A night out

A mini farewell for my bestie before she goes to Sydney for her legal internship. Super proud of her for getting this prestige internship cause obviously I am not smart enough to even secure an interview for that.

I am really proud of her because despite excelling law school, she is also a really good make-ups guru and has very good fashion sense. She knows what suits her best and dresses from head to toes to look as pretty as possible. I think what I learn the most from knowing her is, be confident and be comfortable under your own skin because that's what makes you a pretty person, that's what a good make-up skill and fashion sense cant do- BE YOURSELF. Take note of that girls.

This is what I wore last saturday night. A high waisted pencil skirt with love prints and a white princess sleeves top. High waisted I got it with an extremely cheap discount from Dotti. Oh, forgot to mention I love, way too in love with high-waists. My pants, from jeans to shorts to skirts, all are high waists, either high high waist or middle length, I have all of them. Will show you my wardrobe soon so you will know my madness love for them.

A group photo of us girls. I love my make up on that night I think I look best with minimum eye make-ups. I didn't wear any lashes or draw any dramatic wing-ed eye liner, just a normal bottom and upper liner, that's it. I think I look good with less make ups on, I don't know why, prolly its related to my age. eheemmm I think when we girls reach a certain age (ehhemmm again) we will find out that less make ups actually make us look prettier, I think. Well, everyone wants to go natural, right? No offence, its just my opinion. You can do whatever you like with your face, thats your face so your choice. and it rhymes HAHA.

see, this is a contrasting picture of my dramatic makeup self. I wore a pair of fake lashes with very bring red color lipstick and also too much bronze on my face I think. Didn't I look horrible ? I mean not horrible horrible but I think less make up suits me better . Oh, this was taken on last Wednesday night for our post-exams celebration. I know, I party too much. well, what could I say, I am enjoying life ! hehe

With the last picture, my hair looked terribly ugly. I think its way too long. I need a hair cut. But I love my hair a lot, so I really don't know what to do. Let me know if you have any suggestions, I really need help in making decision in life. 

Till then.

loves, 

Jo 

xx

Mee sua in fish maw and mushroom broth.

Hello, Daphnee here again. This blog is so flooded with recipes. ughh. Proves that my life is super not happening. hahahahaa. Forgive me please.

I was actually searching some recipes for oyster mee suah the other day but I don't have any suitable ingredients for it so I created this dish myself. hehe. Taste a bit like shark fin soup minus the shark fin.
The measurements are not exact here as I am just testing and experimenting. My 80 year old grandma super love this noodles. Try it yourself!

Ingredients.
1. Mee sua
2. Fish maw - soak in water until soft)
3. Mushrooms (Xiang ku) - soaked beforehand and keep the water.
4. Sliced carrots
5. Ginger (sliced)
6. Pork slice (marinate with corn flour and soy sauce beforehand, do not add salt else the pork will harden)
7. Chicken stock / Ikan bilis stock
8. Scallions
9. An egg (beaten) - optional

Seasoning:
1. Salt
2. Oyster sauce
3. 1 teaspoon of Corn flour with 3 tablespoon of water
4. Black vinegar - optional

Steps:
1. Slightly fry the ginger.
2. Add in chicken stock, mushroom water and bring to boil. (Do not use all the mushroom water if you do not like the earthy smell)
3. Add in shredded mushrooms and carrots. Boil for about 5 minutes.
4. Add in salt and oyster sauce. Adjust according to taste. Then add in pork and fish maw.
5. After the pork is cooked, add in scallions and egg.
6. Once its boiled, add in corn flour mix and stir it. Remove from stove.
7. Blanch mee sua in a separate pot. Drain it. Add into broth. If you prefer a stickier soup, leave the mee sua a little longer it in the broth till the starch are released.
8. Serve and top with chopped scallions.
9. Enjoy!
10. Top with a dash vinegar if you like it but the broth is already nice on its own.

