Monday 3 January 2011

Yet Another Year of Baking

I have been missing from the cyberworld for the past two months. I miss visiting my favourite baking and cooking blogs and I couldn't even find time to update my blog. This is also the first time I have missed my baking blog anniversary. I am 5 days late :(

Besides busy with my home renovation, I spent the last 10 days of 2010 in cold cold Beijing. It was by chance, I went into a local bookstore in Beijing and bought myself a little present to mark my blog anniversary (^^)


These are the books I bought. The bookstore does not provide any plastic bags...instead, they use a string to tie up the books. Yes, most of the shops including all their supermarkets will not provide any plastic bags, you need to bring your own. Unless, you specifically request for it, and of course, you need to pay for the bags.


In the past, I used to mark my blog anniversary by sending little gift to fellow blogger pals...privately. This time, my 4th year into blogging, I am making it a public affair. When I first saw this book on the book shelf, I immediately know that this is it! This will be a great blog giveaway.




























Just look at these beautiful pages! What make this book stands out from the rest is...besides the usual sweet cakes, there is this whole section on savoury cakes. How interesting?! The only downside is, it is written in Chinese.

If you love to add this book to your collections, simply leave a comment with this tag: "我爱烘焙!" and I will announce the winner on 10 Jan 2011.

To all my readers, here's wishing all of you a wonderful year ahead and I am looking forward to yet another year of Happy Home Baking!

91 comments:

j3ss kitch3n said...

HBB happy 2011 to you and your family! that's a very good book you have there! hope you enjoyed your holidays!

我爱烘焙!

Anonymous said...

我爱烘焙!

I would love to enter! We are in the process of adopting from China, and we *love* baking, so this is the perfect book!

The Experimental Cook said...

Happy New Year! Hope you are bring back culinary inspirations from food in Beijing. Looking forward to your sharing in the coming year.

我爱烘焙!

Small Small Baker said...

I remember you are one of the first few baking blogs when I started reading. So I have been your faithful reader for 4 years already. Time flies!

I hope you can get back to your baking routine when school starts. I'm sure everyone misses you.

Happy 4th blog anniversary! Happy 2011!

Lastly "我爱烘焙!"

Anonymous said...

我爱烘焙!

I've been following ur blog since I hooked onto baking...

Previously I followed one of ur bread, but it didn't worked out... (think I tagged u on that recipe on my failed trial)

Anyway, I've been using ur Cinnamon roll recipe with a little of my moderations as I succeed...

So, looking forward to see more of ur great bakes in 2011...

Happy 2011~

Gladys

Kifa Tan said...

我爱烘焙!
...and Happy 4th Anniversary! :D

E. said...

Happy blog anniversary! Happy New Year too. It's very generous of you host a giveaway. I have to say, I like the watermark you put on your pictures, it is sooo cute.

Jo said...

Happy new year and having a new cook book is definitely a great start as well.

Celestine said...

我爱烘焙!

Happy Anniversary!

I chanced upon your blog last year when i was searching about mooncakes. Your beautiful pictures of mooncakes made me motivated to try to do one and i enrolled for a class in a CC! My flaky mooncake of course didnt turn out like yours. I love to read your posts and tried starting a blog so that i dont lose my receipes which are in papers. Have not uploaded any recipes though. Keep your posts coming. Love to read them! : )

Anonymous said...

我爱烘焙!
hi,Happy New Year and couldn't wait for more baking updates from you when your new kitchen is ready.
Sem

Queenie said...

我爱烘焙! 我希望可以获得这本书加入我的收藏...

Aunty Liew said...

Happy New Year to you and your family too! Besides that also wishing you Happy Belated Blog Anniversary.

Fong said...

Welcome back! I intend to check your blog for some recipe and saw your updates. Congrats on your 4th year into blogging. I've only just started a food blog recently, not sure if I have your determination to carry on.

我爱烘焙! Hope I will be this lucky winner.

Anonymous said...

"我爱烘焙!"

Hi HHB,

Nice to hear from you again.
Wish you a happy new year 2011.

:)
Max

Allie said...

我爱烘焙!

These books are beautiful! Do blog more often too...:).

Hope I win! :)

RY said...

我爱烘焙!我爱烘焙!我爱烘焙! <3

YumMum said...

"我爱烘焙".. me me .. i want :)
Happy New Year!

regards,
Eileen

Angel @ Cook.Bake.Love said...

我爱烘培!And I miss all your blog post.

Happy 2011 to you and your family! Hope to see more updates from you.

irene myme said...

《我爱烘培》
谢谢你的分享^^

Jing-Yi said...

Hi HHB,

"我爱烘焙!"
Happy new year to you and your family! :D

I've been following your blog for about a year now and I must say that I enjoy reading it very much and especially love to see those pretty pictures! Thanks a lot for sharing the recipes with us. I love to bake but don't have the time to do it, so I often visit your blog - I come and kepo at least once every 2-3 days..haha..Hope to see more updates from you soon! =)

tracieMoo said...

我爱烘焙!

Happy Belated Anniversary and I hope you have an awesome year ahead! :D

Jiayi said...

我爱烘焙 !

Hi HHB,
Im looking forward to read your blog for new update soon ! Its kind of sad that everytime i visit your blog & have no update due to the house renovation ): Hope 2011 will be a good year for you & your family.

