I was craving for pavlova the other day.. and i remembered reading an entry by this lady : LadyVerde on making a pavlova.. as i go through the ingredients..i'm very sure that I can make it myself.. so this is my journey on making pavlova for the first time..but one thing for sure..you really have to have tonnes of patience as baking the meringue takes a long time.. and you guys can add more fruits for your toppings..
Here's the recipe that i got from her blog..for me the recipe is on the sweeter side..maybe i'll put less sugar next time..
INGREDIENTS
-- Meringue
4 large (120 grams) egg whites
1 cup (200 grams) superfine sugar - castor sugar
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 teaspoon white vinegar
1/2 tablespoon cornstarch - cornflour
tracing/ baking paper
-- Topping
1 cup (240 ml) heavy whipping cream
1 1/2 tablespoons (20 grams) granulated white sugar - or to taste
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
fresh fruits
PREPARATION
1. preheat oven to 130 degC.
2. beat the egg whites until fluffy.
3. add castor sugar a tablespoon at a time while continue beating it in medium speed until mixture forms stiff & shiny peaks.
4. add in vanilla mixture & mix.
5. take out the mix & sprinkle vinegar and cornflour. mix well.
6. line the tracing paper on the baking sheet & spread the meringue mix. make an indentation in the middle of the circle.
7. bake in the oven under 130 degC for 75 minutes.
8. its done when it turns into very pale pink colour and crispy outside, marshmallowy inside. let it cool.
9. whip the cream until fluffy, add in vanilla extract & sugar.
10. spread the cream on top of the meringue & decorate with the fresh fruits.
11. wallah! you're done!
Just like the malay sayings "Macam anjing dengan kucing"..thats what I can say about these two.. the big brother and lil sister in this house..little Adam won't share with her but Sara just love everything about little Adam.. So it's shouting here and there almost all the time in the house.. I am worried because little Adam hits Sara everytime she gets near.. So, how now brown cow?
Me and a couple of colleagues went to visit this Floria thing during one of the long lunch break.. it was really hot since it was middle of the day.. unfortunately the event was not as what expected..It was a disappointment to sacrifice my long lunch sleep under the hit scorching sun..According to one of the colleague, this year they focus more on the nite activities with decorated floats and fireworks..
These are the only I manage to shoot on that day..
Went for another makan-makan trip with the family over one of the weekend.. this time around we picked a Nasi Padang place..since mom wanted to have the famous nasi padang dish : gulai tunjang.. head to kampung baru that have lots and lots of Nasi Padang Restaurant.. since abah is quite picky on places to eat we chose Grand Restaurant Seri Garuda Emas located near the Paediatric Hospital KL.. this restaurant have another branch somewhere near Chow Kit Road market but without aircond..
one of the branch
inside the restaurant
Once we were seated, the waiter and waitresses served us with their variety of dishes.. we can chose the ones we like but please be warn that if you don't want that dish please don't touch the plate.. better yet put it aside..if not it would be charges to your bill.. we don't want a long list right??
for handwash
dishes spread
I love their gulai tunjang but i don't quite like their ayam pop which is fried ayam kampung..and it was qute dissapointing because there were no gado-gado and fried eel.. and the avocado juice were not as expected..
after
avocado juice
On the plus point, the ambience was great with ample of tables to eat and parking space infront ofthe restaurant.. service was good too.. by the end of the day, our bill came up to RM97.00 for 6 pax plus 6 fruit juices...
I am so not into the football thing but since BIL gave us tickets to the match..why not?? it was a last minute plan as we were given the tickets couple of hours before the match and we decided to bring little Adam since he loves watching football matches on tv.. Right after work we rushed home and get ready.. took the LRT Ampang Line to Bkt. Jalil.. The train was packed with both Malaysia and Arsenal supporters..
On the train little Adam was singing and talking happily.. his mood suddenly changes when we arrived at the stadium..with people shouting selling all their stuff and some were wearing colourful mohawks and whatmore with the blaring of airhorns everywhere.. then only he starts crying and hugging Mr. AZ like crazy..he kept on closing his eyes and cried.. asking us to take him home..shouting "mama!! papa!!"..
the line-up
he's afraid of the crowd
At the gate he was still crying..and still crying at our seats..during this time I was sure that i wont be enjoying the match.. he was hugging me tightly and cries..When the game starts he stopped crying but the tight hugging was still there.. I won't be commenting on the game because you see.. i seriously don't know how the game works.. so lets just leave that to the pros..
the 1st kick
the 1st goal
the supporters from both side
supporters all the way from Indonesia
injured
closing his eyes
Little Adam was relax during the second half.. i guess because of the refueling and he was already comfortable with the stadium environment..
refueling during the break
2nd half line-up
all in red
3-of-us
the stadium
singing
We didn't wait for the game to end.. left the stadium earlier to beat the crowd on the train.. but we were not the only ones having that idea..there were quite a big crowd at the station but we manage to catch the 1st train out..
The experience was priceless but I don't think I would be going to that kind of match unless the tickets were at the grand stand where I don't need to climb up the stairs..fair?! heeee...
