Paths walked for a purpose!

Ever 'studied' something for years and then just quit cause you 'hated' it, only to end up regretting your decision?

Ever fought with your really close friend and end up not talking for like years?

Ever been back-stabbed by people just so that they can climb over you to get something they want?

Ever been hated by people when all you're doing is for their own good?

Ever told someone the truth about what others think about them only to have them hate you?

Ever wished that you had told them how you feel rather than keeping it in?

Ever watched the one you love from afar... never going near?

Ever break up a relationship so that your precious person can find their own happiness?

Ever wished that you had done something different that would have changed the current present situation?

Ever said something that you could never take back?

etc... etc... etc...

I have... I quit ballet and music only to regret it... I fought with my close friend and until now we hardly talk ( not a word for 3 years)... People have spoken so badly of me in front of a superior so as to get something from me that they want so desperately... I've been hated by a whole group of people when all I was doing was helping them stay away from punishment...I have told numerous people the truth about what others are saying only to have them take it so negatively... I have regretted not expressing my true feelings... I've watched the one I treasured continue on with life... I've allowed him to find his own happiness... I've done so many things I wish I could just change... I've said too many things that I could not take back...

BUT IN ALL THESE REGRETS... I live only to find out that I actually do not regret them....

I've gone through so many experiences with a purpose... 

Yes... A PURPOSE...

That I may understand those that go through them... that I may be a source of strength and an example to others stating that these things should NEVER EVER PULL A PERSON DOWN!! The are the bones that have been broken for us to learn from... We only have so many bones that we can break... That's why we have to learn from others.. And I'm proud and SO SHOULD YOU that mine and your broken bones can be examples for others to learn from... Save their bones for other experiences...

NEVER GO ON WITH LIFE WITH REGRET! Look back and see what you have learnt from these experiences...believe me.. you will be amazed at how these painful experiences have allowed you to GROW...

Simplistic Chinese Birthday Meal

Coming straight from the hot kitchen...

Still steaming hot...

Is the Ultimate Simplistic Chinese Birthday Meal!

 

Simply sweet and simple recipes for your convinience~

So hold your horses whilst the experimentation of the recipes will take place on the 2nd of September~

Recipes will be release soon after that! 

Bon Appétit,
:+:Su_mEi:+:

Creamy Carbonara~ (mushroom flavour??)

Haven't got cheese at home??? Not to worry! You still can whip up a super easy carbonara which will match those that use "raw cheese"~

All you need is:-
a) 1 can of Cheese and Herb Prego Sauce
b) 2 cans of Campbell Mushroom Soup (Large cans)
c) Fresh Oyster Mushrooms (or mushrooms of your own choice)
d) Streaky Bacon ( As much as you love)
e) Shallots and Garlic (not a necessity~ )
f) Pasta of your choice~ ( I still love the normal spaghetti ) 

YES! Only these few ingredients is needed! So here is what you gotta do:-
1) Fry the bacon with as little oil as possible, till crispy. Remove them from heat and cool them off on some paper towels to remove excess oil. Keep 2 tbsp of bacon oil from the pan. Cut the bacon to small pieces.
2) Use a little bit of butter to fry the CHOPPED shallots and garlic. (I find that butter makes the best fragrance). Fry till fragrant.
3) Add mushrooms and continue to fry till the mushrooms are cooked.
4) Pour the 2 cans of mushroom soup paste and add 1 1/2 cans of water and cook till boiling.
5) Add the 1 can of prego sauce.
6) Cook the pasta, drain and toss with 1 tbsp of bacon oil.
6) Continue stirring till well mixed. The longer you cook, the creamier the sauce.
7) Just before serving, add in the bacon (not too long or they will be soggy) and cook for another 5 minutes.
8) Serve hot on pasta and YOU"RE DONE!

Isn't it just simple~ This recipe is more of a mushroom taste. For a more cheesy effect just add loads of  shredded Parmesan Cheese to your plate of pasta~ Enjoy~

Bisous,
:+:Su_mEi:+: (le chef de cœur)

MOST fragile in the world

What wins the award for being the MOST fragile?
Is it glass???
Is is life???
No.... No....Never.....

