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Last weekend I watched All Stars Masterchef where the participants had to bake cream puffs for their elimination round. There were 2 dishes prepared by each of them - sweet cream puff and savoury cream puff. They all looked so delish especially the one from Raja Azmi. Lepas tu I craving lah pulak kan. Hehe.

I honestly think it's kinda weird how cream puff is made, like it need to be cooked on stove and later baked inside the oven. So I search for the answer online and it says here 'The water and butter mixture has to be boiling before adding any more ingredients because the heat is necessary to swell the starch granules in the flour'

Kill two birds with one stone betul, do your baking and at the same time, learn something new related to science. LOL.

Anyway, cream puff or what france people called 'Choux a la creme' is a small and crispy pastry with a large hallow hole inside filled with whipped cream. So I think I did mine correctly ㅋㅋ

Yum, I made Vanilla and Chocolate whipped cream for their filling. I decided to double the recipe since I was using a large pot and I managed to get 18 cream puffs.

Apart from Masterchef, I watched 3 different videos on YouTube on how to make cream puffs and they were from Joysofbaking, Cooking With Dog & Eugine Kitchen. The recipe was originally from here

So what you'll needing are;

-250 ml water

-100 gram butter

-1 teaspoon castor sugar

-125 gram all-purpose flour

- 3 eggs (Gred B)

- 1/2 teaspoon of salt

1) Preheat oven to 200 degrees C, line baking tray with parchment paper or lightly butter.

2) In a bowl, shift together flour and salt.

3) Add in water, butter, castor sugar and into a pot and cook over medium-high heat until they boiled.

4) Remove from heat and add in flour mixture all at once, and stir quickly until combined

5) Bring back to heat and continue to stir until the mixture forms a ball/dough that doesn't separate. (about 1 minute)

6) Transfer the dough into another bowl and let it cool for 5-10 minutes.

7) Add in egg, one at a time, stir until all combine before add in another egg. (can use electric mixture or just use spoon for this) After adding all eggs, dough will become smooth thick paste.

8) Transfer the batter into pipping bag and pipe circles about 5 cm apart.

9) Bake inside the oven for 15 minutes at 200 degrees C and lower down the heat to 180 degrees C and continue to bake for 20-30 minutes until they are brown and puffy.

Mine here looked pale because of the light, so this picture don't bring justice. LOL.

Second batch fresh from the oven

See the hallow hole I said earlier

For the filling, beat in whipped cream using electric mixture on medium high speed. Add 2 tablespoons of vanilla essence and 3 spoons of icing sugar. Alternatively, you can substitute whipped cream to custard filling or ice-cream or anything fancy to make it tastes savoury hehe.

and I added in 2 spoons of nutella for chocolate taste.

Cliche, I know. Heheh.

Tadaa, real colour with natural light from outside! LOL.

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Bon Appétit!

Have you guys eat scone before? It's basically a pastry similar to biscuit but it has a rich, bread-like texture when you eat. Scone is most known taken during breakfast or as a snack preferably with coffee. You can serve scones with butter, cream and jam or just eat them plain - still taste so good.

I bought a buttermilk from Tesco last weekend and thought of trying some random recipes using it as a main ingredient. So here's one - homemade buttermilk english scones. The very basic scone formula but using buttermilk instead of whole milk to bind all the ingredient together. Mind you that these scones make your house smells like a bakery shop when they are in the oven hehe.

The ingredient for making scones are very flexible. For example, by adding combination of milk & orange juice for your moistener, adding oats, chocolate chips, or some dash of cinnamon to give them extra flavour. The end result is up to you! In this recipe, I just cut out some raisins and dates.

p/s; this recipe is vegan! eggless!

Preparation time: 30 minutes and all you need are;

- 2 cups (260 grams) all purpose flour

- 1/4 cup (50 grams) granulated white sugar

- 1 teaspoon baking powder

- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda

- 1/4 teaspoon salt

- 12 cup (113 grams) unsalted butter *cold and cut into pieces*

- 2/3 to 3/4 cup (160-180ml) buttermilk

- 1 cup raisins + dates

- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1. Preheat oven 200 degree celcius, line a baking sheet paper. Set aside.

2. Take a bowl and combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and sugar. Give them some whisk.

3. Add in butter, mix it well using a pastry blender or spoon or your hand until they look like coarse crumbs. Make sure that your butter is cold.

4. Mix in vanilla extract to your buttermilk, raisins and dates into your flour mixture. Stir just until the dough comes together - do not overmix (Like what I did, LOL. I sightly over mixed them), or just until no dry ingredients left.

5. Transfer dough to a lightly floured surface and knead the dough gently. Role it into 1 inch (2.5 cm) thick. Cut the dough into triangle, circle or your choice of shape and transfer them onto baking tray. I used my star pastry cutter and they still hold their shape after baked!

6. Brush on top of scones with a little milk (optional). Bake scones for 18-20 minutes or until golden brown and a toothpick inserted at the center comes out clean.

These are best served warm, soon after they bake or can store them in an airtight container for several days - reheat a bit in microwave if you want to eat. Best served with butter & jam or nutella, just because nutella makes everything taste better. lol.

