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Halloween grumbles.

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 00:11:59 GMT

The other day I went down to the English Shop and bought some Wilton ready-to-use black icing and a small jar of concentrated orange colour for the icing. (Why is Sweden so boring? Sell black food colouring in supermarkets FFS.) Anyway, I just have to say the ready-to-use icing tastes... ick. I tried some and it left a strange after-taste, like sweet plastic or something. Then again, it might taste better on a cupcake. In any case, I'm considering going back to the store to buy black colouring. Also, a trip to Panduro for some fondant might be in order.

Anyway. I'm planning on making Halloween cupcakes, but I haven't decided how I want them yet. Either I decorate them myself or I let people decorate their own. Also, what flavour should the cupcake be? Because there'll be a lot of decorating going on, I think a tarter batter will compliment the sweetness of all the icing and sugar. Decisions, decisions xD

Photos when I've made them!

Pasta for potato lovers?

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 15:11:50 GMT

Bought a packet of fresh gnocchi at Lidl the other day. Not sure what to do with it, really. It seems like a rather filling "pasta", seen as though how a recipe I found uses 500g for 4 people.

Also, I have the greatest itch to bake right now. Gah.

Current Dining Goals.

Wed, 20 Feb 2008 19:32:02 GMT

If there is one thing I love about Gothenburg, it's that it's the #1 café-city in Sweden. There are god-knows how many cafés here, which also means that finding that extra special café becomes a little bit harder. I've looked for a proper Gothenburg café guide, but no luck so far. Hence, I'm going to attempt to try each café in Gothenburg once, and write down reviews. Here's a list of the one's I've been to so far (that I can remember):

- Ethel's (Linnéplatsen)
- Café Java (Vasaplatsen)
- Condeco (Avenyn, Centre)
- Egg & Milk (Linnéplatsen)
- Café Husaren (Haga)
- Tintin (Avenyn)
- Greenwich (Avenyn)
- Kafé Kosmos (Centre)
- Le Pain Francais (Centre)
- Pour Bon (Centre)
- Frank's Coffee (Centre)
- Cassels Café (Centre)
- Café Brogyllen (Centre)
- Andrum (Centre)
- Café Zenit (Majorna)
- Café Puh (Majorna, closed)
- Coffee Dreams (Linnéplatsen)
- Villa Belparc café section (Slottskogen)
- Café Dali (Vasaplatsen)
- Café Mekka (Centre)
- Nöller Espressobar (Haga)
- Café Madeleine (Hisingen)
- Espresso House (NK)
- Café Vasa (Vasaplatsen)
- Café Rosa Pantern (Vasaplatsen)
- G Chocolat (Grönsakstorget)
- And the Bakery (Vasa Viktoria)
- Språkcaféet - The Language Café (Rosenlund)

Recommended places:
- Café Villekulla
- Blue Mountain Café
- Café Kardemuma
- Café Marmelad
- da Matteo
- Sucré-salé
- Biscuit

Updated 06/01-09. More details to follow!

Soothe my soul if not my palate.

Fri, 18 Jan 2008 23:50:42 GMT

Wow. Last post was in August? =_= Shame on you, Julie.

***

2008 seems to be heading in the right direction for me, or at least in terms of food and cooking. From Chinese-style pierogi to cauliflower-potato mash, I've already learnt how to prepare several dishes this year (which sadly equals up to the amount of dishes that I've learnt in the last two years...) I've discovered the joys of making your own bread, learnt the secret to making my favourite egg dish, and been taught how to handle a side of pork loin fillet, WITHOUT harming myself.

In terms of appreciating foods and drinks, I see that the past year has given me a more 'mature' palate. I'm in love with white wine (bordering on addiction xD), I enjoy eating rice more than ever and I am more willing to try different food options.

Food is life, life is good.

OMG YAY! ♥

Tue, 14 Aug 2007 21:48:19 GMT

My copy of 500 Cupcakes ordered from Wettergrens AB is arrive in the mail tomorrow! =D *is excited*

"The Long-Awaited Gastronomical Photo Post."

