Week Two Giveaway Winners!

Were dual weeks in to a Nov Giveaway as well as holy heck! Im still giving divided stuff.

This is cool, right?

Lindsey Jackson! Guess what!? You won a Booze Cake cookbook. Id really adore a little Margarita Cupcakes. Please as well as appreciate you.

Remember those awesome bulb butters from Espresso as well as Cream? Staci Martinez those have been aaaalllll yours!

Im so enjoying this Doughnut book. Kim F. we goal we suffer it too!

Astrid! we think youre really starting to adore this headband from Soledad. Jealous!

Ms. SewIntense in Oklahoma. we goal we get good make use of out of Jenelles legal holiday cards!

Oh man Karen D. we certain goal we adore this purse from Copperpeace!

JustJenn was kind enough to present a little flattering lovable stationary. Lucy B. You win!

Oh My Lisa! You won a really final Joy a Baker apron. Thank goodness!

If we see your name here Ive probably already sent we an email with a sparkling news!

If we dont see we name here. sum bummer but! Were still at it for another dual weeks! Thanks for being here.

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A Visual Feast. MIGF Menu at Senses, Hilton, KL.

from Paranoid Android by Paranoid Android

(no pork served)


The much anticipated MIGF season is here. To those who are contemplating a visit to Senses at Hilton KL, here is what to expect.


A fairly generous selection of Breads.



Lush Bordier Butter, the legend among artisanal Butters.


An edible menu made from Potato Starch that you can tear off and eat together with the salmon roe dip.


A decadent macaron filled with Duck Pate.


Miso with Black Sesame Sponge.


Scrambled Egg Espuma, which was lusciously soft.


Organic Flower Pot which is a Salad, filled with healthy Organic Vegetables and Foie Gras Shavings. It was served with Dill Mayonnaise and paired with 2009 Clare Valley Skillogalee Riesling.


Some fishes from the aquarium at the hotel lobby.


Golden Tea Bag Nestled in some Chanterelle Mushrooms, Lamb Tongue and Shaved Summer Truffles.



Some Consomme broth poured over it to diffuse the Gold.


The completed Gold Tea ensemble.


Smoked Jade Tiger Abalone Salad with Marinated Mushrooms drizzled with Olive Oil and served with Rocket Leaves. It was served on stone and Cedarwood.


Divinely tender Stanbroke Beef Cheeks that were braised before baking in clay.


The beef was spiked with Autumn Truffles before baking so that truffle flavours remain infused with the beef.


The beef was served with more truffles and Potato Povre terrine.


Palate cleanser with Iced Gin and Tasmanian Honey served with violet meringue and frosted berries.


Dessert of Poppy Flower Emulsion and poppy seeds, Banana ice cream and Chocolate Soil.


The most impressive petite fours in KL.


Some mushrooms on the kitchen counter screaming to be photographed.

I had the wine pairing dinner, but did not think too highly of the wines. Maybe I am just an old fusspot, but have refrained from commenting because wine is so subjective, more than food. I would advice diners to choose their own from the wine menu.

Special mention must be made about the exceptional service from the time of reservation. I made the reservation online and within 5 minutes, I got a call and and a confirmation SMS. Since the reservation was for 1, they also thoughtfully supplied some magazines on the dining table. Throughout the meal, the service was exemplary, and I felt pampered.

Total damage for the meal was RM487, plus a bottle of mineral water.

Hilton Kuala Lumpur
3, Jalan Stesen Sentral
Kuala Lumpur Sentral
50470 Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia

Tel: +6.03.22.64.22.64

Steamed 'loong dan' fish with soya sauce

Join Alicia Mun and her friend, Josephine as they venture to Fook Hin Bak Kut Teh restaurant at Seri Kembangan to try its specialty, steamed 'loong dan' or Estuary Grouper with soya sauce.

AWAY.

