Thursday, March 5, 2009

stuff 'n' things

I'm heading over to have a poke around Feast East shortly so no Nibble until later today. But some cool stuff to follow. Promise.

Baileys Bread and butter Pudding

Bread and butter puddingTry this on for Saint Paddy's Day.


You need some butter
8 slices of white bread with crusts cut off.
2 cups of milk
2 eggs
sultanas
Cinnamon
2 tablespoons of vanilla sugar
A dash of Baileys or a Irish cream liquor



Mix together the eggs and milk . Add the baileys and sugar . Butter one side of the bread. Cut it into triangles. Place it in a pie dish butter side up. Sprinkle with raisins and Cinnamon.
Pour over the bread.
Place in a pre heated oven at 180 degrees Celsius for 35 minutes.

tag 4 - tagged by ayak

Do you think that you are hot?
i'm hot & i'm cold =P

Upload your favorite picture of you :


Why do you like that picture?
  1. this is me, back to 6 years ago!
  2. is taken by my 1st love.
  3. it's candid. and its natural.
  4. i'm soooooooooooo happy by that time.
  5. i'm just really innocent =]
When was the last time you ate pizza?
wahahahha... last month! =P
last week jgk! since last week = feb.
so,it's conseider as last month too!
28th feb 09 - biggg surprise. hee...


The last song you listened to?
the fray - look after you

What are you doing besides this?
singing. lalalala~~~

What name do you prefer besides yours?
assara liyana

list down 5 ppl
  • shafinaz
  • akid
  • bee
  • ainaa
  • nora
Who is number 1?
she's a strong babe. smart. nice.
she loves pink so much.


Number 3 is having a relationship with...
me! haha...he's my. brother. kan bee kan! XP
so far, die single. huhu...


Say something about number 5
die baik. die pandai. die gile purple.
die tak berkira. die panas baran bertempat.


How about number 4?
she's lovely. and i really3 love to read her blog.
meneruskan hidupnya dgn setabah yg boleh.


Who is number 2?
a friend of mine from melawati.
he's understanding. baik. funny. tembam!


My Facebook

March 5

As with most people who love their jobs, my work and play are inextricably intertwined, and that’s reflected on my Facebook page, where my collection of “friends” range from family members to elementary school friends to work colleagues, fellow journalists, publicists and chefs. Some of my actual real life friends are on there, too.
I have found that Facebook is, in fact, a useful work tool, and when my status updates are work-related, the responses are sometimes useful.
The responses below are not especially useful, but I found them amusing.

In response to “Bret Thorn wishes he could think of something interesting and maybe a little bit newsy to say about rice.”

Matt Rodbard [from Metromix]at 4:14pm March 4
Breaking: Rice was found by US special forces growing in a cave in the Kohistān border region between Pakistan and Afghanistan.

Jennifer Beck Baum [the publicist] at 4:15pm March 4
It comes in a variety of colors, shapes and sizes?

Suzie Amer [friend] at 4:16pm March 4
It may be the main course for a long, long time, should current economic trends continue?

Bret Thorn at 4:18pm March 4
Indeed, Suzie, I made sprouted brown rice for dinner last night because I got it for free. It was chewy and very satisfying.

Suzie Amer at 4:21pm March 4
See that? Do I have a nose for news, or what?

Marisha Morris [foodservice professional and NRN subscriber] at 4:29pm March 4
food cost ---rice bowls, not just, for yoshinoya and jack in the box, they'll be a home cooked meal.... I definitely agree w/ Suzie...... And I'll have to try 'sprouted brown rice' .... nothing beats having fresh rice from off the farm, with the hulls and all.... now that's chewy, lol. By the way, my grandfather was a farmer in Arkansas with 28 acres of fresh vegetables and fruits... mmm, good times :)

Anne De Ravel [food writer among other things] at 4:35pm March 4
red rice from Camargue? It reminds me of many, many years ago when wild rice was the cool rice but few people knew what to do with it. It's a similar here with this red rice, it's delicious but you rarely see past it's assumed "boil and serve" role. Not sure if it's exported in the US.

Bret Thorn at 4:50pm March 4
I was thinking of writing about wild rice, but technically it's not rice at all, but some sort of aquatic grass seed. It's tasty, though.

Alan Grant [friend, from my Bangkok days; great guy] at 7:30pm March 4
Bret old stick, I could wax lyrical about rice all day. You could explain the many differences and how annoying it is when they serve basmati rice in a non-Indian environment. Indeed, basmati may well be my least favourite rice even though I adore and consume Indian food on an almost daily basis. Interestingly here in Singapore, many of the Indian restaurants serve the more moist and delicious Thai jasmine rice if you order white rice, serving basmati only in byrianis, pilaus and the like.

Then there's our old favourite khao neow ...

Todd Thorn [brother] at 7:56pm March 4
How come I have to run the vacuum cleaner over a grain of rice seven times to pick it up, but when the vacuum gets within six inches of a shoe, it sucks the lace right up? What about that, huh? No good? I know, but it really chaps my a$$!

Don Odiorne [publicist for Idaho potatoes] at 8:18pm March 4
Americans eat about 126 pounds of potatoes per capita, 35 pounds of rice and 25 pounds of pasta. I think you should write about potatoes instead. Just kidding. Rice doesn't make much of an exciting late night snack or appetizer though. My favorite rice dish was Mom's beef, tomato sauce and rice stuffed peppers (probably the recipe was right out of Better Homes & Gardens cookbook). Who eats more Chinese fried rice, the Chinese or Americans?

tag 3 - tagged by momo

Directions:
Once you've been tagged, you have to write a post
with 16 random things, habits or goals about you.