Note:
1. Some mee sua are salted. So do taste the mee sua during blanching to avoid the broth from being too salty and make adjustments.
2. For chicken / ikan stock, can be cooked beforehand using chicken bones or ikan bilis. If you are lazy, you can use cubes.

Grilled chicken

This is an amazingly easy dish I made for my family dinner. It goes well with rice / wraps / sandwiches as the meat is really juicy and tender.

Serves: 5 (I made a 10 person portion)

Ingredients:
1. 2 Chicken thigh with skin (deboned)
2. Salt
3. Black pepper
4. Fresh Thyme
5. A pinch of dried oregano
6. 1 tablespoon of butter

Steps:
1. Clean and marinate chicken with salt. This will ensure the meat to be more flavorful. (if you do not want to cook it yet)
2. When you are prepared to cook it, wash off the salt from before. Drain off all the excess water.
3. Marinate it with a pinch of salt and lots of pepper.
4. Pluck off the thyme leaves and marinate it together with the chicken. Sprinkle some oregano on the chicken skin. Use your sense of smell and add more thyme and oregano until it is fragant enough for your taste.
5. Heat up the non stick pan and put in the butter. Put in some thyme including the stalk to the butter.
6. After the butter is melted and the pan is "hot" enough, put in the chicken with the skin facing downwards.
7. Just leave it for around 7-8 minutes with the skin facing downwards before flipping it over. You will have a beautiful golden brown crispy skin.
8. With the skin facing upwards, leave it for another 3 minutes.
9. After all the chicken are grilled, place it into the oven for around 10 minutes under 200 degrees Celcius.
10. To check whether the meat is cooked, poke a fork into the meat and make sure no liquid is oozing out. A tiny bit is okay. The meat will cook itself when we leave it to rest.
11.  Serve the meat on a pretty place. Place some parsley to decorate.
12. ENJOY!

Note:
You can serve the meat with some potatoes and salad by the side to have it as a complete meal itself.
You can also use the meat to be put in sandwiches or burger.

Quote #2

When we are feeling discouraged or down, it is always good to surround ourselves with positive people and positive thoughts. Remember, thinking negatively will never make the situation better. 

When I am feeling discouraged, I like to talk with people that I know will encourage me instead of those that will be miserable together with me. 

Those people are bad for our health!

They will only make me feel bad.

Uh Oh. 

No matter how terrible or bad a situation is, how much we want to give up, we MUST always hold on. 

Bad things will past, good things will come :)

Believe in that.

First entry :D

Hi everyone, this is me Jo Anne talking ! hehehe finally, I am done with my exams ! yooohooo celebration time !!! but due exams period before this, I didn't have time to doll myself up and camwhore like I used to, so I actually don't know what to blog about. So.. it will just be a short entry for this time, sorry peeps :(

This is what I wore when I went out for dinner last night. Took one #OOTD photo before i went out just to check on my reflection whether I look okay. I wore my new Ralph Lauren pullover that I got all the from USA ! It was a birthday gift from a friend he shipped all the way to Australia for me, how sweet ! and this jumper happen to be what I have been eyeing to buy for so long !

I am in love with pullovers recently, especially the knitted ones just because it will warm me up during the winter season. I matched my new pullover with MOOKS checked shirt inside, makes me look so much studious than I really am HAHA. To be honest, this is my standard look. I love wearing a jumper/pullover with a collared shirt inside, it makes me look more #hispterish. HAHAHA

This is one selfie picture of myself, I love selfie !! who doesn't, RIGHT ? RIGHT ? I am sure everyone does it admit it ! hehehe I include this picture of myself with the minimum make ups on. Cause it was during my exams period I didn't have time for myself but I couldn't stand looking too ugly when I study in library, so tadaa, almost ALMOST naked face presented to you ! still not bad looking right ??? This one has no fx or filter or effects ! So shameless I know. Girls, don't worry, I will pass you the make up trick on my next post, how to look good even though you don't have time. I did this within 5 mins and it lasted one whole day don't even need to touch up, oh well at least not your face I only touch up my lipstick. hehehe

Till then this post, hope to hear some feedback on how do you think our blogpost should be. We are still new in doing this duo blog post entry thing, so please please support us two girls :D

xx 

JO 

Kidney bean corn salad.

