The
birthday cake Grandma C did for me last year was always going to be a hard act to follow.
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| You may remember this bowl-of-noodles cake. |
So this year, as I turn 35 again, she didn't even try decorating my cake.
Instead, we had a simple, but highly delicious cake. In fact, having baked it a couple of times earlier, it has earned a place in our book of family classics.
The honey cake - one of the most delicious cakes I've ever eaten. The recipe is
here. Go make it - you won't regret it.
New Skills
Saw this in DIL's Facebook page.
I so glad Granddaughter A is learning new skills and broadening her horizons!
More Art
The following are some pieces of Australian art which we enjoyed when visiting the Singapore National Gallery.
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| My favourite - captures our wheatbelt to a T, especially the tall, elegant eucalypts. |
Arthur, Happy 35*-Birthday, where 35* is the number 35 to base 22 (in math lingo, 35* = 3x22 + 5 = 71).
ReplyDeleteMany happy returns of the day, mate!
Thanks, Prof. That added another year to my age. Ah, I see - it calculates the Chinese age!
DeleteDecorated or not, the cake that Grandma C. made looks very good. As you know I love cakes and I love the ingredients in this one. So, I am going to do it, but not right away because I am visiting my family in Germany and then I have planned trips.
ReplyDeleteFinally Happy 35 Birthday to you, dear Arthur :) I wish you a wonderful year. As long as we have health and love we have everything...
P.S. Awesome paintings, by the way :)
Thank you, Reader's Tales. Always a pleasure to have you visit. Enjoy your trip to Germany.
DeleteThank a million, Arthur. See you next week :)
DeleteHappy 35th!!! :D No icing this year? The one last year was epic, absolutely stunning but at the end of the day, it's the cake that matters most. Here's to an awesome year ahead, cheers!!!
ReplyDeleteOh, thanks for coming by and rectifying my mistake! Very kind of you, suituapui!
DeleteThanks for alerting me to the Aussie paintings. Will look out for them next time. And Happy Birthday!
ReplyDeleteThanks, KMK. They're labelled as "Collection of the National Art Gallery of Australia", so perhaps on loan?
DeleteCome to think of it,a baby has already survived for 9-10 months when it is born. The traditional Chinese custom of reckoning age from one at birth makes sense biologically. Arthur, here's a traditional Chinese birthday wish:
ReplyDelete寿比南山
(Shou bi nan shan, literally, may you live as long as the Zhongnan Mountains.)
That sorts of settles the question of when life actually begins, doesn't it. A blow to the pro-abortionists.
DeleteLive as long as the mountains? Some days I don't know what to do with myself during retirement!
Arthur, I should give you the complete traditional Chinese birthday wish for 70th birthday:
Delete福如东海
寿比南山
(Fu ru dong hai, Shou bi nan shan)
Literally, may your happiness be as immense as the Eastern Sea, May you live as long as the Zhongnan Mountains.
(The character 福 is really untranslatable; it incorporates happiness, good fortune, quality of life, prosperity, etc.)
I didn't know there was a traditional wish specially for the 70th birthday. Thanks Prof, you are a fount of knowledge!
DeleteHappy birthday! Thanks for sharing the recipe. Definitely will try it some day.
ReplyDeleteThank you. It's a very nice cake. A friend suggested substituting the honey with gula melaka. A good suggestion, we thought, and will try that one day.
DeleteHAPPY BITHDAY MY DEAR FRIEND!
ReplyDeleteGlad you loved this delicious cake that was different than previous one.never heard of noodles cake
Thank you, baili. The noodle cake was Grandma's masterpiece.
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