Many of twitter friends has heard me moan and whinge about the Metro last week. The trains are late almost everyday for the last 3 weeks. It is such a failure and it’s frustrating during peak hours to travel in jam packed trains. The current transportation system is just not ’smart’ and ‘fit’ enough to handle the increased population. It gets worse when it gets hit with extreme weather conditions.
Some of you may not be aware of our recent flood and hail that happened in Melbourne. We were fortunate to be home. The hail stones were as big as golf balls! And have a look at one of the many videos that can be found on YouTube.
Lontong, mee siam, fried carrot cake and kaya toast are just some of my favourite breakfast that I must have when I am back in Singapore. I will take an early drive to the nearest hawker center for my daily morning fix. It is normal to have something spicy along with a super sweet kopi (coffee with condensed milk) for breakfast. And since I am usually back only for a short visit, I tend to indulge in more than one breakfast a day!
Baking is not one of my forte. And even when I do follow a recipe exactly, the end product is usually still not up to scratch. So this week, I thought I will stick to a no fuss muffin recipe. I found a berry muffin recipe in Women’s Weekly, Old fashioned Favourites. It looked farily simple and with very little ingredients and only 3 steps!. Sounds like a fool proof recipe.
And as always, I decided to change the recipe. A few days before muffin making day, I posted a random question on my facebook fan page asking Mars or Snickers. Most preferred Snickers and I do too. The caramel in Mars makes it heavier and way too sweet for my palate. I had a couple of 18g Snicker and Mars bar so I would use this instead of berries in the muffin recipe.
This week’s challenge proved to be more challenging in many ways. Firstly, I did not own any Japanese cookbook and hardly have any real reference at all. Secondly, looking for the garnishes was a real challenge. I wanted to do justice to the recipe and felt a little pressure to get it absolutely right.
Thirdly, weeekends are usually packed with activities and I think I had bitten off more than I could chew this time. Pamela from My Man’s Belly was in Melbourne for a short visit and suggested that we catch up. Both of us discovered each other through a Food Exchange program. And it is exciting to meet a food blogger not from Australia but from LA! She is such a darling and bought us a really awesome food package.
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