Kombucha Recipe in ratio

 Making kombucha in tropical country like Malaysia, it doesn't take 10 days of 1st fermentation, I don't like it too sour, hence it only takes about 5 days of 1st fermentation then move to 2nd fermentation. 

Pineapple Kombucha

Strawberry Kombucha

Scoby

Ration of 3 litre Kombucha 1st fermentation: 

Scoby and juicy : Water : Sugar : Tea leaves

Scoby+ 10% juice (from previous batch) : 100% Filtered Water (I am using Kangen 9.5pH) : 10% Sugar : 2% tea leaves. 

250g juice : 2.5 litre water : 250g Sugar : 50g Tea leaves ( I'd like it to have stronger tea taste)

Tools you need in 1st fermentation:

Pot and stove, sugar, tea leaves, 3 litre glass container, clean cloth, elastic band, scoby and kombucha juice starter. 

1st Fermentation Steps:

1) Boil water with tea leaves. Let's cool it till warm about 40°C. 

2) Add sugar to mix well. 

3) Pour everything in a 3 litre jar, cover with kitchen towel or cloth, using an elastic band to secure the edges to avoid little bugs from sneaking in. 

4) Let sit for 5 days. You should be able to see a thin layer of new scoby is starting to form on 3rd day.

Kombucha in 1st fermentation in 3 litre glass container

2nd Fermentation Ingredients:

Fruits that you preferred, play around with your choice, I like ginger (also for more fizzy) too much! 100g Sugar if you are using sweet fruits like grapes, oranges, pineapple, mango... 120g sugar if you are making ginger kombucha. Adjust sugar amount to your liking.

Tools you need for 2nd fermentation:

Sugar, fruits, chopping board and knife, bottles (flip-top/ screw cap), a sieve, a jar 

2nd Fermentation Steps: 

1) Diced fruits, even ginger is good! Size that can fit in bottle easily. 

2) Remove Scoby.

3) Prepare a jar, add sugar in it, use a sieve to sift away unwanted recidue then only pour kombucha into it slowly, bubbles is forming in this Carbonation reaction, then slowly teh-tarik the rest of kombucha until they are evenly mixed.

4) Reserve 250g juice for next making.

5) Put in fruit dices in every bottle (the amount for each bottle roughly like 1 1/2 grapes), fill kombucha until bottle neck by using the jar, allow 1-2 inches of head space.

6) Let it sit in room temperature for 2 days before storing in fridge. 

Sometimes you get surprises, some too strong batch and yet you forget to store them in fridge!

Only happened once.... that I won't forget anymore! 

Enjoy!

Good Friday Worship

 Coming Friday 2nd April is celebrating Good Friday, our home group has invited a man from Canada who was forced to stay in Malaysia because of MCO. Where he was initially planned to pay a visit to his sister last year. 

Gladly Lee Yong met him and invite him to join us this Friday. Here is the list of worship pieces with guitar chords.

Jesus Paid it all

Nothing but the blood of Jesus

Shout to the Lord

I stand in awe of You

Way Maker

Jesus paid it all

Nothing but the blood of Jesus

Shout to the Lord

I stand in awe of You

Way Maker

Minilogo Deck

 I loved the design when I first saw from Ameenskateshop posted in Instagram, even it is 7.75 size. Initial motive is to keep it as a collection. 

Out of sudden, the old skateboard grip tape peel-off... and thought could be the reason it was kept it in the car most of the time. Minilogo deck was still with Ameen, in this situation I will have to hurry to collect it from him. Therefore I collected the deck and dashed home to start fixing it up. 

To change old skateboard to new deck, first have to remove trucks, reminded myself do not mix up with front and back trucks.

After fixing grip tape... gosh.. I forgot about nose and tail, somehow only realised it after I have screwed up both trucks, at this time I only hope that I will be lucky enough to get the right truck put on the right place... unfortunately, lucky doesn't belong to me!

Sigh... I am so SO forced to REPEAT the process of removing trucks and putting it back. Lastly remove wheels for light brushing (cleaning), and swapped  wheels position. 

