THE - Cake Pop!

Long holiday is the bestest!!

So Hari Raya Haji falls on 26-Oct this year and it is Siti's Birthday!! So we had booked a 3D 2N chalet for the celebration AND for the relatives to get together..

As one gets older, you simply ran out of ideas on the perfect gift.. Siti being a fussy woman, i couldn't think of any gift.. The last year gift frm me, a rayban shades, is still unused.. And the Coach handbag which we bought for her a couple of years ago was used less than 10 times! So, i came up with a Cake Pop as my gift to her.. It wasn't cheap, the money and the hardwork put in.. But it was worth it!

Since shifting to my new place, i do not have any baking ware.. No bowls, no spatula, no whisk, no baking trays, NIL, ZERO, KOSONG, ILEK! Purchasing the basics cost me a big hole in my pocket!

It was my fisrt try on making the Cake Pop.. I'm still a newbie.. and there were loads of mistakes made.. So i hope to work on it in the future, when i have the time of course! heh!

Here are the pics to my virgin Cake POP!

THE - Who doesn't love bread pudding??

SERIOUSLY, WHO DOESN'T LOVE BREAD PUDDING????

hehehehe.. I've been craving for bread pudding for a long time.. Since Firas was having his nap i took the opportunity to bake My Bread Pudding (i think this is the basic recipe..)

Bread Pudding:

Ingredients:

* 6 slices bread

* 2 tbsp butter, melted

* 1/2 cup raisins

* 4 eggs, beaten

* 2 cups milk

* 3/4 cup caster sugar

* 1 tsp ground cinnamon

* 1 tsp vanilla extract

Methods:

1. Preheat oven to 175 deg. C
2. Break bread to small pieces into a baking dish. Drizzle melted butter over bread & sprinkle raisins.
3. In medium bowl, combine eggs, milk, sugar, cinnamon & vanilla. Beat till well mixed.

4. Pour over bread & lightly push with fork till bread is covered and soaking up the egg mixture.

5. Bake in the preheated oven for 45 mins.

THE - Carbo-less Dinner

Dining at home is always the bestest place.. I don't have to be embarassed by Firas shouting or dropping the utensils, we get to top up if portion is too small.. I can sit anyway, anyhow i like!

So, we had tried to avoid eating rice, the extra weight gain is increasingly difficult to lose.. Here's something that he like which he doesn't feel guilty having for dinner..

Baked Garlic Parmesan Chicken with Steamed veggies & Aglio Olio..

This had been his favorite for the last couple of days.. We usually omit the pasta.. Just the Chicken & the veggies.. It is filling for dinner and hey!, there is no carbo! =))