P52- Week 2 {Made with Love}
This week the theme for P52 is “made with love”. I’m not really into crafts so decided to focus on the dishes/bakes that I have done this week.
Cantonese Egg Tart. This is my first attempt making this snack. Doggie boy loves eating egg tart and he was simply thrilled to see the egg tart waiting for him to eat after school. I still have to work on getting the right temperature for the bake as the custard didn’t turn out as well as I wanted it to.
Breaded chicken with rice, vegetables and fishcake. This was my attempt in making a bento like arrangement for the boys. I used my cookie cutters to make the flowers and birds to add to their bowls. They were happily gobbling down their flowers and birds and even asked for more flowers to be added to their bowls the next time for dinner.
Hosted by Cecily and Lolli
January 13, 2012 @ 11:41 am
OK, I adore those flower-shaped carrots! The meal looks great!
January 13, 2012 @ 12:13 pm
love both beautiful works of yours. jiayou~!
i have been looking around for such small cutter for making yummy carrot interesting for my girls, sigh… no luck:(.
January 13, 2012 @ 1:35 pm
If you go to this baking shop there are many small cutters for sale
Ailin Bakery House 845 Geylang Road #01-48 Tanjong Katong Complex
Singapore 400845 Tel : 67432693
Opening Hours : 9.30am to 7pm
I think I bought mine from there..can’t really remember as it has been so long ago.
January 16, 2012 @ 10:25 am
thanks for the detail! jot down for exploratory as this is out of my radar ;p.
January 13, 2012 @ 1:27 pm
Did you get the carrot from supermarket or wet market? The carrots I bought from supermarket is too thin to be cut with cookie cutter.
Did you cut the carrot with cookie cutter when the carrot is raw or cooked?
January 13, 2012 @ 1:32 pm
@Shook, I bought them from the supermarkets.. if you go to shop n safe or those supermarkets who sell loose carrots they are normally bigger. The carrots are sliced before boiling and cut to shape after being boiled.
January 13, 2012 @ 2:25 pm
My mom always get carrots in packet from NTUC or Giant. Too thin to cut with cookie cutter. I use knift to cut them when raw
I am into making bento too but with dish in rice
January 13, 2012 @ 2:42 pm
that is a great idea! to use the cookie cutters for veggies, i think i’m gonna try that for my niece. those are great photos!
January 13, 2012 @ 2:47 pm
my little girl just saw your photo and said “mum, did you make egg tarts?!?!?!”, I fear I have let her down, and will need to go to Chin Mee Chin for her favourite ones! p.s. you can get shape cutters in Daiso too, I saw some cute ones there yesterday ;0)
January 13, 2012 @ 3:35 pm
@Little Macaroon, where is Chin Mee Chin? Haven’t really heard about this brand. Thanks for the info on Daiso..I’m not allowed to buy any more shape cutters as we have more the 50 pcs at home..not including the sandwich cutters which I YET to use ( stored for 2yrs already)!!
January 13, 2012 @ 3:43 pm
Dominique, Chin Mee Chin is in Katong and it’s AMAZING, you must promise me you’ll go! (some details here http://www.makansutra.com/foodreviews/listing.php?id=93) The most wonderful kaya set I have ever had (over and over again!) in a really atmospheric old shop. (and good egg tarts too!)
January 13, 2012 @ 4:17 pm
@Little macaroon, thanks for the info..it’s actually quite near my Doggy boy’s pre-school.. hmm..should go there one day.
January 13, 2012 @ 5:30 pm
Beautiful creations! I’d like to have some fun with photography this year. Guess I should look for some challenges too.
January 13, 2012 @ 5:36 pm
What a brilliant idea with the carrot flowers – may I ask – did you cut the carrot before or after cooking them. Such an inviting first photo.
January 13, 2012 @ 8:15 pm
I cut the carrot into slices before boiling it. After it has been cooked then I used the cutter on the slices.
January 13, 2012 @ 5:49 pm
I love those carrots!
January 13, 2012 @ 10:46 pm
I love egg tarts. They are my absolute favorite and so far, the best I’ve tried are the ones from Hong Kong!
January 13, 2012 @ 11:46 pm
@Anne,
Hong Kong has one of the best egg tarts I strongly agree!!.. I try to eat egg tarts then when we go back to HongKong to visit the family.
January 13, 2012 @ 11:53 pm
We have egg tarts in the Philippines but they’re from Lord Stowe’s. Tthe one I had in Hong Kong is still the best. I wish I could go back there just for the egg tarts.
January 13, 2012 @ 11:28 pm
I have never heard of egg tarts,
nor even thought of cutting veggies with cookie cutters.
Your kids are blessed to have a creative mom!
January 14, 2012 @ 12:09 am
Oh my goodness- those just make me smile
January 14, 2012 @ 5:59 am
Mmmmmmmmmmmm! made with love, of course!!!
January 14, 2012 @ 4:02 pm
Nice looking dishes! I;ll eat more too cos they are so cute!!!
January 15, 2012 @ 7:06 am
So much fun! Thanks for sharing.