Breakfast Indulgences

I'm in bliss again! Waking up in the morning to these heavenly Japanese sweet dough buns and chomp them with a good cup kaffe diverted my attention away from a new neighbour's non-stop screaming baby. I was so stressed by these new noise invaders so much so I rolled down from bed in my sleep two nights ago . Three-quarters of my body touched d hard ground and the rest landed on a full laundry basket. God always watching over me, Amen!

I'm into my 16th weeks' training of baking Japanese bread. This morning I woke up much earlier than usual while Baby Boo Boo is still in Neverland, and so quickly embraced this perfect time to carry out some kitchen tests on Japanese sweet dough. I used strong European bread flour instead and these Olive Rock Salt buns were unbelievably outstanding. Light crusted and pillowy soft interior. Total preparation and baking time within two hours only. Japanese bread making techniques are just too amazing...a gateway to enjoying western breads without an aching jaw.

Workshop available @ Palate Sensations Singapore 

- tel : 65 64789746

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Spain Chillout

Sagrada Familia

This year our globe jetting travels explored into the Mediterranean region and basked under the blazing Spanish sun for 12 days in the month of July. With Trafarlgar Tour Director Krista on board the coach, the history of the country was clearly narrated starting  from the year of the Roman invasion, followed by the Moorish Army aggression and, eventually handed back to the Catholic Monarchy. The journey of sight seeing from Madrid to Seville, Cordoba and Granada would be meaningless without the knowledge of its past ruling empires.

Purullena@Granada

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Retirement Blues - Chillout @ ABC Cooking Studio

healthier than buttery pastry

In life regardless of age, one can still seek progress and excellence in personal development throughout the journey, even after retirement. Stagnation rots the mind and excessive time on hand may lead to accumulation of negative thoughts. Frequent indoor bound living results in a poor social life, hence turn a person into couch potato (tua pui ), or develop anti-social behaviour (joy slayer) pissing people around, or worse slip into chroni-depression / bipolar diorder (siao siao). Mental illness is a life-time struggle and no medication or a multi-million wealth can fully cure them. A woman with poor mental health and has a million is a poor pathetic woman.

Rather not blaming the world for one's declining competence and before turning into a bull dog face nagging old bag, complaining day and night of others' joys - keep daily schedule packed with fun-filled activities and human interaction to combat low self-esteem in twilight years is one of life greatest wisdom. Stay pink in mental healthy always!!!

In next eight weeks, I would be dancing in glee to embrace some knowledge of Japanese baking. All these delicious breads brought joy to my palate sensation and others in the family as well. Trial sessions priced @ $28 for friends of members. This weekend, Mat and Kris are getting their hands on these super soft dough first time and the two-hours spent would be a good family bonding for all. More significantly, none of them would be asking ignorant questions in my kitchen bakes ever.

Baby Jesus sleeping under a blanket in a cradle during a snowy winter...stollen symbolic meaning

most challenging of all bakes

so delicious!!

deliciously over sweet

fancy kinds with nutella

french cream cheese n pecan won't go wrong

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Street Snacking in Europe

走到哪吃到哪

吃的开开心心

Mediterranean Dominance@ London

Belgium Migration@ Paris

Turks Buzzing @Prague

Hog on blaze @Prague

Kurtoskalacs @ Budapest...astoundingly inviting

food quote:  If there's no chocolate in heaven, I'm not going. ~Author Unknown

Cook as to how you like to eat it, join me if we share the same taste.  PaulaCookingFingers

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Fun Reads 3: Last Suppers of the Famous

Author : Karl Shaw

1.   Buddha - hot curry.
2.   Elvis Presley - fried bananas and peanut butter sandwich.
3.  King John - peaches and cider
4.  Robert Maxwell - 2 bananas
5.  King George I - melon
6.  King Henry I - a surfeit of lampreys
7.  British Prime Minister William Pitt 's last words - I think I could eat one of Bellany's veal pies
8.  Robert Greene, sixteenth century dramatist - Rhemish wine and pickled herring

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Paris Chillout

早吃晚吃又再吃  
一吃不停

ancient accordian player..a needle in d hay

Morning sugar fix 

Frenchy Temptress

hot spinach quiche I snag

Tastebuds awaken...parisian fruity jams 

Pierre Herme glittering macaroons...devour bf pearly gates

among the not-to-be-missed

Best of Louvre @ Angelina

food quote:  God gave the angels wings, and he gave humans chocolate. ~Author Unknown
Cook as to how you like to eat it, join me if we share the same taste.  PaulaCookingFingers

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