Japan today

HIHIHI,
I'm going to leave the house in ten minutes now.
I'm glad that it only takes about 15 minutes to get to the airport from my house.
I think I'm going to be late, because my aunt is still in the bathroom.
She takes about 45 minutes every morning...SIGH
ANYWAYS, my Japanese class and I will be going to Tokyo first, then Kyoto, then Gifu, which is near Nagoya!
I'm bringing a mini laptop as well, so I'll probably keep in touch, and possibly update my blog if I'm too lazy to work on my math C assignment instead!

WELL, I wish you all a fun holiday!!!!
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xo

Chocolate Lava Cake White

I just realised that I have to wake up at 5:15 tomorrow morning for the physics exam.
My aunt has to get up early as well to work.

ANYWAYS, it's sad how Beard Papa is always closed after I finished school. I never got to eat my chocolate lava cake :(

SO, tonight I have decided to try and make one:

THE ULTIMATE JESSICA WHITE CHOCOLATE LAVA CAKE WITH BLUEBERRIES
I had no dark chocolate so I used white. No cream either, so there go the blueberries.

WELL, I was afraid that it would be too undercooked, so I baked it for 20 minutes instead of 10, as instructed. That explains why the middle didn't 'ooze' out like it should have. Though it wasn't runny at all, the centre was still very soft (: Jono ate two!

I will make it again, but maybe after I come back from Japan~

Chocolate Cookies

I am really really really really really dying from boredom.
Nobody is ever on msn or facebook and etc during exam periods :(
and I have finished my chem EEI, jap and phy studies. I think I'm really sick of it now.

Maybe I need to develope some kind of hobby for myself, instead of just baking and studying, baking and studying, baking and studying...

BAKING:

THE ULTIMATE JESSICA CHOCOLATE AND HAZELNUT COOKIES

Nah, this isn't my recipe.
I'm sorry that they look a bit dodgy as well. Dry and deformed. I guess I only needed something to make myself feel accomplished and fulfilled for the day. I will do better next time.

Hehe, I accidently tipped one of the cookie over when it was still soft from the oven. Can you see it?

Last Week

Okay, I just spent fifteen minutes trying to shove my camera cord into my phone, till I realised that I was holding my phone instead of the camera. Oh god, and I can't believe that I just misspelt "shove" wrong a few seconds ago. I typed "shuff". The whole point is, I HATE LONG WEEKENDS. Long weekends as in those that you stay at home on both days and those two days feel like the longest years of your life.

ANYHOW, few continuous nights of nightmares had really got me going moody.
Or maybe it is because I was moody from the beginning that gave me the nightmares.
Apparently, I have also been sleep talking quite a lot lately. Though my aunt always say she could never make out a word in my sleep talk, I don't rule out the possibility that it might have been something rude at some certain point. Dreams can scare me really bad.

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There are only two words ringing in my head at the moment..... chem EEI...

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WELL, I HAD A 30 MINUTES CHAT ON THE PHONE WITH MY MUM.
I felt bad that the call woke her up from an afternoon nap though. It's raining over in Hong Kong, and so she had nothing to do. I don't get it. The rain somehow stopped her from shopping, when the shopping centre is only right beneath the apartment.

SIGH, today I studied, hula-hooped, skipped rope, watched JUNIOR MASTER (YAYYAYAY), and made....

THE ULTIMATE JESSAICA CUSTARD FILLED PROFITEROLES:

with chocolate sauce

See my books? I'm a good student :D
The first batch was a failure, with the mixture being too runny, so this was actually my second attempt.
I made twelve, but my aunt ate half while they were still cooling on the rack and not even filled. I was sort of pissed off that she didn't ask. That's why I did all the exercise to divert my anger.

Was it because I was moody or would any other person be as angry as well?


ANYHOW, these were the recipes I used:
http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/5572/iced-vanilla-and-caramel-profiteroles
Gordon Ramsay's for the pastry
http://www.abc.net.au/gondola/recipes/eggcust.htm
This for the custard. It differs to the kind of custard you get from Beard Papa, so don't expect them to be the same.

Ye, I miss the city already. That smell from Beard Papa every morning when I walk past their store.

The chocolate sauce is just the one on the back of the Nestle dark chocolate's package.
I always make sure that there are some already made stored in the fridge. Jono and I eat it with basically everything <3

I'm no good at taking photos. Just want to show you guys how pretty they were.
I think they will taste good too, in some cooking...

ANYWAYS, sorry that I dumped all that onto you guys in just one post. The moody bit I mean. I'll be fine though, because I'm definitely leaving this house by seven thirty tomorrow to go to school. I can't wait. The city makes me happier. People make me happy. Okay, I need to sleep now. Pray for me that I won't get another nightmare! :(

BYE :D

My I heart HK tee (:

Sushi

HIHI, deep apologisation for havn't been able to update my blog in like...over a week or so. D: I've been studying for my exams and there will be a math B one in the upcoming week. Wish me luck! (:

ANYWAYS, the sushi recipe, as requested:

I actually made it on wednesday. Jono kept complaining, because I used chicken breast instead of chicken thigh. So annoying.

Ingredients:
(For two sushi rolls)

-2 cups sushi rice
-Sushi vinegar

(cook the rice and add a reasonable amount of vingar to taste. Mix, and set aside)

-1 small bowl of chicken
-2 sheets of seaweed, toasted
-1/2 avocado
-5tbsp white sesame, lightly toasted
-1 cup raw sugar
-1/2 cup soysauce
-salt



My recipe isn't one of those perfect ones, because I don't usually measure what I put in, so you might have like extra teriyaki sauce left in your pot :/ You can keep it in the fridge and use it to cook other things though :D

Here it goes:
1. Heat soysauce and sugar in a pot on high, and mix until well combined.

2. Meanwhile, Cut your chicken into stripes

(Maybe half the width of what I have here, because mine turned out to be a little too thick and I had to cut them in half.)
3. By then, your teriyaki sauce should be boiling like this now. Turn the stove off:

(It has to boil like this, or else it won't get the caramelised texture when cooled)

4. Stir fry, pan fry or grill or chicken:

(Note: my chicken stripes where to thick so I cut them in half afterwards)

5. Chuck your chicken stripes into the teriyaki sauce and stir, until well coated.


6. Meanwhile, cut your avocado into stripes as well, similar to the chicken:


7. Place one sheet of the toasted seaweed onto clear wrap. Spread some sushi rice on top until well covered:


8. Flip seaweed and rice over and line up the avocado and chicken on top:

I like to have the chicken marinated for longer, untill they are as dark

9. Roll your sushi from the end with the avocado and the chicken. Pulling out the clear wrap as you go along. Shape you roll into a square by pressing. Pressing harder will also keep the sushi from falling apart.



10. Remove the clean wrap, and coat the sushi roll in sesame. Then cut into pieces with a wet knife.

Hehe, you can see the piece of avo that fell out.
I always sharpen my knife before I cut sushi rolls. They are easy to fall apart when the knife isn't wet or sharp enough.

11. You might like to serve your sushi with mayo and the chicken teriyaki sauce for more flavour!

ANYWAYS, sadly, my second roll was a failure, because I got the seaweed and rice the wrong way around:

I guess it's still alright that way.

WELL, have fun! :D