Archive for April, 2006
« Previous EntriesRecipe: Lemon Cheese Cake ver 1.0
Friday, April 28th, 2006Well there was a potluck at Gean’s place, so I decided to make a quick cheese cake as the Chestnutie contribution….. quick as in 3hrs….
Using most of FL’s recipe1 1/2 pounds cream cheese, softened1 cup sugar (I usually put like 3/4 cup)1 tsp. vanilla3 tsp. lemon juice 1 tsp. ground lemon peel (can put more […]
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Day 115 - Video smchideos
Thursday, April 27th, 2006I read in the Times about their top 10 viral videos of 2006 (surprise I read so much? gotta thank the long train rides for that). So I thought I would post my own list… but I only can think of like 5 that I really really like.
Rank 5:The internet is for…..(trust me there is […]
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Recipe: Lemon Cheese Cake (never tried before)
Thursday, April 27th, 2006Well I got this recipe from my friend FL(gaming friend of who knows how many years liao) This is totally lifted off her blog for my archiving and reference for future attempts. Well I will probably buy the premade crust at the grocers (yeah plain lazy). Well finally in a role reversal, the teacher is […]
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Day 114 - The world is getting flat
Thursday, April 27th, 2006I was just doing my usual reading of The Economist on the way home from work today when I read the section on media becoming more and more interactive, it is no longer the passive medium we used to know and love. Media has come a pretty long way, from the ancient scribes of egypt […]
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Recipe: Goli Marble Cake ver 1.0
Monday, April 24th, 2006Ok, decided to try a variation of the butter cake recipe in my cookbook. Goli (meaning marble, you know the glass spheres you play with when you are young?) Marble cake Ver 1.0!!!
Ingrediants:1/2 cup butter (1 stick)2 cups flour1 cup sugar2/3 cup milk2 eggs1 tbs of baking powder1 tsp of vanilla
Frosting:1 stick butter1 cup sugardash […]
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Day 102 - Hershey Trip
Monday, April 24th, 2006Today’s road trip takes us to the town of Hershey. Now you make as why oh why is the town called Hershey? If you have sufficient knowledge of chocolates, it is the place where everyone’s fav hershey kisses and other chocs are made! Its like a trip to Willy Wonka’s Chocolate factory, just that in […]
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Recipe: Tiramisu ver 1.0 (using Ricotta Chese sub)
Monday, April 17th, 2006Decided to make a recipe I am familar with, a basic tiramisu.
2 egg yolks2 egg whites3-4 tbs of Sugar500g Ricotta cheese (it was a substitute for the usual Mascapone cheese cos I could not find any)Some Strong coffee (best if there was expresso, but thick coffee works for me)Some Cocoa powderLady Finger biscuits (20+)
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Day 100- Seriously man, WTF…. wtf
Sunday, April 16th, 2006After a week of placing this order with www.woot.com it finally arrived, just that I was not around at the time, so the Fed ex guy decided to be funny and hide my package in a SECRET hiding spot.Yes folks, your eyes are not fooing you!. If the pic was not clear enough, let me […]
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Day 95 - Wet Washington
Thursday, April 13th, 2006Ignoring the dire warnings of rain, a grp of us, Chestnuts + Alicia + Kai An + Shamir headed down to Washington DC to enjoy the cherry blossom parade. Unfortunately the skies opened up and well…… water + clothes = wet clothes. So it was a nice wet and cold parade. But the parade was […]
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Recipe: Banana Cake ver 1.0
Tuesday, April 11th, 2006Ok after doing 2 long posts (Boston Trip and Some photos around Penn and Colmar) I think it is time for another recipe post.
This time round I tried a nice Banana Cake, turned out rather decent, looks like I have breakfast for a few days! yay
1/2 Cup Butter (8oz)2/3 Cup Sugar or 1 cup if […]
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