  1. lagu the fray yg palingggg sy suke - "look after you"
  2. BMW vs MERC = BMW
  3. sy suke goyang kaki ketika ddk d atas kerusi. termsk wkt exam!
  4. ketika d rumah, hp sy merata - rata. dan selalunya, silent.
  5. mama seorg ckgu account. tp sy langsung x minat account.
  6. sy blh buat suara sengau. wlpun sy x selsema.
  7. most of d time, i wear flip flop @ sport shoes.
  8. currently, my hair is short.
  9. kalau sy jatuh, sy akan ketawa sambil menahan sakit @ menangis.
  10. sy x suka org kasi arahan lebih drpd sekali.
  11. love chicken chop more than lamb chop @ fish n chip.
  12. fav cake sy d secret recipe = choc indulgence & cheeze choc
  13. sy x suke org nak gedikkk lelebeyh. sgt x suke.
  14. blh jd kejam. blh jd baik. blh jd ape saje...
  15. mentol lampu tidur dlm bilik sy warna merah
  16. kebanyakan baju sy warna = pink. red. white. black.

tag 2 - tagged by emma tomei

anak kunci
kegunaan asal ; utk tujuan keselamatan
kegunaan lain ; memberatkan beg

penutup pen
kegunaan asal ; tutup pen supaya dakwat x kering
kegunaan lain ; tutup jari. n buat main2...

botol mineral
kegunaan asal ; bubuh air
kegunaan lain ; bubuh sabun basuh baju


seluar dalam lama
kegunaan asal ; utk dibuang jika x dipakai lg
kegunaan lain ; antara isi kandungan tong sampah


lesung batu
kegunaan asal ; tumbuk bawang dll
kegunaan lain ; tumbuk ais. menggegarkan dunia

langsir
kegunaan asal ; menghias rumah, melindungi dr penglihatan org luar
kegunaan lain ; mengintai org di luar rumah

komputer pejabat
kegunaan asal ; buat kerja
kegunaan lain ; main game. chatting


duit syiling
kegunaan asal ; bayar brg yg bernilai kurang dr RM1
kegunaan lain ; bergayut. campak dlm kolam

laman blog
kegunaan asal ; alternatif media yg lain
kegunaan lain ; personal diari. tmpt melepaskan pelbagai jenis emosi

tag 1 - tagged by nabilah

describe 10 things about the person who tagged you.
  1. namenye nabilah rozzani
  2. kawan 1 sekolah d taman melawati
  3. currently, ambik course matematik kewangandi UMT
  4. dia ckp dia suke mkn! tp sy tgk die x gemuk2.
  5. time d skola dulu, dia kecik2 pakai spek mate n comel2.
  6. tammo ade pape ikatan sehingga bekerja!!!
  7. sedang homesick kini. huhu~~~
  8. rumah dia sgt dkt dgn tanah runtuh d bukit antarabangsa
  9. boleh tahan rajin memasak! tgk blog die! hee...
  10. she's a simple person. simple is nice.

describe 10 things about you.
  1. dah lebih 3 bulan sy x pakai lense
  2. lesen sy masih P dan tamat tempoh P bulan 5 ini!
  3. abah org kelantan & mama org terengganu + pahang
  4. nenek belah abah sy berbangsa cina, beragama Islam
  5. sy dah tgk 17 movie utk tahun 2009
  6. sy tak ada no upax celcom
  7. ringing tone sy - lady gaga [just dance]
  8. dah lebih 3 bulan jgk sy x buat 3g
  9. kwn baik sy yg pertame sewkt bayi bernama ashraff
  10. liyana jasmay adalah senior sy d melawati
10 things bout 'u' itu...
sy seda sy mengarut~~~
abaikan.

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Korean Chicken Marinade and some Kimchi jeon

Korean Chicken Marinade.
2 tbsp Gochujang chilli paste
4-1/4 Gochujang chilli powder
2 tbsp soy sauce
2 tbsp Maple Syrup /Korean corn syrup
4 tsp sugar
2 tbsp soju
2 garlic crushed
4 tsp of ginger
1 1/2 teaspoon of Korean curry powder
This recipe is adapted from The Complete Book of Korean Cooking.

Leave the chicken in this mixture for 24 hours and then fry or bake (I prefer baked )
Garnish with green onions.



Kimchi Pajeon
I used Some good Old kimchi.
4 eggs
1cup of flour
half a cup of water
Some soy sauce
one teaspoon of Gochujang red pepper paste.
And some Pa ( green onions).
Mix together the eggs flour and water till a smooth liquid then add Gochujang and soy.
Finally add the kimchi and green onions.
Fry a ladle full on a hot pan with a little oil.
Thia is traditionally served on a bamboo tray chae ban , to allow the steam escape under neat.



Korean Dipping sauce

3-4 tablespoons of Soy sauce
1tablespoon of cider vinegar
1 1/2 teaspoon of seasme oil
1 teaspoon of seasme seeds
1/2 teaspoon of chopped green onion
1/2 teaspoon of sugar.

Mix together and allow to stand for 10 minutes before eating. Add A little chilli powder if you like .