tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36479194888788703832024-03-05T23:49:53.966+08:00A Spice of LifeGod's Servant - Culinary adventure - Animal Lover - Travel QuestWenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08042831151924342634noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3647919488878870383.post-55860614524542705132010-08-03T22:54:00.018+08:002010-08-05T23:48:39.869+08:00Hot Pandesal<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtEE4U2OiP9ZW-Z1R-clhthrqgc23TLEoaHoT0J0nCLHQo-LST4Jyky4Htn7VdrwAJy8SCWyyjsujgNOuULNgWbcTjEeO0KoPN_XnSEQCSJoxVHlGTgl0gyIW6go11i7EA7KUONsYKmajh/s1600/DSC_5479.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 667px; height: 443px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtEE4U2OiP9ZW-Z1R-clhthrqgc23TLEoaHoT0J0nCLHQo-LST4Jyky4Htn7VdrwAJy8SCWyyjsujgNOuULNgWbcTjEeO0KoPN_XnSEQCSJoxVHlGTgl0gyIW6go11i7EA7KUONsYKmajh/" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501951882623123826" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><br />Time flies so fast can't remember when did i baked </span><span style="font-family:georgia;">those hot pan de sal or Filipino bread rolls...Is it the time or I'm just having a memory loss. I just notice when I uploaded the picture in facebook that I haven't written a blog regarding this famous Filipino breakfast - Hot Pan de sal.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">Pan de sal is a classic Filipino bread. It means salty but it sweeter than it is salty. It is traditionally serve as a breakfast roll smeared with butter or dipped in coffee. Savory Pan de sal sandwiches can be a comfort food just fill it with spam, egg, corned beef, sardines, or simply cheese. It can also be a sweet treat butter sprinkle with sugar, strawberry jam, peanut butter with jelly or ice cream.</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPIfcRAfypo4xSpuByZBsJrnlQvvR78Jlv2MpB5LQaCCqeCuy1FX2zoIX_DnBJpAe4hJwzrwmtZ6nJzxOmul9GiaZIx37Y7O-DBQplxV0Ly0dbLlDIYzKION1-wLUv9IUxEwpOZwXNRC46/s1600/DSC_5436.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 398px; height: 575px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPIfcRAfypo4xSpuByZBsJrnlQvvR78Jlv2MpB5LQaCCqeCuy1FX2zoIX_DnBJpAe4hJwzrwmtZ6nJzxOmul9GiaZIx37Y7O-DBQplxV0Ly0dbLlDIYzKION1-wLUv9IUxEwpOZwXNRC46/" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501942960093908946" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-5SDENooSMsPa9pt7gdAUhxZVtuqyUkisXuHtp5DFZ4K6bDDy4eEmoo5sTtAFhEsXiOvnD3Q39CuBpQmbTI437vM4piYBGYMq7D7BDXA0EL2uEV1aemZNkir_5Iwx3FFTyw3k7TzVQXsK/s1600/DSC_5453.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 398px; height: 598px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-5SDENooSMsPa9pt7gdAUhxZVtuqyUkisXuHtp5DFZ4K6bDDy4eEmoo5sTtAFhEsXiOvnD3Q39CuBpQmbTI437vM4piYBGYMq7D7BDXA0EL2uEV1aemZNkir_5Iwx3FFTyw3k7TzVQXsK/" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501944859200900162" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ43AclHGhJsgD1mvb1zJSC6fhvln05ESxohyphenhyphenp50xo91KfLJ8Ct1VUG9-MIKPCL9KGeeZdY8yPX9cdY7sZd0QvPh7_rvbrsdEaIcoUSscFCOznnugdM4UpDdu4Rxj9y7QOveZ3YKfkkQlO/s1600/DSC_5465.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 579px; height: 412px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ43AclHGhJsgD1mvb1zJSC6fhvln05ESxohyphenhyphenp50xo91KfLJ8Ct1VUG9-MIKPCL9KGeeZdY8yPX9cdY7sZd0QvPh7_rvbrsdEaIcoUSscFCOznnugdM4UpDdu4Rxj9y7QOveZ3YKfkkQlO/" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501944867925919826" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:georgia;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Makes 20 to 22 pieces</span></span><br /></div><span style="font-family:georgia;"><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">For the dough</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">2/3 cup warm water</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">2 tsps instant yeast</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">1 tsp sugar</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">1/3 cup cold butter, cubed</span></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">1/4 cup white sugar<br /></span><span style="font-family:georgia;">3/4 tsps salt</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">2 1/2 cup bread flour</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">1 cup all purpose flour</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">6 tbsp evaporated milk</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">1 pc egg</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">breadcrumbs</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-family: georgia;">To Mix.</span><span style="font-family: georgia;"> In a mixing bowl, add warm water, yeast and sugar. Let stand until foamy. In a separate bowl, combine sugar, salt, bread flour, and all-purpose flour. Cut in butter until coarse meal. Stir in egg and evaporated milk, then add yeast mixture. Knead until soft dough forms about 10 minutes. Place the dough in an oiled mixing or glass bowl and cover loosely with a plastic wrap. Let it rise until double about 30 minutes to 1 hour. Once doubled divide the dough into 3 and roll each into a log about 2 inch diameter. Cut the log vertically about 2 inch toss with breadcrumbs and line it on a cookie sheet with parchment paper. Let it proof for about 10 to 15 minutes before baking.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">To Bake.</span> Put the dough into a preheated 350°F oven, bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until golden brown. Let cool slightly, best to eat while it is warm. </span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEIlvpdL_0J8iDsji-RWPTWRDM4T4t1BcHbtIrB95lfWKxuJVHHlOZbsCOznWLaTkBWFWsxSb49pFhh2IjLSeXT-Sc-oFt6MNewRyh5J9dhQGpyE3j2UUAjYUuf8oob509w5QGDORTnWd5/s1600/DSC_5474.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 479px; height: 492px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEIlvpdL_0J8iDsji-RWPTWRDM4T4t1BcHbtIrB95lfWKxuJVHHlOZbsCOznWLaTkBWFWsxSb49pFhh2IjLSeXT-Sc-oFt6MNewRyh5J9dhQGpyE3j2UUAjYUuf8oob509w5QGDORTnWd5/s400/DSC_5474.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501946476120556002" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /></div><span style="font-family:georgia;">Be sure to close all your windows or else the aroma of hot pan de sal will surely awaken your neighbors.</span><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">By His Grace,</span><br /><br /></span><ahref="http: com="" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/199/96C160ABD16826CB1CCF38ACA1D5AA14.png" style="border: 0pt none ! important; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent;" /></ahref="http:>Wenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08042831151924342634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3647919488878870383.post-4663155339226898402010-07-30T10:46:00.017+08:002010-07-30T22:41:43.504+08:00Coconut-Pandan Panna Cotta with Macapuno<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-M9HoFfdkPLxPhU4gRVdZtef6DX6Us3fJI0NCcw8I9Ri2dyafMBe2udW_pRZU1qDKFz5PH88CEWQRF7AJ3arV8yuK_IenSY2lZBdhQJmKwyqmjbDS-CEtRojdrNCOV53dCZBAH3tUPOCy/s1600/DSC00084.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 549px; height: 824px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-M9HoFfdkPLxPhU4gRVdZtef6DX6Us3fJI0NCcw8I9Ri2dyafMBe2udW_pRZU1qDKFz5PH88CEWQRF7AJ3arV8yuK_IenSY2lZBdhQJmKwyqmjbDS-CEtRojdrNCOV53dCZBAH3tUPOCy/" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499558935064418210" border="0" /></a><br /></div><span style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">No..I did not took a break from blogging, I was just busy teaching my friend how to cook since her parents and her maid was on vacation. I also had the privileged to teach in our Bible Study group as well. Is teaching one of my gift? I do not know..but it seems like a lot of my friends are encouraging me to teach. I was even contemplating on</span><span style="font-family:georgia;"> opening</span><span style="font-family:georgia;"> a small restaurant or start a cooking class near my daughter's school. I asked my friend's opinion</span><span style="font-family:georgia;"> regarding my two options and everybody suggested that the second one is much better. So before I become preoccupied with cooking class, here's a simple dessert everybody will love.</span> <span style="font-family:georgia;"><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimo7wS8DLFVsmhnKbBpELdoiKBgrk7AgmMgdvw6yBkjwE7ju3sZfKxNL466q11DiON60siVJa9CkiRdJ-LmT881c5WzSt7ba2TNBC-W4Z4QAWAUmwFK8LRQCIJ2grv7Dmyl-oOAeEbw5Wl/s1600/DSC00053.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 335px; height: 503px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimo7wS8DLFVsmhnKbBpELdoiKBgrk7AgmMgdvw6yBkjwE7ju3sZfKxNL466q11DiON60siVJa9CkiRdJ-LmT881c5WzSt7ba2TNBC-W4Z4QAWAUmwFK8LRQCIJ2grv7Dmyl-oOAeEbw5Wl/" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499561594077589586" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjd2cYIdbPUwv0aKD9IjAeMDuaYINxXJXQKaducRJMh8UOf5WnlssHkVRU50jbGI1hLatncDSJmsOJMEpmaqjFBydrMK94A_gjlZdpkynXNyVbCxVfcI2zpUzJzE51W5-l4EbW1n2ydd1J/s1600/DSC00063.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 308px; height: 503px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjd2cYIdbPUwv0aKD9IjAeMDuaYINxXJXQKaducRJMh8UOf5WnlssHkVRU50jbGI1hLatncDSJmsOJMEpmaqjFBydrMK94A_gjlZdpkynXNyVbCxVfcI2zpUzJzE51W5-l4EbW1n2ydd1J/s400/DSC00063.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499561968199669026" border="0" /></a></div><span style="font-family:georgia;"><br />Panna Cotta literally means cooked cream. It is an Italian dessert made by simmering together cream, milk and sugar, mixing it with gelatin and letting it cool until set. It is best served with wild berries, caramel, chocolate sauce or fruit <a style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);" href="ttp://www.ask.com/web?l=dis&o=15444&qsrc=2869&q=coulis">coulis</a> (pronounced as koo-lee). Panna Cotta can be made with different flavors like as simple as vanilla, green tea, chocolate, and coffee, </span>or as bold as tomato, beans and seaweeds. If you are health and weight conscious you can substitute milk with yogurt. What's nice about this dessert is that you can make this ahead and refrigerate it for 2 to 3 days before eating or serving it.<br /><br />I started it out by simmering coconut cream (i used coconut powder), sugar and bloomed unflavored gelatin. Let the sugar and gelatin dissolve and transfer it into a ramekin or any container you desire. Set aside to cool and refrigerate until set. For the Pandan Cream, simmer the cream with pandan and sugar, turn off the heat once the sugar is dissolved. Let the pandan steep for 10 to 15 minutes then strain. Simmer the pandan cream again and add the bloomed gelatin, mix until dissolve. Let it cool then pour over the coconut cream which has been set. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours or overnight. Topped with macapuno and toasted unsweetened coconut flakes.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPrb_5nJaViMiOMfOpBMKM3zUOamoT-tJOrVIAB5Cz0zCE7aaJqJYtwRg4QGfq8QaDgl9MRRjbTxl3B-dPNhk9PZA6tlXSYHVEhPNi1NhcgsuPCxM-AVFvky80PAHUybunI_1Aqmi9zKUj/s1600/DSC00064.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 543px; height: 797px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPrb_5nJaViMiOMfOpBMKM3zUOamoT-tJOrVIAB5Cz0zCE7aaJqJYtwRg4QGfq8QaDgl9MRRjbTxl3B-dPNhk9PZA6tlXSYHVEhPNi1NhcgsuPCxM-AVFvky80PAHUybunI_1Aqmi9zKUj/" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499566733363335826" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Note: </span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">Bloomed gelatin is a step integral to ensure the smooth texture of a finished product. It involves sprinkling the powdered gelatin into a liquid and letting it sit for 3 to 5 minutes. Then when the mixture is heated, the gelatin will dissolved evenly.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">By His Grace,</span><br /><br /></span></div><ahref="http: com="" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/199/96C160ABD16826CB1CCF38ACA1D5AA14.png" style="border: 0pt none ! important; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent;" /></ahref="http:>Wenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08042831151924342634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3647919488878870383.post-671339034834424492010-07-05T21:34:00.023+08:002010-07-09T10:11:32.063+08:00Mixed Berries Parfait with Amaretti<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO40kSBsuJFfWObzcok0kWKgckV1VFfGlnEHDzo34i15Fq8JoGQo8RdtbUoVfJxa_S6shYEOqxQ9wtdu4Hup9bz0xQgCDdDxtQI0QFIcBKjbhmi3e6WCWd_nbUnx9eJIwEih54QEdoMrOf/s1600/_JOY2928.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 580px; height: 484px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO40kSBsuJFfWObzcok0kWKgckV1VFfGlnEHDzo34i15Fq8JoGQo8RdtbUoVfJxa_S6shYEOqxQ9wtdu4Hup9bz0xQgCDdDxtQI0QFIcBKjbhmi3e6WCWd_nbUnx9eJIwEih54QEdoMrOf/" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490430724629769618" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">One of my favorite fruit when I was a kid was mangoes, mangoes and mangoes but as I aged gracefully my taste changes and began to appreciate other fruits such as dragonfruit, kiwi, strawberries, raspberries, papaya, melon and a dozen more. </span></span> <span style="font-family:georgia;">Months ago I bought a small container of raspberries at Robinson's Place, Ermita and used it for my </span><span style="font-family:georgia;">panna cotta. They have a bountiful of fresh imported fruits like plums, peaches, berries, persimmons </span><span style="font-family:georgia;">and nectarine, but lately they don't have fresh berries so i bought frozen one at Santis.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">Berries are a great source of vitamins, phytochemicals and flavonoids that may help to prevent some form of cancer, it has many health benefits and low in calories...grab them now to live a vibrant and healthy life!</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCVgxi66sjVRc-adUbXy_HdEEdo1Ys3I3DxZZLxYO8WF1EeuUCPAhjVZTqkuI3SDRsEIv_Lu2CyvpaHgjGitVAXXDGNAucPUozXK0H-EtmB3Ze5ZDjf476JGaDPeM7A5jhDeGa_UjQhN2o/s1600/_JOY2980.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 335px; height: 334px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCVgxi66sjVRc-adUbXy_HdEEdo1Ys3I3DxZZLxYO8WF1EeuUCPAhjVZTqkuI3SDRsEIv_Lu2CyvpaHgjGitVAXXDGNAucPUozXK0H-EtmB3Ze5ZDjf476JGaDPeM7A5jhDeGa_UjQhN2o/" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490447652126901554" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje_lFmaCFVyNmtakKvyMpBrbs8cf5qsPyvzciFNwEJ2v83P4KRztIBYK6QdH8MgQ2fq2WUooyJGxUDV9wyLsTUdkAIi_MYK1DVahUJo45fwsc2rJxTZGTtRDMys3OKJfW45TGPpcosquik/s1600/DSC_5374.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 335px; height: 334px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje_lFmaCFVyNmtakKvyMpBrbs8cf5qsPyvzciFNwEJ2v83P4KRztIBYK6QdH8MgQ2fq2WUooyJGxUDV9wyLsTUdkAIi_MYK1DVahUJo45fwsc2rJxTZGTtRDMys3OKJfW45TGPpcosquik/" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491700237023707586" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">Parfait is a French word literally meaning "perfect", it is made of cream, eggs, sugar and flavoring frozen or fresh fruits and serve in a tall glass. It can also be made of several layers of different flavors of ice cream, fruits and flavored pastry cream. This is a simple dessert that even kids can make, just think of a base like different fruits, use yogurt instead of pastry cream or mascaporne with cream to layer them and topped it with crushed oreo, graham crackers, granola, muesli, or other biscuits of your choice. There are a wide variety of ingredients you can whip up by mixing and matching it.</span><span style="font-family: georgia;"> A perfect meal for dessert, snack or even for breakfast!</span><br /></div><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:georgia;" ><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaBI5igjf_thfsFP0VcZfAuJU9Ro4v2vtnjoa8WCRGRZKEjdy4eVPZMeGtuMqQzjrJqFWOfg8ZqExpFnyl5aLYFUkwMN9OTqrJAqmRWX-Z-TCHpAI17qs1smZxt-73K47X0tynMENfH-ez/s1600/_JOY2903.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 380px; height: 498px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaBI5igjf_thfsFP0VcZfAuJU9Ro4v2vtnjoa8WCRGRZKEjdy4eVPZMeGtuMqQzjrJqFWOfg8ZqExpFnyl5aLYFUkwMN9OTqrJAqmRWX-Z-TCHpAI17qs1smZxt-73K47X0tynMENfH-ez/s400/_JOY2903.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491720062202560850" border="0" /></a><br /></div><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:georgia;" ><br />Makes 6 servings<br /></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);font-family:georgia;" >For Pastry Cream or <a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=ph&q=creme+patissiere&btnG=Search&aq=f&aqi=g10&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai="><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Crème Patissiere</span></a> [crehm pah-tease-YAIR]</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"><br />3 pcs large yolks</span> <span style="font-family:georgia;"><br />6 tbsps white sugar</span> <span style="font-family:georgia;"><br />1 cup low-fat or skim milk</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">3 tbsps flour</span> <span style="font-family:georgia;">1 tbsp unsalted butter</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">1/4 tsp almond extract</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">For Whipped cream</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">1/2 cup heavy cream</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">2 tbsps white sugar </span><ul style="font-family: georgia;"><li>Ribbon the yolks and sugar while warming the milk</li><li>Add the flour, tablespoon by tablespoon to the egg mixture to avoid lumps.</li><li>Off the heat, add warm milk to yolk mixture and stir well. Return to the heat and return to a simmer, whisking vigorously. Make certain that the mixture is smooth before it comes to the simmer.</li><li>Continue cooking and mixing for 2 to 3 minutes.</li><li>Off the heat, add flavorings and butter.</li><li>Place it in an ice bath to cool down quickly. Set aside</li><li>Combine cream and sugar, beat until soft peak and fold in to pastry cream. Do not whisk vigorously. </li></ul><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);font-family:georgia;" >For Mixed Berries</span> <span style="font-family:georgia;"><br />1/2 cup frozen mixed berries *</span> <span style="font-family:georgia;"><br />1/4 cup water</span><span style="font-family:georgia;"> </span><span style="font-family:georgia;">4 tbsps white sugar</span> <span style="font-family:georgia;"><br />2 tbsps lemon juice</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">* available at Santis or S & R</span><br /><ul style="font-family: georgia;"><li>Place the frozen berries, water, sugar and lemon juice in a small pan at medium heat.</li><li>Cook until sugar dissolved and liquid becomes syrupy. Set aside. </li></ul><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);font-family:georgia;" >For Topping</span> <span style="font-family:georgia;"><br /><br />15 pcs. Amaretti (crushed)</span><br /><ul style="font-family: georgia;"><li>To assemble. In a small bowl or tall glass, start by putting some berries, then layer it with pastry cream then with amaretti, repeat the process until the glass is full and end it with sprinkling some crushed or whole amaretti.