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What am I eating for dessert? Well today I had 6 dried prunes for dinner? So you think I am health conscious? Hmmmmm no. Yesterday I had fruit cake for supper and dessert. The day before yesterday I had Cappucinno cheesecake!! Devagi Sanmugam

Yes, I just remembered - it is Sun Lik and not Sin Lit as I have told Lindal earlier. Thanks ReneeK

Hi, I have tried one of those soy milk makers and gave it away after trying to use it for a couple of times. Firstly, it makes very watered down soy milk. Secondly it takes a long long time to clean it. You will have to dismantle it into parts and then clean the grits with a brush, then dry it and then assemble it again to make the next round of soy milk. I prefer to soak the soy beans for 6 hoursto throw away the water used for soaking as this cause flatulence. Put the soy beans with some water in a blender and blender till smooth. Drain in a muslin cloth. Put back the grits into the blender and blend with more water and strain this too. Preferably use a non stick pan - boil the soy milk for at least 10 minutes. "under boiling' it will upset your stomach. After boiling it cool it thoroughly and then bottle it and refrigerate. In Asia we have the pandanus leaves (screwpine leaves) and we drop 2-3 leaves into the soy milk when boiling. It give a nice aroma. Well after this you can use the soy milk for making soy yorghurt or ice cream. Devagi Sanmugam www.devagi.com

Hi Linda, We have a good chocolate factory in Singapore and we have lots of shops that sell different types of chocolate for backing eg. Phoon Huat, Win Sin and Sin Lit. Perhaps they have branches in Malaysia too Devagi Sanmugam www.devagi.com

My mother would break up small morsels of food with her fingers before feeding it to me when I was very young. I trusted the love that was transmitted through her fingertips. I could eat everything that she fed me coz I knew it was the right temperature and that it won’t burn my mouth; the food would have been broken to fit my mouth and mixed with the right amount of curry so that I could swallow the food and make it slide down my esophagus. I am one of those who believe that Indian food should be eaten with the fingers. Eating Indian food with our fingers improves the taste of the food greatly. Eating with the fingers is sensual and liberating. According to traditional Indians one's taste buds can actually get awakened with the touch of one's fingertips. We are not just eating with the mouth alone, but also with the eyes, nose and fingers………. visual presentation, aroma and difference of textures are what make the difference between a good meal and a great one, right? Our fingers are very sensitive to touch and so can help our enjoyment of food because not only are the fingertips centres of acupressure, but each fingertip relates to one element of the universe: air, water, earth, fire and ether. Another important reason is that our fingertips transmit emotions. Our fingers happen to be the most hygienic eating tools that we have. And who said the other races don’t use their fingers? The Japanese use their fingers to eat sushi; the British eat their fish and chips with their fingers, the Americans eat their burgers and corn on the cob with their fingers and people from practically every country in the world use the fingers to eat something or another. Well, to enjoy food, use your fingers. But keep your fingers clean, wash your hands before you eat. Keep nails short and if possible no nail varnish. Eat only food cooked with good authentic ingredients otherwise you end up with yellowed fingernails due to the use of adulterated ingredients in the cooking. Well good food is always "finger licking good" not "spoon licking good" right? It's 'tastier' to lick our fingers than a metal spoon or fork.

What's the worst that can happen? Sweet, nutty goo that you have to eat with a spoon. Go for it! ← Chufi/Klary gave a recipe for almond paste that's 125g each almond and sugar, ground together, mixed with an egg and a bit of grated lemon zest. ← Have anyone tried chocolates with chopped chillies? I used to make double chocolate cookies with chillies - it's simply heavenly. Chocolate ice cream with chillies are great too. Devagi Sanmugam