Simple Pressie Ribbon

Is simple and looks pretty :)

Instructions ::::::

1. Cut them in the same length of 3 and different by 1.5cm for each 3.
2. Do a double loop and use double sided tape to stick them in the middle of the strip
3. Repeat them and stack them together so it would look like a star. You can use double sided tape or glue to stack them.
4. lastly stick a circle loop in the middle.

Tang Yuan - Traditional Chinese Dessert

Tang Yuan is traditional dessert dish of glutinous rice ball served with sweet broth, there are also many ways to cook the sweet broth depending what kind of favors you like.

Today is Dong Zhi (Winter Solstice) is a tradition for chinese to welcome the Winter and most of the chinese family will prepare Tang Yuan dessert at home.

Ingredients

Tang Yuen

• Glutinous Rice flour - 1 cup
• 120ml of water
• coloring (optional)

Ginger Sweet Broth

• 1 large ginger - cut in big pcs
• 1/2 cup of brown sugar
• Pandan leaves

Method

1. Pour the glutinous rice flour in a mixing bowl and slowly add in water
2. Knead the mixture for 5mins or until it become dough texture
3. Divide the dough into half and mix them with coloring, pinch dough in small portion and roll into small balls
4. Boil 1.5L of water in a pot and add in ginger, simmer for 20mins then add in sugar.
5. While the soup is boiling, lower the head and prepare another pot of boiling water and drop the Tang Yuan into the pot, cook them until they float about 5 to 10mins.
6. Put the Tang Yuan into soup and served - hot or cold

Note : Tang Yuan can also stuff with peanut paste and sesame paste

Carrot and Radish mince pork soup

I got this recipe from Cuisine Paradise website and modified it a bit.. Radish is rich in Folic Acid and is very good development for my baby boy along the way :) The content given served 4.

Ingredients

• 200g Mince Pork (Season with soya sauce and pepper and set aside)
• 1 Medium Red Radish
• 1 Medium Green Radish
• 1 Carrot
• few red dates
• Handful of Wolfberries
• 1 Tbsp salt

Methods

1. Marinate Mince pork with 1Tbsp soya sauce and pepper
2. Wash and Cut carrot and radish into cubes
3. Add water into soup pot and bring to boil, add in red dates, wolfberries, cube carrot and radish
4. Roll mince pork into small round shape then add into soup
5. Bring soup to boil for 30mins and season with salt and pepper

Aglio Olio

The main ingredients are garlic and olive oil for this dish, it wont be perfect if without fresh chopped garlic and good oilve oil.. therefore Aglio Olio in italian means Garlic and Oil.

It is very easy to prepare and it only takes 10mins..

Ingredients

• 6 Tbsps Olive Oil
• 4-5 flakes of Garlic - Chopped
• 2 chilli padi - Chopped
• Pinch Black pepper
• Pinch of Salt
• Handfull of Spaghetti or Angel hair
• Optional - Picnic Ham / Canned Tuna / Seafood / Shitake Mushroom sliced
• Coriander for finishing

Method

1. Bring water to boil with a few drops of extra-virgin olive oil and add in spaghetti and cook for 10mins. set aside
2. Heat up frying pan and add in olive oil, garlic and chili padi and lower down heat
3. If you are adding Ham/Tuna or seafood, add them in and simmer for 5mins
4. Add in spaghetti and favor with black pepper and salt.

My Beautiful Wedding

Most memorable moments of my life with my beloved hubby Scott....... 29 Sep 2011 (Thursday) at Goodwood Park Hotel Singapore... Poolside Terrace.

Thank you to all friends and relatives attending our ROM wedding lunch. These are some nice photos taken and to share.

Our wedding suit and gown

Our ROM venue set up - Sunflowers

Raisins Muffins

It was a nice evening after dinner at home with mom and out of a sudden I feel like baking and realize that I have not been baking muffins for quite some time and luckily I still have a packet of chocolate chips and raisins but I had decided to make raisins muffins instead because Scott don't like chocolate chips, he told me last time that he will pick all chips out of those pastries.. haha.

Ingredients

• 1 Cup Self raising flour
• Pinch of salt
• 50g Melt unsalted butter
• 1/4 cup castor sugar
• 100ml fresh milk
• 1 egg
• Raisins a handfull

Method

1. Preheat oven 180c
2. Mix flour, salt and sugar together in a large bowl
3. Add egg and melt butter
4. Add fresh milk and mix altogether
5. bake for 20 to 25mins

Key Lime Pie

Key Lime pie is a very refreshing dessert, is citrus and always served cool, so it really goes well after dinner dessert or tea break in the afternoon :)

This recipe was from Women's Weekly magazine.

preparation 20mins (Exclude 2hours refrigeration time)

Ingredients

• 150g wheat flake biscuits with crumbly texture (I used digestive biscuit)
• 80g unsalted butter, melt
• 4 egg yolks
• 400g sweetened condensed milk
• 1tbsp finely grated lime rind
• 125ml lime juice (fresh)
• 300ml thick whipped cream - optional

Method

1. Preheat oven 180c
2. Crush biscuits until fine, transfer to a bowl, stir in butter then press mixture over base and side of a 23cm pie plate.
3. Place plate in oven and bake for about 10mins or until brown lightly. Cool
4. Beat egg yolks in a small bowl with electric mixer until light and fluffy. On low speed, add condensed milk, grated lime rind and lime juice.
5. Pour the mixture onto crust. Bake for 12mins or until just set. Cool to room temp, then refrigerate until required. Remove pie from from fridge 30mins before serve.
6. Cut into wedges. Serve with whipped cream on top.

Tip : to crush biscuits, place the in a Ziplock bag and pound with a rolling pin.