Christmas Stollen for Christmas party!

How do I avoid gaining weight for my upcoming Christmas party? 

Hohoho! Let's make some smart splurges so you feel satisfied with your holiday indulgence (no guilt!).

After a few times failed to bake an edible low-carb version of Ginger Breadman cookies for my Christmas holiday cookies craving, I was so demotivated. :( Eventually I changed my mind (understand that cookies is not my kinda thing). So I decided to bake Christmas Stollen! This is my first trial baking low carbs, gluten-free and "healtified" version of Christmas Stollen, it turns out to be perfect- moist, nutty, and perfected with the soft sense of cinnamon fragrance. I can't wait to share with all my dearest bimbos.

More good news for my dearest friends that complaints to me that they do not have a electric mixer making excuse that they couldn't bake - i mixed the ingredients using a blender (usual juice blender or food processor). Ha! Ha!


Ingredients A:
1. 4 eggs
2. 1 tablespoon of vanilla extract
3. 1/2 cup of non-GMO coconut palm sweetener (or natural honey)
4. 1/4 cup of cranberry or other non-sugar added dried fruits
5. 1/2 cup of chopped walnut
6. 1/2 cup of grapeseed oil (or olive oil)

Ingredients B:
1. Half cup of coconut flour
2. Pinch of salt
3. 1 teaspoon of baking soda
4. 2 teaspoon of cinnamon power

A bit of icing sugar for dusting & deco.  

Step: 
1. Pre-heat oven at 175 °C, greased the baking pan.
2. Mix ingredients A to blender and pulse.
3. Add in ingredients B and pulse.
4. Pour batter into greased baking pan.
5. Bake for 35 minutes or until toothpick check comes out clean.

Let cold, decorate with dust of icing and serve! Dig-in!

Stollen is a traditional German cake, usually eaten during the Christmas season, when it is called Weihnachtsstollen or "Christstollen." - Wikipedia

xoxo, Ms.SS

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Travelogue #8 Tanjung Sepat day trip

Tanjung Sepat, a fishing village, one and a half hours away from Kuala Lumpur, a good place to go for short, day trip.

Things to do/ indulge:

1. Lover's bridge 情人桥

Beautiful sunny blue sky, but disappointing dirty sea and ruined bridge

Hmm..... doubt anyone would want to walk by the "beach"

2. Hai Yew Heng Pau 海友兴手工海南包

We were lucky that the queue wasn't that long.

Menu (varieties of bao (buns) to choose from)

Notice to customers to avoid buying feigned buns

Bought 5 buns to share with hubby.

Pork bun 生肉包 RM2.40

Pickled vegetable with pork bun 梅菜包 RM2.20

Kaya bun 加央包 RM1.60

Red bean bun 豆沙包 RM1.60

Turnip bun 菜包 RM1.60

Buns in the making

In my opinion, the buns are overrated and the fillings are below expectation (taste and quantity perspective). You might want to have a go if you're nearby or in the town, but I personally wouldn't think it's worth to drive all the way from elsewhere just for them.


3. Kwo Zha B Coffee 古早味咖啡

One can smell the coffee aroma from far away and you'll know you're at the right place.
It is located just beside Hai Yew Heng Pau.

RM7 per pack (10 coffee bags within - no added sugar)
Buy 5 and above to get 3% discount
Buy 10 and above to get 5% discount
You may request to taste their coffee before making any decision.

Traditional coffee processor 

Coffee beans

~~This is how we do, do do do do, this is how we do~~

They even provide courier arrangements for customers who's "addicted" to their coffee but couldn't drive all the way to Tanjung Sepat. However, courier fee is borne by the customer.

Kopi O (coffee without milk) drinkers will definitely enjoy this! *wink wink*


4. Ambarella juice 沙梨水

Don't fancy caffeine? No worries! Try the refreshing fresh ambarella juice. It normally comes with sour plum in the drink.
RM3 per cup (Coffee shop opposite Hai Yew Heng Pau)

5. Mr. Lee fresh handmade fish balls

Mr. Lee sells dry prawns, fish balls, anchovies, fish maw & etc.

