Lazy Keto Bread Machine Pumpkin Bread

Ingredients

1 eggs add milk until 95ml liquid 

113g mashed pumpkin

144g bread flour

48g wholemeal flour

48g coconut flour

1 tablespoons vegetable oil

1 tablespoons sugar

1/2 teaspoons salt

1 1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast

500g loaf 

Use preset 3 wholemeal, light crust. Be sure to add the ingredients in according to the listed sequence. 

Be careful to separate yeast from all liquid and sugar in the beginning. 

Tips for using coconut flour

If you are adding coconut flour to a gluten-free flour blend or substituting it for flour in a regular recipe,  substitute coconut flour for up to 20% of that blend. The liquid and/or fat combination needs to be increased by about 20% (fat preserves the long term moisture of the final baked product). 

Coconut flour typically call for a lot of eggs. Every 1/4 cup (30.8g) coconut flour typically requires one egg for both moisture and structure.

When storing coconut flour, it’s best to keep it airtight and refrigerated since coconut flour absorbs moisture.

Kuantan Highrise Investment | Kuantan Waterfront Resort City Tour

Highrise is becoming a popular option in Kuantan City. Unlike other major capital cities in Malaysia, Kuantan is surprisingly laid back without traffic congestion. The city also maintains its old fashioned charm boasting many beaches including Teluk Cempedak, Bukit Pelindung and parks like Taman Gelora. When we first heard of Kuantan Waterfront Resort City, we were intrigued. It's a comprehensive resort city concept that encompasses 3 decades of developmental plan.

Swiss-Bel Hotel and Imperium Residence are their pilot projects. The soft launch was just in February 2020. However, we only managed to visit recently after the Movement Control Order as they were closed until May 2020.

Swiss-Bel Hotel and Imperium Residence Kuantan

Jalan Kampung Tanjung Lumpur, 

Perkampungan Tanjung Lumpur, 26060 Balok, Pahang 

https://g.co/kgs/S9H2Jr

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Featuring 27 floors and 712 units, Swiss-Bel Hotel and Imperium Residence are two impressive high-rise in Kuantan City just across the river in the area called Tanjung Lumpur. The area is guarded and gated but the multilevel parking is free at the moment. Most of the relating project will be built on reclaimed land including a shopping center, a hospital, a theme park etc.

Overlooking the South China Sea, the scenery is spectacular with Tembeling Resort in view. 

Level 5 is where the gymnasium, playroom, outdoor playground, outdoor jacuzzi and the swimming pool complex is located. The reason why I said it's the swimming pool complex because there are multiple levels/types of pools featuring a river shaped pool, an infinity pool and a children pool which is also a mini water theme park. Warning! It can be extremely difficult to drag the children from the area. It took us 1.5hours. Lol.

We had the chance to view both the studio unit as well as the family unit with 2 bedrooms. Each type is also divided into city view versus ocean view. It's a completely different experience to see Kuantan so high up. A luxurious existence indeed.

For foodies like us, all day dining options like Swiss Cafe offer classic Malaysian and Western food choices with a breathtaking Seaview. 

Our lunch date- fish& chips, seafood penne, lemon cream seabass with a refreshing PAM (pineapple, apple and mint juice without sugar). Taste was great, ingredients were fresh but portion was on the small side and we hoped there was more variety on the menu.

3pm onwards there's also high tea set for 2 if you feel peckish. Our set had fried breaded chicken breasts, blackcurrant jelly, peanut butter brownies  , scones with cream and strawberry jam. Also a huge pot of hot coffee and fresh fruits. The set was enough to feed 2 adults and 2 children if you are not too hungry. We preferred a stronger coffee though.

The opposite restaurant, called THERE restaurant,  is a fairly good Western/Italian restaurant. Dinner was served-- braised duck leg, braised lamb leg, seafood bouillabaisse, spaghetti carbonara, grilled chicken chop. 

Night view of the area.

