Tuesday, April 23, 2013

March 2013

A good friend of ours sent me a picture of Mango flower tarts.  I tried making them to bless a young man from church who underwent colon cancer.  Thank GOD he is recovering well :)

The two guys in my family love seafood.  Bought these NZ mussels and tried cooking them with liqueur.  Supposed to cook them with white wine but I am not one who will follow the recipe to the tee;) As long as they enjoyed it, all is well :)
 
Being a Teochew, I love to eat Teochew porridge.  Just some simple side dishes and plain porridge.  Who needs an elaborate meal ;)

Used this Yunnan pot to experiment cooking with Lotus Roots, Dried Scallop, Chicken and Carrot.
A hearty soup for the family. 

My husband's 2nd MRT trip in 20+ years.  Like taking him on an excursion ;)

I have made so many buns that I have forgotten who did I bake this for and what flavour ;(  Most likely Ham and Cheese ;)

One of my favourites - Thailand Seedless Guava with finely chopped lemon peel ;0)

This is an interesting picture that I took while in JB with Peter.  We were "hunting" for food that day and we saw this butcher on a bike parked outside a provision shop.  So I approached him and asked if I could take a picture of him.  He even combed his hair and posted for me :)

Had some left over pecans so I made a simple Caramelised Pecan Teacake for breakfast.
 
We attended a Couple's Marriage Retreat as an Anniversary event instead of going overseas for a short holiday.  Thank GOD, for all these years together, we have travelled to many, many countries and we feel that this retreat is more important than another holiday in another country.  We had a blessed time and got to know some friends :) 

Since Eliza has been so thoughtful in sending us flowers from her own sales proceeds (through the Internet sales of her drawings) for our anniversary and even sent a parcel with photos, cards and notes, we decided to treat her with a gift card from Mark & Spencer for her to buy and eat things she could not have afforded with her monthly budget. 

Bought this petite square pan and love using it :)  Baked Japanese Cream Cheese Cake with it.  No cutting, just take a piece and enjoy it.  Will make this for Eliza when she comes home for her summer vacation :)

I love this taro with fish soup. Yum Yum :)  A simple meal for the family. 

Never say die, but always try.  Have been trying to make wassant but because I do not follow the receipes to the tee, I have not got the shape I wanted yet.  Thus I baked thsese in the petite square pan.  They are just as tasty :)

February 2013

On 2 February this year, we celebrate our son's 24th birthday.  Thank GOD for His grace and mercies in seeing Renfred through all these years. 
 
Renfred loves good food.  In our family, we always asks the birthday person to choose where and what he/she would like to eat on their birthdays. 
 
This Japanese Restaurant is at Novena Square.  A bit pricey but the food was authentic and very good.  As long as the birthday boy is happy, we are happy ;)

He decided on this small piece of cake to share amongst the 3 of us as we already had a nice meal earlier.

We saw on his Facebook that he liked this watch so we went shopping for it and got it for his birthday present.  When we told him how we decided on this present, he said he did not even know about this watch.  Then how on earth did we see that he liked this watch on facebook????? ;(

A simple card but powerful card for him - "The LORD is his Banner"

As his actual day falls on a Saturday and he had to go to church for a youth leaders' meeting that day, I baked this huge Blueberry Cheesecake for him to celebrate and share it with them.  Glad that they loved it :)
 
We are thankful to GOD for blessing us with two lovely, talented and sensible children; Renfred and Eliza.  Since birth we have dedicated both of them to the LORD.  Renfred is a German name meaning "mighty but peaceful", and thus far he has lived up to it.  He is very special even my parents and siblings could sense it.  But there's a lot he has to learn in life.  We know GOD has a wonderful plan for him and by His grace, we will journey and support Renfred as long as we live. 
 
The LORD bless and keep you, our son
The LORD make His face shine upon you
The LORD be gracious unto you and give you peace.
Love, Dad & Mom