"Forgotten Kisses" Meringue Cookies

Hello..just wanna share my simple and easy-to-make recipe..hope u will try this at home...happy baking...

"Forgotten Kisses" Meringue Cookies

Ingredients:

1. 4 large egg whites at room temperature

2. half teaspoon of white vinegar (if u have cream of tartar, then use 1/4 teaspoon of it)

3. 1/2 cup of granulated sugar (or u can just adjust the amount of sugar by tasting ur meringue)

5. 1 cup of cashew nut (finely chopped)

6. 1 cup of finely chopped choc milk bar

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 107 deg cel. Line 2 large rimmed cookie sheets with parchment paper.

2. Place egg whites in a clean dry bowl and beat with electric mixer on medium-high speed until foamy.

3. Add the white vinegar / cream of tartar. Increase speed to high and whip until mixture  forms soft peak. Gradually add the granulated sugar and continue beating until whites are stiff and shiny.

4. Add the nuts and finely chopped choc  and gently fold in until thoroughly incorporated. 

5. Transfer to a ziplock bag. Pipe out meringue, abt 2 inches in diameter (or into whatever size u like).

6. Bake for 40 min, until meringues are firm and dry. Turn oven off and let meringue sit in oven for 15min (or in my case, i let it sit overnite, heee)

Wala! Your meringue cookies are done! 

Meringue cookies tastes like Cloud 9 (dats the closest description i could tell u)..They are gooey in the inside but crunchy on the outside...i personally love it..happy trying.

BAYANGAN VILLA'S FLOODED!!

..BAYANGAN VILLA'S FLOODED DUE TO HEAVY RAIN..

Bayangan Villa.....they said all the big bosses of Keningau had bought their own lots here...Well, look what happened when it was flooded due to the heavy rain...Macam laut terus ba...This is due to not having a proper drainage system..My husband had bought two premium lots also, and had plan to develope few units of double storey terrace house...but i guess he has to re-think and re-consider about his plan....To the developer of Bayangan Villa, when exactly are you going to take some actions to prevent this thing from happening again??? If lepas ni pun, no actions taken whatsoever, dont know la.......

                      ..A SIMPLE LASAGNA'S RECIPE..

Got this recipe from my ex-colleague, Kak Ida, who already transferred to the Peninsular last 2012..thank u very much, Kak Ida...one of my colleague who likes to share recipes with me..So im sharing this recipe with u, people...

Ingredients:

1. 1 large jar of pasta sauce 

2. 1 can of cut tomatoes

3. 500 g minced beef

4. 1 large onion (chopped)

5. 1 can of button mushroom (chopped)

6. 1 green/red/yellow pepper (chopped)

7. 2 tbsps chilli paste

8. 3 garlic (chopped finely)

9. Instant lasagna 

Simple White Sauce (ingredients):

1. 4-5 tbsp of butter

2. 2 tbsp of olive oil

3. 4-5 tbsp flour

4. 2-3 cups of fresh milk

5. half to 1 cup of grated cheddar cheese

6. 1/2 tbsp of oregano

Method (white sauce):

1. Heat the pan and put oil + butter. Add milk and stir until sauce become thick. Add the cheddar cheese and stir until all are married together in the pan.

Method (lasagna):

1. Saute garlic with 1 tbsp of olive oil. Add chilli paste, stir. Add minced beef and cook for 5 min, stir. 

2. Add pasta sauce and continue to stir until the liquid is absorbed and sauce become thick.

3. Add the onion, mushroom and pepper. Stir until cook and thick.

4. Season to taste. Remove.

5. Spoon the sauce into a baking tray. Cover with cheese white sauce. 

6. Arrange one layer of instant lasagna sheets to cover the cheese sauce. Repeat the process for few layers.

7. Spread mozarella cheese and grate parmesan cheese on the last layer. Sprinkle dry italian herbs.

8. Baked 30-40 min or till the cheese melted and slightly golden.

Wala! Ur lasagna is ready to be served..........

..One of the Fun Way To Learn BIOLOGY..

::: COOPERATIVE LEARNING..Let's try these method: STAD (Student Teams- Achievement Divisions) and JIGSAW :::

I had so much fun today with my biology students from 5 Harvard....The topic of my focus today in biology is about the support and locomotion in humans and animals. Yesterday, i already taught and discussed with them some of the important points in this subtopic and i asked them to divide themselves to 6 small groups for today's presentation. The presentation went awesomely well, and i can say that both party, students and teacher had an awesome time during the Teaching and Learning process..

.As u know, learning pure science subjects can be very hard for students..I mean, we're talking about learning tough subjects like Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Add Math..but, if u know how to tackle the students and once they got their self-confidence, it's gonna be much easier for us, teachers, to teach them these subjects (of course with the right method)...so, im gonna share with u my method of teaching biology..it's called the STAD and JIGSAW method..

What is STAD actually?

Student Teams-Achievement Divisions (STAD)  In Student Teams-Achievement Divisions (STAD), students are assigned to four-member learning teams (in my case, 3 members) that are mixed in performance level, gender, and ethnicity. The teacher presents a lesson, and then students work within their teams to make sure that all team members have mastered the lesson. Finally, all students take individual quizzes on the material ( in my case, i asked them to do presentations and Q&A session follows afterwards). Teams that meet certain criteria may earn certificates or other rewards.