Sat, 11 Aug 2007 16:06:52 GMT

Also known as, "Proof That Julie Can't Really Take Close-Ups". xD

Anyway, here's most of the food photos taken in Malaysia. Sit back, ignore the crap quality of some images, and enjoy ^^

Dim sum at a restaurant in KL ^^ *points excitedly towards the egg tarts*

Second take of dim sum.

A sour Ribena sorbet-ish drink that my cousin had at KL's Kim Gary's (famous Korean chain restaurant) IGNORE CLOSE-UP BLUR PLZ.

A sorbet-ish dessert topped with chocolate sauce that I had at Kim Gary's. I didn't really enjoy it, sour and chocolate don't go together in my book =/

Cooked crab in salted duck egg yolk (expensive stuff, salted duck egg is!) *drools* This was to DIE for!

There was an International Buffé at Penang's Shangri-la Hotel, and one of my aunts took the family there to eat. This was the sushi I snagged to eat!

Their dessert buffé was.... *faints* GOODILY-YUM! I lost count of how many times I went back, and each time I returned with a bunch of new items to sample xD I didn't take pics of all, because the cam ran out of place after the 4th photo. Anyway, this was the first batch.

Second batch, all jellies ^^ The green one was green tea jelly, which was delish!

Third batch, bite-size cakes ^^ I remember the middle one was kinda nasty, but the others were really scrumptious 8D

Mom's plate of desserts ^^

One of mom's friends owns a chain café in Malaysia called Winter Warmers (think English tea shop café) This is my fav. off their menu, tuna waffle ♥

Mom ordered a mocha-chocolate ice latte drink ^^

I had myself a rose-mocha ice latte drink! Who knew coffe and rose went so well together... *sigh* It was very rich though. And in the foreground we have Mabel's tuna toast-sandwiches.

My birthday cake! And birthday eggs ^^

My OTHER birthday cake 8D Nice and big, with minty-chocolatey goodness.

Hah, me at T.G.I Friday's xD Uh. Well no, I'm not trying to pummel my gigantic chicken leg dinner... *shifty eyes*

My cousin took us to a Japanese restaurant! And we O.Ded on salmon there. Salmon sashimi!

We all had the same bento set xD (Makunouchi)

Close-up! (That didn't fail, omg.)

The reason why we O.Ded.

Lunch at gramp's place! His maid whipped this all up for us TT3TT ♥ The rice was heavenly soft and fragrant, just lovely!

Close-up of rice!

Close-up of chicken ^^

Aaand this is what we had for dinner, except my dad made everything instead.

That was it! ^^ There were so many other things I had to eat, but unfortunately we had limited cam space, and also... people stared when I took photos, so I usually took them when the restaurants/cafés weren't too croweded. Heh.

Future Food Conquests - Chinese I + pie progression!

Sun, 06 May 2007 21:37:21 GMT

... It struck me that I don't know how to prepare any Chinese dishes. Which is ironic, considering how my dad is a chef. Anyhoodles, when I was younger a young Chinese couple used to baby-sit me. I remember that Ah Yi (Ah Yi-Shu Shu, that's what I called them xD Means Auntie-Uncle) used to make mantou buns. She didn't make them like Wiki's pictures show them as - they were "wrapped" together with bits of chopped scallion. Needless to say, there were heavenly and will always be one of my most loved foods.

Ah Yi-Shu Shu moved to the States around 1999, and ever since then I have eaten scallion mantou ONCE, and that was when I had tuition at my ex-Chinese teacher's place. I regret not asking them how to make it, since I took for granted that the food would always be there. So, I must learn to make mantou sometime.

Going back to Malaysia this summer will have to serve a culinary class for me xD; I'll have some time to learn to make my grandma's food, which is one of my long-term goals. When she's gone, so will the meals she made. Unless I learn how to prepare them.

Oh, I started with the banoffe pie right after my previous post xD Current stage: Toffee and Digestive base to be cooled over night... It's too late to make the whole thing, since no-one will eat it =/

Future Food Conquests - Pie I

Sun, 06 May 2007 16:02:16 GMT

Lately I've been going to Greenwich café for all my café-going needs. It's a nice place by Gothenburg's Avenue and - most important of all - the food is good, served in generous amounts for a good price, and somewhat unique.

