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Hey JJJJ, Will you be my Valentine?

Choose wisely... 😏

5 Reasons Why I Love You

Your Energy Makes Me "Tired"

I love that even on the days when I feel drained, your energy is what pulls me through. You have this way of making me use every bit of strength I have just to keep up with your fun even after a long day of doing inspection at my outlets or intense meetings… and it reminds me that I'm still living, not just getting by. Coming home to deal with you being a needy but fun girlfriend is actually something I look forward to hehe (as much as I always seem to look drained) because I really do enjoy your company.

Our energy

No "Mansplaining" Needed

I love that I never have to over-explain how I'm feeling or "mansplain" my headspace to you... you just get it. We've reached a level of depth where we don't even need words to understand the hard stuff anymore. You're the one person I can just be myself with and be open and have difficult conversations (even future stuff like family planning, how we split work load in the future and stuff) which I like - showing that our conversations are now alot more mature :P

Deep connection

My Rock Through This 6-Month Fight

These past six months have been the hardest test of my life, and I love you for never flinching. Even when you joke about "giving up" on me, you haven't moved an inch from my side. Having you care for me through this sickness has shown me a version of love I've grown to appreciate so much. You've been my emotional, physical, and mental strength even when I always claim to be super stronk.

Always there

Growing Together, Becoming a Better Man

I love the man I've become since I met you. Even through these health struggles, I feel like a better version of myself... more patient, more grateful, and more intentional about our time. You've made grow not just as your partner, but as a person, and I'm so thankful I get to evolve alongside you while ofc we had bad evolutions but we learnt along the way. I also hope that you're growing as a person we develop our relationship even further hehe…

Growing together

Recovery & Everything Beyond

I love that we have so much to look forward to. I'm dreaming of the days when "recovery" is finally behind us and we're back to the basics: cooking, eating way too much, exercising, playing tennis? maybe golf idk… or even floorball when I'm back. I'm staying strong because I know those quiet, normal moments with you are coming... and I can't wait for them. Aaaaaand ofc, our favourite thing to do - travel the world for experiences and food :P

Our future
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Today, We Cook!

One mission each. No peeking at the other's station. 🀫

Amanda's Mission Amanda 🍞

Shio Pan Bread

Japanese salt butter rolls β€” crispy on the outside, soft & buttery inside. Pure heaven.

Ingredients
  • 250g bread flour
  • 30g sugar
  • 4g salt
  • 4g instant yeast
  • 170ml warm milk
  • 25g unsalted butter (dough)
  • 6 strips of cold butter (for filling, ~8g each)
  • Flaky sea salt & melted butter (topping)
Steps
  1. Mix flour, sugar, salt, yeast. Add warm milk, knead 10 min until smooth. Add 25g soft butter, knead 5 more min until elastic.
  2. Cover and let rise 1 hour until doubled.
  3. Divide dough into 6 pieces. Flatten each into a long triangle.
  4. Place a cold butter strip at the wide end. Roll up toward the point, forming a crescent shape.
  5. Place seam-side down on a lined baking tray. Cover and proof 40 min.
  6. Brush with melted butter, sprinkle flaky sea salt.
  7. Bake at 200Β°C (390Β°F) for 14–16 min until golden.
  8. Brush with more melted butter right out of the oven!
Ray's Mission Ray πŸ—

Emperor Herb Chicken Soup

Nourishing Chinese herbal chicken soup with radish & carrots. Warming, fragrant, made with love.

Herbal Spice Mix
  • 3–4 slices Dang Gui (当归, Angelica root)
  • 2–3 pieces Dang Shen (ε…šε‚, Codonopsis)
  • 4–5 slices Huang Qi (ι»„θŠͺ, Astragalus)
  • 3–4 pieces Yu Zhu (ηŽ‰η«Ή, Solomon's Seal)
  • 4–5 red dates (纒枣), pitted
  • 2 small slices Chuan Xiong (川芎)
  • 1 tbsp goji berries (枸杞)
Other Ingredients
  • 1 whole chicken (~1.2kg), rinsed & trimmed
  • 2 carrots, chopped into chunks
  • 1 daikon radish, peeled & cubed
  • 1 tbsp Hua Tiao Jiu (Chinese cooking wine)
  • 1 litre water
  • Spring onions & parsley (garnish)
  • Salt to taste
Steps
  1. Rinse chicken, trim excess fat. Rub herb powder (or loose herbs) over and inside the cavity.
  2. Stuff some carrot & radish chunks inside the cavity.
  3. Place chicken in pressure cooker with remaining herbs, radish, carrots, cooking wine, and water.
  4. Pressure cook for 30 minutes.
  5. Release pressure, add soaked goji berries. Simmer 5 more min.
  6. Season with salt. Garnish with spring onions & parsley.
  7. Serve piping hot with Amanda's freshly baked shio pan! 🀀