Adzuki beans soup recipe

I always crave for sweet foods.Im basically a sweet tooth and i always like to make my own version of dessert as i feel the desserts sold outside either too sweet or the texture is not suitable for my taste.

I'm a fan of red bean. I usually use adzuki beans from Japan to cook red beans soup.People in Malaysia always like to cook red bean soup with pandan leaves. For me, i use sweetened tangerine.Here is my version of red bean soup.Let me share the recipe here.

Ingredients:

300grams adzuki beans/red beans
1 litre of water
brown sugar(depends on your taste)
3 sweetened tangerine

Method:
1.Pre soaked the red beans over night.So the red beans can be cooked till soft easily.
2. Cook the red beans in water and tangerine for 1 hour.Then add in sugar.

What is Life?

I can feel the fragrance of the greens and the morning breeze this morning.It is a fantastic morning with nice sleep yesterday and good breakfast.After breakfast, i really feel like writing about this topic...What is life? The definition is really vast and differ from one individual to another.

Many young people finds that my life is dull and perhaps Lifeless!but for me, i fell that my life is SAVORY,tranquil and i see my life like a field of daisies.:) Just because that i don't go out at night to the clubs doesn't mean i don't know how to enjoy life and I don't fancy meat doesn't mean that i miss out something in life too.

I find that many people only treasure their health when illness looking for them.Then they started to realize that they shouldn't worked that hard,shouldn't eaten too much of those plump and juicy meat and shouldn't forget about exercise. They wished they could turn back the clock.Humans are greedy. We hope that we can get everything we want without sacrificing. We want to eat everything without affecting our health and weight.We want to play and spending our sleeping time enjoying parties but without affecting our beauty and health. We want to work harder to earn more money without pressure.When a person who attacked by illness, he/she may realize that life isn't what they thought before.

i have met many cancer victims.They started to have organic diets,exercise without fail and sleep on time and they share their thought with everyone and hope to make people realize how important is health so that people wouldn't go on the path they been through. The pain of illness is unbearable for people who has weak will in them.People will start to take care of their health only when there is no other OPTION.

After all, we do have a choice...Moderation is the key. You may party,eat the foods you like and still have an overall good health. There are 7 days in 1 week. enjoy your party once a week and enjoy your foods twice a week.That is just an idea.:)However, enjoy or not is up to your imagination and thoughts.

So,what is life??after i written so much of health! For me Life is the ability to do something that you like and want in no restraints. But without health,do you think you can do it? Life is happiness and peacefulness. Do not ever think that you would be happy when you are rich.Only a person who is rich in soul will be happy!

Just a little bit of changes in your lifestyle and thinking will bring you a better life...why not??

Sorry,if my topic keep you boring!!!:)

When pumpkin meets Turnip

Pumpkins are associated with a lot of health benefits. Apart from the flesh, even the seeds of pumpkins boast of a large number of nutrition benefits.

Given below is the amount of nutrients present in 1 cup Pumpkin (cooked, boiled and drained):

• Calcium - 37 mg
• Carbohydrate - 12 gm
• Dietary Fiber - 3 gm
• Folate - 21 mcg
• Iron - 1.4 mg
• Magnesium - 22 mg
• Niacin - 1 mg
• Potassium - 564 mg
• Protein - 2 grams
• Selenium - 0.50 mg
• Vitamin A - 2650 IU
• Vitamin C - 12 mg
• Vitamin E - 3 mg
• Zinc - 1 mg
• Calories - 49
  

Health & Nutrition Benefits of Eating Pumpkin

• Pumpkin is very rich in carotenoids, which is known for keeping the immune system of an individual strong and healthy.
• Beta-carotene, found in pumpkin, is a powerful antioxidant as well as an anti-inflammatory agent. It helps prevent build up of cholesterol on the arterial walls, thus reducing chances of strokes.
• Being rich in alpha-carotene, pumpkin is believed to slow the process of aging and also prevent cataract formation.
• Pumpkins have been known to reduce the risk of macular degeneration, a serious eye problem than usually results in blindness.
• The high amount of fiber, present in a pumpkin, is good for the bowel health of an individual.
• Being loaded with potassium, pumpkin is associated with lowering the risk of hypertension.
• The presence of zinc in pumpkins boosts the immune system and also improves the bone density.

Health & Nutrition Benefits of Pumpkin Seeds

• They promote overall prostate health, apart from alleviating the problem of difficult urination that is associated with an enlarged prostate.
• They comprise of L-tryptophan, a compound that has been found to be effective against depression.
• They are believed to serve as a natural protector against osteoporosis.
• They have been known to reduce inflammation, without causing the side effects of anti-inflammatory drugs.
• Studies have revealed that they help prevent calcium oxalate kidney stone formation.
• Being rich in phytosterols, they have been associated with reducing the levels of LDL cholesterol.

What about Turnip health benefits?

