煎雪魚 Cod fish with Ratatouille

這是上星期五老公的20 years Long Service Award Dinner 時，學的其中一道菜，整個晚餐是Fusion Cuisine，所以擺設好出色，名稱都好長好靚，但一句話曬就是煎雪魚，然後用菜來整色整水囉!

老公講我整的同那晚的好似，味道就更好添，哈哈哈哈，信唔信到十足都不重要，開心就好，至少孩子們都好中意食！

Last Friday went to Daddy Dearest's 20 years long service award dinner; after all the nice flowery speeches n a nice fusion 6 courses dinner; I show you now what I learned. Yup, I copied it, and hubby says it tastes better than the one we had at the dinner!

Yipee!

李伉儷結婚週年紀念日 Happy Anniversary to Deacon David and Cindy

郎才女貌，佳偶天成

真的，如果有聽過男主角David李執事的見證就知道他們真的是天作之合了。。。沒有她：Ai Choo，David就不會認識到神，他沒有神，女主角就不會嫁給他，他們倆沒結婚，就沒有兩個活寶貝：Ting Ting — Mun Mun，我就沒有個好主內妹妹，咁當然我地教會就沒有李執事伉儷啦，你話神是不是安排好一切哪？

泰式炸雞翅 Thai style fried chicken wings

這是泰式炸雞翅，啊，有一點不同之處是在於是這用火炭爐來炸的，味道不一樣，好奇怪，調味全部一樣，我猜是炭火熱力夠，所以香很多，信不信由你，試一下啦！

These are fried with charcoal fire, can you see the difference??? Haaa, of course not... but when you come , I will make for you so you can really taste the difference!

家有一狗 My doggy Zac

我的名係Zac，有人叫我Zachy或Zac, 是Jack Russell來的，但我性情溫和，一點真唔似其他的Jack Russell啊！我最中意塔在地上，躲在床下底，追雀仔同見到狗就呔，要我去追賊就要想想先！

被Jeffy提起我好耐無影Zach的相出來俾佢睇了。。。係唔係英俊咗呀？

Haven't shown you Zac's pretty black face lately according to Wai Wai... okay, here he is with his new toy the TOWEL!

芝麻杏仁戚風蛋糕 Black Sesame seed almond chiffon

今次這個蛋糕是我好友 Ai Choo 的同事特別要求的。。。。

因為上次我給Ai Choo 三片杏仁雪芳蛋糕做早餐，她跟一個同事分享，那位未來媽媽好賞臉的說好食，這樣我的好友就叫我安哥囉，老友叫到無所謂啦，有人喜歡，我簡直笑矇眼耶！

This chiffon is by special request from my friend‘s colleague，hope she likes this new flavor！

日式炸猪排飯 Tonkatsu Don

真的想念Tonkatsu，從小就很喜歡吃吉列的食物、香口嘛。。。。長大了都一樣，但為人媽媽要做個好榜樣，食每餐飯营養要平衡，有蛋白質，蔬菜同一點點carbo啦，這一餐都不錯，合格耶，哈哈哈哈！少了個味噌湯，粉懶又趕著開飯啊！

Have always loved various meat cooked cutlet style，all the crispy bread crumbs and whatnot。 Only if I add in a miso soup， this meal would have been balanced diet， but then again， it does have vege，protein and carbo。。。 oh yes， the missing fruits！

自煮雞酒 Rice Wine Chicken

不知香港或美國有沒有吃雞酒呢？，不過我想嗒媽一定很厲害這道菜，這是婦女們用來補身的，其中之巧妙是在那自製的米酒上，這樽米酒是好友Ai Choo 的媽媽自製的，要整個月才浸好的，好香好純，有錢都買不到啊！

謝謝Aunty！

雞酒煮法容易，用麻油爆香薑絲，放下切好的雞塊，炒到半熟，加半碗米酒，加醬油同胡椒粉，試味，關火前再加小小XO酒，立刻關火，上碟即可!

The most important part of this tonic dish is the homemade wine, now don't ask me how to make this wine because I only have theory and no practical. This bottle of wine I treasure was given to me by my good friend Ai Choo's mom, better than any XO!

