Frozen Peach Torte Cake

G'day mates!

It's been a while since I had my last post. There are so many things that happened lately. I owe my blog a lot of postings--my Singapore & Manila trip to be specific. Since I would like to get rid of the Frozen Peach Torte recipe out of the way, I will blog the reason why I made this cake.

I just got back from my Manila trip last week and a lot of changes I have to deal with since I got back. First is my resignation at my old office and it's long overdue. I am now moving to a bigger ad agency, I anticipated the coming of this moment and it gives me a big smile now or perhaps a silly grin? Next will be my upcoming solo painting exhibition very soon. I would definitely post it here first so you guys can see it. Lastly, since I came back here in Saigon I am a bit worried about my Schengen visa whether I will have it or not. I already have my UK visa and once I get the Schengen it signals that my trip to UK-Europe is all set. Today I got the confirmation from the French Consulate here in Ho Chi Minh where I lodged my application 2 weeks ago. I got my visa approved!

The universe is indicating that stars are slowly aligning and I don't know which of the 88 constellations listed in our modern astronomy will form. It may be Cassiopeia of the Northern Sky? Or Big Dipper? Such a serendipity moment if that will happen and now I want to define again that it means fortunate accidents and lucky discoveries. Who knows what life brings? No body knows what lies ahead and we all wish that it would be good and happy.

Veering away from the stars and universe because it has nothing to do with my Peach Torte cake recipe. It was weeks ago when I decided to make a birthday cake, definitely not for my birthday because it's way too late to make one for myself. Although I really wanted to make myself a birthday cake last April with my favorite Matcha Chocolate Crepe Cake but I failed to do so. But August is the best month to make a great cake! I just concocted this one based on my favorite cake Mango Torte. I don't know how it was exactly made but I know some of the key ingredients. I know they have, cream, mangoes, graham crumbs cooked in butter. I replaced the mangoes to peaches and I added cream with vanilla jello pudding. It added a unique taste as compared to the normal Mango Torte. The best thing about the crust of my Peach Torte is the Weet Bix whole grain. This cool breakfast food is 100% made in Australia! What I did was, crushed it into granules and cooked it with butter, sugar and wine. The cake resulted so well especially when it's frozen. The whole thing is too big for me to finish by myself but I did finish it because I don't want some leftovers. I just have to make someone feel very guilty about this cake because he's from the other planet so this cake didn't climb on his list :D

( I really like this healthy brekky food )

FROZEN PEACH TORTE CAKE

Ingredients:

• Thinly sliced peaches
• Nestle Cream
• French Whip Cream
• Jello Vanilla Pudding
• Milk/Vanilla syrup
• Cinnamon
• Wheet Bix Whole Grain (crushed)
• Brown Sugar
• Shiraz (red wine)
• Butter (of course)

Procedure:

Heat pan with butter and sugar. Allow sugar and butter to melt then add the Weet Bix granules. Fold it together then add a bit of shiraz. Ready your pyrex glass container and press the the mixture for the crust. Refrigerate it for a while while doing the cream. Mix milk and Jello Vanilla Pudding together until it thickens. Add the Nestle cream and heat them all together in a casserole then add cinnamon and vanilla syrup. Bring out the glass container with the crust the pour the cream mixture on to the crust then arrange the thinly sliced peaches on top. Lastly whip some cream on top and decorate it on your desired area. Then refrigerate it for 4-6 hours. Best served when frozen.

Hope you like this lil labor of love I did :-)

hugs,
joanie xxx

My Little Swedish Jewel Box

Hi everyone, I hope everyone is having a good weekend. Yayyyy!!!! its Make It For Monday. I've been waiting for this Make It For Monday all week. Well I told you last Monday in my post that I was working on doing a Swedish garden room. Well I did do it, but because of space it couldn't be the garden room I wanted. Then I realised my budget was limited also, so no big budget makeover here (I ended up shopping the house for a lot of things). One thing I can say I love the results.

This is what I started with an enclosed room off my kitchen, never really used for anything....
Here it is.......

My little Swedish jewel box (I had to change the name, this name seemed to fit better). There is one of my redone chairs (no money, they have been waiting for me to do something with them), lamp (It has been in the attic for a while now, the shade was $20.00 at Target), the column (came in from outside), the urn (hanging around here too), the mirror (I got that baby from my booth, can you steal from yourself!!!), the nightstand (I got that from Maine Cottage a while ago and never had a place for it), and the votives (came from Pier1, $1.50).

The footstool is actually the Tu-Tu vanity stool without her white wedding attire. I made a new top slip for her. The rug is one I had around, I never could part with it.

A close up of the new slip (yes its not white, its toile. I always turn it inside out for a more faded Shabby Chic look).

Oh I almost forgot....The roses cost a grand total of $8.00.

