The Easter Long Weekend

The Easter long weekend was just over, and we had it further extended coz Anzac day coincided with it. So all in all, we've got 5 days off. And during this time, my sis-in-law flew over for a visit with her friend. So away we go, on long roadtrips and walking trails up mountains and around falls, interspersed with huge spreads of yum cha, turkish pide, steamboat, zi-cha, aussie burgers, fish & chips... Burp.

Eat and Walk

One of the best things to do is to stroll the musuems, lakes and parks after a heavy brunch and when the weather still permits. Picture-perfect, especially when the sun's setting. And nowadays, that happens abt 5pm.

 

Oven Baking

The brownie is next. Anything that can be done without the use of electrical mixer goes first. The result – pretty fudgy and not too sweet. Perfect with ice-cream and strawberries from the fresh food market, as an after-dinner dessert in the cold of the night at 12deg. Grrrr...

Return of the Baking Aunty

A pity the food processor here can’t work. Got to resort to the primitive rub-in method to make these chocolate chip cookies. Thank goodness I didn’t have to dump my first re-entry baking product. They actually looked and tasted decent. Hope to start on some cakes soon. Wonder if I should ask my relative to help bring over my trusty blending machine from sunny isle...

Re-starting the Engine

Just bought myself a neat 27pc backware set the past weekend - has got non-stick bakeware, cooling rack, cookie cutters, measuring gadgets and other relevant utensils, all at a very affordable price at this hypermarket that's a little like Carrefour. Yippee (excited to be re-starting baking soon) with some apprehension (don't know how it'd all turn out after such a long hiatus). Good luck to myself, and to whoever's sampling my first re-entry products.