V Day Sandwich

Finally I am back to making sandwich today. They are spending their Valentines Day at Chingay Parade this Saturday so I am making V Day sandwiches for them in advance.

Lots of love from Mummy Me!

The kids squealed with delight when they saw their sandwiches today because I added candy to the bread. They are instructed not to devour all the sweet stuff but share with their friends. Today's sandwich is filled with peanut butter, top with strawberry jam surrounded by Jelly Tots forming a heart shape. There is a heart-shaped strawberry and some grapes along with their favorite cookies and a few chocolate buttons. Sugar rush during recess!

Sandwich Bag Deco

Making last batch of tarts today and hopefully I can have the energy to make sandwiches for the kids tomorrow. I bought some buns for them to bring to school today.

I used a colored sandwich bag, added a sticker and a personalized message for the kids. I shared the idea with a friend and now she writes words of encouragement for her kids on the sandwich bags during exam period! :)

The sandwich bags come with stickers but I prefer to use my own for now. I have some chinese words written on the stickers. I really hope my kids can pick up some chinese words along the way.

Believe! You Can Do It!

Pineapple Tarts - Year of Goat 2015

Busy Busy Busy....

No time to make sandwiches for the kids because I was busy making CNY pineapple tarts. Anyway, the kids didn't seem to mind because there was a CNY goodies sales going on in school during recess. They were more than happy to indulge in the extra goodies in school. 

This coming year is the Year of Goat so I made a special goat tart in the middle in each box accompanied by my usual pig tarts. The goats need a lot more work so I am sticking to my pigs. Hee.... 

Made the pineapple paste from scratch and it always reminds me of how my family made the tarts. I still remember how my grandma would grate the fresh pineapples to bits by hand and my grandpa would stand in front of the stove for hours, stirring the pineapple paste in the wok. At night, everyone in the family (my mum, aunties and uncles) would come together to help make the pineapple tarts. I don't recall helping much but I am very sure I helped to eat (especially the freshly baked ones, hot from the oven). Hahaha….

Well, now I am on my own. 

Puzzle Sandwich with Order of Operations

Order of Operations

Made a puzzle sandwich today with the Order of Operations. I used Kaya jam for Addition (green), peanut butter jam for Subtraction (brown), strawberry jam for Division (red) and cheese (yellow) for Multiplication.  The kids are happy to have 4 different kind of spread in a sandwich today.

Math is getting tough nowadays. Some Chinese make their kids drink amulet water hoping that they excel in studies. Can my kids conquer Math by eating the Order of Operations?*wishful thinking* Hee…

Eat already can be super in Math?

1st Sandwich for Feb 2015 - Hello Kitty

Monday…Monday…Monday….

Busy making pineapple paste over the weekend and more to come. Chinese New Year is coming but that doesn't mean my kids don't get their sandwich for school. Maybe less often for the coming weeks?Hee…

Made a Hello Kitty(HK) sandwich today. I wanted to make a more complicated sandwich but gave up after completing the drawings. I was too tired last night. Needed to watch the fire for the pineapple paste while designing the sandwich. A burnt paste will send my 4hours of effort down the drain. So I decided to use the HK mold and make my life easier. I used a HK mold to make the shape of the sandwich, added a small piece of cheese for the nose and dried seaweed for the eyes and whiskers, not forgetting HK's iconic red bow(made using a drinking straw). HK looks abit tan today because wholemeal bread was used instead of white bread. 

Hello Kitty sandwich

My 'customer' wasn't exactly very pleased when she saw the HK sandwich. Her first reaction was "Hello Kitty again!" Maybe I have been relying on this mold too often when I needed more time for other stuff. Hahaha…

The sandwiches for my 2 kids

January 2015

January 2015 has come to an end. I looked back and decided to consolidate my sandwich for the month into one picture. I hope I will be conscientious enough to make a picture collage each month. This will also enable me to monitor how often I repeat my sandwich creation. The bunny and the cat with camera are my kids' favorites for last month. Which one is your favourite? :)

Sandwiches for Jan 2015

Snoopy and Woodstock Sandwich

Close to the end of the week. I have a Snoopy and Woodstock rice shaping mold that I didn't get a chance to use for the longest time. I decided to give it a try even though my kids are not into Peanuts characters.

I made a Snoopy and Woodstock using cheese today. Kaya butter spread with fruits and an egg. The kids recognised Snoopy but they were like… 'Who's that?' referring to the yellow bird. I told them Woodstock is actually Snoopy's best friend. I also ask them to try their friends and see how many kids know the characters. 

Seems easy to make but it is not. It took me almost an hour to create the characters on cheese last night. Probably because I am not too familiar with the characters. Haha...so how can I blame the kids for not knowing Woodstock?