Anyway, whenever I'm there I make sure I buy a slice of their banana-chocolate pie. ♥ It's LE YUM. And so, I must learn to make it. Another variaty is the banoffe pie, which I might attempt soon-ish (considering how there's a whole stack of condensed milk in the cupboard).

I WANT PIE.

Cupcakes ahoy!

Fri, 06 Apr 2007 16:48:00 GMT

Yesterday I felt like using my peppermint extract that I bought a few days ago. So, I made chocolate filled choco-mint cupcakes with vanilla buttercream and sprinkles ^^ It turned out... okay. I dunno, I had higher expectations of my little cupcakes, but my family loves 'em, so xD; But I should add more extract next time, and a bit more sugar in the batter.

My mom bought this cookie tin for me =D Cute!

A bowl of assam laksa I had for lunch yesterday.

Food on a fluke xD

Wed, 28 Mar 2007 16:32:31 GMT

Wow, this is hilarious xD I had half of my white chocolate sauce left over from the orange cupcake fest, and since I thought it being eaten cold was too slimy and nasty I popped it into the mirco for 2 minutes. When it came out I saw custard-like blobs floating in it. I realised that this could lead to something good, so I popped it back into the mirco for another minute or two, and sure enough, when I took it out again it had turned into something looking like creme brulée! (Minus the burnt crust.) T'was heavenly to eat, and I added crushed Digestive biscuits on top to give it more texture. ♥

The good thing with this mirco-brulée is that the creme and egg didn't curdle, for which I was happy about. Could've been because of the white chocolate binding it together though.

Here's the recipe if anyone wants it, btw:

White Chocolate Micro Brulée

100 g white chocolate
~ 1 ½ dl cream
1 egg
2 tbsp milk
Crushed Digestive biscuits

1. Break chocolate to smaller pieces and place in a bowl.
2. Heat cream up in a pan till at simmering point.
3. Pour cream over the chocolate and stir till melted and well-mixed.
4. Add egg and milk, whisk lightly till egg is properly mixed in.
5. Refrigerate for 1 hour or two. (I do this to let the mixture thicken and cool down)
6. Micro at 750W for 2-ish minutes, always watching and checking the mixture for desired texture.
7. Cover top with Digestive.

After this I refrigerated the brulée for another hour because I wanted to eat it cold, but eating it warm is nice too =3

The Secret to Successful Icing

Sat, 24 Mar 2007 20:37:37 GMT

I've made icing twice now, and it never turned out the way I've seen on so many cakes and cupcakes. What am I doing wrong? xD; I know that butter is vital, but my butter is fairly good. I think.

*waves aside* Anyway, I made 2 bento for my ski trip. Problem is, it was 4 AM and my mind was fuzzy, ergo I forgot to snapshot the evidence. Woe woe.

I made some plain (= no icing) orange cupcakes to pack into the bento though. I also made a what-was-hoped-to-be a white chocolate icing, but unfortunately it turned out a lot more watery than I'd anticipated, so I had to leave it as a sauce for dunking the orange cupcakes in. Yummy ♥

I think I'll make some lime cupcakes with (successful) white chocolate icing next time xD

Too much of the good stuff.

Mon, 19 Mar 2007 19:35:28 GMT

2 ½ weeks ago I found my mouth constantly being filled up with food, food and more food. 2 parties, and time to cook? No wonder. However, by the time the weekend was over and Monday had arrived again, my gorging accumulated and I found myself in bed for the next 2-3 days.

Yes, boys and girls - too much of the good stuff.

Aaaanyway, after a few week's rest from cooking and baking, I got back into the kitchen on Friday =D Made a chocolate Genoese sponge cake with a strawberry buttercream layer. Very tasty, didn't look too appealing (hence no photo) xD I messed up the buttercream, but thanks to my mom's brilliant cake book (which I am now qualified to use due to my collected cake-experience bank) I know what I did wrong and can fix it next time I make the recipe again.

