Xmas Party @ Vital Years Selayang Utama

Her teacher told me, there will be Xmas celebration for all kids with exchange gift activities on Friday, 21st Dec 2012. Thus, I suggest to her teacher that I will prepare kids homemade cookies as X'mas gift pack, and they agreed. Thus, I started to plan, what kind of cookies that suit to all kids from 2 years old. 

On Tuesday (18th Dec), I started to bake for my little's of her X'mas Party @ Vital Years Selayang Utama. What is the first cookies ? Of course something related to Xmas, is Gingerbread! Wow, a big box of gingendread.  There are total 36pcs of Gingerbread Men & 45pcs of Ginger Xmas Tree. How is the deco, does it look nice? Cute? Pretty? Hehe... I am satisfied with my job! 

Spending about 2 hours to decorate all the gingerbread.. erm, not bad! Hubby was there also to help! See, my ready gingerbread!  

Chocolate Chips Cookies - my 2nd selction. With combination of white & dark chocolate chips, I've made for about 150pcs. Who is my helper to stick the chocolate chips on top of the cookies, my little princess. She had fun & enjoyed sticking the chips on. 

Almond butter cookies also one of the cookies I've made. Unfortunately, I forgot to take photo of the ready cookies. Forth, I plan for egg tart, However, I was extremely tired after baking continually 3 days. Thus, I switched egg tart to blueberries muffin which is easier and faster.  Total @ 45 pcs blueberries muffin.  

Wow, a 3 days tiring baking period has over. But it is not the time for me to rest, have to pack individually for 26 children and 5 teachers. Every pack included 1 muffin, 2 gingerbread, 4 pcs almond butter cookies and follow by 4 pcs chocolate chips cookies.  

Ops, I have not enough packaging bag, thus gotta mix 2 types packaging. Dadadada .... around 3am, I've done all packaging, it looks great. Hope children like it.. 

Christmas Party, sure there is gift exchange activities, teachers request ready gift to be given a week earlier, this is the Xmas gift I've prepare on behalf my little princess. 

Wow, this is the Santa's gift corner. Lots of gift is ready, everyone feels so excited of those attractive present. Guess, which is mine? The red packaging just right in front of Snow man. 

Oh.. who is this little boy? He approached me direct when I wanna take photo for my princess, haha.. her little boy friend? 

Merry Christmas to all lovely children & teachers, hope they enjoy their party specially organized by teachers. Cheers.. 

Egg Tart for Gymboree Xmas Party

The little gonna attending Xmas Party @ Gymboree tomorrow at 5pm. Initially I just want to let her have fun and enjoy the Xmas celebration. Suddenly Gymboree trainer called and requesting each mum to bring 1 type of food for ant 25 kids. I do suggest cookies, but another mummy alr commit to bring cookies. Thus, they ask if I am OK to bring tarts. Erm.. sure, shd be no problem, I can homemade egg tarts. But I have more than a yr nvr bake egg tarts, that was 2011 Aug & Oct. Gotta check back my last tried recipe, got it .. thus, I started to bake at 8.30pm. Oh oh .. 1st tray is ready .. total of 17 pcs only! Not enough leh .. i need at least 25 pcs! 

So, gotta continue for another round. The I make, the more I practice, and found is easier to monitor the way & method to press the pastry into the mold, and this round, I've made 20pcs! Done at 11.30pm, super late! 

Looks nice from outer part, how about inner part? haha.. not bad! Who will be my tester of my egg tart, of course if my super hubby! 

He ate 2 pcs, and commented:"not bad"

With a GOOD looking egg tarts, for sure I need a "proper" tart packaging. Thus, I've found egg tart packaging, this is just nice and suit to pack 1 pc of egg tarts. Since this is for Xmas, I stick with a Xmas & New Year sticker on top of egg tart packaging! How, does it loo nice? hehe.. i really like this! 

Not only me, myself feel great & happy after baking, my girl also likes it so much. When I was there snap my egg tarts, she brought her "tiger" and asked for camera again. Showing different posture, 爱美咯。。。 

Gingerbread Men

Plan few months ago, I wanna try to make gingerbread men before Xmas, wanna share this to my daughter's little friends @ Vital Years. But, don't know why, keep delay & delay! Today, I want to make gingerbread men! 

I never try this, and never eat gingerbread men before too. I have no idea of the real taste of gingerbread men! But, refer to the recipe, I believe this should be not be difficult to bake. Not much differences compare to bake other types cookies & biscuit, I should able to handle this well! hehe .. 

My daughter was there to help. She enjoyed decorating the gingerbread men, have fun! 

Dinner 2012-11-27

Try to have something special and simple, but hope with soup & vege. After checking through my refri, there left 2pcs chicken ham, 2 eggs, broccoli, Japanese toufu, carrot & onion! Ops.. what else I have for dinner??? yeah .. I still have some ginko & fried mushroom! 