What builds with time and effort?
What builds with love and care?
What builds with honesty and truth?
What builds with just being yourself?

What can break with just a touch?
What can break with just a word?
What can break with just an action?
What can break with just a look?

What takes so long to strengthens?
What breaks in just seconds?
What takes so long to nurture?
What backfires it in just seconds?


There are so many friends just like that,
Close with them for a while, worlds a part next...
But you know.. true friendship exists...
All it takes is a few giant leaps.... and a recipe for eternity...

F is for Fun
   That friends share when they are together.
R is for Reliability
     A true friend is someone that you can always rely on.
I is for Interest
   Someone who is genuinely interested in you,
    your fears, joys, and life.
E is for Energy
     They pick you up when you are down, and give
     you the energy to go on and believe in yourself.
N is for Nothing
     Nothing is ever too much, no matter what time
      it is, night or day.
D is for Distance
      Although the miles may separate you, a true
      friend is never far away.
S is for Secrets
    Your feelings and personal/private thoughts
     that you can only share with a friend.
H is for Happiness
     The way I feel when we are together.
I is for Inseparable
   Through good times and bad, tears and
    laughter. A friend will always be there for you.
P is for Perfect
     The friendship


So what wins the award for being the MOST fragile?
Is it glass???
Is is life???
No.... No....Never.....

FRIENDSHIP... the strongest yet most fragile existence in the entire universe~
FRIENDSHIP~

:+: Su_mEi:+:

p.s. the poem is written to show my appreciation to all my friends (though they may never see this cause well.. they don't read my blog XD)... The meaning of friendship is not by me. I found it and thought that it was nice. BUT THE POEM IS ORIGINAL! XD copyrights remain with me~ so no copying~ XD *kiss*

Housekeeping 101

1 question is enough to keep you thinking..... and it is...

WHAT IS GONNA HAPPEN IF THE HOUSEKEEPING DEPARTMENT DOESN'T EXIST IN A HOTEL?????

Learn all about housekeeping and its importance at http://magicsweepsu.blogspot.com/ ~

This blog has been created as a housekeeping awareness campaign (part of my assignment in uni). In the blog, you will be able to learn about the importance of housekeeping, and what are the tasks SUPPOSED to be done whilst cleaning you rooms and etc. Housekeeping Department of a hotel is always taken for-granted. They are the 'maids' in the hotel and are constantly looked down on, overworked! and under paid. Imagine life without them???

This blog is also to create awareness for the current people and people who intent to work in this department about what is currently happening in the industry. How clean are the rooms??? How well inspected are they?? Are the right chemicals used?? Are they used properly???

So if you're free, feel free to drop by the blog and we will be ever so grateful if you would be so kind to provide us with your comments and suggestions. This is a group project done by my housekeeping classmates and myself.

Cheers~

:+:Su_mEi:+:

Solve this riddle~

1 life, 1 chance, 1 change

Each of us received a gift,
Each of us redeemed that gift;
A gift that comes once in eternity,
A gift that once lost, disappears forever.

One life was given,
One life is all we have;
Only a short time to eternity,
Only a short time to accomplish what is needed.

There were no rules,
There were no regulations;
On how we are to live our life,
On how we are to live its best.

We came to this lost world,
We came to this messed up land;
But what is our purpose,
But what is our reason for living.

Each of us has a gift,
Each of us has a talent;
One that can influence the world,
One that can make a change.

How you may ask, are we to use it?
How you may ask, can we make a change?
That alone is our sole purpose,
That alone is our reason for living.

To discover about our talents and gifts,
To discover how it can change lives;
Big or small, it all sums up,
Big or small, just know, you count.

There is no soul that is worth nothing,
There is no soul that is useless;
Everyone has a part in His plan,
Everyone has something he/she needs to do.

So discover that one thing,
So discover your mission;
We're living in a messed up world,
We're living in it together.

Step up! And take the challenge!
For all of us are the world's ONLY hope for change!

