February 12, 2014
Pumpkin's Palette: Nobukatsu + Himiko
After watching Episode 6 of Nobunaga the Fool and finding out that two important characters got killed off (Nobukatsu and Himiko), I needed to release my pain and sadness of losing these two short-lived characters. So I decided to rough sketch them as a memoir for these characters that I liked.
RIP Nobukatsu, you were an adorable and responsible little brother. RIP Himiko, you were an admirable wife who sought to put your beloved's best interest first.
Gackt - P.S. I LOVE U
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| How on earth is this guy 40? Lol. |
It is such a beautiful song! ~cries a bucket of tears~ It's a extremely sweet love rock ballad. You can read the translated lyrics here: http://amaia.livejournal.com/296108.html
It's pretty much about wishing your beloved one happiness even after you have gone.
GRANRODEO - 「変幻自在のマジカルスター」
It's a pretty cool love song. But I laugh at the choice of outfits for Kishow and Ezuka.
STEREO DIVE FOUNDATION - "AXIS"
I love the beats of this song.
The anime is pretty average though, it's a mix of Japan and European history + Mechas.
Wooser S2 - Episode 6 [v.P]
This week Wooser parodied Gargantia.
It also gave us some lines to contemplate over: "If people were ever able to control their dreams, they wouldn't need reality any more. Nothing ever works out in the real world. For example, the odds that you'll be able to go out with the one you like is very low. So lately, whenever I've had free time, I've spent it sleeping."
It also gave us some lines to contemplate over: "If people were ever able to control their dreams, they wouldn't need reality any more. Nothing ever works out in the real world. For example, the odds that you'll be able to go out with the one you like is very low. So lately, whenever I've had free time, I've spent it sleeping."
February 10, 2014
PaSBA #2: Chocolate Cupcakes
This time sourced from bestrecipes.com, this one was a keeper. A perfect cupcake base, yet simple enough to be tossed together and baked in just under an hour this recipe is the one to use!
After making the cupcakes we stuck them in front of a fan made a makeshift baking paper icing bag and piped a few of these goodies with the leftover ganache from last week (Yes, ganache lasts for at least a week in the fridge because of the high sugar content!)
Serah's Analysis
Taste: 9/10: Chocolatey enough without being overbearing, this is perfect to go with flavoured icing.
Texture: 9/10: A lovely cakey texture, not dry and not too heavy.
Difficulty: Easy: After I had all the ingredient and utensils out on the kitchen bench, Pumpkin and I made these in under 15minutes and they were baked in another 15 minutes, we cooled them quite fast using a fan.
Overall: 9/10, delicious chocolatey yet light. Definitely making these again next time with nicer patty cases and actual icing bags and maybe some shiny cachous.
Pumpkin's Analysis
Taste: 8/10 Got the chocolate taste.
Texture: 8/10 Soft and spongey. Make sure you whack on a 6 inch layer of ganache, otherwise it'll taste a little dry, and who doesn't love extra sugar.
Difficulty: Easy. Just mix and bake.
Overall: 8/10 This super simple recipe is great for tea parties.
Chocolate Cupcake Base
3/4 cup Plain flour
1/4 cup Cocoa powder
1/2 cup Castor Sugar
2 Teaspoons Baking Powder
1/2 Teaspoon Vanilla Essence
80g Butter, melted
2 Eggs
1/2 cup Milk
1) sift together dry ingredient and then add sugar.
2) Make a small well in the center and add the rest of the ingredients.
3) Beat 2 minutes on medium, make sure all lumps have disappeared. (remember to scrape down sides of bowl!)
4) Place patty cases in muffin tray and fill them just above halfway with the batter.
5) Bake 10 min for mini muffin tray or 16 min for regular muffin tray.
6) Cool and ice or just leave plain.
After making the cupcakes we stuck them in front of a fan made a makeshift baking paper icing bag and piped a few of these goodies with the leftover ganache from last week (Yes, ganache lasts for at least a week in the fridge because of the high sugar content!)
Serah's Analysis
Taste: 9/10: Chocolatey enough without being overbearing, this is perfect to go with flavoured icing.
Texture: 9/10: A lovely cakey texture, not dry and not too heavy.
