Foodie Updates

thecakebar: Caramel + Marshmallows = Carmamallows

Wed, 22 May 2013 00:19:22 +0100

thecakebar:

Caramel + Marshmallows = Carmamallows

heyfranhey: Creamy Avocado Spaghetti Squash Pasta...

Wed, 22 May 2013 00:01:59 +0100

heyfranhey:

Creamy Avocado Spaghetti Squash Pasta (Vegan)

Recipe here.

thecakebar: White Chocolate Strawberries with Basil Sugar...

Tue, 21 May 2013 23:55:40 +0100

thecakebar:

White Chocolate Strawberries with Basil Sugar Tutorial

{Click link for full tutorial and recipe}

thetclifestyle: Always reblog this.

Mon, 13 May 2013 01:30:40 +0100

thetclifestyle:

Always reblog this.

Live below the Line - Day 5 (Final!)

Mon, 13 May 2013 01:14:00 +0100

It’s OVER!!!! I’m done! As I am typing this I am having a bottle of Kopparberg. As I had my first drink I actually let out a very loud Ahhhh! I must be crazy. I don’t even drink that often. (once a week or less yeah?) Then again I had a really bad day.

Woke up at 12.30pm (really bad) so ended up being at work at 3pm. =/

Chocolate bourbons: 3pcs after midnight snack. 9p (I could have had 9 custard creams!!!)

1pm: Brunch, the same but I’ve cut back to 1 egg instead of 2 Lemon juice (30p)

4.30pm: late Lunch, fried rice (eggs, carrots, onions and soy sauce of course) 28p

Dinner: same as lunch. 28p

Managed to fight off biscuit cravings. Halfway through had a bit of breakdown and badly needed some chocolate.. but nope.. cant have any. *whimpers* Oh the stress and no comfort food. A friend suggested I should abandon work and go for cocktails.. but I pulled through. =D

Total: 95p

Total in 5 days: £4.90. Phew!

So over the 5 days I ate so much carbs. I don’t think I want to have rice for some time. =S I’m also quite sick of carrots and onions.. but these are the cheapest. =( I’ve no idea what i would want to eat tomorrow. But I think definitely FRUITS and tonnes of green vegetables.. and chicken Mmmm….

On the way home I bought a loaf of brioche (I know extravagant right) and it cost me £2.39 each.. because it’s not just a plain cheap plain loaf,it has eggs and milk and stuff. I felt a bit disgusted of myself as this could have been 7 meals…. To be honest I don’t know how long this guilt trip would last. I think there isn’t anything wrong with eating more luxuriously but the next time if I could donate £5. I know that could last someone for 5 days.

thecakebar: Tipsy Affogato (Drowned Ice Cream) - Video...

Sun, 12 May 2013 01:53:19 +0100

thecakebar:

Tipsy Affogato (Drowned Ice Cream) - Video Tutorial

The marriage of robust coffee and sweet ice cream will have your guests spooning up every last drop. (this video has chai tea, lady fingers, butter cookies, Cointreau, nibs as some of the ingredients)

intensefoodcravings: Crispy Polenta Chips with Parmesan and...

Sun, 12 May 2013 01:50:16 +0100

intensefoodcravings:

Crispy Polenta Chips with Parmesan and Rosemary Salt

cupcakes-for-breakfast: Strawberry Cheesecake Mousse | Just...

Sun, 12 May 2013 01:47:47 +0100

cupcakes-for-breakfast:

Strawberry Cheesecake Mousse | Just Putzing Around the Kitchen

cleaneatsss: Amazing Lunch! I highly suggest that anyone tries...

Sun, 12 May 2013 01:42:48 +0100

cleaneatsss:

Amazing Lunch! I highly suggest that anyone tries this for a healthy lunch or breakfast :) They taste A LOT better then they may sound

Broccoli, Tuna, Egg Muffin Bites

Preheat oven to 350F

Mix together 1 egg, half a can of white tuna, and as much broccoli as you want and pour it into a muffin pan (it took up 3 spaces for me) then add in egg whites to each until it is almost full (I used the kind that come in a carton, and don’t fill too much because they do rise as they bake)

Add pepper on top for taste if you want

Cook for 10-15 minutes, or until you can see that the egg is fully cooked all the way to the top

thehealthyfoodie: General Tso Chicken Meatballs

Sun, 12 May 2013 01:39:00 +0100

thehealthyfoodie:

General Tso Chicken Meatballs

foodopia: baked savory cream cheese and herb doughnuts: recipe...

