tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8720348030509868592024-03-06T10:57:17.408+08:00My Story-Baby LoveThis is my story - story about my quest to have babies ......... My pregnancy, my struggle as a SAHM, my joy as a Mother and Wife, growing up journal of my baby girl, also my thoughts and feelings about myself, my lives and people around me ........BabyLovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11870202966807634755noreply@blogger.comBlogger429125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872034803050986859.post-23235356386539406942015-04-21T10:10:00.001+08:002015-04-21T10:10:28.185+08:00Separation AnxietyIt was a very adventurous month in March.<div>My baby had a melt down which lasted for about 2 weeks from end March till beginning April.</div><div>She refused to go to school and cried non-stop in the morning which lasted about 2 hours each day.</div><div>She came out with creative excuse like leg pain, tummy ache, not feeling well all over, or friends not refused to play with her or she couldn't write or follow teachers instructions.</div><div>I gotta send and fetch her from school as her daddy couldnt manage her.</div><div><br></div><div>When I checked with her teachers, they said bb Rae has no learning issues, in fact she is very good and fast in learning, and is always the first to accomplish the task assigned.</div><div><br></div><div>We tried to reflect on what had gone wrong then I recalled that the week prior to the melt down, I brought her out during one of the weekdays to meet up with her play date friends. </div><div>She must have thought that if she doesn't go to school, mommy would bring her out to play with her friends.</div><div>I brought her out regularly, usually once a week on a weekday to bond with her or let her meet her non-school going friends.</div><div>So as she grows, she begins to understand the concept of Time and associate school days with routine learning and non school days as play.</div><div>Her teacher advised me not to take her out so that she won't be confused over school and play during weekdays.</div><div>The teacher shared that after this period she will be alright.</div><div><br></div><div>Fortunately, she got over this separation anxiety after 2 weeks else it'll be tough. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div>BabyLovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11870202966807634755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872034803050986859.post-26054016874103978082015-03-29T17:02:00.001+08:002015-03-29T17:02:20.581+08:00RIP Mr Lee Kuan YewIt has been a gloomy week as Singapore mourn over our loss, our Founding PM, Mr Lee Kuan Yew's demise on 23 Match 2015 3am.<div><br></div><div>No word can describe my sadness. Tears well up and roll down my cheek whenever I thought of him.</div><div><br></div><div>Everyday (23 to 29 Mar 2015), the TV telecasts documentary show about this great man. It reminded us that Singapore's success was not possible if not for this great man, we had developed from third world to first in less then half a century!</div><div><br></div><div>Thank you, Mr Lee Kuan Yew!</div><div>You shall be remembered and never forgotten.........</div><div><br></div><div><br></div>BabyLovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11870202966807634755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872034803050986859.post-2321994034660089682015-03-20T14:40:00.001+08:002015-03-20T14:40:44.972+08:00Cranky baby in schoolJust now at noon time, Baby Rae's school form teacher Ms N called me to inform that bb Rae has been crying non stop since this morning and she wanted to know if anything special or unusual happened at home before she came to school. I told the teacher, nothing extraordinary took place and she was happy when she left home for school and asked them to monitor her.<div>I told them it won't do her any good if I were to bring her home now as she may repeat the same in order to come home early or miss school.<br><div><br></div><div>Teacher said she would pacify and comfort her, and would inform me if they require me to bring her home early should the situation worsens.</div><div><br></div><div>RY told me that this morning while they were queuing up to have the tempreature taken at the school, a girl who was in the line cried out loud and her mom was hugging and consoling her.</div><div>He suspects that bb Rae could be affected by that girl's cries.</div><div><br></div><div>When baby comes home, I gotta have a good talk to her to find out what happens that make her so sad today. I hope after an afternoon nap, she'd feel better and happier.</div><div><br></div><div>I don't really enjoy receiving phone call from school.</div><div>It's known that "No News is Good News"!</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div><br></div></div></div>BabyLovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11870202966807634755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872034803050986859.post-60818451030299253822015-03-18T11:32:00.001+08:002015-03-18T11:32:37.711+08:00My darling girl<div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Found some photo of my darling taken some time ago.