New York Cheese cake

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I follow this recipe ,
However slightly amended on the portion of ingredients .

Crust :
MCVITIE'S Digestive Biscuits 75g
Fresh unsalted Butter ( melt ) 35g

Filling :
Cream cheese 350g
Sugar 80g
Sour cream 80g
Egg 2 pieces
Vanillin Extract 2.5 g ( 1/4 tsb )
Flour ( all purposes ) 1/4 cup
Lemon juice 1 tsb
Lemon zest 1/4 tsb


Taste good , soft , the texture is what i expected ,
however the outlook still have room to improve ...
specially the crust .

Pesto pasta alla genovese .

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Still have some fresh basil leaves in the fridge , so i am going to make myself
pasta with Pesto .
" Pesto " is a sauce originating from northern Italy , simply blended all ingredients
into " paste " .

Ingredients :
-Fresh Basil leaves 20-30g
-Garlic 1 clove
-Salt a bit

-Pine nuts 20-30g
-Olive oil a bit
-Grated parmesan cheese 15 g

Method :
-Cut basil leves into thin slices , dice garlic clove.
-Put sliced basil leaves , diced garlic cloves , salt into food blender ,
pulse them a few times first .
-Slowly add the olive oil into the food blender while the machine is
still onfor few seconds .
-Stop the machine to scrape down the sides of the food blender with
a rubber spatula.
-Add the grated cheese and pulse again until blended.
-Add a pinch of salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste.

Note :
- For a small portion " pesto " , can use a mortor , same steps .

i eat the pesto with fettucine , however " Pesto " can also serve
with oven baked potatoes, or spread over toasted baguette slices.

Yum Yum ~

Weekend .

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So ... i am going to have a lonely weekend ....
want to bake something again for myself ..
want to finish the long novel ...
want to watch movies ...
want to go to swimming pool ...

Enjoy ~

Model addicted .

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She is Sasha Pivovarova , Russian model ,

born on January 21, 1985 in Moscow .

Best known for her consecutive 6-season run with Prada .
A model and an artist , Her drawings have been displayed in
a gallery in Paris and have been published in French Vogue .

I got a crush on her after reading the intervew of her with
" Glamour " magazine .

Why yoga ?!

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i am so proud of myself , the graceful and steady mind led me to
complete these 2 poses Eka Pada Galavasana ( one leg crane pose )
Baddha Parivritta Ardha Chandrasana ( Bound and Revolved Half Moon )

The teacher always asked us after class " why yoga ? " ...
In the beginner stage , i will properly answer " to lose weight " ...
and yes , i found that this is the reason why i start practice .
However ... the perspective changed ever since the first class .
i am glad that i met a good teacher who said to me on the very
first day that " YOGA IS NOT FOR WEIGHT LOSING !
That's something to do in fitness centre not your yoga mat " .
Everytime when i try to be lazy student , teacher will push me harder .
Everytime when i given a pinched face for some crazy poses , teacher
always said " TRY ! " .

Throughout the year of practicing i've learned " trust myself and keeping
an open mind on everything new . " ... in between ...of course i also want
to give up , i also have puzzling and struggling period ...

The reason keep asking myself back to the mat is the space and a
very private moment to concentrate only on one thing , one point .
The private moment which only have me and myself .

i feel light and free ...

Om shanti .