And like this when she sleeps in our arms.
Name: Cotton Pancake (Long story)
Gender: Girl
Age: 9 Weeks
Breed: Cashmere Lop-Ear
Over and out,
Ellen.
Temper Temper my dear chocolate.
Hi guys and yeah, I'm not talking about the temper of my guinea pig not that I know it has one but the food chocolate.
Today, I tried and attempted to temper chocolate and hell, it's harder than it looks. I tried two times, I didn't expect it to work but when it got it's lovely shine I was overjoyed. For those who don't know it, tempering is the act where you get your chocolate into the state where it is shiny, glossy and snaps when you break it. Store chocolate that you buy has already been tempered for you. (:
Anyways, first attempt, eh, not that bad actually. It was shiny and glossy with not white streaks, I was impressed, until it didn't snap but instead bent and broke. In other words it didn't retain its shape and flipped and flopped around. My heart shattered into ten million pieces. So much for getting it right on the first go.
Second trial, it came out shiny and retained its shape after left to cool but lost its gloss after a while. It also melted like butter over popcorn the moment I touched it and so went my excitement.
I guess, I'm still amateur at this choco business, though I won't give up, maybe just for now I won't try again till a while that is. But if you have tempered chocolate before, I will gladly take any tips.
Tempering away,
Ellen.
Hello...long time no see...
Hello fellow readers, (I bet mainly consisting of Natasha and Mary).
I would like to say that I'm back forever and up to my blogging ways but obviously life would not allow it so I won't say so. Since my last blog, not much has happened to me except two major things, sleep and a new camera.
Okay, so despite getting the photography award last year and some $30 Readings vouchers long with it, photography is not what I would call a possible career for me. To me, it's just like art, a hobby that I can take up or when I want to point and shoot but that's beside the point. Anyways, so I nagged my mum into getting my the Samsung Galaxy Camera and so far, it's doing job, apart from making my pictures look ten times cooler. Here are some photos, just for you.
Anyways, I've got to go catch up on some sleep before going to a 6 hour shift at work.
Toodles, my beautifuls.
Ellen.
I would like to say that I'm back forever and up to my blogging ways but obviously life would not allow it so I won't say so. Since my last blog, not much has happened to me except two major things, sleep and a new camera.
Okay, so despite getting the photography award last year and some $30 Readings vouchers long with it, photography is not what I would call a possible career for me. To me, it's just like art, a hobby that I can take up or when I want to point and shoot but that's beside the point. Anyways, so I nagged my mum into getting my the Samsung Galaxy Camera and so far, it's doing job, apart from making my pictures look ten times cooler. Here are some photos, just for you.
There's this awesome app that even changes my photos to artworks. Saves me work I must say.
Speaking of fish, my other passed away and we got a Ryukin goldfish, here it is. (Camera does pretty good close ups, even if it is moving)
And this is just my fat baby, Chocolate. I swear she doesn't stop eating.
Anyways, I've got to go catch up on some sleep before going to a 6 hour shift at work.
Toodles, my beautifuls.
Ellen.
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