Thursday, August 13, 2009

Tofu Mayonnaise Recipe

For a vegetarian mayonnaise, try this mixture of tofu, miso, lemon juice, and spices. Tofu mayonnaise may be further spiced up with curry powder, minced onion, or other herbs.
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Ingredients:

* 12 ounces (3/4 pound) silken tofu
* 3 Tablespoons apple cider vinegar or lemon juice
* 4 Tablespoons sweet, white miso (or 3 tablespoons red miso)
* 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
* 1/4 teaspoon dry mustard

Preparation:
Combine tofu, vinegar, miso, garlic powder, and dry mustard in a blender until smooth and creamy.

Yield: about 2 cups

Goldie notes: Start with this basic mayonnaise, then add your own touches. Try minced onions, chives or parsley, a bit of curry powder perhaps, or dill or other herb. You will have created your own dip!

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Yuzu Salad Dressing

Yuzu are Asian citrus fruits. This is a recipe to make yuzu flavor salad dressing.
Ingredients:

* 2 tbsps yuzu juice
* 2 tbsps soy sauce
* 1/2 tsp sugar
* 4 tbsps vegetable oil

Preparation:
Mix all the ingredients other than oil in a bowl. Add oil gradually into a bowl and mix well.

*Makes 2 servings.

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Orange Dressing Recipe

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Ingredients:

  • 1-1/2 cups fresh orange juice
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 1 Tablespoon balsamic vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Preparation:

Whisk together orange juice, olive oil, balsamic vinegar, salt, and freshly ground black pepper in a small bowl.

Serve with Smoked Turkey Salad Calypso.

Yield: about 1-3/4 cups

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Wasabi Salad Dressing Recipe

Ingredients:

  • 1 tsp soy sauce
  • 1 tsp wasabi (Japanese horseradish) paste
  • 3 tbsp rice wine vinegar
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 1/2 tsp sesame oil

Preparation:

Mix soy sauce and vinegar in a bowl. Add sugar and stir until sugar is dissolved. Add sesame oil and wasabi paste and wisk well. Cool the dressing in the fridge until ready to serve. *Adjust the amount of wasabi and sugar, depending on your preference.This recipe's amount seasons four small salads.

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Mykii @ Holland Village

it's a Mediterranean Greek style small cozy restaurant in blue and white...
very soothing and private space...
perfect for long gatherings of chatting...

already went for their Beer for Desserts...
note that i had their mushroom salad before starting the Beer for Desserts, cos it begins at 9pm... and we're too hungry to wait till then...



Clockwise from right:
- The White Cake* (white choco, white choco mousse, strawberry jam & jelly)
- Skippy (cupcake with raspberry jam & peanut butter)
- Marshmallow stack with cocoa powder
- Chocolate dip

* my fave dessert!


Last dessert:
- Smitten (pistachio nuts & raisin chocolate bar in silky rum custard dip)

my 2nd fave... but due to calorie restrictions... and I was already quite full from the salad I had earlier...
I only ate 1 bar...


The beers from left to right:
- Rose * (created with fresh raspberries and wheat beer. this fruity pink has a pleasantly sweet character well matched with a sensual body.) => matched with The White Cake

- Palm Speciale (this highly recognised Amber Ale has a strong nose of roasted malt with a sot body and nice rounded hoppy taste.) => matched with Skippy

- St Martin Dark (Winner at 2008 Beer Tasting Institute! a dark hazy beer made from a recipe that was handed down since 1096. strong distinctive nose of bananas! a smooth taste of ripe black stone fruits like plums and prunes. relatively sweet with a hint of hops.) => matched with Smitten

* the tastes goes from champagne-like to more beer-like, to MORE bitter beer-like... so for a non-beer drinker... i went for Rose for my additional full bottle of beer... these are just beer-tasting portions for u to choose ur fave for the full bottle...

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now i'm salivating over their Lazy Brunch...
actually i've been looking at this for the LONGEST time already...
wonder when i'll have the time to go...
eggs and pancakes r my fave!!!



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UNIQLO @ ION Orchard shopping spree

checked UNIQLO @ ION Orchard out oredi…
though i whizzed through the place…

i finished selection, fitting, alteration fitting, alteration customer service & payment within 1.5 hour... we reached ard 2.30pm, had to leave for Plaza Singapura to catch our show at 4pm!!! so it was a SUPER short shopping spree for me...

whenever we (Fedora & me) enter a place…
e crowd will follow soon after we enter…
it was damn crowded after we entered…
before we entered the place it still looked relatively manageable...
but i think a lot of people were browsing, not many were buying...
as the cashiers weren't all fully operating... only 3 were in use...

i managed to grab a pair of tapered skinny jeans (sale price of SGD49.90!!!) & a bra tank top (still not on sale though)…



tapered skinny jeans (sale price of SGD49.90!!!)


bra tank top

^_^

would have LOVED the NEOLEATHER Rider Jacket…(shown in the promo poster in the previous post below)
but come on…
it’s Singapore…
i won’t have a chance to wear it for dunno how many donkey years…

~_~

ION looks cool though…
hope to have a bit more time to check it out when i collect my altered jeans on Saturday…

after Jiahui & Zheshen's wedding...

at Marriott...

which is just opposite ION...

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Friday, August 07, 2009

UNIQLO @ ION Orchard opens Today!!!!

Opening Specials!!!
Opens Today @ Ion Orchard
Opening Specials!!!

UNIQLO opens today at ION Orchard. Don’t miss the specials!



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Wednesday, August 05, 2009

Roselle tea - another natural diuretic



Dried Roselle

Dried Roselle (hibiscus sabdariffa or grajiab daeng in Thai) is the dried hibiscus flower and is used to make nam grajiab in Thailand (see recipe below). This sour tasting tea is served sweetened over ice. It is very refreshing on a hot day and its dark red color is appealing.

Roselle is appreciated for it mild diurectic qualities and it is said to rejuvinate the body and mind. It is also said to lower blood pressure and it is high in calcuim.

Roselle DrinkIced Roselle Tea

  • 1/2 cup dried roselle
  • 5 cups warm water
  • 1 cup sugar (rock sugar is preferable)
  1. Rinse dried roselle under running water and drain.
  2. Bring roselle and water to a rolling boil for 20 to 30 minutes.
  3. Add the sugar towards the end of the boiling time. Stir to dissolve. Remove from heat.
  4. Pour the boiled roselle juice through a filter. Discard the roselle. Allow the juice to cool. Refrigerate and serve over ice.





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it's supposed to taste a bit like Ribenna...
but i asked my mum not to add any sugar...
she cooks half a packet i think about a cup worth with a whole pot of water (yields 2 litres of tea)
so mine's a sourish tea with a dry bitter aftertaste...
maybe cos she's using too much...
but still bearable...


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