presents from the heart

Picture School ----- Bunny Brunch

2009-11-03T18:13:00.000-08:00

1) Melt butter in pan, and drop in bread.

2) Grill Patty

3)Spread cream cheese over bread.

4)Stack up with a fried egg,coral lettuce...and fry french fries.

5)Table Setted?!....

TUCK IN!

Picture School ------- Easy Lunchboxfrom leftovers!

2009-10-21T11:21:00.000-07:00

ingredients,
- Tomato pasta sauce
-Various mushrooms
- leftover pasta

Heat sauce, and add in mushroom.

Toss in leftover pasta.

Put into lunchbox garnished with coral lettuce and do another box with simple side salad of what our fridge has!! (^+^)

yc aka Penne

Picture School ---- Bento moment

2009-10-21T10:44:00.000-07:00

Prepare ingredients. I'm doing fried rice today as i have leftover rice from previous evening's dinner.

1) Dice onion.

2) Crossing my mushrooms so they look more appetizing. Throw the carve out mushroom into fried rice later.DONT WASTE.

3) Boil mushrooms.

4) Heat oil in wok.

5) Prepare ingredients that we want to include in our fried rice.

6) Sauteed ingredients with garlic.

7) Fry,toss...rice into wok and blend with ingredients. Season with pepper & salt..or soy sauce.

8) Cooking peas using the same batch of water used to boil mushroom.

9)soak pea in iced water after it turns dark green. To crunch it.

10) Coral lettuce for lunchbox garnishing.

11) after box is garnished, fill with fried rice.

12) arrange mushrooms into box properly.

13) DONE!

Arrange every cooked food into box!

Table Liner, cutlery, sweets & lunchbag.

Off to work!!!!!!!!

(^+^)

yc aka Penne

Picture School ----- Satisfying Meatless Lunch

2009-10-21T10:02:00.000-07:00

- This is the table setting for my lunch. The metal spoon will is meant for Chawamushi ( Japanese steamed egg)

1) Preparation of Chawamushi.
- eggs
- Chicken stock
- fresh shitake

2) Dissolve stock( if you're using packet stock, then you can forgo this process)

3) Add egg into stock. The amount of stock to egg should be 2:1. Stock 2, egg 1.

4) whisk everything until smooth.

5) clean shitake and cross its top.

6) Pour whisked egg & stock lowly into skitake bowl.

7) Cover up and steam, remember to cover before steaming. Or egg will harden real quick and it'll have alot of holes within. Making the chawamushi hard.

Chawamushi DONE!!

Scoop into serving cups.

8) Prepare rice vermicelli.
9) DO NOT cook rice vermicelli the same way as Spaghetti. All we need to do is soak it in hot water, and drain it. Not boiling it over flames.

10) Prepare Stock. Slice ginger and prepare garlic.

11) Fry garlic & ginger in pot to extract the taste.

12) When fragrant arises and ginger turns crispy and golden, add in water.

13) Put in whatever vegetable of your choice,or what you find in your fridge.

i'm focusing on bittergourd & oyster mushroom this time.

Oyster Mushrooms.

Stock DONE!!

Bring everything out...set properly.

This is lunch!!....put rice vermicelli into bowl, top soup & its ingredients over!...

(^+^)

yc aka Penne

Picture School ----- Nourishing Steamed Milk Custard

2009-10-21T07:35:00.000-07:00

1) Mix egg, milk & brown sugar together in a bowl. And steam it for around 10mins or more,depending on how well-done you want your steamed milk to be.

2) This is the product.

3) Scoop into any serving bowl of your choice. You can serve it warm, or chill it in the fridge for hours before serving.

(^+^)

yc aka Penne

Easiest Pasta on earth...

2009-10-11T09:13:00.000-07:00

This Marmite Sesame Pasta is definitely a HIT among kids as well as hungry Picnic people.
its easy to prepare and...hmmm...well, JUST EASY!!

1) Cook "halved" pasta till al dente.

2) "halved" meaning... we bend the angels hair pasta into 2 parts before throwing them into boiling water, ( you may also substitute with whatever pasta you have in your pantry)
3) Seasoning.... Sesame oil & Marmite ( you may substitute with Vegemite too)
4) The amount of Marmite and Sesame oil totally depends on your own preference. I'm only introducing the sauce concoction.
5) Toss Sesame oil and Marmite with pasta.

6) As usual, make sure you garnish your serving plates with fresh Greens. They're good for presentation as well as their nutrients.

7) Served!! Its also a light Vegetarian Meal substitute!

*muackz*

yc

Kudos!!

2009-10-09T07:36:00.001-07:00

Here's the life and tribute to Mosaic Art! (^+^)

Food Photography ----- Submerged Beans.

