly beaten; add back to saucepan. Cook 2 minutes longer, stirring constantly. Blend in margarine and vanilla.

chocolate banana cream cake...

i think my deco looks cute.... altho the cake was not suppose to look like this, like a dome i mean, it's supposed to be flat but oh well, rise too much in the middle, taste overall 2 outta 5 stars, a tad too dry but adding on the cream compensated for dat and the bananas gave a nice taste to the chocolate...

southern peanut butter cream pie

unfortunately it didn't taste as good as it looks. mainly cause the peanut butter layer was quite melty so needed to be refrigerated in the freezer. overall, 2 outta 5 stars... recipe from http://www.recipezaar.com/recipe/getrecipe.zsp?id=103391 recommend to put less milk and more cornstarch to thickened filling. peanut butter soup is nice though. :)

nasi lemak...

hehe... we are so hardworking right? notice d sunflower pediatrics book... it's bunny's. i think this looks pretty impressive. *pats myself on the shoulder* +++plus to bunny on food art. she did an excellent job. recipe from lily wai sek hong.... when it comes to food, i am a true blue malaysian...

mamak mee...

sudden craving for mamak mee.... i miss bangkok lane.... anyways, this will have to do for time being... recipe from lily wai sek hong... i think i add bit too much lemon juice, was bit more sour than i would like it. food art by bunny dear.

Praise You in This Storm - Casting Crowns

I was sure by now
That You would have reached down
And wiped our tears away
Stepped in and saved the day
But once again, I say "Amen"
and it's still raining

As the thunder rolls
I barely hear You whisper through the rain
"I'm with you"
And as Your mercy falls
I raise my hands and praise the God
Who gives and takes away

Chorus:
I'll praise You in this storm
And I will lift my hands
For you are who you are
No matter where I am
Every tear I've cried
You hold in Your hand
You never left my side
And though my heart is torn
I will praise you in this storm

I remember when
I stumbled in the wind
You heard my cry You raised me up again
My strength is almost gone
How can I carry on
If I can't find You

Chorus

I lift my eyes unto the hills
Where does my help come from?
My help comes from the Lord
The Maker of Heaven and Earth

Repeat

Chorus