Sun, 12 May 2013 01:37:25 +0100

foodopia:

baked savory cream cheese and herb doughnuts: recipe here

Live below the Line - Day 4

Sun, 12 May 2013 00:02:00 +0100

Unbelievably tired last night, only to wake up at 10,30am instead of the usual 7-8am or earlier. So in some way I might have cheated a bit as there are now lesser awake hours. Still went for work as usual. =]

Struggled for a bit last night. I thought my post phd stress was catching up as I was reading through pages and pages of career-related stuff and badly wanted a Kopparberg. Now, most people who know me knows that I have never taken alcohol a lot. But this final year in PhD has somehow induced me to a bit of alcohol once in a while. At least i’ve not gotten drunk or a hangover! Anyway, no Kopparberg as even £1 is too much. Then I wanted a mug of Milo… Mmm but I can’t as it is quite expensive and I have no milk. Yes, Dairy is expensive and not with budget.

Here’s what I ate today: (I know it’s getting ridiculous to blog about everything I eat but this is part of the 5 day challenge)

Breakfast: the usual egg porridge and tea. (I’m quite liking this) 30p

Lunch: vegetable broth and rice as usual…22p

Snacks: Only 2 custard CREAMS YEAH!!! 2p

Dinner: Stir fry and rice, as before of course. 37p.

More snacks: Have to upgrade to Choc bourbons and these are not the crazy cheap ones as I didn’t have time to go buy them. 3p each. =( and I had 3…I was just too happy to have some chocolate after 3 days. I know that’s really bad to eat a bit of chocolate so often.

Total spent Day 4: £1 exactly

Total for 4 days: £3.95

thecakebar: Peanut Butter Lava Cookies Tutorial {click link for...

Sat, 11 May 2013 01:13:43 +0100

thecakebar:

Peanut Butter Lava Cookies Tutorial {click link for full tutorial/recipe}

thecakebar: Apple Pie Cookies Tutorial {click link for full...

Sat, 11 May 2013 01:12:47 +0100

thecakebar:

Apple Pie Cookies Tutorial {click link for full recipe and tutorial}

Live Below the Line - Day 3

Fri, 10 May 2013 23:32:10 +0100

Oh the food I’ve eaten the past few days…..I think a pie chart would be useful to express this point.

Note:This is just a rough estimate based on volume. I have to say I probably ate 30% less volume compared to normal food intake.

I’ve got a feeling I would actually run to the supermarkets on Monday and buy bags (yes bags!!!) of fruit. I currently have half a lemon a day which I count as beverage because I only extract juice out of it.

Junk food: Well, the only junk food I have these 5 days are biscuits (custard creams). But I’ve eaten so much of them within 3 days! That would usually last me 1 week or more. In fact, I need to myself another pack tomorrow before work.

There is no dairy or alcohol because these are more expensive items. I don’t drink milk straight but usually cook soups or other hot beverage with it. I do want a melty cheese burger or something. I did think of a cheesecake today..or now…..

And because I need to keep my energy levels high from the boring food. I think I am having a bit more sugar and more oil in my cooking. Urrgh…

1am: custard cream snacking. 2p

8am: Egg porridge and tea (again) 30p

12.30pm: Vegetable broth and rice as before (22p)

Snack of custard creams in the day 6p.

6.30pm: Dinner of stir fry and rice as yesterday. Still pretty tasty. 37p

Not exactly hungry tonight after dinner! Only 8 custard creams consumed.

Total for Day 3: 97p

everybody-loves-to-eat: -

Fri, 10 May 2013 19:04:37 +0100

everybody-loves-to-eat:

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hugsta: lickypickystickyme: If grandmothers around the world...

Fri, 10 May 2013 18:58:25 +0100

hugsta:

lickypickystickyme:

If grandmothers around the world had a rallying cry, it would probably sound something like “You need to eat!”

Photographer Gabriele Galimberti’s grandmother said something similar to him before one of his many globetrotting work trips. To ensure he had at least one good meal, she prepared for him a dish of ravioli before he departed on one of his adventures.

“In that occasion I said to my grandma ‘You know, Grandma, there are many other grandmas around the world and most of them are really good cooks,” Galimberti wrote via email. “I’m going to meet them and ask them to cook for me so I can show you that you don’t have to be worried for me and the food that I will eat!’ This is the way my project was born!”

The project, “Delicatessen With Love”, took Galimberti to 58 countries where he photographed grandmothers with both the ingredients and finished signature dishes.

He acted as photographer and stylist during each shoot with the grandmothers, taking a portrait of both the women and the food they made for him.

