im back in sg, mar 23

Banana-Apple Pudding - 6pax

I wan to try this unique recipe, but seem quite tasking(lazy). hehahaahah

Things needed!
* 1/4 cup plus 1 tsp sugar
* 1/2 tsp lemon zest n 1 tsp fresh lemon juice
* 3 apples, peeled, cored and cut into cubes
* 3 tbsp + 1 tsp tapioca starch
* 4 ripe bananas
* 1/4 cup plain low-fat yogurt

Directions!
Bring 3/4 cup water n sugar to simmer in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Stir in lemon zest and juice. Add apples; cook uncovered abt 5mins. Add starch til fully combined and slightly thickened abt 4mins. Let cool completely.
Transfer apple mixture to a food processor. Add 3 bananas, and process until smooth. Stir in yogurt. Divide among 6 bowls. Chill, if desired. Cut remaining banana into 1/4-inch pieces n divide among puddings. Sprinkle on top of each pudding with chopped nuts/almonds.

Peppered pork pastry

My hubby n i love this in taipei.

Ingredients:
Dough 1: 2 cups bleached all-purpose flour, 1/2 tsp instant yeast, 1 tbsp sugar, 1 tsp salt, 1/2 cup water(to make a soft dough)
Dough 2: 1/2 cup flour, 1/2 cup lard

Filling:
1 lb ground pork, 1 tbsp soya sauce, 1 tbsp sesame oil, 1 tbsp rice wine,
1 tbsp sugar, 1/2 tsp salt, 1 tbsp black pepper, 1/4 cup water
2 cups chopped green onions, White Sesame seeds for topping, 1/2 cup syrup for glazing

Method:
Mix all the ingredients for the filling and stir well to combine. Add water, a little at a time until pork is homogeneous. Cover with plastic wrap and leave in the refrigerator

To prepare Dough 1: Dilute salt in water. Mix sugar, yeast and flour together and add in all the water to make into a dough. Set aside and leave to rest. Let dough rise until double in size.
To prepare Dough 2: Add lard to the flour and knead into a dough.

To prepare the pastry: Divide Dough 2 into 10 portions(more if smaller pastry) Divide Dough 1 into 10 portions. Wrap Dough 2 with Dough 1, repeat with the other portions. Using a rolling pin, Flatten dough by starting from the center and roll up once, back to center and roll down once.then pinch the two ends together, so that the dough now is slightly round.
Roll with rolling pin to a thin circle, fill with marinated pork and a generous portion of green onions. seal well.
Dip the surface of wrapped pastry onto the and then dip onto the sesame seeds. Repeat with the other 9 portions.
Cover wrapped pastries and let it rise for 20-30mins before baking in preheated 350f oven for 20mins, after the first 10mins, open the oven door so that steam can be released and pastries will crisp better.

we r back!!!

SFO - Twin Peaks, Fisherman's Wharf, Alcatraz

Twin Peaks





Strolling @ Fisherman's Wharf

SFO sightseeing cont... ...

Octagon House. The design of this oddity built in 1861 is based on a popular theory of the mid-1800s, namely people inhabiting this shape would live healthier, happier lives. The building now houses a museum of American Colonial and Federal Era decorative arts and historical documents.



Lombard Street, known as "the crookedest street in the world" because of its eight sharp turns on a 40-degree slope. The turns, known as switchbacks, were built in the 1920s to allow traffic to descend the steep incline. The street zigzags around beautiful flowers and shrubs and offers a nice view of the bay. It become a picturesque stretch of Lombard St along a single block. There are stairways (without curves) on either side of the street for pedestrians.
Coit Tower





Golden Gate Park
Conservatory of Flowers is a large white-colour botanical greenhouse in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park. There is Buffalo Paddock(where u c the animals in the park). I like e Windmills situated @ Queen Wilhelmina Tulip Garden is quite a sight when in full bloom.After this, we went to California Palace of the Legion of Honor then next Cliff House, sits on a rock perched over the Pacific Ocean with a view of Seal Rocks (a popular hangout for sunbathing seals).
Pacific Ocean
Seal Rocks

Holy Virgin Cathedral, imposing structure crowned with five domes, each covered in 24-karat gold leaf. On a bright day, the sunlight hitting it is dazzling. Inside, is a glimpse back in time. The interior, consecrated in 1977, could just as easily date from 1577. Through the incense gleams the gold of more mosaics, these depicting various saints, and the precious metals of the icons that are everywhere.