Sunday, March 16, 2014

Chocolate Cupcakes Tower


While I was vacationing in beautiful Payson, Arizona for a week during Chinese New Year, my friend, most trusted photographer, Albert, called and told me, "don't freak out, but Nana is in a hospital." What??? So Nana probably had fallen somewhere in the house and cracked the second vertebrate of her spine.  I went to visit her the day I arrived back in Southern California.  When I got to the hospital, a nurse was trying to comfort a crying Nana.  "I am all alone. "  When Nana turned and saw me and my friend Jeremy, her tear soaked face broke into a huge smile and held out her arms for a big hug.  Aww...she might not remember my name all the time, but she knows who I am, well, that and I cook.  I handed her the bouquet and goodies, and sat down to chat with her while she finished her dinner.  Nana accidentally dropped her corn muffin on the floor, and Jeremy magically return with a new corn muffin.  Didn't ask.  Then we wheeled her around the hospital to cheer her up, even bought a packaged M&M from the cafe vending machine.  That was fun.  We stayed until visiting hour was over and promised Nana we'd return the very next day.  Two days later, Nana was released from the hospital and went home happily.  Doctor had prescribed her a new medication that helped her paranoia and memory loss.  She's now able to remember some recent facts and that she had had dinner.  Huge improvement.

So for her birthday, I made her a cupcake tower.  I was given these beautiful three tier cake stands as a gift in Payson, Arizona by Auntie Sunny.  And I thought, why not put them to good use.  So here we are.  The rest of the party is in the video clip!! Don't forget to comment and like!!





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Tuesday, March 11, 2014

Caprese Salad




Bella’s favorite photographer and friend, Albert, loves Caprese salads.  So before filming Lasagna rolls, we stopped at the store and he was drooling over the mozzarella cheese logs.  That gives me the perfect excuse to make a Caprese salad and film it!!

A Ingredients
Mozzarella cheese log, thick slice           1 log
Sweet basil                                               1 bunch
Tomato, thick slice                                  3 heads

B Ingredients
Olive Oil                                          1 tablespoon
Balsamic Vinegar Glaze                  2 tablespoon
Salt and pepper                                   to taste
Parmesan cheese, freshly grated         to taste

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Directions:
1. Place the A Ingredients in such an order, Tomato, Mozzarella cheese, and sweet basil and place onto pretty platter.  Repeat with remaining A ingredients. 
2. Drizzle and sprinkle with B ingredients.


Servings: 4