From top to bottom:

Inara Runtule, 68, Kekava, Latvia. Silke (herring with potatoes and cottage cheese).

Grace Estibero, 82, Mumbai, India. Chicken vindaloo.

Susann Soresen, 81, Homer, Alaska. Moose steak.

Serette Charles, 63, Saint-Jean du Sud, Haiti. Lambi in creole sauce.

The photographer’s grandmother Marisa Batini, 80, Castiglion Fiorentino, Italy. Swiss chard and ricotta Ravioli with meat sauce.

Normita Sambu Arap, 65, Oltepessi (Masaai Mara), Kenya. Mboga and orgali (white corn polenta with vegetables and goat).

Julia Enaigua, 71, La Paz, Bolivia. Queso Humacha (vegetables and fresh cheese soup).

Fifi Makhmer, 62, Cairo, Egypt. Kuoshry (pasta, rice and legumes pie).

Isolina Perez De Vargas, 83, Mendoza, Argentina. Asado criollo (mixed meats barbecue).

Bisrat Melake, 60, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Enjera with curry and vegetables.

Love this so much.

Live Below the Line - Day 2

Fri, 10 May 2013 00:26:00 +0100

I’m feeling much better today. By that I mean that I didn’t get crazy hungry as compared to the day before. Maybe the vegetable soup with rice was really too little. It probably helped that I had stir fry with rice and there was a bit of meat in my stir fry.

Day 2:

8.30am: Breakfast of rice porridge with vegetable stock, 2 eggs scrambled in and sesame oil. Giant mug of tea. 30p

12.30pm: Lunch!

Pretty good stir fry! Cauliflower,carrots,onions and sausage meatballs in dark soy sauce,pepper and sesame oil. With rice. (cost 35p?! Like seriously?!)

In between snacks: 6 custard cream biscuits. 6p I tend to eat 2 every time and there would be 1 hr break between that.

Dinner: The same as lunch but with giant mug of tea. (37p)

11.30pm: Another 2 custard cream biscuits…Oh yeah I think I have budget for that! 2p.

Total for Day 2: £1.12 (erm opps…… MAJOR FAIL HERE) But WAIT,I have 14p left from yesterday!!! So I still have £3.02 for 3days. *cough*

Revelations/Reflections:

- TEA: I am extremely spoilt when it comes to tea. Everyone knows I love tea and I drink it as a luxury product. I tend to waste a lot of teabag because I only want the best brew I can get. Unless I only want tea as a caffeine boost, then I would have the cheaper everyday teabags and reuse those. Right now each tea bag gets made into 1L of tea.. Yes, 1 L. In my mug first and then into my giant vacuum wall tumbler which I drink slowly throughout the day.

- EGGS: I didn’t like caged eggs. =( So far I have cooked these eggs well and mask it with seasoning just in case I can taste how weird these eggs are. So far so good. I might make sunny side up tomorrow but I’m afraid I would regret it. Only fresh eggs for such half cooked eggs..but I should give it a go. Also,the chickens which are caged live a terrible terrible life.

- Custard Creams: I begin to think number of custard cream biscuits eaten might be a good correlation to hunger.

- Cheap meats: Are so so so fattening. =/ I am glad I preboiled the sausage meatballs the night before so I was able to remove the crazy amount of fat from them.

- Soy sauce: Are just so awesome. Sink anything in soy sauce and everything will taste awesome…It is also cheaper than oyster sauce.

DAY 3 I AM READY FOR YOU!!!!

foodgifporn: Baked Alaska

Thu, 09 May 2013 23:48:51 +0100

foodgifporn:

Baked Alaska

thecakebar: Look at these mousse like cheesecakes(?) with...

Thu, 09 May 2013 23:48:12 +0100

Visit the cake bar on Tumblr for more amazing pictures, recipes, and DIY food tutorials!

Visit the cake bar on Tumblr for more amazing pictures, recipes, and DIY food tutorials!

Visit the cake bar on Tumblr for more amazing pictures, recipes, and DIY food tutorials!

Visit the cake bar on Tumblr for more amazing pictures, recipes, and DIY food tutorials!

thecakebar:

Look at these mousse like cheesecakes(?) with stuffed centers! :O

The first one looks like a berries cheesecake, then Tiramisu cheesecake, strawberry shortcake, and I’m not sure about the last! (click the link for more pics)

*UPDATE:

Here is where you can buy the molds to make this dessert (I’m not affiliated with this site, this is just an example of where you can buy the molds)