I took extra effort and time for this simple job. However am proud of myself able to finish it by my own, and enjoyed it so much. 

New Minilogo deck just got home!

Beautiful paisley design.

Grip tape is trimmed, not quite nicely done.

Shah Alam Skatepark, long missed the fun since 2020 Nov, I am forced to stop skateboarding due to legs injuries.


This is my favourite bowl.

Things to gear up when playing in bowls skatepark. 

Learned from experience, that I can not overwork my legs, hence is only allowed to play one hour. 

Bukit Jalil Park QR code

 I just came back from Bukit Jalil Park, went with another three friends, there was a little hiccups we experienced. While we were walking out towards main entrance, we heard a male jogger saying in loud voice:"Have you all done scanning? There are a few police station at the entrance to check all joggers! Remember to scan before leaving here." 

Most of us didn't do the scanning, so we walked to entrance to look for QR code, there was one tied in a lamp-pole but that doesn't work, most of us couldn't get scanning done. So we walked to another entrance. However, I tried to google search for the QR code picture, perhaps we can scan from the photo instead of walking.... there isn't any from web. haha.

The reason I didn't manage to scan as the QR code is placed at the GATE, literally at the GATE, where there is long queue of car if drivers and passengers to make scanning at the gate, and there were honking already raised. Hence the drivers in front made their move directly. 

And true enough I met police officers at the gate to check for our check-in history. 

It is our responsibility to make scanning everywhere we go. Here is the photo of Taman Bukit Jalil QR code if you have missed the scanning at the gate like I did. 

Bukit Jalil Park QR code

And I was quite panic as I don't usually bring phone with me while exercise.... and I learned that friend can check-in for me. Here are the steps how to add dependent that allow you checking in for your friend, this is however only make registration / add only dependents who do not have access to a smartphone. 

Open My-Sejahtera APP go to "More"

Choose "Manage Dependents"

Add dependent

Fill in details then save

Name shall appear in the list

Click the person's name when you check-in

  

There will have names appearing in the app after Check-in

Violin Online Class

MCO since January, due to daily infection number hits 5 thousands, it has to extend till end of February. Some of the student chose to temporary stopped their music classes, some has seen the necessary to start online classes in order to keep progressing. 

In fact is has not been easier giving online classes than physical classes, from the experience I have had from past, the effort I put in way more than physical music class. 

Especially for beginner students, on top of that a foreign student who are not good in English. 

However I am more than happy to take up this challenge.

Getting ready for online class.

The challenge is on counting, online class' responses always delaying, what you want to say is not in par with the student playing. Hence the ability of clear explanation and instruction, the patience of the student are both vital to a successful music online class.

You can't make correction on the spot, writing notes on the book, I need to write the counting on the picture by using iPad, send it back to the student. And record a piano accompaniment video to allow student to have their practice according to the piano and counting. 

After a week of practising with the short piano accompaniment video, student is now able to follow the beat, hold the long notes, and playing with correct rhythm. Which I am so glad that the parent is doing the good job on monitoring her children's progress. 

The effort of three parties are not to be ignored. 

Crispy Bacon Focaccia Bread Recipe

 

Crispy Thermomix Bacon

Focaccia Bread Recipe

Focaccia Dough Recipe

1 tsp yeast 

240g Water

400g Bread Flour

8g Salt

55g Extra Virgin Oil

Toppings:

6 cloves garlic

1 tbsp rosemary

1/2 tsp chili flakes

1/8 cup olive oil

3 strips bacon, chopped.

Preparation:

1) Dissolve yeast, add first 2 ingredients in TM bowl

    3 min / 37°C / speed 2

2) Add flour, and salt to knead

    3 min / knead 

3) Let rest the dough in TM  bowl for 30 minutes, this process autolysis will help window pane formed.

4) Remove dough and place in a bowl with Extra Olive Oil, make sure dough is oiled thoroughly, use a scraper to scrape the side make sure dough isn't stick to the bowl, then cover with a damped water or cling wraps.

