Thursday, 22 September 2016

Emma's Birthday Cake

Emma, my God daughter, will be 12 years old on 26 September Monday. However, I am going to see her on Friday 23 September 2016.  I have made this cake to celebrate her birthday.

Strawberry Cream Cake

I made this cake on Tuesday 20th September 2016 and shared it with the brothers and sisters of my community.

Tuesday, 13 September 2016

Zhongqiujie 中秋節 Mid Autumn Festival

Thursday will be Zhongqiujie 中秋節 which can be translated as Mid Autumn Festival.

It is also my Chinese birthday. So Fr Jose, Christina and Dr Marie will be coming for dinner.  We will eat moon cakes and then in Teochew we say bai ghuêh nio 拜月娘 - where we will admire the full moon and drink Chinese tea.

We are having biryani for dinner and for dessert we will have Eton Mess. Christina has bought moon cakes 月餅 and she will bring them over on Moon Festival night.

I will share pictures of the food we are having on this lovely feast day.

It is too hot this year for me to make any Teochew moon cakes. It is 31 C today and around 28 C for the next two days and it may even be hotter for the next two days.

Biryani


Birthday Cake - strawberry filled fresh cream cake - the cake has no butter or oil! 

Corn Fed Free Range Chicken for cooking paella 

Paella



Roland's and Dr Marie's visit

Fruit Cake - this is the best fruit cake I have ever made and I have used a whole bottle of Jack Daniels to make this fruit cake


Panna Cotta 

Friday, 2 September 2016

Raphaël Philippe

Raphaël Philippe will be baptised this weekend and below is a baptismal cake to celebrate this wonderful occasion.

On the side of the cake is this prayer:

Raphaël Philippe 
May the Lord bless you and keep you.
May the Lord let his face shine on you and be gracious to you.
May the Lord uncover his face to you and bring you peace.
Amen

Adapted from the Book of Numbers 6: 24 - 26



God has spoken to Moses and asked Moses to tell Aaron how to bless the sons of Israel. This is how future generations will call on God to bless our children. 

May God truly bless Raphaël Philippe, give him the Spirit of the Lord, and help him to be a Christian. Amen.