Jalan-jalan pergi JPO. I religiously went into each and every store since I couldn't do that on my last visit. Dulu tak perempuan so I didn't care about all these girlish stuffs but now I'm slowly turning into a lady so that day I did some research beforehand and I know what I want, I know which things worth to buy and which are (still) overpriced. How cheap is cheap, kan? Here's our route!

Kuala Lumpur, Melaka → Lebuhraya Utara Selatan → Lebuhraya Hubungan Kedua Malaysia Singapura

→ Exit 253 → Exit 304 → Exit 302 A → Johor Premium Outlets

GPS 1°36'11"N , 103°37'17"E

We went there from Melaka at 8.00am and arrived around 10-ish. We decided to go as early as we could since from my last experience, JPO isn't a comfortable place to shop w/ a massive crowd in it.

Parking - RM3.00 per entry.

See, datang pukul 10. Tak ramai orang.

Oh my, so weird to see JPO with this little amount of visitors, LOL.

So here are my notes;

Guess offered 50% discount with additional of 20% for Happy Hour at their store. (12.00PM-2.00PM and 4.00PM-6.00PM), so plan ahead your journey! Most of our goodies were from Guess. >o< I bought a travel bag, shoulder bag and an ipad case. Varieties of selection with great offers, this store is definitely a place to bargain when you come to Johor Premium Outlet.

Happy purchases.

Michael Kors is like my ultimate favourite brand and most anticipated store at JPO but it still so expensive. Also, most of their products are out of season. I couldn't find the design that I want (Selma Messenger). Totes retail at RM900+. Online prices are so much better. Anyway, they put some efforts wrapping up their pig skins lining, unlike Coach. So yes, be careful.

Couch - A good deal compared to the one sell in boutiques, but still not a price that you would want to pay too if you are a Coach fan. Nothing beats Coach handbags price if you buy them in the US heheh. Coach kalau ramai orang kena beratur.

I thought of picking up Cotton On's shoes. They were RM19.90, tapi choices tak banyak, and most of the designs were a 'meh' (imo lah). But if you want to borong baju, then Cotton On worth it lah.

True that we can find a Vincci store almost everywhere, but the one in JPO offers you a great bargain; RM19-RM29. Rugi tak beli, which I'm still regretting, cuz I didn't buy any.

Accessories were in offers too. I bought watches at a price of RM50 for 2. One of it was in my to-buy wish when I went shopping w/ my friend. I saved RM20 for each item.

Apart from Vincci, Charles & Keith was very useful in shopping trendy shoes. They offered 50% discount in their stores. We bought 1 shoulder bag. Keke. I heard that Charles Keith will be opening soon in Dataran Pahlawan? eh?

RM 186 -> RM 111

I'm not familiar with Fossil brand, so I will skipped reviewing in details but since there were a lot of people inside the store by the time we came in, a good deal I guess? (Update as for 2015 *lol kenapa entry ini ramai orang baca* - pergi lah Fossil. Murah tak tipu, I checked the retail price for a bag at my local shopping mall was RM200+ expensive then the one in JPO, patut ramai orangggg).

For Adidas and Nike - not much price appealing although they offered a wide range of sport shoes selection. Like really, a lot. Rambang mata @_@ I bought a new Adidas short shoes during Aeon sale in the recent months so nope, no more buying.

Body shop depends on season I guess. Not everytime you can get a good deal. The last time I went, most of the items were in 50% discount, unlike my recent trip, they were only typical 'buy 2, 10% discount, but 3, 20% discount'.

After lunch, we went to Victoria Secret. It was one of my anticipated store lol. Bought 2 body mists and a body butter - for RM130. RM43 each. Usual price for body mist is around RM55. No much different for sale price compared to the one at their own boutiques.

So here are my reviews! :)

Endless Love - a combination scent between apple and ylang ylang. Ylang ylang ni Bunga Kenanga kan? This body mist smells so fresh, fruity and soapy? - pretty similar to Herbal Essence shampoo. Sweet but not too sugary like other VS body mist. After several uses, I find it tend to be dry and sharp. I'm a fan of soft scent so I don't find it relaxing. I won't repurchase this but definitely recommend if you are a fan of apple scent.

Score: ★★★

Secret Charm - Honeysuckle and jasmine. I gave this to my sister. Not a fan of jasmine, but I do really like this one. The salesgirl recommended this scent to me since I like soft and light smell. It has an apple scent so I guess I'm really an apple lover when it comes to fragrance. lmao.

One thing I really like about VS body mist is their staying power. I could get 4-5 hours or it just stays through out the day on me. Quite impressive for a body mist.

Score: ★★★★

Sheer Love - White cotton and pink lily. I would repurchase this scent on my next visit for body mist. Highly recommend this if you like soft and clean floral scent bc this is not in the sweet-fruity type of fragrance. Bau yang innocent. You would feel like hugging or cuddling with someone . Lol hyperbola gila.

This is my first time purchasing their body butter, so I don't have any other scent in the line to compare for it texture. Read some review online, people claim that some scent have diff texture. While I find that body shop's one is sticky, this VSsheer love body butter absorbs quickly into skin. Sangat soft and creamy gila when you touch it.

