it has been a long long time since I had Long John Silver breakfast. Think the last time i had it is on a SAT working day in the far far ulu place on the west side of the little red dot. Anyway, I had it today with my family... damage for LJS breakfast is $10.40.
After this we went off to do supermarket shopping for ingridents. Initially is to cook fishball noodles one for lunch, ended up with Poached Salmon since now it no longer sold in IKEA and we got the sauce from there as well the last time we are there. It stated for the meatballs, luckily it turn out not so lor..Cheeze sauce. This is the end-product we cooked just now:
Was at Shawn's place for BBQ and then I have been waiting long time for this salmon. And while waiting for it to cool down and me chatting with fren, this little cat decide to take it's strike.
There goes my salmon stick into that little creature stomach.
如果你想保持青春与美丽，以下几件事不妨每天坚持做：
①早晚两杯白开水
充足的水分是健康和美容的保障。特别是女性，缺水会使你的身体过早衰老，皮肤因缺水而失去光泽。但由于女性的代谢比男性要慢，消耗也比男性要低，女人又往往比男人喝水要少，这就会使身体和皮肤的问题同时出现。
年轻女子要做的是，至少早晚喝一杯白开水。早上的一杯可以清洁肠道，补充夜间失去的水分；晚上的一杯则能保证一夜之间血液不至于因缺水而过于粘稠。血液粘稠会加快大脑的缺氧及色素的沉积，使人显得衰老。因此，每晚饮水的作用不能低估。
②一个番茄
在水果和蔬菜中，番茄是维生素C含量最高的一种，所以每天至少吃一个番茄，可以满足一天所需的维生素C。
③一杯醋
女性还是有点“醋意”的好。每日三餐中食用醋可以延缓血管硬化的发生，已经是重复多次的保健常识，对于女人来说，除了饮食之外，在化妆台上加一瓶醋，每次在洗手之后先敷一层醋，保留20分钟后再洗掉，可以使手部的皮肤柔白细嫩。每天的洗脸水中稍微放一点醋，就能起到养颜的作用。
④一杯酸奶
从补钙角度看，女人是最容易缺钙的一个群体，而牛奶的补钙效果优于任何一种食物，特别是酸奶（yogurt），更容易被人体吸收，所以，女性不妨每天喝一杯酸奶。
⑤一瓶矿泉水
一定是要名副其实的矿泉水，它含有的微量元素和矿物质是皮肤最需要的。清洗脸部后仰卧，用矿泉水浸湿一块干净的纱布，然后敷在脸上，待纱布变干后再次浸湿，如此反复，就等于给面部做了一次微量元素的营养补充。
⑥一袋茶叶
应该喝茶，如果胃没有毛病，绿茶和乌龙茶最好。特别是那些想要减肥的女性，茶是最天然，最有效的减肥剂，再没有什么比茶叶更能消除肠道脂肪的了。
⑦一个简单的面膜
每天晚上临睡前，要做一个简单的面膜，其作用是将沉积在面部的脏东西除出去，并且使皮肤作一次“紧绷运动”，然后涂上护肤品，这样，晚间的皮肤才能得到最科学的修复。
另外要注意的是，睡眠时间不能过晚，特别是超过晚上11时，因为从晚上10时到第二天早上5时，是皮肤修复的最佳时间，而在睡眠中修复才有效，如果入睡时间超过了子夜，即使是第二天起得再晚，睡得再长，也已经错过了皮肤的最佳保养时间
Different types of juices bring different health benefits. A popular juice bar at work confirms this and they have a wide selection of fruit juice to help improve various aspects of a person’s health. If you do a quick search on the internet, you will also find many tips on what types of juices you can consume to help improve your health areas.
Here are some tips on the types of juices that bring different health benefits.
- Carrot + Ginger + Apple - Boost and cleanse the body system
- Apple + Cucumber + Celery - Prevent cancer, reduce cholesterol, and eliminate stomach upset and headache
- Tomato + Carrot + Apple - Improve skin complexion and eliminate bad breath
- Bitter gourd + Apple + Milk - Avoid bad breath and reduce internal body heat
- Orange + Ginger + Cucumber - Improve Skin texture and moisture and reduce body heat
- Pineapple + Apple + Watermelon - To dispel excess salts, nourishes the bladder and kidney
- Apple + Cucumber + Kiwi - To improve skin complexion
- Pear & Banana - Regulates sugar content
- Carrot + Apple + Pear + Mango - Clear body heat, counteracts toxicity, decreased blood pressure and fight oxidization
- Honeydew + Grape + Watermelon + Milk - Rich in vitamin C + Vitamin B2 that increase cell activity and strengthen body immunity
- Papaya + Pineapple + Milk - Rich in vitamin C, E, Iron. Improve skin complexion and metabolism rate
- Banana + Pineapple + Milk - Rich in vitamin with nutrients and prevent constipation
Have a look at the chicken wings that I had made sometime back.