Finally, simple dinner for 2 dishes & 1 soup... 

Thank you gift to Viola's teachers

I did share some cakes & bun I've made to my little's teachers. But never share cookies or biscuit before. Thus, I prepare 5 little packets of cookies for 3 teachers, 1 principle and 1 auntie. Gonna send them on Monday, hope they like it ! ^^ 

Have fun with friends for baking Almond Ground Butter Cookies

First time having fun with friend to make cookies together at home. Chelsea, met her since 2006, ex-colleague from 1st working co. in KL. Hahaha.. and today, is her 1st Anniversary with her loves one - Toyota Vios. Thus, a special celebration for her car no. WWB 9575! 

I've tried this recipe once before and shared with her, but her comment was - butter, need to add more, hahaha! as I mixed shortening to replace 1/2 quantity of the butter! hehe.. So, this time, use full butter just for her! 

Steam Pumpkin Bun

Hubby not feeling well, and daughter as well, start get fever & flu since last night! Poor girl, thus I only can prepare them with steam bun. Pumpkin bun is the best choice to them, filled with sausage, chicken ham & cranberries. 

This is the better recipe I found after many trials, thus, would pls to share to those have interest to make own pumpkin pao. 

Japanese Bento Dinner (2012-11-21)

I love Japanese Food, especially sashimi, and my hubby loves Unagi so much. We have long time not being any Japanese Restaurant since Valentines Day. Today, I would like to have a surprise dinner for both hubby & sweet heart. 

Where shall I get all the ingredient? OK, let's go to the nearest JUSCO - Kepong Prima. Within 1 hour, I grabbed all what I need for my dinner.. 

Here are the menu of the day ~ 

I spent 2 hours to prepare, but we cleared all within 20 mins, SO FAST !^_^ 

Hohoho ...

Steam Cake 《蒸蛋糕》

Oh oh.. times to think of tomorrow breakfast for my little one. Erh... try the simple steam cake! Thus, searching on line to check if there is any recipe & guidance. Yeah, found 1 simple, easy & fast! 
Recipe: 
1. 120g low protein flour (shifted) 
2. 100g icing sugar 
3. 4 eggs 

How to: 
1. Shift the flour
2. Beat eggs & sugar till fluffy
3. Add in flour with gentle 
4. Pour the battle into cake tin, and ready to steam.
5. Boil hot water, and steam the cake for 15mins. 
6. Ready to serve. 

** This is the original recipe, but I added 1/2 tsp baking powder into flour, and shifted, added some dried cranberries on the cake to make it  "prettier", hehe ^_^!  




After 1 hour, my cake is ready, not bad .. Must try next time with this recipe to bake in the oven. 

Today's Dinner!

TT Sweet Home today's dinner special menu! Guess, what you have? hehe..here you go ~~ 

1. Fried egg white with tomato source. 

2. Fried potato with dried shrimp. 

3. Black source grill chicken. 

4. Mixed vege soup. 

Finished, all clear ... hahhaha!!! So happy ~~ Little honey enjoys so much the grill chicken!  

好好吃的鸡腿哦。。。 妈咪下次还要煮给我吃哦！ 

Special for my honey!!

Ops.. the little starts to cough. But she keeps asking for cookies.. how? Really headache! My dear hubby advice only give her break to bring to school (Vital Years). I really have no idea how to tell my girl that daddy said no cookies, but only bread for her today. 

Woke up early morning around 6+am. Start to think what to prepare for her?! Suddenly, I thought to make special bread with kaya for her. Dadadada... This is what I combined the idea of bread in cookies shape! haha.. she loves this so much. Finished all after school .. and try to ask for more! Unfortunately, bread finished, so.. she only can enjoy her organic honey stars for lunch! 

First trial - OSAKA Chiffon Cake

Bought the Osaka Chiffon cake ingredients a week ago.. but still yet have chance to bake, due to new oven is yet deliver to me. Wait, wait, wait .. finally my oven has arrived. Then, wait for the cabinet, only I am ready to bake with my new oven! Huray ~~

What to bake for 1st use with the new oven? OK, let's try OSAKA chiffon cake .. during baking, my little was having her nap .. so, I baked alone! Wow, this type of OSAKA cake needs lots of egg yolk & egg white! About 17 pcs eggs I used, bcoz the small size of egg yolk. After a messy preparation and baking, finally, my cake is ready! 

My girl was abt to wake up too after the cake has done! She wanna be the 1st to try my homemade Osaka Cake! hehe.. see her respond, not bad lo~haha!! 