Score: ★★★★

see, I use this a lot already. almost everyday after bath.

From the package; "Restorative formula is enriched with deeply conditioning shea and jojoba butters, plus antioxidant vitamin E. Skin feels soft, smooth and touchable: the ultimate sexy sensation.”

Another beauty shop in JPO that I went in was Cosmetic and Designer Fragrances. They offered labels like Lancome, Biotherm, Shu Uemura, Kiehl, Vichy - Loreal family aren't they?. Gotta check on Kiehl next time. I heard so many good review on that brand. There were MAC, Bobbi Brown, and Clinique in The Cosmetic Company Store (CCO) but I didn't have a chance to go in. Sobs.

So cozy..

Anyway, I had Thai Tomyam for lunch and it was delish. Poor me because I was craving for some Korean Food but the stall wasn't open. :/

ok bye!

It's the youtuber tag! Hehe. YouTube is a website that I use everyday. Wayyyy more than Facebook. I seriously get sucked into YouTube. Starting from some random beauty channels to some famous youtubers, DIYs, talkshows, cooking and these days, I even have a list of my favourite science channels. \O/. YouTube is..... addicting. It has been one of the reason I'm ditching most of kpop. Also, watching YouTube is a fantastic way to procrastinate y a y. ;P

So hereby I'm doing the youtuber tag. This tag is based on one that I found on Tumblr.

1) Favourite Boy Youtuber?
I love tons of male youtubers that I obsessed with, especially with British Youtubers, but hands down my unlimited all time favourite has to be Caspar Lee. Tolong tengok please., go and check him out! Everyone knows Caspar, and if you don't then you have seriously been missing out. He is the sexiest South African slut to ever exist on Youtube. Lol.

2) Favourite Girl Youtuber?

Zoella! Zoe is a London based Fashion Blogger. Tak banyak makeup tutorial and such since she's more on haul / style video. She has an accent (obviously) and I love accent. Fun fact, Zoe and I are same age chingu (lol) which I think it's hard to find someone that share the same age with me vlogging. Almost all youtubers are older or dongsaeng to me :/
I like reading her blog too! http://www.zoella.co.uk/

3) Favourite Video?

I like Caspar the most, but everything from Jacksgap is my favourite. E v e r y t h i n g.
or wait, maybe this;

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If this isn't a youtuber tag, my favourite video/channel has to be ASAPscience!

4) Couple you ship?

Alfie Deyes and Zoe Sugg. Alfie is just lovely and look at his little face-awww. ;-; And yes, recently, it was revealed on Zoe's blog that they are dating. #teamzalfie

5) Youtuber that always makes you laugh?

I like Anna Akana. Good quality videos, with humours and messages. ∠(*￣￣)

6) Favourite Bromance?

Alfie and Marcus Butler. #malfie :)

7) The first youtuber you ever watched?

I started this whole youtube obsession with beauty gurus channel, so klairedelysart

8) Favourite Collaboration?

Jack and Finn Harris made a lot of collab video more than the number of video that they posted on their channel, I think.
LOL.
and my favourite is the one with Caspar Lee, obviously. Hah. gila bias ;P

9) Pair I wish could collaborate?

Caspar Lee and Jc Caylen.
I'd want them to collab (so badly).

10) Youtuber you've met (if any) ?

I live in Narnia, so no. Sadly none.

11) #1 youtuber you want to meet?

Zoella! She's everyone favourite.

12) Biggest directioner youtuber?

This can only be one person;

13) Youtuber you'd swap bodies with?

Amanda Steele from makeupbymandy. She's so freaking pretty, and I'd kill myself to get her look and body.

14) Youtuber you best relate to?

Out of all youtubers, I'd probably say that I can most relate to Ingrid Nilsen from missglamorazzi.
She's a style haul and beauty vlogger, sometime throws in random lovely DIY projects, half asian,
and I think she has almost the same skin tone with mine. lol...
Also, talk about her cat; NUGGET!

15) Favourite picture of youtubers together?

Zoe Sugg, Tanya Bur , Jim Chapman , Caspar Lee , Marcus Butler, Jack and Finn Harris, and Alfie Deyes

16) Best in fashion

The Korean born American style guru; Im Jenn from clothesencounters!

She's just omg.... I love every single outfit that she wore.

17) Best in makeup

Who do I think is best in makeup? I think Tanya Burr has an advantage with makeup since she works as makeup artist. I like Emma Pickles too! Thumbs up if you think she looks like Katy Perry!

18) Youtuber that inspires you the most?

CASSIE HO from blogilates; y'all.

19) Youtuber Crush?

How is it possible to pick one? I'll pick 3, or should I say 4? Argh, susah.

- Caspar Lee

- Jc Caylen

- Jack & Finn Harris; though I do have to say "Finn, Finn is the better twin" ;P

20) Youtuber with the best personality?

Jim. Jim Chapman. He is a great person, kind and adorable. English gentleman lah katakan. Hehe. Tanya Burr is so lucky to have him as fiance!

and yayy I'm done!

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