More pictures taken at Baker's Market!

Close-ups of displays on our table!

Tonsa fun at Baker Market today!

We had an an awesome time at the Baker's Market today!

We'll be there again on October 30th with some tasty treats perfect for Halloween.

Baker's Market in 6 hours!

Guess I'm a little over excited...I can't fall asleep...why don't I write about what bah! has to offer tomorrow at the Baker's Market. Our best seller, it's been the most popular item since Day 1; Lavender Vanilla Shortbread. What's in it? Culinary dried lavender from Full Bloom Farm in Langley, organic whole vanilla bean from the Kingdom of Tonga. There will also be Rosemary Parmesan Shortbread, however only 4 dozens cause I run out Parmesan Reggiano...yes...the real stuff. I also use organic rosemary. In Chai Spiced Nuts, I like to use Chai Masala from the T Tearoom., and add extra cinnamon and black pepper into it. Golden West Organic Apple Muffins I've talked about in the previous posts. Double Cranberry Ginger Orange Ginger Loaves, has both fresh and dried cranberries in it to give different textures, sweet and tartness. Last but not least, Pumpkin Pecan Maple Loaves, they smell yummy just like fall! Hope to see you all at the market!

Can't sit anymore

I've been sitting at my desk working with the computer listening to my lower spine sing. It's getting very noisy. I guess I should go see my chiropractor soon.

NEW MENU!!

It's finally here! Thank you all for your patience.

Royal Gala won the first round

I was experimenting all three types of apples I got from Al. It's extremely tough to decide which I use in my Golden West Organic Apple Muffins... From top to bottom: -Honey Crisp- well-balanced, incredibly juicy -MacIntosh- tender, aromatic, juicy -Royal Gala- firm, crunchy, sweet, slightly tart, juicy They are all wonderful eating apples to begin with and they also make fabulous muffins, after too many times of tasting, I announce Royal Gala has won this first round. Feel free to drop by bah! for a free sample of these delicious Golden West Royal Gala Apple Muffins at the Baker's Markets this coming Saturday!

Facebook page...?

I am currently working on a facebook page for bah! baked at home! Feeling kinda lost to be honest with you. Hope you will all become fans of bah! when it's set up!

Gorgeous Golden West Apples

Of course they're all delicious in their own way, my favorite happens to be the Honey Crisp, its sweetness and tartness balance so well, it is incredible and amazingly juicy!

Next step is to bake with them before I eat them all...mmm...muffins.....

bah! Golden West Farms Crossover

Everyone who loves shopping at our local farmers' markets gotto be familiar with Golden West Farms, or at least had their beyond yummy cherries, peaches and apples. I've been a huge fan for years. Soon I'll be baking apple muffins with their certified organic apples. Golden West Organic Apple Muffins will be available for as long as the apple season lasts. I'm super excited. Al, one of my favorite farmers, super nice man, passionate about everything he grows, he is at the West End Market every Saturday until October 23. He was too shy to have his picture taken but I'm sure you will all recognize his gorgeous apples and the lovely sign says Golden West Farms!

Eco-friendly packaging

Seeking eco-friendly packaging material available in Vancouver. Does anyone know where I can go?

This is her!!

Please meet the new logo of bah! Isn't she nice and simple...looking scrumptious! Can't wait to see her on business cards, labels and perhaps tees and tote bags too!!

New logo for bah!

Thanks to my dear friend Mona who has been helping me with my new logo. I'm so excited cause we're almost done, just testing with different color combinations. Will be making my final decision and showing everyone in the next few days!

bah! will be at Baker's Market

Yeah! I've signed up for Baker's Market! I will be there on Oct. 9 & 30, Nov. 13 & 27 and Dec. 4 & 11...can't wait!

Recovery

It's been 3 months after surgery. I'm happy to say I'm recovering well but slowly. I'm beginning to feel the energy and strength coming back finally.

SURGERY!

I'm going to St. Paul Hospital for surgery on my thyroid tomorrow. I will be off work for some time, at least one to two months depending how quickly I recover. I apologize that I won't be accepting orders or teaching classes until further notice. Thanks!