I also made a Quiche Lorraine the same evening, since I found the recipe I wanted to use. Not as good as my first time, because the crust was thicker, pie form smaller, and the egg mix too salty. However, my folks and Marcus loved it so I can't complain ^^; (Which reminds me, I need a new pie form...)

Oh, here's a photo of Mabel's bento I made for her school trip.

LEFT: Scrambled eggs with chopped and stirfried yardlong beans, slices of cold chicken, rice with furikake.
RIGHT: Smarties, Marabou Daim chocolate, prawn crackers, ketchup (in tub), biscuits (not seen).

Not dead. Yet.

Mon, 05 Mar 2007 14:10:00 GMT

One of various bentos I've made, this was one of my better ones (layout-wise) that I packed for myself during a field-trip to Trollhättan.
LEFT: Stir-fried Chinese lettuce in sesame oil, cherry tomatoes, rice, star-shaped cucumbers, nori cut-outs, Tikka Masala chicken cuts.
RIGHT: Star-shaped banana pieces, Marabou Daim chocolate, Jap snacks, Smarties and Fruit Pastilles (under snacks)

The Making of The Buttery Cupcakes Of D00m. xD (Chocolate-strawberry mix)

They Are Grouping Together....

Then There Was One Left.

I made two dark chocolate tarts the other week, and here's a crap pic of one of them.

Mabel's oven-baked sandwich creation ^^

Tuna Melt Quesadilla + chocolate cake!

Fri, 26 Jan 2007 22:27:20 GMT

Yeees. This was Mabel and my dinner for today =P I was too lazy to cook, hehehe. But the quesadilla was nice~

For the record, the cake's known as "kladdkaka" in Swedish (lit. "sticky cake"). It's our take on brownies xD

Sick foods x3

Tue, 16 Jan 2007 13:37:30 GMT

So today I woke up feeling as though I'd turned into a lump of lead, and my throat was killing me. After re-prioritizing school in my head, I decided I should stay at home ^^

This means I'm all alone in the house, meaning I have to make my own lunch. After watching 4 food programmes on TV in a row on Sunday, and reading through 2 cookbooks yesterday evening, I was totally pumped up when I went into the kitchen xD (A similar thing happened at dinner yesterday, which ended up with me making apple crumble and mushroom-potato frittata.) And today, I cooked up some fresh tagliolini and made a tuna-fettucine alfredo sauce to go with it for lunch ^^ (No photo evidence because 1) presentation sucked due to lack of veggies and 2) I was too hungry to bother xD)

Anyway. I should probably be drinking chicken soup if I'm sick, but bollocks to that. My lunch is good enough as sick food! =O

Speaking of which, why is chicken soup the standard sick food anyway? *wikis*

droobles

Sun, 14 Jan 2007 17:15:32 GMT

[cross-posted @ merry eatings <3]

Yesterday my sister (dragonpyre9) made her fried salmon and burnt onions-and-bacon mix with mashed potatoes for dinner ^___^ She makes some darn good mash, I have to say xDD Looks like she got our dad's cooking skills =3

'Scuse me for the dull lighting >.< Our living room isn't particularly well-lit.

Onigiri try!

Wed, 10 Jan 2007 20:27:55 GMT

Today, I finally completed the list of ingredients (and mustered up the courage) needed to make Japanese onigiri balls ^.^ *victorious cheer* Yay! xD It wasn't as hard as I thought it'd be, although I did kinda panic as I prepared the stuff... xP That's how I am in the kitchen, always anxious and over-cautious when trying new things.

Here be 5 onigiri, 4 of them with mayo-tuna filling and 2 with furikake =3

(P.S: Wow, I'm mighty impressed with the quality of my new cellphone's cam =O)
(P.P.S: FOOD COMM STARTED! Click here.)

More and more recipes x.x

Sun, 17 Dec 2006 22:43:19 GMT

English Scones* (6 pieces)

You'll need:
4 dl flour
1 teasp. salt
1 teasp. baking powder
50 g room temp. butter or margarin
1 1/2 dl cream
2 tablesp. cream for coating(?)

