carving itself again at 3:13 PM
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carving itself again at 2:31 PM
today's another baking frenzy day
cos yesterday i bought some pandan thing (i later realised it's not pandan extract) from the asian store
and you know me....i get excited very easily...
so i tried baking some pandan yogurt muffins
hmm......this time i put some oil on the paper cups so the muffin diddnt stick too much...which was good!
the texture still soft and moist inside....and a bit crispy outside...
this time i made sure i did not overbake them
they turned out quite alright
but not as fragrant as i thought they would be
i think cos the pandan thing i used not as strong as those pandan extract...it's more paste like than liquid like....so i guess next time i gotta put in more of that
this time the muffins look more naked than the previous vanilla muffins cos i diddnt put any toppings
wasn't too sure what to add that would go with pandan, but i think next time i'll try some almonds
pandan yogurt muffins
also, i tried this other yougrt cake
the dark chocolate yogurt cake
this one was baked in a loaf pan
it was quite dense
and the chocolate flavour was quite dominant (i guess since it's called dark chocolate cake hehe)
since i cut down on the sugar
the cake tasted very chocolatey but not sweet
the cake also had a bit of concentrated coffee in it
it would have tasted better it it was eaten with ice cream or whipped cream
after that i added some icing sugar on the cake
hoho....looks so christmas-ey
the icing sugar forms a very nice contrast with the chocolate cake
dark chocolate yogurt cake
dark chocolate yogurt cake with icing sugar
guess i'm gonna be stuffed with lots of cake!
i've had cake the whole day lol!
i have a lot more practise to go!
now for non-baking stuff
went to collect my academic transcript today
well, i thought it would be a good idea to have a hard copy with me during the exchange
hmm....i've yet to email the accommodation offices of lincoln and guelph to inform them that my flight has changed
hmm...still gotta apply for the australian visa
should i get new specs
i really would like new ones
but the thought of the price...hai sian.....
i think tomorrow the flatmates are gonna go catch a movie
public enemy i think
hehe...look forward to that since johnny depp is in it =)
i think i'm quite kiasu
i don't have any classes now
but i went to the bookshop to get those books compiled by the lecturers
you know those type with readings and stuff assigned for the particular course
i think i wanna bring it along to canada
it would act as extra resource heh....
hmm....i think i'm gonna go get more muffins later muahahha!
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
very addictive these things
together with ael, we made these chocolate clusters yesterday night
it has bits of raisins and almond too....
and it doesn't require baking
nice
it's sweet though... but not totally sweet cos you can also taste the tinge of 'saltiness' from the peanut butter we added in
tastes delicious!
chocolate & peanut butter cornflake clusters
all these evil sweet stuff....hehheh
who can resist?
anyways
got a call in the morning from flight centre
they said Air NZ changed their flight schedule
which means i can't fly off on the 3rd!
it's either the 1st or 4th of Sept....
and since 4th is the orientation
i gotta take the 1st of Sept flight
hmm....i hope there are no more changes....
unless its changes to give me a complementary business class ticket la!
HAHAHAH!
i wonder how it's like in business class.....
youssef you lucky guy!
also i feel very weird today
i feel cold and warm at the same time
but i took my temperature...no fever leh
i seriously hope i'm not falling ill
okay must drink lots of water now
Monday, July 27, 2009
heh i dunno why
maybe i always think i might use it again in the future
or maybe i just like to hold on to good memories
but today i've got to say goodbye to my beloved yellow Vans shoes
and 2 models
cos i needed to clear up some stuff in the room
or else i'm gonna have a very hard time packing in a few week's time
hmm...well...i still think i'm gonna have a hard time packing...sian...oh well...
the loyal shoes that i've had since my poly days
and my 1st constructed model for one of my studio projects in lincoln
so as a tribute i've taken pictures of them
and i plucked out a tree from each of the model
hahaha so i'll never forget how they looked like
my loyal Vans that have gone through so many years with me...through fun, laughter, stoning, dirt and no washing ! LOL!
my 1st ever studio model....i reckon not too bad fot the 1st try eh!
goodbye goodbye...rest in peace....
Saturday, July 25, 2009
this is the hot water bottle that sis brought over last year....
and since it's winter over here, it sure comes in handy
in fact this is the 1st time i'm using a hot water bottle
i got the green furry cover from K-mart for about NZ$7
also
i bought my 1st macdonalds happy meal!
i'm sure i had happy meals when i was a kid....
i meant getting one now when i'm err....not a kid...
well...i diddnt want to order such a big meal...so i thought a happy meal size would be good
lol!
i even got a toy! it's one of the characters from The Bee Movie....well i've never watched that movie before....but anyways there's this pushy thing where you press and it's wings and hands would move
haha.....i'm so easily amused
i feel like a kid
this reminds me of the time i got one of those kid meals from yoshinoya cos i wanted the origami paper lol!
my happy meal toy sitting on the furry green hot water bottle!
Friday, July 24, 2009
hmm......it turned out over brown...
any longer and it would have been burnt
LOL!
cos the toothpick i stuck in always came out not very clean
so i left it longer in the oven
and now i have crispy outside moist inside muffins
HAHA!
a bit difficult to peel the paper off the muffin
it wasnt too sweet cos i cut back half the sugar since i was using vanilla yogurt instead of plain yogurt...
heh next time i won't leave it inside for too long!
have a look at my crispy muffins!
Thursday, July 23, 2009
hmm.....i'm not having classes now....
why am i still busy?
still gotta email/meet lecturers asking them stuff about the exchange....some stuff about course selection...
unfortunately there's this course that i'm unable to register for....they said something about not meeting the prereq...
i hope this gets sorted out soon! i don't wanna stay another year just because of that....noooo...
also gotta worry about my work attachment...
i gotta do 6 weeks of landscape implementation work in order to graduate....and i'm hoping i'll be able to do that when i get back from my exchange....
that means i gotta email a whole lot of other people to find a job....
i hope i get one by then...so laychay...
anyways
i suddenly felt like baking stuff
baked some cookies today
they're supposed to be healthier....
there's no butter cos i replaced it with canola oil....i also replaced the sugar with Splenda
and the cookies are packed with rasins and oats
sounds healthier?
hahha....
Chocolate chip, oat & raisin cookie
Almond, oat, raisin and white chocolate cookie
if you're wondering where i took those pictures
lol....i kinda took those photos with my cookies at the window
nice bit of natural light
and these cookies are so easy to bake lol!
i love those no fuss recipes...
diddn't need to use any fancy machinery
easy for a lazy baker/cook like me!
i got the recipe from a website called 'Little corner of mine'
thanks for sharing the recipe =)
the cookies turned out quite nicely for me...at least i like them heh!
somehow mine turned out not too crunchy
which is the way i like my cookies!
they are not chewy either....just not hard...
i'm hoping to bake some yogurt muffins soon....
they are supposed to be healthier too lol!
also partly cos i do have some yogurt that needs finishing...hee....
well...
good luck to my baking expirements!