JIGSAW???Pardon me???What is that??

Jigsaw, on the other hand, is a cooperative model in which students are assigned to 6 members teams (in my case, i form 3 members in each group), to work on academic material that has been broken down into sections for each group. For example, in Subchapter 2.1, there are 6 subtopics altogether and i assigned each group to master 1 subtopic. After that, they'll teach the other team with the subtopic that they already mastered and vice versa, by doing presentation in front of the class. Since the only way students can learn the other subsections other than their own is to listen carefully to their teammates, they are motivated to support and show interest in one another’s work.

So, there u go....i forgot to take some pix to show to u how i did the STAD and Jigsaw with my class just now, but i think all teachers must've done these methods somehow.....

To all teachers, let's continue doing what we love to do and stay true to our profession.....Cheerio...

..My First Collaboration With My Supervisor..

 ...ENERGY LITERACY...ANYONE???

I still remember, back in March 2011, few months before i rolled myself in UMS to pursue my Master Degree, i went to UMS to look for a supervisor first with my good friend, Collin..we met few lecturers but in the end, we chose one of the senior lecturer, Dr. lay Yoon Fah to be our supervisor...before we even registered to UMS, he already gave us the opportunity to be his co-author and collaborate with him to write a journal to be submitted to SEAMEO RECSAM, Penang. This study was about energy literacy among secondary school students, in rural and in urban area..We studied how the gender of the students and their school locations really impacted in their level of energy literacy.. So, in June 2011, Collin went to Penang to present our paper..Never in my mind that our paper will be accepted to be published in the OIDA International Journal of Sustainable Development...You can actually find this journal on SCOPUS, SPRINGER and few online journals library...so, help yourself and click the link if you are interested to know more about this journal...happy reading..

http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2031027

..Summary of My 2011 - 2013..

It's been 2 years since i last updated my blog...and in between that year, so many things happened in my life, both sweet and sad things..So, let me just give u some simple updates of what already happened and still going on to this Little Miss Sunshine (or shall i say Mdm??) during that missing 2 years..well, i'm still doing my Master Degree in Research Education, will graduate this year (hopefully)....it's been 2 years since i started with my research back in Sept, 2011. Been to Taiwan (2011), Penang (2011) and Johor (2012) to present my papers and so far still enjoying life as a student and working as a teacher at the same time...tough, but well, like they say, u gotta love what u do...

At last, got married in November, 2013...to my long time, the one and only boyfriend...So, im still a newbie in this world of marriage...still learning and now i understand the point of my parents saying that marriage life is far, far, and much more different than the time when u were still a couple...heheeeee....well, since i'm still a newbie, nothing much to say abt marriage life since my husband and i still living apart from each other (physically)..Im in Keningau and he's based in Kota Kinabalu. But i guess i'm already used to it...

Lost my beloved uncles, my dad's elder bro and my mom's younger bro on the same year (2013)...with only 2 days apart...Something very rare, i mean, dat doesn't really happen to most people but it did happened to my family...while my uncle was still lying in the coffin (dad's side), my other uncle (mom's side) was taken by God to rest eternally on the other day......very painful but yet it taught me many thgs...if u ask me the one lesson that i learnt the most from this experience, i say, FORGIVE and FORGET....don't hold grudge and to ALWAYS LOVE THE PEOPLE CLOSE TO YOU...because you'll never know when u're gonna lose them or they gonna lose you....LIFE IS SO UNPREDICTABLE.....

So, there u go...a simple summary of my 2012 - 2013..

Now.....2014 is here... and I'm hoping for the best! CHEERIO...

..Crunchy Oat Cookie..

Hi there everyone...long time no write and read blog la....hehe...so busy with my own schedule...but, yes, i still got time to try this simple recipe, which is, u know, part of my therapy...Turned out to be sooo good (ada fight juga la sama Famous Amos, chewah!!!)..Good thing abt this cookie is that, we're using oat as the main ingredients, no flour needed. Plus, the steps and ingredients to make this delicious cookies are sooo easy, like peanut! XD..Do try this, i guarantee u'll definitely like it!!

Ingredients:

1. 400g oat ( i used 500g of instant oat)

2. 200g castor sugar

3. 200g butter (but i used 250g)

4. 2 eggs 

DATS IT! Dats all the ingredients that we need.....told ya' its easy....:)

Method:

1. Beat the butter + castor sugar til soft and well mixed.

2. Add 2 eggs to the mixing and beat til soft. Then, add instant oat..Mix it with ur hands ja...Mix well..

3. Shape the doh to ur fav. shape and u can garnish on top with cherry ka, or pistachio ka, or with almond. U can also add pistachios or almonds after u put in the oat. (Improvise using ur own creativity la...)

4. Bake it in the oven for 20 min, 175 degree C.

WALA!! There u have it! CRUNCHY OAT COOKIES....its easy, delicious and healthy!! 

Happy baking..CHEERIO~ :)