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2006-05-30T10:53:00.000+10:00

The old humble computer of mine has once again broken down. Have all my pics in there so fingers crossed I get it fixed soon or perhaps it's time for a new computer. Anyhow, back to the topic, I had the most memorable trip of my life 2 months back. Nope, it's none of those luxurious tour where I get to indulge in exotic & exciting culinary. It was merely an overnight trip. So where exactly did

Pinkcocoa M.I.A yikes

2006-02-06T10:59:00.000+11:00

Oh dear, time does fly. I can't believe it's been more than half a year since my last post! Yup, Pinkcocoa's been having a bit of a hiccups lately re: foodie fun. Just sort of got sick of it all of a sudden. Perhaps the weight gain after the commencement of full-time job is the culprit to blame. >.<"" During this down-in-the-valley time , I would have to say a big thank you to everyone who

Computer Break

2005-10-05T09:07:00.001+10:00

Hi guys, sorry for the lack of posts these past few weeks. My dear old computer has once again showed his age and experienced a slight stroke. It is now safe in hospital but would take quite a while before he gets back to all well and healthy state. Fingers crossed he will get well soon. He has got all my yummilicious food photos with him!! :-D

Macchiato Cafe

2005-09-12T14:13:00.000+10:00

♥ Garlic Pizza Bread Our very dear Kendo Maniac aka the Crazy Guy gave us a huge surprise when he really put his words into action - "Pink, I might go back to Sydney next month." No, I didn't believe him at all for he is one who likes to joke with me. But it seemed like I should have believed him at least this once because he was really back! It was a thursday night and everyone was rather

Pinkcocoa's Chocolatey Birthday

2005-09-07T12:45:00.000+10:00

♥ Pinkcocoa's Chocolatey Birthday Pinkcocoa has just turned another year older a few weeks ago. You must be wondering what she did on her birthday, in particularly what she ate on her birthday - if there was any fancy restaurant involved, what sort of cake did ShinChan get her, any flowers, chocolates? The fact is the Ageing Monster has started to attack me and old as I am, I actually did not

Senses Restaurant - Thai & Malaysian Cuisine

2005-09-05T13:37:00.000+10:00

♥ My Bowl of Fish Head Curry I am a very lucky employer. Very very lucky, indeed. And why is that? It all began with a phonecall that my colleague received in the middle of a Friday morning when the sleepy bugs were attacking everyone. *ring ring* Colleague: Yes, big boss? Colleague: (nodding her head) Oh. Oh. Oh. Ok. No problem. Colleague: (turned to me, with a grin so broad on her face) Hey,

Chocolatey Start to a Day!

2005-09-01T00:50:00.000+10:00

♥ Frothy Hot Chocolate I had a strange dream last night where Pinkcocoa was found guilty of not regularly updating her blog! *yikes* So here I am, taking a short break from work and writing a short short post on my breakfast drink - what else but hot frothy creamy chocolate! Having hot frothy creamy chocolate in a cold winter (ok, I know it's spring now but I still find it cold) morning and

Apollo Pandan Layer Cake

2005-08-24T20:09:00.000+10:00

♥ Cute Little Slice of Pandan Chiffon Cake Ladies and gentlemen, what you are looking at here is the ever so famous Malaysian Pandan Chiffon Cake. How can you tell that it is in fact the famous Pandan chiffon cake, you ask. I only hope that what you see on your screen is a slice of greenish looking spongy little thing - the only justification I have. If it's not greenish that you are seeing,

Childhood Comfort Food - Taiwanese Style Meatballs

2005-08-11T23:11:00.000+10:00

♥ Taiwanese Style Meatballs This is one of my favourite childhood comfort food - gua zhi rou wan - Taiwanese pickled cucumber meatballs. This dish is very children-friendly in that the two main ingredients - minced meat and pickled cucumber - are highly popular among children. Mum sometimes get lazy and skipped the step in shaping into cute little balls. She simply placed all the mince mixture

Reminder: Chinese Valentine's Tomorrow!

2005-08-10T19:03:00.000+10:00

♥ Chocolate Valentine's Cake Just a quick and short one from me for now. If ever you missed out on celebrating Valentine's Day on 14th Feb this year and are gritting your teeth thinking about it, regret no more! Tomorrow, 11th August (7th day of 7th Month of the Lunar Calendar), is Chinese's Valentine's! This gives you another chance to re-celebrate Valentine's Day again. I will have no guilt

Brunei Fresh Fruit & Veg Market - Kianggeh Tamu Part I: Fruits

2005-08-05T19:19:00.000+10:00

*yikes* Yes, I know. I know that I have not written a thing for two weeks now. What else could I say but a sincere apology *bow* Trip back home to Brunei was extremely short. There were still so much I have yet to eat and drink and see! Once back in Sydney I was thrown straight at work. *yay* Pinkcocoa is now officially an OL (Office Lady). I am still trying to get used to working life. Tell me,

Grandma's 80th Birthday Celebration - Traditional Longevity Goodies

2005-07-21T19:04:00.000+10:00

♥ Longevity Peach Bun Isn't this peach such a cutie? Sou tao (literally longevity peach) is a special Chinese steamed bun eaten during birthdays. Not just any birthday but birthday of elderly folks. In Chinese culture, peach is long associated with longevity. It is believed that peach of the Heaven (pan tao) can grant one an extra 500 years of life once eaten. Thus, it is of utmost importance

Grandma's 80th Birthday Celebration - A Morning of Tea & Thanksgiving Ceremony

2005-07-18T13:41:00.000+10:00

♥ Birthday Gift Pack The morning of Grandma's 80th birthday celebration went past in a breeze with us "kids" being shovelled aside and given some labour-intensive tasks. Apart from running around to do errands, we had also been waitresses serving up sou tao (literally longevity peach, a Chinese birthday bun in the shape of peach) and ang koo kueh (literally red turtle cake, a type of Chinese

Where in the World is Pinkcocoa?

