MOTHER'S DAY AFTERNOON TEA WITH PATYSKITCHEN/ HIGH TEA HARI IBU BERSAMA PATYSKITCHEN

Mother's Day should be everyday. Celebrating the women who raise children is not limited to just the women who give birth. Any woman who takes the time to nurture and oversee the well being and development of another, often sacrificing their own needs and dreams, deserves distinctive recognition. We would not be who we are without these wonderful people. - Ellen Easton

I strongly agreed with Ellen, however the recognition of Mother's Day as an annual event make it more interesting...people around the globe celebrate this special occasion  on various days commonly in March, April, or May with various activities with their MOM. For me it is a great idea to set aside days that allow us to celebrate our parents, to cherish, to treat and to thank them for all that they have done for us – if not on a daily basis then at least on a day like today.

I am an orphan ..so mother's day is more of a fun time I celebrate with my children and close friends. For Mother’s Day this year, as years before I throw a high tea for the family and friends...enjoy a sunny afternoon with High Tea. It is very simple to have a buffet tea a home. A buffet tea needn’t be expensive, nor time consuming to prepare. Well not necessary with vintage ......I didn't have any but happened to have a set of China Violet Tea Set.

I was happy that everything went out great today. The High Tea theme all decked out in  violet and florals.  Mom all dressed in Violet and not only that we have violet cake, violet cuppa, and all the set up were violet. I also prepared a set of Violet door gift consist of baby teddy with violet ribbon, lavender flower pot and violet steam cuppa as a take away for guest.  Over all it was fun and we really had a great time.

Happy Mother’s Day to all the great moms out there!

 The High Tea Menu today,

Lavender Tea

Club Sandwich

Cheese Sandwich

Blueberry Cupcake with Violet Frosting

Steam Polka Violet Polka Dot Cupcakes

Chocolate Sponge Cake With Violet Frosting

Hailam Mee

Lavender Tea

Club Sandwich

Cheese Sandwich

Blueberry Cupcakes With Violet Frosting

Violet Polka Dot Steam Cupcakes

Chocolate Sponge Cake With Violet Frosting

Hailam Noodles

Door Gift - Teddy, Lavender Pot and Violet Polka Dot Steam Cupcakes

Wah seperti tahun-tahun sebelumnya, tahun ini giliran saya mengajur High Tea hari ibu untuk kawan-kawan. Saya memilih ungu sebagai tema tahun ini. Semuanya disediakan bertemakan warna ungu..dari tea set, pakaian...hiasan, door gift dan hidangan.Bagi saya untuk celebration seperti ini paling mudah ialah high tea...tidak terlalu mahal...simple dan mudah disediakan. Saya memang suka meraikan hari istimewa ini kerana masa inilah dapat berkumpul dengan kekawan dan anak-anak. 

Walau pun hari-hari adalah hari ibu tetapi menetapkan satu  hari yang KHAS menjadi ianya lebih istimewa bagi kita yang terlalu sibuk dengan urusan harian untuk memperuntukan masa untuk meraikan orang yang melahirkan kita, meraikan dan mengucapkan terima kasih atas segala pengorbanan seorang yang bernama IBU. 

Sebagai seorang IBU saya memang terharu dengan layanan anak-anak...pada saya...ha...ha...tahun lepas dapat bread machine...tahun ini dapat perfume kegemaran saya.  Wah...pandai juga dia orang pakat adik-beradik kumpul duit belikan saya hadiah istimewa. Apa pun saya puas hati dengan function hari...segalanya berjalan lancar dan banyak story mory...dengan kekawan. Menu Hightea kali ini sama, menu standard dan untuk setiap tamu saya hadiahkan Little Teddy, Bunga Lavender dan Apam Polka Dot.

Untuk semua sekali lagi saya ucapkan SELAMAT HARI IBU dan semoga semua sentiasa berada dalam keberkatan Illahi.

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CONVERTING RECIPES TO METRIC - HOW MUCH IS 2/3 CUP OF MILK ????

