Christmas is near!!!

Christmas is near and we are going to have Christmas dinner and movie night on 22nd December 2008. Don't miss it. We will be having christmas carols, food, food, food and of course more food..haha...Not only that, we would also be watching a really interesting movie..
However, the most wonderful part is to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, the day God entered the human realm to bring us back into a relationship with Him and rescue us from eternal damnation..so, hope to see you on that night..

At Last...

At last, the chef will be going back to Penang and will start to burn the kitchen down..His hands are itchy now..Argghh..can't wait any longer to cook and bless souls..

The Chef is back at last

After birng stranded for so many blessed days, the chef is back..well, pray that next year would be another fruitful year of cooking and blessing souls..and may God's anme be glorified..
If you are reading this post, here are a few things that needs prayer:
1. Hopefully, more people could be involved with a heart to cook and serve.
2. God will use us to bless souls in need for only He knows.
3. We will always be aware of where God is at work.
4. A reminder to ourselves all the time that we exists to serve others.
5. A plan to grow and bless more people in accordance with His will. If we are called to remain small and serve the community we live in, may His name be glorified too.

Thanks.

New Desserts

Triffle..my cousin taught me..Yummy..

Moist Chocolate Cake..So Delicious..Paul made it..

We had "Dessert Day" last week and we made moist chocolate cake and also triffle..It was a wonderful day and I had the chance to teach Paul not the apostle on how to bake cake. It was his first time baking and he was so excited..haha..It was simple yet made with a warm heart..

And the other yummy dessert was the triffle..my cousin taught me the art of making one..although it took us around 4 hours..the effort was worthwhile..we had a good time eating together..the dessert was the main course, not the carbonara..haha..

Kitchen Fellowship welcomes 2 new desserts into the menu..yummy..

Bangkok..Here we come..

The Malaysians will be invading Bangkok soon..and one of the best thing would be bringing the joy of Kitchen Fellowship there..we exists to serve others..

We are going to cook for a group of students in a English tutoring class..which would be super cool..yeah..

I can't wait to go there and see how we could bless the people there..I just hope that those reading this would come in prayer with us that God's name is glorified there..

Making Popiah

Today, my friend introduce to me his family's secret popiah recipe...oooohhh...aaahhhh...waaahhh..yeah, it is da' secret recipe..haha..passed down through many generations...anyway, one thing that made me curious is that you need to blanch all the ingredients before frying it to extract out moisture. I wonder if it is true or not. I never heard of such a technique as all this while, I fry all the ingredients immediately. Anyway, it tasted good. Everyone was enjoying it a lot..thanks to the wonderful brother in Christ.

P.S - the popiah contains celery, Chinese turnip, cabbage, carrots and pork....yummy..

Happy Birthday Chern Chung

The Birthday Boy, CCC...making a wish..

weirdo acting cute..haha..the one from Beijing is still normal..

ARGGHH...zombies...


Well, what else la??happy birthday..

Tonight was a memorable occassion as we are celebrating a special friend's birthday...We had a great time of partaking the meal together with God's word as the garnish. Well, brothers and sisters, as you grow more closer to God, you would see the depravity of your sin. This is because God is holy and we are sinful. And as we are being sanctified by grace day by day, God's holiness will show us that our lives are filthy, dirty and disgusting. Therefore, let us praise God for the joy of redemption that comes from knowing that Jesus has paid it all.

Well, Chern Chung's face was shocking as the birthday cake came out accompanied by a bad version of "Happy Birthday". Haha. However, we sang it again...right now, it is much better...then we made a short video..Mission Impossible 4...awesome...will be shown upon request..haha..Happy birthday CCC...gambateh for your exam..

Blessed Souls

Da' Chef...yahoo..go guy..

Inventor of California Roll..haha..or bak chang..err...

Enjoying the meal together...

Worldview Campaign

Just a simple word to praise the Lord. Praise Him for everything that had happened over the month. Praise Him for the blessed souls that came into the fellowship. Praise for providing everything needful for His glory. Praise Him for the opportunity to worship Him in every way. Praise Him for the food. Praise Him for the Body of Christ. Praise Him for leading and guiding us. Praise Him for everything and may these praises go back to Him who is worthy of all these. May we continue to be humble and may Christ be exalted in our lives. To Him be all glory and praises. Amen.

