Swiss Roll: A Failed Attempt

Was in a cake baking mood last night and decided to try the simplest cake recipe possible on earth: The Swiss Roll.

I do not own a electric egg beater hence I had to whisk the egg into a firm form using a simple egg beater. The egg and sugar mixture was supposed to be fluffy enough to have a spoon go through it without its path disappearing. Let me tell you that the whole egg beating thing was a serious workout for my biceps.

Unfortunately, I over cooked the sponge cake and it cracked once I started rolling it.

The presentation was bad but it tasted alright. Anyway, I am in the market for an electric beater. I need to perfect this recipe before I can move on to more complicated stuff.

The egg beater
The serious workout
Putting the cake mix into the oven
Over cooked cake
The Raspberry filling
Nutella filling
Spreading the jam
Cracked Swiss Roll

My Poor Left Toe

I accidentally bumped my left big toe while playing badminton last Tuesday and the entire toe has turned completely blue black since. It is G-R-O-S-S. My toe is now numb and has this stinging sensation like there is no blood supply.

What should I do?

Hershey's Chocolate Raspberry Dessert

Went to a friend's birthday bash on Friday night and decided to bake a cake. I checked the recipe and got everything I needed.

Too bad I forgot to take a pic after the cake was finished. I didn't taste it but I figured it should be very very sweet, judging by the amount of sugar I poured into the cake mix!

The batter

The filling with raspberry jam

How the cake is supposed to look like

Picasso Exhibition

There is a Picasso Exhibition in the Palace Hotel in Abu Dhabi for the general public. Admission is free but the 2-hour drive each way between Dubai and Abu Dhabi is very daunting. Plus, Picasso is not exactly my favourite artist. (I prefer Van Gogh.)

However, judging from the responses from those who have went down to the exhibition, it is a good show as the pieces shown are from a wide range. So I made up my mind, filled up the fuel tank with petrol and drove all the way down.

The exhibition was good. Here are the pieces I like.

Road Advertisement

Saw this advertisment on my way to work. It is interesting, isn't it? It really makes me think how I'd want to live my life, even though I am not a star. ha.

Yum Cha

After working very hard on a report, I decided to celebrate and went to a cantonese restaurant in Dubai Marina to "yum cha". I ordered a table full of "dim sum" and congee for brunch.

I could feel the stare from the rest of the restaurant as I wolfed down all the food in a few gulps. My stomach was filled to the rim after the meal, and I was forced to skip dinner later in the evening.

Without further ado, here comes the food!

The Prawn Cheong Fun - Do not be fooled by the lighting. The cheong fun skin was not thin at all! The prawns were crunchy though.

Congee with century egg and chicken slices - There were only 2 bits of century egg in the congee. And the thing on top did not remotely resemble "you cha qwei" or "you tiao".

Siew Mai - Tasted great with real scallop on top.
Calamari - Tasted great too!

Movie night

Rented a copy of Zodiac and spent the night watching it and eating some pseudo-healthy snacks.

The movie was nice. Jake Gyllenhaal is obviously very cute. The movie is based on a true story about a serial killer in the U.S. It would have been a good night if not for the fact that it scared me to death when I thought Jake found himself with the serial killer alone, locked in a basement. I almost had a heart attack in my apartment.