:+:Su_mEi:+:

A second gone, is a chance gone.... treasure each breath you take on this earth...it won't last forever

So Close!!! yet.....so far...

Closing our eyes,
We travel far;
We travel through our desires,
We travel in our dreams.

A moment of bliss,
A moment of happiness;
Having whatever we ever wanted,
Being able to hold it tight.

Reaching far,
And reaching wide;
We hope to catch it,
To hold it tight.

To hug our dreams,
To bring them to reality;
Just an inch away,
We're always an inch away from it.

Just a snap,
A POOF, its gone;
A dream that was an inch away,
A chance to gain whatever we desired.

So near,
Yet so far;
So close!!!
Yet out of reach.

The more we dream,
The more we reach;
The more we dream,
The more we give up.

But always know that He knows,
He knows our deepest desires;
Never give up,
Remember, you're just an inch away.

Persevere!
Fight on!
Miracles happen,
Miracles exist.

P.U.S.H!! (Pray until something happens)
Miracles happen everyday...
If only we opened our eyes to see them.
Miracles happen everyday...everyday.

:+:Su_mEi:+:

Note: A random poem that I just felt like writing... Just talks about how many times in our lives, we often feel that we can't achieve something, we can't do something... Just when you are about to reach your destination in life,
everything takes a downhill road. A speedy downhill road sometimes.

This is what you would probably think.."Its no point, I'll never reach my dream." "too far fetched.. I bet everyone with this dream gave up too"..." I can't do this anymore.. I can't stand it"...

STOP!! STOP!!! It is only when you think like this that your dreams shatter and break... Who says it is impossible? your friends?? your bosses?? people around you?? Who are they to determine if you reach your dream or not!

God will never short change you! He gave you that dream! And He will make sure that you achieve something.. either your dream.. or a lesson you learnt whilst chasing it... So close, yet so far...it is never the end~~ NEVER!

(This note is taken from the one I did on my Facebook account~)

A purpose... A lesson...

Life is an adventure,
Oh yes, an adventure;
For us to discover purpose,
For us to learn.

God created us,
He made us so beautiful;
God knew and knows us,
He knows our life.

What passed,
Passed for a reason;
What is,
Is for a reason.

What is to come,
Comes for a reason;
All of these are purposeful,
Made by God for a purpose.

We live life in search of a purpose,
We live life to learn;
Through everything God plans,
There is a lesson.

A lesson,
A  purpose;
We search for these...
We search for them.......

:+: Su_mEi:+:

Nothing happens just coincidentally...
After all, there is no such thing as COINCIDENCE... only NECESSITY!!!
A lesson is implanted in every single thing we do, every second, every point in our life~ Make that lesson worthwhile!

You haven't seen the last of me!!!

Ever felt so crushed and broken? Felt like certain people are just trying to kill your will? Your strength?? I get that feeling many times... Too many to keep count of! ^^ But you know... the only person that can pull you down is yourself! You're your greatest enemy!!

Here is a post I posted up on my facebook quite a while ago~~ :

"People may crush you. Persecute you. Try to destroy you. But you know, they can't fade you out because the only person that can destroy you,crush you to dust, make you take your bow and exit...is non other than YOURSELF! Don't let others count you out of the pic! Stand up!Stand strong!As long as your flame burns strong, no one can extinguish it! No one! But yourself!"

And here I present the lyrics of " You haven't seen the last of me"- by Cher!

Feeling broken
Barely holding on
But just there's something so strong
Somewhere inside me.
And I am down, but I'll get up again.
Don't count me out just yet

I've been brought down to my knees
And I've been pushed way past the point of breaking,
But I can take it.
I'll be back -
Back on my feet
This is far from over
You haven't seen the last of me.
You haven't seen the last of me.

They can
Say that
I won't stay around
But I gonna stand my ground
You're not gonna stop me.
You don't know me ,you don't know who I am.
Don't count me out so fast

I've been brought down to my knees
And I've been pushed way past the point of breaking,
But I can take it.
I'll be back -
Back on my feet
This is far from over
You haven't seen the last of me.

