Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Bento #27

Kinda realized that I had not been updating on the bentos that I'd made. But then again, recent bentos are not really fancy. I had been concentrating on baking of late and had kind of neglected bento planning. I got hooked to making bread just not too long ago, now ... I am into swiss rolls!!! I wander when I will stick my head back to some serious bentoing once again ...


9 May 2012

Made bread again yesterday hence the boys get to bring homemade bread to school :)


It is homemade Cream Cheese Raisin bun with snacks for Oswald.


11 May 2012

Bento for Oswald again. Owein down with a bad cough and flu ... had stayed away from school the whole week.


I'd named this - Nutella Dumplings. Simply because I'd used a dumpling mold to shape my bread which is filled with nutella.


16 May 2012


Piggy sandwich for my piggy boy Owein. Finally he had recovered and is back in school. But today is Oswald turn without a bento for school. That is because, he will be having an ICE CREAM PARTY in school as part of his curriculum. Don't want to overload him with food and hence no bento for him.

Friday, May 04, 2012

Recipe - Yuzu Chiffon Cake

Bakers in Munch Ministry - The Baker's Club had started a CHIFFON CAKE storm and I am so inspired by it. Had a bottle of Yuzu Tea paste in the fridge and wanted to quickly finish using it. I'd search around for the right recipe to use and finally found it last night.

Can't wait to get started on this Yuzu experiment. Gotten my ingredients before picking Owein up from school and started on my project after lunch. The thing I like about making chiffon cake is, it is really a very simple cake to piece together. Prep work is fuss free and cleaning up is easy too.

Gotten everything into my chiffon tin and send it for baking within 30 mins. After 40 mins of baking ...


This cake is really yummy. Texture is soft and nice with a hint of yuzu taste. Love this recipe to the max and can't wait to share it here.

Going to make more tomorrow for SIL and friends. Hope they like it as much as I do.

Btw, in my search for this yuzu chiffon cake recipe, I come across a video on how to remove chiffon cake from the tin, FUSS FREE. Tried the method today and love it totally.

Odin @ 6 mths

Odin is 1/2 way to his 1st birthday!!!

Time flies really fast ... can't believe it that Odin is 6 mths old now. The ups and downs of pregnancy and scenes at the hospital during delivery is still so fresh in my mind.

This little bunny is growing fast and growing well. He is also a very alert boy. He is always watching out for his elder brothers and checking out everyone else at home. Likes to get people's attention and would make sure he gets your attention when he want to.

He is so LOVED by everyone. Hope he will grow up well and learn to love everyone back.


Bento #26

After a crazy week last week, I was hoping for something much peaceful this week but I was wrong. Though it was not as excited as last week but is enough to get me on my toes.


30 April 2012

An unexpected bento day. The boys slept late because we reached home late after dinner at TMM. Everyone slept in as it was my MIL who had followed us up instead. She does not gets up as early as my FIL and hence the lost of time in the morning. I almost jumped up from my bed when my alarm rang at 7:45am. Luckily Odin was still sleeping then. This gave me time to wake MIL and Owein up and to pack a last min bento for Owein. Waking at this time, does not allow Owein to have breakfast before heading off to school. So, breakfast will be at school with whatever mummy can pack into the box last minute.


Raisin bread + Oreo Cookies + Cheese ... beautify the box with barans and use silicon cups to fill up space. Another typical no planning and anything goes bento.


2 May 2012

Bento Wednesday!!! Our planned bento day but mummy is super busy this morning and to make matter worse, I had arranged for a long over due breakfast session with my GFs and MIL is not around in the morning. SIGH ... this equates to a very rush morning for me. Having to juggle a few matters in the short period of time.

Anyway, since today is planned bento day, some prep work had been done the night before for both the boys' boxes. Only need to touch up this morning to complete it.


FIL called this the Flying Bear and so it shall be. Had wanted to copy an angel bear idea I saw online but was too lazy to work with cheese for the bear and used the bear baran instead. The only thing I managed to copy is to give the bear wings ... with that, my bear indeed look more like a 'flying' bear instead of an angel. LOL.

After dropping off Owein at school, I headed home to get Odin and Oswald ready to head out to meet my GFs. Odin goes where the mummy cow goes without saying and Oswald, had to follow so that he can grab a bite before it is time for him to go school. Mummy is staying out till it is time to pick Owein up from school.

When we all reached home, I quickly threw in the orange and dried cherries into Oswald's box and off he goes to school. Only then I manage to sit down and take a break.



3 May 2012

GREAT!!! Today Oswald's turn to sleep in ... missed his time for breakfast and missed his chance to eat his favorite homemade 肉干面包. He had asked to bring it to school for recess and mummy gave in. After my usual morning rituals, I started working on Oswald's bento.


Totally hate uncalled for bentos and totally hated unplanned, no concept bentos. And don't know what's wrong with me recently ... had been having bento block. SIGH ... with that limited time and limited thoughts, I just stared at my tools and do the best I could to fill up space and to beautify.

As if I was not depressed enough for not getting my mojo back for bento-ing, I was haunted by a bad migraine. By nightfall, I'd swallowed 4 panadol extras and yet it is still there. Mind can't thing and function and only when I decided to hit my pillows for the night, then I realized I had not prepared anything for the boys' bento tomorrow. DIE!!! Got no extra bread for bento making too ... ARGH!!! But my head is too pain to think so much.


4 May 2012


It is snack galore for the boys today due to my slight overlook yesterday. Only got picture of Owein's box as mummy forgotten to take a snap shot of Oswald's. Aftermath of a terrible migraine yesterday ... brain still not functioning properly.

Tuesday, May 01, 2012

Recipe - Chocolate Chip Bun

Using Ellena Guan's Chocolate Chip Bread Loaf recipe, I made them in to buns for easy eating.


Check out HERE to see how it is being done.

My Pride, My Joy

This is the smile that greets me almost everyday these days ...


This smile really brightens up my day. I am really grateful and thankful that I am blessed with 3 beautiful and great boys. Though they can really be naughty at times and sometimes the things they do really make me boiling mad but I am still glad that they are part of my life.

Hope all 3 of them will grow up to be loving brothers and will be able to watch out for each other. I love you all my 3 O-s ... Oswald, Owein and Odin.