Ingredients:
2 1/2 c flour
3/4 c sugar
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup condense milk
1/4 c butter milk
114 gms butter

Procedures:
1. Sift the flour, baking soda and baking powder together.
2. In a mixer, mix sugar,butter,condense milk, and vanilla for 2 mins until mixture becomes fluffy.
3. Add the flour gradually.

4. Pour in the butter milk after all the flour is done.
5. Put in a buttered baking pan and bake for 30-45 mins with 325 degrees F.

As for the purple yam, you can buy them mostly in your nearest Asian stores. Just follow whatever is in the packaging’s directions on how to cook it, and you’re good to go .

Last Sunday, I and my husband had a simple celebration in honor of my spiritual master’s appearance day. It’s been a while since I’ve had my guru’s personal association, but just like what Srila Prabhupada said, “Vani is more important than Vapu”. I miss my spiritual master so much, and I pray to Krishna that hopefully I’ll see him again soon…….

Srila Giridhari Swami Vyasa Puja, Ki Jaya!!!

Our mini offerings:

Jaya Jagannatha, Jaya Baladeva, Jaya Subhadra!

Sri Sri Gaura Nitai!

Simple butter cake with sweet purple yam filling, vanilla butter cream frosting with toasted coconut flakes, top with fresh cherries

sushi rice, red beans wtih tomato sauce,cheese and fried panir, subdji (mixed fried vegetables with cream and fresh tomato and olives)

Everyone get ready for this amazing animated film of Little Krishna and Arjuna coming this 2009.

The 13 episodes of animated Little Krishna just started streaming in Nick TV India last May 11 on Monday-Friday at 6:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. The series has been written by Emmy award winning international writer Jeffrey Scott. On the other hand, I don’t have any information yet about Arjuna, but I’ll update you guys as soon as I get it. I’m a big anime fan, and I can’t wait to see these awesome animated world class film about Krishna and Arjuna.

For more info about Little Krishna, please click here.

Little Krishna

Arjuna

I was goggling online looking for that elusive recipe for a perfect fluffy vegetarian/vegan marshmallow. After a couple of clicks and stops from one site to another, I stumbled and ended up in youtube. As devotees, we’ve always been careful of what we eat especially in buying pre-package vegetarian goodies.

I remember one time, a devotee friend give me some packs of this “kosher-Gel” for making vegetarian gelatin. Out of courtesy, I accepted it and thank her for her generosity. When I got home, the usual, I just  tossed every food stuff inside my pantry. No, I didn’t bother to check it, or even to try it due to my laziness, and I just completely forgot about it. Until one day, when I checked my pantry and noticed that there’s something missing. Then, I asked my husband (the usual culprit) if he touched anything in my pantry, it turns out, he did.

With a nonchalant and seemingly cold manner (as most guys are, acting cool,LOL), the hubby told me that he threw away that “kosher-gel” thing because he found out that it WASN’T VEGAN AT ALL. I was just dumbfounded and didn’t bother to start an argument because my guts was telling me that he seems to be right. Anyway, “EMES KOSHER-GEL” turns out to be a fake. So my dear Vaisnavas please don’t buy this product at all.

If you want to read more about how this fake vegan gel got busted, please click here.

And here’s what I found in Youtube.

Part 1

Part 2

Sweet and  Sara is the only vegan marshmallow I’m buying because as you can see from the video, the maker is a vegan. Even though it’s kind of expensive, from time to time, I and my hubby can’t help but be tempted.

SIDE NOTE: For devotees living in Alachua and Gainesville, you can avail Sweet and Sara at      Wards.

As for the recipe, I’m still on the look out and doing some trial and error. If you want to do some vegetarian gelatin, try using some agar-agar. This is what we generally use in the Philippines in making gulaman or gelatin, and you can find this in your nearby Asian stores.

