Tuesday, April 15, 2008

Verdict

I've tried cooking the onion ring, it was not bad at all. Maybe I could add more flavour to it, using the mixture of onion and garlic seasoning perhaps?

On the other hand, I am feeling a bit down. My applications were mostly rejected. Am I that bad? I can feel my self esteem is going down the drain. I wish I could share with someone but sometimes the person who available doesn't seemed to be a suitable candidate. I need someone who is truly proving their words, now that's comfort.

But I am not going to give up nor sit down, do nothing and wait for things to happen.


Monday, April 14, 2008

Onion ring recipes

I am having a craving for onion rings. Especially adore the ones at a&w. The taste is simply yummy and addictive.


I even found the recipe for it.



Ingredients

* 1 cup McCormick Golden Dipt Tempura batter mix
* 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
* 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
* 1/2 cup water
* 1/4 cup beer
* 1 extra large white onion, sliced 3/8" thick
* 6 cups vegetable oil in your deep fryer

Directions

1. Preheat the deep fryer to 375F
2. Combine the tempura mix with the spices and liquid to make a
3. batter using a fork. There will be some small lumps; don't worry
4. about those.
5. Slice the onion, and separate all of the rings.
6. Dip the individual rings in the batter, and drop into the
7. preheated oil. Deep fry 3−5 minutes until golden brown. Remove
8. to a paper towel lined plate, salt lightly, and serve hot.

Taken from:grouprecipes.com



Now, the recipes look scrumptious but they two things that bothered me. I don't think McCormick Golden Dipt Tempura batter mix is available here and I don't know how to substitute it. Second, the recipes uses beer, which annulled everything.

So I looked for another recipe and found this

Home made onion ring

Ingredients
# 1 egg
# 1/4 cup vegetable oil
# 1 cup milk
# 1 cup flour
# 1/2 teaspoon salt
# 1 teaspoon baking powder
# 2 large sweet onion, sliced
# 1/2 cup flour (for coating onions)
# oil (for frying)

Directions

1. Mix egg, oil, and milk on low speed of mixer for 1 minute.

2. Add dry ingredients and mix until smooth.

3. Coat onions in flour.

4. Dip in batter.

5. Fry in hot oil 375* until desired shade of brown.

Taken from:RecipeZaar



Pretty simple isn't it? But the most important stuff, the ingredients are available here. Plus, this recipe received good reviews in the website. 5 stars!

I am going to try it soon to see whether or not it receive perfect stars.
And then I shall put my own review.

Why about you? Don't you want to try?



Sunday, April 13, 2008

Time bomb

I am like a time bomb.



Quiet, minding my own business and sucking it up to myself. Why should I tick aloud when the other party would not do anything, or worst will make me end up feeling like shit because I try to let it out.

That's ok. I have my own term and my own time. You probably would not know because after all that happen to me, I am good at keeping things to myself, concealing my feeling. But like the time bomb, I will keep ticking and ticking until the time comes.

Bomb!

Call me selfish. Yes I am but at least I acknowledge what I want far before I seal the deal and that time, I was told it was ok to want what I want, to feel what I feel.

How do I feel right now?



You pulled me under,
If I had to give in.
Such a beautiful myth,
That's breaking my skin.
Well I'll hide all the bruises,
I'll hide all the damage that's done.
But I show how I'm feeling until all the feeling has gone.


I love this piece by James Morrison and now when I hear it, everything make sense.

God, please give me strength, please pull me in!