There will be no fade-out
This is not the end
I'm down now 

But I'll be standing tall again
Times are hard but
I was built tough.
I'm gonna show you all what I'm made of.

I've been brought down to my knees
I've been pushed way past the point of breaking,
But I can take it.
I'll be back -
Back on my feet
This is far from over

I AM FAR FROM OVER

You haven't seen the last of me.

No no
I'm not going nowhere
I'm staying right here
Oh no
You won't see me begging
I'm not taking my bow
Can't stop me
It's not the end
You haven't seen the last of me
Oh no
You haven't seen the last of me
You haven't seen the last of me

The end......... Remember, no one can put your flame out... except yourself!!  Cheers~

:+:Su_mEi:+:

KFC Coleslaw!

Everyone loves KFC Coleslaw (Well, not everyone but here is the big BIG clue on how to get people to like Coleslaw!) Recently, my family and I had a Christmas BBQ and for appetizers, my mum asked me to make coleslaw. But! My mum is not a fan of coleslaw at all! She hates eating eat! However, it seems that she tried one that her friend made and it seems that she liked it. She told me where to get the recipe and voila! Out came a recipe that was even accepted by my 2nd sis who also hates coleslaw.

KFC COLESLAW RECIPE FROM A "TOP SECRET" COOKBOOK *cool right XD*

* 8 cups finely diced cabbage (about 1 head)
* 1/4 cup diced carrot
* 2 tablespoons minced onions
* 1/3 cup granulated sugar
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* 1/8 teaspoon pepper
* 1/4 cup milk
* 1/2 cup mayonnaise
* 1/4 cup buttermilk
* 1 1/2 tablespoons white vinegar
* 2 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice

Method
1. Shred the cabbage and carrots finely.
2. Chop onions.
3. Mix all together.
4. Mix remainding ingredients in a bowl.
5. Pour sauce on the mixed vege and chill for a couple of hours / overnight.
6. Serve cold~


So simple isn't it! The best thing is, you can alter the ingredients to suit your taste. For example, I am 100000..% not a fan of any sort of vinegar. The minute I taste vinegar, I can throw up. Therefore, I omitted white vinegar when I made my coleslaw and instead added more lemon juice ( vinegar and lemon juice are both sour so who can tell the difference *wink*) Here are a couple more changes you can do.


a) Need more color? Add purple cabbage~
b) Love onions? Add more! (My sis is a fan of onions, and when she added more into our recipe, she immediately accepted it)
c) Can't find buttermilk? I didn't use any and it tasted great!
d) Love carrots? Add em!
e) Making coleslaw to match an orange theme? Adding more carrots will make the sauce orange.
f)Sweet? Salty? Peppery? Adjust them to your taste.
g) Not a fan of dairy products? Don't worry, you won't taste much milk (My mum and 2nd sister can't stand the taste of dairy products and they were ok with this coleslaw).


There are so many more variations so just try your ideas out! Change one thing and it becomes a new recipe! Try and experimenting are the first few steps to becoming your own chef after all!! ENJOY!
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Lotsa Love,
:+:Su_mEi:+: (le chef de cœur)

Batik cake ( Kek Batik )

--A Sarawakian cake that is meant for all chocolate lovers~ 
--Extremely chocolaty & delicious~
--Flour-less dessert~
--The best part... THERE IS NO BAKING!!
--Hurry and get a pen and paper to jot down this 'simply-sweet-n-simple' recipe!!