</span></div><div>Isn't she lovely?</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjALK_EAAzvegwut6M8FzQwWh6q-haJNe8JdAlRCeIzVRTpmD6ZiPxovgXatwADqZUOgbZ11EySiDJEZEn_DqN3KK6bK4vuUE02ifp3XfthOqg6qX8g70OoUz0kKM4TU6bxKm_mpU6hn9c/s640/blogger-image-1811783727.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjALK_EAAzvegwut6M8FzQwWh6q-haJNe8JdAlRCeIzVRTpmD6ZiPxovgXatwADqZUOgbZ11EySiDJEZEn_DqN3KK6bK4vuUE02ifp3XfthOqg6qX8g70OoUz0kKM4TU6bxKm_mpU6hn9c/s640/blogger-image-1811783727.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3mHiXwRXw_Z6NLQWZtN8_ROsf1TnEsvL72AGUgW6ENBC8motseKWfBHBP180uTZ2Dy1oB29BaO6mBFBCKRPwUOWmfMrpHRBjfgBIeNvF05AziPQuZx_y3cbidKHxnzpPrMDw8O1ePTMw/s640/blogger-image-477221839.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3mHiXwRXw_Z6NLQWZtN8_ROsf1TnEsvL72AGUgW6ENBC8motseKWfBHBP180uTZ2Dy1oB29BaO6mBFBCKRPwUOWmfMrpHRBjfgBIeNvF05AziPQuZx_y3cbidKHxnzpPrMDw8O1ePTMw/s640/blogger-image-477221839.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEire4WcvSidVnkDmQMuLQTQxCV3s5WLvwggs_hFJzKO7pGjUNor2_LcL8NT5_El0UxG-h5eJunqXJGLobmBoLNlF1gbsUYnvrmyN11mx0ufXicMQ7fpnudHDp94e9LzBPHLGIVthxeiD2M/s640/blogger-image--592460669.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEire4WcvSidVnkDmQMuLQTQxCV3s5WLvwggs_hFJzKO7pGjUNor2_LcL8NT5_El0UxG-h5eJunqXJGLobmBoLNlF1gbsUYnvrmyN11mx0ufXicMQ7fpnudHDp94e9LzBPHLGIVthxeiD2M/s640/blogger-image--592460669.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhskkuyUlOOzKZj4Goi-OxmyCtndBnlO-ohXG8nG83gOu6tJbLWyvHBdYH6BBSxNHRqm2DHW7OKKNaQOFZHuxhiZRRoXgyuGB_KQTU-fdebJg6RPNU3GoUfCix6E1xxbsSeJfw5648wnA/s640/blogger-image-167858247.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhskkuyUlOOzKZj4Goi-OxmyCtndBnlO-ohXG8nG83gOu6tJbLWyvHBdYH6BBSxNHRqm2DHW7OKKNaQOFZHuxhiZRRoXgyuGB_KQTU-fdebJg6RPNU3GoUfCix6E1xxbsSeJfw5648wnA/s640/blogger-image-167858247.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8GC20GAovkAKEVlX-7x9g2uXDAVlffrZaroPnGQruqgk1CdMe6boCstpyRtcu3BJ3KvmwRWeAIQidPtcqOiK73Y1wz0rhjQQlB5T4XBlgVo-b79aNHCrEMRak7ZFIWAU2DhLskjxbcK8/s640/blogger-image-1384853974.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8GC20GAovkAKEVlX-7x9g2uXDAVlffrZaroPnGQruqgk1CdMe6boCstpyRtcu3BJ3KvmwRWeAIQidPtcqOiK73Y1wz0rhjQQlB5T4XBlgVo-b79aNHCrEMRak7ZFIWAU2DhLskjxbcK8/s640/blogger-image-1384853974.jpg"></a></div><br></div></div>BabyLovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11870202966807634755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872034803050986859.post-21873070274793385012015-03-12T17:03:00.001+08:002015-03-18T09:37:07.199+08:00"Single Parenthood"Since last year, there was a change in RY's job scope and he has to travel frequently and mostly to USA.<br />
During his absence, I'll be the playing "single parent" to bb Rae.<br />
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There are pros and cons when RY is away.<br />
Let's talk about pros:<br />
1 less tedious cooking and no oily kitchen<br />
RY is pretty fussy when it comes to food.<br />
He doesn't like chicken except when it's cooked in curry or turmeric sauce but bb can't eat spicy stuff so I gotta grill or steam a chicken dish separately for her.<br />
He also doesn't like repetition of dishes, so I gotta cook different variety for 6 days.<br />
When he travels, I'd just steam or grill meat and veg dish for bb and myself, easy peasy.<br />
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2 own time own target <br />
In the morning, RY would send bb to school and also fetch her after work.<br />
So it's a mad rush in the morning when he doesn't inform in advance his need to go to school early for meetings.<br />
He'd also fetch bb home anytime that suits his routine. I may be busy preparing dinner while they are back and usually bb would demand my immediate attention.<br />
So morning and evening time are my "peaks"!<br />
During his absence, I'd time myself to get bb ready and send her to school in the morning.<br />
And in the evening, I'd get the necessary ingredient ready prior to fetching bb from school and only need to turn on the power switch to steam the dishes when we are home.<br />
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3 flexible weekend<br />
When RY is home, he'd rather stay at home then being us out so all of us would stay at home to spend time together as a family.<br />
While he is away, I'd plan outings to bring bb out to have fun either at the park or visit the local attractions like Garden by the Bay etc or do some shopping.<br />
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Now let's talk about the cons:<br />
1 disturbed sleeps<br />
When RY is around, he'd usually sleep late and also would wake up once or twice in the middle of the night to go toilet cum check on bb to make sure she has her blanket covered.<br />
So when he is not around, I gotta push myself up to check on her.<br />
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2 less Me time<br />
