Thursday 11 October 2012

Cooking : Classic Scone

Last saturday I ask my friend to drop by my place so that we could have a very relax casual saturday meet up. I think what is more appropriate than a high-tea saturday!!! Sound so awesome!!! And I am going to do some snack for my friend. ^^

So this post is going to show you how to make quick and easy classic scone, perfect for high-tea, casual saturday or even picnic~!!! :P

Video demonstration: 



Ingredients: 
1) All-purpose flour x 2 1/2 cups (325 grams) 
2) Large egg x 1 
3) Milk x 3/4 cup (180 ml)
4) Baking powder x 1/2 teaspoon 
5) Table salt x 1/2 teaspoon
6) Unsalted butter x 2/3 cube (113 grams)

*Topping: 
1) 1 tablespoon of beaten egg liquid
2) 1 tablespoon of milk

Steps:
1) Preheat your oven to 200ºC
2) Add baking powder and table salt into the all-purpose flour and mix them in
3) Add in the unsalted butter and with 2 knifes, cut the butter into smaller pieces
4) With your hand, rub in the butter pieces into the flour until it turns breadcrumb like
5) Lightly beaten the egg and leave about a tablespoon of it for topping* and mix the rest of it into the breadcrumb mixture and mix in
6) Add about half of the milk first and with a fork, mix well
7) Add another half or little by little so that the dough become just right and not too wet
8) Flour you work space otherwise the dough will stick to it
9) Roll or just gently push your dough to a 1 1/2 inch or 4cm thickness
10) With a cup take it upside down to make the round shape
11) Put the dough in a baking tray with kitchen glossy paper
12) Add the topping, just a thin glaze on top of the dough
13) Put them into the oven for 20 minutes
14) After that, take it out and cool for 10 minutes before u eat it~

Spread a thick layer of cheese, yogurt or strawberry jam.
Reading and laughing a saturday afternoon is what makes my day lol~

High tea classic scone is just that easy.
Well we should gather a time to high-tea at home.
This recipe literally takes me just about an hour.
Really easy and the ingredient is way too easy to find in the supermarket.

I hope you like this recipe and try it and see if you like it~
I shall see you in my next video. See-ya~ ^^

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Thursday 4 October 2012

How-to: Finding ... ur perfect match!!!

Hello everybody,

Today I am going to share with u some of my tips & tricks in finding your perfect matching foundation!!! Yeah!!!

So I know how hard it is in picking perfect color matching foundation in the drug store and me myself as well have tried so many time. Picking & trying & testing... usually takes me more then half an hour to figure out with shade "MAY BE" suit me... T.T

Okay, so here I am sharing my own experience and tips to find your perfect matching foundation in drug store. ^^

So as normally in drug store environment  we don't have the sale ladies helping us to pick up the "Right" matching shade and yes gals, we are completely on "OUR OWN" and it is even more sad in Hong Kong as we don't even have the return policy... >.<

But... you don't have to worry anymore... here it is a few tricks in picking your "PERFECT"shade...

Video demonstration:



Tips:
1) Wear an open-neck / V-neck shirt

It might sounds a little weird but it is very true to prepare yourself. As we are going to test the foundation using our neck or chest area. Never test foundation on your face... It will match your face but It won't match your neck and chest area and a lot of time we don't have perfect matching neck and face... (I am a little dull and redness on my face white comparing with my neck). 

So you need to test it right there. Right at the "NECK / CHEST" area. :P


2) Don't believe what you see at the bottle

Don't be too lazy to place your face right next to the foundation bottle. Try the tester...
As normally what you see in the bottle is usually not the color that is going to show up on your face. Moreover, they are actually... not that accurate. 

3) Wait 5-10 minutes

Foundation tends to oxidant a little bit, the shade you freshly swatch on your neck and chest area usually goes a little lighter than what u will see after 10 minutes. So... give it a good amount of 5-10 minutes before you check up the mirror. The foundation will be more true to color at that time. ^^


4) Try to test 2-3 shade at a time

Don't test out just one color, try 2-3 shade at a time and compare it in different lighting.
You will see the difference in yellow light and white light. It is going to help your judge and compare the right shade.



So here you have my tips on picking up your "PERFECT" match!!!
Hope you guys like it and find this helpful.

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See-ya~ ^3^

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