Ingredients
100g (3/4 cup) milo
25g (1/4 cup) cocoa powder 
125ml (1/2 cup) boiling water
190g (3/4 cup) butter, cut into large chunks
200g (1/2 tin) sweetened condensed milk
110g (1/2 cup) white granulated sugar
5 eggs, lightly beaten
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
250g (1 packet) Arnott’s Marie biscuits

Method
1. Pour the water into a small pot and leave to boil. (Note: You may start off with 150ml of water as some will evaporate during boiling.)
2. Once boiling, add the milo and cocoa powder and stir until totally dissolved. Do not stop stirring. (Note: You may add more milo or cocoa powder to your liking. I personally added about another 40gm of milo myself ) Lower the fire to medium as chocolate burns very easily.
3. Next, put in the butter, condensed milk, sugar, eggs and vanilla extract and continue stirring over small fire for about 20 minutes. Ensure the chocolate does not burn.
4. Once combined well to form a custard, off the fire. Pour in all the biscuits ( Break into quarters if using large marie biscuits )  and mix well. (Note: You may prefer to do this in a separate bowl instead of in the pot.)
5. Grease a deep loaf tin with butter and line with parchment paper. Pour in the mixture. Ensure it is packed compactly. Wrap with cling film and chill preferably overnight.

 

 Best served chilled with coffee or tea~

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HAVE A GO! 

Lotsa Lurve from,

:+:Su_mEi:+: (le chef de coeur)

Scary Almond Finger Cookies

This recipe is in fact just a basic butter cookie recipe~ Very easy to do yet so delectable!

 Scary Almond Finger cookie with Chocolate Sauce 

( Berry sauce can be used if desired to look like blood )

Ingredients ( For approx. 99 finger cookies )
a) 415g unsalted butter
b) 500gm plain flour
c) 220g light brown soft Muscovado or golden caster sugar
d) approx. 100 whole almonds
e) 1 nos egg ( For egg wash )



Method
1. Combine butter, plain flour and sugar; knead and combine with your hand until it becomes a dough.
2. Chill for a minimum of 1 hour.
3. If almonds still have skin on them, soak in hot water for a few minutes and then super freeze it by throwing them into a bowl of ice water. Peal the skins and dry them.
4. Remove the dough from the chiller and start to shape them into long fingers. (Note: Use a thread to create wrinkled joint markings on the joints of the fingers. )
5. Use egg wash to press and stick the almond on the tip of each finger to look as finger nails.
6. Egg wash the end of the finger so as to create the effect of dried blood.
7. Bake at 175*C for approx. 20 minutes until golden brown.
8. Cool before storing in an air-tight container. ( Note: Do not immediately chill the cookies by placing them in a chiller. This will cause the cookies to break and crumble)


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Easy right? Enjoy~

Lotsa Lurve from,
:+:Su_mEi:+: (le chef de cœur)

Chocolate Molten Lava~

A continuation from my previous post...


This is a very simple and easy to do recipe; yet it is so delicious, any chocolate lover out there will drool over it!


Ingredients ( roughly 9 Ramekins )
Chocolate -----250g
Butter ---------200g
Whole Eggs ---4 nos
Egg Yolks ----3 nos
Sugar ---------75g
Cake Flour----40g

Method
1. Set your oven ( combination oven at 210*C / normal baking oven at 240*C).
 
2. Melt the chocolate with butter over a baine-marie ( water bath ) till completely mixed. (note: You can use belgium chocolate, dark chocolate, milk chocolate, any chocolate, or you can even mix them. Each of them will produce a different taste so mix and match them to your liking.)

3. Once melted and completely combined, remove from heat and leave to cool till warm. (note: heating the chocolate for too long over high heat will cause the temperature to increase fast. Thus causing the chocolate to also harden faster at room temperature. Chocolate should be melted over medium heat water bath to a relatively average temperature so as to allow it to be molten at room temperature for a longer period of time. )

4. Separate your egg yolks from the white and combine the yolks with whole eggs together. Just gently combine them using a hand whisk. Next add in sugar and just gently combine. (note: you're not to whisk the eggs and sugar. Just combine them.)

 5. Combine the chocolate mixture and egg mixture together gradually. 

6. Add flour slowly and mix with a wooden spoon till well combined.

7. Grease your ramekins with lots and lots of butter. Fill up your ramekins till the end of the indented line.

8. Bake for 6 minutes. Remove from oven and leave to cool.

9. Serve pippin hot either in the ramekins or you can flip it out of the ramekins.

10. Best served with cold vanilla ice-cream!

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That's it! So simple yet so delicious. XD Give it a try folks!!