Jodi Sam

Very talented young artist, Jodi Sam's art show at Gentille Alouette in Gastown from now til March 21. Vist her at www.jodisam.com

Happy New Year!

Happy 2010! I wish everyone good eats in the new year!!

Happy Belated Christmas!

I hope you all had an awesome Christmas and a very happy tummy full of good eats. Thank you all for keeping me busy again this holiday season! I look forward to baking and cooking for you in the new year!

Cookies...Cookies...Cookies...!!!!!

Just wanna make a super quick post before my timer goes again for the cookies that need to come out of the oven. A giant THANK YOU!! to all my sweet and understanding clients. There are some cookies and pastries which are too time consuming and labor intensive that I had to refuse to make because things just get very crazy here for the holiday season. I gotto go back into the kitchen...more cookies...bake... bake...bake.....I'm loving it! Oh! If you haven't placed your order, it might NOT be too late, call me or email me to find out what I'm baking. I'm baking everyday until the 24th...

Minerva Award Recipient

Congratulations to Chef Karen Barnaby!!!

http://www.vancouversun.com/life/Food+theme+this+year+Minerva+Awards/2180394/story.html

Edible Gifts!

These are some of the edible gifts we made in the last class!

Bourbon vanilla caramel,

Cranberry orange vodka,

Ginger spiced cookies,

Spiced nuts.

Cute n' yum!

Trying to hunt down...

MINI CANDY CANE IN RED AND WHITE...the most classic looking ones. For some reason, I only see them being available in red, green and white. I've tried several stores already. If anyone has seen red and white mini candy cane anywhere in town, please give me a call. Thanks a bunch! (I NEED them for my class tomorrow!)

Bad! Wanda. Bad!!

I apologize for being such an awlful blogger in the last couple of month. I totally neglected my blog cause I've been too busy baking, cooking and teaching. I didn't even realise my last post was published more than 2 months ago until a client of mine phoned me to make sure I'm back in town, still running bah! and taking orders. YES! Wanda and bah! are both still alive. I'm now accepting orders for holiday gifts and parties. Thank you!

Sailing to Alaska

I'm boarding onto cruise ship Princess Sapphire in an hour, sailing to Alaska with my family. I'll be back in Vancouver on September 25. I'll be returning phone calls and emails then. Thanks!

Chicken oatmeal I didn't invent...

I'm thrilled that Chef Karen Barnaby mentioned about my chicken oatmeal on her Vancouver Sun Column on Wednesday, however she said that I invented it and I think I should make a clarification here. I did NOT invent chicken oatmeal but I stole the idea from Quaker, Asia. Instant oatmeal have been extremely popular in Hong Kong just like instant noodles. When I was there in 2007, I found a huge variety of instant oatmeal available in grocery stores, in both sweet and savory flavors. We bought a few of the savory ones to try, they were all rather tasty however they all contain artificial ingredients in them like MSG. I decided to come home and start making my own simply with rolled oats, water, chicken, broth and cream, salt and pepper. My husband and I are still in love with my version of chicken oatmeal, we eat it for breakfast very often, sometimes with a sprinkle of ground flax.http://www.vancouversun.com/life/Karen+Barnaby+stalks+missing+meal+breakfast/1951977/story.html

Julie & Julia

Absolutely love it! "Mmm...what do I enjoy doing?" I asked myself many years ago. " My other half and myself both absolutely love to eat. Why don't I go to cooking school!" That's exactly how I started, didn't know that's how Julia Child started until I watched the movie tonight. Wish I can be as dedicated to my blog like Julie Powell.

Email me.....

Hi to the lady who was in my cooking class last Saturday who left me your email address for the bakery I like that makes good spelt bread. If you happen to see this post, please email me. I emailed you twice to the address you wrote down but unfortunately they were bounced back to me...Hope to hear from you! Cheers.

Getting addictive...

I'm getting addicted on creating these hens and chicks arrangements. I've put this one together for my mother-in-law.

Happy Birthday to Mammy!!

Hens & Chicks for Granny

As some of you may know, I'm pretty proud of my hens and chicks collection and they're growing well and fast enough that I can share. I put this small arrangement together for Grandma the other day in a cute little pot I bought in Chinatown. I think it's rather good looking!

