Sunday, January 20, 2013

Dive and BBQ onboard MV The Ark (20 Jan 2013)

Dive #1
Location: HMS Goodwill Wreck
Depth: 13.4m
Bottom time: 41min (1334H - 1415H)

Dive #2
Location: Pulau Hanta Kechil Jetty
Depth: 11.7m
Bottom time: 33min (1515H - 1548H)


Canon S100 GPS Log


Some light refreshment


Baby shampoo is the best anti-fog


HMS Goodwill Wreck is somewhere NE of Sudong, along Selat Pauh marked by Malang Orang Buoy.


HMS Goodwill Wreck






Pulau Hantu




Recovering onboard MV The Ark


Crew of MV The Ark doing BBQ


A feast


Watermelon

More pictures: Dive and BBQ onboard MV The Ark (20 Jan 2013)

Saturday, January 19, 2013

Caramel pudding rainbow cake and baklava (19 Jan 2013)

By Raiha Mohd (Cake Love Couture)

Caramel pudding rainbow cake


Heat the sugar till caramelised, and allow to cool


Prepare the meringue and batter


Strain the mixture into the cooled caramelised sugar


Preparing different colours


Pour in equal portion one at a time


Sending it into the oven!


Caramel pudding rainbow cake done!

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Baklava


Ingredients


Melted butter and boiling sugar in water


Laying Fillo pastry on tray, while brushing with melted butter. Sprinkle grounded nuts and repeat.


Cut the baklava before sending into oven


Pour syrup onto the baked baklava


Sprinkle ground nuts and allow it to soak

More pictures: Caramel pudding rainbow cake and baklava (19 Jan 2013)

Sambal Chicken and Chilli Crab (19 Jan 2013)


Very nice kitchen at Prima Taste. It has LCD screens to show and capture every cooking step.


Product showcase


Preparing the ingredients


Stir fry the boneless chicken meat a little


Add in the pre-mix sambal paste


Stir


Sambal Chicken done!

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The crabs


Insert the knife through the back to kill the crab


Cut of the strings, be careful of the pincers.


Clean the crab, remove the unwanted organs and ready for the wok.


Stir fry the crab a little


Drain off excess oil


Back to wok, add in chilli paste, water, starch and beaten eggs. Bring to boil.


Chilli crab done!


Yum!


A simple feast!

More pictures: Sambal Chicken and Chilli Crab (19 Jan 2013)

Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Phoon Huat workshop with Florence (15 Jan 2013)

Chocolate marble pound cake


Eggs


Butter, sugar, glycerine, vanilla paste


Slowly adding in the eggs bit by bit


Different layers of mixture


Ready for the oven!


Baking!


Chocolate marble pound cake done!

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Fruits & nuts Biscotti


Preparing the fruits and nuts


Mixture done


Shaped into log shape and sent into the oven


Cut the log into slices, send them back to bake till golden colour


Fruits & nuts Biscotti done!



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Marshmallow




Boiling sugar + glucose


Adding the boiling sugar to the whipped up egg white


Pipe onto cooked corn flour before allowing it to set in the freezer


Dust with corn flour and cut with scissors.

More pictures: Phoon Huat workshop with Florence (15 Jan 2013)