Cats who teach me to fly…

Since I am into baking, I hope to buy myself some good books to read.

Both of the above books cost me $110 which is the most expensive books that I have ever bought in my life.

I have started reading the “Professional Baking” and am into understanding the formula. Professional bakers call it “formula” and we call it “recipe”. My objective is to be able to understand recipes and make adjustments correctly, as well as to create my own recipe and bake my cakes successfully. I find it interesting and would love to explore this further.

I baked a chocolate swirl sponge cake and a sultanas vanilla sponge cake yesterday. Mel said she wanted to eat, so I baked some. The sultanas vanilla cake is a little sweet, due to the sultanas and we felt that the chocolate swirl cake was a little moist. I need to understand why it was moist.

We have decided to bake a chocolate mousse and durian log cake this Christmas. Guess we will probably bake on the 23rd, which is a Sunday so that everyone can enjoy the cakes on Christmas Eve. I will bake a summer berries vanilla sponge cake with Christmas decoration if I am not tired.

Beside cakes, I will also create some new flower arrangements. I am still planning on what to do.

I hope I can finish both books a.s.a.p. Alright, say I give myself a month to complete, which is 7 Jan 2013. A brand new year huh :). And another month to complete for another book. Shall set it by end of February next year as CNY and Valentine’s Day fall on February. I believe I am going to be busy during these festive seasons 🙂 which I actually look forward to!

Miemi eats well and had a little diarrhea on and off. It is not always bad to have diarrhea. I believe her body needs to flush out some toxins. She is ok. Been drinking water which is good. She is sleeping in a little carton box right now. I left some treats for her for the night. Just in case she is hungry and needs some food. I did not give her dried food as I am afraid that it may affect her digestive system. Moreover, she loves treats alot! I did not give her more than it is told on the packet of treats. I give her moderate amounts.

Look at this sweet little girl…

I took this picture two hours ago. Lovely, isn’t it?