<br /></li></ul><span style="font-family:georgia;">Note:</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">Fold - the process of blending a light ingredient, such as beaten egg whites, into a heavier ingredient by lifting from underneath with a spatula or spoon.</span><br /><ul style="font-family: georgia;"><li>How to fold. In order to fold ingredients properly, the heavier ingredient is placed at the bottom of a bowl and the lighter above. A motion commonly used to fold the ingredients involves starting at one side of the bowl, moving downward and then across the bottom to the opposite side, enabling the ingredients on top to be brought down into and replacing the ingredients on the bottom. The bowl is then rotated a quarter turn and the motion is repeated. It is important not to completely blend the ingredients together.</li></ul><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><br />By His Grace,</span><br /><br /><ahref="http: com="" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/199/96C160ABD16826CB1CCF38ACA1D5AA14.png" style="border: 0pt none ! important; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent;" /></ahref="http:><br /><br /></div>Wenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08042831151924342634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3647919488878870383.post-19608474419617065782010-06-25T22:37:00.043+08:002010-07-03T18:09:17.538+08:00Chicken Marsala Cream with Mushrooms and Sauteed French Beans<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgofbo-BH_qvJz-IYPC6O1RZjIJJSfo_tb7uVO6waJIpTkqzA7V8eRMsn8FwJL1yfPAjBOgylcllKQstu8TyJ9jQyehLgwZJ4fe-kbXoUpJiLXCP7ZV-SPbkY9yl2wZO9bxwQu8mRXLcqtw/s1600/_JOY2822.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 643px; height: 429px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgofbo-BH_qvJz-IYPC6O1RZjIJJSfo_tb7uVO6waJIpTkqzA7V8eRMsn8FwJL1yfPAjBOgylcllKQstu8TyJ9jQyehLgwZJ4fe-kbXoUpJiLXCP7ZV-SPbkY9yl2wZO9bxwQu8mRXLcqtw/" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488205460903365266" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >I like to make use of the chicken stock I made several days ago and what better way to use it is to dish up a simple and easy recipe <a href="http://search.sweetim.com/search.asp?src=2&q=chicken+marsala"><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Chicken Marsala</span></a>. I taught th</span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >is recipe during the Youth Work Committee's special summer cooking class two years ago at United Evang</span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >elical C</span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >hurch of the Philippines. I was assigned to teach and demonstrate Italian Cuisine. <a href="http://search.sweetim.com/search.asp?q=chicken+cacciatore&ln=en&src=1002"><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Chicken Cacciatore</span></a>, <a href="http://search.sweetim.com/search.asp?q=spaghetti+ala+puttanesca&ln=en&src=1002"><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Spaghetti alla Puttanesca</span></a>, <a href="http://search.sweetim.com/search.asp?q=panna+cotta&ln=en&src=1002"><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Panna Cotta</span></a> and <a href="http://search.sweetim.com/search.asp?q=tiramisu&ln=en&src=1002"><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Tiramisu</span></a> to name a few. It was a humbling and fearful experience for me, if you have been following my blog I'm a Poppy se</span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >ed and a Mimosa Pudica, I talk less but listen and do more. But being an instructor it's th</span><span style=";font-family:courier new;font-size:100%;" > </span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >e other way around I need to talk more, listen and do less. </span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >Thank God my students are friendly, I feel comfortable accommodating their questions...and yes this time I've got to talk more.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">Another thing that you might want to know about me aside from being a shy girl, is that I like to learn photography..I'm still a work in progress so pardon m</span> <span style="font-family:georgia;">e if some of my photos looks blurred or not fascinating at all. I don't know if there's something wrong with uploading my photos in this blog because at Picasa 3 (where i store my photos) all my photos have clear and sharp image...Uhm??...I need somebody to figure this one out.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">I can still remember when we w</span><span style="font-family:georgia;">ould have an out of the country family vacation during summer, I would take different shots of th</span><span style="font-family:georgia;">e Walt Disney parade</span> <span style="font-family:georgia;"> from Disney Land Aneheim, the Mt. Fuji of Japan, or the bridge of San Francisco and my mom would asked me where's my sister in that photo?...She would also say that I'm wasting the film, we don't have digital camera yet on those days...that was sometime not so long long ago.</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">Anyways back to the </span><span style="font-family:georgia;">dish. Chicken Marsala is an Italian dish made from chicken cutlets, mushrooms and Marsala wine. There are many cooking variations for this dish either you add herbs, squeeze some</span><span style="font-family:georgia;"> lemon juice, add some cream or a combi</span> <span style="font-family:georgia;">nation of herb and cream which I've made. The key ingredient which gives chicken marsala its distinctive sweet flavour and aroma is the Marsala wine. Marsala wine is</span><span style="font-family:georgia;"> produced using the Grillo, Inzolia, and Catarratto white grape varietals, among others. It was traditionally serve as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aperitif"><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">apertif</span></a> between the first and second courses o</span> <span style="font-family:georgia;">f a meal.</span> <span style="font-family:georgia;">Different Marsala wines are classified according to their color, sweetness and the duration of their aging.</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcbWbCcaPBcYrXrEDRW5XFsbfM6A92iH48T1ARNwzwXbWm4MIE6ok1Sc39OcdKmHyNWQ4StUMMU3XsSNfRq6_9zu6-AQG1QcpZB2TcvXgebfyj2jrIN6Ld8syU95KC9SYIuntJ0BebyYLI/s1600/_JOY2775.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 340px; height: 260px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcbWbCcaPBcYrXrEDRW5XFsbfM6A92iH48T1ARNwzwXbWm4MIE6ok1Sc39OcdKmHyNWQ4StUMMU3XsSNfRq6_9zu6-AQG1QcpZB2TcvXgebfyj2jrIN6Ld8syU95KC9SYIuntJ0BebyYLI/" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487052912486057682" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsYLYwhCJC7vA2yoJgLqXHui8T7lISobObua7NYMFK7Zmyf8TxlLyiM_sQ9grfF8u64G7PyWBuxqt3n4LPTMGYfD0tYCu4b4q3IwU2TvH5_QCysj_Mg02y69IYc9xyq62gjHIdyJnkTu-O/s1600/_JOY2786.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 340px; height: 260px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsYLYwhCJC7vA2yoJgLqXHui8T7lISobObua7NYMFK7Zmyf8TxlLyiM_sQ9grfF8u64G7PyWBuxqt3n4LPTMGYfD0tYCu4b4q3IwU2TvH5_QCysj_Mg02y69IYc9xyq62gjHIdyJnkTu-O/" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487053911172695602" border="0" /></a> </div> </div> </div><span style="font-family:georgia;"><br />Chicken fillet are pounded flat then coated lightly with flour and quickly browned in butter with a little olive oil then removed</span><span style="font-family:georgia;"> from the pan (do not removed the brown bit pieces in the pan because the excellent flavor are in it). The remaining oil and juices are used to sauté the mushrooms and the shallots after which deglazing (is a cooking technique for removing and dissolving bits of food in the pan using liquid in order to make a pan sauce) it with Marsala wine and reducing it until the consistency of syrup then add some cream and herbs or other possible ingredients.</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRhKHFetbmCsOFU8-pBz_fukXEQ0N96UXNk0RYfEIs33YOwZ1JpUq0PxFndaNfsfVp9zhTiyhZi0P6U6VO-2TVuh4d5yjDFc0fvic9oQXZq3t6D9wqATCwKx9rFQesHJz1bjzRSDH7uCZ3/s1600/_JOY2774.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 603px; height: 411px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRhKHFetbmCsOFU8-pBz_fukXEQ0N96UXNk0RYfEIs33YOwZ1JpUq0PxFndaNfsfVp9zhTiyhZi0P6U6VO-2TVuh4d5yjDFc0fvic9oQXZq3t6D9wqATCwKx9rFQesHJz1bjzRSDH7uCZ3/" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487066552656236274" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">I like going to Santi's and Robinson's Place to buy imported</span> <span style="font-family:georgia;"> fruits, vegetables, cheeses, sausages, bacon, frozen berries</span><span style="font-family:georgia;">, cold-cuts, meats and much more which are not available in other supermarkets. Although it is costly I still buy a thing or two or three or four or five?...its so tempting to get all those </span><span style="font-family:georgia;">delicacy, when it comes to food sometimes I forgot what budget means.</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHJQu6e1_9FhQXjnIUgZTWlG92uJ0kJzZBurnw845LtpeYeKgjBVDe_OM3OTKO-d5lqfJEZ0YsYqX74qCE1uyhFzjw8xpxjOENSMI9-nqIIX_ltj8XjnWbok1PRl2wF6em1v3o8ZXO4d6g/s1600/_JOY2759.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 602px; height: 407px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHJQu6e1_9FhQXjnIUgZTWlG92uJ0kJzZBurnw845LtpeYeKgjBVDe_OM3OTKO-d5lqfJEZ0YsYqX74qCE1uyhFzjw8xpxjOENSMI9-nqIIX_ltj8XjnWbok1PRl2wF6em1v3o8ZXO4d6g/" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488226031685569618" border="0" /></a><br /></div><span style="font-family:georgia;"><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">I bought <a href="http://search.sweetim.com/search.asp?q=shimeji&ln=en&src=1002"><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Shimeiji</span></a> and <a href="http://www.healthhype.com/white-button-mushroom-is-a-cheap-and-excellent-nutrition-source.html"><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">White Button Mushrooms</span></a> (rich in anti-oxidant properties) at Robinson's Place supermarket for my Chicken Marsala, you can make use of other mushrooms like s</span></span><span style="font-family:georgia;"> </span><span style="font-family:georgia;">hitake or canned mushrooms but i prefer fresh. There are two kinds of Shimeji, Buna (brown color, top photo ) and Bunapi (white)</span><span style="font-family:georgia;">. Shimeji should always be cooked for they have somewhat bitter taste if eaten raw, but upon cooking the bitterness disappears completely. The cooked mushroom has a pleasant, firm, slightly crunchy texture and a slightly nutty flavor. This mushroom can be used in soups, stir-fries, stews and in sauces. When cooked alone, this mushroom can be cook as a whole, including the stem or stalk (only the very end cut off). I think you'll be seeing more of this and other mushrooms on my blog because I like them. </span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: right;"><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisDLjukX-ieo2ovdIL-pdVpHD7VnLb7PcPZWzTpqFCole6SsNt_djqrVXR2-2K37Y-YJ_Hc2nuJQ1biDuDUZouo2xGMUtGSI-mQkfUEeC_dc_kdK9ZGKkbE3sR9oTOOJaplHS3NqSHud5J/s1600/_JOY2751.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 339px; height: 230px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisDLjukX-ieo2ovdIL-pdVpHD7VnLb7PcPZWzTpqFCole6SsNt_djqrVXR2-2K37Y-YJ_Hc2nuJQ1biDuDUZouo2xGMUtGSI-mQkfUEeC_dc_kdK9ZGKkbE3sR9oTOOJaplHS3NqSHud5J/" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488221436970431314" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8-reZqCU3kFP_0ePf9pDCtNxD2YOmG6ESJ1djlSkzAEIcnDf8dg0xm-D_x7nS2ilhXR30ie7lW-Y3WNbyLszcqI8WIkE9MvJ5ihbmqoGqTpI27JBomQqL6c85GT-IS-Z149VGiL1Wqsfq/s1600/_JOY2753.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 340px; height: 230px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8-reZqCU3kFP_0ePf9pDCtNxD2YOmG6ESJ1djlSkzAEIcnDf8dg0xm-D_x7nS2ilhXR30ie7lW-Y3WNbyLszcqI8WIkE9MvJ5ihbmqoGqTpI27JBomQqL6c85GT-IS-Z149VGiL1Wqsfq/" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488222527929762290" border="0" /></a></div> </div> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><span style="font-family:georgia;">I've added french beans on my Chicken Marsala as a side dish, you can serve this as one dish meal by adding either mashed potato, pasta or rice pilaf. French Green Beans or in French word <a href="http://search.sweetim.com/search.asp?q=haricot%20vert&ln=en&src=1002&lcr=0"><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Haricot Vert</span></a></span> <span style="font-family:georgia;">(silent "t" for both words), this can closely resemble to regular green beans. However, they are a bit more slender and long than regular green beans and they are also stringless. When lightly cooked, they are tender, crispy and very tasty with a hint of sweetness. You can blanched them and add them to salads or side dish or you can stir-fry or roast them to bring out the soft and sweet flavor.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Makes 4 servings</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">For the Chicken</span><br /><br />4 pieces chicken breast fillet<br />All-purpose flour for dredging<br />Salt and Pepper<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">For the Sauce</span><br /><br />1/4 cup button Mushrooms<br />1/2 cup shimeji (optional)<br />2 tbsp butter<br />3 tbsp olive oil<br />2 pcs. shallots (chopped)<br />1/4 tsp thyme or oregano<br />1/2 cup Marsala wine<br />1 cup chicken stock<br />1/4 cup heavy cream<br />Salt and Pepper<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">For Haricot Vert or French green beans</span><br /><br />250 gms. French green beans<br />2 cloves chopped garlic<br />3 tbsps Extra Virgin Olive oil<br />Salt and Pepper<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">To pan fry.</span> Place the chicken breast fillet in between the cling wrap and using a meat mallet pound the chicken breast lightly until 1/4 -inch thick. Put some flour on a shallow dish and season the meat with a little salt and ground pepper. Dredge the breast in the flour shaking off the excess. Heat butter and oil over medium-high flame in a large skillet. When the oil is already hot slip the chicken breast into the pan and fry for about 3 minutes on each side until golden brown, turning once. Remove the chicken to a platter in a single layer to keep warm.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">To make the sauce.</span> Lower the heat to medium and sauté the shallots until aromatic, add the mushrooms and sauté until they are nicely browned and their moisture are evaporated, about 5 minutes. Pour the Marsala wine in the pan and boil down for a few seconds to cook out the alcohol. Add the chicken stock, oregano or thyme, simmer for 2 minutes to reduce the sauce slightly. Return the chicken breast to the pan and simmer for 1 minute to heat the chicken through. Add heavy cream and season it with salt and pepper.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">To cook the beans.</span> Boil water in a mini stock pot, once the water is boiling add rock salt and blanched the beans, cook until crunchy and tender about 1 minute. Remove the beans and transfer into an ice bath to stop the cooking process. Heat oil over medium-high heat and sauté garlic until fragrant add the beans and cook for 30 seconds to 1 minute. Season with salt and pepper.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">Notes: </span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">Dredge - the process of pulling food through dry ingredients to coat them before cooking.</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">Reasons for dredging:</span><br /><ul style="font-family: georgia;"><li>It acts as barrier to keep the food from sticking to the pan as it cooks.</li><li>It enables the exterior to become crisp and darken evenly without burning.</li><li>It prevents the food from becoming tough texture because it seals in the moisture of the food. <br /></li></ul><span style="font-family:georgia;">Blanch - the process of briefly cooking food in boiling water or steam and then immersing the food in ice cold water or frozen storage to stop the cooking process. </span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">Reasons for blanching:</span><br /><ul style="font-family: georgia;"><li>It brings out the color in vegetables and helps maintain their nutritional value, which can be lost in overcooking.</li><li>It is also useful for loosening the skin of the fruit and vegetable so that the skin can be removed easily.<br /></li></ul><span style="font-family:georgia;">Ice bath - a preparation technique, used primarily for vegetables, that shocks the food item by exposing it into ice after the food item has been blanched.<br />Reasons for ice bath:<br /></span><ul><li>To immediately stop the food from cooking.</li><li><span style="font-family:georgia;">To preserve the flavor, the food color and the texture at the point when the shocking occurs. </span></li></ul><span style="font-family:georgia;"><br />Have fun cooking and enjoy!</span><br /><br /></div></div><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-family:georgia;" >By His Grace,</span><br /><br /><ahref="http: com="" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/199/96C160ABD16826CB1CCF38ACA1D5AA14.png" style="border: 0pt none ! important; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent;" /></ahref="http:>Wenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08042831151924342634noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3647919488878870383.post-35165566383192335992010-06-18T11:23:00.003+08:002010-07-02T21:59:06.699+08:00Doughnut Resist<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIXpRQzEk4VFELkf5bjSdVxnmIA7L_EvkQG4T4UMRkoGyxidb84Knl1EDy0nOZrMzx6HzxAbAbI1LYkmrDP5c8aDDdeqryB041grir6OZl891qXhMEM8h9gGDejyPcZAxVn05ZelVUummJ/s1600/_JOY2698.