Reflection

Hiding in my room right now while the ladies are having their chit chat club, I'm reflecting on the events that had happened during the Worldview Campaign. It has been an exciting and wonderful experience getting to know new people and also knowing that lives of different people were changed through this campaign. During the first night, we got to know that God is the Creator of the Universe and that He had created us; the Intelligent Designer. It is truly awesome and humbling to know that He loves us so much although we are so small. At the second night, knowing that God is the Great Sculptor and we are constantly being sculpted brings much comfort to those who are enduring trials and sufferings. We know that God will never leave us, nor forsake us. (Heb 13:5). To add up to all the excitement, we learnt that we have hope in God during the third night. God does not leave us alone here on Earth to search for our own salvation but He came down, humbling Himself to the form of a human being to be with us and to provide a way for us through the sacrifice made on the cross. Praise God for accomplishing everything to His glory. And last Monday, Blane spoke about the purpose of our lives and that is to glorify God's name, to proclaim of His greatness and also to tell people of the good news of salvation. What a joy when a saint walks in the way that is pleasing to His Lord. Well, I just can't wait for the finale, the Cambodian Night when we will be talking about a very important issue, "Where do we go after death?". Don't miss this night for it is filled with good food, exciting talk and also the warmth you will get from the fellowship of brothers and sisters in this house.

I will end with this verse, something that i find truly memorable.
Luke 15:7
"I say to you likewise there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine just persons who need no repentance."

Kitchen Fellowship Newsletter

Hey guys and girls, we have just completed a Kitchen Fellowship Newsletter so if you would like to read it, just drop me an email or let me know. I am able to send you the pdf format of the publication. It is an awesome newsletter of different testimonies and also yummy recipes. Sorry for not blogging for such a long time as I have been busy cooking for the Worldview Campaign and also have been sick for a week. Well, hopefully i would recover soon to start burning the kitchen down. Hehe. Please keep the Kitchen Fellowship in prayer that we would glorify God's name and would not forget the purpose of this ministry. Thanks for all your support and continue to serve Him together.

Sri Lanka Night

It was a great night. At 7pm, people started arriving at our door step. There were 14 newcomers and we started out with a simple game, "Kung Pow Chicken". A group of Californians introduced this game and we fell in love with it immediately. Everyone had fun playing this mind-boggling game. At 7.30pm, the feast began. I introduced all the dishes that was on the table; patties, cabbages, white curry, lampries curry (it is a curry with 4 different meats; lamb, pork, chicken and beef but i made it with lamb and chicken only), okra and pumpkin. It was so good. At 8.30pm, we made a short introduction on all of our new friends, on the purpose of this night, the student center and also on what to expect tonight, the topic was, "From where did I come from?" But before the talk, KC and the Sunshine band kickstarted the night with 2 songs; indescribable and Prince of Peace. After that, Matthew Grace (I'm Matthew Mercy) gave a short talk on the topic. He highlighted God as the creator of everything. That the Sun is a few hundred times bigger than the earth and not only that, there are 70,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 Suns in the universe. Just imagine that. God is the creator of all the universe. The Bible told us that God holds the universe on the palm of His hand. How small are we to procrastinate against Him. After such an awesome talk, we had a session of Q & A. It was a good time of discussing different worlviews. At the end of the day, everyone was tired but our heart was glad. Praise the Lord for everything.

Can't wait for Gumbo night today at 7pm. Feeling excited right now!!

Are you READY, kids?

Hey, are you ready for the launch of Kitchen Fellowship Worldview Campaign? I am equally excited to start cooking. I just made Ceylon Curry Powder last night and the aroma just fills the whole house with all the Indian spices I got from Little India. Wow. Truly a Kitchen blessing..haha..Not only that, get a chance to get connected with the Creator; that is the main thing of this event, to know who God is and His eagerness to have a relationship with us. Truly a joy for those whose eyes are open to see the light of His glory.

Well, words won't be able to describe the whole experience, so, hope to see you tomorrow at 7pm. Come early at 6.45pm and mingle around. (Don't forget the Sponge Bob song) Haha.

Additonal Ingredients to the Mushroom Soup

Hey, i just chatted with my friend and guess what? To make your mushroom soup taste awesome and great, try adding thyme, rosemary and oregano into the soup and also on your garlic bread. Thinking about it makes me hungry and drooling right now..haha..

