Apple Pie for Humble Day

"Practice humbleness today and everyday, it will serve you well in life."

The sky is gloomy. The cloud is dark. The sun hides behind the cloud. Rain is forecasted for some cities in West Java. And here it is.....Subang District is poured by heavy rain. The weather forecast says that heavy rain will continue from 13 - 20 November 2016. 

Though the day is rather quiet, dark and gloomy, but don't let your heart gloomy. There's nothing to be boastful, be humble just like the day today. Let's make apple pie to fill your day.

I adapt (and make a little bit modification) the recipe from http://allrecipes.com/recipe/12377/grandma-oples-apple-pie/.

Here is how I make it.

Ingredients:
- 2 recipes shortcut pastry
- 1/2 cup butter
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup water
- 8 Granny Smith apples - peeled, cored and sliced



Shortcut pastry:














Mix 125 gr butter and 1 1/2 cup flour by using fork. 
















Add 2 yolks.




















Round the dough and then put it in the freezer.

Steps:
1. Melt butter in a saucepan. Stir in flour to form a paste. 
    Add white sugar, brown sugar and water, bring to boil. 
    Reduce temperature and simmer 5 minutes.
2. Meanwhile, place the bottom crust or shortcut pastry in your pan. 
    Fill with apples, mounded slightly. 
    Cover with a crust gently pour the sugar and butter liquid over the crust. 
    Pour slowly so that it does not run off.
3. Bake 15 minutes at 220ºC. 
    Reduce the temperature to 175ºC and continue baking for 35 to 45 minutes. 

While you are baking the cake, you can do a little exercise, practicing yoga or dancing.
Lalala.... 

Serve it with a cup of hot tea. mmmm....yummy....

What a perfect rainy afternoon!

Let me know what you have made this afternoon. Wanna try the recipe?

DON'T SKIP BREAKFAST

DON'T SKIP BREAKFAST

Hi...Have you had your brekkie? 

What is brekkie?  Brekkie is an Australian slang for breakfast. I heard this word for the first time when I visited Aussie in November last year. At that time I participated in Subang Teachers Professional Development in Adelaide South Australia. Maybe I will talk about this program later.

I just want to remind you that before you start your day for doing activity you must have your breakfast. That's why my first blog starts with breakfast because before I report and upload my blog, of course I do have my brekkie. 

Breakfast is very important for people. As Sir Alex Ferguson (Manchester United) says  'don't skip breakfast' because you will need energy to start your day. If you are hard to have breakfast in the morning, at least you must have two boiled eggs. 

Early in the morning (sorry late post) I try to make sushi. It's rather complicated I think (because this is the first time I make it, so I have to prepare for everything). Let's see how I make it.

How to make 'sushi' and 'bird rice'

Materials: 

               - two cups of Japan rice (I bought it from my friend)

               - one piece of nori

               - a pinch of salt

               - some beef sausages, fried, sliced

               - some beef 'abon'

               - some beef 'dendeng'

               - some aruan fish 'abon'

Steps:

               1. Cook rice.

               2. Spread a pinch of salt onto cooked rice and mix them until warm. 

               3. Next, roll and wrap the rice with a piece of nori, and then cut it thickly.

               4. Finally, put some sausages, abon, and dendeng as you like.

               ...........TA-DA..........Serve it warm or pack it into your lunch-box.

I am sure your family will love it.....mmm...yummy....

...but my second son likes 'bird rice' or nasi burung. It is almost the same like 'sushi' but the filling is inside the rice. Eat them warm....mmm yummy...

So, tell me more about how you prepare for your brekkie. What have you packed for your lunch?