Classes went super well!

I'm so happy that last Sunday's dessert class and last night's vegetarian class both went very well. I had a lot of fun, and also received some seriously good feedbacks from my audiences. Thank you very much to the ones who attended these classes, it was lovely to meet you and I look forward to seeing you all again. For the ones who couldn't attend, I hope you can join me at my future classes. I'll be teaching at the Cookshop again on August 15, September 5 & 12. If none of those can fit into your busy schedule, keep in mind I also do private classes, please feel free to inquire!

My sunflowers!

We planted a pack of sunflower seeds in early April. I thought since they're recommended for kids to grow, they would be perfect for a non green thumb like me. That was easy! Here it is, first bloom in late June, however, with a few bugs kicking around, I don't know what they look like, all I see are holes on the leaves...?

The Unexpected!

I'm not even sure if we should call it a starfish or a sea star? Does anyone know? I think it could be edible but he's definitely too cute to be cooked. Mr. Sea Cucumber...you're just a little too strange and soft comparing to the ones I had cooked and eaten before. Perhaps you're some other sea creature that happen to look like sea cucumber? Or you're just a weirdo? Nice meeting you both. Back into the ocean you go. I'm sorry that we created a little hole on you. Bye!

Uni so yummy!!

When we were fishing on Hornby Island, we also accidentally caught a sea urchin. Need I say how delicious? Two billion times better than what you can get at any Japanese restaurant in Vancouver. However, it's still not as good as what hub and his buddy got from Bowen Island when they went scuba diving two years ago.

Beautiful Hornby Island

Oysters of Sandpiper Beach, Hornby Island

Fish we caught...

Gone fishing!

I'm away from June 8 to June 10, going fishing on Hornby Island. Please feel free to leave me a message or email me for orders and inquiry, I'll get back to you as soon as I return. Thanks!

Congratulations to Seacliff!

On May 21st, I successfully accomplished the grand opening party of http://www.seacliffconstruction.ca/ Seacliff Construction's new office location in Richmond. If anyone would like to see any sample menus for cocktail party, please feel free to email me.

Sempervivum. Live forever.

My tulips are done and gone. I've done some clean up in the garden, repotted some of my hens and chicks. They're always doing so well, looking so cute. They didn't only survive the past long winter, they actually grew bigger. How amazing is that! I love 'em. I love 'em. I totally love 'em! Thanks to Karen who generously let me pick a whole bunch of babies out of her garden last Summer. She always tells me, if I can't grow hens and chicks, may as well I'd give up gardening.

Tomatoes!

Today we've finally planted tomato seeds we collected from last year. A variety of organic heirloom tomatoes including the Sungolds we got from our most wonderful and famous farmer, "the" Tomato Man, Milan. That makes our first tomato seed sowing experience very special, and hopefully it'll be successful.

My first blooming tulips!

Isn't it beautiful! I guess Spring is really here! My tulips have finally started to bloom. I planted over thirty bulbs in November, so I'm definitely looking forward to seeing more to bloom. Mom. Look! Tulips for you.

Happy Birthday to Karen!

It's been great!

Ever since the new menu started, everything has been running smoothly. I've been busy baking at home, as well as helping clients with parties. If anyone is about to throw a party or needs any food ideas, please feel free to email me. I'll be more than happy to create a custom menu for you.

Little twists!

Here we have some appetizers with a little twist. Caesar salad rolls with shrimps(left) are wrapped in rice paper like Vietnamese salad rolls. Wings stuffed with blue cheese(right). These wings are de-boned, stuffed then rolled in parmesan cheese and panko breadcrumbs, baked in the oven. For the rest of this menu, I had truffled mac n' cheese with lobster, banana ice-cream sandwich in banana bread. Fun and yum indeed!

NEW MENU is here!

Yes! Menu has finally been updated!! I have quite a few fruity and citrusy yummies replacing the wintery items. Hopefully Spring will hit us soon!

Wontons!

These wontons are filled with ground pork, watercress and Shanghai bok choy, an all-time family favorite! I remember grandmom, mom and I would all sit down and wrap hundreds of them because my grandpa and dad could each eat up to fifty of

these for dinner at one sitting. They are that good!