If u feel adventurous, there's also activities like paddle boat, cruise, horse riding and mirror in the sky photo taking. 

For those interested to have a look, please do contact Imperium Residence to redeem a tour of the property as well as a complimentary high tea set. We had a very enjoyable afternoon and the area is definitely great for families with young children like us to hang out. 

Sun Fong Restaurant Food Review

Sun Fong Restaurant is one of our favorite dinner spots in Kuantan! However, due to RMCO, this was only our second visit this year. Our first visit was pre CNY gathering with my colleagues.

Sun Fong Restaurant

174, Exit Jalan Teluk Sisek, 25050 Kuantan, Pahang
016-678 3998
https://g.co/kgs/546JSL

We had dinner for 5 adults and 2 children that night. 

We highly recommend their steamed mantou with fish fillet. The fish fillet was coated with a layer of flour and honey then deep fried to crispiness. With the soft and warm mantou, it's a welcoming contrast in texture and a heavenly combination.

Braised pork ribs was finger licking good. The ribs were marinated to perfection. The ribs were served in its entirety. They were best consumed warm using the hands with the sticky sweet sauce coating the ribs and the caramelized marrow ready to be crunched on.

Chicken slices coated in flour, deep fried and coated with orange juice, sprinkled with ground peanut.

Salted egg pumpkin was always a great hit. The saltiness went very well with the sweetness of the pumpkin with a contrast of the grittiness of the coating versus the soft and fluffiness of the pumpkin slices.

Assam fish was very flavoursome with just the right amount of spiciness. The pineapple, lady finger and tomato slices were a heavenly combination with the soft fish which soaked up the spicy and soury gravy. Shark is a specialty in Kuantan and I think everyone should try.

Claypot salted fish sweet potato leaves was a great hit! It was slightly on the salty side but the fragrance of the salted fish levelled up the sweet potato leaves.

Steam tofu is an all-time favorite of my children. But we prefer a bigger portion of tofu.

Overall, we had a positive dining experience. Our verdict is therefore 7.5/10!

Price ++++
Taste +++++
Service ++++
Atmosphere +++

Tjantek Cafe Food Review

Kuantan is full of artistic and quaint cafe. Tjantek Cafe is one of it. Located along the main street of Kuantan old town area, it's quite a nice walk down the memory lane. This cafe is proudly owned by an architect and offers halal food.

Tjantek Cafe
46, Jalan Besar, 25000 Kuantan, Pahang
012-737 7866
Opens daily 9am to 10pm except Wednesdays
https://g.co/kgs/Tk5FPy

The shop is very much long than wide. This creates at least 3 indoor spaces for dining. Abstract paintings and greeneries transformed the restaurant into a pretty garden and art gallery as well. A cosy place to hang out.

The whole setup is very much environmentally friendly. By scanning a QR code on the table, one can access the menu and order immediately. Payment is also therefore contactless using a wide variety of options including e wallets and credit cards.

We started our lunch with a hot cup of cappuccino and caramel macchiato. I love my cappuccino hot and will finish it in one go before the meal. The macchiato was a tad too sweet for my liking though.

The slice of burnt cheesecake was served before the main. I love how fluffy and light it was. But I prefer half the sweetness and dessert served only after the mains.

Grilled lamb chop

I love how the lamb shoulder was not fatty and was marinated and grilled till perfection without the gamey smell and taste.

Lemon Butter Salmon

A generous portion of salmon sliced pan fried and served in a bed of melted butter infused with lemon. Served with some fresh garden salad and blanched potatoes. We preferred the fish scales to be cleared though.

Grilled chicken chop

Just your good old chicken breast grilled. Still succulent and not dry though. The safest dish to fall back on when I don't know what to order.

Dr Yingzangel's Verdict 6/10! 