We leave for Bali, Indonesia this dusk for the honeymoon. we am so anxious to share pics as well as sum of the marriage with you, though will wait until we can find words for the complete fabulousness that was this past weekend. Hugh as well as we cant stop talking about it, though Im stumped as to how to sum up it in the few detailed paragraphs. Until then, we leave we with these two frames from the AMAZING photographer, James. we am ready for the small break; some time to digest this large eventuality as well as feel grateful for the abundance of adore we have from family, friends as well as any other. Its the large deal.

Were just eating marriage cake todayall day, though we promise we will be behind soon with passion as well as fad for this small cubby of the internet.

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sweet potatoes with pecans and goat cheese

This is a kind of thing you come up with when you have a the single year-old who, similar to most a single year-olds, wishes to eat honeyed potatoes with every meal. Sure, a goal is for a child to eat just what a rest of a family is eating for dinner, but there have been only so most days in a quarrel you can feign fad over a side of honeyed potatoes as well as you have only so most heart to repudiate a child something he delights in. And so you outlayed a great part of September as well as October roasting honeyed potatoes, repeating a task sufficient times which you made dual great discoveries.

The initial find came about by laziness. Tired of rupturing thin pieces as well as laying them out over dual trays, a single day you cut very thick rounds which would fit upon a single tray as well as discovered which similar to steak, if you wish 3 layers of texture (two satisfyingly firm exteriors as well as a soothing center), you a thick piece, high temperatures as well as to flip your steaks halfway by for even cooking.

... Read a rest of honeyed potatoes with pecans as well as goat cheese upon smittenkitchen.com

smitten kitchen 2006-2009.

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Windows Phone 7 Giveaway

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Get on the Rock with the new Honda City in Tafetta White!!

Honda Malaysia launched a 3rd Generation all new Tafetta White Honda City couple of days back & we was blinded by a sheer breeee-lliance of it..

Eerrr, we meant a colour ok.

Yes, we get all excited with anything in WHITE. My stream automobile is white. My prime pair of jeans is white.
Im thinking of shopping a WHITE Blackberry (only if it is WHITE ). we have 30 white tops. Ok, we get what we mean.

There was a lot of hooha upon Twitter when we tweeted which Honda launched a Tafetta White Honda City. Most wondered whats with a loftiness of a launch for a same model, same specs automobile with a only differentiating cause being its colour. Well, we consider WHITE is sexy, as well as we do know a little automobile owners which paid extra for a colour of their newly purchased car, as well as some-more often than not; its for a colour WHITE.

I have enclosed a specs next for any motoring enthusiasts out there. Differences in between both Grades have been highlighted.

SpecificationsGrade S
from RM85,480Grade E
from RM90,480
Engine Type4 Cylinder sixteen Valve SOHC i-VTEC4 Cylinder sixteen Valve SOHC i-VTECFuel Supply SystemPGM-FI (Programmed Fuel Injection)PGM-FI (Programmed Fuel Injection)Bore & Stroke (mm)73.0 x 89.473.0 x 89.4Displacement (cc)1,4971,497Compression Ratio10.4 : 110.4:1Maximum Horsepower [PS (kW)@rpm]120 (88)@6,600120 (88)@6,600Maximum Torque ! [Nm (kg- m)@rpm]145 (14.8)@4,800145 (14.8)@4,800Drive-by-Wire (DBW)TransmissionTransmission Type5-speed Automatic with Shift Hold Control5-speed Automatic with Shift Hold ControlSteeringGear TypeRack & Pinion with Electric Power Assist (EPS)Rack & Pinion with Electric Power Assist (EPS)Overall Ratio15.8915.89Turns, Lock to Lock3.293.29Turning Radius (m)5.05.0BrakingFrontVentilated DiscVentilated DiscRearSolid DiscSolid DiscSuspensionFrontMacPherson StrutMacPherson StrutRearTorsion Beam AxleTorsion Beam AxleDimensionsLength (mm)4,3954,395Width (mm)1,6951,695Height (mm)1,4701,470Wheelbase (mm)2,5502,550Tread (Front) (mm)1,4901,475Tread (Rear) (mm)1,4751,460Ground Clearance (mm)150 (unloaded)150 (unloaded)Weight (kg)1,1401,160Wheel Size15 x 5 J16 x 6 JTyre Size175/65R15185/55R16Fuel Tank Capacity (litre)4242Boot Capacity (litre)506 (VDA Method)506 (VDA Method)Seating Capacity55

Back to a launch.

