First of the Year =D

Finally! After such long delays, i get the chance to bake the very first batch of cookies for the year 2008! =D

I was thinking of what to make, and couldn't drift me mind off the Raisin Oatmeals =D Simple, nice, and delicious - a classic of all times !

Ah... I still remember that day in college, we were having pastry class. Here's how the story goes.

Chef Patma, she was my favorite chef EVER! She's like an expert in all fields of pastry! From choux to genoise sponge cakes to decorating the most beautiful wedding cake in the country, maybe even the world =D Maybe i should include a blog about her someday =)

Anyway, back to the story, we have finished class, and there was plenty of time left. So, she decided maybe we should learn something, something extra-curricular =D She would teach us something out of the syllabus each time we work swiftly and complete our work fast.

And that was how and when i first learnt about this recipe - Raisin Oatmeals, probably the first kind of cookie I learnt in my life, actually. That's why it possess that special sentimental value for me =D On the plus note, it's delicious too!

Here's some pictures i took =D



Cookies fresh out of the oven. Grab them while they're hot!!



Cookies on a plate.



Various kinds of packaging for the cookies.



I thought about keeping my cookies in these kind of packages to have that young appeal that youngsters, and young-at-hearts alike, would certainly love =D They make excellent gifts for you friends, especially if you're in school/college.


-=Up close and personal=-

This should be my favorite picture by far. It entraps you in the cookie's world itself :D Surrounded by beautiful food, and tastyness felt in the air. Makes you feel like Hansel and Gretel eh? =P hehe

There cannot be a proper Chinese New Year celebration without countless types of cookies in jars like this in your house =D A perfect addition to your never-ending collections of cookies during Chinese New Year ;)

So that's about it for now. Well? Is that saliva drooling profusely from the edge of your lip?! xD

Here's my email address btw
mc2_90@hotmail.com

Just contact me should you have any inquiries. =)

Last, but certainly not least, here's wishing you a Very Happy Chinese New Year and Gong Xi Fa Cai! Have a prosperous year ahead of you =)

Cheers

Yours truly,
Bobby