Today came back from work , I felt like making some simple breakfast for the mornings because sick of eating bread almost every day before going to work. As the recipe for scones looks easy, I just went ahead & did it right after dinner.

My version of the recipe can be found here : Cheese Scones

You can also add all kinds of stuffs to the basic scone recipe by replacing the cheese with sultana, cinnamon, mixed fruits, nuts…or whatever you like. It’s really an easy & quick snack to bake….only thing, the washing up & cleaning up after the baking…. is the tiring part.

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Just 2 days ago on Saturday, mama cooked her special Mee Siam & invited Joyce, Albert, Jill & Sara over for lunch. It was also an opportunity for them to catch up with Michelle, but unfortunately she had to leave with her friend for an appointment before they arrive.

After the Mee Siam lunch, which Jill & Sara found too spicy for them…poor thing! they did’nt enjoy the makan….I played the “King-Kong” DVD for them to watch. This DVD was specially flown from Perth, which I managed to get Grace to buy for me & tompang with someone else to bring back. The DVDs over there are of a much better quality in terms picture & sound & also cheaper when comparing with the same quality that are sold here.

Just some tech info on DVDs :

‘Code 3′ DVDs sold here – Picture & sound quality sucks & sub-titling lagi sucks but cheaper.
‘Code 4′ DVDs sold in Australia – Picture, sound quality & subtitling excellent, but abit more expensive than the Code 3 version. If can find Code 4 DVDs here, they will cost more.
There is also the ‘Code 1′ DVDs that are from the USA & Canada which are on par with the Code 4 in terms of picture, sound & sub-title quality.

So for an avid DVD collector like myself who demand nothing but the best, only Codes 1 & 4 for my collections…..hahaha

OK, back to the Mee Siam…I will post mama’s recipe on my new Recipe Site after I have compile everything from her.

Here’s a snapshot of what we had on saturday to whet your appetite

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This morning, woke up & suddenly had the urge to make hot cakes which I found on one of the foodblogs recently. Made some slight changes to the recipe which called for castor sugar, replaced it with those type of brown sugar that goes well with coffee. Also reduced the amount of oil & used low fat milk instead.

My version of this very quick & easy recipe can be found here : Hot Cakes

Give it a try!

Weight update for 1st Quarter 2006 :

Week 1: 1 Jan 2006 : 93.7 kg (Ed) – 66.5 kg (Irene) – 55.6 kg (Grace)
Week 14: 2 Apr’06 : 88.6 kg (Ed) – 64.6 kg (Irene) – 55.3 kg (Grace)

1st Quarter 2006 : Ed (-5.1 kg), Irene (-1.9 kg), Grace (-0.3 kg)

Weight update for this week :

Week 15: 9 Apr’06 : 88.3 kg (Ed) – 63.5 kg (Irene) – 55.2 kg (Grace)
Week 16: 16 Apr’06 : 88.9 kg (Ed) – 63.4 kg (Irene) – 55.6 kg (Grace)
Week 17: 23 Apr’06 : 88.9 kg (Ed) – 63.4 kg (Irene) – 55.7 kg (Grace)
Week 18: 30 Apr’06 : 88.3 kg (Ed) – 63.6 kg (Irene) – 56.0 kg (Grace)
Week 19: 7 May’06 : 88.4 kg (Ed) – 63.3 kg (Irene) – 55.5 kg (Grace)
Week 20: 14 May’06 : 89.1 kg (Ed) – 63.7 kg (Irene) – 56.0 kg (Grace)
Week 21: 21 May’06 : 89.1 kg (Ed) – 63.5 kg (Irene) – 56.2 kg (Grace)
Week 22: 28 May’06 : 88.7 kg (Ed) – 63.4 kg (Irene) – 55.8 kg (Grace)
Week 23: 4 June’06 : 88.6 kg (Ed) – 63.4 kg (Irene) – 55.8 kg (Grace)
Week 24: 11 June’06 : 88.9 kg (Ed) – 63.8 kg (Irene) – 56.2 kg (Grace)
Week 25: 11 June’06 : 89.0 kg (Ed) – 63.7 kg (Irene) – 56.4 kg (Grace)

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