From Mrs to Mommy: Is it safe to eat durian and ice-cream during pregnancy?

At first, he never ever want to let me eat ice-cream, cold drinks during my pregnancy. Sometimes I really craving for them, cause during pregnancy, our body temperature is warmer and what I need it something COLDDD and REFRESHINGGGGG.... (oucchhh...it is sound like excuses lol)

We hardly find the correct answers from the internet. There's a pro and cons. And this rebel husband keep insist on his decision while me as a notty mom2be always love to eat n drink them (not soft drink) secretly hahahahaha....

So I decided to ask my gynaecology,on my last appointment with him (of course in front of him)...

Me: Doctor, Can I ask you something? Is it OK for pregnant woman eat ice-cream?

Doctor: OK...I know a lot of people ask you not to but just be logic and think about it by yourself. What is your body temperature? around 37C right?! so whenever you drink a cold or hot water, our body will automatically adjust that cold drinks or ice cream or hot drinks become our body temperature so not to worry about that.

Me: So how about durian?

Doctor: Durian? hm... as long as moderate like two seeds a day should be okay but not for pregnant mums with gestational diabetes. Durian is a high-calorie plus high sugar fruits so imagine if a pregnant woman eats a lot of durian (147 calories in 100 grams) which make her fat with high sugar body, indirectly the baby who live inside her tummy will live in a high sugar environment. And of course that's not good for the baby who use to be live in a high sugar environment from their early stage and do you aware that baby's blood indirectly also contain of high sugar blood. This can lead to high chance of obesity when he/she reach 30 in their ages. 

AHAHAHA... from there onwards, he never complain whenever I have a cold drinks :D

Recipe: Homemade Durian Pancake/Crepe

Knock...knock...It's a Durian Season Now... Durian is everywhere...*wooohoooo*.

Let's make our own Homemade Durian Pancake at home. In my hometown, Medan, the price is quite pricey...for 1 "small" (when I say small, it is really smallllll.... damn it) pancake costs at least Rp8,000 (SGD1.00). [FYI: Nasi campur (main couse) only costs about Rp5.000/pack in my howetown, so let's you do your own comparison lol]

For Crepe:

• 70gr all purposes flour
• 10gr cornstarch
• 40gr castor sugar
• 250gr milk
• 20gr salted butter
• 2 eggs yolk  

For fillings

• Durian flesh ( you may substitute mango for durian)
• 150ml fresh cream- whipped until soft peak forms

For Crepe:

1. Melt the butter together with half of the milk + sugar 
2. Set aside from the stove, pour the egg yolk inside and whisk to mix well
3. Sieve all the dry ingredients in other bowl, and pour the wet ingredients inside. Mix... mix...mix well
4. Cover the batter and stand for at least 1 hour
5. Pour a scoop of the batter in the centre of the non-stick pan ( do not add oil) and move the pan around the batter to coat the side
6. Once the colour changed and batter turn hard, crepe is ready and remove it immediately. You don't need to flip it, just fry for one side only.

How to prepare the Homemade durian pancake:

1. Add 1 tbsp whipped cream in the centre of the crepe, and followed by durian flesh on the top ( or you can mix the whipped cream together with the durian flesh in other bowl)
2. Wrap the crepe gently and store in fridge for better taste. Enjoy your Homemade Durian pancake :)