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Ice Cream Cone Surprise
For my OnlyGirl’s 11th birthday on 11/11, I had to think long and hard about what cake to make. The children’s expectations have been raised after RoundBoy’s spaghetti cake so I was under a lot of pressure to come up with something novel. Then it hit me — ice cream! OnlyGirl loves ice cream! I’d … Continue reading
Strawberry Cake From Scratch
Tired of my usual repertoire of chocolate cake, vanilla cake, and carrot cake, I decided to try making strawberry cake for a change. I looked up my favourite online recipe source, AllRecipes.com, and found this recipe:- Strawberry Cake From Scratch Ingredients: 2 cups white sugar 1 (3 ounce) package strawberry flavored gelatin 1 cup butter, … Continue reading
Mushroom Soup With Puff Pastry Lid
This recipe is so easy, it’s almost embarrassing to post here. But since the results are phenomenal (DH: “You must cook it again tonight!”) and preparation is quick and simple, I thought I’d share it with you. Mushroom Soup With Puff Pastry Lid Ingredients: – mushroom soup – frozen puff pastry – one egg, beaten … Continue reading
Super Chewy Brownies
This weekend’s treat is a favourite among the kids, a no-brainer to prepare, and is ready in a jiffy: Super Chewy Brownies, adapted from AllRecipes.Com’s Deep Dish Brownies. Here’s the tweaked recipe:- Super Chewy Brownies Ingredients: * 3/4 cup butter, melted * 1 1/2 cups white sugar * 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract (or 1 … Continue reading
Mom’s Chocolate Cake
For many, many years, I’ve been trying all sorts of recipes for chocolate cake. I’ve tried magazine recipes. I’ve scoured the internet. But I keep coming back to this recipe mainly because it doesn’t require any extraordinary ingredients (just the stuff I normally keep in my pantry) and the method is quite simple.This is also … Continue reading
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I am Mimi -- mother, careerwoman, incidental world traveler, photography enthusiast, self-confessed gadget geek, and aspiring linguist (7 languages to date).
I'm a Filipina married to a Malaysian. Kuala Lumpur has been my home since 1993.
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