Pandan Leaves : Scent of Southeast Asia

Last Saturday, we went to Food For Thoughts (at 8Q) after my Ukelele classes at Replugged Music. I came upon an article about Pandan Leaves and they featured the two recipes in that article (titled "Pandan Leaves: Scent of Southeast Asia"). I must apologise for not taking down the name of the magazine and details of the article. No copyright infringement intended. The reason I noted down the two recipes (or I actually noticed the first one only) is that I love making simple hassle-free desserts! Recipes in magazines usually attract my attention a lot!

Hence, I decided that before I get to try and make it, I shall post it here for all to share! Let me know the results while I will share mine once I get to try it out.

Till then... have fun!

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PANDAN COCONUT CREAM, AKA PANNA COTTA

1. Bloom 5g gelatine in 25ml.
2. Cut 18-20 pandan leaves into 2-cm lengths.
3. Blend the leaves with 250ml milk in a processor, then strain the liquid in a muslin cloth or through a fine mesh strainer. 
4. Simmer the pandan milk, 50g sugar, 150g cream, 100g coconut cream and a pinch of salt for 5mins. 
5. Stir gelatin and pour into six 100ml glasses, about three-quarters full. Chill to set.

PANDAN BARLEY

1. Simmer 100g barley and 4 knotted pandan leaves in 1.5L water for 20mins or until the  barley is soft.
2. Add 100g dried wintermelon and 1 tbsp sugar and cook for another 10 mins.
3. Discard pandan leaves.
4. Cool, then stir in juice from 1 lemon.
5. Serve chilled with ice cubes. Serves 4.

"he lets his art do the talking"

I just an article (titled "He lets his art do the talking") that was posted by The New Paper ("TNP") online yesterday. Before I started reading the article,  my attention was drawn to the cute doodle on the 'black board'! Reading the article begin to amuse me further, the illustrator is Isaac Liang who is deaf. Sorry if I sounded a little bit rude, I couldn't think of a way to phrase it better. Pardon my standard of English Language. *sad*

Even with short notice, Isaac produced an excellent set of poignant cartoons that was eventually incorporated into his portrait above. His set illustrate some of his experiences and encounter growing up deaf. I couldn't help but envy his skills in this area and his decision in pursuing his interest and let his talent shines. I decided to 'promote' him a little and make his talent known in the cyber world by tweeting, posting on tumblr and here!

Now, take a look at his simple yet cute drawings:

 

Yes, he is now a free-lance illustrator specialising in Painting, Drawing, Illustration, Concept Art and even 3D. Wow! Isn't he talented? His works that are showcase on his websites include Caricatures, Illustrations, Urban Sketches and Visual Development (Characters Design).

"I love doing character designs for Animation. I also am doing caricatures traditionally and digitally. Feel free to email me at isaac.augustin.liang@gmail.com if you are interested in my services. Critiques are welcome." 

- Isaac Liang

If you like the work he did and wanted him to do some for you, what are you waiting for? Contact him!


See more of Isaac’s work at isaacliang.carbonmade.com

Read the article at The New Paper.

All photos in this article are from the article posted by TNP