RM5 per packet (18 fish balls)

Am not a fish ball fan but would rate it as nice and reasonable (28 cents per fish ball).


6. Kuan Wellness EcoPark 官燕苑

Upcoming eco-tourism destination in Malaysia.
Sells bird nest and varieties of organic food.

Three and a half storey swiftlet house - the source of main attraction : bird nests

Visitor and sales centre 

Green promenade

Holland once again?? Ahh... *reminiscing*
Mini zoo entrance fee costs RM3.00 per person. Kids will definitely enjoy it as rabbits are allowed to roam around freely.
Bird food and carrot for the rabbits are sold here.

Nice scenery and pleasant to the eyes. Definitely a good place to visit for family with young kids.


7. Gano farm 宝芝林

Growing LingZhi mushroom

Sliced LingZhi and left to sun-dry

Gano farm also grows oyster mushroom 蚝菇, black fungus 黑木耳 & etc.
Erm....not really a tourist attraction unless you're interested in the LingZhi growing process and would like to buy LingZhi or other mushrooms.


8. Baywatch Seafood Restaurant 海湾海鲜坊

Apologies that I did not manage to snap a few picture of our lunch as we can't wait to satisfy our palate when the dishes arrived.

The first and only dish that I manage to capture : Salted egg crab (RM50 per kilo (3 crabs))

Abundance of crab roe *sinful cholesterol*

Total bill comes to RM275 (approx. RM20 per person) which is totally reasonable as we had 2kg of crab, prawns, mantis prawn, 'la-la', squid, meat and vegetables.
Food: §§§§ (fresh, tasty and big portion)
Price: §§§§ (reasonable)
Ambiance: §§§ (by the seashore)

Enjoying the breeze~~

Hope the above helps for those planning for a day trip to Tanjung Sepat. :)


Cheers,
X.O.X.O.  Ms. Lor

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10 AWESOME CHRISTMAS GIFTS - FOR HIM

Christmas is around the corner and I can hear the jingle bells are ringing. Short of Christmas gifts Ideas for your husband, boy friend or clandestine lover? Miss2Mrs chics have sorted out 10 most practical yet unique gifts ideas for you.


1. Slim Wallet/ Money clipper
Fossil is well-know for its endurable, long-lasting and clean design. Head to Fossil store to get him this practical gift.

(Photo from Fossil)

Pick up one from Fossil store today
From RM109
 

2. Limited Edition Moleskine Diary
Be organized, on track and efficient, get him a unique diary from Moleskine.

(Picture from MPH Online)

Available at MPH store



From RM59-RM125  

3. Jawbone Bluetooth Headset
Ms. Hot mama's hubby favourite. She mentioned this is the greatest gadget that a man can have. Crisp, clear, and coherent. The selling point from Jawbone.com is "Military-grade NoiseAssassin® eliminates background noise, so even if you're in a crowd, the only thing they'll hear on the other end is the sound of your voice." Get this at Lazada today, let him hear only your voice.

(Picture from www.jawbone.com)

Also, can be purchased from LAZADA

From RM339-RM459 







4. Tiny yet Almighty X-Mini Speaker

Awesome, cool speaker with extremely loud and powerful volume with sound of good quality. Affordable and very practical.

Available at most of the IT marts include Machines
From RM49.00
 

5. Fitness tracking band
He is into fitness and health (Fitness Madness?)? Get him something that recognize his workout and get him motivated. Track sleep patterns, activities and looks trendy on his wrist too. Plenty of brands out there to choose from.

