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Sunday, July 26, 2009

Glorious Sweetness

1:36 PM;

Have you guys ever tried the Daim cake from Ikea? Boy, that is some delicious cake! If you haven't, I suggest you go try. And don't you ever forget about the Swedish Meatballs as well! Go try it! So basically I decided to try and duplicate this cake. Went online to search for the recipe. Unfortunately they didn't have the real recipe, but someone managed to figure it out. Roughly.. So I made it yesterday. It looks pretty good haha It was actually pretty nice. But really sweet and I'm worried I might get diabetes lol. It comprises of a pastry cream sandwiched between two meringue layers topped with almond praline and smothered with chocolate. Well here are the pictures!

Beating the meringue

The two meringue layers

Chocolate-ty goodness

I just had to put the Sweden flag there haha

Jon
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Monday, July 20, 2009

10:35 PM;

Hate it! Julia won and Poh lost. Urgh!!! Overall, Poh was by far a better cook. I think Julia just got lucky. She should have been gone since final 3. Oh well, no point crying over spilt milk...

Jon
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Friday, July 17, 2009

Masterchef!

11:47 PM;

Had yum yum Bak Kut Teh for dinner last night and tacos today. I'm one satisfied boy hehe

This week is the final week for the show. I'm so going to miss it. The results will be on this Sunday when they will crown Australia's first Masterchef. I think it is so cool and exciting to be in that competition.

About the show:
Thousands of applications flooded in from across the country. Students, mums, professional sportsmen, solicitors, nurses and cleaners all applied. Young and old, each came prepared with raw talent and enthusiasm to leave their old life behind..and enter the kitchen with one driving aim: To become Australia's first ever MasterChef.

From high octane challenges at Sydney's famous Fish Markets, to time-pressure challenges with mystery boxes of food, surprise encounters with celebrity chefs, to tasks that will test their creativity and nerve, the MasterChef Australia contestants will be put through their paces.

With no prior professional cooking experience, these budding foodies have serious goals they want to fulfil. Their desired end results all differ - whether it is running a Michelin star restaurant, opening a small organic café in the hills of Adelaide, creating a catering business in Newcastle or opening a flagship restaurant in their home town utilising local produce, these contestants' dreams are on the path to becoming a reality.

Anyways, it is down to the final two and one of them is my all time favourite since the beginning till the end! You know why?? Cause she's M'sian!!!! M'sians rulela. Her name is Poh Ling Yeow. She was born in M'sia but migrated to Adelaide when she was 9. Omg, I drool everytime she cooks. It looks so good. When the judges praise her, I feel like as though they were praising me! Mum feels the exact same way as me! It's like she represents all the M'sians in Australia and it makes us proud that M'sia BOLEH! hehe

Poh and Justine (my two favourite girls lol in the show only!)

During invention test, where they have to create their best dish with a theme picked by the judges (eg Chinese, Greek, Italian)

In the elimination room. Final 3 down to final 2. Poh and Julie

Top 20

Croquembouche. One of the challenges, to duplicate the dish. Madness

In a nut shell, I think it is a great show. I learned so many new things about food. Words like puree, instead of mash, ganache instead of choc cream icing. All the different types of ingredients and herbs. This show is truly amazing. lol If you guys want to know more, learn new recipes or even watch episodes of the show, visit : www.masterchef.com.au

Jon
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Friday, July 10, 2009

Westfield Doncaster

12:08 AM;

Hey guys, the holidays are about to end and its back to the books again. Everyone is stressing to do well this year. I guess this year determines everything. It determines which university you'll qualify for, it could also determine the rest of our lives. Sigh..I missed the carefree days when we didn't have to put in much effort and we could still get an A.

Anyways, my aunt from S'pore was here last Wednesday to visit my cousin in Melbourne. So they both came to Bendigo to visit the rest of the lot. Was out almost everyday. Went shopping, driving and also watched Transformers. It was so cool!!! I love that show. Screw the critics, I thought that show was fantastic. It had a story line to it and no one can deny the fantastic sci-fi action it brought. Phew, don't get me started on Megan fox..Wasn't she as hot as ever! lol I rate it an 8/10 (I meant the show). I like sequels. Shows like Matrix, Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, X men, Harry Potter and all those movies that keep going on and on haha Hey not forgetting Toy Story! The third one will be coming out soon hehe

We had our usual family dinners, catch up and stuff. Last Thursday we decided to head down to the Direct Factory Outlet in Essendon. Was disappointed because there weren't many sales. But I enjoyed driving there. It was the first time driving to Melbourne and it was pretty fun. The country scenery was just breath taking throughout our journey. Luckily we arrived safely thanks to moi..haha And last Sunday we went to Westfield Doncaster to shop! It is also in Melbourne but around 20 minutes north of the central business district. Its sad how they don't really have many shopping complex in the cbd. And you can never get one as good as the ones back in M'sia. Places like One U and Sunway Pyramid are just fantastic compared to what we have here. Be happy with them guys..gotta give M'sia credit for their shopping complex!

I'm a fat slob..Shoot me. Can't help it, I'm turning back to how I was in St 6. lol You should had seen me then. I had a pot belly sticking out. And I lost all my buttons in my prefect vest hahaha! If you get what I was saying. I need motivation! I need the drive! I need steroids! lol Scratch the last one. Arghhh (starts pulling hair) I live to eat! Food is everything, food is my life haha Sorry, quotes from the Masterchef contestants when the judges asked them why they want to be the next masterchef. Ok, when school starts, the jogging starts lol Right...