From the monthly archives:

September 2008

Bento #34 – Sunflower & Maki

September 29, 2008

Today’s preschooler bento consists of Spam (luncheon meat) Maki, “Blueberries Sunflower” and cheesestick.
I was very happy with the bento today because Lil’ C finally decided that she likes sushi including seaweed!! Yay!!! I have been trying to get her to eat nori for a long time but so far, she has never taken a liking [...]

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Daring Bakers Challenge: Lavash

September 27, 2008

My first Daring Bakers Challenge!! I have to admit when I first saw the challenge, I was a little apprehensive because I’ve never ever made Crackers. Not only that, it had to be vegan-free and/or gluten-free. But hey, I joined the Daring Bakers to challenge myself, so I decided to give it a try.
The challenge [...]

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Various Pasta

September 24, 2008

As requested, these are some of the pasta that I most commonly use to prepare macaroni & cheese for Lil’ C.

The 2 pasta in front are pre-packed type while the one at the back is the Lil’ C’s favorite flower pasta. However, even though I use the pre-packed type, I usually do not use the [...]

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Bento #33 – Mac & Cheese n more

September 21, 2008

Lunch for my preschooler today includes little bunny macaroni & cheese, Applesauce, Whole wheat chicken nuggets & Nutella frosted cupcake

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Another grill platter

September 18, 2008

Sorry for the sporadic updates. Lil’ C started her preschool and other extra activities last week. It has been super crazy trying to adjust to the schedule. I have once again been relegated to my chauffering duties again. I seem to to driving her all the time between schools, playdates and other activities. Who knew that [...]

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Photo Calendars

September 18, 2008

I was shopping at Costco last week and guess what they had in the store? Christmas decorations! At first thought, it seems to be way too early to be thinking about Christmas but then again, maybe it might not be. At the rate the time seems to fly by, Christmas will be here before I [...]

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Bento #32 – Roll-up Day

September 15, 2008

I have a lot of kitchen gadgets that I don’t use. Mostly it’s those gadgets that I discover accidentally and thought that they are cute and might just come in handy someday, hopefully! : ) Well, this morning I found one gadget that I bought a long time ago but have never used it. It’s my crinkle-cut knife!! I [...]

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Palmiers

September 12, 2008

Since I had some puff pastry leftover from making the Portuguese Egg Tart, I decided to make palmiers. It is another super easy snack to make and very delicious.

How to make them?

First, roll out the puff pastry into a rectangular shape.
Sprinkle a layer of sugar on the silpat or flat board
Lay the piece of puff [...]

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Portuguese Egg Tart

September 10, 2008

It has been donkey years since I last ate Portuguese egg tart. I remember I was still living in KL when the Portuguese egg tart was very popular. Everytime the bakery near my house comes out with a freshly baked tray of portuguese egg tart, it was instantly gone. I am sure that the novelty [...]

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Bento #31 – Animal Bento

September 9, 2008

Since it’s Lil’ C’s first day of preschool and she loves animals, I decided to make an animal bento filled with all her favorite food. Today’s bento consists of Chicken & Mozarella Ravioli in marinara sauce, broccoli, mandarin orange, colored gold fish and cheese animals.