Turnips are cooked differently in different parts of the world. Some people prefer taking it in as a juice due to its high fiber content and immense nutrients. Some people peel and cut it into small pieces and cook it in low heat with some oil and exotic spices. Eating turnips will give you immense health benefits such as:

• Good physique and no excess fat because of low calories
• High quantity of Vitamin C and anti-oxidants help curb free radicals and destructive oxidation reactions
• Lowers the risk of obesity, high blood pressure, diabetes, and cancers of the stomach, pancreas, bladder, and lung diseases
• Prevents and heals up a wide range of health problems because of high nutrient content
• Very rich source of calcium, phosphor, folic acid and magnesium, essential for all-round development of human body
• Helps prevent cataracts and cardiovascular disease due to large amount of lutein

I decided to stew turnip with pumpkins and mushrooms then topping with pine nuts,roasted white and black sesame and sunflower seeds.I eat this with raw salad leaves.:)Here is the recipe to share:

Ingredients:

1 turnip 800grams
pumpkin 500grams
dried mushrooms(pre soaked for 2 hours) 8-10 stalks
pumpkin tofu 200 grams(cut into small cubes)
some roasted white and black sesame
some roasted nuts(up to your preference)
and some raw salad leaves
Pepper and salt to taste
G-powder(It is a vegetarian seasonings made from soy beans and vegetables)


Methods:
1. cut turnips, pumpkin,mushrooms into thin strips. Firstly, add in turnips and mushrooms into your pan and fried with litlle bit of oil for a while and add in water and add G-powder,salt and pepper.Then cook it for 35 minutes over medium fire.
2. Add in pumpkin and cook for another about 8 minutes. Then add in pumpkin tofu and cook for 1 minute.

3. After that,sprinkle roasted sesame and nuts before servings.

4.Now,you can enjoy it with your salad leaves:)


PUMPKIN FLOSS

Here is my favourite junk food,pumpkin floss.It is a vegetarian foods. It is good as filling for bread and also sushi and salad.I always use this as food topping as it has a crunchy texture.

It just has a texture like meat floss.This is really suitable for vegetarian or any on diet people to kill their crave for meat floss:)

Happy Trying!!!!

A Day at KLCC

Today is Labour Day, a Universal Public Holiday. So i decided to go for a walk and went to KLCC as there is an exhibition at KL Convention Center. It is a HomeDec exhibition where the exhibitors are everything our home need.It is a big exhibition!I were very tired after a long walk and a bit suffocated also...hahaha...because there were too many people........Then after the walk, we decided to go for tea.Then, i found Harrods at KLCC!!!!What a surprise!!!Then I decided to explore and it is quite interesting to find all Harrods collectibles in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia itself!!and there is a food counter where they sell sandwiches,cakes,salads,coffee,mustards, pickles and etc....They look nice but a bit pricey though.....There is a cafe in this store too. There is hi-tea set costs RM60 per pax.


Here is the picture of Home Dec Lighting hall
I decided to have my tea-time at The Lawn by Marmalade at KLCC.It serves cakes,spagetti,pies,sandwiches,salads,quiches,and drinks.The Lawn serves quite healthy selection of foods.:)
This is the mini cheesecake. It is light in texture and not too sweet.:)
Cappucino @ The Lawn
I had a smoked salmon salad. I always like smoked salmon.Whether salads,sandwiches,wraps and anything with smoked salmon i would like to try:) After the teatime, i went for shopping and all the loos packed with people!!!!! After shopping,i went to collect the DVD that i ordered last week but i didnt get it because the DVD vendor told me it hasn't arrive yet:(So i have to wait for another week.It was a tiring day for me..........Tomorrow will be another better day!!!!

Snip Graduation Make-up show

Yesterday, i did a make-up graduation show for SNIP. It was a tiring day but had a lot of fun too by meeting both old and new friends. Here is my make-up(advance make-up) by this lovely graduate make-up artist. We had a lot of chat during the make-up and hair do. Can you believe it took almost 5 hours for the make-up and hair do? It was tiring to sit for such a long time. However, i was lucky because both of us are chatty enough to make the clock ticked faster......So how do you opine on this make-up?acceptable??No?? When i took picture with my make-up artist for her graduation picture, this salesperson from the Photo shop, asked me a question,"Do You Feel Uneasy with this make-up?" Then i told her that i'm okay as this is an art. Then she said Models are really not easy to be!!I really agree with her!!!!!It is NEVER AN EASY JOB...We need to accept whatever make-up,hair-do or outfits.
However, there are a lot of pros too...where we can try different make-up,outfits and image while normal people don't. When models grow old, they will have collections of these kinda of pictures in their album.:) When we were waiting for the show to start, everyone was just too busy taking pictures!!!!People just don't wanna miss the opportunities to save this memories with their camera or phone.So did I, i just taken a few images here.This is a model for bridal make-up. I love the hat!
Now, i was in full outfit which is gold and black colour and with a very high hair accessories. I was so worried it may fall but fortunately it sticked well.:)
Dinner time!!!!We had these foods for dinner..The fruit tarts wre nice!The sushi were really awful:( Some models eat non stop!!and i was one of them!!!hahahhaha....Then some just abstained from foods...Guess they were worried that they might bloated!!:)i was lucky that my outfit wasn't tight..:)
Aha.......Here is the model in supercelebrity make-up..the outfit also very celebrity:P
Here is another supercelebrity make-up.His lips are sticked with swarozki crystals and he barely can talk.So no dinner for him.
Here is the cute mentos girls keep eating.........It was a great show and certainly I was knackered!!!!!!!