Well, don't add it all or else you will be on dreamland..Just try it out and keep me posted on any great recipes..

Kitchen's Fellowship Worldview Campaign

Heya, Kitchen's Fellowship will be launching a worldview campaign this month in October. What can you expect from this event? Certainly the food would be there but it is not something ordinary. We will be having:

11 October - Sri Lankan Night.
13 OCtober - Gumbo Night.
18 October - Dhansak Night.
20 October - Nine Varieties.
25 OCtober - Cambodian Night.

Not only that, we would be having a time of sharing and doing activities together.
Well, buckle up and be prepared because it will be a great and awesome night getting connected.

Wonderfully Planned

We do not know the wisdom of God and we will never be able to know. Once the Lord starts His work, it will be done on the day of glorification. We are only but His tool of righteousness, having the heartfelt urgency to proclaim who God is and the work He had accomplished at the cross. Paul had proclaim it to the men of Athens who God is in Acts 17 and making clear that a day will come when judgment will happen as God had given proof to everyone. Anwyay, praise the Lord for 2 wonderfully planned testimonies.

Over the past one week, I had the chance to invite 2 friends on 2 different nights over for Kitchen's Fellowship. On Tuesday night, a few friends came over and together, i was reading the Word of God before meals. It was a great time. After that, i started chatting with one of them and got the opportunity to share the gospel with her. And i read from Acts 17. On Thursday night, i started a Kitchen's Fellowhsip theme song, we sang over meals and it was wonderful. The song was great although it is a bit awkward as not many knew the lyrics and i only had a piece with chinese words, another with the english translation and another with the 'han ying ping yin'. Haha. I actually invited 5 over but only 1 came, praise the Lord again. After that, the one, as she was a bit bored, looked at a bible on the floor and started reading it aloud. Haha. She started from the book of Genesis. All of us share with her as she stopped at certain point and started asking questions. I also shared Acts 17 with her. At the end, she brought the bible back home. Well, each and everyone of us was speechless. What a blessing through Kitchen's Fellowship where we could proclaim God's name to the hearts and souls that needed the saving power of the gospel.

Everything was wonderfully planned.

Blessed Souls

Green Apple Soup...Curious???

Can you spot the green apple?

This is the green apple soup. My housemate, Paul, made this soup out of curiousity..mmhmmm..well,it is actually because the fruit was so sour that he regretted buying it so it was an attempt to destroy all the fruits as soon as possible..haha..It was a great night especially with the word of God.

The old covenant sets a distance between us and God. When God met with His chosen one, Moses, He told him to take off his sandals for he stands on holy ground. God even set boundaries for the people of God; He prohibits them from setting foot on Mount Sinai. Even in regards to the tabernacle of God, only the priest could enter the Holy of Holies once a year. This shows us that God is serious about the loathsome sins that is setting us apart from Him. However, we rejoice knowing that the new convenant has bring us the nearness of God. We are no longer considered as lepers. (Lepers are the outcast of the society because of their skin disease. It is true to us that sins cover us entirely like a deadly disease that rots our souls). Jesus came and with Him, the covenant of grace. Those who receives His free gift of salvation are no longer considered lepers but children of God. Praise the Lord for the works He has done. We are now able to come near to God through the justification of the blood of Jesus Christ. Amen.

I Made BLENDED OREO

Yeah..at last i got a blender from Tesco today and made blended oreo. Well, it is not only for this drink but with this amazing blender, I am going to venture into Indian cooking. May the Kitchen's Fellowship expand to a different horizon and God's name be glorified.

Mooncake Celebration with Bak Kut Teh

Wow....That was one of the expression from one of my friend when I introduced the Steamboat Bak Kut Teh in occassion with the Mooncake Celebration. We had a great time together and i am really glad many souls had been blessed by the wonderful meal. After the meal, we had a movie session and guess what, it was "Facing The Giants". It's really awesome and while watching it, tears flowed down my eyes especially when there was a part when everyone was just confessing their sins and coming back to God, their Creator. It was so touching maybe because it was something that I would like to desire; God's name be glorified. Thank God for the wonderful time of blessings.

