Trip to Georgia Aquarium

Some shots I took while I was there for my birthday. Yes, I'm now 27!

Chocolate Cake in a Mug

If you're like me, who never bake in her life, but still crave for a piece of chocolate cake from time to time, here's a simple recipe to try. It's easy and very quick to make!

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons cocoa
• 4 tablespoons flour
  • use whole wheat flour for a healthier alternative
• 1 egg
• 4 tablespoon of sugar
  
• 3 tablespoons oil
  • for a healthier recipe, use canola oil, and replace half the oil with apple sauce
• 3 tablespoons water
• 3 tablespoon of milk
  
• Pinch of salt

Steps

1. Grease the inside mug with cooking spray
2. Measure and pour the dry ingredients into the mug. Stir ingredients with a spoon.
3. Crack the egg and add it into the mug. Stir to get the egg incorporated in the dry ingredients.
4. Stir and beat everything together to get a cake batter mix. Use your spoon to scrape the bottom. Fold the bottom mixture onto the top a few times to get all of the dry ingredients (chocolate powder and flour) moistened and incorporated with the wet ingredients (water, egg, and oil).
5. Microwave on high for 3.5 minutes. Timing may be different for various watt amounts.
6. Watch as the cake rise while in the microwave. This is the fun part ;)
7. Be careful with hot mug while removing it from the microwave.
8. Remove cake from mug. Cut the cake to cool it down faster.
9. Garnish cake with ice cream or syrup
10. Bring it over to tv and enjoy!

p/s: Because it's so easy to make, you might be making it 2-3 times a week. Don't blame me if you gain weight because of it!

No Photoshop Required

At first glance, you might think these pictures are photoshopped, but actually they're not. These pictures were taken by professionals, with much time and dedication. Enjoy!

Making Bread

This weekend, we decided to bake our own bread instead of buying wheat bread every week (too expensive). This is the outcome, and we were all so proud of it that I took pictures of it. It's just as good as the ones at the grocery stores, and it's healthier too cos we know what we put in it. We stored it in the freezer so that it will last longer.

Happy New Year!

I'd like to take this opportunity to wish all my friends and family a happy new year. May 2009 be a blessing to everyone, and may it be a year that dreams will become a reality ;)

Winter Wonderland

Here are some winter pics for you guys to enjoy!

Painting - All done!

Finally, today we painted the entire dining room. It's now all ready for Thanksgiving tomorrow. Yipee! Here's a picture of my mum in law, decorating her stuff back into the room.


Here's Charlie, looking all guilty. I wonder why...


Ellie, chilling out as usual...