1. Set oven to 225 degrees (Cel.)
2. Work the dry ingredients together with the butter.
3. Add cream and knead into smooth dough.
4. Flatten out till about 2 cm thick, then cut out 6 round bits using a cup or similar. Coat with cream.
5. Bake on a baking paper-covered tin plate for about 10 mins or till scones reach a nice colour.
6. Eat while warm with clotted cream or butter and marmelade.

Chocolate Tea Bread* (6 pieces)

You'll need:
2 1/2 dl flour
2 teasp. baking powder
1 teasp. baking soda
50 g room temp. butter or margarin
2 dl castor sugar
2 eggs
1 1/2 dl cocoa
2 dl sour milk
1 1/2 dl chopped walnuts

1. Set oven to 17 degrees (Cel.). Butter and crumb a rectangular form.
2. Mix flour, baking power and soda in bowl.
3. Beat butter and sugar together in another bowl till grainy.
4. Add eggs.
5. Mix in the cocoa till the batter is smooth and free of clumps. Add sour milk and dry ingredients. Work all of it together till everything's mixed.
6. Fold in the walnuts and bake for 1 hour.
7. Let cool before eating.

*(From 'Afternoon Tea' pulished by ICA Bokförlag, translated from Swedish)

Haha, food memes! xDD

Wed, 13 Dec 2006 22:21:48 GMT

Which do you prefer? (your choices in bold)

01. CHEESE or CHOCOLATE?
02. BLUEBERRIES or STRAWBERRIES?
03. COFFEE or TEA?
04. CORN MUFFIN or ENGLISH MUFFIN? (I'm not sure =/ Never had corn muffin!)
05. PANCAKES or FRENCH TOAST?
06. YOGURT or CREAM CHEESE?
07. RICE or PASTA?
08. CAKE or PIE? (... Farking evil. How can I choose? TT3TT)
09. GROUND BEEF or GROUND TURKEY?
10. HOT DOGS or HAMBURGERS?
11. JELLY or MARMALADE?
12. AMERICAN CHEESE or SWISS CHEESE?
13. DIET SODA or NO SODA?
14. LEMONADE or ICED TEA?
15. CHERRIES or GRAPES?
16. CHOCOLATE QUIK or STRAWBERRY QUIK?
17. WAFFLES or PANCAKES?
18. WHITE BREAD or WHOLE-GRAIN/WHEAT BREAD?
19. PEAS or CARROTS?
20. PUDDING or FRUIT-FLAVORED GELATIN?
21. COLD CEREAL or HOT CEREAL?
22. KETCHUP or MUSTARD?
23. MUSTARD or MAYONNAISE?
24. MAYONNAISE or KETCHUP?
25. BLACK OLIVES or GREEN OLIVES? (None =.= Ew.)
26. ONION or GARLIC?
27. PLAIN BARBECUE or BARBECUE WITH SAUCE?
28. SCRAMBLED EGGS or FRIED EGGS?
29. EGGS or EGG REPLACEMENTS?
30. MEAT or VEGETABLES?
31. CHINESE TAKE-OUT or PIZZA?
32. SUSHI or DELI SANDWICH?
33. WHITE CLAM CHOWDER or RED CLAM CHOWDER? (What the hell is chowder and what does it taste like? =O)
34. KEY LIME PIE or LEMON MERANGUE PIE? (I'm guessing lime, since I like lime over lemon xD)
35. PIE & ICE CREAM or CAKE & ICE CREAM?
36. WHIPPED CREAM or CAKE FROSTING?
37. HONEY or MAPLE SYRUP?