Price +++
Cleanliness ++++
Taste +++
Atmosphere ++++
Location ++++

Healthy Pandan Kaya (Sugar free version included)

Kaya is something we really crave for sometimes but it's so tedious to make. It's practically impossible to find a commercially prepared sugar free version. And We usually have to take turns to stir the coconut custard jam on the stove to avoid the bottom from burning. But with Kenwood breadmaker this is so easy! When consumed in moderation, coconut milk can be a great source of nutrition as it's free of cholesterol and rich in medium chain triglycerides.

Ingredients

4 medium/large eggs

300ml coconut milk 

1/2 cups sugar (12 tablets of coles sweetener+1/4cups of erythritol)

4 pieces of Pandan leaves

Methods

Cut and wash the pandan/screwpine leaves (mom planted 2 trees at home so it's organic! Yay)

Add pandan leaves to coconut milk and blend. We use cholesterol free Ayam Brand coconut milk. You can also choose skim coconut milk.

Add eggs to sugar.

Whisk gently to combine till sugar dissolves.

Sieve.

Pour into bread machine and chose jam mode (preset 10). I'm using Kenwood BM 250.

After an hour, done! If the jam turns out to be too stiff, simply add 50ml of coconut milk and spin it down using a food processor.

This jammy gooeiness is so good and versatile.

Kaya can be used to spread on bread, make into tarts, puffs and Pao fillings.

Convenient Steamboat Home Delivery | GoGopot Malaysia Review

Businesses are getting more creative nowadays. We were craving for steamboat last weekend and came across GoGoPot delivery. We were just hanging out in our apartment and wasn't keen of going out to grab all the fresh ingredients. Do you know dining out is also considered high risk to be a close contact with an undiagnosed covid positive person? My children are very active and just  could not stay still at the dining table. So social distancing can be a real problem.

After a few WhatsApp messages, our GoGoPot was delivered 15 minutes ahead of our scheduled delivery time within the same day. They were very responsive to messages and were good at recommending portion etc.

Me, too excited to receive the package. Very well packed. GoGoPot was very thoughtful and packed all the frozen ingredients still not defrosted in an insulated thermal bag. A paper bag for other boxed ingredients and a foam padded box to the pot. Surprisingly I was able to collect a set for 5 pax on my own.

There are 2 ways of ordering GoGoPot.

For first timers, we will suggest to order the whole set with the pot. There are 2 types of pot available- a steamboat only pot versus 2 in 1 Steamboat and BBQ hotplate set. For recurring orders, one can get a cheaper set without the pot (Super Saver Package).

As for the ingredients, all are freshly packed upon request. Soup wise, we got to choose one from seafood/tomato/chicken/curry/mala. There were so many varieties to choose from to suit everyone's palate (just to list down a few):

1. Seafood lover
2. Meat Mania
3. Korean Tteokbokki
4. Combo Campur
5. Super Combo Campur

We ordered Super Combo Campur 2 in 1 Steamboat and BBQ. After a great afternoon out to Aquaria KLCC, all the 3 adults and 2 children were famished and were looking forward to a sumptous dinner. For my Muslim friends, all the ingredients are sourced from JAKIM certified Halal suppliers.

This is what we had in the set:

-Seafood Platter (fish, scallop, lala, prawn)
-Beef Slice (100g)
- Lamb Slice (100g)
-Chicken Slice (200g)
-- Full steamboat equipment including pot and cutleries.
- Steamboat Platter (8 types of variety)
- Veggie Platter (6 types of different veggie)
- Noodle & Eggs (Noodles, Mee Hoon, Eggs, Fried Bean Curd Skin)
- Mushroom Platter (3 types of different mushrooms)
-Lamb skewer (100g)
- Beef skewer (100g)
- Soup concentrate of choice
- Birdseye's chilli (Cut), BBQ sauce, Fried shallots, Sweet & sour sauce, Spicy soy sauce

Me cooking the steamboat. The soup concentrate was very flavoursome and could be diluted at least in 1:4 ratio with water. Be careful not to fill the pot more than 2/3 of its depth at one time to avoid spillage and malfunction. The hotpot and hotplate heats up within minutes and is reusable. It is easy to clean up by wiping down with a wet cloth afterwards as the surface is non stick.

