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YOGHURT PASSION FRUIT ICE POPS

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When I blog food I feel very guilty because I find myself cooking up food secretly, putting an ear out for approaching footsteps and hiding the results from all family members until I can find the time to take photos. It feels almost criminal. Most of the time I succeed. No one noticed these ice pops in the freezer or the traces of evidence I left behind or even wondered at my super poker kitchen face. I'm such an actor. My besan presented a whole bowl of beautiful passion fruits that she had planted, nurtured and harvested from her orchard about 5 days ago. Thanks so much! I have been presented passion fruit in the form of bottled cordials from Indonesia before. They (those who gifted them to me) always used the name Markisa. And these friends were all Indonesians and were so proud of their Markisa in a smiley and adorable markisa-only-exists-in-Indonesia kind of way. It was only many years later that I equated markisa to passion fruits and then finally to Malaysia slash South Ea
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JUICE IT THEN POP IT IN AN ICE POP MAKER OF NOPRO

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I am convinced that juicers and blenders are the two greatest kitchen inventions to help improve and maintain good health. But of course sometimes we need variation in presentation. I stumbled across this Nopro Ice Pop maker . And what is really special about it is the fact that I could use a good old popsicle stick that I can get anywhere! No more custom popsicle handles to gather or keep safely. I had to share. Also fruit juice popsicles on sticks look good in a food photo for a blog apart from being healthy of course. They do. This is a Nopro Ice Pop Maker from Amazon. I ordered one and can't wait to get it. I know I've not been blogging diligently but that's because I have been eating healthy. I know I can still blog healthy food. I'll get to that soon. I know it's summer over there although it's summer here forever. So what better way to celebrate a hot summer or a searing hot tropical weather than making gorgeous juicy and fruity and healthy cool pops on a
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JUICING

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Image Source: Healthy Food Team After my son's wedding more than a year ago, headbands, fabric flowers and everything else were mere distractions. Truth was, I was becoming somewhat unhealthy. And concerned. My lipid profile wasn't at its best because my LDL rose. I know that we only live once. I'm not a cat. I doubt that I have nine lives. So, apart from whining to anyone who would listen I thought a little exercise wouldn't hurt aka 'would be good'. I go to a beautiful park near where I live, do 4 large laps (40 minutes) of some really brisk walking, sweat it out, look for a spot on a slope facing east which is where the view of the lake and the gorgeous hills happen to be and do a little sunbathing, just my legs and arms, for some vitamin D. I do some yoga that I can still do (thank god!), swing for happiness on one of those exercise apparatus, under the trees, then a quick zip home for breakfast of blended raw oatmeal, ground flax seeds and honey and occasio
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LOLA ROSE ~ HEADBANDS & OTHER GORGEOUSNESSES

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These are what have been keeping me busy ~ just in case anyone was wondering ~ Headbands for little girls or big girls ~ I make and sell them at LOLA ROSE https://www.facebook.com/pages/Lola-Rose/719209288119046 They are put together from fabric flowers i handcraft myself ~ Finally i have found something I love doing OUT of the kitchen and without having to wash up after! I also have a fabric flower and brooch bridal bouquet in the making ~ I hope not to disappoint myself. Flower making is awesome....except when you burn your fingers with hot glue from the glue gun ~ I think I have found my calling....to make flowers that don't need watering.  Have a wonderful day and do pay me a visit at LOLA ROSE ~ flower lovers, headband lovers, fabric lovers  will love this place ~ Promise. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Lola-Rose/719209288119046 xxx Zurina
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NIK AND JUN'S WEDDING @ 'THE DUCHESS PLACE'

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Yes, it took this long. But it was worth the wait. Here comes our gorgeous bride ~ Nik and his beautiful Jun bride walked towards the 'pelamin' led by little Amira, the cutest flower girl on earth, accompanied by the rich, mellifluous lyrics of ' Getaran Jiwa ' which enveloped the room and hushed the crowd. After the blessings were done they walked back serenaded by Nat King Cole's soft baritone with  'When I fall In Love' .                                         ~ The young and the not so young ~                                  ~ The 'pelamin' or dias ~ ~ The brass stand holds a potpourri of sweet rose petals, scented, golden grains of rice, fine strings of fragrant pandan leaves and a vessel for sprinkles of rose water ~                                                                ~ The 'Bersanding' ceremony ~                                                    ~And so they were blessed ~                                       ~The Brid
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