A surprise meal

One of those moments whereby i just felt like cooking for the family and especially for my that someone special. Desperately searching for all the recipes i could find.. a collection of cooking books which by the way, are just some white elephants sitting off the shelf. My mum doesnt have the habit of trying out the dishes mentioned in these books. She just loves to collect them but rather stick to the traditional, common dishes. Hence, its up to me to break this norm.

Got up at 8am, Thursday morning to go to the market! Yes, THE WET MARKET. Of course, with baby as my shopping companion. Had our usual breakfast, followed by the ingredient search... it was a really great experience. I could not even remember the last time i stepped into a wet market. Could you?!

ANyway, after 45mins of shopping, we headed home. He had his deep slumber, especially after a tiring night shift the day before. I cooked in the kitchen. 3hrs later, a full meal was prepared for him and the family. (unfortunately, i was too drained after, that i could not even have the evergy to snap some pics of the food. But, overall rating: Good food!)

And of course, my Hersheys chocolate cupcakes with butter cream frosting, courtesy of Martha Stewart. M soo HAPPY my very first attempt in these recipes was a success.. will do more cooking from now on.. Just love to see you eat. ;)