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 516px; height: 608px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIXpRQzEk4VFELkf5bjSdVxnmIA7L_EvkQG4T4UMRkoGyxidb84Knl1EDy0nOZrMzx6HzxAbAbI1LYkmrDP5c8aDDdeqryB041grir6OZl891qXhMEM8h9gGDejyPcZAxVn05ZelVUummJ/" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484817337497180962" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">I was fascinated with what the yeast can do to breads such as </span><a style="font-family: georgia;" href="http://search.sweetim.com/search.asp?q=french+baguette&ln=en&src=1002"><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Baguette</span></a><span style="font-family:georgia;">, </span><a style="font-family: georgia;" href="http://search.sweetim.com/search.asp?q=ciabatta&ln=en&src=1002"><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Ciabatta</span></a><span style="font-family:georgia;"> (</span><small style="font-family: georgia;">Italian pronunciation: </small><span title="Pronunciation in IPA" class="IPA" style="font-family:georgia;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_Italian" title="Wikipedia:IPA for Italian">[tʃaˈbaːta]</a></span><span style="font-family:georgia;">, literally "carpet slipper")</span><span style="font-family:georgia;">, <a href="http://search.sweetim.com/search.asp?q=foccacia&ln=en&src=1002"><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Foccacia</span></a> (</span><small style="font-family: georgia;">Italian pronunciation: </small><span title="Pronunciation in IPA" class="IPA" style="font-family:georgia;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_Italian" title="Wikipedia:IPA for Italian">[foˈkatʃːa]</a></span><span style="font-family:georgia;">) , <a href="http://search.sweetim.com/search.asp?q=Pizza&ln=en&src=1002"><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Pizza</span></a> (</span><small style="font-family: georgia;">Italian: </small><span title="Pronunciation in IPA" class="IPA" style="font-family:georgia;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_Italian" title="Wikipedia:IPA for Italian">[ˈpit.tsa]</a></span><span style="font-family:georgia;">)</span><span style="font-family:georgia;"> , and <a href="http://search.sweetim.com/search.asp?q=donut&ln=en&src=1002"><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Doughnut</span></a> </span><span style="font-family:georgia;">among others. If you will take a look at the history, growth and nutrition, reproduction, uses and other elements of the yeast you will have nosebleed, so to make it simple in baking point of view it is use as leavening agent, where it converts the fermentable sugars present in dough into the gas carbon dioxide. This causes the dough to expand and rise as gas forms pockets or bubbles. When the dough is baked the yeast dies and the air pockets "set", giving the baked product a soft and spongy texture...still has nosebleed?</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJClNFwRa39Rob_3AFBKYFdylQKtVtNxn1_w-Q36VoP38jGfskMKB8za90s7YK91SXSLYo68YEoylPAuDHEUbqew1bIz3Nvpg8PN8Zhs3PQzr2hAhgW7E4xNsckGDbxm48xfhg8BEvDrtj/s1600/_JOY2591.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 585px; height: 388px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJClNFwRa39Rob_3AFBKYFdylQKtVtNxn1_w-Q36VoP38jGfskMKB8za90s7YK91SXSLYo68YEoylPAuDHEUbqew1bIz3Nvpg8PN8Zhs3PQzr2hAhgW7E4xNsckGDbxm48xfhg8BEvDrtj/" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484306701481300898" border="0" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">After having tried baking baguettes, now for my daughter's wish i made her and her cousins some Doughnut. It was not as soft and spongy as Krispy Kreme or even taste exactly like it but they enjoyed it with gusto and was asking for more. My daughter who was also curious (just like her mom) and overwhelmed with the dough made a few pinches thus releasing some air and deflate the dough.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">There are a wide varieties of doughnut to choose from, this can be sweet or occasionally savory. In different parts of the world they have their own variation of doughnut, it can be made as simple the one in Persia where they have </span><a style="font-family: georgia;" href="http://search.sweetim.com/search.asp?src=2&q=zoolbia"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">zoolbia</span></a><span style="font-family:georgia;"> and </span><a style="font-family: georgia;" href="http://search.sweetim.com/search.asp?q=bamiyeh&ln=en&src=1002"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">bamiyeh</span></a><span style="font-family:georgia;">, a fritter that comes in different shapes and sizes coated in sugar water syrup or a </span><a style="font-family: georgia;" href="http://search.sweetim.com/search.asp?q=bean+paste+doughnut&ln=en&src=1002"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Bean paste do</span></a><a style="font-family: georgia;" href="http://search.sweetim.com/search.asp?q=bean+paste+doughnut&ln=en&src=1002"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">ughnut</span></a><span style="font-family:georgia;"> where it is widely available in Japan bakeries, it is similar to </span><a style="font-family: georgia;" href="http://search.sweetim.com/search.asp?q=germany+berliner+doughnut&ln=en&src=1002"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">German</span></a><a style="font-family: georgia;" href="http://search.sweetim.com/search.asp?q=germany+berliner+doughnut&ln=en&src=1002"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">y's Berliner</span></a><span style="font-family:georgia;"> except it contains </span><a style="font-family: georgia;" href="http://search.sweetim.com/search.asp?q=red+azuki+bean+paste&ln=en&src=1002"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">red azuki bean paste</span></a><span style="font-family:georgia;">.</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGbG51BcwfsexQ7gcY2zwQibCVIXHJyhd1-FJNGNXylgOojsJzY9vmxmCF8LxsgPRxPN327QJkAHJV8654SPbBUqcloqU1PZbWByfHY3YSWX2O4DHIpnM2MqGIynblRl2t7Ona9MUi2gKq/s1600/_JOY2636.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 321px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGbG51BcwfsexQ7gcY2zwQibCVIXHJyhd1-FJNGNXylgOojsJzY9vmxmCF8LxsgPRxPN327QJkAHJV8654SPbBUqcloqU1PZbWByfHY3YSWX2O4DHIpnM2MqGIynblRl2t7Ona9MUi2gKq/" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484807191307192754" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixXB7dsXd7nrhiQ0ogZjho7U3vNQuFj_6ad_1lK3wiFkVXBgxSUXp1vqrERz7weWvnNGhhpwvVJjwcplTsOX4Mznm7tjPpH5jKDCPI6DxiceE9kYsqhz4m5Synt5m9TC3zbgxB8jfOBgit/s1600/_JOY2647.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixXB7dsXd7nrhiQ0ogZjho7U3vNQuFj_6ad_1lK3wiFkVXBgxSUXp1vqrERz7weWvnNGhhpwvVJjwcplTsOX4Mznm7tjPpH5jKDCPI6DxiceE9kYsqhz4m5Synt5m9TC3zbgxB8jfOBgit/" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484807603845314578" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">I made mine easy and simple. Mix all the ingredients together proof, shape, proof, fry and sprinkle it with cinnamon and sugar. Yes it's as simple as that, but remember Patience is a virtue because for the first proofing you need to let it rest for an hour and the next proofing about 15 minutes. By the way, proofing has two meanings one having to do with yeast and the other having to do with the dough. Proofing yeast occasionally refers to the process of mixing only water and yeast and proofing dough refers to a specific rest period within the more generalized process known as fermentation.</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju6_X4YkZl-7aMDMSmPd8thfnEsfTxrCtBnf-xT5T5hv1J687CMDBPmPsQK4JPPR3rIH62daRsb9LtOPCXTnb9qnb0jqHGMrmtLTSDHQbkd4IftgcLe40B4BRwwwmSv3jtcgG5EdNWB7fG/s1600/_JOY2680.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 648px; height: 429px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju6_X4YkZl-7aMDMSmPd8thfnEsfTxrCtBnf-xT5T5hv1J687CMDBPmPsQK4JPPR3rIH62daRsb9LtOPCXTnb9qnb0jqHGMrmtLTSDHQbkd4IftgcLe40B4BRwwwmSv3jtcgG5EdNWB7fG/" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486270091459057890" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilF9tSRxWU2F5H2P7JIig6s9D9441xcsI7rDoSXuLWLbOngiBHpKR1e5WdBNY6hP0-hW-FXCKw_CdL2erU-aA0eH934ZVmXhfHO6iXm1u-hslaq9OQ2EdG7YWlJeXplRs7gkKjpbDBvaYZ/s1600/_JOY2704.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 647px; height: 429px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilF9tSRxWU2F5H2P7JIig6s9D9441xcsI7rDoSXuLWLbOngiBHpKR1e5WdBNY6hP0-hW-FXCKw_CdL2erU-aA0eH934ZVmXhfHO6iXm1u-hslaq9OQ2EdG7YWlJeXplRs7gkKjpbDBvaYZ/" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486279597272564642" border="0" /></a><br /></div><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >Doughnut</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;" >Makes 24 regular size pieces</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-family:georgia;" >For the dough</span><br /><ul style="font-family: georgia;"><li>3-1/2 cup all purpose flour</li><li>1 tsp salt</li><li>1/3 cup white sugar</li><li>1 tbsp instant yeast </li><li>1 cup warm water<br /></li><li>1 pc egg</li><li>1 pc egg yolk</li><li>1/4 cup butter (cut into 1/2" cube, keep refrigerated)<br /></li><li>1 gm bread improver</li></ul><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-family:georgia;" >For frying</span><br /><ul style="font-family: georgia;"><li>3 to 4 cups vegetable oil</li></ul><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-family:georgia;" >For dusting</span><br /><ul style="font-family: georgia;"><li>1/2 cup white sugar</li><li>1 tbsp cinnamon</li></ul><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">To mix.</span> In a medium bowl mix the flour, salt and sugar. Set aside. Stir yeast and warm warm together, add egg and egg yolk. Mix well and set aside. Using your fingers toss butter into flour until butter is size of cornmeal. Add yeast mixture and work mixture into a dough and knead for 10 minutes. Let rest until double in size.<br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">To form.</span> Roll the dough either square or rectangular shape into 1/2" thick (or depending on how thick you want your dough). With a cookie cutter of about 4" in diameter cut the dough and using the smallest cookie cutter punch the center to create a hole. Place the formed dough in a baking sheet with parchment paper and let rest for 15 minutes before frying.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">To fry.</span> Heat oil until it reaches 320 F. Dip each doughnut in the cooking oil and cook until both sides are golden brown. Drain in paper lined tray.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">To dip.</span> Mix the white sugar and cinnamon and dust or sprinkle it on top of the doughnut.<br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">Make sure to try this recipe because it's one snack that you "doughnut" want to miss and of course! the best combination for these is coffee.</span><br /><br />Happy Eating!<br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">By His Grace, </span><br /><br /></div><ahref="http: style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" com="" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/199/96C160ABD16826CB1CCF38ACA1D5AA14.png" style="border: 0pt none ! important; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent; width: 144px; height: 52px;" /></ahref="http:>Wenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08042831151924342634noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3647919488878870383.post-53382200750952503892010-06-14T08:35:00.000+08:002010-06-23T23:58:15.023+08:00White Stock<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD2dLo4-ey7WDNupzWjBlAO2mGtdpr2vUd11rccluRZ8qmlD63s7XfMXWFOzqldLzN3w0v9ZdiFh_kNr6QAIlLUD3TldqlJPdBofBnufezAWGX8erfuPgaAdjNqNT0H6km2Naubb9p3pfa/s1600/_JOY3102-1.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 137px; height: 420px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD2dLo4-ey7WDNupzWjBlAO2mGtdpr2vUd11rccluRZ8qmlD63s7XfMXWFOzqldLzN3w0v9ZdiFh_kNr6QAIlLUD3TldqlJPdBofBnufezAWGX8erfuPgaAdjNqNT0H6km2Naubb9p3pfa/s400/_JOY3102-1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485984117168257474" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfV1ZORlXnCBknIGsveiRxT0Qk2fHZUdEtEdhZmo55wCfUTIo_aXKkAaEedRDuBIUVRFwdtktO04RkhP0OF40eObREk_xTbg1LH6gOWofLz2isLIcEWBepse4BN7EEZb0JbtKF4EG3bqwn/s1600/_JOY3094-1.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 317px; height: 420px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfV1ZORlXnCBknIGsveiRxT0Qk2fHZUdEtEdhZmo55wCfUTIo_aXKkAaEedRDuBIUVRFwdtktO04RkhP0OF40eObREk_xTbg1LH6gOWofLz2isLIcEWBepse4BN7EEZb0JbtKF4EG3bqwn/s400/_JOY3094-1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485984111921788322" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Learning is a never ending process. Education should not be limited into the four corners of the classroom, even after earning the highest degree people still needs to learn new ways and methods to be updated with our fast pace changing technologies, equipment, fashion, tools and even with food. </span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">Long ago people would settle for comfort food, an inexpensive, uncomplicated and easy to prepare dishes. The evolution of food has drastically change, it started way back during the 17th century when chef and writer </span><a style="font-family: georgia;" href="http://search.sweetim.com/search.asp?q=la+varenne&ln=en&src=1002"><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">La Varenne</span></a><span style="font-family:georgia;"> marked a change from cookery known in the Middle Ages, to somewhat lighter dishes and more modern presentation which is called the </span><a style="font-family: georgia;" href="http://search.sweetim.com/search.asp?src=2&q=haute+cuisine"><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Haute Cuisine</span></a><span style="font-family:georgia;"> a French term literally means "high cooking". In 1900's Chef </span><a style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: georgia;" href="http://search.sweetim.com/search.asp?q=Georges+Auguste+Escoffier&ln=en&src=1002">Georges Auguste Escoffier</a> modernized the Haute Cuisine which became known as <a style="font-family: georgia;" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuisine_classique"><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Cuisine Classique</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">.</span></span></span></a><span style="font-family:georgia;"> Then there's </span><a style="font-family: georgia;" href="http://search.sweetim.com/search.asp?src=2&q=nouvelle+cuisine"><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Nouvelle Cuisine</span></a><span style="font-family:georgia;"> [noo-vehl kwee-ZEENe] a French term meaning "new cooking" referring to a culinary style that moved away from the rich and heavy style of classic French cuisine toward fresher, lighter food served in smaller portion. Now we have </span><a style="font-family: georgia;" href="http://search.sweetim.com/search.asp?q=fusion+cuisine&ln=en&src=1002"><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Fusion Cuisine</span></a><span style="font-family:georgia;"> it combines the elements of various traditions while not fitting specifically into any. In years to come, another evolution would emerge, whatever cuisine that would be it will surely be a challenge to equip ourselves.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">After graduating from Culinary Arts two years ago, what's next? My dream is to have a mini restaurant, something cozy and elegant but affordable. Uhm...elegant and affordable would that be possible? Anyways, before waiting for that dream to come true, I mentioned earlier that learning is a continuing process, so I enrolled in </span><a style="font-family: georgia;" href="http://rouxbe.com/"><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Rouxbe</span></a><span style="font-family:georgia;"> [roo-bee] an online cooking school, they deliver a professional culinary school curriculum in high definition, close-up video together with professional chef support, practice video recipes and assesstment tools. What's more is that you can study at your own schedule and at your pace and watch the video as many times as you want.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">In any culinary school the first thing that they will teach you is how to select, handle and care for your chef knives. I went through it the second time when I enrolled at Rouxbe. You can choose whatever lesson you want to learn, but I prefer to start with the basic...White Stock.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">A Stock is a simple flavorful liquid made with various ingredients simmered in water. The key ingredient to making a stock is to start with cold water, fresh ingredients, simmer a period of time, scheme off impurities and strain. Stocks can be use in many dishes particularly soups and sauces, it can also be use in cooking rice like </span><a style="font-family: georgia;" href="http://search.sweetim.com/search.asp?src=2&q=paella"><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Paella</span></a><span style="font-family:georgia;"> and </span><a style="font-family: georgia;" href="http://search.sweetim.com/search.asp?q=risotto&ln=en&src=1002"><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Rissoto</span></a><span style="font-family:georgia;"> instead of using water to give full flavor to the dish.</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTh1h_SnbcDmxGAgP67yt8RJYSU3HcLHVS0qa2iAVKmqrp-LaHo_dCGVQcBJyc0v8GuHpnXvKwrLeyIjHMTrHwPLpWYY8oBdbmhZxlkYt0bKRr_4iq2SNzhKNVciPe3yZ8xfeUpVYBEQZ0/s1600/_JOY2871.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 600px; height: 399px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTh1h_SnbcDmxGAgP67yt8RJYSU3HcLHVS0qa2iAVKmqrp-LaHo_dCGVQcBJyc0v8GuHpnXvKwrLeyIjHMTrHwPLpWYY8oBdbmhZxlkYt0bKRr_4iq2SNzhKNVciPe3yZ8xfeUpVYBEQZ0/s400/_JOY2871.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485990692274470818" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family:georgia;">To make the stock start by washing the fresh bones with fresh water then cover it with cold water (this promotes the extraction of </span><a style="font-family: georgia;" href="http://search.sweetim.com/search.asp?src=2&q=collagen"><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">collagen</span></a><span style="font-family:georgia;">, which may be sealed in by hot water) until an inch or two, turn the heat to medium keep the pot uncovered and slowly keep the bones to a simmer, scheming the impurities every now and then.</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz1DBbvX2-5MsnXhZYfcmXd-k5JD5Sp1F8IYAwpAYlGr0VtOEI9JtRjDOQoxfqmxDweEdSKka6CX9zKduCPyH5t8_HnV_ikrbJDJWaaCHJY915cPqz_wdOA0yPwO5AP7Bv1xEXAF4h4Cpr/s1600/_JOY3095-1.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 597px; height: 459px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz1DBbvX2-5MsnXhZYfcmXd-k5JD5Sp1F8IYAwpAYlGr0VtOEI9JtRjDOQoxfqmxDweEdSKka6CX9zKduCPyH5t8_HnV_ikrbJDJWaaCHJY915cPqz_wdOA0yPwO5AP7Bv1xEXAF4h4Cpr/s400/_JOY3095-1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485982971359020258" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">After the stock has been simmered for 2 hours and impurities has been scheme off add the </span><a style="font-family: georgia;" href="http://search.sweetim.com/search.asp?q=mirepoix&ln=en&src=1002"><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">mirepoix</span></a><span style="font-family:georgia;"> [mi-re-pwa] a french name for a combination of onion, carrot and celery, sometimes leeks can also be added. Simmer the stock for 1 and a half hour. The ratio between the bones and mirepoix is three part bones and one part mirepoix. Once the stock returns to it simmer scheme off excess impurities as needed. Chicken stock need to be simmered for 3 to 4 hours to extract the flavor.</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfMeBSez_HeWGv2cTUwg3seXUFSEiV0M1AT-sMmF2ht3d6V4v5hBwohZIyeoZlNQyarZxvqQn_Pi9tkOmVo4BBHYkWSorGqrgaRZ2ZDr6FSxshTlhH3Y4BzwWONddtPFMn0GTaJJKvg97R/s1600/_JOY2862.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 599px; height: 481px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfMeBSez_HeWGv2cTUwg3seXUFSEiV0M1AT-sMmF2ht3d6V4v5hBwohZIyeoZlNQyarZxvqQn_Pi9tkOmVo4BBHYkWSorGqrgaRZ2ZDr6FSxshTlhH3Y4BzwWONddtPFMn0GTaJJKvg97R/s400/_JOY2862.