message bean

i've been wanting to let aiden grow a small plant on his own for him to love and nature. when i saw this little can called "message bean" last week, i thought it's a perfect gift for him. the bean will germinate in about 7 days and when the bean opens up, you will see the laser-edged message on the bean, i think it's really cool.

croquant

ingredients:

walnuts - 100g (bake at 180C for 10 mins, then cut into small pieces)
almonds- 100g(same as above)
egg white- 60g
sugar- 60g
flour- 30g
crushed almonds-50g
sugar- 30g


preheat the oven at 160C

whisk the egg whites with electric beaters until they just form stiff, then gradually add the sugar (60g) by 3 additions for 3-5 mins, then blend in the flour, additional sugar (30g) and all the nuts. spoon the mixture onto the baking sheet and use a palette knite to make a circle about 5-6cm. put in the oven and bake for 25 mins.

ian's first time to stand

chocolate muffins

preheat oven to 200C

ingredients
raw unrefined sugar- 1 1/2 cups
unsifted flour- 2 1/2 cups
salt- 1/2 spoon
cocoa powder- 2/3 cup
baking soda -1 1/2 tea spon
lemon juice- 1 1/2 table spoons
oil -1/2 cup
vanilla essence 2 tea spoons
cold water- 1 1/2 cups

mix all ingredients in order listed above.

put the mixture in a greased bowl and cook at 200C for 25 mins.

science museum

model ian

happy birthday ian

the day before ian's first birthday

time flies and it is ian's 1st birthday tomorrow, i have prepared a cake for him with big bro at home today. please come back and see the outcome tomorrow~

aiden's decorating the cake with choco chips...

ian in the box

mintoy and aiden

roasted chicken dinner

it's freezing these days, so i planned to make something sizzling for dinner last nite. roasted chicken is perfect in the cold winter days! i bought this chicken from supermarket and marinated it for hours with italian spices, salt and pepper before putting it into the oven. simple and fast, it turned out to be a success. it was quite tasty, the meat was tender and juicy.....i am glad that papa and aiden enjoy my cooking....

12m ian

happy holiday

sorry for my slow pace recently, happy new year and hope you and your family had a wonderful holiday. we spent the first weekend of 2011 in singapore. regardless of a few showers, we were quite lucky with the weather. we stayed at the naumi hotel and had a fabulous time…we will be definitely going back for another visit with ian. here are some pictures taken duing our trip.
wandering around in dempsey hill

singapore botanic gardens, we are all impressed by the lush greenery and beautiful lake, so peaceful yet stunning....

we had a celebration for mimo's (our friends michelle & morgan) 5th anniversary in the white rabbit restaurant, a beautifully restored old chapel which serves classic european food, nice ambiance, fancy settings with high ceiling and lovely stained glass windows....

after a long day, time for aiden to relax in the hotel room....

roof top infinity pool in the hotel, spectacular panorama of the city

underwater world on santosa island, the kids had so much fun!

aidan gor gor is always eating, wakeke

singapore zoo