Acar(Indonesian Pickled Fruits and vegetables)

I am a food lover,so i always talk about foods and publish photos of foods that i cooked and also foods that i tried at some new places at my facebook page.then friends will start to give comments and request for recipe or information.

So,a friend of mine asked for acar recipe and i decided to share it here so that anyone who is interested in this can directly get it from my blog.

this recipe is actually from an my friend's auntie. I tried her acar during Chinese New Year open house and it was really mouthwatering!I always fancy sweet and sour taste foods. According to my friend's auntie this recipe was actually from her ancestor. i better treasure it as it is a proven good recipe.

Here come the recipe:

Ingredients:
1. cucumbers 5
2. carrots 5
3. pineapples 4 pieces(about half pineapple)
4.long beans 13
5. cabbage 1 medium size
6. Chilli 5

Ingredients 1 to 4 are cut in to long strips.
Ingredients 5 and 6 would be depends to individual
Ingredients 4 and 5 need to be scald in boiling water for 1 minute and drain.

Ingredients B:Spices Paste

1. 38shallots
2. 8 garlics
3. chilli padi(small chillies) 6stalks
4. chillies 12 stalks
5.dry chillies 5 stalks
6. lemongrass 1 stalk
7. laksa flower 1/4 stalk
8. belacan 1 small piece(need to be toasted on a wok till dry)
9. tumeric powder 2 tbsps
10. assam paste 1 packet(2 bowls of water)
11. rice vinegar(1 bowl)
12. sugar(2 bowls)
13. salt 2tbsps

Ingredients 1-7 blend in a blender into paste form.Then mix in the toasted belacan and fried till fragrant with some oil.Then add in the remaining ingredients to cook to boiling point.Then add in 4tbsps of corn flour which mix with some water.Then set aside the paste and let it cool.

Ingredients c: Peanuts 1.2kgs

Fried and blend.

After an hour of cooling for the paste,now add in all the vegetables and fruits and mix well with the spices.Then add in 1/4 of the fried peanuts.The remaining will be added during servings.

Happy trying!!!

Lunch @ Sen Tsuru Japanese Restaurant

Goma ice-cream and green tea ice-cream
Wasabi Ice-cream(MY favourite)
Mix Seafoods and Vegetables Tempura
Grilled Prawns in garlic sauce and fish roe(highly recommended)
Sizzling chicken(Must eat if you are tori lover)
Kani Salad with house dressing



My aunties and Me....





We were sitting at the tatami area



After a relaxing Sunday, i started my day with an ABT Class in the gym.Then had scones at Delicious before lunch:)

Today, I tried new japanese restaurant called Sen Tsuru at Palm Spring Kota Damansara. We had actually asked the chef to recommend some of his signature dishes. So,we let the chef to decide what to eat. So,we had A kani salad as appetizer.The salad is quite appetizing and different from what i used to eat in others japanese restaurant.

Here came the second dish...It was a Sizzling chicken which was quite impressed!The hot sizzling effects and the sauce are really good.

The third dish was a sashimi boat with selections of raw butter fish,maguro(tuna),scallops and prawn with raw wasabi.This sashimi costs Rm100 which is quite reasonable. The sashimi were really fresh with nice food presentation too.:)

The 4th dish was a grilled prawn in garlic sauce with fish eggs.This is really good and highly recommended!1 stick of prawn costs Rm10.The sauce taste a bit similar to mayonnaise though...

The 5th Dish was a Seafood vege nabe which tastes very light and quite sweet.It is definitely better than the normal hotate miso soup i usually had.This nabe soup costs about RM38.This pot of soup can be distributed into 4 small bowls of soup.

The 6th dish was a seafoods and vegetables tempura which is not my choice.As i don't take fried foods. However, the comments for this food is good too.

Then we got three scoops of ice-cream for free.There were wasabi,Goma(black sesame) and green tea ice-creams.One scoop costs Rm8.After all, we got them for free:)

We had quite a bit of chat with the chef. He has been a japanese cuisine chef for 10 years at the age of 25. After having all the nice foods and nice services.The rating for this restaurant is good and worth a try!!:)

This restaurant is located at B-G 01,Block B, Jalan Persiaran Surian Palm Spring@Damansara P.J
Tel: 03-78015562