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485987625151898978" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">About 30 minutes or so before the cooking time add the seasoning component of the stock which is the </span><a style="font-family: georgia;" href="http://search.sweetim.com/search.asp?q=bouquet+garni&ln=en&src=100"><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Bouquet Garni</span></a><span style="font-family:georgia;">, french for "garnished bouquet", it is a bundle of herbs usually tied together with strings. A common bouquet garni for a stock consist of flat parsley, thyme, bay leaf, celery leaves and whole peppercorns, these usually puts at the end of cooking time since a less time is needed to extract the flavor, you can either add it loosely or tied it into a bundle.</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2krixIdXH8f7oMSafnGkzihhXosWD0x0_pDoKFN3bSfI9Xm7bHcIWDnld6x9l4Yamj9z-pQ0VWcGLqW2XQI6jx2G_BakD20kyXEAGZ6NJXWSRuTMeF2iKD_O5C9H24RWC35SinnMecQiI/s1600/_JOY2880.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 598px; height: 397px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2krixIdXH8f7oMSafnGkzihhXosWD0x0_pDoKFN3bSfI9Xm7bHcIWDnld6x9l4Yamj9z-pQ0VWcGLqW2XQI6jx2G_BakD20kyXEAGZ6NJXWSRuTMeF2iKD_O5C9H24RWC35SinnMecQiI/s400/_JOY2880.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485994182398657714" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Once the stock is finish cooking, scheme it one last time before straining then remove all the ingredients using a strainer, discard all the solids since all the flavor are in the liquid. Strain the liquid through a fine sieve, for an even clearer stock place a cheesecloth on top of the sieve. Cool the stock as quickly as possible before storing, the fastest and safest way to cool down the stock is to place it in an ice bath and stir while bringing down the temperature. Do not refrigerate before completely cooling as bacteria can be trap inside and multiply as it becomes cold making it unsafe to consume.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Stocks can be kept in the refrigerator for about 3 to 4 days and can be freeze well for months. Don't forget to label it for easy reference.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">By His Grace,</span><br /></div><br /><ahref="http: com="" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/199/96C160ABD16826CB1CCF38ACA1D5AA14.png" style="border: 0pt none ! important; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent;" /></ahref="http:>Wenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08042831151924342634noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3647919488878870383.post-86015270829854822082010-06-13T16:46:00.002+08:002010-07-02T23:11:18.903+08:00Hot Cocoa with Bruschetta Cream Cheese Sardines<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzJTNsGEzDusAHFni_Teb7HjzO4hxJDbQFJPB7oKJaUJmRKqjcUJEsCcRqrdWNqzYd5rQJ3pCVS7UXPUqNKOpndodESFD5-EM8mLtNGmd68rb76PNJ7dU86Bfnz81tfDD7pwZrJmlCPoKI/s1600/_JOY2579-1.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 422px; height: 636px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzJTNsGEzDusAHFni_Teb7HjzO4hxJDbQFJPB7oKJaUJmRKqjcUJEsCcRqrdWNqzYd5rQJ3pCVS7UXPUqNKOpndodESFD5-EM8mLtNGmd68rb76PNJ7dU86Bfnz81tfDD7pwZrJmlCPoKI/" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482190522534025202" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The day after I baked the baguette I was thinking of what to top with my bread, a simple tarragon cream cheese would be nice or tomatoes with basil sounds good (but i don't have tomatoes and basil) I ended up speading cream cheese and topping it with sardines. I also made a cup of Hot Cocoa Drink with oats and egg to go with it.<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-style: italic;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJsnXF9tcWXV0c3cVLZwrhWSPJ1RNVM2GZIXhxTAXpbS9-lalecAyl6_UHl-Xye4otReR76mp7dgO9fGKkrlW2b3QPLhfl6l_FCvIs8NjBnFC1kL1Tw_xWvYPXUhf9xB6vN7ulBbvh3R8C/s1600/_JOY2544.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 495px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJsnXF9tcWXV0c3cVLZwrhWSPJ1RNVM2GZIXhxTAXpbS9-lalecAyl6_UHl-Xye4otReR76mp7dgO9fGKkrlW2b3QPLhfl6l_FCvIs8NjBnFC1kL1Tw_xWvYPXUhf9xB6vN7ulBbvh3R8C/" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482182813463972034" border="0" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">For the Cocoa Drink</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br /><br /></span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"> <span style="font-style: italic;font-family:georgia;" >Makes 2 servings</span></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br /></span></span><ul><li>1-1/2 cup milk (full cream or non-fat)</li><li>1 pc tablea cocoa<br /></li><li>1/8 cup quick cooking oats</li><li>1 egg</li><li>2 tbsp white sugar (or depending on your taste</li></ul>Warm the milk and tablea on a small pot at medium heat, dissolved the cocoa before adding the oats and sugar. Let it simmer until slightly thicken. Add egg, mix and serve.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjerhAb0VNXJc42zA_WDVlTVdoJXWf1-tyLskHmFycxQ-AmB_h2P_lFnYQkH5wAV8pEYddxHANQhHERcPvkKZpFTC56nq1czVUxUl2zBPCpHAAGx0uBhhGfwZrFf-NluJ3oLqncinKDDT3n/s1600/_JOY2568.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 658px; height: 432px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjerhAb0VNXJc42zA_WDVlTVdoJXWf1-tyLskHmFycxQ-AmB_h2P_lFnYQkH5wAV8pEYddxHANQhHERcPvkKZpFTC56nq1czVUxUl2zBPCpHAAGx0uBhhGfwZrFf-NluJ3oLqncinKDDT3n/" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482183612414699794" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />For the slices of baguette, spread some cream cheese and lay half sardines on top and warm it on a toaster. Enjoy a simple and elegant breakfast on a cloudy day.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">By His Grace,</span><br /></div><br /><ahref="http: com="" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/199/96C160ABD16826CB1CCF38ACA1D5AA14.png" style="border: 0pt none ! important; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent;" /></ahref="http:>Wenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08042831151924342634noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3647919488878870383.post-5385865370750945052010-06-12T17:28:00.000+08:002010-06-16T09:12:55.738+08:00Spice Pets<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXrtnpoM4W3BizpkAnTEwPBBzR6WC0RbVcusIWmFs8Acu36zMxuVfDlhjpxiBKpGRGjF9bBTXyhQg29C2QEoPYETYZxbz2n24syabPCioun0zq4MVGfIYgBBXSvz7KM6EL-MQQlauzirWN/s1600/_JOY2618.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 360px; height: 480px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXrtnpoM4W3BizpkAnTEwPBBzR6WC0RbVcusIWmFs8Acu36zMxuVfDlhjpxiBKpGRGjF9bBTXyhQg29C2QEoPYETYZxbz2n24syabPCioun0zq4MVGfIYgBBXSvz7KM6EL-MQQlauzirWN/s320/_JOY2618.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482987773484437266" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMZlZUpVGCEDFLNQGC9aO_nVbfIWDPCKXjTMbzBB0plWEsVyczReGT4LMgYRMjBgQhZiJ9mvIhtv5pclBNezskxEJxNjsLSE23AOdoT4K2Qnr63EhH3OKUSIZ9-h8fsChx4DCFNnILe9MG/s1600/_JOY2719.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 223px; height: 480px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMZlZUpVGCEDFLNQGC9aO_nVbfIWDPCKXjTMbzBB0plWEsVyczReGT4LMgYRMjBgQhZiJ9mvIhtv5pclBNezskxEJxNjsLSE23AOdoT4K2Qnr63EhH3OKUSIZ9-h8fsChx4DCFNnILe9MG/s320/_JOY2719.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481852744872992194" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><br />Nope I'm not referring to the spices we put on our food but to our 3 bunnies and a dog. They are adorable, soft and cuddly. Well, they can be a spic</span><span style="font-family:georgia;">e too because they are sweet and </span>warm but definitely not aromatic...<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7MlrpcSgEKVGA0Z_PMvoRX8Bd68L7-HUG2_gIVmsZ8LMG03TYo5v355Hn2zIWkcb4kiOjN3WxZQVOtJgsY09MUoq-CUpcrVk1QRC23bhh8ZzriURSpD4sFLVE4hYY1YouE0x-pLBbu0Lp/s1600/JOY_1028.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 290px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7MlrpcSgEKVGA0Z_PMvoRX8Bd68L7-HUG2_gIVmsZ8LMG03TYo5v355Hn2zIWkcb4kiOjN3WxZQVOtJgsY09MUoq-CUpcrVk1QRC23bhh8ZzriURSpD4sFLVE4hYY1YouE0x-pLBbu0Lp/s320/JOY_1028.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481860392618952930" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcAG_KBWt1hvqwatv45JVZPyJzi8qVNPi2hxAsKhDqkdhE5FQRQOBpc4RARfPsROSlH0Er47DOy4FACcZOj9eOtBZbPiv6Mptu9WnsOvAPXGsOwuP7D82gLd5qWEdonrakycrgDhAD_kgT/s1600/JOY_0926.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 290px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcAG_KBWt1hvqwatv45JVZPyJzi8qVNPi2hxAsKhDqkdhE5FQRQOBpc4RARfPsROSlH0Er47DOy4FACcZOj9eOtBZbPiv6Mptu9WnsOvAPXGsOwuP7D82gLd5qWEdonrakycrgDhAD_kgT/s320/JOY_0926.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481857156617107554" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqD2MfLbvUjsrnmLdA84T3_ljFK4hyKNL5Spfk7ogzL33vQBgDGuAeIhjqbst2Ku04aCxbrEMuwL7dK1heTYbHA0QPKXF25j4kGGkJ104h8ZBZXa_a72LQIDHql5rA5HxYq0L2ZYT7sV0z/s1600/JOY_1017.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 578px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqD2MfLbvUjsrnmLdA84T3_ljFK4hyKNL5Spfk7ogzL33vQBgDGuAeIhjqbst2Ku04aCxbrEMuwL7dK1heTYbHA0QPKXF25j4kGGkJ104h8ZBZXa_a72LQIDHql5rA5HxYq0L2ZYT7sV0z/s320/JOY_1017.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481860384221844994" border="0" /></a></div><br />Our rabbits/bunnies are local breed that I bought at Cartimart. Initially we only have two, Snowball and Furball, but the second one died I think due to heatstroke. I thought that Snowball might get lonely so i bought another two...Cinnamon and Pepper. By the way, their names where given by a good friend who also like bunnies and dogs, a very creative girl indeed..Thanks a lot.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK0BtSYePuJ_H8zIoGoDhhDTCBn4cqMr2BaTbsjhZgyWwqDEd9b9-IG_VGQmfYMcvUPRoslcziocN17mY4DccENsDz4KbLE2iUgUQGc8zZTsPdd5SRydnoUxQjCKwtmNL18Fyd_7G1Etkf/s1600/JOY_0946.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 365px; height: 335px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK0BtSYePuJ_H8zIoGoDhhDTCBn4cqMr2BaTbsjhZgyWwqDEd9b9-IG_VGQmfYMcvUPRoslcziocN17mY4DccENsDz4KbLE2iUgUQGc8zZTsPdd5SRydnoUxQjCKwtmNL18Fyd_7G1Etkf/s320/JOY_0946.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481857171075766834" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH9HoQhjLxK4STvx6BWqBR4K0QryA0uRw0OrofmEozbkaORl-kxsX0PBIRPcR618gYxewWdAbrKl3ZRirCUW5SvSDSgZUdu5M87KjDWzqlZbZmDsbcjr4OQPb82Ac8dmBfFxOV_XpT22-_/s1600/_JOY2724.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 279px; height: 335px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH9HoQhjLxK4STvx6BWqBR4K0QryA0uRw0OrofmEozbkaORl-kxsX0PBIRPcR618gYxewWdAbrKl3ZRirCUW5SvSDSgZUdu5M87KjDWzqlZbZmDsbcjr4OQPb82Ac8dmBfFxOV_XpT22-_/s320/_JOY2724.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481864620784709826" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">There are over 50 species of rabbits, the most common ones are <a style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-style: italic;" href="http://search.sweetim.com/search.asp?q=netherland+dwarf&ln=en&src=1002">Netherland Dwarf</a>, <a href="http://search.sweetim.com/search.asp?q=angora%20rabbit&ln=en&src=1002&lcr=0"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-style: italic;">Angora</span></a>, and <a style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-style: italic;" href="http://search.sweetim.com/search.asp?q=Mini+lop+rabbit&ln=en&src=1002">Mini Lop</a>. They have a high reproduction rate that is why i bought female. They are herbivores (plant eating), i usually give them plenty of water, pellets, parsley and hay (grass or herbaceous plants). Rabbits are most active at dawn and dusk and often nap at day time.</div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQbH6BJUuP9dZGlQ3oDPMVzm-GD18_Zp49JHXfQylaSmWKJYuvA8GYCkb4AlbxY7XrPo4UtYhJFBq1sn_74RCtfcPsA4-4oOhBlEblMYLWzD6OkjvzqwrUrfs9xp4cLWSIg8yi2GAta9bf/s1600/_JOY2727.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 199px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQbH6BJUuP9dZGlQ3oDPMVzm-GD18_Zp49JHXfQylaSmWKJYuvA8GYCkb4AlbxY7XrPo4UtYhJFBq1sn_74RCtfcPsA4-4oOhBlEblMYLWzD6OkjvzqwrUrfs9xp4cLWSIg8yi2GAta9bf/s320/_JOY2727.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481852784418436274" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdIkSrqcYGC0TfUYnoWziCVt7PBNDIW3Ox3RiAacNUWgGHjWNdmkSsKQ6Tz3DPqUQqAXH_sX6SGlWQ45oMTAMUUH6OUVlie7X5WxJ85hXw1kiy6hg6GxT5S04Ay_MZCxx6cXqzYQfuzMsJ/s1600/_JOY2721-1.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 198px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdIkSrqcYGC0TfUYnoWziCVt7PBNDIW3Ox3RiAacNUWgGHjWNdmkSsKQ6Tz3DPqUQqAXH_sX6SGlWQ45oMTAMUUH6OUVlie7X5WxJ85hXw1kiy6hg6GxT5S04Ay_MZCxx6cXqzYQfuzMsJ/s320/_JOY2721-1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481852755212196738" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6qmk2HswGDE1ndE5Tbr6GB2aDWEe4rn2RMuCJeZqToQaLwQU_igAe4sPiZnpFDQmLU7tbnywBLrS6yahsaMuY8GpnQDKw1hJZrBxy2sJPVjAd_xeyLbwdbsSHYc6TLtVe59A0Xyb-ZWOt/s1600/_JOY2722.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6qmk2HswGDE1ndE5Tbr6GB2aDWEe4rn2RMuCJeZqToQaLwQU_igAe4sPiZnpFDQmLU7tbnywBLrS6yahsaMuY8GpnQDKw1hJZrBxy2sJPVjAd_xeyLbwdbsSHYc6TLtVe59A0Xyb-ZWOt/s320/_JOY2722.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481852763397254338" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Since Rabbits need to exercise I let them out of the cage every now and then to explore the wonderful world of our house. They like to hop around, sneak inside our TV stand or behind the fridge.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi47JWCPLxPqtlSzYeuXmzr1LCeAPLmRHVi949RXg91HKFX4PmDxwUqkZt_PHy9BTWZ73W9yow0iHqhxnMDR0WqxGG9JCEoCK5dO_jyxCiGs7SM8LKZjfB6HbEsctgXe65F9hU2yQWVSBa5/s1600/0004.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 310px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi47JWCPLxPqtlSzYeuXmzr1LCeAPLmRHVi949RXg91HKFX4PmDxwUqkZt_PHy9BTWZ73W9yow0iHqhxnMDR0WqxGG9JCEoCK5dO_jyxCiGs7SM8LKZjfB6HbEsctgXe65F9hU2yQWVSBa5/s320/0004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482991676466002066" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigVVZOB9ImzHuJnIPcy59C6sprbHqbumFOKNtXu18SMhW14Fvj0svj9stKR0WJ_E24uThWueCHAGzcmDMlLcXBRcxzbqUERyBdQgkaEdVrilnHQwdWcQtQQ3obd_Y_bWWvC-gOepn6dBxV/s1600/0036.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 310px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigVVZOB9ImzHuJnIPcy59C6sprbHqbumFOKNtXu18SMhW14Fvj0svj9stKR0WJ_E24uThWueCHAGzcmDMlLcXBRcxzbqUERyBdQgkaEdVrilnHQwdWcQtQQ3obd_Y_bWWvC-gOepn6dBxV/s320/0036.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482994596969545666" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRkziRiHJ0FJChYZzCf10GIm-YWGWY4N7kCh9vH3z2gGHz_ILyKtHT1oVySmPodOduVyMeT4zZXu6k8UjxmKLEW0K_b0rf63IeGXr464_3wRSl9qqugXs83FVC9PcExul-_OTPRUptnF9v/s1600/0031.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 310px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRkziRiHJ0FJChYZzCf10GIm-YWGWY4N7kCh9vH3z2gGHz_ILyKtHT1oVySmPodOduVyMeT4zZXu6k8UjxmKLEW0K_b0rf63IeGXr464_3wRSl9qqugXs83FVC9PcExul-_OTPRUptnF9v/s320/0031.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482991684327904130" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9IBxOhmPrvmHB6lJZ6WWJiiYQI4m3uYFG24T8ZJLLqTSXagarx-x2XrnCRE5nEc_0WJPWW0YYTeh8JQjZw7DBh86BkHenNXF88GC8vOb580E7LHtxAfFC3OM0JltFtaMHBfvJ21udbPgu/s1600/0028.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 310px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9IBxOhmPrvmHB6lJZ6WWJiiYQI4m3uYFG24T8ZJLLqTSXagarx-x2XrnCRE5nEc_0WJPWW0YYTeh8JQjZw7DBh86BkHenNXF88GC8vOb580E7LHtxAfFC3OM0JltFtaMHBfvJ21udbPgu/s320/0028.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482992562183916818" border="0" /></a></div><br />Another spice in our home is our dog named Zoe, I got her name from a Sesame Street character, a cute monster in orange (???). She was born November 10, 2008, a Shih Tzu breed-canine species, we were able to bring her home when she was a month and a half old. But before Zoe, we already have a dog who is also a Shih Tzu unfortunately because of old age and many complications Sasha died on the same year and month when Zoe was born. In God's perfect timing He has already prepared Zoe in the absence of Sasha...What a true blessing indeed!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj7q3Hlm3QS449jGYwC632ypYqQ5DSTK4ZGok92x6DgCpUG0CHnkQLMzpxFar_dHhZUf8R6tdFGL0hFLrvRJrw_ciZDCxHo0iIdMP_cNXNRIYoGyxf-WD-Y4jEUZCzseGM0j4KAKZckmkd/s1600/183.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj7q3Hlm3QS449jGYwC632ypYqQ5DSTK4ZGok92x6DgCpUG0CHnkQLMzpxFar_dHhZUf8R6tdFGL0hFLrvRJrw_ciZDCxHo0iIdMP_cNXNRIYoGyxf-WD-Y4jEUZCzseGM0j4KAKZckmkd/s320/183.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482994622615069730" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikzx89icNOCS7jtzO1yAhaJ3IAzEAMFWXQr6hicL0iUSE5nTQrLfrcbl2aBtiZE-9Bj_xtkMDHGeaGRKRwlVKqPPUKFalo2AECDPnbaTBWAYT9vyldle4nX_iMozeNY1W2ReElapWcYewY/s1600/0052.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 360px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikzx89icNOCS7jtzO1yAhaJ3IAzEAMFWXQr6hicL0iUSE5nTQrLfrcbl2aBtiZE-9Bj_xtkMDHGeaGRKRwlVKqPPUKFalo2AECDPnbaTBWAYT9vyldle4nX_iMozeNY1W2ReElapWcYewY/s320/0052.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482994606973885794" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPH7qCy4D2Kaq16Gp319ouy7sUxaXptLmEmof-2FDlpdES3gMltJL5ex7tm0w-j003zUbFCpSuKB6mqdVuOwoY0YVnCPrrJGT37ldK2glSGhEvopu7r7k63uLtu_m7RBTn5az6qOWcB1Ue/s1600/0070.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 361px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPH7qCy4D2Kaq16Gp319ouy7sUxaXptLmEmof-2FDlpdES3gMltJL5ex7tm0w-j003zUbFCpSuKB6mqdVuOwoY0YVnCPrrJGT37ldK2glSGhEvopu7r7k63uLtu_m7RBTn5az6qOWcB1Ue/s320/0070.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482994618085013186" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIJk2wNgPwEOUEVxWCnu4xyE00IcEYaUbFLkb-UrBqCFCV-TxDkpobLvMNuIO9XLY8EcUvWR2ayDxIZ0WOJg2Tjo-br7aMB97FqAt1AmvXhGlVQ7qR2j9SYCdqJkCvvLU_MraUoiJw1W9y/s1600/_JOY2834.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIJk2wNgPwEOUEVxWCnu4xyE00IcEYaUbFLkb-UrBqCFCV-TxDkpobLvMNuIO9XLY8EcUvWR2ayDxIZ0WOJg2Tjo-br7aMB97FqAt1AmvXhGlVQ7qR2j9SYCdqJkCvvLU_MraUoiJw1W9y/s320/_JOY2834.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482990857580103234" border="0" /></a></div><br />Zoe is a very playful, sweet and hyper active dog. She really gets excited when somebody would come into our house either family members, visitors or strangers. She likes to be pampered with massage, she even gets sleepy when I do that to her and when she sleeps with us she likes to sleep on my pillow...Uhm...I wonder why?. I don't know if I will call it strange but she would rather be with people than with dogs.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjL-4wbUmxwW-gySj1Uwd-xqPJp-Md-nB9O403g5QVRdJfATmvvArynt2XFj93mQwMC_05KuwGmoX9_vT3C5SWTBRf6vZnnGSISVHiacmaLxTFDMJog8sAd2P2IRS2WFkpWQwApdKgD4Rf/s1600/_JOY2732.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 205px; height: 310px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjL-4wbUmxwW-gySj1Uwd-xqPJp-Md-nB9O403g5QVRdJfATmvvArynt2XFj93mQwMC_05KuwGmoX9_vT3C5SWTBRf6vZnnGSISVHiacmaLxTFDMJog8sAd2P2IRS2WFkpWQwApdKgD4Rf/s320/_JOY2732.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482989249800922642" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBOY5o6RCrTSEWgvxrSH-ZVI2OiFMS5kzP3gtHKyWeO4f5JB28JyhM9RPLlEu5C-putc1hivsQn7g_VTtlduiKqDLn3gGb7TDcg9AWok8EOO7ikKctqJ2tkbbsUFuN1AOUs_rKylf1seTZ/s1600/_JOY2731.