Sunday, 17 November 2013

GIFT FROM MAKI: EMERALD MATCHA


It's been over a month since Ken Hsu brought the book back from Taipei! It’s really a book about breads but the first recipe which caught my eye is one for Matcha Pound Cake. I had asked Maki whether she could buy some matcha powder from Japan. She did so, picking a matcha that was meant specially for baking. I'm holding the cup next to the window so you can check out its gorgeous shade of emerald.


The recipe makes three 8 x 15.5cm cakes.  The smallest tins I own measure 8.5 x 17cm.  As a result my cakes didn't achieve the height I was expecting.  Frankly, I didn't think they looked appealing.  The tops were a dull brown and I felt that the emerald hardly came through. 

I gingerly cut into one and it was velvety. My father bit into a still-warm slice, grinned and said the texture was light and that he loved the crust. My mother pointed out that the insides has many tiny holes.  I wonder if holes are a good thing?



不求圆满

人生一定不要太追求圆满  人旺财不旺 财旺人不旺  人财两旺寿不长  所以人生最好的状态就是求缺不求全  而且求全一定要加上委屈这两个字  因为委屈才能求全  所以福不可享尽 留三分给子孙  利不可占尽 舍三分给别人  功不可贪尽 让三分给他人  这也就是所谓的自古人生最忌满  ...