2005-07-16T11:45:00.000+10:00

♥ Airline Meal Yup. This is airline meal that you are seeing here, meaning that Pinkcocoa was in fact sitting on a particular airline flying to a particular place. So where exactly is Pinkcocoa now? It's not hard to guess ;-) I am now back home in Brunei for granny's big birthday! *yay* I was flying with Royal Brunei Airlines (RBA) and let me assure you, RBA is as good and as safe as any other

A Little Spicy Adventure Part III - Sweet Ending

2005-07-12T17:26:00.000+10:00

♥ Janani Take-Away So we walked away with a very full stomach after a great Indian/Sri Lankan lunch but there was just a tid bit that was missing. No great meal is completed without a sweet ending! Right after lunch, I was very eager to head towards the take-away section of Janani, located just at one end of the restaurant but with a different entrance, where Saffron told us we could get some

A Little Spicy Adventure Part II - Eat Up!

2005-07-11T14:52:00.000+10:00

After a few hours of shopping, we are of course hungry! I have long awaited this moment of us setting food in a typical Indian eatery in Sydney. Having said that, we of course deserved nothing better but the best of Indian and Sri Lankan Food. AG and I were definitely very excited about our little Indian eat-out. We couldn't wait to find out where we will have lunch. This was when Saffron

Five Favourite Cookbooks Meme

2005-07-07T14:25:00.000+10:00

Seems like there are quite a number of meme going around in the foodblogging world. I have been tagged in two different meme in a week! I was actually rather worried that I might be left out because of my absense lately in updating my post. Oh well, I would have deserved that if I totally abandon my blog! ♥ Pinkcocoa's Cookbooks So I was tagged by Clare of Clare Eats to write about my cookbooks

A Little Spicy Adventure Part I - Sub-Continental Shopping Spree

2005-07-06T16:26:00.000+10:00

Isn't it just so fun to be able to meet up with someone who shares the same interest ie. going crazy over any sort of food, the more exotic the better. Or even sharing the same attitude of "no, you can't touch that plate of food yet until I have snapped up a pic." Oh and the joy of snapping pictures of food/groceries together! ♥ Indian Food Shopping Spree - Endless Row of Indian Spices! Ladies

Bitter Chocolate Kahlua Tart

2005-06-30T09:20:00.000+10:00

♥ Bitter Chocolate Kahlua Tart The thought of velvety creamy chocolate ganache along with the crumbly texture of buttery crust lingering on my tastebuds have been weighing on my mind for a long long time after spotting a bitter chocolate tart with Baileys in Good Living's Winter + Food - Favourite Hearty Recipes from Good Living. The addition of liquer has certainly made this tart popular

Egg Custard Tart

2005-06-29T10:23:00.000+10:00

After a few inquiries and requests after her sweet short crust, Pinkcocoa shall now reveal what she did with her tart cases. Yes Clare and AugustusGloop, the following two posts are for you gals! ♥ Bitter Chocolate Kahlua Tart & Egg Custard Tart And now for the long awaited moment. Announcing Pinkcocoa's experiment with her tart cases...*drum beating*...Here goes: The tarts Pinkcocoa made were

Sweet Short Crust

2005-06-28T18:00:00.000+10:00

♥ Sweet Short Crust I actually made these tart cases for SHF#9 the other day. These were, in fact, made a few days before I even got around to my pineapple tarts. Oh yes, I did have the pictures all edited and ready to use but I just didn't manage to find the time to go about writing about these tarts before the SHF due date. Be it tarts or pies, both are something that I have never ever

Daan Tart - A Failure!

2005-06-27T17:22:00.000+10:00

♥ Daan Tart - A Failure! I know I have just missed out on IMBB#16 - Eggs. I actually got my hands on early for this month's IMBB. The first thing that came to my mind when the theme - eggs was announced, was the crispy flaky Hong Kong-style Yum cha daan tart (egg custard tart). I had followed a recipe from Leisure Cat but I found the instructions weren't clear enough so I decided to just fool

Pineapple Guava - Feijoa

2005-06-24T14:08:00.000+10:00

♥ Cute Little Green Eggshaped Fruit We were at Fratelli Fresh the other day and spotted this cute little green egg-shaped fruit. Just when I was wondering what this fruit was, a gentleman with a whole basketful of these green fruits kindly told me that the little fruits were feijoa - a type of guava. I was also told that the fruit is quite delicious. Having never tried this fruit before except

SHF#9 - Nyonya Pineapple Tarts

2005-06-18T16:03:00.000+10:00

♥ Nyonya Pineapple Tart When I first found out the theme of this month's Sugar High Friday - Tantalizing Titillating Tempting Tarts, what else could I have possible made but my favourite Nyonya Pineapple Tart! If you have not already noticed my obsession with these tiny bite-size morsels, let me repeat once again - I am absolutely in love with Nyonya Pineapple Tart! *sorry, ShinChan* ♥

Special Guest BloggingGiff's Corner - Hainanese Chicken Rice

2005-06-15T18:14:00.000+10:00

So I have been extremely lazy these few weeks but let me assure you, my heart still rests on this blog. I am *always* worried about not posting anything when I haven't posted for quite a while. But hmm all thoughts only, zero action taken. Ya, call me lazy pink pig if you like :p ♥ Giff's Corner - Hainanese Chicken Rice Anyway, my dearest friend of all, Giff has kindly written yet another post