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 205px; height: 310px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBOY5o6RCrTSEWgvxrSH-ZVI2OiFMS5kzP3gtHKyWeO4f5JB28JyhM9RPLlEu5C-putc1hivsQn7g_VTtlduiKqDLn3gGb7TDcg9AWok8EOO7ikKctqJ2tkbbsUFuN1AOUs_rKylf1seTZ/s320/_JOY2731.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482989241242362322" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhChvTazenoMQzipmO6e6GT0TaT0Igw7eqBFXL224IMyXol0nVjKNpo21kBJwAk9hBU9Ji75wiVuPd975Cg6DIZUn6XDaJium4aqu7Ux9DfFIc1DfAA6ufva8wx32fal7K5yeU8GD7IlK_G/s1600/_JOY2735.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 205px; height: 310px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhChvTazenoMQzipmO6e6GT0TaT0Igw7eqBFXL224IMyXol0nVjKNpo21kBJwAk9hBU9Ji75wiVuPd975Cg6DIZUn6XDaJium4aqu7Ux9DfFIc1DfAA6ufva8wx32fal7K5yeU8GD7IlK_G/s320/_JOY2735.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482989953592922658" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />Ahh..pets are a stress busters indeed....A great spice to have around the house.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">By His Grace,</span><br /></div></div><br /><ahref="http: com="" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/199/96C160ABD16826CB1CCF38ACA1D5AA14.png" style="border: 0pt none ! important; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent;" /></ahref="http:>Wenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08042831151924342634noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3647919488878870383.post-20475315206455568362010-06-09T17:30:00.000+08:002010-06-20T21:43:19.252+08:00Our Daily Bread<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi-UgyNxZexwJP7-nbdyEUaFusck8SSKwbY88xCMJKC-AjTujqelcuJb7aYEYSpoYuTyupC0iaxefDN3bsGmItXB6GFggM8bxJpPx8mUq5Ce7wYdchALlPF-2KnnAhjLqzul-hC1100nTZ/s1600/_JOY2517.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 321px; height: 427px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi-UgyNxZexwJP7-nbdyEUaFusck8SSKwbY88xCMJKC-AjTujqelcuJb7aYEYSpoYuTyupC0iaxefDN3bsGmItXB6GFggM8bxJpPx8mUq5Ce7wYdchALlPF-2KnnAhjLqzul-hC1100nTZ/s320/_JOY2517.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481392244419320946" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />I was contemplating on what to post for my initial recipe. I had several selections from appetizer to soup to salad to main course down to dessert. My first choice was to make Chicken Marsala Cream with 3 Mushrooms then i thought why not a refreshing Thai salad or Panna Cotta with Berries. I had sleepless nights thinking of what recipe will I feature on my blog. Finally, I decided to make <a href="http://search.sweetim.com/search.asp?src=2&q=french+baguette"><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">French Baguette</span></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">, nothing beat</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">s t</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">he morning</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> with a freshly baked bread topped with Tarragon Cream Chee</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">se.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><a href="http://search.sweetim.com/search.asp?q=french+baguette&ln=en&src=1002"><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">French Baguette</span></a> also known in English as <a href="http://search.sweetim.com/search.asp?q=french+stick&ln=en&src=1002"><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Fren</span></a></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><a href="http://search.sweetim.com/search.asp?q=french+stick&ln=en&src=1002"><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">ch Stick</span></a> or</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <a href="http://search.sweetim.com/search.asp?q=french+bread&ln=en&src=1002"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-style: italic;">French Bread</span></a>, is a long thin loaf of French bread that is commonly made from basic lea</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">n dough. </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">It is distinguishable by its length, crisp crust and slits that enable p</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">roper expansio</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">n of gases</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">.</span><br /></div><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">In making bread one needs patience</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> be</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">ca</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">use</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> i</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">t takes</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> a lot of time</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> to wait before you can savor your baked bread. The preparation is easy if you have a stand mixer but a little time consuming if you're gonna use your hands, you need muscle</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">s a</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">nd </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">energy to knead the dough for 5 to 7 minutes. When I was studying at a Culinary School </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">w</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">e wer</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">e taught that yeast needs a humid environment to be active, but i was surprise to discover that yeast can also be mixed with ice cold water! Anothe</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">r revelation that i found ou</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">t is that th</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">ere ar</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">e other technique in making b</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">read. It is</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> ca</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">lled the delayed-f</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">ermentation method (<a href="http://search.sweetim.com/search.asp?q=Artisan+Bread+everyday+&ln=en&src=1002"><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">adapted </span></a></span><a href="http://search.sweetim.com/search.asp?q=Artisan+Bread+everyday+&ln=en&src=1002"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">from Artisans Bread Every day by Peter R</span></span></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><a href="http://search.sweetim.com/search.asp?q=Artisan+Bread+everyday+&ln=en&src=1002"><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">einhart</span></a>), it is controlling the temperature to delay the activation of the yeast in orde</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">r to release more sugar fr</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">om the starch and the result is more flavor and a cr</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">ust wit</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">h more color without adding extra ingredients.</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSA-nG8hCkwQw2j5jtmys3ytd5wmzR2LRwH2Rw63_mMkuFjycUHAx5nSosGykB0V8DC4eIQhyphenhyphenmabtinguW42Cn0ebT-qF0CGx95y5alDHka5XeCDEWnYVDP9yUee2-cWenLwsSxDJjfm6a/s1600/_JOY2355.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 560px; height: 360px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSA-nG8hCkwQw2j5jtmys3ytd5wmzR2LRwH2Rw63_mMkuFjycUHAx5nSosGykB0V8DC4eIQhyphenhyphenmabtinguW42Cn0ebT-qF0CGx95y5alDHka5XeCDEWnYVDP9yUee2-cWenLwsSxDJjfm6a/s320/_JOY2355.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480768046920808258" border="0" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">I started it out by mixing all the ingredients</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> in a stand mixer with paddle attachment until well blended, let it rest for a whi</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">le then switch t</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">o doug</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">h</span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> hook and mix for another few minutes, once the</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> dough is mixed and kneaded place the </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">dough in an </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">oile</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">d </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">cont</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">aine</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">r an</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">d immediately place in the refrigerator.</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /><br /></span></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjOTQhwv3MFhiZ5uN_OV6MRZqhy22YfS1j5eu4kldrxKZkz2DubFbVIxViHaTBdQAaQkkppSJpWA5xr9yZrX_HupOvyPIQ0fqepCGJyBaxKp3p0_QjykbeQH1jeRWoJTkKKNyeLG9fWY17/s1600/_JOY2364.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 560px; height: 360px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjOTQhwv3MFhiZ5uN_OV6MRZqhy22YfS1j5eu4kldrxKZkz2DubFbVIxViHaTBdQAaQkkppSJpWA5xr9yZrX_HupOvyPIQ0fqepCGJyBaxKp3p0_QjykbeQH1jeRWoJTkKKNyeLG9fWY17/s320/_JOY2364.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480771180420418562" border="0" /></a> <div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></span></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">The black lines indicate the dough level before i put it in the refrigerator</span> overnight. Curious as ever, every now and then I sneak and take a peak on my dough, in just a short time the dough becomes bigger and bigger.<br /><br /></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihQdEWE3mfPKCXH3zQsFkjOU7A2ef_az2CfJZCg13b4WZAud2LWr_A-5Vr2nFJeBBII85mcS63GkMDym_yYYrnTNB-JS1Gx5mEfm8RTua9ChfbM__eX3HVktAj2vs0Tq7RBVanNPlIE_NN/s1600/_JOY2435.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 560px; height: 360px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihQdEWE3mfPKCXH3zQsFkjOU7A2ef_az2CfJZCg13b4WZAud2LWr_A-5Vr2nFJeBBII85mcS63GkMDym_yYYrnTNB-JS1Gx5mEfm8RTua9ChfbM__eX3HVktAj2vs0Tq7RBVanNPlIE_NN/s320/_JOY2435.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481025851170743074" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: justify;">The above photo shows my dough as soon as i took it out from the fridge, it already doubled in size because i used warm water. Let it rest for 4 hours to warm it and wake up the yeast but it didn't expand anymore i guess that's the maximum size of it.<br /></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGq4J8CoSDs_zJqXLRiXDK_XKvupWtb5EpBHyLkuwIlngjd9qiBJxJFUqtx6uMpZsQCNqMSbRtlWGF8Cp6aTzDk3GjiUYr9LugseHmOj7iapcaf_MjbGqAg443y86o071KaGF7iYfIYUOZ/s1600/_JOY2440.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGq4J8CoSDs_zJqXLRiXDK_XKvupWtb5EpBHyLkuwIlngjd9qiBJxJFUqtx6uMpZsQCNqMSbRtlWGF8Cp6aTzDk3GjiUYr9LugseHmOj7iapcaf_MjbGqAg443y86o071KaGF7iYfIYUOZ/s320/_JOY2440.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481054780968016258" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-BLX4UriJ9qczkM9rgPWS3TAPvrs8yXV6CeqYS_6CknTr87JIBm7UvFqdunF8l9adFxL_n1uZUcUFkG2Ar9VQSUTx6oOQZe0i9mbX527bAgSq9OxNhWnyQRuoaY6Tfdn9J866hyphenhyphengoS9J2/s1600/_JOY2465.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-BLX4UriJ9qczkM9rgPWS3TAPvrs8yXV6CeqYS_6CknTr87JIBm7UvFqdunF8l9adFxL_n1uZUcUFkG2Ar9VQSUTx6oOQZe0i9mbX527bAgSq9OxNhWnyQRuoaY6Tfdn9J866hyphenhyphengoS9J2/s320/_JOY2465.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481062743441057650" border="0" /></a></div> </div> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br />Sprinkle the counter liberally with flour, gently rem</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">ove the dou</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">gh from the container taking care to release gas as little as possible. Divide the dough into 2 portions and pat each piece into a rectangle or oblong</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">. <span style="font-style: italic;">(The second portion I cut it in half, form it into a ball and kept</span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-style: italic;"> it i</span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-style: italic;">n the fridge to make a pizza...uhm...what toppings will I put?)</span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUwFGDBfRRgQC-XEeMcuz2ZOO1L4S_3n1qXOKRHxBTBovnRUxirVTpx6cCYYwfJuICgCqO5iI07mAtJNg9GxOdBvRPkA6tulOm9r_SguI8BSa_d2_R_0MJBpYA3zPbNnf7rP9QDk-XpGtp/s1600/_JOY2448.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 220px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUwFGDBfRRgQC-XEeMcuz2ZOO1L4S_3n1qXOKRHxBTBovnRUxirVTpx6cCYYwfJuICgCqO5iI07mAtJNg9GxOdBvRPkA6tulOm9r_SguI8BSa_d2_R_0MJBpYA3zPbNnf7rP9QDk-XpGtp/s320/_JOY2448.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481058966285788306" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPOaYZtv7mdiOVsM9YFyWn80BzsnvnCuAR3-fnvYaSIpK32C1YQrUbykIVDVgmugOn8keJUGToDnSJ1N0yYrTAH2V-IkjA3ZyrsVzfEUd2vZnALZxnQPWTnQZ0ei2m6mYRHk8befoyBqjq/s1600/_JOY2449.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 220px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPOaYZtv7mdiOVsM9YFyWn80BzsnvnCuAR3-fnvYaSIpK32C1YQrUbykIVDVgmugOn8keJUGToDnSJ1N0yYrTAH2V-IkjA3ZyrsVzfEUd2vZnALZxnQPWTnQZ0ei2m6mYRHk8befoyBqjq/s320/_JOY2449.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481059559132025218" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUlU21s3urGkFvbU288UaxnxHzgzX5wCplmRySD9LVSYf14d8_WUC8QS-AeQ2bvLl7dmRph3HnsMKMGI9l4SwxiJudsWVGva7sOVkhkahzXfYNapKUEjiOp9CCc3oGa_Hrx421hvfUv_B3/s1600/_JOY2450.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 220px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUlU21s3urGkFvbU288UaxnxHzgzX5wCplmRySD9LVSYf14d8_WUC8QS-AeQ2bvLl7dmRph3HnsMKMGI9l4SwxiJudsWVGva7sOVkhkahzXfYNapKUEjiOp9CCc3oGa_Hrx421hvfUv_B3/s320/_JOY2450.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481061269266376130" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicIU-qHh2Ps0FlXw9tgXWjJnSBiEwhTtMEzrJT54sebQ4icQ2IGlskY1x_E0FAG0v34iWf3iVKF2ZIXLI-zDuWAiWMHuHSASbIkgbYNpryHTLLun2qKweniHeYwBiCDS89X0MA2uhRP0F7/s1600/_JOY2459.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 220px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicIU-qHh2Ps0FlXw9tgXWjJnSBiEwhTtMEzrJT54sebQ4icQ2IGlskY1x_E0FAG0v34iWf3iVKF2ZIXLI-zDuWAiWMHuHSASbIkgbYNpryHTLLun2qKweniHeYwBiCDS89X0MA2uhRP0F7/s320/_JOY2459.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481066180286621490" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNCtIUd9aK2_fQMOPyvLaWKY3qw9n4rQ2EN1p7q4dRM_-8kOtaD8q6wu5kJXMKv_fpoe2mKlxBYKAUBZNwwZ8SkWEcrquzyKkMh4uM12BLUQrQjMtCAp-2AxBgoOxPYGYLczekQASTUN1y/s1600/_JOY2467.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 220px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNCtIUd9aK2_fQMOPyvLaWKY3qw9n4rQ2EN1p7q4dRM_-8kOtaD8q6wu5kJXMKv_fpoe2mKlxBYKAUBZNwwZ8SkWEcrquzyKkMh4uM12BLUQrQjMtCAp-2AxBgoOxPYGYLczekQASTUN1y/s320/_JOY2467.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481068147593508274" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRPcGqWw6DqCEceSnj5YIfh1QmauguY9iVsQv0XeNaQmOVQ6Uc4wh5pi_y0M7FKmPyYx5i4zVstBAkWRsgZ_sOWRWHlPn7ybLB1MXrN1be_NIMx0rpqHsLWsLk2B99bgU3p3JgL6jp9l2g/s1600/_JOY2471.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 220px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRPcGqWw6DqCEceSnj5YIfh1QmauguY9iVsQv0XeNaQmOVQ6Uc4wh5pi_y0M7FKmPyYx5i4zVstBAkWRsgZ_sOWRWHlPn7ybLB1MXrN1be_NIMx0rpqHsLWsLk2B99bgU3p3JgL6jp9l2g/s320/_JOY2471.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481068155693058514" border="0" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">When forming a baguette, fold up the dough then fold down, put your thumb in between the folded line, using your thumb roll over the dough and use your other hand press down gently with an upright position just to stick. The more rounded the dough form the more volume it will get. Do these twice more and on the last folding and pressing, press the dough a little aggressively to seal off the air. After that process, elongate the dough evenly as </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">possible about 23 to 24 inches.<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9BdUmv41N2H0-KtyVTQDDXYa5RJZ3RG5OTVPY_ZeVt24KvGMKZJPvGvUr_vqEB1ahiyrACOkta9RXBOG5XKTRXHIJHM0XZUcNeAAl2DyoJIZfsUY_qwMqlROIG1Y4gz3k78Lk5PflPZGp/s1600/_JOY2476.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 220px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9BdUmv41N2H0-KtyVTQDDXYa5RJZ3RG5OTVPY_ZeVt24KvGMKZJPvGvUr_vqEB1ahiyrACOkta9RXBOG5XKTRXHIJHM0XZUcNeAAl2DyoJIZfsUY_qwMqlROIG1Y4gz3k78Lk5PflPZGp/s320/_JOY2476.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481082095562593490" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq3knghBdJzS9AkAj9RcsfvDw-WTtBZxFhkJpavg6Gl82TYL79ivqWtBTDqAbyDxI0kYHoHztSYikrK6xem_pNKBowh5Yi_E-UWjxeXWg7ggoSUHWwF_83ijqyeghvfW4LnfIxxlsheFi0/s1600/_JOY2484.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 220px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq3knghBdJzS9AkAj9RcsfvDw-WTtBZxFhkJpavg6Gl82TYL79ivqWtBTDqAbyDxI0kYHoHztSYikrK6xem_pNKBowh5Yi_E-UWjxeXWg7ggoSUHWwF_83ijqyeghvfW4LnfIxxlsheFi0/s320/_JOY2484.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481085699147350946" border="0" /></a></div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br />Cover the sheet pan with <a href="http://search.sweetim.com/search.asp?q=silpat&ln=en&src=1002"><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Silpat</span></a> or parchment paper and dust it with flour (cornmeal or semolina flour are much better). Place the formed dough gently and let it rest for 10 minutes. Just prior to baking score or slit the dough about 1/2 inch deep </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">with a serrated knife or razor blade. Dust the dough with flour for decoration (optional).<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp0XUJSon2ubQp2X8ik2yY0F3pNwH6RHdxH2d07_3i9SpqLwuOowRdYmyLEnqVHIaI52KI0LDa3EK1ub7uYfVEH691Br3UgkUv3ZdY6vHWph4QCWszxZF26RkyH_1xzN_At6nZlqMF92Fk/s1600/_JOY2512.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp0XUJSon2ubQp2X8ik2yY0F3pNwH6RHdxH2d07_3i9SpqLwuOowRdYmyLEnqVHIaI52KI0LDa3EK1ub7uYfVEH691Br3UgkUv3ZdY6vHWph4QCWszxZF26RkyH_1xzN_At6nZlqMF92Fk/s320/_JOY2512.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481103702567080306" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjw8aeD-9kIrRhPS_G3Q07HeQp0O3jf3w97JFwhLopRzOI5WgeTlCKWawGPBTcNCeOdqAy8mdDi1UIECVZZbLUFesszpSplT24iHvMf_bFAhcUVOu1qgDg_EjjfafoQiBzTS8GSKh688S7/s1600/_JOY2528.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 390px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjw8aeD-9kIrRhPS_G3Q07HeQp0O3jf3w97JFwhLopRzOI5WgeTlCKWawGPBTcNCeOdqAy8mdDi1UIECVZZbLUFesszpSplT24iHvMf_bFAhcUVOu1qgDg_EjjfafoQiBzTS8GSKh688S7/s320/_JOY2528.