Cupcakes Weekend

Yes, once again, I am trying out the cupcakes just to perfect it so that I can bake a cake for my little Faith for her coming birthday.

I tried out chocolate cupcakes this time but I did not like it as they were chocolate cakes!! Anyway, my mum told me that the cake was slightly burned but the butter cream icing was great! I was really happy that my attempt for the butter cream icing is successful this time for the first time was too sweet.

 Friends, I guess you will have more cupcakes for the next weeks… till I perfect my cakes and icing… hahaahahahah….

Faith’s Lunch Date With God-Ma

As it’s the first Sunday of the month, we attended mass at BSC as hubby was on duty for SVDP. I arrived early and sat with Faith’s God-ma, Susan. I am glad that we attended Palm Sunday mass together with Susan as she doesn’t get to meet Faith very often.

After mass, we went to vivo city to queue at Sakai Sushi as it was always crowded while Susan had to attend a short sharing with her RCIA pals to prepare them for their baptism this coming Easter.

It was a very enjoyable luncheon with Susan as we don’t get to dine together often. I think we should meet more often so that Faith can bond with her God-ma.

Orange Chiffon Cake Attempt

Since the arrival of my oven, I can’t wait to try out baking different types of cakes. This weekend, I tried out the Orange Chiffon Cake. However, it turned out pretty good but not soft enough.

I brought some to my in-law’s place for them to try and the feedback wasn’t that bad. Little Faith seemed to enjoy the cake and ate two at one go… I tasted it too but it wasn’t as soft as those sold in Bengawan Solo. Will try to improve it… hahaahah

As usual, Faith enjoyed playing all the toys at in-laws as she does not have that many at home. We don’t buy her new toys often as she might not treasure her old ones. We preferred to let her learn to treasure whatever is given to her.

Mmmh…. Let me see what cake I will try out next week ya..

Happy 22 Months

My baby girl will be turning TWO very very soon. It really seemed like yesterday that I have just given birth … how time flies…

Happy 22 months old our sweetheart Faith. We love you very much!

Lunch Date With Minowa-san

It’s been a long time since I last lunched with Minowa-san. Today, he kindly invited Linda Peh & me to lunch with him (we became his lunch partners at times).

He never failed to bring us to special restaurants and this time, no exceptional. We went to La Luna Rosa, a newly opened Italian Restaurant located at new Scotts Square. It was my first time visiting that shopping mall since its opening. The shopping wasn’t as big as I imagined and the whole look was difference compared to the one look… I really miss the old Scotts as I used to hang out there with my schoolmates… the cool food court that served beef noodles, ice-kachang etc…

Anyway, we were seated by the window looking at the busy streets of Scotts Road. La Luna Rosa usually served set lunches on weekday but thanks to the popularity of Minowa-san, the chef allowed us to order a-la-carte instead.

Minowa-san ordered mostly our favorite dishes like tuna tartare & calamari tempura for our starters. The tuna sashimi salad was awesome man… the tuna was so fresh that it simply melt in my mouth. The tempura calamari was tasty too and best, it’s not oily! YUMS!

We tried out the Uni (Sea Urchin) pasta and beef bolognese with truffles. I would say that I preferred the uni pasta at Otto than La Luna Rosa… but I really love the Bolognese here… it had a perfect score from me!! I am very sure hubby will LOVE IT!

 For our mains, he ordered fish and steak with foie gras. This is one fantastic dish I tell you! The steak was tenderly cooked and juicy… and the foie gras simply melts in your mouth! The taste was superb!

Desserts, Linda ordered the berries with jelly while both Minowa-san & I had ice-creams. I wouldn’t want this enjoyable lunch to end but we have to be back to reality… Sighz…

 Thank you Minowa-san once again for the wonderful and enjoyable lunch!

Cupcake With Cream Cheese Icing

Replaced a brand new oven over the weekend and started baking once again! I used to bake cookies for my friends when I had the time in the past till it broke down on me couple of years back.

I was so excited to get a new oven and bought all my ingredients after the arrival of my new cool oven! I took out my recipe book and bake my 1st cupcake after a long time. It was my first time making icing which I have always wanted to.

For the 1st time, I managed to make the cream cheese icing… However, I thought it was too sweet as I followed exactly what they wrote on the recipe. Brought some for my colleagues and though they enjoyed the cake but the icing was too sweet… I will definitely want to practice to get a better result.

Family Outing

We have wanted to organize a family outing but can’t really spare time to travel out of Singapore. Maggie kindly booked the chalet at Aloha Loyang which we had once stayed many years ago.

However, it was all fully booked for the weekend due to the one precious week of school holidays. We checked in on a Wednesday evening and noticed that it was pretty crowded already. Many families booked in earlier and were enjoying their BBQ… we couldn’t do much as we were all very tired after work so, we had an early night.

This morning, we woke up early and decided to take a stroll after our delicious breakfast. It had been such a long time since I last strolled along the beach… it reminded me of those school days where we had chalet party almost every weekends.

In the afternoon, we went marketing at Tampines after our lunch and bought all the food for our BBQ tonight. We even planned to celebrate Gen’s birthday in advance. Everyone was enjoying the marketing including the kids.

In the evening, it took us about an hour to get the fire started! Man… I used to be quite ok at setting up the fire for BBQ but guess… it has been too long since I last attended BBQs…. Anyway, we had a great time cooking our cook on charcoal! As for dessert, we had a small birthday celebration for Genevive and she was delighted to see her favorite strawberry shortcake including the two little babies.

It was certainly a great family outing though it was only a short one… mmmh… we will try to plan for the next one hopefully SOON…