2nd day of cny..

have arranged in-laws and my family over for lunch today.. though my mum's maid came to help out.. but i was kept busy.. so happy that for the 1st time, there are so many people in my house.. hee.. it is worth to be kept busy.. hee..

happy cny!!

happy lunar new year!! This is the 1st year we celebrate cny as husband and wife.. It is so different.. We have to go back in-laws place 1st..

some photos we took on the 1st day..

1st secret stopover: my mum's place..

2nd stopover: in-laws place
3rd stopover: in-laws grandma place
4th stopover: in-laws house visits..
5th stopover: my grandma's place..

6th stopover: ah gong's place..

cny bakes..

made some pineapple tarts last friday.. huat ah!!

on the night of the reunion dinner, i made some almond cookies.. hee..

some photos to share:

my yummy baked pineapple tarts..

on sat i stayed at home to bake as well as to prepare to cook dinner.. tried to make some pineapple pattern on the top for some of the tarts.. for my 1st tray to see the results, thereafter the 1st tray is done, i took it out and were rather satisfied so my 2nd tray i did all with pineapple pattern.. hee.. but didnt manage to take a picture of it..

if u noticed, i didnt brush my egg with egg glaze because i prefer the powdery feeling.. besides if the egg glaze is not brushed properly.. i will turn out quite messy..


after knowing my oven temperature and its "attitude" i used 165 degrees and baked for 25 mins.. hee.. this oven is really big.. i baked 2 times using 2 trays and i get 3 bottles.. hee..

my sat dinner..

been wanting to make bak kut teh for dear dear as he loves it.. so went to get the herbs on a weekday night..

first, you need to drain the bak kut with boiling hot water..

next you need to get the herbs and garlic ready..

next, you need a big pot..

ta-da.. u got a pot of yummy soup!

next, i took out my la gourmet pan to do some frying.. since sis and alfred will be coming over for dinner.. i better prepare more dishes..

next, i made some steamed eggs..


then, i fry some beansprouts.. my fave. vege.. i had to "tiak" all the roots.. now i know how "lei chei" it is for grandma to cook this for me..


finally, i used the new rice cooker to cook some rice.. thanks mummy & papa for the rice cooker..

lastly, we had a yummilious meal! i also fry a can of luncheon meat.. sis & dear dear loves it! alfred & sis bought some chicken wings too!! we had such a hearty meal..

thanks sis & alfred for joining us for dinner!

home on friday night..

took leave today.. initially want to make use of the time to do some baking.. but since our actual day photos is ready, we went to collect them today.. thanks mummy, who accompanied us there..

we came back in the evening, wanted to make bak kut teh for dinner but was kind of late.. so i made simple pasta which took me less than 15 mins to dinner time.. hehe..

my ingredients..

my sat lunch..

on saturday, i woke up early to prepare lunch for dear dear and my bro who stays overnight on weekends.. and as usual, he stayed overnight on friday.. hee.. he is hooked onto GH.. this tme he brought along his classmate, elton along to play.. elton is a good boy.. which is of good influence to my brother.. i hope they had fun... but as it was rather late, did not allow them to play after 12 because we do not want the neighbours to complain.. brother, you can bring elton along during cny to my house to play.. :) bring along mandarin oranges and we will give you an angpow.. hehe..

i like to cut and prepare all the ingredients before i start to cook..

my cut ingredients:
1st step: deep fry the onions and luncheon meat to make a luncheon meat meal.. my 1st time deep frying the onions, brother discovered it turned a little too brown though i used dark sauce to camouflage it.. haha.. well, brother made a comment, he said i can cook pretty well! hehe..


ta-da!! presenting the yummy lunch!!


shall bake a pizza real soon & make some pasta this weekend.. hee..

my mini weekend bake..

baked peanut cookies on friday night at 11pm.. seriously, im quite tired when i was making the dough.. but i was too ambitious, i mixed 1 kg of batter!! but determined to try out my new oven, i continued to bake.. by the time the dough was ready.. gosh!! i do not really know how to operate it..

i had to take out my instruction manual! thankfully, it is in my baking drawer, ease of access.. quickly turned to the quick start page.. ta-da! got it operating!!

you must be thinking why i don't know how to operate the oven..
look at the knob on the left, it shows so many icons.. i dont even know which to use..

ta-da, presenting my yummy peanut cookies..
its a tad too sweet though.. shall reduce the sugar.. hee

though there are some cracks, shall improve it..

still getting to know my oven's temp & its hot spots! hee

it's late.. time to sleep.. goodnight.. update tomorrow!

weekly updates..

last weekend, i woke up early to prepare "brunch".. bought the ingredients at fairprice extra.. made wanton noodles for dear dear.. hee..

the lunch that i prepared:

love the warm pansies corelle set.. thanks to my mum-in-law who bought for us.. it is so light so it is not tiring to wash.. *thumbs up, mummy kendy for your recommendation*

some habits at home:

after washing the dishes, i always wipe the basin dry.. i hate to see it so wet..

see my dry basin.. thanks dear dear to help me keep it dry... he he..

when weekend comes, my house becomes a mini-concert.. dear dear hits the drum and my brother plays the guitar.. as he is not wearing shirt, he doesnt want to be in the picture.. hee..

beat it dear dear!

last night, we went fairprice extra after work to get tidbits to prepare for the lunar new year..

see how much we stocked up! hee.. more to come.. hope i can bake pineapple tarts this weekend..

my other kitchen cabinet, which we also stock up alot of tidbits in case we are hungry.. but so far, we haven even open yet..

cup noodles, tins of biscuits, tea, milo, sugar, strawberry pocky, etc.. he he

after taking so many pictures in the kitchen, it's addictive.. i took another pic of my baking drawer! it's just right below the oven.. how cool!

everything is there!! hee..

im so love my kitchen..