2009-10-09T02:37:00.000-07:00

Its ridiculously funny how a bowl of beans caught my attention and make me run upstairs to get my digital camera and snap down this image.

The beans look so calmed, so fresh, so joyous. In the midst of a hectic working kitchen, i find this feeling exceptionally magical.

My life have been in halt for so long, and my brain is constantly...deducing, frantically searching for something...

For the simplicity of this...i'm green with envy.

yc

Power Packed Lunch ----- Tortilla Cone with damn lots of peppers

2009-10-09T01:50:00.000-07:00

1) Halve Tortilla ,and cone it.
2) Onions, is a must.3) Strips of yellow & red pepper & beans.

3) Seasonings.

4) Stir-fry part of the Veg. (leave some fresh ones for later use...crunchiness)

5) Season the stir-fry with seasonings.

6) Fry omelette.
7) Cone omelette.

8) Put omelette into Tortilla cone.

9) Hold in hand, and add in stir-fry.

10) Add in the fresh ones after filling cone with the sauteed ones.

11) Salad: Lettuce and tomato drizzled with Mayo mix with lemon juice and pepper.
This is the Power Packed Lunch!

YES!! , i know my mum knows vege more...because of me!

yc

Lunch Box journal ----- Tortilla gardening

2009-10-08T21:09:00.000-07:00

Here's a a really easy way to make a fulfilling Lunchbox and at the same time introduce greens to kiddies!...

1) Tortilla ingredients , -Wholemeal Tortilla
- Cheddar Slices
- Egg
- Pork Floss

2) Scramble Egg with seasoning of liking ( for my case, i always include Italian Mixed Herbs ) ,normally salt & pepper will do.

3) Heat Canola oil in frying pan.

4) Add in scrambled egg.
5) Flip egg to the other side.
6) Everyone knows that salad vegetables are great for our body,but!!...they are very nice garnishing tools too!

7) After washing my Lettuce Leaves, i garnish them like bushes, into my lunchbox.

8) Spread cheddar, egg onto Tortilla.

9) Slowly stack what we plan to put into Tortilla.

10) Use toothpicks or anything likewise to hold the wrap properly.

11) Now, we trim the sides of wrap so it be fitted into lunchbox.(make sure you trim abit more into the original size, so its easier to put the wrap into thee lunchbox.)

12) Now, remove the "holders" and try to wrap the Tortilla with seaweed strips.

13) Select Moulds.

14) Use mould on cheddar(yellow) and ham(pink).

15) Now, stack the cheese(smaller) on top of the Ham (larger).

16) Now, pick out the extra vegetables to fill up Lunchbox!
17) Cutting out Broccoli Flowers.

18) Boil them in hot water till they turn Dark Green.

19) While the broccoli is cooking, prepare a bowl of Iced water.

20) Put dark green broccoli into iced water straight from boiling.21) Next, boil Radish.

22) Arrange Broccoli flowers (its okay if you dont have a parter) , then arrange Pork floss ( the floss will act as the soil where we plant the radish!)
23) Put in Radish.

Finally!!! LunchBox is done! Happy Lunch!!

yc

My apologies.

2009-10-07T23:58:00.000-07:00

There are thousands of pictures of food that i have prepared, and eagerly wanted to share with everyone. But....there is just tooo damn many!, i couldn't seem to file them as nicely as i thought in my teeny brain. But i think there's always a chance...so probably i'll end here for the history part. And bring in Hot, Juicy new prepared foods from my very own collection!, well, at least not those outdated ones. teehheeehhee.... (^+^)

yc

Chicken Chop for dinner!

2009-10-07T23:51:00.001-07:00

This is the gravy i manage to make with the left over drippings of the chicken chop...add in some onions to caramelize the taste, and last, add in flour..the thickening agent.

These are the naked chicken chops.

Here's one of the side dish : Pasta Toss in marmite and sesame seaweed.

Boiled Potatoes.

Boiled Corns and stir fry french beans

Lastly! Time to eat...just fetch in whatever greens that i like, onto..my plate!

yc

Cabbage Beehoon Soup

2009-10-07T23:49:00.000-07:00

Itz my mummy's sick day, so i cooked her, her favourite soup based dish.

I have to admit too, i make really nice clear broth to go with alot of noodles.

*Enjoy*

yc

Previous Noted moments on FaceBook.

2009-10-07T23:27:00.000-07:00

Bottom: Steamed chicken mid-wing with siew mai.
Top: My rice with cute seaweed.

Overall lunch for that day. I still remember its my last day of work.

Chicken Rice galore in a Thermos jar. Its so much healthier and tastier than those you get around outside, at least i deem that.

Overall presentation of my lunch that particular day.

