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Sunday, 13 December 2009

Tokyo 2009

Tuesday, 08 December 2009

Detour 2009

if each person created their ideal life within a little cardboard roll, what would it look like?

living in a coke can?

my favorite.. looks like the garden of Eden.. love the feathers too

a steamy shower?

hi Caleb

impressive detail in that teenie space

a disco?

Caleb's fave...

for all you musical people

not a big fan of bugs but the "eggs" look cool

tree of recyclables

being destructive

i remember teaching the kids about these guys
they called them fish and tried to feed them to me.. haha

electric jungle

they even had a green hair dryer on the wall.. going all out over there

a new take on bus stops

back to school

love the colors

more colors

beloved cha chan tang

c&c

doodle keyboard

solve the puzzle? find "you are here"

haha

here, in time?

caleb's fave, teenie HK, here in China

where am i? haha

my fave... :)

bon bon love!

whimsical atmosphere and music.. i likee!

haha

XX

Wednesday, 02 December 2009

Red Velvet Addict

mmmmm

My favorite recipe (from bon apetit)..
Red Velvet Cake with Raspberries and Blueberries

Ingredients

Cake

2 1/4 cups sifted cake flour (sifted, then measured)
2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup buttermilk
1 tablespoon red food coloring
1 teaspoon distilled white vinegar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups sugar
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
2 large eggs

Frosting

2 8-ounce packages cream cheese, room temperature
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
2 1/2 cups powdered sugar

3 1/2-pint baskets fresh raspberries
3 1/2-pint baskets fresh blueberries

Preparation

For cake:
Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter and flour two 9-inch-diameter cake pans with 1 1/2-inch-high sides. Sift sifted flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt into medium bowl. Whisk buttermilk, food coloring, vinegar, and vanilla in small bowl to blend. Using electric mixer, beat sugar and butter in large bowl until well blended. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating until well blended after each addition. Beat in dry ingredients in 4 additions alternately with buttermilk mixture in 3 additions.

Divide batter between prepared pans. Bake cakes until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 27 minutes. Cool in pans on racks 10 minutes. Turn cakes out onto racks; cool completely.

For frosting:
Beat cream cheese and butter in large bowl until smooth. Beat in vanilla. Add powdered sugar and beat until smooth.

Place 1 cake layer, flat side up, on platter. Spread 1 cup frosting over top of cake. Arrange 1 basket raspberries and 1/2 basket blueberries atop frosting, pressing lightly to adhere. Top with second cake layer, flat side down. Spread remaining frosting over top and sides of cake. Arrange remaining berries decoratively over top of cake. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate. Let stand at room temperature 1 hour before serving.)

enjoy!

Saturday, 14 November 2009

Then Christ will make his home in your hearts as you trust in him. Your roots will grow down into God’s love and keep you strong. And may you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love is. May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully. Then you will be made complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes from God. (Eph 3:17-19)