Respite from the hot weather conditions of late

The weather has been very hot and humid everyday and it is most annoying to go out into the sun. Despite the weather, respite is in the form of visiting all those nice and lovely cafes which were aplenty around my neighbourhood. All of the cafes serve nice coffee and food, but my favourite will still be hot mocha on any given day. Secret recipe outlet serves tea time set where you buy a slice of cake and pay only for the coffee! Now that really is value for your money.

One of my favourite , McCafe Hot Mocha

Cafe in the Sky!  soaking up a nice cool Drink

Mom's Birthday

Last February, my mom celebrated her 73th birthday. She does not want a grandeur party or anything elaborate, so it was a quiet affair among family members, I was unable to attend because of other commitment, but my sister Josie and sister in-law Marilyn filled in the details for me via Whats-app. They had home cooked food, which were delicious and the item I love most, were those lovely birthday eggs dyed a nice red with edible dye. My mom is a strong lady, at her age, she still pondered around the garden tending to the plants and invasive weeds. When we were young, mom used to sew all of our clothes. I remembered very well all those lovely dresses that she sewed me. She even made blankets and cardigans for us. I love you mom and we all wish you many more birthdays to come.

Lovely Birthday Eggs

Delicious Food

Man's Best Friend

They say ‘dogs are man’s best friend, and that is quite true. If you treat your dog well, he will become a loyal friend and helper in time of need. These two are my brother laurance, dog. He told me that the brownish dog is named Immigrant because he just wandered into his compound one day in a really emaciated and dirty condition. My brother’s family took it in and began taking care of the dog. Now he has become part of the family and is very vocal with foreigner. He likes to play around the garden with hiccup, my brother other dog; he was called that because to this day he still hiccupped a lot.

Awesome dog.Immigrant

With Hiccup on the Right

A Great Personality , Evon

I Have a good friend Lucy, who is also my neighbour. Lucy has got a daughter, she is called Evon. I have known Evon ever since she was a little girl and has seen her growing up into a fine young lady. She is a determined, strong willed and sociable person, and well liked by her friends. Needless to say, she is also a good swimmer and dancer and recently she has acquired a good baking skill, judging from the food that she baked and presented for us to try, I can proudly vouch that she has come a long way to accomplish her baking skill. Her brownies are awesome and so do others pastries that has gained my attention lately. I personally has come to realized that she has really grown up into a fine young lady that would have made any man proud to have her as a girlfriend or that special someone. By the way Evon has got a degree in food science and now she is contemplating enrolling in the prestigious Corden Bleu School of Baking. Well,I think she should pursue her dream if that is what she really wants to do, we don't want to have any regrets later on in life. Armed with a Cordon Bleu Certificate in any disipline , the possibilities are endless, you can set up your own home baking or made to ordered cakes and so on, like many of my friends back home did. I wish her all the best in her future undertaking and Evon, we are always eagerly awaiting your next baked pastries. Below were some of the mouth watering goodies she has baked.

Awesome and Delicious Brownies 

Fruit Tart,Wickedly Delicious

My Favourite Cookbook

I like books and recently I have been buying books at 'Book Excess' which sells old hardback cover books. I have a collection of cookery books and I managed to collect a few of my favourite cookbooks written by  Delia Smith, I saw a few of Margurite patten cook books too. My sister Veron has got in her collections a cookbook by Phyllis Powell entitled Teatime Treat. I will be looking out for it as I do like the classic cookery book, I also have a few of The Good-housekeeping books. These are all great reference sources for me.

Full of Delicious English Treats

Recipes Found Inside

Collection of Delia Smith Cookbooks