Ab's Cooking Journey...Part 27...~Spaghetti Bolognese & Mushroom Soup~

Last Saturday, I decided to cook Spaghetti Bolognese for my lovely Jimmy as lunch..Hehe..The night before Jimmy accompanied me to Tesco to buy ingredients..I was quite excited as this is my second time to prepare lunch for him..Recalled my first time, it was messy yet happy..Hehe..

Abbie's Today Special
Appetizer - Pastry Mushroom Soup
Main Course - Spaghetti Bolognese
Drinks - Milo Ice

Firstly, I prepared the appetizer - Pastry Mushroom Soup..I took the recipe from one of my favorite blog..Hehe..I opened the Campbell's Mushroom Soup, cooked it with 1 can of water until boiled..After that, I poured the soup into 2 bowls and used pastry to cover the bowls..The step of using pastry to cover the bowl is very hard for me..I have spoilt 2 pastries when I am stretching it..Hehe..Before cover with pastry, I brushed some egg yolk around the mouth of bowl..Then baked at 160°C for 10 minutes..After 10 minutes, I took out from oven and washed the pastry with egg yolk and baked for another 10 minutes..

Campbell's Mushroom Soup


The Process Of Making Mushroom Soup


Filled Into Bowl


Covered With A Pastry


Washed With Egg Yolk


Yummy!

While waiting for the soup to be done, I started to cook Spaghetti..My mum helped me to cut the chicken meat into small pieces early in the morning as I don't dare to touch raw meat..Hehe..Thanks to my lovely mum..I cut 2 pieces of Black Pepper Chicken Frankfurter and Broccoli into small slices..

After that, I heated oil in the wok..Firstly, I cooked chicken meat until it is almost done then I added on Swallow Mushroom and Chicken Frankfurter..I cooked until all is well done..At this moment, I added the Spaghetti Tomato Sauce , Water, Cheese and simmered for 5 minutes..

Next, I boiled one bowl of water..When the water is boiled, I put the spaghetti and boiled until it became soft..After spaghetti is ready, I washed it with "cold water" and added some cooked oil into it so that it will not stick together..Again, I boiled one bowl of water to cook the Broccoli..After cooked, the color of Broccoli is so greenly..Hehe..Looked like very delicious..Hehe..

Finally, I prepared Milo Ice whereas Jimmy was so busy to take photos..Hehe..He served all the food nicely into the plates..Suddenly he told me that something had been left out..I wondered what actually we had left out? He told me that we left out candles as this is our "Candle Light Lunch"..Hahaha..How funny he is!!

At last, we started our lunch..We tasted Pastry Mushroom Soup..It is really special and yummy yet abit salty..I think that it is because I added a piece of cheese into the soup..Hehe..For the main course - Spaghetti Bolognese, it is delicious..The softness of Spaghetti is just "ngam ngam" soft..Hehe..However, the tomato sauce abit sour..If served it together with spaghetti, it is just nice..Hehe..

I quite satisfied with my mission this time..It is "Mission Impossible" for me..As I am not a good cooker at all in terms of dishes..Well, I will give myself 8 out of 10..Hehe..

Jimmy, how many marks should I get? Hehehe..Just minus out my action of "HuHuHu"..I think I still can get more than 5, right? Hahaha..

Arbella Spaghetti

Ingredients


Boiling Spaghetti


Washed With Cold Water


Cooked Chicken Meat


Swallow Mushroom and Chicken Frankfurter


Tomato Sauce


Added Cheese


Ready Served


Boiled Broccoli


Abbie-Licious Special Lunch


Yummy!!


Mushroom Soup


Tasty!!

Ab's Cooking Journey...Part 26...~Abbie-Licious Special Cupcakes~

Last Saturday I decided to make cupcakes for my best friends..Especially for Ngan Mei as all of my best friends will celebrate her birthday on the next day..Unfortunately, I could not attend the birthday party as my relatives will visit my family on the same day..I hope that they like my homemade cupcakes..Hehe..

I used all-in-one vanilla sponge cake flour for my cupcakes..I put a slice of banana as the topping..Besides, I decorated with melted chocolate as topping too..I tried to bake 3 cupcakes for the first trial..I put them into oven for 10 minutes and took out..At this moment, I added the banana sliced on top of the cupcakes and bake again..The outlook is really nice and yummy..

For the second bake, I tried to add the banana sliced with the mixture before bake at all..I quite disappointed because the banana sliced had been covered by the cupcakes after baked..No more banana sliced as topping for my second bake..:(

For the rest, I practiced as my first trial..Hehe..All had been successfully baked..Total I had baked 23 cupcakes..I have tried my homemade cupcakes..It is really soft, nice and delicious..Hehe..I was so satisfied with my result..Hehe..

Mission Successfully Done!!!


Ingredients For Making Cupcakes


Mixture


First Trial


After 10 Minutes Baked


Banana Sliced As Topping


Second Baked


Banana Sliced Had Been Covered


Final Baked


Nice!


Happy Birthday


Abbie-Licious Special Cupcakes


Yummy!


Soft & Delicious

Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 XR DI-II VC LD Aspherical (IF) & Super Slim UV Filter...

Last Friday Jimmy and I went for shopping..Accidentally, we bought a lens for my Big Head Prawn..Hehe..We would like to own this lens for awhile ago..Finally we could get it with a reasonable price in Ipoh..What lens it is?? It is Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 XR DI-II VC (Vibration Compensation) LD Aspherical (IF)..

After tried out the new lens, the image quality is far sharper and better than my kit lens..Hehe..Besides, it is smaller and lighter than my kit lens..Hehe..This lens received a lot of good reviews from different countries..For more information, please kindly click TAMRON 17-50mm..

A petal hood which mounts on the lens using a bayonet fitting is supplied with the lens. The diameter of the lens is 72mm..Jimmy bought an ED-Digital Super Slim UV filter for this new lens which is made in Japan..Hehe..


Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 XR DI-II VC LD Aspherical (IF)


DI-II (Built In Motor)


VC (Vibration Compensation)


Petal Hood


Made In Japan


Solid..


Super Slim UV Filter


Made In Japan..

Ab's Cooking Journey...Part 25...~Nutty Snap~

Today I tried to bake Nutty Snap..The procedures to bake Nutty Snap are simple and easy..Hehe..For my first bake, it is totally failed..Why I said so? It is because all the Nutty Snap had been over-burned..Luckily, I anticipated that this will happen..Thus, I just put small portion of the mixture to get the correct baking temperature..Hehe..

For the rest, I successfully to bake my homemade Nutty Snap..Hehe..It is crispy and yummy..My Nutty Snap is quite chewy as I have put some flaked almonds and pumpkin seeds into it..Hehe..

Let's go through the photos...:)


Ingredients For Making Nutty Snap


Egg White, Sugar & Melted Butter


Fold In Flour


Flaked Almonds & Pumpkin Seeds


First Bake


Over-burned


Second Bake


Yummy!!


In Bottle