How much is 2/3 cup of milk - picture
courtesy from google

I wanted to make cupcake where the recipe calls for 2/3 cup of milk. I was stuck  there. I don't really know how much is 2/3 cup of milk. The best part of it I used tea cups for my baking and cooking, I know 3/4, 1/2 and 1/4, but I have no idea what is 2/3 cup. So the solutions to my problem is to refer to the net and I found the following information handy and helps a lot. I printed and laminated the table and placed it on my fridge make it more handy fo me to refer. One thing for sure learning how to measure ingredients is essential when you are learning how to cook. The correct balance of ingredients is what makes food taste good. If you want a PERFECT results for your baking or cooking NEVER...EVER ASSUME, do a little work by measuring it in metric. I'm sharing with you here some important tips that I found in the internet that help me a lot.

The three basic tools used to measure ingredients in cooking are:Measuring spoons

• Dry measuring cups
• Liquid measuring cups
• A basic set of measuring spoons come with 5 spoons:

• 1/8 teaspoon
• ¼ teaspoon
• ½ teaspoon
• 1 teaspoon
• 1 Tablespoon

Even though the words are the same, standard measuring spoons are *not* the same as the teaspoons and tablespoons in the drawer that you use to eat with.It is very important to be exact when measuring things like baking powder and baking soda. (These are leavening agents which means they make things rise.) Always even off the top of the measuring spoon with the straight edge of a knife.

Dry Measuring Cup

Dry measuring cups are usually made of metal or plastic and have an even rim. You dip the cup into the dry ingredients and level off with the straight edge of a knife. 

(Again, don’t confuse the word “cup�� in a recipe with cups that are used for drinking.)

Liquid Measuring Cups

When you’re measuring liquids, be sure to look on the outside, not the inside of the cup. Always look at eye level, but don’t hold the cup up to your eye level. I guarantee you will not be able to hold it steady or level and your measuring will be off.

Put the cup on a flat surface, bend down and look at the outside of the cup to get an accurate measurement

Converting Recipes to Metric

Adapted from jsward.com

Weights of common ingredients in grams
Ingredient	1 cup	3/4 cup	2/3 cup	1/2 cup	1/3 cup	1/4 cup	2 Tbsp
Flour, all purpose (wheat) /Tepung	120 g	90 g	80 g	60 g	40 g	30 g	15 g
Flour, well sifted all purpose (wheat) /Tepung yang diayak	110 g	80 g	70 g	55 g	35 g	27 g	13 g
Sugar, granulated cane / Gula Pasir	200 g	150 g	130 g	100 g	65 g	50 g	25 g
Confectioner's sugar (cane) / Gula Ising	100 g	75 g	70 g	50 g	35 g	25 g	13 g
Brown sugar, packed firmly /Gula Perang	180 g	135 g	120 g	90 g	60 g	45 g	23 g
Corn meal / Cornmeal	160 g	120 g	100 g	80 g	50 g	40 g	20 g
Corn starch / Tepung Jagung	120 g	90 g	80 g	60 g	40 g	30 g	15 g
Rice, uncooked / Beras	190 g	140 g	125 g	95 g	65 g	48 g	24 g
Macaroni, uncooked / Makaroni	140 g	100 g	90 g	70 g	45 g	35 g	17 g
Couscous, uncooked/pasta seperti semolina	180 g	135 g	120 g	90 g	60 g	45 g	22 g
Oats, uncooked quick / Oats	90 g	65 g	60 g	45 g	30 g	22 g	11 g
Table salt / Garam	300 g	230 g	200 g	150 g	100 g	75 g	40 g
Butter / Mentega	240 g	180 g	160 g	120 g	80 g	60 g	30 g
Vegetable shortening /shortening	190 g	140 g	125 g	95 g	65 g	48 g	24 g
Chopped fruits and vegetables /Buah2an cincang	150 g	110 g	100 g	75 g	50 g	40 g	20 g
Nuts, chopped / Kacang cincang	150 g	110 g	100 g	75 g	50 g	40 g	20 g
Nuts, ground / Kacang kisar	120 g	90 g	80 g	60 g	40 g	30 g	15 g
Bread crumbs, fresh, loosely packed / Serbuk roti	60 g	45 g	40 g	30 g	20 g	15 g	8 g
Bread crumbs, dry / Serbuk roti kering	150 g	110 g	100 g	75 g	50 g	40 g	20 g
Parmesan cheese, grated / Keju parmesan	90 g	65 g	60 g	45 g	30 g	22 g	11 g

