Home-made kaya

My voice was completely gone when I woke up. When I try to speak, a whisper comes out instead. A very raspy version of my voice makes sporadic guest appearances at certain completely random syllables. I cancelled my first snowboarding lesson and a X'mas party at a bar. Decided to rest my voice before I lose it for good!

I thought I'd try out this kaya recipe I got online. It's supposed to be really easy and you make it with the microwave oven. I followed all the instructions but the stupid kaya mixture just didn't thicken in the microwave oven. What happened was that the egg kept cooking and I had to keep scooping out chunks of cooked egg. After spending 1 hour at the microwave with nothing but chunks of cooked egg, I got fed up, emptied the remaining mixture into a pot, stuck it over the stove and stirred it continuously under a low fire...and presto! I had my very own homemade kaya!! It tastes authentic too! This will be my present to people I owe favours to...starting with the PE teacher and Home Economics teacher. It's a pretty unique Singaporean thing, and simple to make (only requires eggs, sugar and coconut milk).