Egg Tart & Chicken Pie

Wednesday 1 September 2010

Taiji group leader, Su loved the Chicken Pie we made last week that she invited us to her place to made them. Today is Teachers' Day so all my kids are at home.

We decided to make the easy-to make healthy Egg Tart too. After preparing the dough, auntie Tai & I moulded the pastries whilst Auntie Lean & Su busied with the washing. We then filled the shells with egg pudding. We made 32 egg tarts but Su's portable oven can only bake 6 at a time. I brought the rest home & put all of them into my built-in Ariston ICE oven.  

We then proceed with the Chicken Pie & made 44 of them. Again I carried 2 trays home to bake. My kids enjoyed the Chicken Pie & Egg Tart. We then distributed the pies & tarts to the rest of the Taiji members. Tasted so yummy that they offered to contribute $ for more next time!

Su, quite a typical Hongkonger gourmet served us lots of food. We had many cups of fragrant fruit-flavoured Chinese Tea, popular Hongkong Chestnut Kueh, toasted baukwa & fruit salad (balance in above photo).

Mutli-grain Bread

Monday 30 August 2010

Since Auntie Tai is baking her own bread daily at home, we thus arranged to bake a healthy Multi-grain Bread at my place again.

They arrived at 10am. We prepared the dough mixed with multi-grain, then separated into small portions & waited for them to prove. Whilst waiting, I logged into the interesting Taiwan Cooking Video http://www.skybake.com/teaching/ for them to watch as both only understand Chinese. Alas almost 2 hours later, the buns were still not much bigger. My yeast must be dying (I put them in the cupboard & they should be in the fridge). Anyway we decided to bake them but they turned out quite hard especilly after cooling down. I had to steam to soften before eating them the next day.

We then arranged to bake the Taiwanese Spring Onion Bun on Thursday at my place before Auntie Tai goes home on Sunday.

Chicken Pie

Thursday, 26 August 2010

A resident's mum from Seremban, West Malaysia came regularly to stay at her place usually for about a-month period. Auntie Tai will join the morning Taiji group whenever she is here. She is a very good cook & bakes her own bread at home.

Heard that she & Auntie Lean were going to make Chicken Pie after morning exercise. I wanted to learn so I offered them my home. Both are very active & agile seniors in their 70s.

Tai went to buy the chicken from Fairprice & they came over at 10am. Tai is a fast worker & very skillful in weaving the cleaver. Whilst I was washing & dicing the chicken, she had cut the big onion & carrot.

First we marinated the chicken & stir-fried with onion & carrot. Setting the filling aside, we then prepared the dough for the pastry. Tai shown us the arts of moulding the pastry. We scooped in the filling  & covered all the tops. I egg-washed them before baking. Finally we distributed them to the other Taiji members too.

Gege loved the yummy Chicken Pie that he was asking for more the next day.

Facebook Refresher Course on 31 Aug 2010

Tuesday, 31 August 2010

Vice-Chair PK requested for this Facebook Refresher Course as he was not able to follow the last Facebook Training that I had organised for our members due the lagged network connection from his laptop.

Thanks to Ce Wei for conducting the training at Yew Tee CC eClub. Total 16 attended  with 4 GRLs from Z9, Z10 & Z12. There are only 11 usable computers in the inner room. We spent some times replacing faulty CPU or screen from the outer room. PK's laptop is connecting fine. We were shown how to group our friends, changing the security setting & some Facebook menu.

Pizza Hut gave us the complimentary meal, being 2 hours late. I was calling them many times regarding the missing delivery despite their kitchen outlet is located on the ground floor in the same building.

Lunar 7th Month Dinner

It's time to update my blog again on a Monday morning with all the kids back at shool. They would rotate among themselves round the clock when they are at home.

Saturday, 28 August 2010

Reminisces the Hungry Ghost Festival Dinner I had attended at my ex-kampung whilst I was a young teenager. My late-dad quit after paying $72 a year as my family had shifted out of Kim Chuan then to nearby Jln Waspada in Upper Paya Lebar. I slept over at my ex-neighbour's place that night. Wayang was very popular then but the live-band geitai was up-coming during that era.