男女有別-苦瓜花 Bittergourd flowers

grows very fast
this is female flower, the fruit appears as the flower wilts

this is the male flower, drops off after it dies

答應妳們拍男女苦瓜花給妳們看，快快看一下是否很可愛？如果Daddy Dearest 沒同我講，我真的不懂得苦瓜花是不同耶，神的創造真細心啊。

還有發覺那苦瓜好快大，几日而已就大左很多，希望快速收成就好了！

See how fast my White Bittergourd grows, in a matter of a month, the whole fence is full of its flowers and fruits. I only hope it really IS white bittergourd as the packet said.

One big discovery from Daddy Dearest: they have male and female flowers and look at the difference via the pictures. COOL, I never knew THAT!

週末簡單的BBQ Simple weekend BBQ

BBQ's must haves

chicken wings and lamb chop

星期天突然間想起要BBQ，坐言即行，快手快腳整几樣可以燒烤的食物，最開心是可以用Hello Kitty oil brush， 係朝日厨房的老闆娘搭蔡蔡子寄給我的，今次大派用場了，好好用呀。

今次無去海邊，就在我家的魚池旁搞掂，個Weber真是好用。

Whenever I can't think of much to cook, an easy BBQ always comes to the rescue. Easy does it!

越洋的祝福 Oreo Cheesecake

補祝小胡子生日快樂！

Looks a bit awful with all the oreo bits on top of the cake, but it sure tasted yummy. Use this cake to send a birthday wish to another of my blog friend小胡子 as her birthday was last Friday and I didn't realize it until Saturday!

Happy Birthday n many Happy Returns! God bless!

雯雯十歲啦 Pamela is TEN today!

cookie and cream cheesecake

don't we look just like sisters...heee

上面張合照是我同寿星女李雯上個星期天在我家影的，似唔似姐妹花啊？邊個夠胆笑，好誇張咩？都唔好話她似我囡囡，她媽媽Ai Choo即是我的好姐妹李執事夫人一定找妳們算帳，影衰晒她的寶貝。

講笑咋，可說是我從她未出娘胎就認識她，她那麼的可憐啦，現在還是我的主日學學生添。。。

好了好了，不要再講笑了，每次見到小孩子生日，又回憶他們出生時所帶來的喜悅，她父母臉上的安慰同感恩，感謝神給予他們的基業，祈求上帝繼續保守雯雯的每一個步伐，給爸媽同老師智慧，教導她成為一個敬愛神的好女孩，為主做好見證，將榮耀一切歸於主，阿門！

雯雯，祝你

生日快樂！
愛心滿滿！

Pamela Pamela Pamela, a cutie pie I have known even before she was born. That is right, she is the darling of our beloved Deacon and Lady Lee; one of my beloved Sunday School students.

Actually there is a longer story in Chinese, so if you know how to read Chinese, good for you, for the ones who don't..... heeeee.... just say

Wish Pamela

Happy Birthday, full of God's Blessings n Grace every day of her life, and most of all,

Be a good testimony for God and

Bring Glory to HIM!

Amen!

Now, don't you wish you studied Chinese more diligently, heeeee.... Yes, I am trying to force SOMEONE to read Chinese, guess who?

花園一角之白苦瓜 White Bittergourd

you are supposed to be WHITE, what happened?

45台幣一杯，加好多蜜糖才可飲下

記得一年多前，公司的同事突然間對保健特別有興趣，當中有人介紹飲“五綠”蔬果汁，其實香港已流行很久，但我自己就未有這閑情朝朝去搾汁。

五樣蔬果其中之一是白苦瓜，嘩，苦瓜就識，白苦瓜就考起了，我們當中的好同事就去internet找看是什麼東東來的，原來台灣盛產，咁無可能每星期DHL來吧？死不言敗的Jean就從internet一間在加州的店訂購了一包白苦瓜的種子，當她開心的把寄到的種子送給我時（是因為她要我種），我問她價錢時，我差點暈倒，美金二十八蚊啊，一包仔有二十粒咋，打死人咁贵，有冇搞錯？當然教訓了不懂精打細算的小女孩一番啦。

話說是年多前的事，亦可知我把那包種子打入冷宮，到今年五月去台灣旅行時，每個果汁攤都見到有蜜糖白苦瓜汁，我在西門町就飲了生平第一杯的白苦瓜汁，老闆娘還數說它美白，清毒，養顔的功效。

上個月，因為細娜姐寄來的日本種子，加上笨B媽媽，小胡子，愛蓮對園藝的興趣，又引起我鞭策Daddy Dearest 種植的興趣了。。。哈哈哈哈

看一下昨晚Daddy Dearest 飯後巡視花園的新發現。。。竟然開始結果子了，看看我前兩日拍的花，好靚的小黄花啊，咁大個女第一次見咋，好開心啊，但有冇發覺它不是白色的，唔係被騙吧？明明寫白苦瓜o架.....