If you are organizing a party of get-together with friends and family and would like to have some salad in your menu, this would be perfect for you ! Mashed potatoes and fruits salad gets boring after sometime, so this is a good alternative instead. Works as an awesome appetizer too with its citrusy flavor.

Most of my recipes are quick and simple. So, this is definitely something for the lazy bums like me. hehe.

Ingredients:
1. One tin of canned kidney beans
2. One tin of canned corn kernels

Seasoning:
1. Apple vinegar
2. Honey
3. 3-5 limau kasturi

Steps:
1. Just mix everything and season according to taste.
2. Chill it or just serve.
3. ENJOY !

Trust me, its super yummy and all of my family member and relatives loves it. hehe.
Works for greens and cherry tomatoes too. Equally yummy.

Quote #1

In life, we tend to be a follower although it might not be right all the time.

Sometimes, we are too proud and refuse to learn and take advice from people that might be better than us.

Stay true to ourselves while we learn from people around us :)

xx

Homemade Strawberry Yoghurt Ice Cream

It is the season of Dragon Boat Festival ! After many many years being away from home, I am able to join in the fun of feasting with my family on this day. Super happy hehehe. Did I mention I have a younger brother that can cook (he is the main chef if he is home), a younger sister that study culinary arts, and many other awesome cooks in my family? hehe.

So, this year, I decided to play chef with my cousin to prepare some yummy food for this festival. We made a few cuisines and a dessert. Decided to go for a light dessert after all the sinful food.

The recipe is super simple and taste heavenly!

Ingredients:
1 pint of natural flavored yoghurt
2 cups of strawberries (can add as much as you like) / any other fruits
3/4 cup of sugar (adjust according to own preference, add more sugar if your yoghurt is unsweetened)
half a lemon (squeeze out the juice)
1 cup of full cream milk
1 cup of cream (skip this if you are aware of the number on the scales or if you dont mind your ice cream not being creamy)

Steps:
1. Clean the strawberries and remove the stalk.
2. Pour in the yoghurt, lemon juice, sugar and milk into a blender and blend for 10 seconds.
3. Add in the half strawberries and blend for another 20 seconds.
4. Add in the rest of the strawberries and blend for 5 seconds. (You can blend all the strawberries in step 3 if you do not like chunky bits in your froyo. I prefer chunky bits to chew. )
5. Pour everything into a container and keep refrigerated overnight or until frozen.
6. Serve in a pretty cup / bowl.
7. ENJOY ! hehe

Note:
1. For fruits that are sour, do add in more sugar else your ice cream gonna be super sour ! >.<
2. Different type of blender operates differently, so do make adjustments :)


I made strawberry and orange mango version :)

Hi everyone

It's Daphnee here.

I am still revamping this blog. So do not be too suprised if the appearance changes. hehe. Anyway, Jo Anne is busy revising for her last paper. My lawyer friend in the making. haha. Do keep her in your prayers alright! She will update whenever she is free and definitely more updates when she is done with her paper!

This Wednesday will be Duan Wu Festival for the Chinese out there. Have you make your dumplings or order them yet? I will be having family dinner with my cousins. I just went grocery shopping with my cousin that bakes awesome cakes!  Grabbed ingredients to make some grilled chicken and yoghurt ice cream. Updates on recipes later. Do check this blog again alright! Good night people from Malaysia.

By the way, deux refers to two in French if you are wondering :)
So, 2 girls sharing one blog! What more can you expect from us? teeheeee.

xx

Hello ! We are Dainty Deux

This blog pops out when the situation below happens! haha.

This blog consists of 2 authors, Jo Anne and Daphnee.

Do show some love towards our blog alright.

Will update soon.

xx