This is what you have for lunch, after a dim sum dinner the night before. I would really kill to have nice mince pork cuties everyday (Siew Mai, I meant). hah~ Good day overall.

Frieed chicken cubes with my very fun and kinky Onigiris!!... New Lunchbos too.

This is one of my very favorite creations, Pesto Chicken skewers , with very nice tupperware containers.

My self-acclaimed very goooood cheese baked rice filled with mushrooms and garlic. So if you're not much of a garlic fan...i think you better step away from my very famous Cheese Baked Rice!

An awesome lunch, that i kind of missed till to day!

This is the result of a very boring day....'what the hell' lunch!....;p

yc

Lunch box life...and finally. UP!!!

2009-10-07T22:22:00.000-07:00

This is my Potato Pie, every simple,juz stack everything in a bowl...like how u do a lasagna, but i replace it with pptato. With my favourite fillings like ham,cream cheese,cheddar....(^+^)

This is how it looks like after turning over the bowl. I meant to slice up the pie for easy cumsumption.

This were very easy to make buns , just plain garden fresh vegetables with really nice aged cheddar. *Yum,Yum*

Top: Garden salad toss in EVOO,lime,pepper,salt with shredded Onion Egg to enhance the savoury taste.
Bottom: Mexican chilli bratwurst with egg mayo.

My very exquisite lunchbox filled with my lunch content of the day.

These are buns, wrapped in cling and topped with stickers that i drew with a marker. They make my lunch seem so much happier, indeed.

TADDDDAA!!,Lunch!

yc

Purchase

2009-06-19T19:23:00.000-07:00

Mummy bought cupcakes for my lunchbox!!
SWEET!

i came across these cookies in one 7-eleven in Skudai.
forgo the the first time i saw them ,
wanna try looking around supermarkets for better pricing.
but failed terribly,i couldn't locate any!!
everywhere...

pretty costly they are,i must say...RM3.90 for a pack of 4 piece.

Bought it, nevertheless, on my most recent trip back to the 'same' 7-eleven
i know i'll regret if i dont buy it.

*Cookies with pictures printed on it*

One cannot collect all the beautiful shells on the beach.
one can only collect a few,
and they are more beautiful when they are few.

*Anne Morrow Lindbergh*

yc

Food Chain

2009-06-19T19:12:00.000-07:00

Not only humans need tit-bits,
RABBITS too!!

Yeap!i need to budget, and try to get my beloved rabbits some treats too.

A pet's like its owner,
hence,i presume my rabbits eat and love my family like me.

Yesterday,
someone told me i look blissful and he deduce i have a bf.
I told him,
i guess its my family that make me look like this daily.
Something i come to recognize,
whenever i see my pap,mummy,bro,sista.

We are usually so busy longing for things we cant have,
that we overlook what we have in their place that is even more worthwhile.

*Laura Ingalls Wilder*

yc

Mini Tunes

2009-06-18T00:02:00.000-07:00

If i were to bake oneday~
i will make a rainbow cake on monday.
no...everyday.
if anyone feels moody,
drop by my place!!
grab a slice,and sense the festivity!

Life is always made more wonderful with simple gestures from others.
Be it you giving or accepting a favour.

Rubbish,to someone can also be a treasure,
we never know when or what contributes to it.

I like making things for people,
for i know they won't get it elsewhere.
and if i make it with my heart and soul,
they'll smile wide and appreciate it.

While i maze around with my thinkings,
lunch is staring at me.

(^+^)

yc

Light

2009-06-17T21:55:00.000-07:00

The kitchen that i coop myself every morning.
The birthplace of my daily lunches,
collections of my recipe books, Delicious magazine, Australian Table magazine...etc.
This morning,
after packing my lunch.
i look out from this exact location,
i sense a serenity.
The simple meaning of HOME,
composed.

Maybe the perfect recipe to a very delicious lunch,
is family.

Where Love is everywhere,
in my heart.

yc

An early start...happy,17/06/09

2009-06-16T16:06:00.000-07:00

I woke up early today,
to deliver a promise.
to fill someone's tummy,
to occupy his lunch hour.

While waiting for the rightful owner to claim his lunch,
i serve myself a cuppa chamomile tea,pondering to sweeten with honey or brown sugar.
i pull a pink serviette,
and place a cupcake above it.
this pairing,
will be my companion for this exact moment.(6.17am,17/06/09)
i will be using the internet,
and do my usuals.

i don't think i'll turn in again,
it feels weird.

Cupcakes and Mini Chocolate cookies.
Nothing except the arrangement is made by me,
(^+^)

- Potato Chicken
-Cabbage & Tomato Stir-Fry
-Kimchi

-Minced meat over basmati.

That's a mid-meal.

