Hello my loveliessss! Hope your Chinese New Year has been fantastic. I love festive holidays such as these where you  mindlessly eat and enjoy yourself with friends and family. Unfortunately for me, I fell ill yesterday. Fortunately, after spending one whole day sleeping and trying to perspire the fever out in a dark room at my aunt’s place while everyone was playing mahjong, I felt better. And today, was at least able to spend some time with loved ones but sadly, unable to enjoy the taste of glorious food. :(  Oh well…

Anyways, if you haven’t seen it on the Sadie Rose Facebook Page, here’s the second baking video, this time featuring my hands. LOL. Enjoy!

Gong Xi Fa Cai everyone!
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Hello my lovelies! If you haven’t heard of Luxola, you’d be glad I’m telling you about them now! They carry rare cosmetic and beauty brands like MOR which I love love love! 2 days ago I made payment for a MOR candle and received it in a paperbag the next day! They do door to door next day delivery… FREE! Talk about awesome service.

And they are having a 30% sale now! XD

Shop away!
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p.s this is not a paid Ad, it’s so awesome I had to share!

Oh Finally! Finally! Finally! I’ve been wanting to grab some cupcakes from Plain Vanilla since awhile back…. and…

Hands down, best cupcakes in Singapore so far. First of all, the cupcakes are gorgeous and look absolutely yummy and when you take that first bite, you’ll be glad to find out that the cupcakes taste as good as they look. Or at least, that’s the experience for me. Second of all, they use cream cheese frosting on top of all their cupcakes, which is great cause the frosting isn’t too buttery and has more of  a natural flavor and sweetness to it as compared to the conventional butter cream (with all that butter and icing sugar!).

Plain Vanilla is hidden away on the second floor of a shop house, sharing it’s space with hair salon, Mad About Hair. So just look for the stairway entrance to Mad About Hair and you will immediately see a cozy little set up at the top of the stairs (stairway to cupcake heaven!) Mad About Hair is located opposite Harry’s Bar. Plain Vanilla doesn’t have sitting space, so it’s just takeaway (which is why I took my purchases to Starbucks and chomped down on all of them with my cake-loving-buddy Mr T. Coffee and cupcakes, you can’t go wrong.)

You will be greeted by a variety of mouthwatering cupcakes. $3.20 for one. $18 for six.

I highly recommend my favourites, CINNAMON BROWN SUGAR and STRAWBERRY WHITE CHOCOLATE.

They have Chinese New Year Specials Mandarin Orange and Almond.

Though a tiny space, it’s so quaint, cozy and so adorable. And the owner Vanessa is very friendly, very pretty and from what I have eaten so far, a very talented baker. All in all, wonderful visit!

I’ll definitely be back for more!
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PLAIN VANILLA
34A Lorong Mambong,
Holland Village,
Singapore 277691

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I’ve been having a overwhelming craving for ReStore’s cinnamon bagels and if you don’t know by now, when I have a craving, no matter how small, I will satisfy it!

While the thought of making bagels has always deterred me from doing so, I finally decided I couldn’t take it anymore and DO IT. It is a tedious and long process. You have to mix it, let it rest, knead it and separate it, let it rest, oil it, let it rest in the fridge overnight, then boil it, then bake it! And bagels require a crazy amount of flour to be made, so that’s why they are considered an almost sin to consume!

Although my bagels were pretty ugly cause I was kind of confused about the instructions and sort of deflated them a little along the way, Oops!!! the taste was pretty darn good. I used this recipe from Smitten Kitchen sans raisins. (I do not like raisins. at all. lol)

I also made somewalnut cream cheese spread using this recipe. While I would have preferred maple syrup instead of honey, I ran out of it, but still it was delicious! Yum! Yum! Yum!

Talking about it is making me hungry, in fact I’ll go have another now!

Have a great week ahead!

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Check out our latest collection!

Hi everyone! Chinese new year is coming and we at PicnicSunday Vintage have put up a lovely vintage collection that hopefully suits your needs. Also, we are having a special discount code, so if you spend more than $100 consisting of any of the items in the shop, key in CNY15SALE at checkout for 15% off your entire order! Discount code applicable till end of Jan 2012. Click here to see the collection now!

Hope everyone enjoys the festivities and all the goodies and food!

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Hello lovelies! Happy Weekend to all. Amanda and I will be at The Grand Slam! Flea Market tomorrow selling our cakes and bakes!

Carrot Cake/ Chocolate Cake / Red Velvet Cupcakes/ Cinnamon Rolls / Caramel Cupcakes
Maybe even Cinnamon Bagels with walnut cream cheese?!

Event
The Grand Slam! @ F1 Pit
Venue
Singapore F1 Pit Building (right beside the Singapore Flyer)
Nearest MRT
Promenade MRT Station
Time and Date
14 January 2012 (Sat) 2PM to 9PM
More Details here.

hope to see you there!
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Cappuccino for M.

Sunday at Jimmy Monkey,

I had coffee with Michelle and Camy of Coffee Table People. It was our first time there. And the first thing I thought when I entered was, “wow this place is so manly.” I wasn’t too sure if it was the dim lighting, the bachelor’s apartment-ish furniture, the all-male staff or all of the above, that made me feel a little out of place. I’m not saying any of these attributes of the Jimmy Monkey make it bad, it’s just not for me. I like sunshine, flowers and squirrels. ha! While the coffee was good, I suppose Jimmy Moneky’s a bit too cool for the likes of me.

Have you been there? Let me know your experience.

Espresso for C.

Latte for me.

Jimmy Monkey
9 one-north gateway
#01-51 one-north residences
Singapore 138643

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SEE YOU LATER!

XOXO

Thank you dear friend, James Mowbray, for introducing this programme to me. It’s absolutely brilliant Best baking competition TV show yet! Not only do you get to watch competitors show off their creativity and skill, they also share with you VERY HELPFUL TIPS on baking and share the historical background of the different methods of baking. It’ll leave you feeling very inspired. LOVE IT! LOVE IT! LOVE IT!

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