List of Things On Hand for Baking...

~ Posted on Wednesday, September 1, 2010 at 1:05 AM ~

About 2 weeks back, I made a list of things I need for my baking adventure. After getting lots and lots of wonderful advice from you guys and then getting my 1st baking class demo from my SIL, I finally get the chance to go to a bakery supplies store and purchase some of the equipments and tools to start off my baking adventure!

Here are the things I have on hand for now. I will be updating this list whenever I add on to my collections:

EQUIPMENTS/TOOLS ON HAND

NOTES

Electric/convection Oven

Baking Equipments

Origin: From my SIL, I got it on 22nd Aug 2010.

Brand: Cornell, can't find the capacity or model

  (no manual)

Price: Still trying to pay my SIL, she has yet to respond...

Features: Digital readings, lamp, fan, can do rotisserie

Measuring Cups & Spoons

Baking Equipments

Origin: Bakery supplies store on 30th Aug 2010.

Brand: Made in China products...

Price: RM3.90

Features: 11 piece set with hanging loop and tab

* I also got myself a measuring jug from Carrefour for RM4.50

Sieve

Baking Equipments

Origin: Bakery supplies store on 30th Aug 2010.

Brand: Made in China products, I think...

Price: RM3.50

Features: Plastic flour sifter

Silicone Spatula

Baking Equipments

Origin: Bought from a kitchen store on 30th Aug 2010.

Brand: Wiltshire Bend 'n' Bake Green Silicone Spatula

Price: RM15.90

Features: Flexible, heat resistant, silicone head tip, non-stick

Oven Mitts

Baking Equipments

Origin: Bakery supplies store on 30th Aug 2010.

Brand: Don't know...

Price: RM12.00 for a pair

Features: Thick & spacelike, I'm calling it my "Astronaut Gloves"

Pastry Brush

Baking Equipments

Origin: Bakery supplies store on 30th Aug 2010.

Brand: Don't know...

Price: RM3.50

Features: Soft nylon bristles

Cupcake Casings

Baking Equipments

Origin: Bakery supplies store on 30th Aug 2010.

Brand: Don't know...

Price: RM9.80

Features: Paper casing hard enough to bake together

(save me the trouble of getting muffin pan and cleaning!)

Decorative

Baking Equipments

Origin: Bakery supplies store on 30th Aug 2010.

Brand: Don't know...

Price: RM2.10

Types: Very fine sugar decoration, chocolate chips

Any feedback you have on the equipments I got above? Like I should get another type or etc etc?

I'm a full-time mummy

Farewell Lunch to Great Grandma!

~ Posted on Tuesday, August 31, 2010 at 11:32 AM ~

Last Sunday, we had a lunch farewell plus early birthday celebration for our dearest Great Grandma (Grandma or PoPo to us) who will be leaving for Sydney in a few days time.

Below are some of the pictures taken during the celebration:

Venue: The Ming Room, Bangsar Shopping Center.

Good choice of place, great food and we had a private room for our function so it feels very comfy and spacious and the service are good too!

Ben's cousins just got back from a church performance (multiracial performance theme) and one of them put on the China man cap on Ben.

Ben is so amused at the long piggy tails that came attached with the cap...

Ben keeping himself hydrated...

Didn't manage to take pictures of any of the dishes because I was busy going for it!

Hahahah... and I was also feeding some to Ben so no free hands to take pictures.

But trust me, the food is really good!

Below is one of the dish we had which I took from the restaurant's website:

Braised Abalone with Imperial Beancurd and broccoli. Super yummy!

After the lunch, we chat around then the children (8 with 1 late teen) got ready for a musical performance for Great Grandma.

We all sang 2 songs while Ben happily sleeps away in his babyland...

Great Grandma praying and making a wish as we celebrated her birthday early.

And this is the yummy birthday cake! I had 2 slice of this, yumyum!

I would like to take this opportunity to wish Great Grandma a smooth and safe journey to Sydney and hope that she will enjoy her short stay there.

We'll all be waiting for you when you come back in few months time!

3rd Sunday School!

~ Posted on Monday, August 30, 2010 at 10:34 AM ~

This is what happened on Ben's 3rd Sunday school class:

We arrived early again, so Ben played around with the toys there.

Then he dragged a plastic chair (which is pretty high compared to the one we got at home),

sat on it with a caterpillar toy while still looking around for other toys to play with.

Then as usual, when the class started, it was prayer time, singing, dancing and story telling.

They are repeating the "Jonah" story again this week, so nothing much different to update today.

After the story telling, the children are told to wash hands and get ready for their mini snack time.

After the snack, they get down to art activity which I think for this week is pretty simple, not much creativity required.

Each child was given a ready made fish (paper plate folded into half),

and they just need to stick on the round shape color stickers onto the fish - kinda like the scales of the fish.

After the class ended, we said thanks to the teacher and left for our lunch farewell party with Ben's great grandma which I will write in another post :)

So how did you spend your Sunday?