October 2008

Daring Bakers Challenge – Pizza

October 29, 2008

Gosh, I totally forgot that today’s the posting day for the daring bakers challenge. I almost missed it! When this month’s hostess Rosa’s Yummy Yums revealed this month’s challenge, I was very excited to find out that it is pizza. Currently every Friday night is Pizza night in my house, so I am always on [...]

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Bento #39 – Pink & Purple Day

October 29, 2008

Using my curry puff mold, I made peanut butter & jelly “curry puff”, then sprinkled with some pink & purple sugar. Kinda like fairy bread but with filling. It turned out that Lil’ C loved them! I also added some whole-wheat dino nuggets(from Costco), flower-shaped scrambled eggs and grapes.

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Banana Fritters (Goreng Pisang)

October 27, 2008

* Dust Dust* * Dusting cobwebs off the blog! * Wow, I can’t believe it’s been almost a week since my last entry. I didn’t think that it has been so long but I guess time really flies when you are busy. Actually I have been online but have mostly been busy with work. Time on the blog [...]

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Bento #38 – Colorful Flag Day

October 21, 2008

Got a little carried away with all the colorful flag picks today. Little sticks of carrot, cheese and edamame, cheese stars and chicken mozzarella ravioli in marinara sauce and yes, more blueberries! Lil’ C loves blueberries and since it is blueberry season, I let her indulge in as much blueberries as she likes before the [...]

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Eyeglasses at a low price!

October 21, 2008

Recently I find that my eyes get tired even after reading for a short time. I think it is due to my eyeglasses. It has been almost 2 years since I changed my eyeglasses. So it is definitely time to get a new one. As much as I like new eyeglasses, it always dismays me [...]

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Bento #37 – Pizza Day

October 20, 2008

This bento was made on one of those non-inspiration days, hence a really simple bento consisting of pepperoni pizza, blueberries and Go-Gurt (yogurt in a tube).

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Mee Hoon Kueh

October 16, 2008

Or some call it Pan Mee. This is one of my hubby’s comfort food and it is now becoming Lil’ C’s favorite dish. My MIL who’s a great cook does a yummy mee hoon kueh, unfortunately she’s one of those that cooks without a recipe. So I had to come up with my own version [...]

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Bento #36 – A Swirly Day

October 13, 2008

* Sniff Sniff * * Cough Cough * Sigh.. the first flu of the season has gotten to me. I think it was due to the drastic weather change over the weekend. It actually dropped down to 37F on Saturday. It’s still fall but we are experiencing winter weather already. Hope it’s not a sign [...]

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Where to buy bento supplies?

October 10, 2008

I get lots of emails from readers asking where they can buy bento supplies. So I will try to list out some of those places that I know. USA & Canada: DAISO – This is where I get most of my bento supplies. In the US, they are mostly located in the Pacific Northwest [...]

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Bento #35 – Bunnies & Flowers

October 5, 2008

Yes, it’s another bento post. Sorry to those who are visiting for non-bento entries. 2 weeks ago, I started working part-time. So between my new job and chauffering my little girl to all her activities, I have not been baking/cooking much. Bento seems to be the only thing that I have been consistently making!! Hopefully [...]