Yummy Salad

One night, I was thinking of making a really simple salad. Just a few green leaves and cherry tomatoes but it turns out to be something else in the end. Guess what? It is totally awesome. So, i really wanted to share this with you. First, you will have to get the ingredients. A box of cherry tomatoes, 3 washed potatoes, 2 large eggs, butterhead green leaves, 1 onion, 1 tablespoon of butter and 3 tablespoon of mayonnaise.

So, start by boiling the eggs until it is a hard-boiled egg. How do you know if it is a hard-boiled egg? When there isn't any bubbles coming out of the egg. While waiting for that, peel off the potatoes and then cut it into cubes, the size you want it to be. Bring it to boil for at least 10 minutes or until it is soft. Remember to add some salt into the water. While waiting for that too, clean the green leaves and place it into a salad bowl. Then cut the cherry tomatoes into halves and place it into the bowl too. Add in some chopped onions and then mix it together. Now, the potatoes should be just nice. Drain the water away and then mix it with butter. Next, mash the eggs in another bowl. Add the potatoes and the mashed eggs into the salad bowl and then mix it all together with the mayonnaise too.

And there you have it, the "rojak" salad. Well, as long as it tastes good, whatever lahh...

Simplicity

Last night we had a simple gathering, just the 3 of us having a simple meal. Before meal, I had the urge to share from the devotional book that I commonly use at Kitchen's Fellowship. If there would be friends coming, we will start our meal after a simple prayer but if there would be brothers and sisters in Christ, we would start with a simple devotion. However, last night was special. The urge to share was there. Maybe it's time for the harvest. Only God in all His wisdom and knowledge knows.

Many at times, we would have to see signs and wonders to believe in God. One would say, "If a rush of emotion suddenly swept through me for no reason whatsoever, I would believe or that would strengthen my faith" but what if God never does that during your time on earth. Another would say, "If only I had a dream about the Messiah, then I would believe" but what if God never will fulfill your desire. Who are we to dictate what God should and should not do. Isn't the gospel a proof enough for us to believe in Him? Isn't His promise, "For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life" an assurance to our faith. Faith is believing in something that we cannot see. If we are able to see what we hoped for, will there be any hope at all? Therefore, may the Lord opens our eyes to see the truth of the gospel, His Word, the Bible as the source of strength to our faith.

Give Thanks

Tonight was wonderful because my friend came with her brother and he made omelet cheese. It was fantastic. Not only that, I made pork trotter stew with potatoes. Yummy. It was a good time of fellowship and all the more because it was blessed with the encouraging Word of God.

At times of suffering and trials, Christians will find no other place to put their trust in but to God alone. When we are friendless, helpless and hopeless, we would run towards the everlasting arms of God and it is there that we find comfort in times of trouble, peace in times of turbulent storm, mercy in times of abandonment, grace in times of persecution, security in times of vulnerability and love in times of trouble. When we are weak and the weight of the world in pressing down against us, we find strength in our Lord and a shoulder to bear the burdens for us. When we are poor and life seems to be on the verge of hopelessness, we find richness of spirit in our Lord and assurance in the sovereignty of our Lord.

Unbelief would be a dishonor to the name of our Lord. Therefore, let us run towards Him knowing that all things, be it, sufferings or goodness are under the control of our Lord. Every circumstances shall be nothing to us but a heart of gladness, giving thanks to God. In the end, God's name shall be glorified.

At the end of our sharing, we sang Give Thanks and made a simple prayer.

Give thanks with a grateful heart,
Give thanks to the Holy One,
Give thanks because He has given,
Jesus Christ, His Son.

And now, let the weak say I am strong,
Let the poor say I am rich,
Because of what the Lord has done for us.
Give thanks.

Mushroom Soup Recipe

Hey hey, I am here to share with you the mushroom soup recipe. Well, do give any feedback on how i could improve it next time but this is what you need first; 2 cans of campbell mushroom soup, a cube of chicken stock, swiss brown mushroom, white button mushroom, brown button mushroom, enoki mushroom, 3 stalks of celery, a can of fresh corns, 3 potatoes, Parmesan cheese, Italian seasoning and bay leaves.

First, slice all the mushrooms and celeries and leave it aside. Next, cut the potatoes into small cubes. After that, boil a pot of water (at least 8 to 10 cups) and when it is boiling, add in the campbell mushroom soup and also the chicken stock. Leave it to boil for a few minutes then you add everything inside except the Parmesan cheese. (This might sound lazy but my mum always told me that the secret to boil soup is to dump everything inside). Leave it to boil for about half an hour while stirring it occasionally.

