Countdown

Counting down the days till Christmas 2010?

No

Counting down the days till New Year 2011?

No.

So What Exactly Am I Counting Down on ???

$1 bowling deal in Sydney

So I received an email from my favourite bargain website that there's a $1 bowling deal going around for the holiday season. Therefore, I would like to share it with every one out there :)

Hyams Beach

Ta-Ta took a day off from work and drove us to Hyams Beach in order to escape from the busy Sydney city.

I made some "ngor hiang" (Hokkien Fried Meat Roll) for our picnic and we also came up with a funny yet yummy idea of dipping Sour Cream and Chives (Grainwave) chips into the Singlong's chicken 'n' rice chilli sauce.

Macaroons Baking Day

After watching the first season of Masterchef and going crazy over Adriano Zumbo's macaroons, I had decided to try baking the macaroons by myself for the very first time.

While I try to hunt down the recipe for making macaroons, I'd read about a few different methods people had use to bake their macaroons. Some of them would boil the sugar and use the sugar thermometer to ensure the sugar syrup is at the correct boiling temperature, while some would just mix the sugar into the mixture without dissolving it.

Adriano Zumbo used powdered egg white for his macaroons however, I was unsure of where to purchase them hence, I did not use any powdered egg white for mine. (Of course! You will excel in yours if you follow all the steps of Adriano Zumbo's recipe)

So, eventually I ended up baking my macaroons using on of the random recipe found online and everyone had commented that they taste awesome haha!

Eva's birthday @ Bavarian Bier Cafe

A mini birthday celebration was held on the 30th of October at the Bavarian Bier Cafe for the lovely big sister of ours, Eva Leong.

Highlights of Melbourne Trip 2010

My first trip to Melbourne after residing in Australia for 6 years!!
It was a short three days escape from the Sydney and a shopping therapy trip !