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481111437747719650" border="0" /></a></div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The delayed-fermentation method turned out very well, it was very crisp outside, soft and flavorful inside. I was overjoyed with the result of the bread because every time I take a bite I can hear the crackling sound..crack...crack...crack.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;">French Baguette</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Makes about 2 loaf</span></span></span><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span><ul><li>2-3/4 cup All-Purpose Flour</li><li>1/2 tbsp sea salt</li><li>1 tsp instant yeast</li><li>1 cup warm water</li></ul><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">To Prepare.</span> </span></span>Combine all the ingredients in a stand mixer, with paddle attachment at low speed mix altogether until well blended and smooth about 1 minute. Let it rest uncovered for 5 minutes. Switch the attachment to dough hook and mix at medium speed for 2 minutes. Dough should be smooth, agile and elastic but not sticky. Knead dough on lightly floured surface for 1 minute then transfer into a lightly oiled bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.<br /><br />Dough can also be kneaded by hand. Combine all the ingredients in a bowl, use a wooden spoon to mix then switch to your hands when all the ingredients are incorporated. Let it rest for 5 minutes then knead for 5 minutes more until the dough is smooth and elastic. Transfer into a lightly oiled bowl and refrigerated overnight.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">To Form.</span> Remove dough from the fridge 2 hours before baking. Transfer gently to a work surface taking care to release as little gas as possible. Divide the dough into 2 portions and form each pieces into a loaf. Place the dough gently on a baking sheet with parchment paper dusted with flour. Let it rest for 10 minutes. Score or slit the dough 1/2 inch deep diagonally and dust with flour.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-style: italic;">To Bake.</span> Preheat the oven to 425 degrees fahrenheit 45 minutes before baking. Place a sheet pan with 1 inch ream which will serve as steam pan under which the baguette will be baked. Transfer dough to the oven and pour 1-1/2 cup hot water into the steam pan. Bake for 15 minutes then rotate the pan and bake for another 20 minutes until golden brown. The internal temperature should be 200 degrees fahrenheit in the center. Transfer the bread into a cooling rack, let it cool before slicing or serving. It is best eaten on the same day, or heated briefly in the oven the next day.<br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br />Patience is a virtue....all good things come to those who wait. I have waited and now I can enjoy the fruit of my labor. Bon Appétit!!!<br /><br />By the way, next time i will use a different method in baking baguette, same ingredient and measurement, let us see what are their similarities and differences.<br /></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><br />Footnote: </span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Knead means to mix and work into a uniform mass, as by folding, pressing, and stretching with the hands.<br />Yeast available in any supermarket</span><br /></span></span></div><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">By His Grace,</span><br /><br /><ahref="http: com="" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/199/96C160ABD16826CB1CCF38ACA1D5AA14.png" style="border: 0pt none ! important; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent;" /></ahref="http:>Wenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08042831151924342634noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3647919488878870383.post-382306538884534252010-06-01T18:51:00.000+08:002010-06-15T23:52:47.132+08:00The S Word<div style="text-align: justify;"><font style="" face="georgia" size="3">I mentioned in my fi</font><font style="" face="georgia" size="3">rst blog that</font><font style="" face="georgia" size="3"> one of my spic</font><font style="" face="georgia" size="3">e in life are my friends. Some friends come into our lives and quickly go. S</font><font style="" face="georgia" size="3">ome</font><font style="" face="georgia" size="3"> stay</font><font style="" face="georgia" size="3"> for awhile and leave footprints on</font><font style="" face="georgia" size="3"> our hearts. Thank God that my college frie</font><font style="" face="georgia" size="3">nds does </font><font style="" face="georgia" size="3">no</font><font style="" face="georgia" size="3">t only leave footprints but also make a marked on my heart. I had the opportunit</font><font style="" face="georgia" size="3">y to go o</font><font style="" face="georgia" size="3">n a trip with them to Hong Kong which has been planned since</font><font style="" face="georgia" size="3"> two yea</font><font style="" face="georgia" size="3">rs ago...due to our different schedule </font><font style="" face="georgia" size="3">we were</font><font style="" face="georgia" size="3"> only able to fulfill the trip last May 24, 2010. I was so excited because</font><font style="" face="georgia" size="3"> it has bee</font><font style="" face="georgia" size="3">n mor</font><font style="" face="georgia" size="3">e than 12 years since I last visited Hong Kong.</font></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><font style="" face="georgia" size="3">Day 1</font><br /><br /><font style="" face="georgia" size="3">Our plane depar</font><font style="" face="georgia" size="3">ted from </font><font style="" face="georgia" size="3">M</font><font style="" face="georgia" size="3">ani</font><font style="" face="georgia" size="3">la via PAL at around 8:20 am and landed at <a href="http://search.sweetim.com/search.asp?q=Hong+Kong+International+Airport&ln=en&src=1002"><font style="font-style: italic;" color="red">Hong Kong International Airport</font></a> </font><font style="" face="georgia" size="3">at around 10:20 am. Our itinerary for that da</font><font style="" face="georgia" size="3">y was to go to <a href="http://search.sweetim.com/search.asp?q=Ngong+Pin+360&ln=en&src=1002"><font style="font-style: italic;" color="red">Ngong Ping 360</font></a> at <a href="http://search.sweetim.com/search.asp?q=Lantau+Island&ln=en&src=1002"><font style="font-style: italic;" color="red">Lantau Island</font></a> then to <a href="http://search.sweetim.com/search.asp?q=Citygate+Outlet&ln=en&src=1002"><font style="font-style: italic;" color="red">Citygate </font></a></font><a href="http://search.sweetim.com/search.asp?q=Citygate+Outlet&ln=en&src=1002"><font style="" face="georgia" size="3"><font style="font-style: italic;" color="red">Outl</font></font></a><font style="" face="georgia" size="3"><a href="http://search.sweetim.com/search.asp?q=Citygate+Outlet&ln=en&src=1002"><font style="font-style: italic;" color="red">et</font></a> right at the heart of <font style="font-style: italic;" color="red">Tung Chung</font> but unfort</font><font style="" face="georgia" size="3">unately we were</font><font style="" face="georgia" size="3"> not able to follow our schedule because we arrived at the Kimberly Hotel past 12:00 nn due to some unavoidable circumstances. Our room was not yet available so took our lunch and o</font><font style="" face="georgia" size="3">ur first taste of </font><font style="" face="georgia" size="3">Hong Kong food was at Macau Dynasty Restaurant just acro</font><font style="" face="georgia" size="3">ss our Hotel. I ordered for Portuguese Baked Chicken with Ric</font><font style="" face="georgia" size="3">e. Duh! Their servings was huge it was good for 2 to 3 pe</font><font style="" face="georgia" size="3">rso</font><font style="" face="georgia" size="3">ns.</font><font face="lucida grande"><font style="" face="georgia" size="3"><br /></font><br /></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJM78T4RrcxZ4XGL1zaQdwlUjLybTsmNE0wO0_N0J7-0YWgMo8jeQiquom7d7eFVPufFvhSUwEjaLNJ0M0ocTAWKNs94_KlEygwzABn84kEaGV5taeB818yDdchIAT595Tv5pw15Zg78ki/s1600/040.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476305589126128562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJM78T4RrcxZ4XGL1zaQdwlUjLybTsmNE0wO0_N0J7-0YWgMo8jeQiquom7d7eFVPufFvhSUwEjaLNJ0M0ocTAWKNs94_KlEygwzABn84kEaGV5taeB818yDdchIAT595Tv5pw15Zg78ki/s320/040.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 220px; width: 220px;" border="0"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Fi5CxY73_IEIuul3zutPaeO6lyPC1Q-tVvtMktNEscWzheVOPZu9YmlazHTR-dQ_pdqqJ2z66b_TFIaTo6cONCMIRRe7_KbJ8-qOqLQtaNbOmAx0CNRbF27wKH2F6xi-xkXuPLJx-hDx/s1600/044.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476305599696672290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Fi5CxY73_IEIuul3zutPaeO6lyPC1Q-tVvtMktNEscWzheVOPZu9YmlazHTR-dQ_pdqqJ2z66b_TFIaTo6cONCMIRRe7_KbJ8-qOqLQtaNbOmAx0CNRbF27wKH2F6xi-xkXuPLJx-hDx/s320/044.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 220px; width: 220px;" border="0"></a></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR_fHvu8FJocxEfWtm3DRBuo-xVnAJQu99SPHtqcjP3MI_2hSNxYOmNHQcGdk6x04j9tYmR3apdTPA5OYfnjUBkxPNoML-3xKb1bNpf3ZAXzNnkClituU-RpLgfS_Mr2dm3ZUI89xutJMl/s1600/042.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476299815463001234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR_fHvu8FJocxEfWtm3DRBuo-xVnAJQu99SPHtqcjP3MI_2hSNxYOmNHQcGdk6x04j9tYmR3apdTPA5OYfnjUBkxPNoML-3xKb1bNpf3ZAXzNnkClituU-RpLgfS_Mr2dm3ZUI89xutJMl/s320/042.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 220px; width: 220px;" border="0"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3uG-ahq7Tl4aZj7C_lxvBb9pF_oapVYpyfVaEyE1s4lYwjUhKZBQ2q6hUIzRHoQs6jkTQOD3_Bfq3HQYj_ll6b9SaqdSqEV7ZeduDEc9owLDlryCYKepZGsayvwWyBzEkQoGWRhW5E6Jq/s1600/043.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476300260097892290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3uG-ahq7Tl4aZj7C_lxvBb9pF_oapVYpyfVaEyE1s4lYwjUhKZBQ2q6hUIzRHoQs6jkTQOD3_Bfq3HQYj_ll6b9SaqdSqEV7ZeduDEc9owLDlryCYKepZGsayvwWyBzEkQoGWRhW5E6Jq/s320/043.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 220px; width: 220px;" border="0"></a></div><font style="font-style: italic;" size="2">Upper Right: Roasted Duck</font><font size="2"><br /><font style="font-style: italic;">Lower Photos: Portuguese Baked Chicken with Rice</font></font><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><font style="" face="Georgia,"" size="3">After our heavy meal</font><font style="" face="Georgia,"" size="3">...burp...bu</font><font style="" face="Georgia,"" size="3">rp, we went to our hotel to check if ou</font><font style="" face="Georgia,"" size="3">r room was r</font><font style="" face="Georgia,"" size="3">eady, sadly out of 3 rooms 1 ro</font><font style="" face="Georgia,"" size="3">o</font><font style="" face="georgia" size="3">m is n</font><font style="" face="georgia" size="3">ot ye</font><font style="" face="georgia" size="3">t available (which is ours) we left our baggage in o</font><font style="" face="georgia" size="3">ur friend's room and instead of wasting our time waiting we went around the city to walk and shop.</font><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Jj4QX82cnwMP-AOsgoFVTSaJ6adTKaoESE2CqH1-WqnhhzXn7zYUmf5t2mKhLo_eXe0PW975t6GTqSs0lO-7WmHs_Joc4Ps_CW45dWhyphenhyphencss9fQaQh108LQOG_koYjFntutqtVRwSrQb2/s1600/051.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476312514425199538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Jj4QX82cnwMP-AOsgoFVTSaJ6adTKaoESE2CqH1-WqnhhzXn7zYUmf5t2mKhLo_eXe0PW975t6GTqSs0lO-7WmHs_Joc4Ps_CW45dWhyphenhyphencss9fQaQh108LQOG_koYjFntutqtVRwSrQb2/s320/051.JPG" style="height: 218px; width: 145px;" border="0"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf9aZftciKK6xejQfnTQzEXT94IqNyU0pY-siCe1udm8l8KFsu_QVBJ9P2pyLnMU6VgASvnca2xGJ_HhVeycWE0B4nhBSM4raAC4teXj25kPAoQPKOfEhlVCz47_v485nzOZmk_MGshVMF/s1600/050.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="margin-left: 1em; 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I am sure my sister Divine</font><font style="" face="georgia" size="3"> would love to taste all of it!</font><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaBlrlQzOEkETCe7wZlx9GSiis_sXGfZvGoKbeha2-PP2Puyd8iV87Pbbu66o-wHaq0osTy-Iwf-mXwbzXhAx4-bNHh_zc79S36G11kQ-zlf7XRqSjfzN-jiIbxWzVeLfG6brwUq9oJZmD/s1600/056.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476316532694731106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaBlrlQzOEkETCe7wZlx9GSiis_sXGfZvGoKbeha2-PP2Puyd8iV87Pbbu66o-wHaq0osTy-Iwf-mXwbzXhAx4-bNHh_zc79S36G11kQ-zlf7XRqSjfzN-jiIbxWzVeLfG6brwUq9oJZmD/s320/056.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 303px; width: 473px;" border="0"></a> </div><br /><div style="text-align: left;" align="justify"><div face="Georgia,"" style="text-align: justify;"><font size="3">We met our college friend who now work and reside in Hong Kong at the lobby of a hotel. She was with her daughter who happens to be my godd</font><font size="3">aughter and whom i haven't seen for a long time. She treated us for a Chinese dinner with some dimsum, vegetable dish</font><font size="3">es, eel and desserts.<br /></font><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGIc8IR-NBAZ3PwqfE-vZg1q0dzuko5_IiGs-cuO6ld3FU9xQ60a9Os81uZsif46DxyHkfcZ6zxC_qvYR8numUaH7uuQIaTWC_42Uif4vrQ6chRMXd9EFqJowNKs_KKQJCf1_jLuKIj6-l/s1600/062.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476333380248672626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGIc8IR-NBAZ3PwqfE-vZg1q0dzuko5_IiGs-cuO6ld3FU9xQ60a9Os81uZsif46DxyHkfcZ6zxC_qvYR8numUaH7uuQIaTWC_42Uif4vrQ6chRMXd9EFqJowNKs_KKQJCf1_jLuKIj6-l/s320/062.JPG" style="height: 220px; width: 220px;" border="0"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1BRTOcQgPq7XNq6XLkuLBLZpN7XsqjDxlsjw9Kogdjys-PGNXGRiayMTe6TCfoEAyC36uaj3dFL2U9cd9zFq2cGXElLOlPltxDFJBjaXkR41ge_fzGNug-_Sl2J8oHdTmMouWXAlOrw6s/s1600/059.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476334298924946242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1BRTOcQgPq7XNq6XLkuLBLZpN7XsqjDxlsjw9Kogdjys-PGNXGRiayMTe6TCfoEAyC36uaj3dFL2U9cd9zFq2cGXElLOlPltxDFJBjaXkR41ge_fzGNug-_Sl2J8oHdTmMouWXAlOrw6s/s320/059.JPG" style="height: 220px; width: 220px;" border="0"></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP-61sYkjZL7vcvl3wauBMU1_SHGrpV6Wun8o5rxuReAT0SbOsb5ikvPU3PFreEb84RWym_kHWE9x0oytg6ILAvSYRGGZy4004Wi2UOIHmIgwiJFv98oECJW7qz-c9S5OS34v-Tlim4-os/s1600/063.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476333388369943250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP-61sYkjZL7vcvl3wauBMU1_SHGrpV6Wun8o5rxuReAT0SbOsb5ikvPU3PFreEb84RWym_kHWE9x0oytg6ILAvSYRGGZy4004Wi2UOIHmIgwiJFv98oECJW7qz-c9S5OS34v-Tlim4-os/s400/063.JPG" style="height: 220px; width: 219px;" border="0" width="398" height="400"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgQfyKrzQ8mu63SvypLe9GpLasL8KCx3m-lABcW12gNARiOyUOuo2PKAotpVEh5EsHXAFB9Lk0dc2BnYJdF5k-bYyZo6lDvDBIu-BuRqJ87GCLpCgb6drIwM0LDpJhFrRXXNoux32U6QJy/s1600/060.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476333391262983202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgQfyKrzQ8mu63SvypLe9GpLasL8KCx3m-lABcW12gNARiOyUOuo2PKAotpVEh5EsHXAFB9Lk0dc2BnYJdF5k-bYyZo6lDvDBIu-BuRqJ87GCLpCgb6drIwM0LDpJhFrRXXNoux32U6QJy/s320/060.JPG" style="height: 220px; width: 220px;" border="0"></a> </div><br /></div><div face="Georgia,"" style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><font size="3">We had a wonderful night reminiscing our college days like staying out late at night, sleeping overnight with one of our friends house, going to bar, and so on. Our day did not end with a dinner but with sho</font><font size="3">ppin</font><font size="3">g!.</font><font size="3">...Yes! more shopping!</font></div></div><div face="Georgia,"" style=""><font size="3">Day 2</font><br /><font size="3"><br /></font></div><div face="Georgia,"" style="" align="justify"><div style="text-align: justify;"><font size="3">Our agenda f</font><font size="3">or this day was to go to </font><a href="http://search.sweetim.com/search.asp?q=Ngong+Pin+360&ln=en&src=1002"><font style="" color="red" size="3"><i>Ngong Ping 360</i></font></a><font size="3">, </font><a href="http://search.sweetim.com/search.asp?q=Citygate+Outlet&ln=en&src=1002"><font style="" color="red" size="3"><i>C</i></font><font style="" color="red" size="3"><i>itygate Outlet</i></font></a><font size="3"> </font><font size="3">and </font><a href="http://search.sweetim.com/search.asp?q=Causeway+bay&ln=en&src=1002"><font style="" color="red" size="3"><i>C</i></font><font style="" color="red" size="3"><i>a</i></font><font style="" color="red" size="3"><i>useway Bay</i></font></a><font size="3">. We started it off with a breakfast no</font><font size="3">t at our Hotel but Mc</font><font size="3">do...Yup! you read it right M</font><font size="3">c</font><font size="3">do. We</font><font size="3"> were given free </font><font size="3">coupon by</font><font size="3"> the Hotel since we already paid for it</font><font size="3"> why not use it even for 1 breakfast. My friend </font><font size="3">or</font><font size="3">dered some</font><font size="3">thing different Mac</font><font size="3">aroni Soup with Sausage and Egg and </font><font size="3">I ordered for my usual Sausage an</font><font size="3">d</font><font size="3"> Egg Mc Muffin.</font><br /><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWNeitdTiqip_7z7TZNLFYa50fgtUVcWi3sW93MTJM2l6lShisCDPxdGHGdM9tCpbNk4uRaNfdUdQXzyXja5g3ILoYLgAoeVgvL1GHsWClMvrFUwBZB5B_9BG9mASj0ngXcerczZdP-Bpb/s1600/067.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476715093668819490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWNeitdTiqip_7z7TZNLFYa50fgtUVcWi3sW93MTJM2l6lShisCDPxdGHGdM9tCpbNk4uRaNfdUdQXzyXja5g3ILoYLgAoeVgvL1GHsWClMvrFUwBZB5B_9BG9mASj0ngXcerczZdP-Bpb/s320/067.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 306px; width: 470px;" border="0"></a> </div><br /><div align="justify"><div face="Georgia,"" style=""><font size="3">Getting around Hong Kong is easy if you know how to navigate the MTR or <a href="http://search.sweetim.com/search.asp?q=Hong+kong+mass+transit+railway&ln=en&src=1002"><font style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Mass Transit Railway</font></a> </font><font size="3">Map. MTR is Hong Kong's sub w</font><font size="3">ay system, it has won a slew of awards and is one of the best subway system</font><font size="3"> in</font><font size="3"> the world. It covers anywhere you m</font><font size="3">ig</font><font size="3">ht want to go in Kowloon and on Hong Kong Island and </font><font size="3">also extends into the New Territorie</font><font size="3">s</font><font size="3">. Tickets can </font><font size="3">be bought from either automated, Engli</font><font size="3">sh</font><font size="3"> language machines inside the st</font><font size="3">ation or from a </font><font size="3">manned desk. You feed the ticket into th</font><font size="3">e turnstile to enter the platform and</font><font size="3"> retain it</font><font size="3">, before enterin</font><font size="3">g it </font><font size="3">again at the destination stop. </font><font size="3">W</font><font size="3">hen going to the station you need to look for the M</font><font size="3">TR logo</font><font size="3">, </font><font size="3">m</font><font size="3">ost streets have this logo pos</font><font size="3">ted on a pole and gives you the dire</font><font size="3">ction on </font><font size="3">where </font><font size="3"> the station is. Even though its easy I still get confused, thank God for Celene and Angela </font><font size="3">who </font><font size="3">has sense of direction and lead us to our de</font><font size="3">stinati</font><font size="3">on.