Joachim de Posada takes us to a funny look on how instant and delayed gratifications has something to do with our success. Now, I’m wondering if what would be the outcome if he also performs the marshmallow test in our community. Of course, it’s gonna be a vegetarian marshmallow, so don’t worry prabhus. I’m sure it’s gonna be interesting

What you’re about to see, is a horrifying event. At first, I chose not to say anything, and to just offer my prayer in silence and that she may rest in peace. But every time I see her face in the monitor and hear news about her, I can’t help but feel guilty. I feel guilty not because I chose to ignore the inhuman cause of her death, but rather, I feel guilty because I chose to be blind and deaf, but ENOUGH is ENOUGH! To the animals living in shit holes who manage to cut this young woman’s life, Allah will take good care of your asses soon, that even hell won’t accept you! JUSTICE FOR NEDA SOLTANI!!! JUSTICE FOR OUR IRANIAN BROTHERS AND SISTERS!!!

These pictures never fails to make me laugh my ass off!

Attack of the horny banana!

BUSTED!!!

Way to go buddy!LOL!

Last night, the hubby and me was watching an amazing show about a futuristic medical machine, which in my opinion is rocking the medical world. The looks on my other half’s face while looking at the monitor was like a kid who just had a new toy. He was really giddy and proudly telling me that he once installed  a recording camera inside that machine, and that it cost $1M. Dang! I was totally impressed with this robotic wonder because it really defies the amount of knowledge and skills that humans acquire in such a very demanding field of medical technology. I guess for us women, it is sometimes helpful to know if what’s happening in the technology world because it gives our confidence and knowledge some extra edge. I’m the least techy person (I’m more like a tetchy,LOL) to be updated of what’s new in the high-tech world, but innovation like this deserves a shout out. Anyway, without further ado, I present, The Da Vinci Robot.

All credits goes to TED.

Surgeon and inventor Catherine Mohr tours the history of surgery (and its pre-painkiller, pre-antiseptic past), then demos some of the newest tools for surgery through tiny incisions, performed using nimble robot hands. Fascinating — but not for the squeamish.

P.S.

TED is actually a good website if you want to know and be updated of the latest innovations, watch presentations from the experts, and just be amazed and learned from people with great minds. Registration is free, so sign up and explore all the wonderful presentations.

It’s been a while since I baked due to our latest relocation here in Tampa, FL. As I was trying to set things up especially my schedule in our new place, I just remember that I’ve been neglecting a lot of stuff, and some of those are my love for blogging and baking. When I finally had the chance to bake, I decided to give cakeballs a try. I got the idea from a great baker and blogger Bakerella. Her creations are just to die for, and on top of that, they’re too cute to be eaten. If you want instructions on how to make this confectionary delight, just visit her blog, and I can assure that you don’t need to be a patissier to pull it off. If I can do it, you can to! Have fun!

I was trying to do some research yesterday at Barnes & Nobles on how to start up a business. Will, it was more like a psedo-research, since I was reading some mangas on the side, LOL! I got bored after sometime of scanning those thick and pricey business books, and they’re not appealing at all. Instead of enticing my aspiritaions to start up a business, those books causes the opposite. Anyway, I found this book called “The Toilet Paper Enterpreneur” by Mike Michalovicz. I randomnly picked it up because the author’s name catches my attention, not because I was having a hard time to pronounce it, but because it sounds so Polishy, and it’s due to my other half who happens to be a Polak.

The book is so different from the typical business book amoung the book shelves because first, it wasn’t thick, thanks God!. Second, it doesn’t look like a business book at all, but it’s more like a novel. Third, the price is not over rated. Inside, the book is very unconventional from the typical business book which happens to be full confusing protocols and jargons. I like the fact that it’s written with a lot of wit and humor which the author never fails to inject in every page. Now, I haven’t finish reading the book yet, in fact, I just finish reading chapter two, but the two chapters are more than enough for me to give me a boost in starting now my unpredictable path to business ventures. I may not know yet, what kind of business to start, but I know that I’m heading there. Oh…… This is gonna be fun!!!!

For more about the book and the author, click here.