 Lotsa lurve from,
:+:Su_mEi:+: 

Molten Dream to Reality!!

CHOCOLATE MOLTEN LAVA TOPPED WITH HOMEMADE VANILLA ICE-CREAM, GARNISHED WITH MINT LEAF. ALSO ACCOMPANIED WITH SCARY FINGER COOKIE WITH CHOCOLATE SAUCE!!!

I first had the dream ( short term dream ) about baking this delicious chocolate cake that has melted chocolate flowing right out from the core. The thought of it just makes me droooooolll all the way. I got to know about this dessert from a japanese anime I watched quite some time ago which is Tsubasa Chronicles. From there I searched and searched and finally found the name of the dessert ( which is chocolate molten lava) and  the recipes.

Problem was that there were so many recipes that I didn't know which one to use... and TADA!! The chance for me to try out this dessert which I have never tasted or seen or made before arrived. I was incharge with my other classmate, Joanne to create a dessert based on the theme 'Scary Winter' ... I was very determined on this dessert and bought my own ingredients to try out the recipe.

First try was a disaster... tasted horrible thanks to the baking powder and soda... Try number 2... We used a different recipe and it turned out better!! Thus came the chocolate molten lava that was loved by all ( except 2 ) the guest that feasted at the restaurant that very day.

We however were puzzled on how to make it scary.... thus we found the recipe for scary almond finger cookies and IT WAS A SUCCESS TOO!!!

This is definitely a recipe that is worth sharing with the world!! And it will be featured tomorrow in this very website!! SO LOOK OUT FOR IT!! 

xoxo

:+: Su_mEi:+:

Why do lizards drop their tail??? WHY??!!! IT IS GROSSSS!!!!

I live in a house which is well, also a nest for lizards. Don't get the wrong idea!!! What I mean is that my house has a few lizards ( maybe 5 or 6... or 10? Not sure if this includes the garden species...OH WELL ^^ ) They don't really do any harm or bother my family members and I but once in a while, we tend to find a lizard at the kitchen sink... 

Disgusting or not is not the matter, just that, you will never know when they are in there. You just walk to the sink and *JUMP* the lizard "flies" out of the sink in shock that it has been discovered. And this is followed by the natural scenario which is *AAAAAAAAAAAA!!!* from the one that discovered it. Can't help it if it is human natural respond to shock...or is it just mine?? 

You can pretty guess where i am heading to... YES!! I can proudly say I found 1 in my kitchen sink today.... or actually my mum did...It was a baby lizard...still very very young. The skin is partially translucent making it even more...gross?? Though it didn't bother me. Problem was that lizards are not very smart reptiles... 

This baby lizard, being young, was very adventurous and decided to take a hike in my kitchen... It found a spoon in this giant metal hole that looked interesting. Being stubborn, it did not listen to it's mother's advice to avoid the giant metal hole. And it DOVE IN!! WHEEEEE~~ After investigating the spoon for a little while.. it decided, " it is nothing special..should just go somewhere else......................................................."...... Problem was... "HOW TO GET OUTTTTT?????!!!!!" shouted the poor little lizard...

YES... It was not big nor strong enough to jump OUT of the metal hole *aka the sink*... it tried and tried but failed.... I took a stick and tried chasing it out but it failed.... The lizard was in such stress that he ( or she) tried to scare me off by... DROPPING IT"S WRIGGLY TAIL!!!!!

So why do their drop their tail?

1. To scare their predator. 

* IT SCARED THE HELL OUT OF MEEEE!!! *

2. To keep their predator occupied while it runs off.

* Yes I was occupied being disgusted by it but again... there was no where for it to run.. so what is the point...*

Animals are such strange creatures... guess that is how they survive out there in the wild.. imagine dropping a hand or something to escape thieves or bad people...ewwwwwww...

In the end, my brave dad got it out of the sink and that ends the story of " the little lizard and it's adventure in the giant metal hole"...

The End

:+:M3i:+:

Dail 999!!!

