the Weird, Bad and Lazy Cook

A. Vegan Agar-agar Marshmallow Inspired by < https://allweeat.com/homemade-marshmallows/ > 3 egg whites 1/4 tsp dry vanilla 1 cup (250gm) water 2 tsp agar-agar powder 2 cups (200gm) fine sugar >> too sweet 😔😔 Too liquidy 😔😔 Beat egg whites to stiff peak. Add vanilla and beat more. Set aside. Bring water, agar-agar powder, and fine sugar to a boil. Boil for exactly 6 minutes. Take off heat. Slowly stream in agar-agar mixture into meringue while beating. Add colouring if needed. Pour the marshmallow liquid into flower mold.  Let cool at least until 30 minutes. B. Zefir Flower Marshmallow Adapted from < https://youtu.be/av-0PxJGVs8?si=8XqtAv5of6L_pFhP > Pre-heat oven 40°C 60gm egg whites 60gm sugar A pinch of citric acid / cream of tartar Beat egg whites until soft peak with a whisk attachment on low speed. Add sugar and cream of tartar. Beat on medium speed. 50gm liquid (orange juice) 3 tsp (8gm) agar-agar (cannot substitute with gelatin) Combine and bloom. Set ...

A. Orange Jaffa Cake Lasts up to 5 days in the fridge. 2 days outside. Cake Not enough. Need to double the batch? 125gm butter 125gm sugar 1/2 cap vanilla essence Zest 1/2 orange (fresh Valencia) 3 tbsp sunquick orange 60gm milk 3 eggs 30gm orange juice (fresh Valencia) 200gm flour (185gm AP, 15gm cornstarch) 1 tsp double action baking powder 170°C no fan, top bottom heat, 30 minutes. (Only for 1 cake pan. For multiples, use fan.) Orange jam 100gm orange juice (30gm + 70gm water) 20gm castor sugar   too sweet for ganache 1 tbsp (9gm) corn starch 1 tbsp sunquick oren Zest 1/2 orange (fresh Valencia) Bloom gelatin in water Heat orange juice, sugar and vanilla essence until wafting. Remove from heat. Temper egg yolks with orange juice mixture. Heat again until thickened. Remove from heat. Add in orange zest, gelatin and butter.  Chocolate ganache 200gm milk chocolate (or half white, half milk) 70gm full cream milk 1 tbsp (15gm) butter +1 tbsp cocoa powder (if too sweet)

A. Red Velvet Cookies Recipe is adapted from Azlina Ina 1 cup butter >> 1/2 cup (115gm) butter, 1/2 cup (115gm) margarine Pelangi 2 tbsp (30gm) ghee 2 cups brown sugar >> a bit too sweet. 1 1/2 cup. 3/4 cup (150gm) castor sugar. ¼ cup (50gm) muscovado sugar. +50gm cream cheese 1 egg yolk >> 1 whole egg A dash of vanilla essence >> 1 tsp (5gm) vanilla essence 2 tsp red colouring Imauco, 1/2 tsp Star cochineal >> somehow, red colouring is not enough. Perhaps to increase to 3 1/2 tsp Imauco. 4 tsp red colouring 2 tsp orange colouring 2 tsp vinegar (added after creaming) 2 tsp baking powder >> 1/2 tsp double action baking powder (so as not to soften the cookie) 1 tsp baking soda (for effervescent) 4 tbsp (25gm) cocoa powder >> 50gm cocoa powder 2 tbsp rice flour 4 tbsp corn starch >> 1/2 cup (60gm) 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour >> 2 1/2 cups (300gm) all purpose flour +2 tbsp (30gm) malted milk horlicks +1 tsp emplex (2gm) Chocolate chi...

Note 1 : Bumbu rempah daging halus adaoted from < https://youtu.be/E6W1YuByjXE?si=AOTbaS07cxg7JJJD > Note 2 : Sukatan awas-awas adapted from < https://youtube.com/shorts/llOr3lJcXRE?si=sIz6V2IHtD3yFOkk > 500gm santan pekat 1kg santan cair 2 tsp garam kasar *450gm bawang merah besar *100gm bawang putih *50gm halia *50gm lengkuas *6 biji kemiri *80gm cili merah birds eye (quite spicy 😅, perhaps to balance it with lada besar merah someday) *15 keping (10gm) cili kering (rendam) 1kg daging lembu (kiub besar) 2 lembar daun kunyit 3 lembar daun salam 4 batang serai kampung 6 lembar daun limau purut **1 batang kecil kulit kayu manis **1 biji bunga lawang **10 biji bunga cengkih **10 biji buah pelaga **10 biji lada hitam **1 tbsp jintan manis (fennel) **1 tbsp jintan putih (cumin) **2 tbsp biji ketumbar **1 tbsp nutmeg powder 1 butir (30gm) gula melaka comel 1/2 tsp chicken stock powder 200gm kerisik (1.5 to 2 butir kelapa) (needs to be very black or the rendang will look light br...