Chicken Fried Rice Wrapped in Fried Eggs

Since I'm currently crazy about Japanese dramas - I'm also currently crazy about Japanese food and food presentation - particularly bento boxes, cuz I always take lunch with me when I go to uni and sometimes.. the food i bring is not so appealing and I end up buying something. So this is something I made for my dad b/c he was sick of bringing curry for 3 consecutive days, and since he's really diet conscious, I made him a healthy lunch instead :). I got this recipe from this book that i snitched off GB's mum. LoL.. it's really pretty and colourful :3 This recipe will be enough for two people.

Chicken Fried Rice (time to make, less than 10 minutes)

• half a chicken breast
• 1 c of peas
• 1/2 onion diced into small pieces
• 1 clove of garlic
• 1 1/2 plate of rice
• salt and pepper to season

• Sautee garlic and onion in 1 tblspoon of olive oil
• add in chicken breast, and sautee further until it changes colour
• add in rice
  
• add in peas
• and season
• set aside

Egg wrap:

• 3 eggs - whisk in a bowl, add alittle bit of milk
• pour half of the egg mixture into a wide pan that has been heated up with some oil
• spread around the pan so it takes up a lot of area, and leave until cooked
• place half of the rice into the fried egg and wrap it around, place it into your lunch box
• do the same for the rest of the fried rice

Garnishing:

• Green beans and Carrots: Boil it for 2 minutes in boiling water and alittle bit of sugar, salt and vinegar. Drain and blanch with cold water - dry it and place it in the lunch box
• Put some tomato or bbq sauce ontop
  
• sliced Fried Tofu pockets that is often used for inari sushi
  

Green Tea Pops

PoP Star Pop Star

Hmm this is a very nice dessert if you're like Gilburt that really likes jelly and in addition to that, it's nice for those that don't really like sweet things - cuz you can alter the sugar levels just the way you like it - and they're especially nice when it comes to sweaty nights and thirsty throats. The jelly is poured ontop of the cake, so it's really beneficial if you have those muffin tins - if not, a big cake tin is fine as well...

Green Tea Cake:
(Please look at my chiffon cake recipe, also add 2 teaspoon of greentea powder into the milk)

then, place 1-2 tblspoon of the cake batter into ungreased muffin tins and bake in 150 for 15 minutes, take out from oven and flip the tin upside down and have it supported by two cups for about half an hour. Once all is cooled, remove the cakes from the muffin tins, wash the tins with soapy water and rinse thoroughly to remove any residual cake crumbs on the sides of the tins and also dry the tins thorougly. (This is necessary for this cake if you dont have a lot of muffin tins so that the jelly will be easily and cleanly removed from the tins once the jelly sets). Then, put back the cakes back into the muffin tins ready for the jelly mixture

Yolk Flavoured Jelly:
You can get these kind of jellies in asian supermarkets. I used half a packet of the egg yolk jelly for about 15 small cakes like this. Cook it as the instructions and let it cool for 10 minutes before putting it ontop of the cakes. Put it in the fridge and let the jelly set before eating :3.

ElmO-ness

Konnichiwa! :) O genki desu ka?
Hmm.. it's been a while after I write in here - well.. I've been busy watching Japanese Dramas in the past few weeks.. It's like you're addicted to it and you cant stop!! If anybody knows good japanese or korean dramas - please let me know, so I can download more! (Mwahahahaah)

Nothing special really happened in my life - only to find that my supervisor kind of hinted that I should probably do PhD. Seriously, i'm in a major dilemma - cuz i dont know if science is really what i want to do. I've been doing serious soul searching and I have come to the conclusion that I want to try to be independent in the next year (i.e. live in a different country to them). Cuz, sometimes it feels like i'm living a life the way my parents want me to live. (i.e. graduate - and work work work and study in between and then work work again to have a great career) But i've realised that I'm not that type of person. hehehe.. and I don't want to live under their supervision anymore, I wanna do my own thing without being told off all the time. On the other hand, I still have my heart stuck on doing medicine - even when so many people try to put me off it, I always come back to it. I think it's because it's so interesting to meet so many different people and talk to them even if they come to see you with the flu. With the bachelor i'm doing right now - I dont talk to anybody!!! Cuz you just practically work with cells Y.Y oh dear lord.. I cant imagine a career in this.. The more I think of it, I think i just want to be a voluntary worker in a local orphanage or something, I think i'm happier doing that than doing the stuff that my current degree has to offer. I ask again, is this what they call with the quarter life crisis? (Y.Y)

