Mooncake

Yup I know it’s not september yet

And Mooncake festival is definitely not around the corner.

But i was craving for the famous piglet mooncake. Did some intense recipe search and decided to make some

Sigh

The mooncake dough was too sticky though. I try to salvage it with additional flour but but…

I know from the photo it’s look quite nicely done. Unfortunately the shape didn’t hold when it come out from the baking tray.

Huge disappointment. Whole night trying to figure out what went wrong. I think it’s the weighing scale. I wasn’t using the digital. I got some expert to look at the photo and they think it’s because the ratio of liquid to flour was bad. Too much liquid.

All boil down to one problem. Precision.

So I bought a new DIGITAL weighing scale today.

I’ll bake it again. I.WILL.NOT.GIVE.UP

Well at least the piglet mooncake went quite well except it was really big after baking it. Giant piglet mooncake. Look at that!! Cute hor?

Mother’s day weekend

My mother’s day weekend is rather simple this year.

Hubby was busy with medical student exam and hospital calls which left us very little time to celebrate.

He surprise us all with a booking in italian restaurant a very romantic place. Anan decided he didn’t like the food at all partially also because he was well fed with Shepard pie before leaving the house while Jackrish was way too sleepy and grumpy.

We was struggling between food, red wine and the boys. Sigh no more next time! Guess we have to go swensens a child friendly restaurant next time!

Oh boy! Look how unhappy Jackrish was!!

The rest of the weekend. We slept in late, watch plenty of Elmo and did some painting

And more painting! I think it’s not complete yet. Anan was too sleepy.

Abrakadoodle

Looking at the boys art works today. Suddenly realize they are old enough to produce their own original art works. Sigh how time flies!

Arts work for mother’s day.

Today is Anan’s first painting class!! We started doddle-Ing with crayon, dancing and story telling

Then teacher demonstrate the painting. First sponge the background field with green, yellow and white colour. Then paste the baby and mama giraffes. Stamp the giraffes strips with dark brown colour. Then finger paints the flowers with red, yellow and pink colour.

Anan did so well. He was so attentive and follow instruction really well.

The end product. I am a proud mummy

Doggy & Bone Bento

The boys are entertain by Elmo!! Which means I get to sleep in but sadly I am so wide awake. Sigh

So I woke up decided I should make a doggy bento for Anan’s lunch

I must say I am addicted to Asia Food Recipe website!! This Doggy & Bone inspiration also adopted from there although not 100%

It’s a last min project so I made do with whatever I have in the fridge

Bali

Yeap! We flew to Bali last week 4 days 3 night for our friend wedding.

Such a pain flying with a 18 months toddler and a 7 months baby. One refused to sit and want to roam around especially landing another one got pretty angry and barking at everyone after being woken up by other babies cries.

Good thing was there were plenty of babies and toddler. Plenty of crying, scolding, pujuking… I have to pretend to sleep a few times really no eyes see leh.

But it was all worth it when we landed. So beautiful but very hot!! Both the boys so excited running and climbing around!!

The wedding was so romantic and beautiful. Green with envy wish I had opted for destination wedding too.

Bread, bread and more bread

I bake plenty of bread on Thursday for my in law.

Oatmeal bread, plaited loaf and whole meal bread. My father in law loves all type of bread. I hope this will bring a big smile to his face.

My first attempt and I must say I am ambitious.

The oatmeal bread was delicious! The plaited bread was beautiful made and soft but not my type of bread. I still like those with chocolate chip, nuts, fruits etc.

Anyway doesn’t matter. as long as my father in law happy with it, I am happy

Grumbling

We are waiting for daddy to come home so we can go to the park nearby!!

You know how they tell you .. After you pass your exam your workload will be reduced, less hospital calls, more family time etc etc. I am telling you it’s not true

His calls still the same, more responsibility, more ward round and clinic!! On top of that, more admin work. Medical student interview, medical student tutorial, rainbow club charity organization, and now educational department running some exams for the medical officers!! He even rob us in as potential exam candidate ( the boys!)

I threw a fit last week when they wanted to add more calls to his schedule because there were lack of people in the neonatal department. And the occasional last min asking him to locum in child emergency!!

He smarten up and only does the locum when I worked on Saturday! And best of all, he enjoy it! Yeah!! Workaholic!!!!

Oh! Oh! He is coming home!! I need to get ready. Talk soon

Kimchi-licious

I have been craving for kimchi pancake for the last two weeks!!

While munching on my third kimchi pancake, I thought to myself. Hey!! I surely can make this! Remember vividly someone mention it’s quite easy to make.

So I google it! One thing lead to another I google more recipe!!

When friends request for gathering, I jump in and invite them for a Korean feast!!!

It turned out way way awesome than I imagined!! Hahaha!!! So easy!!

So I cook spicy Korean noodle, Korean rice cake, kimchi pancake, Japchae, Korean dumplings …

Oh so yum!!

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These recipe are mostly adopted from Asia Food Recipe

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I swear I’ll never do anyone work ever again. Just let your work rot with you.

It’s pissing me off that I am doing 3 person work. Just because I cleared my work fastest I was ask to clear others case notes as well. Of course with mountain amount of work, I tend to make mistake or some typo error. It’s upset me when someone make a complaint.

Come on, I came across mistakes in my case notes often ( completed by other doctor)!!! I am not going to go around complain. Just make the amendment asap and apology to the patient for typo error!!! That’s it. No big deal ok!!

I am so upset to the point I send my CV to look for job opportunity else where. Hahaha come to think about it! Its kinda funny!!!

Easter dinner

I am cooking now!!!!

Going to show you the Easter cupcakes to feed your eyes. 

The rest I’ll blog later!!!!

Three hours of intense cooking

Shepherd’s Pie, Fruit Salad, Grill vegetables, Stuffed egg and Lamb with wine sauce!!

And plenty of wine!!!

Here come the guests!!!! Tata!!!