Friday, July 4, 2014

Day 5

Kumusta! (Hello in Filipino)

How to Make Popular Ramadan Recipes

Welcome to a very late post!
Yesterday I had work and came home absolutely wrecked! I slept then woke up at around 11pm. Then instead of doing my homework which I should be doing, I made chocolate eclairs!

Its soo easy to make and I'll show you how. This recipe is from taste.com.au.

You'll need:
  • 300ml thickened cream
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon caster sugar
  • 100g dark chocolate, chopped
  • 15g butter

Basic choux pastry

  • 60g butter, chopped
  • 2/3 cup plain flour
  • 3 eggs, lightly beaten

I had everything EXCEPT ANOTHER MISSING EGG THAT I REALLY NEEDED! ARGHHHHHHHHHH


Okay so I'm gonna copy paste everything hehe :)
  1. Step 1
    Preheat oven to 220°C/200°C fan-forced. Line 2 large baking trays with baking paper.
  2. Step 2
    Make basic choux pastry: Combine butter and 2/3 cup cold water in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook for 3 to 4 minutes or until butter has melted and mixture just starts to boil.
  3. Step 3
    Reduce heat to low. Add flour. Cook, stirring, for 2 to 3 minutes or until mixture comes away from side of pan and forms a ball. Set aside for 5 minutes to cool slightly.
  4. Step 4
    Reserve 2 teaspoons egg. Using a wooden spoon, gradually beat in remaining egg (would of done this but we only had TWO eggs left! ohh the pain) until well combined and mixture forms a glossy dough (mixture should drop from the spoon).
  5. Step 5
    Spoon dough into a piping bag (Don't try to be amazing and use baking paper shaped as a cone to make up for a missing pipping bag. Just spoon it with a spoon people)  fitted with a 1cm plain nozzle. Pipe 12cm long logs, 6cm apart, onto prepared trays. Brush with reserved egg. (More like splodges) 
  6. Step 6
    Bake 1 tray of eclairs for 5 minutes. Reduce heat to 180°C/160°C fan-forced. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until golden and puffed. Using a small knife, carefully cut eclairs in half horizontally. Return to oven, cut-side up. Bake for 5 minutes to dry out centres. Cool on tray. Increase temperature to 220°C/200°C fan-forced. Repeat with remaining tray.
  7. Step 7
    Using an electric mixer, beat cream, vanilla and sugar until firm peaks. Place chocolate and butter in a microwave-safe bowl. (Don't over heat this! otherwise it'll become crystallized and too sweet)  Microwave on medium-high (75%) for 1 to 2 minutes or until smooth, stirring every 30 seconds.
  8. Step 8
    Spoon cream into a piping bag fitted with a 1cm fluted nozzle. Pipe cream evenly over eclair bases. Spread tops with chocolate mixture and place over cream. Refrigerate for 20 minutes or until chocolate has set. Serve.

My finished yummy stuff!

Doesn't look appealing but meh they were alright! I finished these at about 1am last night or early morning or whatever 1am is.

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Wednesday, July 2, 2014

Day 4




Saluton! (Hello in Esperanto)

What is Ramadan? - Tazzy Phe

Fasting is not just in Islam. People fast for so many reasons in so many cultures and religions. Here's just some:


Check out this amazing list of other faiths that practice fasting. Fasting Chart

My good friend decided to try fasting today and here is what he thought about the whole experience:

It was okay. I'm actually really bad with remembering to drink and I don't usually eat until at least one pm anyway. I was just hell more conscious of it and not being able to eat or drink just made me want to more. Also was counting down the time. Sucked that my power went out for about two hours as well so then it was hard to distract myself because I eat when I'm bored aha

How cool is that?

If you're not Muslim, why not give it a go? Fasting is not only an experience but it also beneficial to you in so many ways. Of course there are exceptions to fasting because in the Quran it says

"... those who are ill or travelling, then an equal number of other days. God wants ease for you, and He does not want hardship for you." 2:185
2:185
Surat Al-Baqarah (The Cow) - سورة البقرة
(The above quote in the Quran)


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Tuesday, July 1, 2014

Day 3

Hej! (Hello in Danish)

RAMADHAN PREPARATION! - Amenakin

Amena inspired me from an early age to be a good Muslim and continues to inspire me, I highly recommend all her videos.

This post took some time to put my thoughts into words today. Different religion, cultures and families view relationships in different ways and I can't represent all of these views in one post. I can only write about what I know best and that is my Islamic beliefs.

Since when was love and thinking about that cute girl/boy a taboo? Why are we, as a society, okay with showing violence in games, selling guns in toy stores whereas we must look away when someone is kissing? Obviously there is a line that must be drawn and our limits must be known. But generally, why is the only thing that is keeping us alive hardly talked about where at the same time we are being taught how to kill people in academies? Just something to think about.

If we overcome this manipulated mentality we must also overcome the expectations and realities of your future partner. Many put looks as their number one priority and that isn't necessary a bad thing. But expectations of a certain physical beauty fades away. In Islam, you're either married or you're not. So I've devised a list of things you should look out for in a future partner.

  • Your partner treats your family with love and respect. The profit Mohammed peace be upon him said that "The best of you are those who are the best to their families"
  • “Men choose women for four reasons: for their money, for their rank, for their beauty and for their religion, but marry one who is religious and you will succeed”
  • Learn to love yourself first. Working on being the best person you can be, both physically and mentally is very attractive. 
Its important to accept that everyone has a past and everyone has the potential to change and be better people. If you find out something of a persons past, it is unfair to reject them solely for this reason if the person has moved on and made better choices. 

Also, check out this video:


You must be thinking 'But what has this to do with fasting?'. Well today my friend and I were discussing this topic, mainly in Islam and what I should do to make God and my family happy. Rejecting the temptations to flirt with guys for the wrong intentions is something that has made me, as a Muslim so much more happier knowing that God is happy with me having the right intentions. Rejecting this is basically fasting. Abstaining from things that are 'not right'. Being attracted to someone solely for physical appeal is not only shallow (for the most part) but also narrows my chances of finding someone who has an attractive personality as well. In Islam, you're not meant to date without the knowledge of your parents. Dating in this case means getting to know each other but not being alone since Shaitan (the Devil)  is the third person in the room. Meaning if you are alone with someone in the same room, temptation, or the Shaitan, is always the third. More then being self content that you're not deceiving your parents, you know you're giving yourself the best chance of being happy now and when you finally do find someone you'll be content that your patience was worth it.


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