Pressure Cooked Hard Boiled Eggs

Do you ever cook hard boiled eggs then when you go to peel it, the darn shell sticks to the eggs and you end up having like craters in your eggs! That ain't gonna work definitely when you need the egg looking all pretty for presentation purposes. So I read up on how to cook eggs in the pressure cooker, as scary as that sounded, I decided to give it a try. What's the worst that can happen (eggs blowing up!)?

To get the eggs to cook evenly, you would normally have to submerge the eggs in water. But with my Philips electric pressure cooker, you don't need to submerge them. In the pot of your pressure cooker, put a cloth on the bottom and put a steaming rack on top of the cloth. Then add about a cup of water. Arrange the eggs on top of the rack and close the lid. Set the knob to Seal and press the steam button, and set the keep pressure time to 6 minutes. Once it has finished cooking, you can let the pressure cooker release the pressure automatically. If you were doing this for a soft boiled egg, you would want to release the pressure manually so as not to over cook the eggs.

Once the floating valve has dropped, you can safely open the lid. Submerge the eggs in some cold water. This will help stop cooking the eggs as well as make it easier to handle. 

Once they're cool enough to handle, peel away!

I cooked about 25 eggs here and each and every one peeled off perfectly.

Here's a bit of tip, if you need the egg yolks to cook perfectly in the middle of the egg then you'll need to stand the eggs upright in the pressure cooker. You can use some old metal lids from bottles. But in my case for this instance, I was cooking the eggs for devilled eggs and I wanted to cook a whole bunch all at once, so there would have been no way I could have fitted that many eggs in the pot had I stood them up. But in not doing so, you can see in the picture that the egg yolks are on the sides of the eggs, so presentation wise not the best.

So this is what I made with all those eggs! Spider Devilled Eggs! Spiders were made by cutting pitted black olives and arranging them to look like spiders. Spooky? :)

Pressure Cooked Corn and Spam Rice

This is a really easy one pot dish that's popular with kids...unless of course your kids don't like corn or spam. But if they don't then you can substitute it with green peas and chopped ham or bacon. Sure you can cook this in a rice cooker, but it's so much faster in the pressure cooker.

First wash your rice as your normally would and add it to the pressure cooker pot and fill up with the right amount of water for your amount of rice. If you're using fresh corn off a cob, use a knife to cut off the kernels and add them to the pot with the rice. You can also use frozen corn. Now, get your can of spam and cut it into cubes and add it all to the pot. Add some salt and pepper and close the lid and turn the valve to Seal. For Philips Pressure Cooker, set it to the Rice mode and press start and that's it!

Once the cooker has finished keeping pressure, you can either manually release the pressure or wait for the pressure to be released automatically. I am usually very impatient, so will usually release the pressure manually with a long cooking spatula, and I will release it little by little, not in one shot.

After all the pressure is released, stir the rice, and if you want, you can add a dollop of butter to make it more rich, and taste to adjust the seasonings. You can take this recipe further and turn it into a baked rice. Spoon the rice into heat proof ramekins and sprinkle with mozzarella cheese. A white sauce underneath the cheese is optional. Bake it in a hot oven until the cheese melts or you can place it under the grill/broiler to brown. If you have a Philips Air Fryer, you can also cook it in there.

If you don't like corn, feel free to substitute with any other vegetables such as frozen peas, capsicums, broccoli, etc.

Hope you try this recipe and let me know how it goes. Enjoy!

Day 4 of TR90

My Coach says What is Success without a little sweat!

It's true, losing weight has never been easy for me and for anybody who ever has had a weight problem.

My biggest challenge with this is just trying to have proper portion control on my meals and to eat healthier options. I do feel myself getting hungry every so often, but this time I'm super determined for this program to work, so I will consciously choose what I snack on, such as fruits, sweet potatoes or yogurt, etc.

One of the hardest thing to get used to is having to replace your dinner with the Trimshake. For now I can't replace the entire dinner with just the Trimshake yet as I still feel hungry and I do feel the need to eat/chew something. So when I'm preparing meals for my family I do take a bit of this or that. I think it's ok as long as you aren't eating a full meal as well as having Trimshake. I think the Trimshake is supposed to replace the bulk of your meal and it's ok if you want to nibble on some meat and or vegetables, so long as you're not having a plate of carbs.

