Monday, July 18, 2011

we baked!

I had a good session with J on Saturday. She was able to remember the days of the week, months, and dates in Nihongo :) And of course, we spent some time chatting about Singapore too. Really nice way to end the work week.

D and I had a late lunch at Charlie's Grind and Grill last Sunday. D liked his burger but I found the veggie shroom burger too heavy for my taste. Plus, it wasn't really a burger - just a breaded portobello mushroom with cheese. I miss VeganBurg :(

Had a pearl milk tea fix at Serenitea before heading off to bake!

We tried out two recipes from Yummy - oatmeal choco chip cookies and strawberry crumble bars. Both were relatively easy to make. They both turned out less-than-spectacular (lol) but they weren't horribly disappointing either :) So I'd give us both a B+ ;)

At least the cookies turned out round instead of one large rectangular cookie. The strawberry crumble bar had a crumbly crust. I don't think it was supposed to be that crumbly. But the strawberry surprisingly complemented the cookie dough base. Perfect with bold teas :)

Cookie dough

Into the oven you go...


...and out you come after 20 mintues :)

 Strawberry crumble bars pre-oven 

Friday, July 15, 2011

seoul

I just suddenly missed korea :(