***

Things I’ve Eaten on the BBC’s List of Things I Should Eat Before I Die (Bold the one's you've had):

1. Fresh fish
2. Lobster
3. Steak
4. Thai food
5. Chinese food
6. Ice cream
7. Pizza
8. Crab
9. Curry
10. Prawns
11. Moreton Bay Bugs (WTF?)
12. Clam chowder
13. Barbecues
14. Pancakes
15. Pasta
16. Mussels
17. Cheesecake
18. Lamb
19. Cream tea
20. Alligator
21. Oysters
22. Kangaroo (We have a leg in the freezer though.)
23. Chocolate
24. Sandwiches
25. Greek food
26. Burgers
27. Mexican food
28. Squid
29. American diner breakfast
30. Salmon
31. Venison
32. Guinea pig (WTF? #2)
33. Shark
34. Sushi
35. Paella
36. Barramundi
37. Reindeer
38. Kebab
39. Scallops
40. Australian meat pie
41. Mango
42. Durian fruit (*sigh* Unfortunately.)
43. Octopus
44. Ribs
45. Roast beef
46. Tapas
47. Jerk chicken/pork
48. Haggis (Hopefully I'll taste it when in Scotland.)
49. Caviar
50. Cornish Pastry

TOTAL: 37/50

***

Favorite food to crunch: ... Crunch? *thinks* Chocolate with orange chips in.
Favorite comfort food: Anything hearty and warm, like pie, mashed potatoes or heated chocolate muffin with a glass milk ^^
Food that makes the best noise: Haha xDD Errr... *scratches head* Apples?
Favorite picnic lunch: Hm... Finger food FTW ^__^ Sandwiches, mini cakes and muffins, the usual xD
Favorite food scene in movie: Harry Potter, everytime they show the Great Hall filled with food... *droobles*
Favorite food lyrics: I've got nothing.
Least favorite food lyrics: See above.
Best food smell memory: Aaaah... Anything I've loved from Malaysia, to be honest ^___^ Or that wonderfully rich chocolate smell that runs through the whole of Gothenburg central station!
Favorite summer snack: Ice tea, fruits and/or icecream.
Food that reminds me of the ocean: Any shellfish and crustaceans =P
Favorite winter snack: Cup of milk with heated lussebullar =3 (Lucia buns)
Most likely to eat for lunch: Swedish husmanskost/occasional pasta dish and soup. It's all up to the school canteen...
Least likely to eat for lunch: Malaysian food xD Unless I'm in there during lunchtime on my holidays....
Makes me gag: Hoummus, cooked pig's liver, raw meat, badly cooked fish, fatty+starchy food mix that seems to cover the whole mouth in a nasty layer of grainy fat.... =__=;
Food tradition I hate: I have none I don't like =3 Yet.
Saturday night food: Depends where I am xD Dad's takeout, Mabel's or my cooking if we're at home; Dad's food, hamburgers/hot dogs or crêpes if at the restaurant (This would be night food à la 3 am....)
Favorite wild foods: What is "wild" food, really? If extreme - a mega sandwich with all sorts of things thrown on it. If game - Moose or reindeer, can't remember which (I had it at Sarah's once, it was TEH 1337 PWN ♥)
Favorite food for sex play: Chocolate, duh. Or does ice count as well?
Favorite medicinal food: Chinese congee or soup ^^
Food that reflects my heritage: Hokkien mee and dim sum! =D Mom's Hokkien and Dad's Cantonese ^^
Food most like me: Hm. This is tricky... *thinks* I assume it's the quiche - Versatile and able to morph for occasions (fillings like spinich, cheese, ham etc.), but in the end consists of a crust with a vital base in the middle (this would be the egg mix) x3
Favorite raw food smell: IF by raw you mean fresh, I'd say bread.
Weird childhood food: French fries dipped in milkshake.

Unusual eatery things xD

Wed, 13 Dec 2006 21:21:42 GMT

Aaah.... What started out as a crappy food day ended up to be quite satisfying! ^__^

S N A C K
Water
KitKat Chunky
Rating: - ♥
Prepared by: Myself
Comment: Damnation. I didn't have time to eat breakfast this morning because I had to leave at 07:30, and so this was all I had till lunch, which was at 13:00 T_T And during this time I had to sing in a church, play badminton for an hour and endure an English lesson listening to my teacher, all whilst running on... well. No fuel at all, more or less >.<