Anyway, enough of me! :P here are some pictures of elmo eating my mum's cactus plant V(^^)V

Strawberry Cream Cheese Cake

Basic Chiffon cake

• 6 eggs - separate (yolk and white)
• 1/2 tspn tartaric acid and 50 g of sugar
• 25 g corn flour (2 tblspoon)
  
• 100 g castor sugar
• 180 mL fresh milk
• 150 g pure plain flour
• 90 mL of cooking oil
• a pinch of salt
• vanilla essence

1. Mixture A: Whisk 6 egg whites until it forms soft peaks, then add in tartaric acid and sugar and whisk again until they become stiff
2. Mixture B: Mix 6 egg yolks+plainflour+cornflour+sugar+vanilla essense+milk+cooking oil+salt until all is incorporated, and the mixture is not lumpy
3. Fold Mixture A to Mixture B carefully so that the air bubbles don't escape
4. Pour into Ungreased or Un-Lined baking pan
5. Bake at 150 C for 1 hour (or until a skewer is dry when inserted at the middle of the cake)
6. Once cooked, take out from pan and invert it straight away (keep the edges supported like by using: glass or bottles)
7. Once cooled, slice horizontally into 3 pieces

Cream Cheese

• 250 g of philadelphia cream cheese
• 500 mL of cream
• 100 g of sugar (can vary depending on your taste, put less if you dont like it too sweet, put more if you like sweet)
• rum (Corruba if you have some, if not: use rum essense)
• 1 tspn of vanilla essense

1. Mix everything together until all cheese and cream are well incorporated

Also need 1-2 punnets of strawberries and white chocolate

Assembly:

1. Take the bottom cake layer
2. Spread it with cream cheese
3. Layer with thinly sliced strawberries
4. layer with another cake
   
5. Spread it with cream cheese
6. Layer with thinly sliced strawberries
7. Sandwich with the top cake layer
8. Clean the sides of the cake
9. Spread Cream cheese on the outside of the cake
   
10. Grate white chocolate on top of the cake
11. Garnish with more strawberries
    

Jus Alpukat

YuMmMmM

Hm.. it's been 9 friggin days after I had wrote an entry! whoa.. I've just been really busy with life (kyaa..haha). Anyway, during the weekends, Eviana stayed over at my house and as always -we're always eating.. and eating..and eating... and one thing that we did make (apart from sweet bread) was this Jus Alpukat (Avocado Smoothie). It tasted so reminescent of Indonesia.. and how i used to eat(/drink?) this when I was little.

• 2 very ripe avocadoes
  
• sugar (however much you want)
• 2 teaspoon of coffee powder (dissolved in 15 mL of hot water)
• chocolate syrup (optional - I dont like it being too sweet)
• 2 c of milk

Just put everything in a blender until smooth and serve.

Something to think about

After careful thoughts and meditation, I've come to a conclusion... that everything in life is so tangled and every decision you make some what influence your future. If you're the type that like to play is safe, you'll always make your decision based on fear. If you're the type that likes risks, you'll always make your decision based on your unforseen opportunities - even if they may include failure.

As I had previously hinted, I was and still am confused about what the hell it is i have to live my life for, and god be damned it's the only thing in this world that I don't have a certain answer about. And - I hate uncertainties. For my entire highschool life - I had been majorly influenced by parentals who had taught me to lived my life in the safe zone. I prepared myself - years before I enter university, trying to be more advanced or a step forward then my fellow classmates - preparing to be that special somebody through my achievements. I worked hard and so dilligently; only to find I'm evermore insecure, unhappy and unwilling to try anything new. Afterall, I was only a kid (16 to be exact) when I finished highschool - It was OK for kids that age to be confused, angry and naive. As I entered university - my point of view started to change, and so did myself. At first I couldnt accept the change that I was going through - but in a way, I loved it. I loved rebelling against the most important thing I stood for - ("To work hard and be "somebody", that way - you'll earn all the respect and money you need in this life"). And with that, came rebellion against my parents, the terms "religion, being religious" (sigh - this is a long story, let's not get that involved) and rebellion against the "good girl" image that is stamped on my forehead. I hated everybody, I always wondered why I was never happy - even when I had a loving boyfriend and loving parents.

