Pirate Party Planning!

I know it's early, but i've decided to start planning Mahdi's birthday party!

Reason being, his birthday is on the 31st of December, which is a Monday, so i'd have to have the party on the 1st of jan, on tuesday.. which means most of my friends are going to be out partying the night before, and tired/hungover on that day. So i'd have to give them ADVANCED warning, so they can plan their day appropriately.

Or maybe i could have the party on the 30th, which would be Sunday.. hmm that actually would be better.

As i said, i'm only starting to plan it. So i haven't worked out the details yet. But the one thing is for certain is that we are having a pirate theme pool party, which is TOO CUTE!!

Isn't it cute? looks simple enuff.

I gotta say, i'm going to try making it more cutesty pirate, and not so skulls and bonesy. Also I'm thinking of making bandana's and eye patches for the kids, and maybe tiny little vest? (too much? we'll see)

One thing i know without a doubt is that i am going to make Mahdi a Smash Cake! That epic moment of messiness of Mahdi becoming a big boy, no doubt. I'm having a smash cake! :D

Happy Birthday to meeeeeeeee

I honestly feel so blessed lo be so loved..
It's my birthday today... And honestly, I was feeling a bit bummed out about it. I felt old, and didn't really feel like celebrating my day, so I settled for having lunch with Muuzi, just the two of us... Like old times. :)

Later Mashi came over and we hung around for a bit... Because I was planning to go to tok's house for dinner. But then Muuzi said he was gonna take me out to dinner but it would be a little later.

By 8 pm I was still waiting, and he said he might be even later... So by now I was a little bit miserable, I didn't want to go out for my birthday in the first place. And now I'm all excited and he's stuck in the office. Talk about my luck. So me, Mashi, mama and Mahdi ended up going to OU anyway since Mashi was craving for some Carls JR. (which was weird, cuz she hates fast food... But I was too bummed to care).. Honestly, I didn't mind where we ate, as long as no one makes me stand on a chair and makes me sing (TGIF, 2 years ago on my 25th.. The horror)

We got to Carl's jr and I found a good seat in front of the counter, but Mashi wanted to sit in the back, and I got up and moved, and to my surprise there was Muuzi, and wandabomb with cake and a bouquet of balloons!

I was shocked, I can't believe I fell for it. :) best birthday ever.
I was with my closest friends and loving family. I feel so blessed. I can't explain it.

Sunday baking project

I've always wanted to bake.

Thats the main reason for me wanting to get an oven in the first place.

Problem is, i don't know how.... so i decided to start with something easy, so easy in fact, like with a box of cake mix and ready made frosting, and see if i can handle that first. Babysteps right?

I used Pillsbury Devil's Food Cake Mix, and BC's Cream Cheese Frosting.

Oh, check out my new handy dandy new food processor i inherited bought from my sister. :D
It's so awesome, can't wait to make baby food purees with it.

Silicon muffin trays!
ps: i found out that silicon tray cooks faster than normal tin trays,
so u gotta keep an eye on it or u'll have burnt cake.

They're not pretty, but gosh they are tasty!

FROSTING!!!

I wanted to do a pretty swirl, but the cream cheese frosting was too runny so it didn't stick, instead melted into a blob of goo.

see. :( but fortunately it was still yummy...

Overall i'm counting it as a success. 

The big 3-0!!!

Muuzi turns 30 today!! 

He's told me about how we'd spend his 30th, ever since we were just friends back in 2006..... he said he'd have a kickass party, with music, lotsa people, in a cool club, and we'd all party the night away.

As it turns out, he's spending it in bed cuz he has the flu... the only music playing is the sound of a 2 month old baby screaming, and i don't think we are leaving this house anytime soon to go to a club. :P

 I did attempt to get a party together for last night (sunday), it wasn't a crazy club party, but a nice dinner with lots of friends would have still been better than nothing... But unfortunately, Muuzi had a wedding to go to tonight... so that plan had to be scrapped..

In the end, we just had a family lunch, and at a last minute got the boys and mashi to come... since most everyone else was still K-Oed from attending the Future Music Festival Asia the night before.