At a glance, you would think that it's not much. But it really filled up 5 hungry tummies! We were actually struggling to finish all the ingredients by the end because we were so full. Burp! No photos while we were eating because we were too busy feeding the children.

Hurry up and order your GoGoPot now if you are in Klang Valley or Johor Bahru. Price starting from RM79.90!

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How to treat melasma? | Always Be Pure Marine Therapy Dark Spot Correcting Serum Review

Who doesn't like a fair complexion with even skin tone? I first started to notice worsening breakout and melasma during my second pregnancy. This is not uncommon due to the hormonal changes in pregnancy. It's already 1.5years down the road now. But I'm still troubled by these brown or grayish-brown blotches on my face. With the constant summer in Malaysia, this is making my melanocytes (skin pigment producing cells) even more active.

Besides avoiding the sun and putting on sunscreen, there are many other treatments such as chemical peeling and laser treatment, as well as topical preparation like Always Be Pure Marine Therapy Dark Spot Correcting Serum.

Read this article from Harvard Health about Melasma.

Besides that, skin hyperpigmentation issues can also be caused by the ageing process, post-acne (post inflammatory hyperpigmentation) and certain medical conditions such as systemic lupus erythematosus.

Always Be Pure Marine Therapy Dark Spot Correcting Serum

The powerful whitening ingredients are:

50% deep sea water from East Sea is rich in over 70  types of natural minerals. From 200m-depth,  this is the cleanest water made by nature with similar composition to the mineral content in our bodies to replenish deficient.

10% sea grape extract aka Caulerpa Lentillifera extract with fucoidan that controls melanin formation.

Other important ingredients include

-4.9% niacinamide (vitamin B3 can be used to treat acne)
-NEUROLIGHT 61G (an extract of sea daffodil)
-magnesium ascorbylstate (a form of vitamin C with potent antioxidant properties) 
-pearl extract
-Oriental Beauty Fruits Newplex (pomegranate, fig, mulberry, and ginkgo are traditionally used by Asian ladies in skincare)
-topical collagen (to replenish dwindling production as we age)

Always Be Pure Marine Therapy Dark Spot Correcting Serum is free of alcohol and harsh chemicals. The ingredients are labelled in the “green” range in EWG’s Skin Deep® cosmetics database. Furthermore, the serum has passed the Skin Irritation and Sensitization Patch Tests. Therefore, The serum is suitable for daily use on ALL skin types, including sensitive and combination skin.

Full ingredient list:

Sea Water (50%), Water, Caulerpa Lentillifera Extract (10%), Butylene Glycol, Niacinamide (4.9%), Dipropylene Glycol, Propanediol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Pentylene Glycol, Arginine, Carbomer, Glycerin, Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Laminaria Japonica Extract (893 ppm), Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Dioscorea Japonica Root Extract, Ulmus Davidiana Root Extract, Viola Mandshurica Flower Extract, Polyglyceryl-4 Laurate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Adenosine, Disodium EDTA, Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Oil, Hydrolyzed Collagen, Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Panthenol, Pearl Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Cynanchum Atratum Extract, Ficus Carica (Fig) Fruit Extract, Ginkgo Biloba Nut Extract, Morus Alba Fruit Extract, Punica Granatum Fruit Extract, Centella Asiatica Extract, Hizikia Fusiforme Extract (13 ppm), Undaria Pinnatifida Extract (13 ppm), Chlorella Vulgaris Extract (12.5 ppm), Ecklonia Cava Extract (12.5 ppm), Gelidium Cartilagineu

What does Dr Yingzangel think?

Always Be Pure Marine Therapy Dark Spot Correcting Serum is a great product to be used after cleansing and toning the skin. It is lightweight, soothes irritated skin and has definitely faint my hyperpigmentation as well as wrinkles. The serum gets absorbed quickly info the skin, leaving a cooling and refreshing effect.

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