creme brulee

as i thought, the best way to cure my sweetheart would be giving her a surprise. so, i decided to make her a dessert, something she likes. but, she doesn't like sweet stuffs, so i've been cracking my head... then, i recalled that she is okay with creme brulee, and yeap! i searched through the web, picked the right recipe, and printed it out for guidance.

then i went to buy the ingredients needed few days ago, getting prepared so that i can make it whenever i'm free.

this morning, i woke up and thought that it would be nice to do it before i go to work, as i'm seeing her at night... so, i started there and then.

for you who has been reading until this paragraph might have already LAUGHING non-stop. yes, i'm never a kitchen person, and the idea of something similar to cooking is actually a JOKE. but hey! like i care? i did it!

so, i got every utensils needed in line, and took out the ingredients i bought from the fridge, and read the recipe again. well, as u, u and u guessed, a lot of "clumsy" things happened.

FIRST, i'm not sure if i bought the right cream, because i bought the one in liquid form.
SECOND, i used the sugar my mum bought (already there) instead of the one i bought; after using then only i realized that hers was 'gula kasar'...
THIRD, according to the recipe, "beat the 8 egg yolks with 1/2 cup of sugar till pale and thick". what? egg yolks turning pale? and my mum said, yes, it has to be that way. so, i started to beat the mixture with my hands... and eventually it was done after 2 hours... yet, it was still a little yellowish... but looking at the clock, i just need to speed up.

with my shaking right hand (its really tiring to beat eggs that way...), i combined the mixtures and heat them up with low heat in a pan. i looked at the pan with a nice smell of vanilla for 5 minutes and wondered how long i have to wait.

then, i decided to go shower and asked my more experience (in kitchen) mum to take care of this last step for me.

and you are right! something turned BAD!

the mixture was not as smooth as i left them to shower and it clotted in small pieces.
*sob sob...
how come? why? any way i can rescue my BABY?

with the background voice of my mum asking all sorts of questions and grumbling... i decided to proceed to the last step - divide them and keep them in the fridge. and, wait for the result.

now...with my finger tips still smell of eggs and cream, i'm jotting this experience down to entertain u all who are reading.

i'm still struggling if i should give it to her later. after all, it's not creme brulee anymore, it's just some awful chilled-mixture by yve vonn...
*sigh...