Tic Toc Tic Toc my travel time is here....

Early morning of the brand new day....

Excited to be after all, coming back to Bali for a visit. No wait, I'll be going without my babies!! How cool is that.

I'll be freaking busy prior to my departure. Preparing my designs, shopping new fabrics, printing some stuffs. Ludo is in Bali since last week for his work. It'll be just him and me and the paradise.

I am on the look out for serious workshop for stuffed dolls I designed.

Yeah yeah! And I will be working without any disturbance...

I mean seriously.

Please don't go....

I've been listening to this song over and over. The more I hear it, the better it sounds. And man, they hella good musiciens. I like it better than the original version sung by Michael Posner.

What can I say?! I love the sound of acoustic guitars...they are the simplicity but the beats touch my heart! A few more guitar classes for me until I make some noise!!!
:-)

Jump backward ....

I found her back in YouTube.

So the memory flashback did happened for a while. Enough to distract me on how much I experienced pain in my first almost-serious-kind-of-relationship. But pphheeewwwhhh, I'm glad it was over and learned really well my lesson.

It was a relationship full of crap (now I feel that way). Of course, when I was 23 years old I think Love is a big word. I listened to Gabrielle for a long time especially this particular song, and I knew I was stupid to kept it. So I let those "empty promises" from him go. It was the hardest, but hell I am truly happy now!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMff05YcJYc&feature=related

Coconut Panna cotta for February 2012

Panna cotta is a classic Italian dessert which I love. Well, I've been to Rome long time ago but I never had this before. So, my gauge for the quality may be the one I tried in Bakerzin cafe. I am still looking for the opportunity to have it in the real Italian restaurant in Singapore. 

Panna Cotta mainly made from milk, cream and gelatine. The meaning in Italian is cooked cream. My biggest challenge is getting a perfect wobble rich flavour. It is not too much gelatine because it will make it too chewy, or too little, it will be saucy on our plate. It is delicate.

But this Panna Cotta will be different from where it comes from. It will be an Asian Panna Cotta using coconut milk instead of full-cream milk. Coconut milk is a common ingredient in any Asian dishes. And I  always keep some boxes of coconut milk in the kitchen cupboard.

I think it is perfect dessert for Summer.

Homemade Coconut Panna Cotta with Raspberry sauce

400 ml coconut milk

1 1/3 cups buttermilk

1/2 cup cane sugar

1 tablespoon gelatin (powdered)

1/2 cup hot water

For Raspberry sauce

200 g fresh raspberries
1 tablespoon cane sugar

a very little salt
1 tablespoon water

Method:

1. Place coconut milk and sugar into a saucepan over low heat. Cook, Stirring for 3-5 minutes or  until sugar dissolves. Be careful not to boil it. Remove.
2. Place a hot water into a bowl and sprinkle the gelatin in it. Stir or whisk with fork until it dissolves.
3. Add the coconut milk mixed and buttermilk, stir well all together.
4. Put these mixture into small oiled ramekins or tea cups. Don't forget to grease the moulds for easier removal. Cover it with plastic. Store it in the refrigerator at least 4 hours.
5. Turn panna cotta unto a plate before serving. You may dip the moulds in the hot water and run the knife around the edge.
6. For Raspberries sauce, Dissolve the sugar and salt with the water in a small pot. Add Raspberry  and let stew for 5 min on medium low heat. Let it cool before putting onto the panna cotta.

Make it a few batches, you may store them in the fridge for at least a week.

Enjoy!