Yay my kueh lapis was really chewy, soft and not too sweet! :) I realised I made 10 layers, when it's supposed to be the '9-layer cake'. Haha, oh well, good for my mum then, she'll live a decade longer. ^^ :P
I found out it was my friend's birthday on 14 May, so I packed her some. First time they tasted pandan flavour, first time having a cake which is steamed and not baked (they don't know what steaming is!!) and first time eating a cake with thin layers. :P Wow, such a new experience. They said they liked it, but you can't trust their words; they always say nice comments. -.- But yeah wtv, I think it's yummy and that's all I care about. The kueh lapis sold in the Asian supermarket is about CHF 2 or 3 for a measly 80g with 3 layers only. Hah, if I sold mine, I'd make loads of money! :D
So yeah, my family's been saving money on cakes so far...
Oh, today during Food Tech I baked gluten-free banana cookies for my project. They turned out quite good and I made about 25 - all of which were wiped out so quickly! My Food Tech classmates are really rather greedy. I had leftover banana butter icing and they used teaspoons to lick that up too. Thank goodness I managed to try a few of my cookies before they were gone! And good thing I grabbed 5 for my dear little sister so that she can have it for lunch dessert. :P
When they were gone, some of my friends asked me if they could pinch the cookies I kept. I had to be mean; I said "No, they're for my sis." And they were like, "ohhhh, are you guys tight?" A strong "YES" shut them up. Haha. Then they saw my sis pass by the kitchen to 'collect' her cookies and I don't know what they said among themselves but they were definitely saying something about me. Or my sis. Don't know if it's good or bad, but I don't really care - perhaps it's a ritual or habit - I've been saving any food I cook during Food Tech or Home Econs in Singapore for my sis.
I recalled my sis sat at the back of the classroom in sec 1, so I'd scoot to the back door and roll in a container of whatever I whipped up during the Home Econs lesson before. :P And then the back row of girls will stare at me, look at the teacher who of course goes on teaching blindly and doesn't notice me, and then look at the box thinking what FOOD is there! Hahaha. Very naughty and rude of me, but it was fun sneaking around. :P
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Labels: Banana cookies, Kueh Lapis
We went to Bellinzona and Lugano yesterday for a day trip. The Italian part of Switzerland - and I was totally clueless of my surroundings because I couldn't speak or understand the signs! But fortunately because of knowledge of French, I could guess a few words here and there. :P
Well, I visited Lugano in 2005 and I could remember quite a bit still. Lugano didn't change much. Shopping street about the same, the McDonald's we'd eaten in was still around, and the lake was still this windy and pretty. :) Mostly it was just wandering in the old town, shopping, have an Italian gelato (I chose coconut flavour!) etc. Bellinzona was quite beautiful - we explored an ancient castle/fortress. The scenery was magnifique so we took lots of pics. :P
So today's my mum's birthday! And I decided to get up at 4am and make my mum a cake. ;) Kueh Lapis! I was craving for that since don't know when, so yeah, I'll just make a cake that my whole family likes. :P It turned out quite well! Good for me, because I stood at the steamer for 1.5hours putting the tray in and out every 8 minutes to steam the layers... :/ I haven't tried it, heh, hope it's not too bland or too sweet. ^^
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Labels: Bellinzona, Kueh Lapis, Lugano
Hahaha, back from ISTA for over a week already, but anyway it was really educational I thought! It was catered for Grade 6-8 students, and I'm Grade 9 - I don't know why my silly school sent Grade 9s. Well, AT LEAST I COULD GO! It was all theatre and drama for 3 full days, and really my creative juices are all drained. :P The disco was pretty bad, and the theme of Heidi was kind of childish, but other than that I learnt a lot.
My host family was really nice too; they hosted 4 other girls! So 2 sisters hosting, 5 guests plus their older sister = 8 girls in the house! And 2 parents. Hah, poor dad, surrounded all by females. :P Well their house was big and spacious nearly all of us had a room for ourselves. :) 3 of the other girls were pretty crazy over make-up and hair straighteners and curlers, so basically I was just watching them make up all night and morning. We watched movies together, one PG and one M18 I think (although we're all under 16). :O
I tried to make popiah yesterday because I suddenly felt like eating it. But the problem is, here you can't get turnip, the main ingredient, so I substituted using cabbage and carrots. :/ And I couldn't find popiah skin in the Asian supermarket, so I had to use Vietnamese spring roll rice paper. It wasn't the best, because I substituted too much and rolling wasn't that easy... And it was kind of salty as I added too much of 4 types of sauces. Oh well, my sudden cravings do lead me somewhere. I still remember the times when after French at MOELC I'd hop by with my mum and get 2 popiah from the Ghim Moh wet market food court - one with chilli, one without. ;)
Labels: ISTA, Popiah
Yay, I'm off to Zurich for a Drama festival and workshop this afternoon! :)
Hope the May showers won't damopen the mood. Heidiland and Maienfeld excursions sound fun. ;)
Leaving all the homework for Sunday when I return... :O
Oh, I successfully made pandan kaya yesterday! Haha, I haven't tasted it for nearly a year!! :/ It was part of the cake I decorated for my mum since it's Mothers' Day this Sunday. :)
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