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July 22, 2008

Made My Morning Brighter…

Filed under: Humour/Funny Pics — agnes @ 1:39 am

How would Made in Malaysia films fare in South Korea market? Who would be the first batch of actor and actresses in the filem? Read all of these at Kenny Sia’s Malaysia To Export TV Shows to South Korea.

July 11, 2008

Baking and Cake Decorating Competition

Filed under: Specialists — agnes @ 6:10 am

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SuperHero Test

Filed under: Humour/Funny Pics — agnes @ 1:01 am

Your results: You are Supergirl
But I want to be the Catwoman

Supergirl
90%
Superman
75%
Green Lantern
75%
Wonder Woman
70%
Hulk
70%
Catwoman
70%
Robin
67%
Spider-Man
65%
Batman
60%
Iron Man
60%
The Flash
40%
Lean, muscular and feminine.
Honest and a defender of the innocent.

Click here to take the Superhero Personality Test

July 10, 2008

Kitchen Notes: Macedoine

Filed under: Kitchen — agnes @ 1:43 am

Wikipedi notes * Epicurious Food Dictionary

Kitchen Notes: Japanese Style Salad Dressing

Filed under: Kitchen — agnes @ 1:38 am

Vinegar, Olive Oil, Shoyu
Salt, Pepper
Herb -Rosemary Dill

Tasha Tudor and Family

Filed under: Reading List — agnes @ 1:14 am

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I have not seen an english version of Tasha Tudor biography book but mostly chinese version at local bookstores. Tasha Tudor has a museum  web site. She passed away on 18th June 2008. Her legacy will be continue by her family members. Her Memorial Website will remain online until July 01, 2009. List of Tasha’s books by Google is here. Read about Tasha from Wikipedia.

July 9, 2008

The Patisseries of Paris

Filed under: Kitchen — agnes @ 5:50 am

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Beautiful and delicious photographs by Alison Harris, based in Paris.
Paperback, color photographs throughout
256pp.
4 3/4” x 5 7/8”
Retail price: US$16.95

July 3, 2008

Building My Dream Coffee Shop with Lego

Filed under: Humour/Funny Pics,Personal — agnes @ 5:38 am

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Do you see any thing unusual?

July 2, 2008

Wagashi Demonstration and Workshop

Filed under: Kitchen,Specialists — agnes @ 4:25 pm

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Image source: www.uanime.org.ua/img/article/wagashi.jpg

We are delighted to invite you to join a wagashi demonstration and workshop conducted by 3 experts from Matsue-gashi Association, Japan, led by Mr. Yamaguchi Kenji. Wagashi is the Japanese traditional confectionary usually made of natural ingredients such as mochi (glutinous rice), azuki (red bean paste) and fruits. Participants will experience the techniques of making wagashi including bake, boil and steam. There is also a short talk-session on history of wagashi and its role in Japanese culture. Participants can taste the wagashi, served with authentic Japanese traditional maccha (green tea) at the end of the session. The entire session will be held in Japanese with English interpretation.
Source: http://www.jfkl.org.my/events/event_body.php?id=159

My notes from Wagashi Workshop.

Japan’s Wagashi Association has many information on its members. Toraya, a Japanese confectionary company since 16th century has an online shop and a Paris shop. Minamoto Kitchoan has many branches, in Hong Kong, Taipei and Singapore as well. Minatoya and Saiundo has some beautiful wagashi featured. SFGate has some wagashi recipes to try out. Beautiful wagashi images on Flickr here, here and here. The Manga CookBook also features wagashi for kids. If you plan to visit Kyoto, remember to visit Kyotofoodie to find out more about wagashi shops. Kyoto prefecture has a wagashi page. Japan government internet tv has a nice wagashi video here. Blue Lotus made some ume jam which maybe great for making wagashi. Yasuko-san has a recipe for red bean soup. Obachan from Kochi regulary features wagashi.

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