It is really nice to have a friend who shares the common interests with you.A few weeks ago, I went with my friend to shop for baking supplies. I really don't think it is a common thing that friends will do together right? [...]
Triple Orange Cupcakes
Diposting oleh good reading on Selasa, 30 Januari 2007
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troubles with XmlDocument
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I love it when things don't quite work the way you think... especially when the thing that doesn't work is just totally weird...We were writing tests today for a class that uses XmlDocuments. To test the xml loaded/saved, we used memorysteams and byte [...]
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Lemon Bars
Diposting oleh good reading on Senin, 29 Januari 2007
I finally made these lemon bars yesterday. Must say it tasted much better than the orange bars I made two weeks ago!They are not as sweet since I cut down the sugar to 3/4 cup instead of the 1 cup called for in the recipe. [...]
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Speaker For the Dead
Diposting oleh good reading on Minggu, 28 Januari 2007
Just finished the second book in the Ender series. Quite interesting, but a bit predictable -- though its the thought of the characters that makes these books so good. I liked Ender's Game even more, but I found this book fast moving and didn't want [...]
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Mint Chocolate Chips Cookies
Diposting oleh good reading on Sabtu, 27 Januari 2007
Bought a packet of Hershey's Mint Chocolate Chips yesterday. It's the first time I've seen this here.Made these mint chocolate chips cookies based on the recipe printed at the back of the package. The cookies are rather [...]
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forever haunted
Diposting oleh good reading on Kamis, 25 Januari 2007
i never spoke to you enough, my memories aren't there.i watched you sufferand then you dissapearredand its always in my head.sometimes i remember you before, but it doesnt last.those memories aren't deep. they are silent. they are unassumi [...]
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Apple Muffins
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When I told the two boys I would be making muffins with apples, they got very excited and wanted to have a hand on it. They are only familiar with the usual bananas, strawberries and orange muffins. Hmmm...wait till I try [...]
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Is this the default behavior?
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Maybe we're doing something wrong...We have a WPF Window (very exciting, no?) and if we override the OnKeyDown method, if any child has focus, it will not get key events -- it doesn't seem to matter if the event is handled or what child has focus. This [...]
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A visit with John Maeda
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Today John Maeda came to the office to talk about simplicity and give feedback about Ript. It was interesting and I enjoyed talking to him more than reading his book (which was 100 pages of falling asleep on the train).Overall, I'm not into his "laws" [...]
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Lazy with untested code...
Diposting oleh good reading on Rabu, 24 Januari 2007
I'm a little backwards... I think most people who get into testing are paranoid about untested code, so they are more careful when they are in the realm of code untested. I on the other hand am so use to testing and so confident in the coverage that [...]
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GamerChix
Diposting oleh good reading on Selasa, 23 Januari 2007
Its my first day, so I've got lots to say... I joined GamerChix this week -- its for xbox live girls and women. Its really exciting cause I'm always playing with guys; I actually have yet to play with any females, so hopefully I'm make some new friends [...]
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I'm gonna kill Vista!!!!
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So Vista (which by the way I can't seem to remember is not pronounced a la terminator style -- hasta la vista), is most annoying to develop for... At least thus far... It seems that you have more problems the higher security you run in -- so if your [...]
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Welcome to my Blog
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Hi Everyone! Welcome to my Blog!!As part of my personal goals for 2006 I am becoming more involved with the software development community. I am also participating in a triathlon, so I'm going to be posting info about my training and fund raising [...]
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Baked Korokkes
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Baked these Korokkes or Japanese Croquettes for dinner today. Yes, they were baked, not deep-fried! Thanks to Angie for sharing her recipe. I have no idea that korokkes could be baked until I read her recent post. I hate [...]
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Almond Tuiles
Diposting oleh good reading on Senin, 22 Januari 2007
I have been wanting to make almond tuiles for a long time. I finally gave it a try yesterday. The recipe looks simple enough as it is not required to roll the tuiles. Well, making the batter is sure quick and easy, the tricky [...]
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Give me one more!
Diposting oleh good reading on Kamis, 18 Januari 2007
When we were out shopping for groceries the other day, my 5-year old squealed with delight when he saw a row of jelly crystals on the supermarket shelves. He loves jelly. He used to chant this jelly commercial jingle that [...]
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Coffee Kaya Muffins
Diposting oleh good reading on Selasa, 16 Januari 2007
It was very nice of my friend, who also loves baking, to lend me one of her muffin cookbooks. I wanted to try out this jam-filled muffins, but realised that I didn't have any yogurt in the fridge. In the end, I used a recipe [...]
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Almond Biscuits
Diposting oleh good reading on Senin, 15 Januari 2007
During the last Chinese New Year, I was treated to a jar of very tasty almond biscuits. They were homemade biscuits which looked very much like biscottis but were much thinner. In fact, if I remembered correctly, they were [...]
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Orange Bars
Diposting oleh good reading on Sabtu, 13 Januari 2007
Both my boys like lemons. Whenever they have fish & chips, they would reserve the wedge of lemon till the end of the meal. They like to lick and suck on the lemon! So when I came across the lemon bars recipe by Alice [...]
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When a Cup is Not a Cup
Diposting oleh good reading on Kamis, 11 Januari 2007
When I first came across a brownies recipe which I liked, I wanted to try it. However, when I studied the recipe closer, it states that the amount of butter to use is half a cup. I was totally puzzled. How should one measure half a cup of butter which [...]
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Bake it Better
Diposting oleh good reading on Rabu, 10 Januari 2007
I was telling my friend that I should really cut down my baking sessions to only once a week, as most bakes are very fattening. Yet, I could not resist the itch to bake something by mid-week. I made Orange muffins this morning [...]
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Banana Strawberry Muffins
Diposting oleh good reading on Senin, 08 Januari 2007
A few months back, I was presently surprised to find a new stall that sells muffins at the hawker centre near my place. It is not very common to find a stall in hawker centres that sell nothing but muffins. The muffins are [...]
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Horlicks Doggies Cookies
Diposting oleh good reading on Minggu, 07 Januari 2007
When I first came across these Horlicks Doggies Cookies, I simply knew I must bake them very soon! They are so cute! The original recipe was posted in AsiaOne. These cookies will be great as gifts for the coming Chinese [...]
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Oreo Cookie Monsters
Diposting oleh good reading on Sabtu, 06 Januari 2007
As the males in my family are great fans of the oreo cookies, we usually have a good stock of these cookies in our kitchen. I was looking for recipes that calls for oreo and came across this wonderful creation by Angie of [...]
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Strawberry Jellyhearts Cheesecake
Diposting oleh good reading on Kamis, 04 Januari 2007
Last nite, I made this strawberry jellyhearts cheesecake. I got the idea from Yochana's Cake Delight. However, I didn't follow her recipe, instead I used the biscuit base and cream cheese filling recipe from the no-bake [...]
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Going Bananas
Diposting oleh good reading on Rabu, 03 Januari 2007
When I first rekindled my love for baking, i.e. since the day I bought my little oven, I started off baking simple cookies and quickbread. This is the first Banana Bread I have baked.With 2 pairs of helping hands, I was [...]
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Chocolate Swirl Cheesecake
Diposting oleh good reading on Selasa, 02 Januari 2007
Today is the start of the new school year. How time flies! I have already been a stay-at-home-mum for one full year! After a fun-filled year end holidays, we are back to our normal routine life. I made this Chocolate Swirl [...]
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