Look what I got in my garden, fresh and new discovery last night by Daddy Dearest.... YEAH....

The seeds of these white bittergourd don't come cheap, my colleague ordered them online in US and paid a hefty US28+ for a bag of 20 seeds. Incredible if you ask me, but for us who have never SEEN any white bittergourd till we went to Taiwan in May, call it school fee.

White Bittergourd is supposed to be very good for skin and for whitening purpose; it is one of the ingredients in the 5 greens drink that was so popular at one time in Singapore, of course again for health purpose. If you look at the little bittergourds in the picture, hmmm, why are they green?????

泰國茄子肉燥豆腐 Ma Kong Tofu

Thai brinjals that look like peas
flowers look so pretty, don't they?

本來泰國茄子是用來煮綠咖喱，但怕家人熱氣，就試下這道自創的餸，同煮麻婆豆腐一樣，不過無放辣椒，都不錯啊！

Just to play with the name, this tofu dish is a non spicy version of the Ma Po tofu and I added the little brinjal we harvested from our garden. Simple and easy!

23歲的樽樽 Happy Birthday to Bottle

好珍惜這緣份,認識樽樽始於為食貓，較深的認識是在寶寶的高床。。。

我喜歡樽樽的好學，文彩令我羨慕，她的率直也讓我有初生之犢不畏虎的感覺,她的愁緒使我多次的駡她，好開心她終於遇上寵愛他的程小圖,一切一切連同中間的大哭大笑，這就是我們的友情，算起來她可以做我的囡囡，但除了駡她，我倆像朋友多點，不是嗎？

http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/bottlicous-place/article?mid=4078

樽樽，再一次容許我祝福妳

生日快樂 心想事成 知福惜福 專為妳焗了杏仁雪芳蛋糕，白白如雪，就像妳靚靚白雪公主一樣！

Today is Bottle's 23rd birthday! Use this almond chiffon cake to wish pretty Snow White Bottle many happy returns!

It is through Popo's blog that Bottle and I really got to know each other, and I really appreciate the friendship. Can't wait to see her in Singapore next year!

久違的晚餐 Nonya Fish

上星期忙著油漆，成個星期都無煮飯，食出面的野食到囡囡大叫受不了，唔好講佢，我咁中意週街食的人都有點怕怕。

昨晚煮了這碟非正宗的娘惹魚（Nonya），娘惹菜是一種地道的菜式，中合馬來同中國的文化，自成一格。

不過我煮的是加入自己中意的味道，但靈感始於娘惹咋！

魚先煎熟，上面的醬料就像甜酸醬，加小小咖喱粉，黄薑粉，洋蔥，蕃茄，上面的葉是自種的叻沙葉，可有可無，如喜歡，可放香茅入去煮添。如果要魚入味點，可把煎熟的魚回鍋，入多一下味，一樣可以。

Have been so busy the whole of last week painting, didn't even cooked dinner at home at all. If you have whole week of outside food, you will be sick of it too. So, went back to our dinner routine last night, and this Nonya Fish is one of the dishes we had.

超美麗 Aren‘t they pretty？

bouquet from Bryan
Guess watch from Bryan

lovely swaroski crystal silver set, handmade by Aunty Ai Choo

another snowflake creation by Aunty Ai Choo

diamond earrings from daddy and mommy

square brownie cake by Aunty Nadjah

看囡囡的禮物，上個post不可一次上載那麼多相耶！

Couldn't upload all the pictures in one post, so this is the continuation of Babe's birthday blessings!

