Adventures of the Happy Tummy

We ran out of pancake mix! Just when I finally got to purchase my own crepe pan from Gourdo's. It was on sale so I grabbed one as my friend grabbed two. Now here comes the doing part. No need to run to the grocer anyways, I've a pantry full of stuff so here goes! Crepe from scratch... Step1: mix DRY ingredients 1 1/2 c flour 3 tbsp sugar 2 tsp baking powder 1 1/2 tsp fine salt Step2: mix WET ingrdients 1/2 c sourceeam 1 1/4 c milk (use 3/4c milk only for pancakes) 3 medium eggs 1 tsp vanilla extract Step3: combine all. should be runny. Step4: Prepare crepe pan on low heat. Pour a ladle of crepe batter and quickly use wooden-T to distribute batter evenly. The thinner the better. You can adjust batter volume according to your preference. *thick batter on pan = softer crepe *thin batter on pan = crunchier crepe Step5: Check edges of crepe on pan. If they're becoming brown then it's cooked but soft. If darker, then it can be more crisp. Flip. Cook for another minute and a h...

Mom comes home with a couple of giant munchkin-looking choco balls from The Manor. Munchkin: donut balls you can pop into your mouth in one go. Okay, to be exact, they're 6 fist-sized choco balls filled with choco ganache and coated with choco sprinkles from that posh place. We ate 1 straight from the ref - cold, hard and tasteless - BLAH! So the next day, I sliced another one, placed it in the microwave for 45sec, added a dollop of cold all-purpose cream and surrounded it with fresh strawberries. Now. That. Is. Heavenly. And I served some more :9

One fine Summery, or rather, hot Monday afternoon, my neighbor yelled "Hey, little lady!" (in Chinese). I thought she was going to berate for something.... but look:  She shoved a nice plate-full of juicy-looking ripely-sweet Langka! Man, oh man, this is one of my faves! I don't know what has gotten into this usually grouchy grandma but well, good for me! And good that it's been seeded! I took a few pieces before I realized I just had to take a picture or two of these. So there they went, some to a container and some to my mouth =) by the way, come Tuesday, she gave me another batch! What does Wednesday hold, I wonder? To know more about this lovely fruit, please click on this helpful link: http://www.stuartxchange.org/Langka.html