Not working today,
i have a lot of thoughts in my head.
Action speaks louder than words,
its probably time for me to work towards my Goal.
I'm frightful of what beholds,
i won't run away.
i have my family & friends,
they love me.
My Sister loves me.
Our future,Our life,
our affinity.

yc

Silence Greetings

2009-06-16T04:43:00.000-07:00

I leave my home daily for work,with greetings from Mummy's decor.

These rabbits bidding me goodbye.
They seem happy to help me start my day,
i need coffee,a good breakfast.
anticipating quite an amount of stuff,yet i can name none.
and maybe its all these unknown that contributes to a lot of surprises,
and transform into my experiences & memories.
(^+^)
and all these,is part of life.
ain't it?!

yc

lunch, 16/06/2009. Pleasant day.

2009-06-15T23:36:00.000-07:00

My lunch for 16th june'09.

I like V-Soy, i don't know why.
for its flavour?
for its texture?
for its healthiness?

Tuna mix (small onion,Tartar ,Tuna Chunks)
Sweet toufu skin,
my sis bought it for me.
always pampered by her,
and that's why i'm still happy.
always,like an umbrella she'll shade for me.

Mince meat,an all time favourite.
Really convenient to have it in the fridge,
pre-prepare it,store it.

Trio Mince Meat Recipe:

Ingredients:
-Mince Pork
-Mince Chicken
-Mackerel
-Onion
-Garlic

Seasoning:
-Mushroom Sauce
-Pepper

Preparation:

1)Sauteed onion & garlic until brown and fragrant.
2)Toss in fish,pork & chicken.
3)Stir-fry everything.
4)Lastly, season with mushroom sauce & pepper to preference.
5)Leave to cool.
6)Store in whatever containers/jars you like.
7)Keep it chilled in refrigerator.

*you can use it for bread,rice,noodles,all kinds of stir-fry, pasta*

My Rabbit Craze.
on my lunch bag & work bag.

yc

The drying session in my garden

2009-06-15T23:24:00.000-07:00

Mum's drying stuff i've relocated during a pack up session to re-organize my stuff for the new purchased wardrobe.

i just realize that whatever i pay money for, shouldn't be considered as trash.
because there's always a reason behind why i buy something.
shuffling through my stuff, i rekindled feelings for that ''instance'' when i came across those items.

Life, too many experiences.
too many encounters.
too little storage in my head.

how beautiful and strong is the sun today,
how my mood got brighten by this weather.

complain less,embrace more.
(16/06/2009,sunny)

yc

Work Table Decoration

2009-06-15T01:48:00.000-07:00

Working , somewhat boring.
But weirdly,i still sense the worthiness of this job.
The happy patrons, new relations.
The experience,broaden.
Now and then,
randomly.
Making my boring workplace a happy little home for me & BiBi.
Making my work soul more fulfilled day by day.
Human-relation, isn't it wonderful?
Befriending, connecting.

yc

15/06/09

2009-06-15T01:36:00.000-07:00

Eat to live,or live to eat.
today has been fairly good,haven't got much done.

getting something done,stepping out the 1st step. Realization.
but,without knowing which path to take, how do we cross the 1st step?

Sinking into deeper thoughts,i indulge myself...with my own cooking.
Energy bar to brush away the weakness,
hopefully by evening,i'll be as good as new.
freaking out less, probably a step further.

yc

Lunch for my working days in J.B.(before 11/06/09)

2009-06-11T22:13:00.000-07:00

This is just a brief recap of the fabulous lunches i've made for myself along the way.
too lazy to describe everything...(well...~)more chances ahead...
humans take lunch everyday!
!so..that'll give me tonnes of chances to upload new pictures,describe...talk about it..
yeah,something like that.(^+^)

yc

a stupooor introduction.

2009-06-11T21:59:00.000-07:00

This is a blog i have always wanted to work out for years,but everything just don't seem right. Hence,i put it aside. Out of Sight,out of mind. And now,after deciding to settle my life in Johor Bahru for a few years with Mummy, i'll work this blog out. And do, what i foresee myself doing!

Great!! everything works out recently, Diving, Friends, Family,Passion...

I'm not really into blogging whatever that happens to me lately, but i like sharing~ I KNOW!!I KNOW!!itz a contradicting thing to say, but who cares....my life has never been that straightforward in alot of ways.

*enough of my stupid writing!!...I LOVE MAKING CUTE LUNCH!!!WEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

yc

Home Decorations

2009-05-17T23:51:00.000-07:00

a personalized, decorated rack...to the theme of my house.

Sweet Little Honey ...

yc

Simple things in life.

2009-04-15T00:58:00.000-07:00

1) Food

2) Simple Gifts/Decorations

what i offer in this blog:

-Recipes

-my customized Hand-Made stuff.

yc