I'm grateful that this program has a Coach because it really helps you to feel motivated when you have someone to talk to or have someone talk about how you're feeling on the program. Also it helps you to stick to the program as there's someone you are accountable to.

I started off with 76.1kg, and on Day 4, I weigh 75.4, so is that just water weight I'm losing? Or is this program really working, we shall see!

Day1 of TR90

I woke up and was feeling excited at the thought of this was the beginning of me getting back into shape. Don't get me wrong, I was still a bit skeptical that I'm gonna lose weight on this program, but I am determined to make it work!

So the first thing you have to do every morning for 15 days is to take the Jumpstart mix. You have to mix this powder with water and then drink it up.

Once mixed with water, it looks a bit like juice, it kinda tastes like juice...but....it doesn't really taste like 'good' juice. I have to chug it down in one shot because it has this slightly weird taste, like metallic taste.

Then after 30 minutes, we have to take the Complex and Control supplements and wait for 15 minutes before we can eat anything. The Complex and Control supplements aren't hard to take coz they're capsules. I manage to swallow 2 of each one in one go.

I had my breakfast t the local market, mornings I am usually famished, and well I chose Prawn Noodles....lots of carbs i know....

it's not that unhealthy right??

Then after breakfast you have to take some more supplements. These sets of supplements are a 'killer'. Seriously they're a little big and there's 4 of them! 

I'm not sure if my body was adjusting to the supplements or what, but I got hungry really fast for lunch and then started getting a little woozy. So then I prepared lunch for myself. I made a mixed salad bowl with whatever stuff I had at home. I added cooked Quinoa, cooked Millet, Lettuce, half a can of Tuna, some sliced mushrooms, some cooked broccoli and cooked cauliflower, and cooked sweet potatoes.

Cooked Quinoa and Millet. My favourite!

My anyhow thrown together salad bowl. It tasted great!

So after lunch, I started getting gastric pains, I'm not sure if it was from the food, or coz i was too hunger, I just don't know. So I had to lie down and take a nap and take some antacid which kind of helped a bit.

Dinner came around, and again it's a repeat of taking the supplements 15 minutes before dinner. Dinner was the Vanilla Shake. I was a bit nervous about it because I've tasted some horrible shakes in the past. This one was alright, thank God, tasted just like a vanilla milkshake. I was surprised that it filled me up and I actually felt quite full! I did have to cook dinner for Caelyn and hubby, so that was slightly difficult knowing that I can't eat what they're eating. I made Siu Mai, so I did eat one or two. And I cooked them noodles, so I had to try it of course. So it's not like I didn't eat anything and just had a liquid dinner, but it's just that I replaced the bulk of my dinner with the Shake.

Caelyn has been super good in keeping me on track and reminding me to take this and that. I really want to do her proud and show her that Mummy can do anything when she puts her mind to it! I'm excited for the review in 2 weeks time.

TR90

When you sign up for the TR90 program, by NuSkin, you will receive all of the following to set you up for the program for 1 month.

Let's go through the contents one by one.

Resistance Band, which also can double up as a skipping rope according to darling daughter. 

This is called Jumpstart, it comes in individual sachets which you mix with water. This lasts for 15 days.

This awesome Shaker Bottle. I really love this, It has a wide opening to make it easier to pour in your shake and the metal thing on the inside is great at breaking up any lumps.

a measuring tape, in case you don't have one.

LifePak, multi vitamins conveniently packed in little sachets.

Vanilla Shake, 15 sachets per box, so you get 2 boxes.

A nifty pill storage box.

TR90 Control, 120 capsules per bottle

TR90 Comples, 120 capsules per bottle

The Beginning

Let's start with a bit of background info. I'm a pretty tall Asian girl at 170cm who until I had my first (and only) child was considered quite slim. Then I had my baby, ahem, 10 years ago, and packed on almost 20kgs. I was 65kg before pregnancy, then was almost 80kgs at the end of the pregnancy. I know it's normal to gain so much weight and I hear stories of people gaining even more weight than that.

When baby was born, I think my weight went down to almost pre pregnancy if I remember correctly. Excuse my memory, but it feels like a long time ago. Anyway all that breastfeeding helped to bring down my weight. But, when you're breastfeeding, you tend to eat a little more as you get hungrier since you're feeding for two, so you just eat anything without any thought of whether all that food you put in your mouth will eventually go no where. So once the baby was weaned off breastfeeding, I guess I just kept on eating the same amount. That's when the trouble started.