<br /></font><br /></div></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsLQ3jkRsaAeZIO_Jhs62k2Kgb6yZkAHq3XYqeqc8BRy11piWyL4DxU89d9UhJ9je3UI0-1Xg2UpoYtQj116EZdbVUiUpwMK_SnaEwB7FEU2eVJXG908zo3rTBe3yjAL_bfcfB4XkeTqWR/s1600/hong-kong-mtr.jpg"><img alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477323937662196050" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsLQ3jkRsaAeZIO_Jhs62k2Kgb6yZkAHq3XYqeqc8BRy11piWyL4DxU89d9UhJ9je3UI0-1Xg2UpoYtQj116EZdbVUiUpwMK_SnaEwB7FEU2eVJXG908zo3rTBe3yjAL_bfcfB4XkeTqWR/s320/hong-kong-mtr.jpg" style="height: 306px; width: 470px;" border="0"></a><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div align="justify"><font style="" face="Georgia,"" size="3">Our first stop was at </font><a href="http://search.sweetim.com/search.asp?q=Ngong+Pin+360&ln=en&src=1002"><font style="" color="red" face="Georgia,"" size="3"><i>Ngong Ping 360</i></font></a><font style="" face="Georgia,"" size="3">, located in </font><a href="http://search.sweetim.com/search.asp?q=Lantau+Island&ln=en&src=1002"><font style="" color="red" face="Georgia,"" size="3"><i>Lantau Island</i></font></a><font style="" face="Georgia,"" size="3">. It is the newest attraction in Hong Kong opened in 2006. One way of getting to that place is MTR it took us around 45 minutes to reach the site. There are </font><font style="" face="Georgia,"" size="3">two m</font><font style="" face="Georgia,"" size="3">ain attractions at</font><font style="" face="Georgia,"" size="3"> Ng</font><font style="" face="Georgia,"" size="3">ong Ping - th</font><font style="" face="Georgia,"" size="3">e<font style="font-style: italic;"> </font><a href="http://search.sweetim.com/search.asp?q=Tian+Tan+buddha+Statue&ln=en&src=1002"><font style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0); font-style: italic;"><font color="red">Tian Tan</font></font></a></font><font style="" face="Georgia,"" size="3"><a href="http://search.sweetim.com/search.asp?q=Tian+Tan+buddha+Statue&ln=en&src=1002"><font style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0); font-style: italic;"> <font color="red">Buddha Statue</font></font></a> and the <font style="font-style: italic;" color="red"><a style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" href="http://search.sweetim.com/search.asp?q=Ngong+Pin+360&ln=en&src=1002">Ngong Ping 360</a> </font><font color="red"><font style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">cable Car</font></font>. The </font><a href="http://search.sweetim.com/search.asp?q=Tian+Tan+buddha+Statue&ln=en&src=1002"><font style="" face="Georgia,"" size="3"><font style="background-color: white; font-style: italic;" color="red">Ti</font></font><font style="" face="Georgia,"" size="3"><font style="background-color: white; font-style: italic;" color="red">a</font></font></a><font style="" face="Georgia,"" size="3"><a href="http://search.sweetim.com/search.asp?q=Tian+Tan+buddha+Statue&ln=en&src=1002"><font style="background-color: white; font-style: italic;" color="red">n Tan Buddha</font></a><font color="white"> </font>(</font><font style="" face="Georgia,"" size="3">Big</font><font style="" face="Georgia,"" size="3"> Buddha/Peaceful Buddha/Giant Budd</font><font style="" face="Georgia,"" size="3">ha) is t</font><font style="" face="Georgia,"" size="3">he largest outdoor bronze</font><font style="" face="Georgia,"" size="3"> Buddha statue in the world. The Buddha is 112 ft tall, weig</font><font style="" face="Georgia,"" size="3">hs</font><font style="" face="Georgia,"" size="3"> 250 metric ton, and it rep</font><font style="" face="Georgia,"" size="3">utedly can even be seen fro</font><font style="" face="Georgia,"" size="3">m as far away as <a href="http://search.sweetim.com/search.asp?q=Macau&ln=en&src=1002"><i><font color="red">Macau</font></i></a> on a clear</font><font style="" face="Georgia,"" size="3"> day. The second attraction is the</font><font size="3"><font style="" face="Georgia,""> </font></font><font style="" face="Georgia,"" size="3"> </font><a href="http://search.sweetim.com/search.asp?q=Ngong+Pin+360&ln=en&src=1002"><font style="" color="red" face="Georgia,"" size="3"><i>Ngong</i></font><font style="" color="red" face="Georgia,"" size="3"><i> Ping 360</i></font></a><font style="" face="Georgia,"" size="3"><font color="red"> </font>cable </font><font style="" face="Georgia,"" size="3">car, it i</font><font size="3"><font style="" face="Georgia,""> </font></font><font style="" face="Georgia,"" size="3">s a vi</font><font style="" face="Georgia,"" size="3">sually s</font><font style="" face="Georgia,"" size="3">pectacular 5.7 km bi-ca</font><font style="" face="Georgia,"" size="3">ble ropewa</font><font style="" face="Georgia,"" size="3">y. We rode the Crystal Cabin </font><font style="" face="Georgia,"" size="3">cable car, it is equippe</font><font style="" face="Georgia,"" size="3">d with</font><font style="" face="Georgia,"" size="3"> a glass bo</font><font style="" face="Georgia,"" size="3">ttom which is designed t</font><font style="" face="Georgia,"" size="3">o feast our eyes with an astonishing bird's eye view of the distant and vast </font><font style="" face="Georgia,"" size="3">South China Sea, the rolling gra</font><font style="" face="Georgia,"" size="3">ssland</font><font style="" face="Georgia,"" size="3"> slo</font><font style="" face="Georgia,"" size="3">pes o</font><font style="" face="Georgia,"" size="3">f North</font><font style="" face="Georgia,"" size="3"> Lantau Country Park, Hong Kong I</font><font style="" face="Georgia,"" size="3">nt</font><font style="" face="Georgia,"" size="3">ernational</font><font style="" face="Georgia,"" size="3"> Airport a</font><font style="" face="Georgia,"" size="3">nd the mount</font><font style="" face="Georgia,"" size="3">ainous terrai</font><font style="" face="Georgia,"" size="3">n of L</font><font style="" face="Georgia,"" size="3">antau Island. It was a joyful 25 </font><font style="" face="Georgia,"" size="3">minute ride where we can't stop taking pho</font><font style="" face="Georgia,"" size="3">tos of diff</font><font size="3"><font style="" face="Georgia,"">erent angles and scenes.</font></font><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhqScL3OaBU_bfgvBDSre6NNRZUVFMRiMOWscOPRWE69KYfPTfCs2TZeAukPTZgPXH04h4qqBJvgdYUS2S4g0H07gmkzGs3r-I4oy3op4puPEy2zrrk0nT-2d5CzBYv0BHLkRqQ_BDQjaV/s1600/106.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477333085623287922" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhqScL3OaBU_bfgvBDSre6NNRZUVFMRiMOWscOPRWE69KYfPTfCs2TZeAukPTZgPXH04h4qqBJvgdYUS2S4g0H07gmkzGs3r-I4oy3op4puPEy2zrrk0nT-2d5CzBYv0BHLkRqQ_BDQjaV/s320/106.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 200px; width: 170px;" border="0"></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSBc-RznbgBJSQCyYCRnxplGQnwQxsBlR54uFVchUIN48nEAm5jjTMJxxC7Ph3j4D9_4LYgyQ4kFbtgXsJ8V7_artv3r-qnmXy0BctoSRWPPb31qt5ysqkGOrfmPOn0C0pU4WgazEY15o1/s1600/096.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477333080332815570" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSBc-RznbgBJSQCyYCRnxplGQnwQxsBlR54uFVchUIN48nEAm5jjTMJxxC7Ph3j4D9_4LYgyQ4kFbtgXsJ8V7_artv3r-qnmXy0BctoSRWPPb31qt5ysqkGOrfmPOn0C0pU4WgazEY15o1/s320/096.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 200px; width: 170px;" border="0"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm8TlQzYGU_JcDfA03XdsnVjbF6IkkfoVCgSOIxKBJ3yBG80okBWKfgjxzzmTIfa3GVlDPqC3cXFs-sl3-2Juvw7Op0yZiFKe_85QJaFP8VSxyCcuyWM0WdFJKSK5xW6VBu1fRJHohf-Ur/s1600/116.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477333093396332562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm8TlQzYGU_JcDfA03XdsnVjbF6IkkfoVCgSOIxKBJ3yBG80okBWKfgjxzzmTIfa3GVlDPqC3cXFs-sl3-2Juvw7Op0yZiFKe_85QJaFP8VSxyCcuyWM0WdFJKSK5xW6VBu1fRJHohf-Ur/s320/116.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 200px; width: 172px;" border="0"></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGQ-hXA905swjZzXnIWNL2TR7Rmh77c0PXR40sGjtw9vv57ScRCOFS4RBj-AFdl2HD6UiPOCG3mBZWjECoi1d2IOpgvGtxgOFrwAjPLOI02VolG-gR2hGCwLEdYiW8xyoE8o_MDIc_jzsh/s1600/081.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477333074986129138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGQ-hXA905swjZzXnIWNL2TR7Rmh77c0PXR40sGjtw9vv57ScRCOFS4RBj-AFdl2HD6UiPOCG3mBZWjECoi1d2IOpgvGtxgOFrwAjPLOI02VolG-gR2hGCwLEdYiW8xyoE8o_MDIc_jzsh/s320/081.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 200px; width: 170px;" border="0"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI0qt-J5bww9U74sZjoNk_U-IzZiGSnoAlw0yQwFBY5GJ0mlDhqGnh_4SD8U-jguOGYhl0eAi3nNnziHXZ20hDSD10-lyZX-E8pFPnBFM9xo8g4e28BJllM_fzR8hGQJmZB_1iYjfcSnlB/s1600/089.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477335690900354370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI0qt-J5bww9U74sZjoNk_U-IzZiGSnoAlw0yQwFBY5GJ0mlDhqGnh_4SD8U-jguOGYhl0eAi3nNnziHXZ20hDSD10-lyZX-E8pFPnBFM9xo8g4e28BJllM_fzR8hGQJmZB_1iYjfcSnlB/s320/089.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 200px; width: 170px;" border="0"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnz6qaaMQg0NrAei10S0PygiSRYi8LAnIU1jxJq8tqWyz_Xcw4oUk6kD1gdL2_Me_ed7DALtrtshclgroinGT8N9-j1GvSyvejw-wqVEo5BR42zF7Jxw3x2hYQLY1WL2fgHFAiyuVN4oLx/s1600/118.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477335694157476322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnz6qaaMQg0NrAei10S0PygiSRYi8LAnIU1jxJq8tqWyz_Xcw4oUk6kD1gdL2_Me_ed7DALtrtshclgroinGT8N9-j1GvSyvejw-wqVEo5BR42zF7Jxw3x2hYQLY1WL2fgHFAiyuVN4oLx/s320/118.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 200px; width: 170px;" border="0"></a> </div></div></div><div face="Georgia,"" style=""><font size="3"><br />Adjacent to <font style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Ngong Ping Cable Car Terminal</font> is an impressive cultural themed village, incorporating several major attractions, including <a href="http://search.sweetim.com/search.asp?q=walking+with+buddha&ln=en&src=1002"><i><font color="red">Walking with Buddha</font></i></a>, <i><font color="red"><a href="http://search.sweetim.com/search.asp?q=Monkey%27s+tale+theatre&ln=en&src=1002">Monkey's Tale Theatre</a> </font></i>and the <a href="http://search.sweetim.com/search.asp?q=Ngong%20Ping%20TEa%20house&ln=en&src=1002&lcr=0"><i><font color="red">Ngong Ping Tea House</font></i></a>. Along the villag</font><font size="3">e you can find several souve</font><font size="3">nir shops and restaurants, so before heading to the Citygate Outlet </font><font size="3"> we had our lunch</font><font size="3"> at a restaurant </font><font size="3">which I forgot the name (always take a photo of the menu).</font><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiY_I84OsWdgItN60Fb8H8xnLIhXmzb6EAraUwpPYRJl4jMCsF2aqKG57OVc00BCbDQX08pv3zl11oEI2n8xIjyvIF4QDo1EUkqDInS_UZhXjOz-ZgDMQpTS8-PV1m44n__mT3UdmSCqAV/s1600/104.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477353268815760818" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiY_I84OsWdgItN60Fb8H8xnLIhXmzb6EAraUwpPYRJl4jMCsF2aqKG57OVc00BCbDQX08pv3zl11oEI2n8xIjyvIF4QDo1EUkqDInS_UZhXjOz-ZgDMQpTS8-PV1m44n__mT3UdmSCqAV/s320/104.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 180px; width: 170px;" border="0"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM35C9RrIlIVUm_uQ8scVPZWwhSUSES1EWrIBxa599oOkKqpom96fsXhXQQppLc-USdBAg7gcsxIkBQ0N9Albo3RYoKld5PopTJyN7VetpdLjD50rtA8sF97T_sC-6LwRTqjm1e7s-PjSH/s1600/100.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477353251783186354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM35C9RrIlIVUm_uQ8scVPZWwhSUSES1EWrIBxa599oOkKqpom96fsXhXQQppLc-USdBAg7gcsxIkBQ0N9Albo3RYoKld5PopTJyN7VetpdLjD50rtA8sF97T_sC-6LwRTqjm1e7s-PjSH/s320/100.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 180px; width: 170px;" border="0"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTddh2_pNv0WAFQq80m_8TDcEkxZzIAG6LpXFKHpGn12vhZZaCuDHFAH1QHO16mjc8xRi0Fs8-iRQBOoh4PHPiXduhmI_Xv9G45D2YUJT2Nd-mZHtOaklMyGhug-UQQsx-PmJNb1yPjdQd/s1600/102.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477353260418042258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTddh2_pNv0WAFQq80m_8TDcEkxZzIAG6LpXFKHpGn12vhZZaCuDHFAH1QHO16mjc8xRi0Fs8-iRQBOoh4PHPiXduhmI_Xv9G45D2YUJT2Nd-mZHtOaklMyGhug-UQQsx-PmJNb1yPjdQd/s320/102.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 180px; width: 170px;" border="0"></a><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><font style="font-style: italic;" size="2">First Photo: Rice Noodle with Satay Beef</font><br /><font style="font-style: italic;" size="2">Second Photo: Ngong Ping Village<br />Third Photo: Roasted Duck & Roasted Pork<br /><br /></font></div></div></div><div face="Georgia,"" style=""><font size="3">The next place we went to was </font><a href="http://search.sweetim.com/search.asp?q=Citygate+Outlet&ln=en&src=1002"><font style="font-style: italic;" color="red" size="3">Citygat</font><font style="font-style: italic;" color="red" size="3">e Outlet</font></a><font size="3">. It is </font><font size="3">t</font><font size="3">h</font><font size="3">e firs</font><font size="3">t a</font><font size="3">nd only outlet mall in Hong Kong where more than 80 internatio</font><font size="3">nal brands off</font><font size="3">e</font><font size="3">ring</font><font size="3"> ye</font><font size="3">arly discounts of at least 30% to 70% discount on designer fashion, sports, beauty, a</font><font size="3">ccessories, children's w</font><font size="3">ear and home items. There's also a spa, multi-screen cinema, cool restaurants, and Asia's largest</font><font size="3"> outdoor kinetic fountain. It is 10 minutes away from Hong Kong International</font><font size="3"> Air</font><font size="3">port. Th</font><font size="3">ere i</font><font size="3">tem</font><font size="3">s here are old designs so you might also want to go to the city (Kowlo</font><font size="3">on or Hong Kong side) to check out their lastest design...it's a bit pricey but buying one or two item won't hurt much la.</font><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGZyuNGM1nIUgYRKl946j1JKtGzjrOtURmzniNju7fNDalLADsblSMt0pfn_yjfbnPlBg-jyzcfOK8t3lxTyQusvWMPXiVsgv2iMgphDr92ZAyPj4xpQWKy_J3jIz6EpHA1sodNEbRrCxJ/s1600/075.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477405505595172786" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGZyuNGM1nIUgYRKl946j1JKtGzjrOtURmzniNju7fNDalLADsblSMt0pfn_yjfbnPlBg-jyzcfOK8t3lxTyQusvWMPXiVsgv2iMgphDr92ZAyPj4xpQWKy_J3jIz6EpHA1sodNEbRrCxJ/s320/075.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 306px; width: 470px;" border="0"></a></div><br /><font size="3"><font face="georgia">We went back to our Hotel to leave our things and rest for a few minutes then off to Causeway Bay to shop again and meet our friend. With a tiring day one needs to re-energize to keep you going and going and going...All of us were </font></font><font size="3"><font face="georgia">hungry</font></font><font size="3"><font face="georgia"> and wi</font></font><font size="3"><font face="georgia">thout noticing the signage we were eating at a res</font></font><font size="3"><font face="georgia">to where we also hav</font></font><font size="3"><font face="georgia">e here in the Philippines...guess </font></font><font size="3"><font face="georgia">what?!</font></font><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjwC4rD3NNtmj7mb31dYL0yOziC2bul4WLsds0Hwto2IjXh29yJwX7ma1GvnnPX18vP5EwTWIPMT8KRKkg2b2XjAAp-iOOOEDdY9nbccXGltg_G7c19m6jQFkkAM8l9QBB8UNEf_iHwZYP/s1600/123.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477418531626312898" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjwC4rD3NNtmj7mb31dYL0yOziC2bul4WLsds0Hwto2IjXh29yJwX7ma1GvnnPX18vP5EwTWIPMT8KRKkg2b2XjAAp-iOOOEDdY9nbccXGltg_G7c19m6jQFkkAM8l9QBB8UNEf_iHwZYP/s320/123.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 120px; width: 120px;" border="0"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCBZ5gXdQM_DaMeBNZCNQY8AgehHneAqU6YPB0PdIgZtL3wZfmcWIuV3jOxI7pgOhCJumEpeVLIzjp-18X4yp0Hk61HDXcpoJGWHtLABvsOED-oPaabpAetnR9WoExaszykHcaog27wW25/s1600/124.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477418540980275298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCBZ5gXdQM_DaMeBNZCNQY8AgehHneAqU6YPB0PdIgZtL3wZfmcWIuV3jOxI7pgOhCJumEpeVLIzjp-18X4yp0Hk61HDXcpoJGWHtLABvsOED-oPaabpAetnR9WoExaszykHcaog27wW25/s320/124.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 120px; width: 120px;" border="0"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw6Mthkyh0HHX0o3n4_soQ2iRqWPAjmggweE9HXfNHPEDkEBtL9CkNsDnRGDLIc31_AHs85beJKoM0cbz8Bmt_hH9BJbCP9IBXnuB744Za8lSJuXYp2p-Cd_fE7itBzq7tnehdwW1SUY_M/s1600/128.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477418538507990850" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw6Mthkyh0HHX0o3n4_soQ2iRqWPAjmggweE9HXfNHPEDkEBtL9CkNsDnRGDLIc31_AHs85beJKoM0cbz8Bmt_hH9BJbCP9IBXnuB744Za8lSJuXYp2p-Cd_fE7itBzq7tnehdwW1SUY_M/s320/128.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 120px; width: 120px;" border="0"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRNNN07hZGCPnQkHfrKOkKAArn7UM1DrneCCm6AhMWX9Lo8WUZqN1IUYTwhuT0tjHFEjzZ8m6lE6fWn2hEXn9xclOH6gwwHx8Mp3FzPPextYJOeo1w15Rt3qyPpImd7L8OALLNmUjq30dP/s1600/127.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477418548779299618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRNNN07hZGCPnQkHfrKOkKAArn7UM1DrneCCm6AhMWX9Lo8WUZqN1IUYTwhuT0tjHFEjzZ8m6lE6fWn2hEXn9xclOH6gwwHx8Mp3FzPPextYJOeo1w15Rt3qyPpImd7L8OALLNmUjq30dP/s320/127.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 120px; width: 120px;" border="0"></a><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><font face="georgia">Rejuvenate and refresh from our dinner, we walk around <a href="http://search.sweetim.com/search.asp?q=Causeway+bay&ln=en&src=1002"><font style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-style: italic;">Causeway Bay</font></a> and <a href="http://search.sweetim.com/search.asp?q=Time+square+mall&ln=en&src=1002"><font style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-style: italic;">Time Square Mall</font></a>, in less than 15 minu</font><font face="georgia">t</font><font face="georgia">es we </font><font face="georgia">are done with the mall. There's nothing you can buy because all are high-end shops bu</font><font face="georgia">t one th</font><font face="georgia">ing that made my head turn...</font><br /><br /></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN8rsBGr7uDt1k7UnzoLObK5aE0tSfZWmcC-wiaT8_aQmd6GFiz8I85XcmqXnNqQsemCAbc6zF1TWX7VkfBHtkrA1NfHWlsKwNHoHt0OGnH7rgKv1dKtRDnN_adxQjtMaoD9R2VuQ_x_Zp/s1600/132.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477612556748769602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN8rsBGr7uDt1k7UnzoLObK5aE0tSfZWmcC-wiaT8_aQmd6GFiz8I85XcmqXnNqQsemCAbc6zF1TWX7VkfBHtkrA1NfHWlsKwNHoHt0OGnH7rgKv1dKtRDnN_adxQjtMaoD9R2VuQ_x_Zp/s320/132.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 195px; width: 250px;" border="0"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWaG8BenP1j5YI1h2cl0V9cdd9oJkxl_PsyT1Ylsenqnn9S7_3hXUn9HwD3WdzgLm2bVe_X_QNHxBovBAL-PMI-2aDzdLfo_d1JNPf-FHphdSzlj8fnmHnY1FbD_l91x6ps8f4ONbS8GM7/s1600/133.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477436373707542274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWaG8BenP1j5YI1h2cl0V9cdd9oJkxl_PsyT1Ylsenqnn9S7_3hXUn9HwD3WdzgLm2bVe_X_QNHxBovBAL-PMI-2aDzdLfo_d1JNPf-FHphdSzlj8fnmHnY1FbD_l91x6ps8f4ONbS8GM7/s320/133.