104:365: Ooh piece of candy

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Bought myself a new ‘cheaper’ camera today (Pentax K-x) to replace my 2.5 years old Pentax K10D. This photo was taken at ISO6400 to show how usable high-ISO photos look like with this camera. Even though the camera is a downgrade in features, it is a major upgrade in image quality and extreme lighting shooting capabilities. Hope to gave a good few years with this new body before the next Pentax comes along.

78/365: Pelmeni

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Haha. Today was an experimental day where I felt adventurous enough to try making a Russian dumpling with ground pork and beef, also known as Pelmeni. The meat filling recipe went so well, I didn’t even break a sweat. Then when it came to the dough, I was misguided with the recipe and it became runny. Several additional cups of flour later, and I got the texture needed to make the dumpling skin.

Boil these suckers in hot water for 5 minutes and then pan fry it in butter, then serve with a side of sour-cream … oh goodness.