5) Poke test, poke and the dough spring back. Oil the baking tray. Then fold and stretch the dough, turn the bowl 90°, fold and stretch again, for four times. (With two hands, grab from the centre, pull and fold the dough). 

6) The dough should be airy and double in size. Remove dough and place in the oiled pan, stretch and make the dough fill the baking tray. When the dough becoming springy, you may let it rest a little while. If you see big bubbles, you may pop them. Cover with sling wrap. Rest 10 minutes. 

7) Prepare 6 cloves of garlic, sliced. And 1 tablespoon rosemary, 1/8 cup olive oil. Mix well.

8) Come back to the dough in baking tray, finish stretching them again, to fully cover the baking pan. Let it ferment slowly for 2 - 3 hours. Or even rest in fridge overnight.

9) Preheat oven in 240°C. Use fingers to make dimples, then spread oil mixture and chopped bacon thoroughly. 

10) Bake for 30 minutes. To get more browning of the surface, re-position to top level for 5-10 minutes. 

Crispy Rosemary Herbs Focaccia Bread

 

Freshly Baked Focaccia

Good Morning!

For Tea Break

Crispy Thermomix Rosemary Herbs Focaccia Bread Recipe

Focaccia Dough Recipe

1 tsp yeast 

240g Water

400g Bread Flour

8g Salt

55g Extra Virgin Oil

Toppings:

6 cloves garlic

1 tbsp rosemary

1/2 tsp chili flakes

1/8 cup olive oil

Preparation:

1) Dissolve yeast, add first 2 ingredients in TM bowl

    3 min / 37°C / speed 2

2) Add flour, and salt to knead

    3 min / knead 

3) Let rest the dough in TM  bowl for 30 minutes, this process autolysis will help window pane formed.

4) Remove dough and place in a bowl with Extra Olive Oil, make sure dough is oiled thoroughly, use a scraper to scrape the side make sure dough isn't stick to the bowl, then cover with a damped water or cling wraps.

5) Poke test, poke and the dough spring back. Oil the baking tray. Then fold and stretch the dough, turn the bowl 90°, fold and stretch again, for four times. (With two hands, grab from the centre, pull and fold the dough). 

6) The dough should be airy and double in size. Remove dough and place in the oiled pan, stretch and make the dough fill the baking tray. When the dough becoming springy, you may let it rest a little while. If you see big bubbles, you may pop them. Cover with sling wrap. Rest 10 minutes. 

7) Prepare 6 cloves of garlic, sliced. And 1 tablespoon rosemary, 1/8 cup olive oil. Mix well.

8) Come back to the dough in baking tray, finish stretching them again, to fully cover the baking pan. Let it ferment slowly for 2 - 3 hours. Or even rest in fridge overnight.

9) Preheat oven in 240°C. Use fingers to make dimples, then spread oil mixture thoroughly. 

10) Bake for 30 minutes. To get more browning of the surface, re-position to top level for 5-10 minutes. 

Honeysuckle White Chrysanthemum Licorice Drinks

抗疫花茶食谱 Anti-Epidemic Flower Tea Recipe Template

Fighting Covid-19 with this Chinese Herbal drinks

Due to the 2nd outbreak of Covid-19 recently in Malaysia,  I better plan ahead if things happen out of control. A friend of mine shared a testimony of a church friend taking this simple drinks to get well from Covid-19 after three days. This friend also shared a cantonese voice message  by a lady mentioning how her daughter overseas has overcome Covid-19 by just taking this Chinese herbal drinks. In her recipe is using roughly 40g Honeysuckle and 40g White Chrysanthemum.

So... I need to get ready this herbal packs at home. 

This remedy is shared by many Youtubers, I only chose from one of them Healthy Recipes because of the details he has in the video.

抗疫花茶预防性的配方 

Anti-Epidemic Flower Tea For Protective Remedy

20g 金银花 honeysuckle 

20g 白菊花 white chrysanthemum 

10g 甘草 Licorice

8碗水， 1.6 公升 /L 水 water

煮30分钟 cook 30 minutes

三天喝一次  Drink once every three days.