Difficulty: Easy: After I had all the ingredient and utensils out on the kitchen bench, Pumpkin and I made these in under 15minutes and they were baked in another 15 minutes, we cooled them quite fast using a fan.
Overall: 9/10, delicious chocolatey yet light. Definitely making these again next time with nicer patty cases and actual icing bags and maybe some shiny cachous.
Pumpkin's Analysis
Taste: 8/10 Got the chocolate taste.
Texture: 8/10 Soft and spongey. Make sure you whack on a 6 inch layer of ganache, otherwise it'll taste a little dry, and who doesn't love extra sugar.
Difficulty: Easy. Just mix and bake.
Overall: 8/10 This super simple recipe is great for tea parties.
February 9, 2014
Pumpkin and Serah's Baking Adventures (PaSBA) #1: Chocolate Cake
After a rather long absence and unfulfilled promises to upload pictures of a certain supernova event, Serah has returned to the land of the cyber-oriented and with the gentle persuasion of Pumpkin, a new series (hopefully more long lived than Serah's previous series) is born!
Mission Statement: Every Tuesday we vow to bring you new recipes and baked goods! (Though posts may be published late) We seek to show the world that otakus and computer geeks alike can indeed cook!
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Today we present, The Chocolate Cake!
Sourced from the ever reliable taste.com, this chocolate cake turned out to be actually, pretty average, to be honest not exceptionally wonderful, but a great comfort food for some end of the day R and R.
We also created some lovely simple ganache which came out pretty much perfect.
Serah's Analysis
Taste: 7/10 : Not too rich and perfectly sweetened but somewhat lacking for the true chocolate fanatic.
Texture: 6/10 : The ganache icing helped, but slightly dry.
Difficulty: Easy : I would rate this pretty easy, but I've tasted much better chocolate cakes of the same difficulty.
Overall: Not bad, though not really worth making if you're looking for something more exceptional.
Pumpkin's Analysis
Taste: 7/10: You can definitely taste the chocolate.
Texture: 5/10: It's a little dry.
Difficulty: Super easy: You pretty much throw everything into one bowl and mix.
Overall: I wouldn't use this recipe again, you can find better recipes. Though the icing was superb considering the amount of sugar and cream we threw in it.
Mission Statement: Every Tuesday we vow to bring you new recipes and baked goods! (Though posts may be published late) We seek to show the world that otakus and computer geeks alike can indeed cook!
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Today we present, The Chocolate Cake!
We also created some lovely simple ganache which came out pretty much perfect.
S&P's Multi-purpose Super Simple Perfect Ganache (S&P MPSSPG)
-400g Chocolate (dark choc for some added richness)
-300g Cream
1)Melt over lightly simmering water.
2)Allow to thicken, pour over cooled cake for a thin layer of icing. OR allow to completely solidify in fridge and pipe or make into truffles.
Serah's Analysis
Taste: 7/10 : Not too rich and perfectly sweetened but somewhat lacking for the true chocolate fanatic.
Texture: 6/10 : The ganache icing helped, but slightly dry.
Difficulty: Easy : I would rate this pretty easy, but I've tasted much better chocolate cakes of the same difficulty.
Overall: Not bad, though not really worth making if you're looking for something more exceptional.
Pumpkin's Analysis
Taste: 7/10: You can definitely taste the chocolate.
Texture: 5/10: It's a little dry.
Difficulty: Super easy: You pretty much throw everything into one bowl and mix.
Overall: I wouldn't use this recipe again, you can find better recipes. Though the icing was superb considering the amount of sugar and cream we threw in it.
February 8, 2014
Pumpkin's Palette: Yato
While I'm on a roll, this one is for a dear friend Bella who loves Yato from Noragami.
Pumpkin's palette: Yukine
It's been a while since I last drew.
February 5, 2014
Flappy Bird [v.P]
Wooser - Episode 5 [v.P]
February 3, 2014
February 1, 2014
January 29, 2014
January 25, 2014
[Life] I love my tutoring job
I finally got my teaching evaluations/student feedback from the previous semester in the mail. I absolutely adore my students. I love my job teaching/tutoring maths & stats!! (Note: Phil is the course lecturer's name) lol!
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