Then, I hit my 20th year of being alive and so my quarterlife crisis kept on. I was constantly stressed, tired and lacking in motivation. I wanted to always wag university cuz it doesn't carry any particular importance to my life and it's not like I really want to do honours. I felt like I was in a circle, in a tangled confusion and anger towards everybody that was close to me. So literally, nothing could excite me anymore - I thought I had no reason to stay alive. Until this morning, I had a little chat to my dad - something that doesn't happen too often, but will last forever. I can always connect to him and I knew I can trust and count on him - eventhough I had resented all the things he had implanted in me about "becoming somebody" eversince I could remember. We talked about life, about relationships, about career, about having a family, about problems we face each day, even about Israel and the Holy Temple. We shared our thoughts and he explained to me why he taught me to be the way I am now. And, i understood - I understood that he was just as insecure as I am, but in a different angle. He was feeling uneasy about things like, us being still young and how we'll still need him around to support us financially, eventhough he's tired and doesnt want to work anymore. He was also feeling worried what happens when he retires, like nothing to live for anymore - especially when his kids are gone to have their own life, he'll have no body to talk to him and take care of him. He's worried that he'll get frustrated because he has nothing to do. All these years, he felt that he never deserved a break from working so hard everyday because he's worried about us: me and my sister. And all these years, I've been so angry towards him for so many of my selfish reasons, when all he did was to support us, be there for us when we need him the most and wish us the best in life so we can live a better life than him. And I've been so selfish to realise it. :( I'm really sorry pi, please forgive me.

Anyway, I wrote this for all of you who had been in my situation or may not. Just think for a while about your parents - think about what your and their futures are going to be like and how you're gonna treat them. Take the time to talk to them because before you know it they may be gone forever. I hope this story can give a little input in the life of our parents, and give us a little more understanding why they do the things they do.

RoTi Manis

Left (sprinkled with sesame seeds): Tausa/Red Bean Bun
Right (sprinkled with breadcrums): Ragout-bun

Dough Mixture
Mixture A:

• 1 sachet of yeast (fermipan/di NZ pake: elfin instant dry yeast for breadmakers)
• 150 mL warm water
• 100 g flour

Mixture B:

• 400 g flour
• 100 g white castor sugar
• 150 warm milk
• 2 eggs

Bahan C:

• 100 g margarine
• 1/2 tspn salt

How to make dough:

1. Mix everything in mixture A to form a paste, leave out for 15 minutes until they form bubbles
2. Add in mixture A to mixture B and mix together until it is not sticky anymore
3. Add in Mixture C
4. Keep on kneading the dough until the dough is stretchy and not sticky (if you use a mixer, it'll probably take 20 minutes to knead)
5. Heat up your oven to 50C for 10 minutes and turn it off
   
6. Cover the dough with wet towel and place it in the oven for 30 minutes
7. Mean while make your fillings
8. Take dough out of the oven and place on a greased surface
9. Part into pieces each weight 40 g
10. Then roll these dough portions on the greased surface in a rounded motion (to make sure that it produces a smooth and shiny surface of bread)
    
11. Fill in the dough with the fillings of your choice
12. Let it stand for 1o minutes
13. Brush with egg white
14. Sprinkle with breadcrumbs or sesame seeds
15. Bake in 170C oven for 15 minutes
    

Tausa:

• Red bean paste bought from the asian supermarket

Ragout:

• Look at previous entry

Food Science Food Festival: Risoles

Risoles Isi Ragout

Pancake:

• 2 eggs
• 1 c of flour
• 1 c of milk
• mix everything thorougly
• fry in medium heat until cooked -> not browned

Ragout:

• 1 chicken breast (boil until cooked and dice into tiny pieces)
• 2 carrots (boil until softned and dice into tiny pieces)
• 2 sticks of celery (boil for 5 minutes until softend and dice into tiny pieces)
• 300 mL of milk
• 4 pieces of garlic
  