I have never in my life had to really think about dieting because I had always been such a skinny, slender girl. In Grade 12, my friends even thought I was anorexic coz I was so skinny! But no I wasn't, it was just coz my Mother wasn't around to cook for me, so I was probably just malnourished, I dunno.

After the weight crept up...and up...and up...my perception of myself went down...and down...and down. I hate seeing myself naked because I can see how horrible I've let myself go. I am forever thinking about how to reduce my weight. I am forever chastising myself for not being able to stick to proper exercise or to a proper diet.

I don't consider myself a junk eater. I don't overeat. In fact I try my hardest to stick a more sensible diet. I know my mistakes in the past was that I never had any portion control...and perhaps went to one too many buffets. But in recent times I've exercised, taken stairs, walked a lot, but nothing happens. The food thing....well....I try...I really do, but my will power is not strong.

So the other day my neighbour introduced me to this program by NuSkin called AgelocTR90. It's basically a weight management program. But it goes beyond just managing your weight, its goal is to try to make you be the best you that you can be.

When the measurements were taken, I knew beforehand that yes i was fat, well according to my BMI (body mass index), I am actually Obese. Then the tests showed I had more Visceral Fats than Muscle which is terribly bad and supposedly is the cause of why I can't see to move the weight. And on top of that, according to the tests, I had the health age of a 53 year old!!!!

This program is by no means cheap, and I really have to thank my dear hubby for paying for it. But there is an interest free installment plan which helps to look at the costs a different way. What you pay per month is kind of like paying the same amount for a personal trainer and supplements, because well that's actually what you're paying for, a coach, supplements and eating plan. And maybe even cheaper too coz though I don't really know how much it costs for personal trainer in Singapore, I know in Australia my friends' personal trainers are $90 a session.

I am really excited to start the program tomorrow. I have confidence that I'll see some changes, I have a really good feeling about this.

Next Entry: AgelocTR90

Pressure Cooked Mentaiko Pasta

I love my pressure cooker more and more these days. I can't believe that I used to be so scared of it in the past. Scared that it would suddenly explode. But with regular use, that fear is fading.

Recently online I've seen lots of people cooking pasta in the pressure cooker, from raw to finish taking less than 10minutes. Now that's my kind of cooking. So I gave it a go.

When cooking with spaghetti, you have two options, 1. you can break the pasta in half so you can fit it into the pressure cooker pot or 2. you can presoak the pasta for about 5-10 minutes in room temperature water just to slightly soften so that you can put it in whole into the pot. I don't soak it until completely bendy, but enough so that it can slightly bend allowing you to push the pasta down a bit so it is below the rim.

For this simple meal I used prepackaged Mentaiko Japanese Cream Sauce which I bought from Daiso. This is enough only for one serving, so I added two. It's quite thick, so once I added the sauce to the pasta that was in the pot, I added some water to the pasta sauce pouch, gave it a swirl to mix in the left over sauce and added it to the pot.

Once I closed the lid on my Philips Pressure Cooker, I made sure the valve was at Seal and pressed the Steam/Stew mode and adjusted the Keep Pressure Time to 6 minutes and pressed Start.

After the 6 minutes is done, I very carefully released the pressure manually instead of waiting for the cooker to do it automatically. I did this because I don't want the pasta to be over cooked. It's best to check the pasta first and if you need more cooking time then you can do so later after you'e checked the pasta. I always release the pressure a bit at a time, with a long spatula I just push the valve knob thing a bit at a time, once the pressure is more than half released then I push it all the way to finish releasing. You will know when it's done when the metal pin on the lid drops, usually you can also hear it drop.

Carefully open the lid and stir the pasta around. My pasta was delightfully al dente. The sauce did dry up though so I added a splash of water. I used the pasta soaking water as that was starchy. I added some deshelled prawns to the pot and closed the lid turned the valve to Bake and used the Bake function for about 2 minutes just to cook the prawns. And then it's done!

You can leave it as it is at this stage, maybe add a bit of freshly ground black pepper. Or if you have some frozen Mentaiko like I did, add some into it. The more the better I say!