I love this mirror, it has such a sense of history.....

The other chair, with a rolled up Ikea throw (yes I already owned the throw). There you have it, a room done on almost no money. oh I'm forgetting something I got a new ceiling fan (from Lowe's for $15.00, sorry I didn't picture it, but its a ceiling fan for $15.00). I did the room for about $46.00, just by shopping my house and doing a few redoes. It was fun and didn't break the budget (BTW if I didn't mention paint or fabric I already had it). Have a great Make It For Monday and for more incredible makeovers go see Cindy at http://cottageinstincts.blogspot.com/.

See everyone next time.......

Recipe of the Week - Farfalle Pasta with Zucchini and Lemon-Cream Sauce

This weeks recipe is one that I tried on my menu plan last week! It is super easy to make and delicious too! I found it on allrecipes.com

Farfalle Pasta with Zucchini and Lemon-Cream Sauce

 

Ingredients

• 1 (16 ounce) package farfalle (bow tie) pasta


• 1 1/2 cups whole milk ricotta cheese, at room temperature


• 1/2 cup mascarpone cheese


• 1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese


• 2 tablespoons grated fresh lemon peel, or more to taste


• 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil


• 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil


• 4 cups thinly sliced zucchini


• 6 cloves garlic, thinly sliced


• 1 teaspoon salt, divided


• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper, divided

Directions

1. Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil over high heat. Once the water is boiling, stir in the bow tie pasta and return to a boil. Cook the pasta uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the pasta has cooked through, but is still firm to the bite, about 12 minutes. Reserve 1/2 cup of pasta cooking water, and drain the farfalle well in a colander set in the sink.


2. While the farfalle are boiling, mix together the ricotta, mascarpone, and Parmesan cheeses in a large serving bowl, and stir in the lemon peel and basil until the mixture is well combined.


3. Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat, and cook and stir the zucchini and garlic until the zucchini are tender but still bright in color, about 8 minutes. Stir about 1/4 cup of the reserved pasta cooking water into the cheese mixture and mix until smooth; add the hot drained pasta and cooked zucchini, and lightly toss with the sauce. Season with the salt and pepper. If mixture is too thick, add a little more pasta cooking water, 1 tablespoon at a time, until the sauce is the desired thickness.

Enjoy and happy cooking!! Be sure to link up below with your recipe of the week!!

Heather

Like Dylan in the movies.

On Thursday I'll be back on Barcelona, and I'm afraid that for a couple of weeks I'll be without internet :(! That's because I'm moving, yes; we had some problems in my other flat and tomorrow my flatmates will make the move to our new house. It's a little bit more expensive and I'm afraid that September it's gonna be a hard month, but as I'm starting a new job and I'm coming back with new expectatives for my life, I think everything would be ok.

(more pictures here, please!)

Anyway, before leaving my home, I guess I can plan some entries, as I have some interviews to show you and a few things more! But please, don't worry if you don't see me around here from next thursday until maybe two weeks!

You may think about what I told you a few weeks ago, moving to Sweden.
I still want to do it, but for the moment I'll stay at Barcelona for a while, learning swedish and saving money; so maybe for next spring I can move there, as Sweden it's my dreamed land.

I know that for most of you, the point of a spanish girl, used to a hot weather and a sunny life, moving into Sweden may sounds strange; but if you knew me since I was a little girl, you would know about my passion for this country. It's not about what I see/read in swedish blogs; it's about me and my life. I need to miss Spain, and I need to miss the sun... yes, the swedish weather is one of the hot points for me about moving there, I want to live a real winter, without sun and with snow and all those things, I love that... las January, at Berlin, I was the most happier girl over the earth... and I know that Sweden would makes me happy too, I'm sure about it!

I feel a little bit sad about leaving my home after a month here with my family and friends, but the show must go on and I'm sure that lots of adventures are waiting for me... and I hope you all would be there for reading about them!! Thanks for being with me during all this long journey, when almost a year ago I packed my suitcases and moved to Barcelona!

Hat - Oysho

T-shirt - Primark

Skirt - Zara

Shoes - Women'Secret

Totebag - Blanco (old)

Flowers - Blanco

Ribbon - Primark

One thing more; I would like to ask you... is there something you would like to read about here in my blog? Anything you would like to see aroun here? Please, tell me about it!

And have a lovely end of the weekend!

new camera

i bought my new camera :)
Sony Cybershot TX1
all of sudden today, actually the price is RM1399 but I saw the price got discount RM999, I suddenly buy it.
But too bad, no pink color :(
so i bought the grey one..

colors. actually either pink or gold me like.

but sold out already.

but doesnt look grey in picture

as always, label your camera.. =)

look how thin it is O_o

i like this cam, because got Exmor-R sensor, can take pic in low light eventhough without flash