French toast with Raspberry Sauce

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Last night after dinner, I had a sudden French toast craving for breakfast. And for those of you who work, you would know how nearly impossible it is, unless you are willing to wake up at 6am. Cook breakfast (30mins), head to shower (your hair and whole body reeks of oil / butter smell) and then come back to have breakfast. Leave the house by 7:45am.

I am not sure about you guys but I am NOT a morning person. I hate getting out of bed. Hence, if I want breakfast, I rather cook it the night before (since I am feeling generous, hub will get a share too – he so lucky, eh?).

Ingredients for Raspberry sauce

  • ¼ cup of castor sugar
  • 2 tbsp of brown sugar (to add flavour)
  • ½ cup of water
  • 2 packets of berry

** you can use any types of berry you want. I use one packet of raspberry and one packet of gooseberry because I love the dark ruby red colour from the combination of these 2 berries.

Crush the berries with the back of the fork. Melt all the sugar into the pot with water. Once everything melted, pour in the crush berries and bring to boil for about 5-8 minutes. You should be getting a sort of yogurty-like texture. Taste if it is sweet enough for you. I don’t really like it too sweet as I love the slight sourish berry taste. So, if you don’t think it’s sweet enough, feel free to add sugar. But, remember, this sauce is usually use over dessert. Pour everything into a sieve to get the juice out. This will keep the seeds away. Let it cool down before you keep in a clean and DRY jar. You can keep this in the fridge for about 5-6 days. Remember to always scoop it with a clean dry spoon. (I love this sauce over vanilla ice-cream !!)

Ingredients for French toast

  • 6 slice of white bread – slightly stale is better.
  • 2 eggs
  • ¼ cup milk
  • 1 tbsp vanilla essence
  • Icing sugar

Beat the eggs, milk and vanilla essence until all is incorporated. Soak the bread in the eggy-mixture. Heat up the pan in low heat (don’t use high heat as this will cook the outside fast without cooking the inside). Place in some butter and vege oil. Pick up the bread and place into the pan. Let it cook until brown on one side before flipping it over. Continue until all the bread finish cooking. Lay the bread out and dust it with icing sugar.

Once the French toast cool down, I pack everything into 2 container and place them into the fridge.

The next morning, the container goes into the microwave for 40 seconds. Take it out and place onto the plate. Finish with a generous drizzle of raspberry sauce.

Yuummm…yummm. My day is brighter already this morning. 🙂

 

 

Quick update:

Message from hub – The french toast is good. Not too oily and not too sweet. Just the way I like. (Yay ! chulet happy. heehee..)

** Hub usually leave home around 7:30am. So, he took the container to work and heat it in the microwave there…

Double Park annoys me !!!!

Last weekend, I like many others seeking good bargain rush down to Shah Alam to check out the Harvey Norman warehouse sales. When we arrive, there were many cars and some already park really far away. So, hub and I were really glad we got a spot right in front of the warehouse. After browsing around for an hour or so, we left with just one paper shredder (for hub’s bro).

The price was not really dirt cheap. In fact, a lot of it were the same price as the clearance sales which happen in Harvey Norman @ Ikano Power Centre (PJ) not too long ago.

We left the warehouse hoping to ran off but to our dismay, we saw one car park perpendicular to us. Basically, there’s no way out. We look around his car for a number to call but nada. Pushing the car option (which is very popular inThailand) is not available either, since the owner put the handbrake up.

It was after many Many MANY announcement from the DJ to find the owner that the idiot finally shows up! We were really angry with the owner and told him to leave his number in his windscreen or car in future.

I could understand if you would want to double park. But, at least do it with care and be responsible. Leave us your contact number / at least inform the guard at the guardhouse where you are / how to reach you! OR, leave your handbrakes down and let us move your car a little so that we could be on our way.

When we reverse out, that idiot when and park right in front of the warehouse gate. Bravo. Now, he blocks the only exit from that building. Sigh.. Why some people are so irresponsible baffles me?

I wonder if I had this sign behind my car, will there be still people who will dare to double park behind me?!

Seriously, with most of the people’s mentality and attitude, I don’t think they care either.

Maybe next time, I should just ram my car out.

My brother told me one of his friend got his car double parked right in front of his factory. And after fail trying to locate the owner, he got his company’s forklift to lift up the car and place in on a high pavement. ;p

I wish I could convince Harvey Norman to loan me their forklift!

17 year old boy sell his kidney for – ipad 2 !

When I first read about this. I was shocked and thought this must be a hoax or something.

But, it’s REAL ppl. This 17 year old boy from China was lured by the need and hunger to own the Ipad 2 that when he was offered cash for his kidney. He agreed !!

You can read it in the Global Times and Shanghai Daily.

IT is so sad if children are tempted to the point that they are willing to sell off part of their body just to own a piece of item.

What next ? Your soul?

Sigh…