I don't know why, but this year, I've been feeling so gloomy and emo.. Of course I'm not sad or have this uneasy feeling all the time, but it's just been a bad year. There's always something going on in my life, as much as i try to avoid drama, it just seems to come to me. Friends had come and go, some are just well, complicated. I try to think positive, but it's just temporary. I tried to avoid my problems, but it just gets worse. So I just end up taking it all in, accepting it the way it is, I guess that's why i feel so unhappy. Am i a negative force? I don't understand. Sometime I wish i could move away to a different location and start fresh, learn from my mistakes and change what I've done wrong. Sigh.. And what makes me sad the most, is that times I'm suppose to enjoy or should be enjoying the most, I'm never 100% happy at the time because there's always something that is on my mind.. Why do i have to think so much? Why??!!
(sigh)
Friday, December 4, 2009
Monday, November 30, 2009
Tapioca Tong Sui
I have been craving for tapioca tong sui for a very long time but since I am lazy to follow my mum to the market, I am ashamed to say that I do not know how a tapioca looks like! OK kidding, I've seen it before.. but if you put a tapioca, taro,yam, the whole root family in front of me, I wouldn't be able to recognize it...i think. Anyway, I only know how it looks like after it is cooked! haha so obviously when I go to the supermarket, I look for the word "Tapioca" but I have never seen a tapioca in my 4 years in Peterborough supermarkets (really kampung area). But!! Hamilton's Vietnamnese S&S supermarket sells cassavas! Both fresh and frozen kind.
DID YOU KNOW THAT TAPIOCA IS ALSO KNOWN AS CASSAVA?
other names include: manioc,mandioca,aipim,macaxeira,manioca,boba,yuca
recognize any?~ ^^
Ingredients
1 Tapioca (the tapioca that has a powdery texture are the best)
2-3 Pandan leaves (tie in a knot)
Palm sugar/gula melaka
a slice of ginger
Sago
Directions
1) Soak sago in water for about 1-2 hours. Then boil it in water till it is translucent. Let it sit for a while more(If you cannot tahan and want to eat it right away you can skip this part). Drain, rinse under cold water, and set aside.
How to know your sago is cooked? It should be completely translucent without any white dots in it.
2) In the mean time, peel the tapioca skin (have to use as big knife the skin is so tough) and chop it into desired shapes. The smaller it is, the faster it cooks.
3) Add water to a pot and bring to a boil (Agak-agak the amount of water). Add the tapioca, ginger, and pandan leaves. Bring to a boil again for a few minutes and simmer on medium heat. When it is almost cooked, discard the pandan leaves,and add the palm sugar till it reaches your desired sweetness.
4) Add sago to the dessert. Done. Serve hot or cold.
DID YOU KNOW THAT TAPIOCA IS ALSO KNOWN AS CASSAVA?
other names include: manioc,mandioca,aipim,macaxeira,manioca,boba,yuca
recognize any?~ ^^
Ingredients
1 Tapioca (the tapioca that has a powdery texture are the best)
2-3 Pandan leaves (tie in a knot)
Palm sugar/gula melaka
a slice of ginger
Sago
Directions
1) Soak sago in water for about 1-2 hours. Then boil it in water till it is translucent. Let it sit for a while more(If you cannot tahan and want to eat it right away you can skip this part). Drain, rinse under cold water, and set aside.
How to know your sago is cooked? It should be completely translucent without any white dots in it.
2) In the mean time, peel the tapioca skin (have to use as big knife the skin is so tough) and chop it into desired shapes. The smaller it is, the faster it cooks.
3) Add water to a pot and bring to a boil (Agak-agak the amount of water). Add the tapioca, ginger, and pandan leaves. Bring to a boil again for a few minutes and simmer on medium heat. When it is almost cooked, discard the pandan leaves,and add the palm sugar till it reaches your desired sweetness.
4) Add sago to the dessert. Done. Serve hot or cold.
Saturday, November 7, 2009
Welcome!
Hi there!
Welcome to our blog! Here, we will be blogging just about everything! Our cooking experiments, beauty tips and tricks, life experiences, yeah pretty random! Let me introduce myself, my name is Veronica and my friend's name is Ayu. We both love to cook and eat lol, so we decided to start a new blog to take pictures of our experiments on our take of the recipes and blog about it. I guess we were or I was inspired after watching Julie & Julia. I thought it was actually a neat idea, except we are going to blog about everything. Thanks for dropping by and hopefully see you again soon! =)
Welcome to our blog! Here, we will be blogging just about everything! Our cooking experiments, beauty tips and tricks, life experiences, yeah pretty random! Let me introduce myself, my name is Veronica and my friend's name is Ayu. We both love to cook and eat lol, so we decided to start a new blog to take pictures of our experiments on our take of the recipes and blog about it. I guess we were or I was inspired after watching Julie & Julia. I thought it was actually a neat idea, except we are going to blog about everything. Thanks for dropping by and hopefully see you again soon! =)
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