L U N C H
Swedish Christmas rice pudding with cinnamon powder and "saftsås" (concentrated juice sauce... approximately.)
Gingerbread cookies
Knäckebröd with butter and cheese
Water
Rating: ♥♥
Prepared by: School canteen
Comment: This was quite an interesting "lunch"... School canteens usually serve Christmas food to the students just before the holidays. Thing is, my old school didn't do this, and therefore today was the first time I had a Christmas lunch ^^ I have to say that it was quite nice, but I had been hoping for a lunch more "filling" and not sweet + porridgy. Thank god they had the knäckebröd... ♥

S N A C K
Milk
Buttered raisin mini-scones
Rating: ♥♥♥♥
Prepared by: Marcus
Comment: Heeheehee, on Monday Marcus and I looked through an English tea book that I'd borrowed, and it was full of recipes for tea-time ^__^ And of course the traditional scones were included, and Marcus got quite sentimental after seeing the photos xD Hence he convinced his sister Elin to bake scones and when I got to the Sextons' this afternoon I got to have some x3 Yummy!

D I N N E R
Sloppy Joe with cottage cheese
Milk
Rating: ♥♥♥♥
Prepared by: Mabel
Comment: Oh goodness ♥ Mabel is really handy to have in the kitchen, since she cooks nice food and I don't have to do it 8DD (Kidding =P) Anyway, I've never had SJ's and I thought it was pretty darn nice ^___^ Not to mention heavy on the stomach xD The cottage cheese was just me being obsessive with having it with everything... *shifty eyes* Yes.

S N A C K
Magnum Dinner Ice-cream
Lipton's Yellow Label tea
Rating: ♥♥♥
Prepared by: Myself
Comment: >3< Ice-cream and tea galore~!

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Scattered foods

Sat, 09 Dec 2006 16:41:10 GMT

I'll probably have a scattered set of meals today... Rushed out to go Christmas shopping during the afternoon, came back to rest and now I have to go work in an hour ^^;

B R U N C H
Char siu bao
Lingonberry juice
Rating: ♥♥
Prepared by: Myself
Comment: Nice, but boring T.T; This was the only thing I ate for "breakfast" before heading out. If only the bao was fresh from the dim sum store... *drool*

L U N C H
Wonton mee
Mandarin orange
Rating: ♥♥
Prepared by: Myself
Comment: I actually like wonton mee, except that my dad made this batch and I always get a stomach ache from the noodle-based foods he makes T_T So I ate the mandarin as a soother for my belly ^^;

S N A C K
Toffifee
Some crisps
Rating: ♥♥♥
Prepared by: Myself
Comment: Honestly, I nibble + snack so often I wonder if I should skip the noting of snacks completely xD;

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Recipe #1

Thu, 07 Dec 2006 00:08:36 GMT

Yosh, I thought that D E L I G H T F U L! ♥ could serve as an archive for recipes I've found as well ^^ So here goes:

Fried Chicken Drumstick* (4 servings)

You'll need:
4 skinless drumsticks (à 125 g)
2 tablespoon melted margarin
1 clove of pressed garlic
1/2 teaspoon pepper powder (NOT chili-pepper, but peppers the veggie)
2 dl cornflakes
Salt & black pepper

1. Break cornflakes into smaller pieces and mix in spices and pressed garlic. Butter the chicken with margarin and turn them around in cornflake mix.
2. Put chicken in oven-safe form and cook in 175 degrees (Cel.) for approx. 40 mins.
3. Serve with noodles, tsatsiki and salad.

*(From Metro Gothenburg, translated from Swedish)

1, 2, 3 - Go!

Mon, 04 Dec 2006 13:01:40 GMT

As promised, here is the return of my food records! ^__^

B R E A K F A S T
2 "tekakor" (Swedish tea bread) with butter and cheese
Cup of Lipton's Yellow Label with condensed milk
Rating: ♥♥♥
Prepared by: Myself
Comment: Good lord, it's been a long time since I had tekaka! >3< If you ever come to Sweden you should have a piece, since it's really nice and light =3 Mine was slightly dry from the toaster, so I dipped it in my tea. T'was loooovely~

L U N C H
Meatballs with mashed potatoes, brown sauce and peas
Milk
Rating: ♥♥♥
Prepared by: School canteen
Comment: Okay, it was edible; the meatballs were miniature and well-made for a change ^__^ And milk is best with Swedish "husmanskost" (traditional dishes) IMO.