I only marinate them with Char Siew Sauce and then baked them:
We had lunch at AiChiShan@junction 8
This meal cost me $40 and these are what we have.
What you eat affects your eyes, and one of the best ways to shore up your vision is to chow down on antioxidants. To infuse your diet with these nutrients, dish up spinach, broccoli, corn, strawberries, and nuts. Researchers suggest at least 250 milligrams (mg) of vitamin C, 90 mg of vitamin E, and 3 mg of lutein daily. These levels are higher than the government's recommended dietary intake; hedge your bets with a daily multivitamin.
We tend to become zombies in front of a glowing computer screen, blinking only three times a minute instead of the normal 20. The result? Dry eyes. Time on the yoga mat may be a source of relief because relaxed people blink more, which moistens the eyes. But what about eyestrain? The fatigue you feel is your brain asking for mercy. It sends the message to your eyes so that you will take a break. Remember, the eyes are only one of the five sense organs, along with the ears, nose, mouth, and skin; unless you maximize the health of all five, you'll never fully access your true potential.
This morning we are crazy to prepare quite a lot of stuffs..cooked Nasi Lemak with chicken wings for lunch, Kaya for the bread and as well as making Soya milk after lunch time.
Last thur my collegue brought me to this Queensway there to eat the Guo Tei...I liked the fried version. So today we decided to go there again and on the way there (almost reaching) then we realise that it was closed today! So MONDAY do not look for food that consist meat!
Ended up we lunched at the Alexandra Village for our lunch. After lunch we went off to pack our tea-time. For the 1st time I saw so many colourful 红龟粿. Now me looking for recipe to made the green bean paste or peanuts fillings. I have the premix of the skin at home.
Made this 2 weeks back only now have time to update. This is suppose to be the "九层糕 Kuih Lapis"
But while cooking my mum asked me to quickly poured finish and get done with it, do not waste time...ended up you see a 6 layer version. :P
Next time I shall not listen to her and take my own sweet time and maybe have more colour too.
Recipe is here..again from Violet blog.
九层糕
材料1
糖 : 210g
水 : 150g
香兰叶 : 6 片
材料2
粘米粉 : 50g
薯 粉 : 180g
椰浆 : 480g
盐 : ½ tsp
Vanilla oil : ¼ tsp
方法
1) 把材料2放进深盆内, 搅拌均匀
2) 把材料1煮开, 倒进材料2里, 搅均, 过沥
3) 把粉浆分成2份, 1份加入红色, 1份保留白色
4) 把16 - 18 cm 蒸盘蒸热, 倒入白色粉浆 100g, 蒸5分钟
5) 倒入红色粉浆 100g , 蒸5分钟
6) 重复同样的方法至最后1层, 蒸10分钟
7) 取出待冷便可享用
Kuih Lapis
Ingredients A:
210g sugar
150g water
6 pcs pandan leaves
Ingredients B:
50g rice flour
180g tapioca flour
480g coconut milk
½ tsp salt
¼ tsp Vanilla oil
Methon:
1) Put Ingredients B into a mixing bowl and mix well
2) Mix Ingredients A and bring to boil. Pour into Ingredients B
and mix well, strain.
3) Divide batter into 2 equal parts. Add red coloring in 1 part.
Leave 1 part white
4) Heat up a 16 - 18 cm steaming tray, pour 100g of white
mixture into the steaming tray and steam for 5 mins
5) pour 100g of red mixture on top of the white layer and
steam for 5 mins
6) Repeat until the last layer, steam for 10 mins
7) Remove, leave to cool completely before cutting into pieces
Note: I divide the batter into 3 portion, so made 1 green, 1 red, 1 natural batter colour - white. If wish to have more colours then need to divide into more portion.
Thinking what to have for my breakfast tomorrow morning trigger me to do a 杂果蒸蛋糕 Steam Mix Fruit Cake following the recipe provided by Violet.
I did a 1/2 recipe, but forgetful me added 1 tsp of the Sodium bicarbonate. At home I do not have Orange flavour and Mixed spice powder, so I replaced Mixed spice powder with cinamon powder instead.
