shirin & her witch headband

this was a lucky shot! because of our ecstatic reactions, she loved wearing it even more to get our attention! LOL...
taken this morning 20th Dec 2009

homemade blueberry pancakes for breakfast on a beautiful sunday morning

nothing could taste better than this, coupled with fresh sugar coated strawberries & whipped cream + a fresh cup of coffee of course!

current mood: blissful & satisfied!
20th Dec 2009

a day at the s'pore botanic gardens

metallic sunflowers (not real flowers!)

anisha, daddy & a little reindeer

me & my girls. love this pic!! :)

the five of us had a really nice time! after that we went to the (very tiring) Barney show at United Square for anisha's sake.
13th December 2009

absolutely scrumptious buttermilk scones!!

it uses 99.8% fat free buttermilk & only 2 tablespoons of muscovado sugar. here it is served with fresh fruit (strawberries & grapes) & a squirt of cream.

i tried having it for breakfast with salted butter a few days ago & now i'm hooked! it is pretty simple to make & i'm definitely gonna make more! :)

her elephant memory

i am amazed. after settling shirin to bed, i was on my way to anisha's room to tell her goodnight. outside her door, i overhead her 'reading' one of her books "sandra's sun-hat". the thing was it sounded like she read it for herself (she can't read yet) because the text sounded proper & as what i remembered from reading it. then i realised she was telling the story from her memory, because her daddy has been reading to her before bedtime for the past week (or 2 weeks?) or so! i was so bowled over...went in & her daddy Dani asked her to 'read' the story again for me (she looks at the pictures to tell the story) & she got most of the text word for word (some with her daddy's help) correct. which again seem to prove her 'elephant memory'!

sometimes i think, man, she really can be naughty but she sure is one smart cookie.

p.s. she's been sleeping better since her daddy started reading storybooks to her before bedtime :)

my first bread + su's very own flavour cupcake

i created this flavour today. i wanted to incorporate my favourite flavours that would go well with...bananas! so here is my "banana, honey & peanut butter cupcakes with crunchy cinnamon oat topping". the girls love it & so do i!! it's not too sweet (from 225 g sugar white sugar, i reduced it to 125g light muscovado sugar) & very tender.

healthy pumpkin bread recipe i got from a book "flavoured breads". it uses 400g steamed & mashed pumpkins for 350g strong bread flour. very healthy & the girls love it too. anisha almost finished 1 slice of it! (she's a very picky eater so that's good news for me)

recent bakes of mine-nov 2009

cherry almond tart

fruit tart

chocolate ganache cupcakes & creamcheese with blueberries cupcakes

the girls nov '09

anisha & her window drawing, 3.5yrs old, 20th nov 2009



shirin at 15 mths, 26th nov 2009

view from the singapore flyer 261109

happy birthday to me.
thanks for the lovely gifts, day & date, dear :)

my empire red kitchen aid

my 2009 birthday present from my hubby D. i am really loving my 'new toy'!