Busy as a bee
With the christmas season just round the corner, life has been pretty undulating. here's a sneak peek into the hustling of my life for the past 2 weeks
Cupcake baking frenzy.. for orders of course!
Christmas dinner prep-ing. Think Huge turkeys.. homemade stuffing with gravy, cranberry sauce and apple sauce..
Food Tasting sessions with HGW at Mykii ( watch out for my review soon!)
and... the Grand Tuanqi Christmas Dinner Party at my house, with everything made from scratch by my dearest Auntie Nora and yours truly...
the guests during the gift exchange.
Rules of the game are that the budget for the gift is >$10. Yet still many choose to break the rule. DARN.. think my gift was super cheapskate. hehe. It was still a whole load of fun though with many 'jokes' made alone the way. Imagine a bride-wannabe actually recieving a brides cake topper/figurine as a gift. HILARIOUS!!!
Since dinner was over at my house, I had the honor of composing and preparing the christmas meal for around 20 guests (the final count reached 22 though). Here it goes
Starters
Crabmeat Cocktail Salad
Roasted Pumpkin and Thyme Soup with Gruyere
Mains
Christmas Turkey with Traditional Bacon and Pork Stuffing
served with cranberry sauce, apple sauce and gravy
Chicken Sausages with Spicy Tomato Relish
Christmas Basmati Rice
cooked in a mixture of Warm Spices, Apricots and Cashew Nuts
Sides
Glazed Carrots with Thyme and Garlic
Roast Potatoes with Garlic and Rosemary
Desserts
Vanilla Bean Cheesecake with Blueberry Toppings
Warm Chocolate Brownie
served with a scoop of vanilla icecream
Roasted Turkey under the carving knife
and tada!!! personally I thought that the event was a success with satisfactory food! hehe. I was really pleased with all the food especially the pumpkin soup and the chicken sausage with tomato relish. And upon personal discovery.. i realised that I too loved feeding the crowd. haha. interesting..
the vanilla bean cheesecake with blueberry toppings. Yet another birthday cake for all the December babies of the group. Me included...
and finally a group photo before we launched into a never-ending chorus of christmas songs and fellowship tunes. Simply one of those nights which you wished didn't end... Thanks to all for making this occasion possible. And Praise to the Lord for blessing our congregation.
first bakes
afternoon tidbits part 2
kk.. song aside.. Guess who called just now? Daddy from the airport! haha. AND we've got Chivas and Bacardi in da hse!!! haha. gonna cook up a storm in the kitchen AFTER the exams tt is. haha. If anything good may come out of my experimentation with Ginger Ale and Chivas in my baking... I'll have to dedicate all these to Zhiheng! haha... it was his 'brilliant' suggestion yeh. haha. Let just hope something works out. Tee hee...
*Sigh*..exams are less than a week away. Beginning to feel the strain eating away at me. *bleah*..perhaps this is why i've been feeling extremely tired these few days. wldn't it be heaven if we cld just sleep 24/7? gosh..
Orite Folks..tts just a brief post. Gotta leave now to attend to my studies. Oh yesh..tt reminds me.. the photo of the Blueberry Cheesecake. Turns out tt it was good after all..*PHEW*