Mahdi's all ready to celebrate ayah's bday!

Muuzi and the boys playing 'Draw Something'.

We had lunch at The Bee in PUBLIKA solaris dutamas, and had some delicious burgers and Malteser Chocolate cake that i got from Raindough (i simple love their homemade cakes!) for dessert...

 

Malteser Chocolate cake!! Super yummeh!!!

After makan, we decided to take a stroll in the mall, because none of us had ever been there before... honestly, other than the graffiti art and all the hipster crap, the mall sucks. Boo.

 

Bday man and his son.

The Mooky's :)

Mundzir, I know you don't really read my blog.... but i'm so glad you are in my life. Looking forward to the next 30++ birthdays that we'd celebrate together as a family. :)

How on earth...

Did my life get so interesting??

It use to be that i didn't have anything to write/blog about.. but suddenly i got a entire list of things to blog about.. but instead do not have the time to write it out. Dang.

List of things i MUST update on.
- Zekry & Rusyan's bday last weekend. (had tons of fun at both boys bday's ^_^)
- My new phone.... :D :D :D No, i didn't get a blackberry, or an iphone4 (boo!) instead i got a good sturdy phone, so that i won't be devastated if i lose/misplace/ruin it. :D I'll let you know what phone it is soon.
*anything is a upgrade from using my tok's nokia. Kesian tok, takde phone. :P
-I dyed my hair using Liese Bubble Hair color. :D Stories on that too later.
-Foza's wedding... which is tonight, but i should just remind myself to blog about that anyway.
-Adam Lambert!!!! i can't believe i haven't updated on that yet. urgh. Me and Alia had a blast, it was her first concert in Malaysia. Then, Alia went to see Paramore as well with Ezani, she didn't have to pay for either concerts. Lucky Witch.
-Pics of New office cat TIPPY!! He's so comel!! i got pics! ^_^
-A Slice of Heaven cakes........ zOMG can't tell you about it now, i might pass out from the longing. :(
-Owh check out my new post on me and mashi's fashion blog. Who knew Daniel Radcliffe could look so good.

-Glee this week was AWESOME!! Mike Chang finally sang and Sam & Quinn sang our song Lucky. ^_^ ngeee.. So Awesome~
-Add me on twitter @ayeshadam, i'm tweeting more than i blog or fb. So it only makes sense to follow me there for new updates.

Pure EEEEVIL!!!

Since I'm a wife now, so prolly one day i'll be mom, so i might as well learn to flex my cooking muscles, anyway so i was checking out some awesome bakers online, i came across this recipe. TIS is SIMPLY TO DIE FOR!!

Alia, let's make this nanti? :D

Oreo Cookies and Cream No-Bake Cheesecake

Makes 16 mini 2 inch cheesecakes or one 8 inch cheesecake.

Crust
1 1/2 cup crushed graham cracker
1/4 cup packed light brown sugar
7 tablespoon unsalted butter(melted)

1. Combine graham cracker crumbs with sugar.
2. Add melted butter and blend until combined.
3. Press into pan. Set aside.

Cheesecake

2 ¼ cups heavy cream

1 pound cream cheese, softened

2/3 cup sugar

½ teaspoon salt

2 tablespoon lemon juice

2 teaspoon vanilla powder

¾ cups Oreo Cookies, crushed

Instructions:

1. Beat heavy cream until medium peaks form. Set aside.

2. Add cream cheese, sugar, salt, vanilla powder, lemon juice to a bowl and beat with a paddle attachment until smooth (approximately 3-5 mins). If you do not have a stand mixer or a paddle attachment a hand beater will work as well, but will take twice as long to achieve a smooth consistency.

3. Add cream cheese mixture to heavy cream and beat until incorporated.

4. Gently fold in Oreo cookies.

5. Fill chosen pan with a slight mound at the center, as the cheesecake will become slightly sunken at the center.

6. Refrigerate for at least 6 hours to set or overnight for best results.

7. Remove from refrigerator and smooth top to level with edges. Serve with whipping cream and garnish with mini Oreos.

source: Bakers Royale