Banoffee Pie

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I've heard about it.

But I've never tasted one.

Looks easy.

Let's see if making it is as easy as just looking at it.

UPDATED:

This one turns out to be too sweet!!

I think I have read the brown sugar measurement wrong.

It says 1/3 cup.

I think I measured 3 cups.

Yikes! That's waaaaaay a lot of sugar!!

Better luck next time.

Black and White Cake

Bakerella said that it is just a cake.

Just a cake?

From a great baker like her would say that it is just a cake.

Unlike, me I wouldn't say that it is just a cake.

It's a Chocolate Layer Cake with White Frosting and Chocolate Ganache.

Now, that's not just a cake.

It's THE CAKE.

THE cake for my biological father's birthday.

Make one.

I'm so in.

I WILL MAKE THIS HAPPEN.

At least try to.


UPDATED:

I have substituted the white frosting to whipping cream.

I have added a layer of chocolate mousse and slices of fresh strawberries.

And more strawberries in halves as decoration.

Note to self:

1. Lessen the whipping cream and keep the layer thin;
2. Omit the strawberry slices as a layer because they causes the cake tasted sour; and
3. Add more of chocolate mousse for layer.

Lasagna Cups

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What izz thizzz?

Lasagna?

Are you out of your mind? It zzoundz very difficult!!

Zzzzome may not get to pronounce it right, what more to make zzzome of theeeze.

I have to make theeeze by thizzzz week?

Lemme zzzee the ingredientzzz, whether I can get them near my uzzzual grozzzery zzztrore.

I will only need 3 ingredientzzzzz. What?? Izzzzit it even pozzzzible?

A-ha! I only need wantan wrapperzzz, tomato zauzzze, and mozzarella cheeze, eyyyy.

I WILL DO IT!
*Shakes hand and nods at the same time*

UPDATED:


Turns out it is not as easy as I thought it would be.

The layers. Yes, the layers are just time consuming.

I didn't find any wantan wrapper from my favourite grocery store,
so I used lasagna noodles instead.

Maybe that's why the recipe says wantan wrapper,
coz lasagna noodle just don't hold the cupcake shape nicely.
Some even began to fall apart.
So I put them in their respective individual cupcake wrapper.

And I added mince beef in my tomato sauce.

The taste, is yummeh!

But I don't know if I'll ever do it again.

Only if I have free times, yes I would.

And if I find wantan wrapper.

10 months!

Salam everyone! Today, Musheera is 10 months and 3 weeks old :) she's almost 1 year old now!! mommy dia super excited nak celebrate her first birthday party (or should i say birthday bash? But I lagi suka the word party). Memang plan nak buat birthday party untuk munchkin ni, (siap berangan nak panggil Hi-5 from Australia tu. Hihi.) but since we're going on a holidays in the same month, kena cut budget sikit. So sorry la kawan-kawan and extended families. We have tofollow our Plan B, buat simple je with close family members. Itu pun dah kira ramai yang amat.Mana taknya, my own family je dah ramai. My adopted family AND biological family, dah lebih dari 30 orang tau. So tambah lagi dengan Mr N's family, boleh kata total in 40 pax la.

Ok, tak sabar nak plan party ni punya pasal, I have done gazzilions of research on the preparing for the party. Banyaknya theme yang sesuai for 1st birthday, ada cookies and milk, sesame street, rainbow, my little ponies, ABC, nursery rhymes, and etc. But I have made a decision, the theme is going to be...... jen jeng jeng!!! RAINBOW!!!

Research punya research. These are the ideas that I'm gonna use for the party:

Rainbow Fresh Fruits with Marshmallow Dip.
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Rainbow Fresh Vegetables with Ranch Dressing
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Rainbow Sandwich Bites

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Rainbow Cookies
(I'm gonna make this lots as favors so I can give to extended families, friends and office mates)
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Rainbow paper chain as decor
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Other non-rainbow foods I'm gonna add to the menu:

Lasagna Cupcakes
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Chicken Nuggets, Fish Fingers and French fries.

The reason behind the chosen menu is because 1 year old babies start to eat by themselves using their hands or fingers. They chose to discover the texture of foods by their bare hands and won't opt of forks or spoons. So that's why I will be preparing finger foods ONLY. So don't expect forks or spoons will be provided (unless if my mom insisted on providing cutlery).