When running a marathon, we...
Pant, pant, run, run, pant, pant, run, run;
When we work, we...

Work, work, stress, stress, work, work, stress, stress.

All we're doing is all wrong,
No wonder we always sing a sad song;
We always over do all things,
"Doing this is right," we think.

Chill, chill, do not rush,
It is not the end you know.
Sprint, jog, sprint, jog,
Work, rest, work, rest.

And at the end, push with all that's left,
Do not look right, nor left,
Focus on the goal,
To satisfy your soul.

Do this and you'll be at the top,
In 1 piece,
1 breath,
BUT with 1000 SMILES!!
~ Su Mei

A simple poem I wrote about 2 years ago. I was probably stressed out and was finding a way to encourage myself to go on. It is basically about how we as humans always tend to stress out!! *Admit it...you do don't you???* 

But don't you notice that the product of work that is done while we are stressed out is always a stressed product... Quantity, may be you might have gotten it *clap clap clap*... QUALITY... NO WAY! If you are stressed out while doing something, quality of your product drops at a minimum of 110%!! SO CHILL!! Relax and take a deep breath... Stress is good but we tend to take an over-dosage of it which is obviously not good for our health ^^~~ Our product quality drops and before you know it, you will be the one that drops onto the floor *CALL 999!!!* ^^ 

xoxo

:+:M3i:+:

D@iLy AdViSe : HOOOORAY!! Monday is gone, 4 more days to the weekend... But sadly, time doesn't move as fast as you want it to? Fun makes time go faster naturally so try to put some fun into your work... If you can't...DRAG A FRIEND... After all a friend in need is a friend in deed... ~~~

Addictive Chocolate Eclairs~

This is one of the recipes I did in my pastry class and it turned out quite nice. Had some praises from several chefs. A simple and quick recipe. There are many variations to the fillings and the whole thing actually ^^ Along the way, always taste your product. Does it need more sugar? More salt? Everyone has their own taste preference and if you taste what you make and 'tweek' the recipe to go with your taste, you can never go wrong!! Enjoy making and EATING the Addictive Chocolate Eclairs~

Eclairs

Method

1. Combine water, unsalted butter, salt and sugar to rapid boil. (Use medium fire)

2. Add strong flour ( a little at a time ), ensure continuous stirring until a paste forms.

3. Remove from heat, and let to cool till 60˚C (140 ˚F).

4. Beat eggs (use mixer) a little at a time. (Note: Too much at a time can cause product to be too wet)

5. Product should be smooth and moist.

6. Fill piping bag and pipe roughly 3cm think an 8cm long on baking tray. (Use round nozzle with diameter 1-1.5cm)

7. Bake for 10 minutes at 215˚C.

8. Decrease to 190˚C and bake till slightly browned.

9. Remove from oven and leave to cool.

Creme Pattissiere (Filling)

Method

 

Product ~> Soften with whisk and gradually add same amount of whip cream.

Overall Product

1. Slice eclairs to form a book opening ( like how you would open a book).

2. Fill pipping bag with creme pattissiere and pipe into the opening.

3. Ensure filling does not overflow.

4. Melt semi-sweet chocolate (use bane-marie/ water bath). (Note: Chocolate sauce can also be used. Leave a comment if you would like the recipe for chocolate sauce)

5. Dip the top part of the eclair in the chocolate.

6. Chill and serve cold.

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Violets are blue;

Sugar is sweet,

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Hi to everyone out there in this bittersweet world! Thanks for taking sometime off from your daily routines to read what I have to say in this D@iLy Do!nG$ blog that I have recently created. My name is Mei and I am just your average teenage girl. This blog is created for anyone and everyone who would like to take some time off from the chaos of the world, to just sit back, relax and read about daily observations, must try recipes, music,books and movie reviews and so many other things.

Personally, I confess that I am a very long winded writer. I simply do not know when to stop writing ( now is a really good example ). So this blog will be also a project for me to learn how to keep things short but again in a SWEET AND SIMPLE form. 

All comments,reviews and suggestions are welcomed gratefully!

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