To preserve rambutan

I keep letting the rambutan rot away without really have the chance to preserve it. To preserve 1kg of fresh rambutan, shelled the fruit we don't want the hairy fruit skin. Put it in a container, it can be either a plastic container or glass bottle container. Add and dissolve 3 tablespoons of salt into a cup of water. Pour the salty liquid into the fruit. Let it stay overnight in the fridge for a better taste. You can keep it in the fridge for up to a week.

Some cookies and rambutan

This is one of my favourite snacks in the morning, afternoon and night, yes, all time favourite in recent. Crispy cranberry cookies. When my husband see it, he says: "Oh these, I like it all these while!" Sorry hubby, I've almost forgotten what your favourite snack is... so sorry. Besides that, I need to have ready munch on healthy snacks for the always hungry growing young teens, as the big boy says every time: I'm starving......!!!...

Rambutan is in season now, it's always cheaper to eat fruits in season. Go get some for yourselves and perhaps I'll share with you how we preserve this fruit in the next posting.

Beauty

Yes, this is very true!

Cook for kids

Spaghetti in fresh tomato gravy, kids' liking. "I'll be the first one to finish this spaghetti!" - exclaimed Russell upon seeing his lunch. Just cook for kids, happy holidaying!

Mango mango

It happened to be the mango season right now and I have plenty of this fruit from my parents' mango tree. Besides from giving away to friends, we have a way to preserve it, to be enjoyed when watching TV or movies. An old doctor friend of mine says this: "Oh, we love mangoes. Especially my daughter. My whole family love mangoes!" And I decided to share this recipe if you want to try it out when you have plenty of this fruit.

This is apple mango 萍果芒 type, you have to skinned it, then sliced into small pieces as I did. Pour over some store bought sour plum powder 酸梅粉 and castor sugar over it. Gently stir and mix the mixture evenly over the mango. Keep in the fridge, eat the next day. You may savor this dessert at your convenient. Refreshing! Loved by old and young!

Happy food

I baked this for my friend Eannee - Walnut Banana Crumble Chocolate Cake.
Good things are meant to be shared, and no GST imposed. Happy food. Cheers!
Happy School Holidays!

Randomness

 Crepe seller in Shanghai, China

 Bloodbean soup in coconut milk and butter. Yum yum...

A gift from a student

Hope you are doing fine. 

A few random pictures of what I managed to take once in a while. 

Happy teacher's day to all my teacher-friends. Oppss... my Teacher's Day bake still not materialize. Maybe due to the high cost after GST, everything must cut cut cut further. Lesser gifts, lesser treats while we are adapting to it : P

A beginning of a new year

Please excuse my absent here for some time, but in real life I was overwhelming with eight to six classes to attend on every weekend, a whole week of practical training in school and the classes I have to conduct and teach. oh, it was a really full and busy year ending prior to a new beginning of a new year. But what I can be sure of is these are the things that I love, would like to do, still doing and will keep doing.

I get to meet and make many new friends, ideas are shared, and pass on what we want the learners to learn in new ways. The kids were asking :"Cikgu, boleh kami ambil benda dalam kotak tu?" ("Teacher can we take the things in the box?") I said: "Of course, ambillah, tapi, lepas guna kena letak dalam kotak balik, boleh?" ("Of course, please take it, but you have to put it back into the box after use, can?") Oh my gosh, I love to see children play and learn on their own using my teaching material in a non classroom setting. It's a very good habit for the learners and at the same time very motivating for me. This is what I want to see! It's a beautiful sight.

We have an extended of a week of school holidays due to the massive flood in some other states. Thus, it provides an extra time for me to sew new bags and cases for the kids right for them to use when school starts. I have one done, and intend to make a few more. I hope all of us would have a good start towards this new year and everything is a smooth sail, healthy and happy 2015!

Tootsy Blouse

Making craft is such a soothing therapy after weeks after weeks of busy schedule between weekend learning class, giving class to students and dealing with very demanding parent. Oh, no other words to describe my state of mind except, tiring.
I enjoy looking at what I've sewn, from scratch to something, from idea into realization. I stumbled upon 'Tootsy' which means darling, rose, sweet-heart. I think that is the word that couldn't fit it better. I decided to put Tootsy in vintage Japanese cotton fabric in Etsy. Please get it fast before I change my mind.

Hunky Dory

Hunky Dory in Japanese light weight cotton.