getting my damned wings clipped is but one thing I didn't quite want to do,so sian diao the whole week reading Harry Potter from 1 till 5,and i'm watching the movie soon,away from the frenzied crowd of the first few days.the teowwww gang isn't quite free actually...so let me c...

juz finished making the mixed candied peel,but just one thing though,i think i'll regret putting all the grapefruit,orange and lemon peels in one pot,and those kaffir limes as well,which turned a ghastly greyish green colour,yucks

but trust me,the peels look like crystal,and is great as a sweet(a warning though:these peels are highly addictive).here's the method for doing it

citrus peels(lemon,ruby grapefruit or orange)
sugar syrup enough to cover peels,1g per ml(duh)
2 pandan leaves

boil citrus peels in water and rinse,repeat thrice to remove bitterness(do more times for grapefruit).heat to dissolve sugar and water with pandan leaf,float peels on syrup,cook for 1h,leave to cool and then drain out syrup to dry on rack.tastes well after 2 days at most.just let the sugar dry out and/or crystallise

good for a digestif with coffee,or for cakes and pastries

Joseph the cook will leave you with more recipes,in the meanwhile I'm off to chalet tomorrow...yippee