April 15, 2011

Do any of the above mini cakes look the least bit familiar?  Please say they do!  These were so much fun to make!  All that’s missing are disney jewelry and these headless princesses are ready for a ball. Haha!  I made these mini cakes for use in a 3rd birthday princess cake ensemble.  The birthday girl loved the mini princess dresses and had no plans whatsoever of sharing them with anybody.  I wouldn’t!  Read more about these mini cakes HERE.

February 27, 2011

I was happy to see this young trees at the University of Santo Tomas “greenbelt”.  The narra tree is the Philippines’ national tree.  It is a hardwood and a much-coveted material for furniture making and house building many years ago.  It is now illegal to cut-down and truck the narra tree as the Philippines no longer enjoy a plentiful supply of the tree, no thanks to illegal logging.  It’s almost as rare as a  Black Diamond Engagement Ring…but I could be wrong.

April 3, 2010

Thanks to a dear friend, I was able to attend a special class on Flowers and Lace Points during the That Takes the Cake Sugar Art and Cake Show held in February.  This is me with my teacher, Chef Steven Stellingwerf…

It’s not everyday that I get to attend a class conducted by sugar artists of Chef Stellingwerf’s caliber.  He has authored two books!  This photo, along with the thousands more of memorable photos on my hard drive, are very well worth performing an online backup.

June 9, 2009

That’s what my Little Munchkin seems to be telling her dad and me.

She’s been keeping a reasonably busy summer schedule.  And she’s going to learn a few sports this year.  She seems to like ice skating and tennis and soon, swimming will enter the picture.  I learned to swim when I was already 9.  My daughter hopes to learn to swim before she turns 5.  With her determination, I have no doubt she will.  I hope she keeps up this love for sports and be fit and healthy.  I honestly don’t see my daughter reading liporexall reviews in the future.

January 25, 2009

I bought four vases of tulips, each with 3 bulbs, at Costco on  December 30th.  They didn’t start blooming until the first week of January, around the 6th or 7th, I think.  I enjoyed the blooms for a good 3 weeks before they started wilting.  Here are photos I took last Sunday, the 18th…

At $12.99 for the four vases (they were sold as a group), I doubt if these tulips were from Holland.  If they were, there must have been some major conversion rate optimization that went on. Wherever the bulbs came from, they all gave me such beautiful flowers to look at.  Four varieties of tulips!

I have another Weekend Snapshot entry in celebration of the Chinese New Year: Fujian Grand China Buffet

Have a great week ahead, y’all!

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