Honda has incorporated a stone rock rock rock rock climbing foe themed Get On The Rock! with Honda City. Running from 7th October to 7th Nov, a stone rock rock rock rock climbing foe is in await of Advancement in Life, desirous by Citys 4 qualities of Performance, Style, Practicality as well as Best of Class.

Details as well as mechanics of a Get On The Rock! with Honda City is here- facebook.com/hondacity.

Breaking it down to simpler points, there have been basically 2 categories in this competition.

1. Open Category
- above twenty-one years old
- submit One (1) climbing print shot which best interprets a single of Citys singular qualities
Prize:!
- an adventure filled rock rock rock rock climbing trip upon a limestone cliffs in Krabi value RM3,500 as well as a year membership during Camp5.

2. Pro Climber category
- above twenty-one years old
- submit 4 (4) photos which indeed simulate all of Citys qualities.
Prize:
- A chance to meet Reini Scherer (one of a universe rock rock rock rock climbing champions) in a rock rock rock rock climbing clinic in Austria value RM13,000 + RM2,000 money esteem for a winner!

Duration of contest:
- 8th Nov till 7th Dec 2010.

Judging:
Submissions will be evaluated via an online public voting system. A sum of 25 teams from a Open difficulty as well as 20 from a Pro difficulty will be shortlisted for a finale uncover down to be hold in Camp 5 during 1 Utama Shopping Centre upon Dec eighteen 2010.

More cinema of a TAFETTA WHITE HONDA CITY:

Hondas famed i-VTEC engines..

16 in. rims..

The case space (506 litre) which can fit in 2 golf bags..

Spacious leg room during a rear ! seats &a mp; foldable Seats with 60:40 Split where we can emanate a larger space for an lengthened luggage area. Seats have been water repellant as a brand new cushion is written with a protective material.

The dashboard as well as steering wheel..

More underneath a bonnet

So, with a launch of a brand new Tafetta White, Honda City have been right away available in four (4) colors; in further to a stream Alabaster Silver, Polished Metal & Crystal Black Pearl.

Details as well as mechanics of a Get On The Rock! with Honda City is here- facebook.com/hondacity.

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Sweet Potato and Crabapple Clafoutis for a Gluten Free Thanksgiving and A Giveaway

Although we changed to this country as a young adult, we briefly experienced Thanksgiving years before in my year as an sell tyro in Colorado vital with a Bryants. They took me in as a single of their own as well as to this day, we cruise them family.

I remember my first Thanksgiving with them with a house full of friends as well as food. we remember we do meals with Jill as well as what seemed a neverending task. Belly full, laughing over a pile of meals in a sink. It was magical.



Thanksgiving represents all we enjoy about holidays as well as celebrations. Reflecting upon a good people as well as things we have in a lives, appreciating them as well as of course, a food. But not usually food for a consequence of food. Food as a forgive as well as as a glue which brings people together around a table. The cooking, a eating as well as a sobremesa. The review over dessert, who is starting to have a coffee, a label games as well as even a pile of dishes.



There is a single alternative family we have come to know well, who shares this same feeling of warmth, caring as well as happiness over food as well as family. we adore watching Danny as well as Shauna interact in a kitchen while Lu plays with pots as well as pans. Their new book, "Gluten Free Girl as well as a Chef" is full of recipes which would be perfect for a Thanksgiving in progress or any alternative occa! sion, re ally. Recipes to share as well as have people come together. And not to discuss they are of course gluten-free. What an inspiration they are.