This big frozen packet of mentaiko was bough from Big Box supermarket at Jurong East (Singapore). For only around $14 for 500g! That's cheap!

Give the pasta a stir and if you want, add some olive oil to it. And serve while hot! I hope you've enjoyed this recipe, please remember to give credit and link to my website if you decide to share this recipe and don't forget to check out my other Social Media links on the right or below and Follow and Subscribe to our Channels :)

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My first ever surgery experience.

I have never had to stay in hospital before except for the time I gave birth. Giving birth is a happy occasion so we don't often associate that as 'staying in hospital'. Staying in hospital is usually associated when you're sick or if you've had surgery. For me, this first time of staying in hospital was for a Laproscopic Ovarian Cystectomy. Meaning I had cysts in my ovaries removed via keyhole surgery. In addition to the cysts in my ovaries, there was a rather biggish cyst that was outside of my reproductive system that the Dr couldn't determine what it was hence it was recommended that I do the surgery.

Let me tell you the first thing I felt was shock. I had never ever needed surgery before, and I was in fear. Firstly I feared the surgery itself, feared something would go wrong and secondly I feared what they would find. What if it's something that wasn't benign?? As I was telling my hubby on the phone I struggled to hold back my tears.

For the whole week I was trying hard not to think about the surgery and I was trying hard not to think about what would happen if something goes wrong. I shed a few tears and said a lot of prayers. I was feeling somewhat at peace, but the fear was still there.

On surgery day itself it was so difficult. I had to fast for 6 hours before the surgery and it wasn't just fasting on food, I also couldn't drink anything. That was torturous. I gotta say tho, I had to suck on a small shard of ice just to help with the thirst. Then we also had to deal with the waiting period, we had to show up at the hospital 2 hours in advance to get registered and get ourselves ready etc.

Fear set in as soon as I was in my hospital gown and on the bed. As I was being wheeled out of the room and saying good bye to my husband I couldn't hold back my tears any longer. The nurses must've thought I was being a bit dramatic. But then again I'm sure they've seen many patients looking as frightful as me.

The doctor and the anesthesiologist had a chat to me before I was wheeled into the operating theatre. They put a thick blanket on me and I assumed because it was gonna get really cold inside. As I was wheeled in closer I tried to take in as much as I could of the surroundings. The room was sparse, but had big lights overhead that wasn't yet turned on. Inside there were a number of nurses, or were they trainee surgeons, I'm not sure. They wheeled me next to the operating bed and I was moved onto the bed. The bed was very narrow so the nurse told me not to move or else I might fall. I never knew that operating beds were so narrow...Then they told me I will feel a warmth behind my back because the bed was heated. The thick blanket was still on top of me, I was wondering how cold would it get in there? (After the operation I found out the operating theatre is kept at 18 degrees Celsius to prevent infections. Ok, but how does the Drs function their hands under such cold temperatures??).

The anesthesiologist then proceI eds to put a needle through my vein on the back of my hand to put the line for the anesthetic. That was pretty painful and actually I remember being able to feel the drug going into my system, it was also a bit painful. Within about 2-3 seconds I succumbed to the anesthetic, I was like getting dizzy then I just decided to close my eyes and that was it, I was under.

I was told the surgery lasted about 1.30 hours. I don't particularly remember how I woke up. I think they called out my name? Not sure. I think I remember saying can I close my eyes again because I still feel sleepy. Or was that a dream?

So the surgery went well and the Dr said the large cyst is not likely to be anything serious, but they've sent it for testing just to be sure. At least he said there was no abnormal growth. I don't feel any pain and even now, 3 days later I still don't really feel any pain. I feel slight discomfort and slight pulling on my tummy belly button area, that's where one of the keyholes were. The other two are to the left and right of my tummy. The only negative thing i felt was the nausea from the anesthetic which was easily fixed by a shot of medicine.

So that is my story of my first ever surgery experience. Dear readers if you are reading this and you have a surgery scheduled soon, I just want to say it's ok to feel fear. Even the smallest of surgeries is still a surgery. Don't let anyone belittle your feelings.

