Star Trek Trailer 2009

Were you a fan of Star Trek? I found this trailer recently. It will be released on the big screen soon in May 2009. It looks interesting. I hope it is as good as the original Star Trek. The actors are younger and the excitement looks good from the trailer.

Black Mirror with Handle

I bought a nice little mirror recently. I needed one for the makeup bag. Although in the compact powder case there is one, I fancied one that I can use and keep. And I can use it when I am travelling too. I used to have a little old retro round one that had a picture of a lady in retro make up a the back of the mirror. It was in one of my travalling days that I left it in one of my luggage bag and I noticed that it had a crack at the side. To be safe, I threw it away.

I saw this pretty mirror with handle and although I prefered one that I can place on the table handsfree, but this one is just so pretty. It is black and has nice carved 3d patterns at the back. Very classy and trendy looking. Reminds me of those fairy tale where the stepmother takes a peek at a mirror...heehee

Have a good week.

Christmas is Next Month

Christmas spirit is finally catching on. The malls are dressing up the interior and exterior with ornaments, ribbons, sculptures, trees and all the beautiful baubles to usher the Christmas mood. However I think this year they are not going full force this year because of tighter budget compared with the last years. Perhaps the global economy turmoil, high petrol cost months ago as well as increased electricity and rental rates have caused many people to reign their expenditure.

I was out shopping for some ornaments for the tree. The christmas ornaments are very costly lately. I picked up some but put it back because I intend to go to another mall to check if there are other variety of ornaments maybe cheaper. I should be following the crowd and save more instead of splurging on expensive things now. There are still gifts to be bought and lots of things like schoolbooks and uniforms to be bought by end of the year... oh not to mention school shoes for the kids!

Crispy Shrimps

1 kg of large shrimps, shelled and deveined
1 cup of all purpose flour
1 egg, beaten
3/4 tsp salt
1 cup beer
vegetable oil to deep fry

Wash the shrimps and drain. In a bowl, combine flour, egg, salt and beer. Beat with a whisk till smooth. Add more beer if it is too thick.

Dip the shrimps in this batter and fry it till it floats up (means they are cooked) or golden brown. Drain and served with your favourite sauce.

Pretty Container Boxes

I love to keep boxes and containers. I cannot resist buying lots of pretty boxes to keep my stuffs. I also love to go to Ikea furniture store and buy those pretty designed boxes. So the other day when I was shopping in a shop, I cannot resist getting this 3 pretty boxes for myself. God knows what I will put in there but I am sure I will always find things to keep. I keep reminding myself that I have no use for them but the thought of organizing my things comes on pretty strong.

Don't you think they look very pretty. I would have gotten them all in the same size but they only had the pink ones in this size. So I ended up getting 3 different sizes.

Pancakes

Pancakes are great for any type of meal. I can eat them for breakfast, savoury ones at lunch and dinner or even dessert pancakes for tea and supper. If you make mini sizes, you can serve them for your parties too.

1 cup milk
2 tbsp butter melted
2 eggs beat well
1 cup flour sifted
1 tsp baking powder
pinch of salt

In a saucepan, heat milk and butter. Let it cool. (Some uses buttermilk bought from dairy section)
Beat the eggs, flours, baking powder and salt. Beat until smooth with a whisk.
Pour some batter (about a ladle) into the lightly greased pan. Cook till it is golden brown and turn the other side to cook) Do not turn it when the sides are still raw as it may stick to your pan.

Serve this with your favourite maple syrup, jam or even butter.

Plain Bento Box

I collect many many types of bento box but first, I will show you the plain ones that I have, which I use for many occasions. These are 3 tier ones and very handy to put your rice on one deck, veg on another and meat in another. Using this means you do not need to use those bento dish as this one already has an individual container and stacks up in a neat stack and secured with a nice bento belt.

As I bought this years ago for myself and my hubby, I still keep them and use it for snacks.

Tamagoyaki Pan

Well, in case you have no idea what Tamagoyaki pan looks like, I shall post it here. The Tamagoyaki pan is rectangular shaped. Of course you can use your normal round teflon pans too. I use the rectangular ones because I don't have to worry about the uneven shapes at the end part of the egg when rolled. Also I did a version of these egg roll using spinach and seaweed late last week for my daughters' bento.