• 2 tblspoon flour
• 1/4 c water
• 1/4 teaspoon of nutmeg
• salt and pepper to taste

1. once everything is diced, set it aside
2. sautee the garlic for 2 minutes
3. add in the diced chicken and vegies, sautee further for 5-7 minutes
4. add in milk, sautee further for 5-10 minutes in medium heat
5. put lal the seasoning
6. dissolve 2 tblspoon with flour in 1/4 c of water
7. pour into the milk mixture
8. Sauce will thicken over time, so stir continuously to avoid burning at the bottom of the pan
9. Once the sauce is thick and not so runny, take off from heat- set aside

Assembly:

1. Take a pancake
2. fill with ragout
3. Roll (like how you'd roll a spring roll)
4. secure the ends of the rolls with the flour paste

Cooking:

• 2 eggs, crack and whisk-> place in a flat bowl
  
• bread crumbs -> place in a flat bowl
• oil to deep dry
• Take 1 filled pancake -> roll in eggs -> roll in bread crumbs -> deep fry
  

Food Science Food Festival: Winko Babat

Sorry yaa.. gambarnya ngak menggiurkan, fotonya salah angle, kekekeke tp udah abis diserbu org sebelon bisa difoto lagi. Tp suwer deh.. ini winkonya enak benerr!!!!!

Last week was my friend's food festival, but I got so tired and I forgot to upload the pictures from there. Well anyway, I made several things and one of it is winko. Everybody seemed to like it and they asked me how to make it. Hmm...it seriously isnt all that hard! :) This recipe had been tried and tested for more than 4x, so i'm sure this recipe is the best.

Ingredients:

• 200 g glutinous rice flour
• 150 g sugar
• 450 mL of coconut milk (preferebly kara brand if you live outside Indonesia)
• 2 eggs (seperated) (white and yellow)
  
• 2 teaspoon of vanilla essense
• 1/2 tsp of salt
• 300 g of dessicated coconuts
  

How to make it:

1. Whisk egg white until it forms bubbles and still runny (berbuih) , not until its stiff
   
2. Add in sugar and whisk again until it is all dissolved
3. Add in glutinous rice flour+dessicated coconuts+coconut milk
   
4. Mix well until all is combined well
5. Turn on your oven to 180 C
6. Prepare your baking pan -> line with baking paper
7. Pour your mixture into the pan, and bake for about 20 minutes or until the top has become dry
8. Then, take it out and brush the all of the remaining egg yolks on top of the cake and bake for a further 20 minutes or until the yellow has turned golden brown
9. Take out from oven, let it to cool
10. Cut according to your preference
    

Kindi Teacher

Gundul-gundul tuyul

Udah lama banget nih gua bingung soal apa yg harus gua lakuin abis lulus dari uni. Nah.. trus gua pikir2 lagi, what's the point in having a good career and having banyak banget title, klo ngak bahagia.. trus.. gua pikir jadi guru TK tuh seru banget kali yaa.. gua suka banget ama anak kecil... but i'm not ready to have my own. L O L (ya iya kali ya.. baru jg umur 20~ yg bener aja!!) - hm.. jadi guru TK seru kali.. temen gue lagi abis crita2 kemarin klo dia tuh enjoy bgt jadi guru TK. Dia jg crita klo diTK tmpt dia ngajar itu, anak2nya dateng dari keluarga yg lumayan kaya where the daddy goes to work and the mummy goes shopping. Menurut gua itu sedih banget lho, klo udah punya anak harusnya dijagain ya.. jgn ditinggal pegi shopping trus anaknya dimasukin childcare. kekekeke - although, gua gak punya pengalaman sama skali soal ini, tp tetep aja kaenya its not right to have somebody take care your child for you (read: nanny or some sort of child "educational" centre where sebenernya itu cuma buat nitipin anaknya aja supaya maminya bisa ngapain yg lain. When somebody becomes a mother, they should be a full time job. Well jadi kindi teacher seru kayaknya, kebetulan didepan rumah gua ada kindergarten. hahuahua, never thought it can be so convenient.