Musee Platinum Tokyo - non paid review

Any woman can tell you that it is real hassle to maintain certain areas of your body hair free. Not to mention the annoying way thus said hair sometimes decide to become in-grown hair causing yucky bumps here and there and then causin you to pick at this said bumps then causing scarring 😡. I really really hate it. When I was younger I did the normal shaving thing using your typical disposable razor. Then I discovered Epilators and have been using it since then. I liked epilating coz the hairs came back a little finer and I would really only need to epilate like once a week. But again those pesky ingrown hairs would make their appearance.  Hate.

I wish I had plucked up (no pun intended 😝) the courage to go for IPL earlier. IPL stands for Intense Pulse Light treatment. I won't go into the science behind it because you can look it up yourself. The interesting piece of fact that I came across when I was reading up on IPL is that it will only work if your hair is dark and your skin is pale. I never knew that!

I only did my research online and didn't didn't really look up that many places. The reviews for Musee seemed acceptable and they had a promotion on their website for Unlimited Under arm hair removal for just $30! Sounds too good to be true right? We all know how these beauty centres work, you go in coz of the promo then they'll try to sell you a more expensive package. But with Musee apparently they pride themselves on no hard selling. More on this later. 

According to their website, Musee uses the SSC system. "S.S.C. Hair Removal stands for Smooth Skin Control Hair Removal, which is a new state-of-the-art pain free technology*. With S.S.C. Hair Removal, our specially formulated gel is activated when exposed to beams of filtered light. As compared with self treatment such as shaving, plucking and waxing, this technology is more gentle to your skin with minimal or no discomfort. The plant peptide in the gel also helps your skin become even smoother & polished." 

Sounds promising doesn't it? Plus the fact that it was from Japan was enough to convince me to try them out. So off I went to their Plaza Singapura branch at Dhoby Ghaut. At first glance they look like any beauty centre. What I do like about the place is it seemed pretty open, the beauticians are all visible out front and there seemed to be quite a number of them. Honestly I was pretty nervous going in knowing that it was highly likely that they would try to sell me some kind of package. 

I was taken into a very nondescript private consultation room where I had to first fill out some forms and surveys. Things like any medical problems to what kindd of self hair removal methods do you use to how many times a week do you remove your hair.  After a whole a consultant came in and started explaining to me anout hair removal and hair growth cycle, etc. Oh my gosh she spoke so fast that it was hard to keep up! From what I remember she hardly talked about the basic $30 package ($38 including bikini line). She asked me what areas I wanted to remove.  I said under arms and bikini line and she tried to persudade me to consider getting my whole netherregion done including the...let's just say booty region.  I've never been a full Brazillian girl but she did get me thinking. And before I knew it she was calculating some numbers and decided that 36 seasion would be enough to do everything and that would cost i think just under $2000 with discount Oh and did I tell you there's a credit card interest free installment plan with certain banks and she punched out some numbers on her trusty calculator to show me how much it would cost each month.  By this rate my head was swimming. I've never been good with numbers and making decisions at the same time.  I did ask her again but what if I just want tondo my underams and bikini line, oh then thats just $38 she says really hurriedly. But really should consider this package one you can also use it for your legs, she continues on. And anyway the bikini line area only remove not much, she says. And she says it's also good for hygiene to get it all off. 

She really wasnt that pushy I guess. I was never uncomfortable talking to her. So it was more like strongly advising and encouraging. 

Despite the fact that one of the requirements before treatment is for you to hve shaved 2-3 days beforehand she was ok tongove me an appointment for the next day to get whatever procedure done and sign on the dotted line. You know at first I was a bit disappointed that I couldn't just start the treatment that day. But on hindsight I'm so glad that I had the extra time to work out what I really wanted. If I had signed a package I would basically have about 2.5-3 years to use up all the sessions. That's a long time!!! What was I thinking to even consider it?? Basically if you're removing all your pubes off you will need that many sessions because it's supposed to be a highly resistant area. Back to the point, I can't even commit to a gym for more than a year and that's with me dragging myself!

So after this initial consultation I left feeling slightly confused and dazed. Oh and I also got this triangle thing which I guess was for us to go home and use as a template to shave for our bikini area. The lady should've explained it to me better since it's all in Japanese.  