Despite of the above, it turn out well and delicious (abit bitter due to the excess sodium bicarbonate), but steaming time abit long which can do away with if you are watching TV program or housework.
杂果蒸蛋糕
材料1
牛油 : 250g
黄糖 : 250g
材料2
全蛋 : 250g (4粒大)
材料3
Vanilla oil : ½ tsp
Orange flavour : 1tbsp
材料4 (过筛)
普通面粉 : 300g
梳打粉 : 1tsp
混合香料 : 1tsp
材料5
Mixed fruits : 200g
方法
1) 用中速将材料1打均
2) 将蛋逐粒加入打均
3) 加入材料3拌均
4) 改低速把材料4加入拌均
5) 加入材料5拌均
6) 倒入已涂油及铺上纸的22cm的圆形蒸盆
7) 在蒸盆上盖上锡纸
8) 以中火蒸30分钟改小火蒸 60 – 80 分钟
Steam Mix Fruit Cake
Ingredient A:
Butter : 250g
Brown sugar : 250g
Ingredient B:
Egg : 250g (4 big eggs)
Ingredient C:
Vanilla oil : ½ tsp
Orange flavour : 1tbsp
Ingredient D: (sift)
Plain flour : 300g
Sodium bicarbonate : 1tsp
Mixed spice powder : 1tsp
Ingredient E:
Mixed fruits : 200g
Method:
1) Mix Ingredient A well with medium speed
2) Add one egg at a time, mix well
3) Add in Ingredient C, mix well
4) Reduce to low speed, stir in Ingredient D
5) Add in Ingredient E, mix well
6) Pour into 22cm greased, paper-lined tin
7) Cover the tin with alumium foil
8) Steam 30 min at medium heat, reduce to low heat and steam for another 60 – 80 mins
Tonight is a busy day!
I baked the oatmeal cookies after feedback from Joyce that it is good a worth value to stock up. So since I am switching ON my oven to make the Walnut Mooncakes might as well bake the cookies too. Also my mum is helping me therefore can do faster. :P
Thanks mum!
Think this is the first time I bring Joel there though I have been there quite a few times since it opened. Farm mart changed alot and it does not seems to be that attractive after all these years. But glad to found a good place to lunch as recommended by a colleague.
This is what we ate this afternoon:
Do you know somthing your fren here woke up at 0630am to make breakfast! ON right?
I made muffins this morning..so you can imagine, my family woke up with the smell of muffins filled house. So nice and tempting right?
Anyway, it is a premix :P So just add water, stirred the mixture, pour into the cups and off into the oven. Simple right?
To tempt u, here is it:
Finally after so long I made my snowskin mooncakes again.
Here is it for your viewing:
I use 1/2 the recipe and it yields 10 big ones.
All done within 2 hours. Including dough rest time of 30-50 mins.
Very happy waiting for it to be chill so that i can cut to eat it :P
Wondering how much exercise do I need to in order not to put on any weight after the mooncakes intake. Any advise?
Althought it was known as Pepper Lunch do not be mistaken that it was only meant for lunch only. It does operate during the night time for dinner.
Yesterday evening, my hubby had a wedding dinner. Do know whose wedding- his collegue think someone quite old. Anyway, my mum boycot and does not want to cook for us. LOL . So we went to Ang Mo Kio hub to have dinner. I was thinking about having pizza or japanese food. When I came across this "Pepper Lunch" i though why not this since I have been eyeing it for quite sometime back..haha...
This is what we ordered - Chicken Pepper Rice & the Combo Salmon Chicken Set.
It was fun and we were remindered that in Malacca we too had this. But somehow like different sauce. We enjoyed our meals very much. It was fun flipping the food in the hotpot.
Maybe my next kitchen gadget would be a hot plate to that I can have this type of fun at home. Hmmm...any idea where to get the hot plate and the sauces?
Have you ever ask youself this question?
I have always this feeling after I had my meals. During school time i still can afford to have a nap, but no longer so after working. Sigh!
Let us know more about it:
If you feel sleepy after eating, particularly after sweet or bakery products, you are normal. Eating sugary foods causes your brain to make large amounts of the neurotransmitter, serotonin, that makes people fall asleep naturally at night.
Eating sugary foods or those made from flour, such as bakery products or pastas, causes blood sugar to rise higher than normal. This causes your pancreas to release large amounts of insulin, which drives one of the protein building blocks called tryptophan from your bloodstream into your brain, where it is converted to serotonin that makes you feel sleepy.
