Selamat Hari Raya Haji !
Its been raining cats and dogs almost non-stop for the last few days. Today is no different. Anyway, today is Hari Raya Haji so its a public holiday, meaning another day to sleep late and relax.
Sleeping late means no cooking at home, so lunch was out. Went to Tanglin Halt Market although its pouring. Good thing about the rain is that some places become not so crowded. Lunch for me was a HUGE plate of black carrot cake from the stall "A1 Carrot Cake" which has been there since the old market days. The carrot cake had the right mix of black sauce and the optional chilli, which made it nicely sweet and spicy. They had $1.50, $2 and $3 portions and I ordered the $2. Wonder how big the plate would be if I had ordered the $3! Wifey ordered a bowl of Minced Meat Fish Ball Noodles which was excellent too.
Washed it all down with a big glass of "Black & White" (i.e. Soya Bean + Chin Chow mixed) drink. The Chin Chow was smooth and soft, no problems getting it through the normal straw, not like some others which are as hard as agar agar ...
The evening was spent on another baking adventure. This time its chocolate brownies from a Pillsbury mix. Added in extra chocolate chips for more oomph! The result was surprising, hot tasty brownies with crispy crust on top and sticky chewy chocolate below! (see the 2 layers in the pic?) Didn't have vanilla but it went well with the chocolate ice cream we had in the fridge. Yummy! General_
4 comments:
hi... saw your comment on the Ricoh Camera... would like to know more from you as a user...
I bought a Fujifilm F10 (now replaced by F11) abt 2 months back. It's also point and shoot but some pictures not so sharp.
Your pics on the blog are quite sharp and colours are nice... wondering if you have prob with low light pics (e.g. blur shots - does the ricoh come with any anti-shake features).
How about videos?
you can contact me at joel.leong@gmail.com.
Any comments is much appreciated. thahnks!
Hi Joel,
For a point and shoot camera, the Ricoh R3 delivers the goods. This is because it has a very versatile zoom lens coupled with an image stabiliser. (i.e. shots at 1/4 seconds or faster can be compensated with the stabiliser)
Video is not a priority for me, so didn't bother too much about the video quality. Think its standard 320x240 resolution.
Anyway, some more info on the R3 available at the local Photo Community HERE
I think your brownies are wrong. They don't look pretty too. Are you sure there are supposed to be two layers ?
Not sure what is the "right" way to do a brownie. Followed the instructions on the box and this was it. The only extra I added was the chocolate chips. The top layer was crunchy while the bottom layer was chewy. I think the top layer may have been too thick, but I suspect it can be thinner by reducing the baking time. After I finish this one I shall make another for comparison (i.e. more chewy and less crunchy) ...
Anyway, whether it was "right" or "wrong", it tasted good!
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