While it is boiling, you can start doing garlic bread. It is simple. You will need a stick of baguette, minced garlic and butter. First, mince the garlic like mincing pork meat. Next, spread the butter on the nicely sliced bread and then place the garlic and some italian seasoning on top. Send the bread into the oven and toast it for 5 minutes.

Having done with that, you can add Parmesan cheese into your soup and let it boil for a few minutes. After that, place the yummy soup onto a plate and then decorate it with brocoli on top. Remember to have the brocoli "fly over water", it means to blanch it first. Haha.

Wa lau wehh..so nice with the garlic bread. Those who are reading must be hungry right now. Haha. Well, sorry, there's no picture but let me describe the flavour and texture. It is creamy, cheesy, rich in flavour and most important, filled with the grace of God.

Hate evil, you who love the Lord

That was the title of the Word being shared during Kitchen's Fellowship last Wednesday. It was a great time coming together with fellow brothers and sisters in Christ prior to Bible Study. Over the simple meal, we learnt what it meant by holy hatred. It is not a human emotion of hatred but it is a hatred towards sins and things that are against God. Let's take a moment to ponder upon ourselves and look into things that are not pleasing to God; pride, arrogance, anger, rage, malice, jealousy and the list goes on.

We should not give place to sin at all in our life. If we love the Lord, we would hate sin. If we love to see His name glorify, we would hate things that pollutes His name. If we love to obey His commandments, we would hate things that would stop us. If we love the Lord, we would at all cost make sure that sin does not have a foot step in our life.

Well, praise the Lord for the desire to love Him comes from Him too, therefore, the Holy Spirit would be more than glad to guide and lead us, making sure that as we pray, we would pray to look at things the way the Lord would look at, to hate what He hates and to love what He loves.

The Oreo Recipe

You should try this at home. My friend's brother made this and it was awesome. You will need a pack of oreo, ice cubes, sugar and fresh milk.

First, add in 8 to 10 ice cubes into a blender and then, fill in with milk until it covers up the ice. Next, add in one teaspoon of sugar and also the oreos. Remember, 3 to 4 oreos per person. After that, blend everything together until it is smooth.

Here's a few tips to achieve the perfect drink.
If there is not enough taste, add in another teaspoon of sugar.
If it is still not up to your standard, add in 1 or 2 oreo and blend it again.
If the colour is too dark, add in more milk.

If you desire to have it minty, add in 5 to 6 ecllipse mint.

Serve it in a nice cup and decorate it by placing one oreo on top of the drink. There you have it.
The famous Oreo Drink. Try this at home but do let your mother know that you are going to mess up the blender and the kitchen. Haha.

Mushroom Soup

Thanks to the by-election, we had a public holiday today. It was a quiet afternoon and the aroma of the mushroom soup filled the whole house. Abe and I was creating the special secret recipe. It was as if we were creating the powerpuff girls but we lacked Chemical X. Haha. Anyway, we threw in anything we got from Tesco and also anything we could find inside the refrigerator. There are button mushrooms, brown swiss mushrooms, enoki mushrooms and brown mushrooms. Not only that, we added celery, chicken peas, parmesan cheese, corn and potatoes. Not to forget also is 2 large campbell-mushroom-soup cans. It was a recipe for disaster but it turned out "perfecto". P.S: The combination of mushroom soup and garlic bread was "emmmuack".

The best thing was the Word that was being shared. It was about the covenant that God has made before the beginning of time. It was the covenant of grace. Grace that carries the weight of sin in this world, grace that provides the way to Him, grace that preserves our faith till the day He returns or till the day we see Him, grace that sends down that perfect gift and grace that glorifies His name. What a wonderful thing to know that the grace of God is all-sufficient and it is being renewed daily.

At the end of the day, nothing beats the fragrance of grace filling the whole house as we ate together under the grace of God.

Another One?

Haha, don't be suprised. I'm creating this new blog just for Kitchen's Fellowship so my other blog will be my personal stuffs. Haha. Well, it won't be that personal as all of you could read my blog. Haha. Anyway, this blog is committed to sharing new recipes..yummy..and also to write about the things we learnt over Kitchen's Fellowship. Hope you will enjoy both the physical and also spiritual food.