December 28, 2008

Genghis Khan

Category: Movie

After watching Mongul, the Japan-Mongolian co-production epic feature of ‘Genghis Khan: To the Ends of the Earth and Sea’ royally sucked in my opinion. It was a little draggy and was dramatized a bit too much. Felt that the acting was also a bit exaggerated. Kind of strange to watch it in Japanese too. A little disappointed in that one.

Mongol, however, felt authentic overall. The portrayal of Temudjin and the entire production of the movie was awesome. Huge thumbs up for Mongul.

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December 27, 2008

Gone off the shelves again!

Category: Random

I’m convinced there’s a conspiracy against me and all the things I like. They recently took Sprite Zero and my favourite Fisher Cheeseballs off the shelves! The moment I become a regular buyer of a particular product item, they take it off the shelves! Why oh why!

Some of my favorite and no longer available items include Bvlgari Green Tea Au de Parfum, the shade of my L’oreal compact powder, Birdy Mint Coffee, Simple (a skincare brand), and Starbucks Mint Frappucino (usually served around Christmas) to name a few. Suay or what!

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December 27, 2008

Tiramisu anyone?

Category: Recipe

The Dessert King went all the way this time with his Tiramisu all fancied-up! It really is something to die for.

Here’s the recipe if you are ever interested to give it a go:

Tiramisu
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Ingredients
  1. 200 grams ladyfingers
  2. 4 large cups of espresso coffee
  3. 70 grams caster sugar
  4. 350 grams mascarpone cheese
  5. 3 shot glasses Tia Maria/Amaretto (optional if you want to use)
  6. 6 egg yolks
  7. 3 egg whites
  8. Pinch of salt
  9. Cocoa powder
Instructions
  1. Make the coffee. Pour in a large bowl and let it cool down. Once cooled, add the Tia Maria/Ameretto if desired.
  2. Separate the egg whites from the yolks. Make sure the whites stay pure!
  3. Heat a pan of hot water until almost boiling point. Place an empty bowl on top and put in the egg yolks and the sugar.
  4. Mix well over the hot water until creamy and slightly stiff. Make sure the sugar is fully dissolved, and the color is about ivory.
  5. Add the mascarpone cheese to this mixture and mix well until smooth (preferably by hand).
  6. In a separate bowl, mix the egg whites with the salt until stiff.
  7. Fold the yolk mixture into the egg whites (not the other way around). Do this carefully to prevent the whites from collapsing. Mix carefully until all lumps have disappeared.
  8. Take an empty tray for the tiramisu. Cover the bottom of the tray with the egg and cheese mixture.
  9. Dip the lady fingers in the coffee (not too long, just enough for them to absorb the coffee, else they’ll break and the coffee will leak out), and place them on top of the egg and cheese layer.
  10. Add another layer of the egg/cheese mix. Cover this layer with a thin layer of cocoa powder (use a sift to do this) .
  11. Put another layer of soaked ladyfingers on top. Again, cover with the egg and cheese mix and top with cocoa powder.
  12. Put the tray in the fridge for at least 2 hours, preferably overnight.
  13. Before serving, sprinkle a little bit of cocoa powder over the top.
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