blueberry crumble bar

I've been MIA for so long! sorry, i've been too busy trying to figure out what i want to do with my life. okay that sounded a little too serious. well i've been spending time with my family, with friends and some time for me to be alone for a bit. although i'm no longer on my insane bake-a-holic mood right now, i have been baking at least twice a week. it's just i haven't really been taking photos and blogging.


Now that it's 2.5 weeks until my flight back to UK, i just felt like i wanted to start writing in here. i guess, so that i'll slowly ease into the new sch year.

This holidays literally flew by. I'm thankful for the people i met up with, for new encounters at church, for the fruitful internship, for the awesome family trip to hk, etc.


So my dad has a new found love for blueberries. one of my favourite fruits. since i was bored of blueberry pies, i decided to try an awesome blueberry crumble bar recipe i found.

Yay! another recipe my dad absolutely loves. :) 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

Apple Pie

Another eventful week has passed! thank God i survived the week as Ms Yeo's secretary. there's so much to give thanks for and i think i'll start with today. today started off quite badly.. i guess it's always hard coming to terms with things i need improving in. but as the day went by, it got so much better. :) and dinner was absolutely awesome! great food, great company. nothing else compares to that! :))

just so that this blog post remains "in theme", here's an ugly picture of the awesome (self declared) apple pie i made. :DD

and this marble cake i made on wednesday! it was easy to make and absolutely delicious. yums! :D

btw, Captain America was quite good! i enjoyed it. :) 

Muffin

Finally finished another book this summer.

The Seventeen Second Miracle by Jason F. Wright. it's a beautiful book! it's one of those books that make you smile from your heart. i think everyone should read a feel-good book every once in a while. so if u feel like the world's crashing down on you, your future is bleak, and all you feel is sadness, quickly go grab a copy!



The past week has been very eventful. I remember how hurt and sad it made me feel, but i also remember the lessons that God is teaching me. I may be able to think of a hundred reasons to dislike him, but i need only one reason to love him. because Jesus does. Sometimes i wish i could be tougher, i wish i could be less sensitive, more resistant to others' words. but that's why God is bringing me through this process. so that i can come out stronger.

today i woke up in a foul mood but even then, my family continues to show me love. i'm one lucky girl. hoho. so my awesomely cute dad went to buy 4 boxes of blueberries (supposedly better quality ones) coz he wanted to have blueberry pie for dessert! haha i wanted to try making apple pie instead but my dad's a fan of blueberries. hoho. it's now baking in the oven and i think it might be slightly prettier.


so i'm posting a picture of muffins i made last week, i think i'll be using this recipe for muffins in future coz my dad loves it! :)

this one's with raisins coz my mum loves raisins.

the recipe's adapted from the same awesome site, joyofbaking


so now, i'm gonna start on my third jodi picoult book of this summer. :)

My First Blueberry Pie

I made my first pie today!!!

I wanted to bake a blueberry pie on Sunday so i bought 4 boxes of blueberries (at 3 bucks each, :( ) and i was too busy on sunday to bake.

so i came home after a long day at work, went for a quick jog, came home and baked a blueberry pie.




i'm quite ashamed of how my pie looks but i'm absolutely proud of how awesome it tastes! whoever came up with this recipe rocks coz my dad loves the pie so much he can't stop eating it! like, literally. he's so cute! and within the first 30 minutes, half the pie is gone! hee hee.

 an ugly picture after i cut the first slice:

yay. i feel happy that my first attempt turned out... tasty but ugly. haha. (:

Berry Buttermilk Muffins

I went on a little shopping trip today, after an insane buffet lunch. What an enjoyable day! (: so glad i met nice people here and there. it's always nice to meet polite shopkeepers. makes me feel happy purchasing their products even if it's slightly more expensive than the others. :)

Buffet today was fun because i really enjoyed the company. it was nice to chillax, enjoy the food, and chat over a nice long lunch. :) i love the idea of buffets and allowing myself to indulge. hoho. but 34bucks for kuishinbo was quite overpriced. i wouldn't go back anytime soon.

So i came home today and realised my buttermilk was about to expire! it's 5 bucks per carton so i decided, i had to use it! so i baked some berry buttermilk muffins which smell DELICIOUS in the oven! haha even my mum commented that the kitchen smells like a bakery. which made me really happy. :)

i lovee buttermilk! it makes everything awesome. :)

i had a great day today. :) thank God.

Have some thoughts in my mind, but I keep reminding myself of God's promises.

Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. Philippians 4:6

HongKong - a food paradise!

A short getaway to Hongkong. I remember sitting at the cafe in the nottingham train station, and the idea of going to HK suddenly came to me. My EJ and i intended for it to be a budget trip, for just the 4 of us (my DJ, EJ bro and I). but my dad dotes on us so much that he made it into a family trip! a pity my DJ couldn't take any more leave (since she just took a week to go to london and paris).

I really enjoyed myself. ate like a pig. met awesome people. was blessed with great weather. (: had a good time with my family!



Random yummies

My parents usually find "street food" unhygienic but my sis and i love trying anything odd and different! these curry fishballs (actually they taste more like tiny sotong balls) were super yummy! possibly my favourite snack in hk. and here's a shot of my EJ posing with it.

The famous egg waffles! they're light, fluffy and awesome! crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. 

I LOVE local bakeries like these! the freshly baked pastries smell soo good and look delicious! best part, they weren't expensive at all!

butter bo po bao. who invented something SO delicious and fragrant??

deep fried french toast with peanut butter and syrup. heart attack food, but OH SO GOOD!

more curry fishballs. these were more expensive and less tasty. 

Lord stow's famous egg tarts! 

the branch in the venetian casino in Macau. not that fantastic. i actually enjoyed the ones in the old traditional bakeries in the city. too bad i didn't take a picture!

My dad enjoying his gui lin gao! really expensive and super bitter. not my type of thing. hoho.

the places we visited:

we also went to the star avenue, the peak, etc. (the typical tourist attractions). i think my favourite was the trip to lantau island! 

more on food on the next post. (:

Happy Fathers' Day!

My post is a day late! but to all the fathers in the world, Happy Fathers' Day! although i'm sorry to disappoint the rest of you because My dad is officially the number 1 dad. (sorry, guys) so DJ, bro, EJ and i put together a meal for my daddy! although i have to say, DJ did all the cooking. and I did the baking. bro did the washing and EJ helped out here and there. the rest of the family had expensive durians at the end of the meal. eeeeeeks!

it was great spending time together as a family and seeing how happy it made my dad warms my heart. (: i'm so glad he liked the bag we bought for him! my dad's one of the most important persons in my life. One of the reasons why he is so absolutely amazing is because he always always chooses to put us first. I am who i am today largely because of my dad and i love him so much! i hope he'll realise how much we love him through our actions.

baked mussels

scallops with pak choy

steamed fish rolled in mushrooms and cabbage

wanton soup!! Absolutely yums!!!

and the Strawberry Cake i baked!! i have to say, although it wasn't very pretty, it tasted pretty awesome! the cake itself (without the frosting) was light, buttery and moist. it was perfect with the strawberry frosting! YUMS. 

a picture of the frosted cake with the photo frame i made. 10 reasons why my dad's the number 1 dad in the world. :)

i had a tough day today. but I choose to rejoice. i choose to give thanks for the many blessings in my life. :)