S N A C K
Anthon Berg White Chocolate with strawberry bits
Anthon Berg Dark Chocolate
Rating: ♥♥
Prepared by: Myself
Comment: I believe that the white chocolate complements the dark, and vice versa. Yes, so together they taste extra nice! 8D

S N A C K
Apple crisps
Maltesers
Rating: ♥♥♥
Prepared by: Myself/Mom
Comment: Whilst waiting for my dad to come pick us up at the supermarket, mom and I snacked on some of our newly-bought goods ^__^ Apple crisps are surprisingly sweet and fresh!

D I N N E R
Baked pork loin fillet with jasmine rice, black-pepper sauce, brussel sprouts and stir-fried onions with mushrooms
Water
Rating: ♥♥♥
Prepared by: Dad
Comment: A usual Western dish prepared my dad =3 Tasty, and the brussel sprouts went well with the sauce ^.^ The shrooms could've been flavoured more, but meh =P

Sun, 03 Dec 2006 20:25:07 GMT

I'm sorry I haven't posted in over 2 weeks >.<;; I had other things to do, and it's been kinda upside-down with my meals as well ^^; Anyway, I'll start posting my food records from tomorrow, so look forward to that!

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Last week I made my first bento ever xD It consisted of cooked Chinese (glutinous) rice with a couple drops of soy sauce, omelette, apple pieces and chopped carrots - i.e. nothing fancy. I lack equipment, ingredients as well as knowledge, but it was fun and I also had to curb my inspiration flow 83;; But yes, bento's are fun, and it's a good way to learn how to operate in the kitchen! The only problem is that I live in Sweden, meaning I have virtually no access to any kind of bento-making equipment, such as egg-molds and onigiri-molds T_T Unless I go online, that is, but I don't know if my parents allow it, since they're not a fan of online shopping. Ah well, I'll have to do with what I have at my disposal, and ask for a bento box for Christmas 8DDD

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I'm considering changing my school lunch to "vegetarian", since the normal food is starting to get more inedible by the day... T.T

Nooo, bweakfusht~~

Tue, 21 Nov 2006 19:19:00 GMT

Meh, I managed to skip breakfast today because I ran late for school =.=;; Really crappy, and I was starving by lunchtime >.<

S N A C K
A Stimorol Fusion chewing gum (Melon/Blackberry)

Rating: ♥
Prepared by: Myself
Comment: Yeees. All I had time to grab before leaving >.<;;

L U N C H
Potato-bacon burgers with carrots, peas and salad dressing
Tropical lemonade

Rating: ♥♥♥
Prepared by: School canteen
Comment: Hm, and to think I used to hate potato burgers xD I still don't like them, but at least today's variety was nicer than usual ^__^

D I N N E R
Chinese congee with chicken, soya and a bit of pepper

Rating: ♥♥♥
Prepared by: Mom
Comment: Also known as "moi" (pronounced "moy"), my mom managed to make a nice batch =D Consistency is just the way I like it (more porridgy than gruel-like), and soya + congee = ♥

S N A C K
Raspberry-blueberry pie with vanilla sauce
Apple cake
Lipton's Yellow Label tea (with condensed milk)

Rating: ♥♥♥♥
Prepared by: Myself
Comment: Ah, sweet stuff~ x3 The pie was delish, even for a store-bought one =P The cake was less good, since it's been in the freezer, but hey. It's all good 8D Also, I haven't had Yellow Label for a while (usually drink Tropical Fruit tea).

(Glass of water)

S U P P E R
"Kway teow" soup with minced meat, Chinese cabbage and fish balls
Water
Rating: ♥♥
Prepared by: Dad
Comment: A Chinese-M'sian dish xD Nice, but unfortunately I always get a stomach ache after eating my dad's kway teow TT__TT No ídea why really, but it hurts like hell >.