August 22, 2012
Happiness is spotting a very unexpected but a familiar sight which I would never have thought to be possible in Bangkok…
Silver Bullet spotted this a mile away while we were out gallivanting at Central World one afternoon and pointed it out to me. The entire area is still under construction at this point in time, but seeing this makes me really, really happy!
I’ll be looking forward to a much long-awaited reunion with my all-time favourite beverage of Chai Tea Latté.
August 21, 2012
Another milestone was reached just 2 days short of Spud’s second birthday.
We did not buy her any new bed; we just converted her old cot bed into a toddler’s bed and bought guard rails for the converted bed. To make the transition easier for Spud, we also made sure that she was involved in the actual process of transforming her cot bed into her little big bed.
Even though she was at first apprehensive when she saw her transformed bed, it did not take her long to get used to the idea. In fact, Spud was really excited about the fact that she can now climb in and out of her bed on her own.
My heart beamed at how seamless it was to transition her along. It felt like it was such a big thing and I feel so proud of Spud. When we snuck in several hours later, I cannot help but snap a picture of her in her new bed…
Spud sleeps in funny positions, and she travels in her bed. Looking at her whilst she sleeps makes me a little emotional. It marked one of the last journeys of her being a baby as she moves on to the next phase. While in that state of mind, I was being reminded by what I read a while back – a quote written by a journalist, Jonathan Sale:
“When a child climbs to the next rung on life’s ladder it means the previous rung is no longer going to be trodden on.”
This was just one of our firsts of the many last journeys.
August 19, 2012
My quest for that perfect banana bread recipe has come to an end after the fourth time mucking around with methods and ingredients as well as mixing and matching the different recipes I found from several sources.
Here’s what my yummilicious banana bread looks like and has gotten a huge thumbs-up all around:
And here’s my ideal recipe which I have mucked around which I am very satisfied with:
Banana Bread Perfection
2015-07-13 17:24:29
- 4 oz (about 114 grams) butter, softened
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 3 eggs room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 and half cup of self raising flour sifted
- 1 tspn baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup (or 1 small tub if 150g) sour cream
- 4-5 over-ripe bananas, mashed up till very “liquidy”
- Combine butter, sugar, vanilla extract until creamy
- Add eggs into the mixture one at a time till all is mixed well
- In a separate bowl, sift flour, baking soda and salt
- Add in the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix well
- Finally, add in sour cream and mashed banana and mix well
- Bake in a pre-heat over of 175 Degrees Celsius for about 45 minutes – 1 hour.
- I have to admit though that the sour cream is quite a weird one here, but as I found out, it is quite key to keep the bread super moist.
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There you have it! Love, lovely super moist, light banana bread. Bon appetit!