As I gotta send and fetch bb to/fro school, I gotta lesser time to myself.<br />
When RY is home, he'd play with bb so I get to do other chores.<br />
So when he is not around, I gotta play with her, cooks, cleans and feed her too.<br />
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3 Tiring<br />
Yes, it's tiring to be "single parent" as I'm constantly need to think of activities to keep bb occupied to expel her all her energy.<br />
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Seems like the pros and cons are on par.<br />
So like it or not, I gotta live with it as RY is currently the sole breadwinner.<br />
My responsibility is to ensure bb eats healthy, sleep, play and grows up well so that he can concentrate in bringing back the bacon.BabyLovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11870202966807634755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872034803050986859.post-45312991932162008772015-03-03T12:11:00.002+08:002015-03-18T09:40:54.531+08:00Happy 2015Oh gosh, it has been many moons since I last posed in this blog. <br />
How time flies huh? <br />
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What have I been doing? I was feeling depressed of the drifted distance between RY and me and was afraid that our relationship may turn sour. But I plucked out the courage to voice out my feeling to him and I helped as he tried to make time to chat with us, play with bb and also do a group hug prior to putting bb to sleep. So open communication is important. In Sept'14, bb's school was closed for renovation and I gotta take care of her 24/7 and I was bz planning outing and activities for her too. In Oct'14, we went to Italy for 2 weeks of vacation. Frankly speaking I didn't enjoy much as I gotta handle bb and had missed out of many commentary of the history by the tour guide of historical site. Being an active toddler, she couldn't stand or sit still so I gotta entertain her. Last December, I was bz planning a Christmas party for bb and her little friends and also her 3 year old birthday party. It was a very tiring month planning the parties. We also went to KL to celebrate Christmas with PIL and SIL's family. We celebrated CNY in Ipoh 2 weeks ago. Bb had fun bonding with her grandparents. BabyLovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11870202966807634755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872034803050986859.post-43508860769030605642014-06-03T13:01:00.001+08:002014-06-03T13:01:31.907+08:00Love is over?I ve read about how a couple's relationship may distance after having a baby and didnt quite comprehend until now.<div>Yes, I ve realised that RY and I are not as loving as before.</div><div>We only talk when he is at work via Whatsap, strange huh?</div><div><br></div><div>When he comes back from work, he'll lock himself in the study room (so that bb can't disturb him) to continue with his work and only come out when it's dinner time.</div><div>After dinner, he'll play with bb for a short while and then again lock himself in the study to do his own reading or does his work.</div><div><br></div><div>By the time I put bb to sleep, I'd also fall asleep too, so we've no chance to talk and be intimate.</div><div>We are like "acting parents", u know what I mean?</div><div>We look normal like any couple who are parents but we've no "soul", we're just there as parents for bb Rae.</div><div><br></div><div>I know this is dangerous .........</div><div>But really, there doesn't seem to ve any chance to communicate.</div><div>Weekends? </div><div>Oh, his standard answer is "I just wanna do nothing at home, don't plan anything!"</div><div>So weekend will be just me and bb, I will take bb out as she goes to school daily during weekdays.</div><div><br></div><div>Think our love is dying ..........</div><div><br></div><div>When we were childless, we ve each other.</div><div>He was there when I was sad and happy.</div><div>Now, I ve bb but without him .......</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div>BabyLovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11870202966807634755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872034803050986859.post-12172486365267292232014-04-20T07:40:00.001+08:002014-04-20T07:40:59.832+08:00Happy Easter 2014Last Thursday, bb Rae came home with her 1st Easter egg art.<div>She was very happy and eager to show mommy her master piece she did in school.</div><div>I gotta document this before I bin it.</div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ8YucYaFSYKHmNzDYlfClu7q3QEYSLfx3MSje1hEIw28TSf1I73hkN1h0GL47dbflArj-VAKla5qfVH-S2jfnwC5EvMs8KhSuXXZrJeAJH-vAsAoTWBj9MfoPIXLzoYmhvxcPUIX9UNk/s640/blogger-image--506718310.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Ensure not over mix.</div><div>5 fold in chocolate chips</div><div>6 lightly pour into the baking tin and bang the tin few time to release air bubbles.</div><div>7 sprinkle Choco chips</div><div>8 bake at 180'c for 30 mins</div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP5LNwNET6_4UTfuagryIYBrUXIQPkTxyk_sPnDhMppFf6ppbveao-R3F1uY1xLSbLiAPWAz4Y271j8fPb1vJfhIEj-fwLt3a0RxrCeAPibaEQ1bD7NkGpmfMXYq88kvmxY7IHlH1ZFQ0/s640/blogger-image--1504935713.