29 April 2009

No, I'm not posting the same picture from earlier on in the week. If you look closely, it's different. My husband offered my cake services to a Russian friend for his wedding today. It was a fun project. The chocolate '&' was bothering Bryn, so when he arrived at the wedding this morning, he very carefully flipped it over so it no longer looked like a cursive 'S'.

28 April 2009

Sophie with Miffy--

* 4 weeks old
* Sophie smiles frequently and has started to utter the cutest little 'coos' every once in a while
* Nosh is still her number one favourite, with bath time coming in a close second
* She's a star sleeper. 10:30pm bed time, waking anytime between 5:30 and 6:30am
* Little Sophie is starting to focus on objects in a room and loves to stare
* We're all so in love with this little angel in our lives

27 April 2009

Madison loves to take a photo a day with her little camera too.

26 April 2009

Our baby is growing like a weed.

25 April 2009

The finished product, ready for delivery.

24 April 2009

Today's project was baking, icing and decorating an order for a 40th birthday. I was quite crazy to accept this project with a 3 week old baby.

23 April 2009

A baker's dream, well in Holland anyway. I learned long ago that icing sugar in Holland is not what I'm used to. Its high glucose content prevents it from setting, giving it a glistening wet look. It's disastrous stuff {meant to be used as pancake sprinkle sugar}. The Dutch aren't big bakers, so this would explain the lack of availability of ingredients and supplies. Icing sugar imported from the UK has been my only option--at Eur2 per 500g box! And most cakes require at least 4 boxes.

My friend Fiona saved the day as usual and introduced me to her new find -- "Bakkerspoeder" from Sligro. 10 kg for Eur12! Hooray.