幸福的囡囡 Blessed Babe Dearest

Birthday Bash



Ebi Tempura, Sashimi,Oyters, Cold Prawns,Sushi

soft shell crabs

one of the nicest, most moist rack of lamb I have eaten

teppanyaki

roast beef, roast lamb and beef ribs on the wagon

dessert spread

Chocolate Fondue

can't do without birthday cakes: Aunty Nadjah's brownie cake and mommy's Dark chocolate parfait with Praline Craquelin

每年生日，小孩們都收到不少的禮物，兒時的玩具到少年時的書本，到現在大了，就是個人喜愛的東西，真的真的幸福，不是因為禮物，而是它們包含的心意和心思。

我常教我孩子們，千里送鵝毛，物輕情意重，每一份情意都要珍惜，要感恩，世上沒有理所當然的事，人與人之間的友誼，感情，愛情，親情都是要好好經營培養，不然當你失去時才後悔就太遲了！唯一一種無條件的愛，就是神的愛，或者你們當中有覺得我不可理喻，但這是我個人的感受，每一次我跌倒，祂扶起我，我失落，神鼓勵我，我犯錯，祂原諒我。神給我們每一個人一份禮物，就是救恩，“神 愛 世 人 、 甚 至 將 他 的 獨 生 子 賜 給 他 們 、 叫 一 切 信 他 的 、 不 至 滅 亡 、 反 得 永 生。”約 翰 福 音 三章十六節。所以我最安慰是囡囡已經在几年前接受這份永恆的禮物，我知道，不論她在那裏，她的天父會照顧她的，好安慰啊！

嘩，一大堆話就為了禮物，好離題，大餐是契媽Ling Foon 請的，好美味!

It is not the number of gifts Babe received that I call her blessed. It is the fact that her aunties and friends and so many other people remember her birthday that I call her blessed. We must take anything for granted, as I always teach my children. Every person that God puts across a path is for a purpose, we ought to try to be a blessing to other people; just as others are blessings to us.

Babe has received many gifts and all of them are just lovely. Of course Godma Ling Foon brought all of us to a birthday bash that hmmmm will take one week to burn off all the calories. We won't dwell on that as we really enjoy every morsel of that delicious buffet dinner. Many thanks to Aunty Ai Choo's lovely crystal jewelleries all handcrafted by her talented hands; and what lovely creation! You guys go and see for yourself what else she got!

十八姑娘一朵花 Happy 18th Birthday to Babe Dearest

十八年前的早上，是早到還未天光的五點鐘呀，為什麼我記得？因為是預約醫生去醫院準備生囡囡，他衹有這麼早才有空耶！

因為是生第二胎，而且連麻醉師醫生同醫院都用同生囝囝時一樣，所以最怕醫院的我都不會太緊張，。。。經過漫長的九個小時後，囡囡出世了！

Babe Dearest 生日快樂！

正當我在寫這网誌時，囡囡還在讀書，已經是十一點五十五分了，好誇張啊，我現正等待祝她

身體健康！
主愛常存！
心想事成！
如願以償！

Daddy ，Mommy & Nicky love you!

Yes, today is Babe's 18th birthday! May God bless her every step of her life journey!

郵差送來的 Gift from Overseas

珍妮仔，我收到了！多謝妳！

唔怪得珍妮仔話當我收到這份禮物時會好興奮，原來寄了這部超美超實用的DIY Bible給我，妳猜對了，不止我興奮，連搶著幫我開包裹的囡囡也呱呱叫，大叫我要食這些又那些，連我的仔仔都快出來看是什麼一回事！

不久前，見好多网友大讚這本食譜，真是名不虚傳。我會快快研究，快快開工的，再一次多謝Jenny的美意！

Look what Jenny sent to me from Hong Kong.... so sweet of her, and all I can say is, MUACK MUACK! Really appreciate your thoughtfulness!

韓國牛肉凉麵 Korean Cold Beef noodle

好普通同容易的一餐，用韓國豆醬爆香洋蔥，放入牛柳條，加調味，打獻。放在冷麵條上，再加上青瓜同紅蘿蔔絲，洒上炒香的芝麻，搞掂！

One of the simplest Korean dish I enjoy eating... just use sirloin strips stir fried with Korean Miso paste, pour over cold noodle; topped with all types of shredded vegetables, lovely meal and healthy too!