Weights can be converted with the following table. Note that the ounces referred to in this table are not the same as fluid ounces.

Weight Conversions
Customary quantity	Metric equivalent
1 ounce	28 g
4 ounces or 1/4 pound	113 g
1/3 pound	150 g
8 ounces or 1/2 pound	230 g
2/3 pound	300 g
12 ounces or 3/4 pound	340 g
1 pound or 16 ounces	450 g
2 pounds	900 g

LIQUIDS / CECAIR

Volume Conversions: Normally used for liquids only
Customary quantity	Metric equivalent
1 teaspoon	5 mL
1 tablespoon or 1/2 fluid ounce	15 mL
1 fluid ounce or 1/8 cup	30 mL
1/4 cup or 2 fluid ounces	60 mL
1/3 cup	80 mL
1/2 cup or 4 fluid ounces	120 mL
2/3 cup	160 mL
3/4 cup or 6 fluid ounces	180 mL
1 cup or 8 fluid ounces or half a pint	240 mL
1 1/2 cups or 12 fluid ounces	350 mL
2 cups or 1 pint or 16 fluid ounces	475 mL
3 cups or 1 1/2 pints	700 mL
4 cups or 2 pints or 1 quart	950 mL
4 quarts or 1 gallon	3.8 L
Note: In cases where higher precision is not justified, it may be convenient to round these conversions off as follows:   1 cup = 250 mL   1 pint = 500 mL   1 quart = 1 L   1 gallon = 4 L

Tablespoons Equivalents

3 teaspoons	1 tablespoon	1/2 ounce	14.3 grams
2 tablespoons	1/8 cup	1 ounce	28.3 grams
4 tablespoons	1/4 cup	2 ounces	56.7 grams
5 1/3 tablespoons	1/3 cup	2.6 ounces	75.6 grams
8 tablespoons	1/2 cup	4 ounces	113.4 grams
12 tablespoons	3/4 cup	6 ounces	.375 pound
32 tablespoons	2 cups	16 ounces	1 pound

Oven Temperatures 

American Standard	Metric
250° F	130° C
300° F	150° C
350° F	180° C
400° F	200° C
450° F	230° C

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Tahukan anda berapa 2/3 cup of milk.....kalau yang menggunakkan sukatan cawan metric ini mungkin tidak menjadi masalah kerana jumlahnya tercatit pada cawan...tapi biasanya kita ka rumah ini kalau kata sukatan cawan main taram aje pakai cawan kopi....walaupun tidak salah dan kek atau masakan kita jadi tetapi kita mungkin tidak akan mendapat hasil yang PERFECT. Saya pun begitu sukatan cawan saya adalah cawan kopi... itulah kadang-kadang tension jug sebab tak sama macam apa yang disarankan oleh resipi. Saya tahu kesilapan saya di mana tetapi kekadang tu degil tu ada juga tapi kalau bahan yang digunakan mahal nanti ralat pula ya...so sekarang ini kalau apa-apa sukatan cawan saya akan tukar pada ukuran metric...jadi kalau tak menjadi pun taklah terasa ralat sangat. Jadual di atas boleh membantu anda dalam hal ini, jadual yang disediakan pakar untuk bahan kering, basah, sukatan sudu dan juga jangka suhu oven. Saya lekatkan ini difridge senang buat rujukan Harap ini dapat membantu.

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