Mimi Lo & Ada To Teach You How to be A Sweetie Pie!
Sing Pao Cookery Feature - 28/08/2005
For those born in the sixties and seventies, who grew up in the eighties, then they will remember the days of eating white sugar puddings, tub cakes, sugar cake and sharks fin bowls in the streets. These snacks are simple and packed with the tastes of growing up and eating them brings back all the memories. For Mimi Lo and Ada To, who will be holding an Eighties Concert "Floor Show" in September to relive the memories of the 80's, then making these foods brings back no end of enjoyment. Just a little time spent together, making cheesecakes and mango puddings creates new memories between friends.
Three Years Ago - My First Cheesecake
Everyone has their first time in the kitchen, or their first attempt at 'making something to eat' and for most people, their first culinary creation is usually a snack or a sweet, such as fruit jelly or ice lollies made from red bean soup.
For Mimi, who is renowned as 'a pretty good cook', her first time in the kitchen was making a dessert too. "Thre years ago, I bought a book in Taiwan about making desserts and then I decided to give it a try." After reading the recipes, Mimi found that making cheesecakes was the easiest, so she followed the instructions and made her first cheesecake. For her first creation, then of course her official taster was boyfriend Power Chan.
Mimi found that cooking was not as difficult as she had imagined, so she stepped onto the 'road to cookery'. From her first $80 toaster, her cooking utensil collection started building up and up to now, she can make some large cakes and numerous different tools of the trade that has brought Mimi much enjoyment along the way.
ARTISTE SPOTLIGHT
Mimi's Recipes
Smooth & Creamy Mango Pudding Ingredients:
Jelly Powder - 1 box, 1 egg, Fresh Milk (or evaporated milk) 250ml, 2 Mangoes
Method:
1. Dissolve the jelly powder in 200 ml of hot water.
2. Add in 100ml of cold water and mix before adding the milk.
3. Crack the egg and add to the mixture whilst stirring.
4. Cut the mango into pieces and add to the mixture
5. Put the pudding into cups and put into refrigerator for the jelly to set. Add mango pieces when serving.
Mimi's tip:
Always remember to add cold water to the mix before adding the egg, otherwise the hot water will cook the egg.
Smooth and Tasty Cheesecake
Ingredients: 1 ready made cake base, 1 box cream cheese, yogurt (or sour cream) 200g, whipping cream 200ml, Sugar 80g, agar 5g, lemon juice, vanilla essence, strawberries (or cherries)
Method:
1. Let the cream cheese melt a little and whisk.
2. Add in sugar, yogurt and cream in that order as you whisk the mixture.
3. Add in a few drops of lemon juice and vanilla essence.
4. Melt the agar in some cold water and stand in hot water to warm a little before pouring into the mixture.
5. Pour the cheese mixture into the base and put into refrigerator.
6. After the cheese mixture has set, lay on strawberries or other decoration.
Mimi's tip:
Don't add too much vanilla essence otherwise it will taste bitter. Agar will make the cheese set harder, but remember to dissolve in cold water first.
Smooth & Creamy Mango Pudding Ingredients:
Jelly Powder - 1 box, 1 egg, Fresh Milk (or evaporated milk) 250ml, 2 Mangoes
Method:
1. Dissolve the jelly powder in 200 ml of hot water.
2. Add in 100ml of cold water and mix before adding the milk.
3. Crack the egg and add to the mixture whilst stirring.
4. Cut the mango into pieces and add to the mixture
5. Put the pudding into cups and put into refrigerator for the jelly to set. Add mango pieces when serving.
Mimi's tip:
Always remember to add cold water to the mix before adding the egg, otherwise the hot water will cook the egg.
Smooth and Tasty Cheesecake
Ingredients: 1 ready made cake base, 1 box cream cheese, yogurt (or sour cream) 200g, whipping cream 200ml, Sugar 80g, agar 5g, lemon juice, vanilla essence, strawberries (or cherries)
Method:
1. Let the cream cheese melt a little and whisk.
2. Add in sugar, yogurt and cream in that order as you whisk the mixture.
3. Add in a few drops of lemon juice and vanilla essence.
4. Melt the agar in some cold water and stand in hot water to warm a little before pouring into the mixture.
5. Pour the cheese mixture into the base and put into refrigerator.
6. After the cheese mixture has set, lay on strawberries or other decoration.
Mimi's tip:
Don't add too much vanilla essence otherwise it will taste bitter. Agar will make the cheese set harder, but remember to dissolve in cold water first.
OVER ACT MUSICAL THEATRE presents:
"FLOOR SHOW"
Singing, performing, playing through 80's Mania
The Eighties were our Happiest Times!
Because you were there to grow up with me, also black vinyl LP's, break dancing, cassette recorders, classic TV series, balcony hair, leg warmers, pencil jeans...
* ADA TO, MIMI LO, GARY TAM, EDMOND TONG *
Through familiar songs, comedic and memorable footage, creating a new creative musical short, reliving the happiness and excitement of the 80's with you!
Performances:
15 Sep 2005 (Thu) - 7:45pm
16 Sep 2005 (Fri) - 7:45pm
17 Sep 2005 (Sat) - 2:45pm & 7:45pm
18 Sep 2005 (Sun) - 2:45pm & 7:45pm
Venue: HKAPA Theatre
Tickets: HK$168
Article by Tung Tung (Sing Pao)"FLOOR SHOW"
Singing, performing, playing through 80's Mania
The Eighties were our Happiest Times!
Because you were there to grow up with me, also black vinyl LP's, break dancing, cassette recorders, classic TV series, balcony hair, leg warmers, pencil jeans...
* ADA TO, MIMI LO, GARY TAM, EDMOND TONG *
Through familiar songs, comedic and memorable footage, creating a new creative musical short, reliving the happiness and excitement of the 80's with you!
Performances:
15 Sep 2005 (Thu) - 7:45pm
16 Sep 2005 (Fri) - 7:45pm
17 Sep 2005 (Sat) - 2:45pm & 7:45pm
18 Sep 2005 (Sun) - 2:45pm & 7:45pm
Venue: HKAPA Theatre
Tickets: HK$168
Translation: Em
Information & Picture sources: Sing Pao, www.mimilo.net
Mimi's TVBspace Spotlight
Mimilo.net - Chinese Fan Site
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