First Appointment:

So today I came back for my official first appointment. Point to note, appointments before 12 are easier to get.   When I got there they asked me which package I wanted to sign up for and I told them just the basic underarm and bikini line. I was expecting a whole lot of of questions but that was it.  The lady (different from yesterday's one) wrote on the form and got me to sign and make payment. Before proceeding she made sure that 12 hours prior I hadn't drank any alcohol, take medication or worked out. Phew I almost did work out this morning before I decided to go back to sleep 😄

After that she led me to the procedure room. The room was smaller and shabbier than I had expected. 

If you notice, the curtain on top of the pic divides you from the other customer in another room. 

So here's the bed all wrapped up in plastic. There's a towel, a change gown and the little blue thing is disposable g-string paper undies. 

A little locker to keep your belongings and clothes. 

After changing into the garments the beautician will knock on the door asking if you are ready once ok she then comes in, you lie down on the table and the procedure begins by her putting paper towel over my eyes followed by googles or glasses and another towel on top. Next she asked me to lift up my arms above my head. She used an electric shaver to shave off whatever hair was still there. Then cleansed with a wipe or maybe she did that first, can't remember.  Then she spread this really cold gel on my armpits. I quite liked the cold gel feeling actually 😄.  Next she tells me she's gonna start with the IPL and I brace myself for some pain. Pain that never came. It really was pain free! For me anyway and I'm assuming it's the same for others. You might feel a slight warmth and that's it. The only other uncomfortable thing was seeing bright flashes out of the corner of your closed eyes. After that she wiped off the gel and put some cold ice pack things on my pits and moved on to my bikini area. 

This area really is not for those who are shy coz she will literally be able to see everything as you are asked to bend your legs in a 90 degree angle (think breast stroke style).  The procedure was pretty much the same as the armpit on. And then all was done within 30 minutes if not less! 

For 12 hours after the procedure you can't exercise, drink alcohol, sauna, etc. And you're not supposed to swim a week after the procedure is done too. There's actually a long list of don'ts. 

So for now I have to just wait patiently till my next appointment two months later in September. Why two months later? Well they said it's to allow the skin to rest and for your hair to go through it's natural growth cycle. The hair should fall out by 2 weeks and the new hair that comes out should be finer. Fingers crossed! They kept on reminding us to be patient before you can see results. Don't expect immediate results. And try not to shave, if you must at least wait 2-3 weeks. I'll try....that's all I can say. 

UPDATE 9/10/16
So I've gone back for the second treatment and I'm glad it was fuss free and they didn't pester me again to sign up for a package. The hair on my bikini line and my left under arm is still growing, but interestingly the hair on my right under arm has kinda stopped growing. I mean there's a few that pops up here and there but it's not even that noticeable. So it's interesting that one armpit is growing and the other one isn't...weird yeah, but I guess that's how the body works..I dunno. Anyway, next treatment is in January, I hope it doesn't take too much longer to do. 

Pao De Queijo - Brazillian Cheese Bread - Airfried Version

This is a really awesome recipe that's so easy to whip up, even the kids can do and it's so yummy too! There seems to be two kinds of recipe for Pao De Queijo. One is this recipe which is a really thin pourable batter and the other one is the wet bread like batter that you can roll into balls and bake.  I have tried both recipes before but I prefer this runny batter more because the end result yields a softer bread. 

This kind of chewy mochi like bread is best eaten warm because once it cools down, the tapioca starch and the cheese mix causes it to go a bit tough. You can of course reheat it in the toaster or oven. 

This recipe is adapted from http://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/easy_brazilian_cheese_bread/  

Ingredients:

• 1 egg
• 1/3 cup olive oil
• 2/3 cup milk
• 1 1/2 cups (170 grams) tapioca flour
• 1/2 cup (packed, about 66 grams) grated cheese, I like a mix of Parmesan Cheese with some other type of cheese like Edam, Cheddar or Mozarella. 
• 1 teaspoon of salt (or more to taste, this bread tastes better when it's salty or else if you stinge on the salt it's really bland and not tasty.  

Method:

1. Preheat the airfryer for 3 mins at 180C.  If you have the airfryer grill pan it's best to use this as it'll be easier to get the breads out of the moulds.  

2. I experimented with using the above moulds. The colourful ones are silicone moulds frm Daiso. The silver ones are tart moulds. If using the silicone one you dont have to do anything to them.  But if using the tart ones you must prepare them by coating them generously in oil so that the bread doesn't stick. And believe me, they will stick! I learnt that the hard way. I tried using cupcake liners too which didn't work as they stuck to the batter like they were holding on for dear life. 

