Pretty box for Mooncakes

Overseas Restaurant Shanghai Mooncake box

The first & last page of the box

Tai Thong Restaurant "walnut lotus seed mooncake" notice the shape? so unique.

I'm so impressed by all those pretty boxes they made just for Mooncakes. I don't really like mooncakes but love those boxes. I was admiring those beautiful boxes from far and near in the supermarket. For this year I only keep the Overseas Restaurant box as it was so unique, just like a Big Book.

Meat Loaf & Fresh Buns

Yesterday,CK decided to bake a meat loaf from a recipe down loaded 2 months ago. It was so easy. All he needs to do is mix all ingredients in and bake for 40 minutes.To our pleasant surprise, the meat loaf tasted good. We'll definately bake another round with bigger portion next time.I took the opportunity to bake some mini dinner buns to go with it. Try this recipe out if you are keen :

600 gr minced beef
1/2 cup rolled oats
1/2 cup bread crumbs
1/2 can cream of mushroom
1 Onions
a little salt, pepper, mix herbs

Baked Combo Meat

Baked juicy Chicken breast and Ham slices

Unbaked

Baked

Crispy Savories

These Crispy Savories are nice to eat and simple to make. All you need is some cream crackers, mashed potatoes, and minced beef filling. We like to have it for breakfast or teatime as it is light and satisfying.

Ingredients for fillings:

200 grams minced beef

1 can of baked beans

1 big onion (cut into small cubes)

2 pips garlic (finely chopped)

Dash of black pepper and mixed herbs

2 tbsp oil

To Prepare:

In a kuali, heat the oil, put in garlic first then onions then herbs.

Stir in beef till fragrant. Add in baked beans, keep on stirring till sauce is dried up.

Ingredients for mashed potatoes:

3 medium size potatoes

1 teaspoon salt

1 tbsp butter

¼ - ½ cup fresh milk

To Prepare:

In a pot, boil the potatoes with a teaspoon of salt till very soft. Drain off water

Mash potatoes together with milk and butter.

It's raining.....

color coded mini cupcakes

more cupcakes

carousel cupcakes

Fishing at Ulu Yam Dam

Beautiful morning

Malaysian seagull "crows"

Tim & CK

Ben

Me

Our prize!

Cleaned fish 11" long

our lunch!!!

31^st Aug 2009. Malaysia’s 52^nd Independence Day! It was a wonderful holiday for all, and especially us, fishing at Ulu Yam Dam.

The weather was fine. It was a cool morning. We left home at 6.30am, packing along our breakfast: Mee in my cup, sausage rolls and hot coffee in thermos.

We spent 3 hours there. It was fun waiting and enjoying the scenery even though we caught nothing for the first hour. Finally, our patience paid off and we caught our one and only one “Ikan Toman”. It was such a great joy.

Sugar Cookies with Royal Icing

Yesterday, I had such great time baking and decorating these sugar cookies with colorful royal icing. The beautiful colors really brighten up my routines. Obviously, this is the first time I used royal icing on cookies.

Yes, I know! It’s not Christmas season yet. I was just practicing my raw skill of decorating cookies. It was like kids having fun with play dough and painting on cookies…. I felt like a little girl, enjoying myself thoroughly…………Thanks to youtube videos that coach the decorations step by step!