Danny as well as Shauna are upon a mission to get a universe cooking, as well as in progress gluten-free, nonetheless. So here we am joining them as well as most alternative bloggers, sharing a gluten-free recipes which would fit perfectly upon any Thanksgiving menu. You can see a roundup in this beautiful post.

We adore custards as well as puddings around here. A gluten-free clafoutis with honeyed potatoes, crabapples as well as almonds. Slightly warm, creamy, with a aroma of a million vanilla bean specs as well as a dollop of whipped cream. A perfect autumn treat.



And to have things even more fun, Danny as well as Shauna have agreed to give divided a copy of their new book to a single of we dear readers. All we have to do is leave a comment telling us about your favorite Thanksgiving recipes. You have until Sunday Nov 21st during 6:00pm EST to enter as well as a random name will be picked as a winner.

Sweet Potato as well as Crabapple Clafoutis

makes 1 10-inch pan or multiform people depending upon a size

1/2 crater (140 grams) honeyed potato puree (from about 1 roasted honeyed potato)
1/3 crater (70 grams) natural shaft sugar
3 eggs
1 crater (225 ml) complicated cream
2 Tbs calvados (optional)
1 vanilla bean, split as well as seeded
1/4 crater (35 grams) superfine brown rice flour
2 Tbs (20 grams) almond flour
pinch salt
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1/8 tsp ground ginger
12 red crabapples
raw sugar
almond flour

In a large bowl, drive together a honeyed potato puree, sugar as well as eggs. Add a complicated cream, calvados, vanilla seeds, brown rice flour, almond flou! r, salt, cinnamon as well as ginger. Whisk all a ingredients together. Let a custard rest for about 30 mins in a refrigerator.

Place a crabapples in a baking dish as well as pour a custard over them.

Bake during 375F for about 20-30 mins depending upon a distance of a dish. It will set in a middle. Do not over prepare it as well as it will be soft as well as custard-like inside. Sprinkle raw sugar as well as almond flour upon top for combined crunch.

Its A Bloody Mary

Have we ever watched Sex as well as the City 2 with the true dude who is waaaaaay some-more in to it than you?

I have. That happened.

Have we ever suspicion about renting Steel Magnolias, buying the box of hankie as well as mouth-watering this same gentlemen over just to test the waters?

Would Driving Miss Daisy be too far? Eat, Pray, Love?

This is just craycray. I need the Bloody Mary as well as the couple of hours operative upon my Netflix queue.

I occur to love the good Bloody Mary. Duh.

There are all sorts of things starting upon in this drink: chopped tomatoes juice, the tiny spice from horseradish as well as prohibited sauce, roundness from Worcestershiresauce as well as booooooze!

Honestly? Im in it for the salty goodness of the pickles as well as olives as well as caper berries. Its really the only approach I ever want to eat the salad.

Have we ever done your own Bloody Mary? Its an investment though all fun! If youre having company over this holiday season we should all impress them with your bubbly beverage skills as well as pickle skewering.

Its A Bloody Mary

makes dual tiny or one large drink

i done this recipe in cups because i dont have the bartending jigger thing.

Print this Recipe!

1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons chopped tomatoes juice

1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons cold vodka

generous splash of salt

generous splash of creatively freshly ground pepper

scant 1/2 teas! poon hor seradish

4-5 dashes Tabasco sauce

scant 1/4 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

pinch of dejected celery seeds, crushed

two lemon wedges

ice

pickles, olives as well as celery upon skewers for garnish

In the measuring cup, mix together chopped tomatoes juice, vodka, salt, pepper, horseradish, Tabasco, Worcestershire sauce, celery seed as well as dejected celery seeds. Stir together as well as flow over dual tiny eyeglasses filled to the brim with ice cubes. Pour the Bloody Mary mixture over the ice glasses, fist in lemon wedges as well as place ornament in the potion along with the straw.

Keep in thoughts that all of these ingredients can be increasing or decreased according to your taste. Play around!

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