Many people can avoid feeling sleepy after eating by restricting foods high in sugar and flour. When it is important for you to be alert, eat foods that do not cause a high rise in blood sugar, such as vegetable salads, nuts, seeds, meat, fish and chicken.
Now we all know, need to restrict our diet. Preventive measure.
Hi hi,
Me into baking again. Today busy day too but luckily still able to nap for 2 hours in the afternoon. :P
My son challenged me to cook "Cereal Prawn" tonight and I of course PASS the test. Almost there just that I didn't have the green colour leaves and the chillie fry with the cereal. Will cook again next time to surprise my parents. He wanted it beacuse we had a great dinner last night at JUMBO resturant@ the Changi SAFRA. We ordered Cereal Prawn, Scallop with OX sauce and Fried Rice for dinner last night. I ordered Fried Rice because a few of my collegues recommended me. Anyway, I do not have the capability to cook that hard to master fried rice thought it sounded so simple.
So much talk about dinner, then we went off to bake a bread for supper tonight. If have any remain shall have it for breakfast. :)
Here the picture,
P/S: Must give some credit to my son who had helped me to mould the bread using his personal roller that I got for him from IKEA - children baking set.
Taught my mum yesterday and she made it with little instructions. :P
Brought some over for my collegues to eat..love it. Guess if one day I am not working think selling pop corn to those children can earn some $$.
Plain PopCorn
Ingredients:
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1/3 cup popcorn kernels
Directions:
Mix the ingredients in a microwavable bowl with lid and stir well.
Place microwavable bowl with lid in the microwave and cook on high power for 2 to 3 minutes, or until the pops are 5 seconds apart. (Note duration depend on your microwave power).
Remove the microwavable bowl with lid the oven and open it carefully, avoiding the steam. Pour the popcorn into a bowl and drizzle it with butter, then toss with salt and cheese, or honey, if desired.
This recipe for Plain Popcorn serves/makes 8 cups
This is what I have found out, sharing with all of you.
There are 5 basic food groups and a healthy diet consists of eating a variety of foods from all of the groups but in the correct proportions.
1. Bread, potatoes, pasta, rice, noodles and breakfast cereals.
These foods mostly contain starch and should be the main part of all your meals. If possible try to choose high fibre varieties. This group of foods are an excellent source of fibre and are rich in vitamins from the B complex.
2. Fruit and vegetables.
This includes all frozen, fresh and canned fruit/vegetables as well as salad vegetables. These are all excellent sources of vitamins, minerals and fibre and are naturally low in fat and calories. You should try to eat at least 5 portions of fruit and vegetables every day.
The following is a guide as to how much equals 1 portion:
2 serving spoons of small vegetables, e.g. sweetcorn, peas or mixed frozen vegetables.
1 whole fruit, e.g. like an apple or banana.
1 medium slice of large fruits e.g. melon or pineapple.
2 medium fruits e.g. satsuma’s, plums or kiwi fruit.
1 small bowl of small fruits e.g. strawberries or grapes.
1 medium bowl of salad
2 tomatoes
Half a cucumber
2 serving spoons of green and root vegetables e.g. cabbage, broccoli, carrots or parsnip.
1 glass of fruit juice.
3. Milk and dairy foods.
Milk and dairy products include cheese, yoghurt, milk and fromage-frais. They are rich in protein, calcium, vitamins and minerals. Eat or drink a moderate amount of these foods - about 2 to 3 servings per day. These foods contain a good source of calcium, which is essential to our diet, but as these foods can also be high in saturated fats try to choose reduced fat versions when possible.
4. Meat, fish, poultry and pulses.
Eating fish 1-2 times a week is good for you, especially if you eat oily fish (sardines, mackerel and salmon). All types of meats are included in this category and red meat is an excellent source of iron and vitamin B12, but try to choose the leaner cuts and trim off all visible fat before cooking. Lentils, nuts, peas and beans are also in this food group. Try to use lower fat versions of all these foods whenever possible. You should eat approximately 2 servings from this category each day.
5. Foods containing fats and sugars.
This last group contains butter, margarine, cream, ice-cream, low fat spreads, cooking oils, mayonnaise, salad dressings, cakes, biscuits, chocolate, sugary drinks, sweets, pastry foods and crisps. All of these foods tend to be high in fat and calories. Try not to eat these foods too often and when you do only have them in small amounts. If possible try to go for the healthier varieties for example sugar free sweets and low fat crisps.