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 195px; width: 250px;" border="0"></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="font-family: Georgia,";";">Before heading back to our Hotel...we went...nope not shopping but a late snack at a <a href="http://search.sweetim.com/search.asp?q=Toi%20hokkaido%20rice%20pizza&ln=en&src=1002&lcr=0"><font style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-style: italic;">Toi Hokkaido Rice Pizza</font></a>. After having all our lunches and dinners with Asian food I was glad to have tasted something different and unique. Instead of using crust they use rice and you can choose a wide variety of toppings. That cap the night for us...a scrumptious meal and good bonding time with friends.</div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc8777bfT6Ikmtrg8bv3tm6Afu5rdjHsgaf5LCTZwQr5_QBV2bvPxtrZmG6f1G2hCg8irM5Gz5Rv1WNjZAAE-ZXs3izVgS2njCsGPCUalJWLlXwqRmUNpiaYwBpKjOW0CPdUoU8W-ZBxZN/s1600/140.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477616247638057506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc8777bfT6Ikmtrg8bv3tm6Afu5rdjHsgaf5LCTZwQr5_QBV2bvPxtrZmG6f1G2hCg8irM5Gz5Rv1WNjZAAE-ZXs3izVgS2njCsGPCUalJWLlXwqRmUNpiaYwBpKjOW0CPdUoU8W-ZBxZN/s320/140.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 180px; width: 150px;" border="0"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVl0nwPZZLaBknvkAw-tugAKNayPrxpQ125ZU5nekk0tUJMOmQ_lQ8ONwFp0uoS4heKzuRt1qYFRUW5Bjgjwj2A7TSuC8ChLdzTaaFhyphenhyphenw_7CIsTncqtm_hwa5VZiXrcmAqUmsVmjmu-Kxz/s1600/143.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477616241898488082" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVl0nwPZZLaBknvkAw-tugAKNayPrxpQ125ZU5nekk0tUJMOmQ_lQ8ONwFp0uoS4heKzuRt1qYFRUW5Bjgjwj2A7TSuC8ChLdzTaaFhyphenhyphenw_7CIsTncqtm_hwa5VZiXrcmAqUmsVmjmu-Kxz/s320/143.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 180px; width: 167px;" border="0"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhWRGkTXA8MP8mDjOYAQOZ13pz-AkLeBlNc15shMKAehD-jPyt4IWs_5rz0xkNed3BjAGelIAs6egc9b2uSt2SAkl2A-SV2wrOAOyIdO08vnydzUcI-jmskOYigygv-y-PfcqFxaUljlJ8/s1600/138.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477616257093434098" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhWRGkTXA8MP8mDjOYAQOZ13pz-AkLeBlNc15shMKAehD-jPyt4IWs_5rz0xkNed3BjAGelIAs6egc9b2uSt2SAkl2A-SV2wrOAOyIdO08vnydzUcI-jmskOYigygv-y-PfcqFxaUljlJ8/s320/138.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 180px; width: 150px;" border="0"></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIEL0TLhmyZ8Dv8Tb1mlZMecmUo-lRF2Jd8HsVkIN11Y7Pi2jceAPLWaOGDeUXYvzluMeeM1TuA5u77LEY5y4Zynoj4f0GPDkznwhECZfwoXH4yacMtytogxw8q-k3hG3qtNeTR3NTjHC1/s1600/142.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477616258030143794" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIEL0TLhmyZ8Dv8Tb1mlZMecmUo-lRF2Jd8HsVkIN11Y7Pi2jceAPLWaOGDeUXYvzluMeeM1TuA5u77LEY5y4Zynoj4f0GPDkznwhECZfwoXH4yacMtytogxw8q-k3hG3qtNeTR3NTjHC1/s320/142.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 180px; width: 234px;" border="0"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXu-rgPHNaUVLiGHKQRUNmKCnvMoEok-3BjWUcVEoLyHJUrFnfwHd47J4U8ZHs3kXH3uzAM12TiO13bd-U3uHfmVGqZWifWvKpXfssCNQrNiOKUrDbwQJT4ki815-3urE3t2VH9M7tNn8J/s1600/145.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477616266838999314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXu-rgPHNaUVLiGHKQRUNmKCnvMoEok-3BjWUcVEoLyHJUrFnfwHd47J4U8ZHs3kXH3uzAM12TiO13bd-U3uHfmVGqZWifWvKpXfssCNQrNiOKUrDbwQJT4ki815-3urE3t2VH9M7tNn8J/s320/145.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 180px; width: 233px;" border="0"></a><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><font style="" face="Georgia,"">Day 3</font><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><div face="Georgia,"" style="">Its <font style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Macau</font> day! After a tiring night we woke up late..had a fast forward breakfast across our Hotel, name of the resto was so gusto..."Relax for a While". We tried their Sliced Pork with Century Egg Congee and Roasted Pork Rice Roll. Their rice roll not only include roasted pork but also vegetables and cilantro which my friend and i really really like, unlike here in the Philippines when you order Roasted Pork Rice Roll its only Roasted Pork and Rice Roll nothing else.<br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkbYAFrCT2l-FDoIPY0BRqFogj-ZGKwS70ErZ2xf-ETKEA-oPpHfTqV8D0-Rhjs00tNukzKY3LuIi5OD6VG0KLgj1kbQVp4Y1h-TIMgh1BjNUguMoVVJV5qkht4VQAwlR1BQtgPdtkPh8k/s1600/149.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkbYAFrCT2l-FDoIPY0BRqFogj-ZGKwS70ErZ2xf-ETKEA-oPpHfTqV8D0-Rhjs00tNukzKY3LuIi5OD6VG0KLgj1kbQVp4Y1h-TIMgh1BjNUguMoVVJV5qkht4VQAwlR1BQtgPdtkPh8k/s400/149.JPG" border="0" width="400" height="300"></a> </div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></div> <font style="" face="Georgia,"">The reason we stayed at </font><a href="http://search.sweetim.com/search.asp?q=Kimberly+Hotel+Hong+Kong&ln=en&src=1002"><i face="Georgia,"" style=""><font color="red">Kimberly Hotel</font></i></a><font style="" face="Georgia,""> is because it is at </font><a href="http://search.sweetim.com/search.asp?q=Tsim+Sha+tsui&ln=en&src=1002"><i face="Georgia,"" style=""><font color="red">Tsim Sha Tsui</font></i><font style="" face="Georgia,"">, </font><i face="Georgia,"" style=""><font color="red">Kowloon</font></i></a><font style="" face="Georgia,""> where the </font><i face="Georgia,"" style=""><font color="red">Hong Kong China Ferry Terminal</font></i><font style="" face="Georgia,""> is located, it's a walking distance from our Hotel and it will only take you arou</font><font style="" face="Georgia,"">nd 10 to 15 minutes to get there. The </font><a href="http://search.sweetim.com/search.asp?q=Hong+kong+china+ferry+terminal&ln=en&src=1002"><i face="Georgia,"" style=""><font color="red">Hong Ko</font></i><i face="Georgia,"" style=""><font color="red">ng</font></i><i face="Georgia,"" style=""><font color="red"> China Ferry Terminal</font></i></a><font style="" face="Georgia,""> is one of the three cross-boarder ferry terminals in Hong Ko</font><font style="" face="Georgia,"">ng</font><font style="" face="Georgia,"">. The pier has operated since 1988 and it provides ferr</font><font style="" face="Georgia,"">y serv</font><font style="" face="Georgia,"">ices t</font><font style="" face="Georgia,"">o </font><a href="http://search.sweetim.com/search.asp?q=Macau&ln=en&src=1002"><i style="color: red; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Macau</i></a><font style="" face="Georgia,""> and mainland </font><a href="http://search.sweetim.com/search.asp?q=china&ln=en&src=1002"><i face="Georgia,"" style=""><font color="red">China</font></i></a> <font style="" face="Georgia,"">. The ride took u</font><font style="" face="Georgia,"">s 1 hr and 10 minutes, by the way, you need to bring your passport to enter Ma</font><font style="" face="Georgia,"">cau.The first thing that will greet you when you enter the arrival area are the trav</font><font style="" face="Georgia,"">eler's guide who will offer you a package site seeing tour, sinc</font><font style="" face="Georgia,"">e we don't want to waste our time going</font><font style="" face="Georgia,""> aro</font><font style="" face="Georgia,"">u</font><font style="" face="Georgia,"">nd the city by ourselves we accepted h</font><font style="" face="Georgia,"">is offer worth HK$800.00 for 3 hours (don't know if that wa</font><font style="" face="Georgia,"">s a cheap offer or not). The first sit</font><font style="" face="Georgia,"">e he took us was a </font><font style="" face="Georgia,"">resto which is not a pleasing site because of the not so pleasing looking g</font><font style="" face="Georgia,"">uys, in short they look like "goons". We ordered and eat hurriedly to escape from their looks but how can we eat fast when we have </font><font style="" face="Georgia,"">a delectable meal....Broccoli with Squid, Roasted Duck (again), Roasted Pork (again) and</font><font style="" face="Georgia,""> Sweet and</font><font style="" face="Georgia,""> Sour Spareribs. </font><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEFb3KWJepgpvXyDfEjnLxrvgcrIAf6Ez8njY7PULS1SxHRKIFue9HJnkg5dWPqsgc24LEh2ix9_oUjE3JOaKiWvvg6hvxOoROF-2qRg8FQLJiORW8XX4mwy7dYiLUnC4LFOrfWM6L_nhT/s1600/159.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEFb3KWJepgpvXyDfEjnLxrvgcrIAf6Ez8njY7PULS1SxHRKIFue9HJnkg5dWPqsgc24LEh2ix9_oUjE3JOaKiWvvg6hvxOoROF-2qRg8FQLJiORW8XX4mwy7dYiLUnC4LFOrfWM6L_nhT/s400/159.JPG" border="0" width="400" height="300"></a> </div><br /><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The weather in Macau is almost the same in the Philippines..hot and humid. Our first visit was at the <a href="http://search.sweetim.com/search.asp?q=Statue+of+Kun+Iam+and+Ecumenical+Center&ln=en&src=1002"><i style="color: red;">Statue of Kun Iam and Ecumenical Center</i></a> it stands majestically at an altitude of 20 meters. Next stop was at <a href="http://search.sweetim.com/search.asp?q=Our+Lady+of+Penha+Church&ln=en&src=1002"><i><font color="red">Our Lad</font></i><i><font color="red">y</font></i><i><font color="red"> o</font></i><i><font color="red">f Penha Church</font></i></a> built on top of <a href="http://search.sweetim.com/search.asp?q=Colina+da+Penha&ln=en&src=1002"><i><font color="red">Colina da Penha</font></i></a> or <a href="http://search.sweetim.com/search.asp?q=Penha+Hill&ln=en&src=1002"><i style="color: red;">Penha Hill</i></a> which was first built in 1622. The bell tower of the church is very distinctive and can be seen anywhere from the harbor. On a clear day the panoramic view from the church includes not only but across <font style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Macau</font> the <a href="http://search.sweetim.com/search.asp?q=Pearl+River&ln=en&src=1002"><font style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-style: italic;">Pearl River</font></a> into China. One can see the whole harbor and the great collection of old and modern architecture such as the Chief Executive's Palace, other colonial residences, the Macau Tower and the man-made lakes. Another beautiful place we went to was at <a href="http://search.sweetim.com/search.asp?q=Wynn+Hotel&ln=en&src=1002"><i><font color="red">Wy</font></i><i><font color="red">nn Hotel</font></i></a> not because of the gaming area or casino but a carved ceiling representing signs of the zodiac and a 7 minute Tree light performance. Next stop the <a href="http://search.sweetim.com/search.asp?q=Ruins+of+St.+Paul%27s&ln=en&src=1002"><i style="color: red;">Ruins of St. Paul's</i></a> refer to the facade of what was originally the Cathedral of St. Paul it is one of the famous attractions in <font style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Macau</font> today. Last stop the <a href="http://search.sweetim.com/search.asp?q=Venetian&ln=en&src=1002"><i><font color="red">Venetian</font></i></a>, is a hotel and casino resort owned by Las Vegas Sands Corporation. The resort has 3,000 suites, 1,200,000 sq. ft of convention space, 1,600,000 sq. ft. of retail, 550,000 sq. ft of casino space with 3400 slot machines, 800 gaming tables and a 15,000 seat arena for entertainment and sports events.<br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZLOFQRbXN8OxFQxS2iI9ieRXfKt7LaCdbzahcxSkc5aoP1VBfidMDd_IIxJks5_HZx4KFSmwcrHrp2QqwdNnYhizbvXS6suUxWUYFTMX9zldxXqj1yVyn_wbb6GWDWNDOghmrf7NOI6B-/s1600/160.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 169px; height: 235px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZLOFQRbXN8OxFQxS2iI9ieRXfKt7LaCdbzahcxSkc5aoP1VBfidMDd_IIxJks5_HZx4KFSmwcrHrp2QqwdNnYhizbvXS6suUxWUYFTMX9zldxXqj1yVyn_wbb6GWDWNDOghmrf7NOI6B-/s320/160.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477810397941969058" border="0"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYqf3tEFoFcBNqBv6iV7wiTbHd-dTqX68si_qHR8V8Du6v-0QjqNxoSXSFYbMqmu1CQApD39s0KQVffIZRpzsGLREByTQVhX6THNIB95fTekuRyfWQFT0EUxFL_Eleb0E1Npofu6kFY_KI/s1600/169.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent;"></ahref="http:>Wenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08042831151924342634noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3647919488878870383.post-23412494849874291062010-05-21T23:36:00.000+08:002010-06-15T23:52:47.136+08:00A Spice of Life...The Beginning<div style=";font-family:Georgia,";"><span style="font-size:small;">Where do I begin? How do I start my blog? What to write?...Questions and more questions..</span><span style="font-size:small;"><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:small;">Writing an essay is not my cup of tea, although during my High School years my friends and I would write letters every now and then, it was not as easy as frying an egg for me. Constructing sentences, finding descriptive words, synonyms and antonyms these are maddening and exasperating process which i need to deal every time i need to write, and here i am starting to write my own blog, will i survived?...Hopefully</span></div></div><div style=";font-family:Georgia,";"><span style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div style=";font-family:Georgia,";" align="justify"><span style="font-size:small;">In every aspects of our life there is spice in it...in our relationship with our parents, spouse, children, friends, and even with our pets. It may be as sweet and fragrant as <a href="http://search.sweetim.com/search.asp?q=cinnamon&ln=en&src=1002"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"><i>Cinnamon</i></span></a>...pungent, warm and aromatic as <span style="color:red;"><i><a href="http://search.sweetim.com/search.asp?q=cardamon&ln=en&src=1002"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Cardamon</span></a> </i></span>or strong and spicy as <a href="http://search.sweetim.com/search.asp?q=cayenne+pepper&ln=en&src=1002"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"><i>Cayenne pepper</i></span></a>. Even in our daily walk in life we may experience powerful, sharp and slightly bitter as <a href="http://search.sweetim.com/search.asp?q=cumin&ln=en&src=1002"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"><i>Cumin</i></span></a> or pleasing and nutty as <a href="http://search.sweetim.com/search.asp?q=wattleseed&ln=en&src=1002"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"><i>Wattleseed</i></span></a>. </span><br /><br /></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style=";font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;" ></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"></span></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"></span></div><div align="justify"><img alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473587789099474834" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM1KSSNOoLpjs4m6ODjOqq0oF9MZs-MtCwBrTtebkpVYQVc-4pnEOUxZLZCxq2R-i3AtrKB8Blv4EToRCdGs7SoA61a6xpE-7GO-LNcSgRdfCSpY6_wfaWLCG0xv_1OH62KouJNycx6ed9/s320/JOY_1857.JPG" style="display: block; height: 322px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 478px;" border="0" /></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;"></span></span></span></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;"></span></span></span></span><br /><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">There are a lot of things that spice up my life and i believe one way or the other i have been a spice in other people's life too..so what kind of spice am I then? After searching and reading for several spices in the internet I guess I am more closely similar to a </span><span style="color:red;"><span style="font-size:large;"><a href="http://search.sweetim.com/search.asp?q=poppy+seed&ln=en&src=1002"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-style: italic;font-family:georgia;font-size:small;" >Poppy Seed</span></a><span style="color:black;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:small;" >.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="color:red;"><span style="font-size:large;"><span style="color:black;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:small;" > </span></span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"></span></span></span></span></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"></span></span></span></span></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;"><img alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473654664013259058" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYX_G5sBBB39XDFSyeVmmTEOUeDBmCZGifITDtwCchgaxjatOzcJpp5LhFpaiPVkr5h0lqZRqQWImb1Z-73a4vkWnQV0bkd1fpq3Oi1PpCUyN9jTmvt3JvciWs4VfQGqSVbQM8RGqz0hsT/s320/poppyseed.jpg" style="display: block; height: 291px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 472px;" border="0" /><i><span style="font-size:xx-small;"><span style="font-size:x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-size:85%;">photo</span></i><i><span style="font-size:85%;"> taken from ccwsupply.com</span></i></span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span></i></span></span></span></span><br /><div style=";font-family:Georgia,";"><span style="font-size:small;"><a href="http://search.sweetim.com/search.asp?q=poppy+seed&ln=en&src=1002"><i><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Poppy Seeds</span></i></a> are tiny like hard grain. The western type is slate-blue; while the Indian type is off-white. Both are kidney-shaped. They are similar in texture and flavour and their uses are interchangeable.</span></div><span style="font-size:small;"> </span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style=";font-family:Georgia,";" align="justify"><span style="font-size:small;">What are our similarities? The flavour...it is mild until heated, then it becomes nutty with sweet-spicy under-tones. I am a shy, simple and quiet type of person and it takes a while to bring out the best in me. I need to get to know the person better before I can be comfortable with them, in our family I am the clown but when I'm with other people I'm like a plant called <span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"><i><a style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" href="http://search.sweetim.com/search.asp?q=Minosa+Pudica&ln=en&src=1002">Mimosa Pudica</a><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">(a sensitive/humble plant) (pudica = shy)</span> <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">it</span> </i></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><i>is a creeping or annual perinnial herb often grown for its curiosity value: the compound leaves fold inward and droop when touched or shaken; re-opening minutes later. </i>I have a fun and enlightening personality blessed with patience (sometimes) and understanding...a doer than a thinker...listener rather than a talker. Need to warm me up before i release my aroma. What about you? What kind of Spice are you?<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-family:georgia;" >By His Grace,</span></span></span><br /></div><br /><ahref="http: com="" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/199/96C160ABD16826CB1CCF38ACA1D5AA14.png" style="border: 0pt none ! important; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent;" /></ahref="http:>Wenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08042831151924342634noreply@blogger.com5