I had walked over to watch the geitai when I happened to see the tenage set-up behind Villa Verde playground many years ago. After the ABC Plan along the Sungei Kadut, it's now held under the Kanji Flyover. I was expecting geitai when I was invited for the 7th month dinner but the getai is now held separately on the following weekend :-(. I went to Yew Tee Wet Market instead which is nearer when both geitai were on the same night. The dinner at wet market is also on different day now hence it's more spacious & without interference from the loud auction biddings.

The food at VV was good, better than at the K-Box that we had the day b4. I enjoyed the sharkfin soup, fresh steamed promfret & `or nee'. The landed property residents bidded very high for most of the `good luck' items & few paid cash on the spot. $3000 was donated Villa Verde NC for constructing a hardcourt to hold their events.

PCF Yew Tee Teachers' Day Celebration

Friday, 27 August 2010

Jiejie loved going K-Box b4 our estate updated the Karaoke system with 5000-song last year. I am not into singing & had never been to one hence I took the opportunity to attend the PCF Yew Tee Teachers' Day Celebration at K-Box in Chua Chu Kang Megacentre.

With the large turnout of teachers & invited guests, the biggest room with a pool table is quite cramp. After GOH's speech, staff awards presentation & buffet dinner, the crowd then spread out to sing in 3 more rooms. The food's okay but only jars of beer available. Finally I had a glass of thirst quenching Ice Lemon Tea that tasted very fragrant & home-made. I left early shortly after as being tone-deaf, singing is definitely not my cup of tea.

Crispy Fried Fish Demo

Friday, 20 August 2010

 

Supported the Residents Get-together cum Crispy Fried Fish Cooking Demo by Elin at YTZ9 RC. 

At $3 only, we learnt to made the crispy fish & taste the yummy fish fillet with brown rice & coleslaw. A good meal, isn't it?

Lunar 7th Month Prayer

Saturday, 21 August 2010

1st time attending the 拜拜 session in my estate organised by the cleaning supervisor for many years during the `Hungry Ghost Festival'. We burned lots of papers then I called my family down to join in the lunch.

There was also a smaller prayer session on the 1st & last day of the Lunar 7th month. My family enjoyed the feast, the mutton rendang & roast pork was super yummy!

Not aware that there were numbers on the big joss-stick. Heard that the 4-digit came in 1st prize the following Wed. We enjoyed more sponsored golden piglets on the next prayer on 7 Sep, b4 the spiritual gate closed.

TCM Basic Theory

Thursday, 19 August 2010 


Interested to learn more abt Traditional Chinese Medicine, I skipped the monthly CCC meeting to attend the TCM Basic Theory Talk held at my neighbour's estate. Mr Po, a Chinese practitioner spoke briefly on TCM qi, yin yang & diagnostic concept.

Great thanks to Mr Po for sharing his knowledge with us.  He also bought along some Chinese herbal medicine, explaining on their proprieties. Looking forward to more sessions from him! :-)

Yew Tee 45th National Day Celebration Dinner & Show

The Sep 1-wk sch term break is over & the kids are back to school. Gonna get up early, however I can enjoyed my home-alone hours in the morning to hog the computer & update my blog.

Sunday, 15 August 2010

The YT 45th National Day Celebration Dinner & Show 2010 originally planned to be held on Sat 14 Aug was postponed to the next day due to the YOG Opening Ceremony.

We had 2 tables for our estate's council & committee members. Most of us met at the roundabt to walk over together. A vendor was selling the red/white umbrella with crescent moon & 5-star, small @ $3. I bought a long one for $5.

After GOH's speech, the show started with little dancers from Yew Tee Pri Sch doing a Racial Harmony Dance, I remembered my kids used to sing the popular song `Chicken rice...' written by Mr Kua for the sch's musical 2 years ago.

We sang `Happy birthday', cut a 10-kg cake & toast to the nation. My estate got a PA Merit Award. A member received his 15-service volunteering service award.

As our Advisor will be retiring next term, CCC had published a book on Mr Yeo's 25-Year Journey From Hong Kah to Yew Tee. A copy was distributed to all attendees.