Somehow, the cake shrunk after took out from the oven! Friend commented that perhaps air flowing in when I fold the egg white into egg yolk batter. Gotta try another round, so that able to bake chiffon cake successfully! 

2012 Xmas Present

Last Sunday, I went shopping with my dear hubby & daughter @ 1U. My intention was to buy Lancome skin care. I've done purchase of a bundle of the skin care product, which may allow me to use at least 6 mths, which I hope.

We went for "Hui Lao Shan" for mango dessert & Hong Kong curry. My hubby 1st impression to the dessert & curry was "delicious". My little girl, definitely love the mango dessert & mango ice cream so much. My daughter and I were there also a day before. hehe... 

During window shops, COACH - caught my attention! There was special offer on that day .. I was dream to have a branded long wallet for long time ago! Couldn't control myself, I stepped in the shop, started searching ... the promoter served me and explaining the special offer that they had. Oohhh... I spotted on a long wallet, I know I like it, I heard voice from my heart, "buy, buy, buy!" hahhaha... Thus, I show it to my hubby, "does it look nice? I like it!" Then, I turned to the promoter, and said:" OK, take a new 1 for me, pls." wahahaha.. i confirmed to buy this! my first new branded, new arrival long wallet! 

After paid and taking away my new wallet walking out of the shop, suddenly, my hubby said:" I'll pay you back, for your Xmas present la!" wow wow .. superb happy I was that moment! Thank you, my dear hubby .. I LOVE YOU! 

New cabinet

What a surprise, I bought another cabinet for my new mixer & oven. Due to lack of space and cabinet top for this 2 new members, I had no choice to paid for a new & more stable cabinet. I MUST control myself at this end point. No more spending on other things coming few mths.. cut cost for the rest!! STOP ~~ !!! 

show show my new cabinet! hehe.... 

All is ready, gotta start baking this weekend again .. YES! 

2nd Toy - Zanussi Stand Alone Oven

Yoyo..... finally, I've bought a new oven. Just delivered to me yesterday, and yet start to use it. I've plan to bake more to celebrate for Xmas coming soon. Gingerbread man, Almond Rings, Ginger nuts, Xmas Stain Glass Cookies...

My sister in law will visiting us during Xmas, thus, what I am planning for my 2 lovely nieces are to have fun with us for  happy baking. They feel great to join together, and promise to bring their own apron! Hoho.. there will be 3 little helpers in baking Xmas cookies! 

Awaiting ~~~ what I am doing now is to practice, so that able to bake delicious cookies with nice & cute deco for the cookies & biscuit! 

My new toy - KENWOOD Major Titanium Mixer KM040

I've being start learn to bake a year ago. Why? Just because of my little girl. She loves so much pao, mantou, cookies, biscuits etc. 

As I am totally new in baking, so I started to search for baking tools. 

These are my 1st source of electric oven and stand mixer. Both are my good helpers in baking. With them, I successfully bake few types of cookies, cup cake, muffin, chiffon cake, butter cake etc. (some as shown below)

However, a year later, I found the Cornell Oven starting get rust at its inner body, I feel upset, as its life time is only abt a year.. being advice by most of friends that rusty inner body may not harm to baking, as it is heat with high temperature. But, I still feel uncomfortable with the rusty inner body. Thus, I stop for a while to do baking with oven. So, I concentrate more to steam mantou. Initially, I start kneading mantou dough with hand, but I felt it is not easy and very tired, thus I tried once to knead dough for mantou making. It was great with the 1st tried of making dough, but abt time for me to switch off the mixer after well knead the dough, it has stop suddenly. Oh, no .. bad smell from the mixer. It had spoil. My lovely mixer that accompany me for baking time about 1 year period had sacrificed. I believe I had over used it.

Both of my baking partner continually sacrificed just after 1 year life span.I am so sad...:( But, my girl loves so much my baking. In order not to disappoint my sweet heart, I started to search for a better new brand mixer. After sometimes searching, I found most of the better power with better quality mixer are expensive. Tentatively, I found Kenwood mixer, I love the design, I love the power which it is definitely allow me to knead dough for pao &  mantou, and again, the design of the mixer is so elegant! But, it is pricey, at RM4K+. Cool, is totally out of my budget! How? But I am sure, I've falling in love to it! Finally, I able to get a very special price from a electrical shop - Weng Heng. I've got it at RM3K, which is cheaper abt 30% compare to other electrical store.

Dadada ~~~ this is my new kitchen toy! Kenwood Major Titanium, Model KM040, 1500W. Compare to my previous mixer which was only 240W, it is awesome and much more powerful with  timer for better timing monitoring. Really have fun with the Kenwood mixer! It is great, I LOVE IT! My girl love this so much too, as this mixer is quiet with not much noise even beating in high speed :P! Thus, she likes to have fun together during baking session with me!