2013 - and we'll be celebrating Raya very, very soon!

And yes, I haven't been writing for a loooooong while. How time flies, like seriously!

So what have I been up to since my last post?

Well,
1) I am now working full time, and baking part time. Yeah, not really what I wanted, but, I still need to pay the bills.

2) Catered a birthday party in January.

3) Climbed Mt. KK in May.

4) My sister gave birth to baby boy in June. Say hi to my nephew, Wira.

5) Been baking still, I do have monthly orders, which is good. Alhamdulillah! Currently, it's fasting month and took Raya orders. A long list of baking to do, so it'll be a few sleepless nights till Raya next week. The usuals, same same each year.

Right now, I haven't been sleeping since last night. I think I will doze off for a couple of hours before I go to the office later.

Before I sign off, some more photos to share.

Red velvet cuppies

Brownies

One of the Raya gifts packaged and delivered.

My first attempt with rainbow cake.

Limited Raya cookies - Chocolate Dipped Custard Biscuits.

Caramel Almond Crunchies

September and October 2012 - Happy Birthday to me and to all beautiful Librans!!

Hmmm, don't know where to start, really.

Okay, remember in my last post that I said that I'll be going to Bali in search of the Mola mola Sunfish? Will let you know in a bit :).

September 2012
Before going for my dive trip, I had an assignment of packing 250 packs of food for a futsal competition event in Subang Jaya. My loadfull-ness assignment so far, I asked a favor from a friend to help me out the night before the event. After a couples of hours of cooking and packing, I soon realised that 2 tired gals ain't enough to handle it. So, I called another friend at 3.00 o'clock in the morning to help us out. Even with 3 peeps, it was quite tough, but then we managed to finish the task. The food packs and drink containers were cramped in 2 cars and off we went to Sports Planet Subang Grand and served the participants. I really appreciate my friends help, without them I guess I'll still be frying the mee hoon till the game finish. Well, experiences for all of us - now they know how it is like to cook all night long. :)

Jo's attempt to cook. It only lasted for 3 mins :).

Spoket efficient packing skills.

At the venue.

and drinks.

Arranging the food

The event

 

My ultra useful multi-container used to store my hot teh 'o', since I do not have a proper drink container.

After the event, had a couple of hours sleep and then went for Raya open houses

New post, like err, 2 months later.

So much for updating the last post the next day :P. Two months later and when boredom strikes because I can't sleep - a new post is finally written.

The follow up from the Zephyr and Bjorn's wedding in July which I wrote halfway, here are a couple of kiddie meal photos that the photographer managed to take: 

Yes, he's not a kid...

and yes, those are Angry Bird tags on the not-so-mini burgers. :)

Oh well, at least I can keep these for memories eh. :)

Two weeks later, I participated in a bazaar held by Switchblade, a friend's restaurant in Dutamas, KL in conjunction of their 2nd Anniversary. Took 2 tables and did quite a good sale of them baked goodies. I guess, the smell of freshly baked chicken pies from my trusty small electric oven attracted the crowd as well - just guessing, hehe :D. Anyways, thanks to Asep and Deni for organizing a great bazaar. And also Ana, my good friend and assistant for that day.

Cupcakes, brownies and chicken pies.

Me chowing down 2 and a half hotdogs in 3 minutes in a hotdog eating competition. :P

Somehow after the bazaar, I get orders pouring in for the chicken pies. During the bazaar,

Wedding organizer, nasi lemaks, chicken pies and Raya orders!

Phew! Wink, wink and it's already the fasting month of Ramadhan. How time flies!! And just when I thought I can get a breather, sit down and watch TV for the whole day, orders came pouring in each other day. Not that I'm complaining. :)

Since this year is like the wedding year with wedding invitations from friends in every single month, and usually I'll be the guest and enjoy the food. However, to be an organizer for a wedding is a totally different story. I was asked a favour by a close friend to become her wedding organizer a week before her wedding, and I agreed. Boy, it wasn't easy! Because she has been a good friend for years, I took it as a challenge. Hen's night, bridal shower, driving around to get stuffs, to call people and scold them when they became irritating, became the MC for the wedding night (and wasn't that great, I just said anything that came to mind), and the list goes on. 

I was also appointed to cater food for the kids during her beach wedding at Tanjung Jara, Dungun. And so I did - Mini chicken burgers, home made patty (not so mini because the buns were huge!), spaghetti and meatballs ala Ikea, fried potato wedges and chocolate cupcakes for dessert. Most of the cupcakes, the adults took them instead :P. It was kinda difficult to bring the food from KL to Terengganu and cook in a somehow not too friendly kitchen, but overall, it was great to hear that they enjoyed the food. Thanks to the Tanjung Jara kitchen crew, especially the chefs, for letting me use their kitchen. They were really generous. At the end of the day, it was all worth the experience and am happy for my newly wedded friends! Zephyr & Bjorn, may you have a great journey ahead and make lots and lots of babies ya! ;)

As for the food photos, I didn't manage to take the photos. I actually left my camera in

MIA person is back and posting!

Ok, let's see. It has been like 1,2,3,4 months since I last updated the blog? Me and my blogs, I really need to regularly post at least something! O_o

Well, enough of that. Posting some photos of the orders and happenings during the last few months:

March

Did I tell you that this is my first time baking cheese tarts? I guess not. Well, these are the first ever batch of tarts that I made - Blueberry and Chocolate Chip. It turned out alright and I have altered it throughout the months. Them tarts looks much better now and they have the right mould to be baked in. Prices for tarts available here :)

 

The same day I baked the tarts was my sis's birthday. So, rather than baking her a cake (which was my initial plan), I decided to bake 2 extra large cheese tarts instead, because I had a lot of leftover crust and cheese fillings. Did fondant deco on top of each, Mr. Sponge Bob and the Cow (she calls herself Madsusu eons ago and it sticks till today).

Sis and her daughter (my niece) who celebrates 'her' birthday like 10 times a year :)

April

I was away for a couple of weeks during this month, half dead climbing Mount Kinabalu, Sabah, trying to get to its peak. I didn't reach it tho due to exhaustion and the cold, but