Thermomix recipe: Put everything into TM bowl, boil 

                                30 min / 100°C / reverse speed 1

抗疫花茶治疗性配方 

Anti-Epidemic Flower Tea For treatment remedy

鲜金银花藤叶适量  （没也无妨）Fresh Honeysuckle vine and leaves （Optional）

20g 金银花 Honeysuckle

20g 黄菊花 Yellow Chrysanthemum 

10g 甘草 Licorice 

8碗水，1.6L Water 

煮30分钟。cook 30 minutes 

一天喝三次 three times a day

Thermomix recipe: Put everything into TM bowl, boil 

                                30 min / 100°C / reverse speed 1

蜜糖 随意 

Honey Optional

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It is best to drink it fresh and warm. Suggest not to keep in fridge for the next day. Boil the volume according to the need.

*Please to consult personal Chinese Herbalist before consuming. 

*请务必咨询个人中医师是否适合饮用

Info:

Honeysuckle (Jin Yin Hua) 

White / Yellow Chrysanthemum (Bai Ju Hua / Huang Ju Hua)

Licorice (Gan Cao)

金银花的食用禁忌：

1.金银花适合体质平和或体质内热者服用。而脾胃虚寒 (如经常腹痛、腹泻、腹部发凉、手脚发凉)的人不宜用金银花泡水喝。

2.金银花药性偏寒，不适合长期饮用，仅适合在炎热的夏季暂时饮用以防治痢疾。特别需要提醒的是，虚寒体质及月经期内不能饮用，否则，可能出现不良反应。

3.自己觉得上火了才喝，比较好，喝太多会适得其反。 注意泡饮时选金银花10克，沸水冲泡频饮。但最好不要天天喝 。

4.金银花泡水与泡茶类似，冲泡两三次即可，隔夜后不宜再饮用。

5.需要注意的是，金银花不宜冷饮，冷饮容易导致腹泻。因此，金银花泡水喝是应趁热饮用，才能更好地发挥效果。

一 两 = 40g

抗疫花茶40克食谱 Anti-Epidemic Flower Tea 40g Recipe Template

Thermomix Steamed Eggs

 

Thermomix Steamed Eggs recipe template

Thermomix Steamed Eggs Recipe:

Using chilled eggs, steam for 16-18 minutes, depends on individual fridge temperature, you will have to do some experiments in order to get personal preferences.

CREAM OF PORTOBELLO MUSHROOM SOUP

THERMOMIX RECIPE

JANE'S CREAM OF PORTOBELLO MUSHROOM SOUP

Ingredients
30 g Garlic, Peeled
20 g Shallots, Peeled
40 g Butter
240 g Portobello Mushrooms, cut away stem, break into 2 inches cubes.
150 g Fresh Mushroom/ Button Mushroom / Fan Mushroom 
1 piece Carrot, diced.
900 g Chicken Broth, Or 1 cube of chicken stock+ water
6 tablespoon All Purpose Flour, optional
400 g Cooking Cream
1 piece Large Yellow Onion, Diced

1 tsp Oregano Flakes
1.25 teaspoon Salt 

Pepper to taste

PREPERATION

1. Put in garlic and shallots to chop
    5 sec / speed 5

2. Add butter to saute
    4 min / V / spoon speed

3. Add all mushrooms, carrots and yellow onion to cook
    6 min / V / speed 1

4. Pour chicken broth, flour (if using), oregano flakes, salt and pepper to cook
    8 min / V / speed 3

5. Pulverize the soup
    25 sec / speed 7

(Adjust time to reach personal desire texture)

6. Pour in cooking cream, continue to bring to boil

    1 min / V / speed 3

*Optional:

Stir fry some sliced mushroom with butter in a pan, sprinkle some salt, pepper and oregano to taste, then added into soup for better texture and appearances.

Bon apetite