Sunday Cooking

The prune cake is gone. In a day.

So I baked another one.

Prune and Apple Cake.

I modified the recipe since the first was too sweet, and there were not enough fruits. I used the same amount of prunes, added 3 chopped apples, 2 eggs, 1.5 cups flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, 1 cup yogurt, 3 tbsp oil, 1 tbsp honey, almonds, and totally forgot the baking soda.

After an hour of waiting torture, I pulled out the pan and behold, my delicious healthy cake.

Unfortunately, it was rather moist. Sniff sniff. I suppose it was because the apples and prunes contained too much water. But that's okay. After cooling, it hardened back up, or at least, I hope, coz the same happened to the first prune cake.

I realized that the prunes themselves were horrifyingly sweet. I bought them from a mart selling only baking ingredients. They repacked the prunes and so I have no clue where these prunes came from. The prunes were cheaper but I think I am going to avoid them next time.

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A few hours earlier, I made kimchi fried rice for lunch.

Chopped a white onion, celery, carrots, and kimchi. Cooked with brown rice, and oooohhh, we have kimchi fried rice. Munch munch.

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So it seems as if our kitchen has been busy preparing a ton of food, especially since mom has been churning out another two tubs of pineapple tarts and shepard pie for dinner, with ahem, the help of our maid. Somehow, I prefer preparing the food myself.

Mom's shepard pie was fine, but there was something noticeably missing, so I ordered my little sister to bring out the oregano, rosemary and cayenne pepper. Sprinkled them into my bowl and viola, the western version. (My mom made the chinese version.) My whole family did the same (courtesy of me as I took their bowl and sprinkled on the herbs), and it was delicious. My mom laughed and said I was putting in the witches herbs. Well, it was yummy enough. Suddenly, I was so glad I bought the cayenne pepper, coz frankly, what's our family going to do with it!? We only survive on garlic, red onions, salt and ... some chinese herbs.

Ah, the benefits of coming back from the other side of the world. Suddenly, these western herbs make sense. Sort of. Sometimes.

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And then, at the end of the weekend comes the pain of added weight. Tight skirts and blouses. I frankly dont know why I do this to myself.

Cereal

Ever since Im back, I created this routine for myself.

Every weekend, I would cook something, use a facial scrub, put on a mask, and go swimming.

I failed some weekends, but mostly, I stick to the routine. It's fun.

I enjoy cooking and I missed it when I came back home. Weekends are now the only time when I can cook.

Mostly, my cooking tends to be baking/roasting. Yes, I try to stay healthy.

My speciality lies in baking cereal/museli. It's just too easy. I bring them to work everyday for snacking purposes. The kitchen is stuffed with cereal supplies - TUBS of honey, packets of rolled oats, bottles of raisins, boxes of almond/nuts, packets of sunflower seeds and pumpkin seeds. My dad always refers to the sight of mom and I baking, a factory. Because we produce large amount of quantity to last a week, that is, if my brother doesnt go near them first.

So this time, since I have no time no bake cereal, I hid my remaining cereal in another cupboard. Hopefully, there's still enough cereal to last for another week.

Prune Cake

It's been a long time since I was away, and now I'm back.

Oh yea.

My life has been in an uproar but its all settling down nicely.

Today, I baked a prune cake, and it was glorious!

Warm and moist and sweet. Too sweet personally for my liking.

And oh, the whole family farted.