3. Mix all ingredients in a blender until smooth. 

4. Pour into moulds just over 3/4 full. 

5. If using the metallic moulds cook them for about 10-12 minutes. You can check them periodically to see if they're done. Once nicely brown and puffed up you can take them out. 

You'll know when it's done when you pull it apart and the lovely stringy insides pull apart with some resistance like this.

If you're using the silicone cups, cook for anout 6-7mins until a crust forms and the bread has pulled away from the moulds. Tip the bread out of the moulds onto the airfryer basket or grill pan and continue to cook for another 6-8mins until browned. This method allows the breads to puff up into a beautiful ball shape. 

As you can see, the ones with the silicone puffed up a lot more than the metal cups one partly because I was able to tip the breads out to continue cooking. The metallic cases will also cook and brown the bottoms of your breads faster. 

I also tested what would happen if you just leave it in the silicone moulds to cook. And what happens is they will rise up like a soufflé and the sides and bottoms won't brown. And the tops will remain flat.  

So there you go, that's my version of the Pao De Queijo cooked in the Airfryer. Hope you try it! And leave me a comment if it worked for you! 

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Day 4 - Royal Caribbean Mariner of the Seas - Phuket, Thailand

On the 4th day of our cruise we docked at Phuket. In Phuket, there is no port for the boat to dock at, so it dropped anchor not too far from the shore. In order to get off the ship we had to get a tender ticket. It's a free ticket that basically gives you the timing of when you're allowed to disembark using the tender boats. Priority is given to those people who have booked a tour with the cruise tour group.

Disembarkation was relatively easy and hassle free, and it only takes about 10minutes from the boat to the jetty which is right on Patong Beach.

The tender boats that brings us to Patong Beach.

As soon as you get off the jetty, there are touts everywhere asking (more like hassling) you if you want to go on a tour etc. If you're not interested just ignore and move along.

I was so happy to walk on Patong Beach. Why? I guess coz the last time we went to Phuket, also on a cruise (with Starcruise), we never stepped on the beach!! And Patong Beach is kind of the famous beach in Phuket isn't it? The water was clean and clear and it was just really nice.

There were a few beach activities you could do like Parasailing or Jetskiing. We really didn't plan on it, but we decided to try Jetskiing! I was excited and afraid at the same time. Excited coz we had never been Jetskiing before and afraid because well, we had never been Jetskiing before! Haha. Plus Caelyn was with us so I was a bit scared that she'd fall off. But it was actually quite fun, tho I was shrieking to hubby to slow down like every few seconds...hehehe. Next time maybe I'll have a go driving it on my own. The whole thing only lasted 30mins though.

After we finished we went to the area where every one was swimming in the water. It was a special roped off area where you are safe to swim, where you won't be knocked down by a jetski or boat, or whatever. We really loved swimming at the beach....however, afterwards we realised that there was no rinse off or bathing area!! Unlike Sentosa in Singapore or beaches on the Gold Coast in Australia, there was no where we could change. I was so disappointed, so we had to walk around in our soggy bathing suits. Luckily there were hotels around, and we just went into one and used their bathroom to change out of our wet clothes.

Next we wondered around with the aim of getting to the main shopping centre called Jungceylon. From Patong Beach it's about a 15minute walk to the mall and from the mall it was another 10-15 minutes walk to the jetty. If you like shopping, this place is worth going to, plus there is also a big supermarket there that you can stock up on snacks, etc to bring back home.

After having our meal and a massage and some shopping, we headed back to the boat in time for dinner.

Caelyn enjoying massage

The waters between Phuket and Singapore must be really rough because the boat was swaying a little, made me feel a little giddy during dinner and made me go to sleep earlier since I was afraid I'd get too motion sick. This happened last time too when we went on the Starcruise. I guess we must be going through open waters and the speed must've been quite fast. 

And so that ends our series of Royal Caribbean cruising. Day 5 was at Sea and Day 6 was arrival back to Singapore. On the last day, we had to leave the boat quite early at about 9am, and there was no breakfast available. You could eat at the 24 hour cafe on the Promenade if you wanted to, but that's your only option.

For video of our Day in Phuket, click here:

Day 1

Day 2

Day 3