Secret Santa!!!

So right, in my new office, apparently they play this game called Secret Santa. So everyone is assigned a 'san-tee' and they are that person's Secret Santa. So from now till the office Christmas party, we are all supposed to drop little hints for our 'san-tee' and on the day of the party, we should all be able to guess who our Secret Santa is.

Here are the gifts and clues I have received thus far...

No. 1

So we are on the 'same team'...kinda? Hmmm.... there are too many teams here in my office. Damn it!

No. 2

This, I received today! Holy Crap!!!!! I don't really snack that much, but my Santa really outdid him/herself today. Stuffed my stocking full of stuff! O_O

Here's the before shot:

Unfortunately, I still have NO IDEA who it could be... ah well... Shall keep waiting for more clues then. =)

*excited*

Vanilla Cupcakes with Nutella & Rainbow Sprinkles

So what is the lesson I learned today?

I NEED AN ELECTRIC MIXER...

I wanted to do a simple vanilla cupcake with simple white frosting, but I was overly ambitious and thought that I could manage that with just my right arm and my handy whisk. Alas, it was not to be...

I whisked that freaking icing sugar, butter and milk until my right forearm bulged disproportionally to my left arm, and I still ended up with a weak, runny batch of frosting. Conclusion: I need an electric mixer to get the ingredients to rise properly. *mega sadface*

So I had to cheat and frosted the cupcakes with Nutella instead. Then of course, as fate would have it, I happened to have some rainbow sprinkles in my fridge, so those went on as well.

Sigh, I hate this feeling where I am still pleased with the end result, but still slightly dissatisfied with no being able to achieve the vision I had for them in my head.

Well, until I get my pay and buy me a freaking mixer, I shall hold off homemade frosting for now. Maybe I can experiment with other types of icing that don't require the freaking thing to be 'pipe-able'.

Till next time! =)

Tomato, Onion and Cheese Tartlets!!!

Enough said....

MEGA NOMZ!!!!!

I love my new non-stick muffin tin! Soooo power! Mwahahaha...

Out of the trays and onto a nice, white plate... My favourite thing to photograph food on. :)

Taste test! The crust was a little thick, so I must remember to press it down more next time. Other than that, it's pretty yummy... Definitely have to consider adding meat next time. :)