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP5LNwNET6_4UTfuagryIYBrUXIQPkTxyk_sPnDhMppFf6ppbveao-R3F1uY1xLSbLiAPWAz4Y271j8fPb1vJfhIEj-fwLt3a0RxrCeAPibaEQ1bD7NkGpmfMXYq88kvmxY7IHlH1ZFQ0/s640/blogger-image--1504935713.jpg"></a></div>BabyLovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11870202966807634755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872034803050986859.post-53476141653910811902014-01-19T16:23:00.001+08:002014-01-19T16:34:21.596+08:00Almond CrispsI've made this Almond Crisp yesterday and as soon as it cool down, half of the fresh bakes were in RY and bb's tummy!<div><br></div><div>Yes, this is very yummy and easy to make too!</div><div><br></div><div>Ingredient</div><div>Plain flour 50g (sieve)</div><div>Butter melted 30g</div><div>Almond slice 100g</div><div>Vanilla extract 1/4 tsp</div><div>Egg whites 2 (each eggs weigh 64g with shell)</div><div>Castor sugar 60g</div><div><br></div><div>Method (preheat oven 180'c and line parchment paper on baking tray)</div><div>1 hand whisk egg whites till bubbles form</div><div>2 beat in sugar in circular motion till sugar dissolve </div><div>3 add in vanilla extracts and mix well</div><div>4 add in flour till no traces of flour</div><div>5 fold in almond slices</div><div>6 add melted butter till well combine </div><div>7 spread thin layer of the batter on the parchment paper and ensure no overlapping of the almond slices (I spread it over the big rectangular baking tray surface and cut into small pieces when it cool down)</div><div>8 bake in the oven at 180'c for about 20 min or turn golden brown</div><div><br></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-S0eeuAHkquvjH2FKvQV19VZq9E7jrffk-9m9OVaysmH452DF9bz1aauq-kYoItc4o-wQ01Dl2bogUEhEjUMIJclw0YxJQYk0jRw7ppdt0RglzEMq2YLbTgEz_ITBEaJKtn-xpM-EH18/s640/blogger-image--444482959.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span data-reactid=".r[1yn19].[1][3][1]{comment584550418291533_584605808285994}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[19]"><br></span></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span data-reactid=".r[1yn19].[1][3][1]{comment584550418291533_584605808285994}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[19]">After each play, place in zip lock bag and store in fridge to last for a couple of months.</span></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span data-reactid=".r[1yn19].[1][3][1]{comment584550418291533_584605808285994}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[19]">If it dries up, just add some water and knead.</span></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Discard if it turns moldy.</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></span></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0b4p-14J-GY-N5CJu85u54vHNHHRcbihC7R6mMfmFlowI2uWGNWbUY_MzREqEXwBQ1EwUz234C2eZTNZZa-p7lRbeoPh7ABJtZdr-MDkBGATCXIP_lprCsDWRO6pTU2_bxkxKeW2PiZY/s640/blogger-image-1152601415.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Banana blueberry muffins recipe</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Ingredients: </span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Dry</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">250 g all purpose flour </span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">1 tsp baking powder </span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">1 tsp baking soda</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon </span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">1/2 tsp ground nutmeg</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">1/4 tsp salt</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Wet</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">60 g unsalted butter (melted, at room temperature n mix into the wet ingredient but I prefer using cold butter doing rubbing in method to the flour</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> 60 g fresh milk </span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">2 eggs (lightly beaten) – I used medium 60g eggs </span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">2 tsp vanilla essence </span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">80 g sugar </span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> 3 big over-ripe bananas (mashed) – about 80g each</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">I mashed 2 and lightly mashed 1 to be used as fillings insert in the middle of the mixture of the muffin cup</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">80g blueberry (leave some to sprinkle on top)</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Method</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">1 Mix dry ingredient - flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg powder and salt in a bowl</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Add in cold butter using rubbing in method.</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">2 marshes 2 banana till liquid like and likely mash the last one and leave aside.