(Picture from www.jawbone.com)

We like Jawbone UP Move. Available at most of the IT stores.
Or you may get it online from Ipmart
From RM187.00 to RM439


5. Wet & Dry Shaver 
Something intimate for him. He can shaves even in the traffic! Philips wet & dry shaver available at Jusco stores too. Check out at Philips stores

                                                              (Picture from www.philips.com.my)
From RM129.00


6. Fun Socks set 
Get a set of quirky and colourful sock set for him. We like River Island socks set of 5. Available at Zalora.

 (Picture from www.zalora.com.my)

From RM79.00


7. Sony PlayStation®4
Got bigger budget? Get him an upgrade of home entertainment system. He will definitely love it.

Buy online at Sony
Console With camera - RM1,679

8. Sound system
What is better than getting a gift that you can enjoy it too. Be at home on lazy weekends and have sweet time watch romance drama (or horror).

We like Harmon Kardon Soundstick. 
Available at Machines store.
From RM899


9. Designer Briefcase/ Work Bag
He needs a bag. Every professional needs a work appropriate bag. Get a durable, stylish and timelesd design case for him. Let him catch the attention from the crowd. Make him proud. We like Braun Buffel briefcase.

 

(picture from www.braunbuffel-asiapac.com)

From RM2,499

10. Sacoor Brother Neck Tie
I’m Sacoor loyal customer since my first visit. You can request to sew his initial on the piece from the store. Their service are superb and sales assistants are all friendly (and good looking too!). They always have musical performance during season celebration. Be impressed with their excellent quality and outstanding service.

 

(Photo credit to www.kinkybluefairy.net)

Head to Sacoor Brothers store today

From RM199

Hope this helps. Share the joy and love. Wish you a Merry Christmas.

Also, check out 10 perfect christmas gifts for her

xoxo, Ms.SS

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Instant up-size with Neubodi! Up to 4 cups by experience!

Neubodi is a lingerie brand that aims to help and inspire confidence in every modern day woman through an effortless body transformation journey by providing the right fit of beauty from within.

Heard about the miracles bring about by Neubodi and decided to give it a try at Neubodi Mid Valley Megamall. I’ve always dread stepping into one lingerie boutique’s fitting room as the horror of being seen naked by a stranger was overwhelming. But this time around, I’ve braved up myself after considering the benefits that I might gain.

Neubodi’s staffs are professionals and experienced fit experts. Their professionalism makes you feel at ease and wouldn’t feel awkward with them being there with you in the fitting room and helping you putting on the bra.

The fit expert will first help you in choosing the right bra and subsequently demonstrates the right way of putting on a bra and you’ll be asked to re-perform while they assess whether you’ve got it right. They’re very friendly and approachable and patiently answer to all our queries. We spent nearly 3 hours in choosing and trying on the right bra and ”bombing” the fit experts with all sorts of questions and thoughts. I never knew that my bust was bigger and fuller until then. Thanks to Neubodi!

The fit experts also educate us on brassiere care

Bought 3 bras (price ranging around RM200 - RM300) and manage to join their VIP membership with a purchase of more than RM800 in a single receipt, which would definitely worth it as we’d enjoy 40% discount at ANY ONE item during our birthday month. There are other pampering benefits as well!

Neubodi also offers online purchase services as well. But personally, I think it is best to visit the boutique and try on the bra as each different design has different cutting which may or may not be suitable for you. Besides, Neubodi is constantly having promotion and discounts in the boutiques and online.

At the end of the day, we’re a bunch of satisfying customers! Looking forward to my next experience with Neubodi.
Lesson of the day: Take care of your ASSET, it’s within your hand!

A few tips by Neubodi:

Neubodi boutiques are located at Mid Valley Megamall, Hartamas Shopping Centre, Bangsar Village II, Empire Shopping Gallery, Paradigm Mall, 1 Utama Shopping Centre, Aeon Bukit Tinggi and Suria Sabah Shopping Mall

Neubodi official website: http://www.neubodi.com/
 

X.O.X.O,  Ms. Lor

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