Cookies…sss

Can you see that there are three different types of cookies in this photo?

Well, they are chocolate chip, raisins and cinnamon sugared cookies. The ingredients are very simple, plain flour, brown sugar and lots of butter and just add whatever ingredients you like eg. chocolate chips, nuts or raisins.

This recipe is plain simple but rolling out the dough to be cut by the shaped cookie cutter is hard work but it is definitely worth it when you are eating the cuties.

The chocolate chip dough is a bit tough to be rolled flat because of the chocolate chips so I ended up using the knife to cut the dough into smaller irregular shapes.

My lunch

It’s been awhile since i posted my lunch and that is because I have not been cooking anything special lately.

But I am proud to present the following, 1st on the list is salad. What is so special about the salad? Well, I had toasted the croutons myself.

Next is grilled fish with vegetables or I should say biscuit crumble coated grilled fish.

Last on the list, is vegetables with grilled pork.

Performing at the galleries

It is my first experience attending a performance at the galleries. It’s just an ordinary gallery but a gallery at National Museum of Singapore.

The experience is extraordinary because for once I am not seated in the dark and lulling myself to a doze.

Plus, I am surrounded by paintings and most importantly there is no gap between the performances and the audience.

T’ang Quartet, you guys are just so wonderful.

T’ang Quartet

Sigh~

I think I will never get enough of them. Their music has grown so much with them over the years.

I could still remember the time when I first attended their performance in 1998 (if my memory did not fail me) and that was the time when I fell head over heels for the ‘spokesperson’ and is still smitten by him till to-date from his passion for music.

Today I finally worked up the courage to say hi to him in person and shaked his hand. In addition, I almost did an embarassing thing which is blunting out “Your hair looks so neat today, no longer like a mad scientist. In fact, you look very charming.”

I have always thought that he a is tall boy…but no, I’m wrong, probably 1.7m but he still look dashing with long messy or short neat hair.

I must mention about my first impression of them too. They made classical music so much fun and enjoyable & mostly importantly they know how to engage and capture the audience’s attention.

I will always remember the ‘Beethoven’ joke as well as the extended performance that led to the broken string.

Hmm… Wonder if they require a PA?

Corn chowder with a twist

I have been waiting to cook cream soup for a long while since I have discovered that I can substitute milk/thick cream with soya milk. I decided to try my own recipe and not puree the vegetables into the liquid form.

So I have turned it into a simple soup dish instead with bacon, onions, celery, garlic (1 clove), carrots and soya milk. For seasoning, I used all purpose seasoning (McCormick),  dried basil and black pepper. I grilled the bacon in the frying pan, remove it from the pan when they turn brown and lightly crispy. Next I add the vegetables in the following sequence, onions, garlic, carrots and lastly celery and sauteed them in the pan. When the vegetables are almost ready, I prepared a saucepan with soya milk at low heat. Before the soya milk boils, the sauteed vegetables are transferred to the saucepan which is cooked at low heat before I turned up the heat to bring it to a boil. The bacon is added the mixture before I turn up the heat.

Does it look yummy?

It looks a little dry cos the soya milk is soaked up by the vegetables so I plan to put more soya milk into the mixture when I heat it up for my lunch tomorrow.

Hair & Makeup

My lucky number?

Days without my android phone

I have sent my phone for a retreat (servicing cos the battery has overheated) today. So I have got myself a normal basic phone while waiting for it to be rejuvenated.

It has been a tough day but I am getting the hang of using a basic handphone without the apps.

I have been too reliant on technology so it is a good time to relax and look out of the windows while taking a bus ride. Learn to patient while waiting for bus instead of counting down the minutes after checking the estimated bus arrival app.

Hopefully I can hang on till my phone recovers.

梦

梦是完美的，现实是残酷的。

我一直在等待不可能实现的梦。

Wiley charity run

I’m on my way back from the charity run and feeling bored so i decided to load this post.