What's Been Cookin'! (March)

These are the best muffins I've ever made or even tasted. Unlike commercially made ones, these muffins are moist, chocolatey and just totally scrumptious! Definitely for those who love chocolate! You'll never know it's been made with cocoa powder.
Here's the recipe: Black Bottom Muffins.
I made some mods to it, first by reducing the amount of water (esp if you live in the tropics) and also using melted butter instead of vege oil for a richier taste. Try it out and tell me what you think! =D

Creations for the past month (March)

Some of the things I've been up up to. Test driving a new picture layout as well! Will be putting up the recipes section to this blog really soon (hopefully before the end of April. >_<)
I've been taking lots of pics with my handphone cam but I've been a little lazy on the uploading and updating of the blog thing LOL! So expect more pics soon. =D

Goodbye My Friend

I've been down with a gouty and arthritic knee inflammation that's made it hard for me to help around the house now that the maid is gone, the new one isn't here yet, and the fact that my sis and I decided we had to revamp (more like spring clean and chuck my precious books!) my room, which she shares with me and the nephie.

We knocked out a useless shelving and study area, got our Ikea cupboards and finally got the room painted. Actually, my sis did most of that (the painting not the knocking out, that was a contractor). It's now a pink marvel that my neice says she'll visit often since it's her fav colour. (She sleeps in my mom's room about 3 m away...go figure).

During the 3rd week of my re-inflamed knee, I got an sms about a college friend who had been admitted to ICU. The next day, another sms informed me of his wake. I was in a lot of pain and pretty much housebound so I couldn't make it, for his wake or his funeral. But I prayed for his soul and hoped the drunk driver that hit him gets what he deserves. (Too bad there's no life sentences for people like these - irresponsible beh is one thing, irresponsible that costs lives is another.)

Goodbye my friend. We haven't been in touch since graduating from college, but I still remember the times we had then. God bless you and hold you and keep you. Amen.

Old Pontian Cafe

I was hanging around CCK Lot 1 the other day after tuition and decided to have dinner out since I would be starving by the time I arrived home. That's when I came across a new stall in the Lot 1 shopping mall that served Pontian style wanton noodles.

Now this is not the first time I've come across the so-called Pontian wanton noodles and the one across the road from my house is so-so, at best in taste. The noodles aren't bad but the wantons are little more than a token smear of filling (more like a dab) and a whole lot of empty wanton skin.

This Pontian Cafe outlet (I saw one at Bt. Panjang as well) served portions of noodles in small ($3.30) and large ($3.80). I ordered the large with chilli and was pleasantly surprised by the noodles and the wantons both. A hefty amount of noodles were given with a few slices of char siew and a couple of fried wantons. This came with a bowl of soup (too much msg in this) with some boiled wantons as well. The noodles had a wonderful chewy texture, were cooked al dente (as the Italians love to say) and although it was a large bowl of noodles, I finished it all! The wantons had just enough filling, not over or under-filled.There could have been more char siew and I wouldn't have minded a little more wantons, but overall, the noodles were good and I only paid $3.50(think the other price is for take away).

The cafe also serves other types of noodles, but its only my first visit. Maybe next time I will try the other dishes and get back to you on those. >_< (And no, they are not paying me to advertise for them. LOL.)

P.S: In my hurry to eat up the noodles, I didn't take a pic. Will do so next time I go there. And yes, there will be a next time, I really like the noodles =D.

My New Phone

Yea!!! I finally got my new handphone =D!!! Its a metal rose W995 Sony Ericcson phone with an 8.1 MP cam and walkman features. I was actually planning on getting the Samsung Pixon with the 8 MP cam, but its touch screen and besides, the W995 didn't cost me a single CENT! BEAMS BEAMS BEAMS!!

Can't wait to take those CNY pics with it heheheh.