</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">3 Mix wet ingredient - egg, vanilla essence, milk and sugar then add in the marshy banana</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">4 preheat oven to 200'c and grease the muffin tray </span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">5 pour dry ingredient slowly to wet ingredient scope by scope and mix, then add in blueberry</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Note: lightly mix and limit the mixing stroke to achieve fluffy muffin texture</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The batter must be "spoonable" and not too wet.</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">6 Scope into the muffin cups till 90% full and sprinkle some blueberry on top</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">7 Bake in 200'c oven for 5 mins then turn to 180'c for about 15 mins or golden brown</span></div></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Yield 12 muffins</span></div><div><br></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMwzFsZLIo3QZaLwyQpr6Ib_iwneHTCXpuyXinLqc9PpnFTEaWrTElejg3vuMe50Z6Zx-dkm848S6sFfshuoYyV8mpyBl8BqvcaRUdwL9zxZrQjk4pRHHlhOHzkfufKgCEVlMmvTVB988/s640/blogger-image--675117210.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMwzFsZLIo3QZaLwyQpr6Ib_iwneHTCXpuyXinLqc9PpnFTEaWrTElejg3vuMe50Z6Zx-dkm848S6sFfshuoYyV8mpyBl8BqvcaRUdwL9zxZrQjk4pRHHlhOHzkfufKgCEVlMmvTVB988/s640/blogger-image--675117210.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLUOi6E-xtu_axepKqKF25qhWA-VGdl_thPltxqWdlWeH92bEowF4zEvB1ktVVmT_LhOLbg3gMu5vyJAeGT4ijRuDGhVD4J0SV4HGTO4UMIRFzJDjOOy2qKcPWQ2X1E-tu4ExrUY1m4z8/s640/blogger-image-1391191313.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">180 g egg whites (I used 5 egg whites as my eggs are smaller)</span></div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: start;">½ tsp cream of tartar</div></span><span style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: start;">50 g sugar</div></span><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div>Egg Yolk<br style="text-align: justify;"></span><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="text-align: justify; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">60 g egg yolks (I used4 yolks)</span></div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: start;">50 g sugar</div></span><span style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: start;">60 g vegetable oil</div></span><span style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: start;">¼ tsp salt</div></span><span style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: start;">100 g cake flour, sifted with baking powder </div></span><span style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: start;">1 tsp baking powder</div></span></span></div><div><br></div><div>Method (preheat oven 180'c and ensure the lowest rack in the oven is used for the baking, wash and dry a 21cm chiffon tin - ungreased and clean dry tin)</div><div><br></div><div>Egg Yolk</div><div>1 Mix <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">yolk and sugar in mixer and whip till pale yellow, thick & creamy and ribbon like</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">2 Add in green coconut mixture mix till evenly incorporated </span></div><div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">3 Add in oil and mix till evenly incorporated</font></div><div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">Set aside mixture</font></div><div><br></div><div>Egg White</div><div>1 beat egg white till foam like using mixer</div><div>2 add in cream of tar tar</div><div>3 add in sugar in 3 portion to beat till stiff peak</div><div><br></div><div>Cake mixture </div><div>1 add in cake flour sifted with baking powder into the egg yolk mixture and mix till well incorporated with no traces of flour</div><div>2 fold in egg white into the egg yolk mixture in 3 batches</div><div>3 lift up bowl and hit few times to release air bubbles</div><div>4 gradually pour the mixture into the chiffon in</div><div>5 use a chopstick to run around the edge of the tin to release more air bubbles</div><div>6 even out the surface</div><div><br></div><div>Baking</div><div>1 place chiffon tin I the oven bake for 15 mins</div><div>2 use a baking tray cover the top part of the oven to prevent upper heat to brown the cake surface fast and bake for 22 mins</div><div>3 remove the cover and continue to bake for another 10 mins</div><div>4 remove from oven and invert the whole chiffon ton upside down to cool the whole tin (cake inside the tin) for min 1 hour</div><div>5 when cake is completely cook, run a sharp knife around the tin edge to remove the cake</div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpApUHWLaayjA5taM7mJFXYt-otuDLHMtCLZcFfX5EBw75fwwIILrhLveeXAJ1IWkMLYS7oTPf7hn-tKWR5zlUcC4DjueL37-KBwJRdKHA8M_shBvMdNb7YvvQmYYeIYblMv3mhmS1UTM/s640/blogger-image-2076703345.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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