Cheers,
Jiayi

Spear said...

Happy New Year, HHB! I'm already looking forward to your bakes with your new oven in this new year.

我爱烘培!Happy blog anniversary!

busygran said...

Great books with great pictures! Unfortunately I can't read Chinese! Anyway, waiting to see pics of your 'new' home! Happy New Year!

hanushi said...

Hi HHB, you are greatly missed by ME... :) Happy New Year to you and hope you will be back soon! :)

我爱烘焙!

Anonymous said...

Happy New Year and hope to see some new posts from you :) Happy baking there ;)

Christine said...

我爱烘焙!Happy new year to you and your blog. Keep on baking pretty stuff! I love seeing your pretty chiffon cakes!

Anonymous said...

我爱烘焙!

I love to bake too, but I am not as good as you are haha. Still a novice, but trying hard to be better! I am frequent your blog to check for recipes every now and then and your bakings are simply great!

Have a good year ahead!

Cuisine Paradise said...

Happy New Year & 4th Blog Anniversary to you!!! Your chiffon cakes & Jam themes are one of our favourite throughout the posts. Hope to see more of your wonderful posts soon...

我爱烘焙!

Huan Ching said...

我爱烘焙!
I genuinely like to bake but still a novice at it. thks to all the simple and straight forward instruction in ur blog which make baking possible for me. looking forward for more surprises frm ur blog =)

Janine said...

Happy New Year and Happy anniversary too!

I'm a new follower of your blog - linking from one local baking blog to the next and I stumbled upon yours! I'm super new to the Singapore (baking) blogging scene - I just started my blog on Christmas almost a fortnight ago and yes, 我爱烘焙 :) I've only 2 cookbooks and my mother's recipe book in my cupboard, so another book to add to the collection would be great!

ann low said...

Happy New Year and Happy 4th Blog Anniversary.
I love to read your blog even before I started mine. Thanks for hosting these giveaways :)
我爱烘焙!

Min said...

"我爱烘焙!". Happy Anniversary! I love reading your blog, looking forward to more of your blog posts. Happy New Year to you!

Bowie said...

Happy New Year 2011! 我爱烘焙!
I'm still a novice at baking; hope to have some inspiring books in addition to reading your great blog! :)

Anonymous said...

我爱烘焙!

Thanks for the beautiful blog. I have been following your blog for a long time and I always look forward to your posts.
Happy 4th Blog Anniversary! Cheers to many many more good years.

- Jana

sweet-tooth sam said...

我爱烘焙!

Hello! Your blog is a huge inspiration to me, and I recently acquired a new oven so that I can make delicious stuff like yours :) Hope to see you post baking posts again soon! oh, and Happy Blog Anniversary!

The Sweetylicious said...

HI (: welcome back to blogging (: happy new year to you and our family (: is your blog's 4th anniversary! 我爱烘焙! just like you do (: (: thank you for your generosity (:

deanna said...

我爱烘焙 I would love to win that book because I want to make the green tea cakes!

Angel @ Cook.Bake.Love said...

I tried to leave a comment this morning but I guess it was unsucessful.

I want to wish you and your family a fruitful year ahead.

我爱烘培!and I miss your blog post, hope to see more updates from you soon.

Jasmine said...

我爱烘焙

A very happy New Year to you! Looking forward to reading your baking blog in this new year =)

thecoffeesnob said...

Happy new year, HHB!

Here's to another year of wonderful bakes!

kel said...

Happy new 2011 year and happy 4th anniversary! Love your blog and 我爱烘焙!

Randi M said...

我爱烘焙! :)

Happy New Year! I hope to see some Asian-inspired baking here soon. :) I wonder if my one year of college Chinese would help me decipher the recipes? ;)

Irene Qwee said...

Happy New Year & Happy Anniversary!

Welcome back as I miss reading your blog. Looking forward to all your baking this year. 我爱烘焙!

Sally said...

HHB, Happy New Year and Happy 4th Blog Anniversary. Enjoyed reading your blog and look forward to many many more blog anniversaries to come.

"我爱烘焙!"

Ming said...

Hi HHB,

Welcome back to blogging. Happy 2011 and happy 4th blog anniversary. Looking forward to more of your lovely bakes.

Ming

LIM said...

"我爱烘焙!"
fun to join this great giveaway!
Happy New Year!

Chloe M said...

Happy New Year HBB.I happen to c ur blog coincidentally n i fall in love with it.Your blog did help me a lot in my baking journey.thank you very much & 我爱烘焙! :)

Ronni said...

Ho ho ho! I love giveaways! Here you go: 我爱烘焙!

Btw, how's your kitchen doing? I have been thinking about the work triangle ever since you introduced that to me and have been complaining to Hubby ever since! Hahaha...

Quinn said...

HHB,

我爱烘焙!

I do not read Chinese and even need Aaron to translate the 4 Chinese Characters for me. It turn out to be 'I love baking!'

I hesitate a while if I should enter but some of the pictures you have posted from the book really captured my attention. There are a lot of good Chinese recipes out there, especially breads and buns that are not translated into English as easily and the methods are sometimes amazing and yield awesome texture.

And Aaron said he would happily spend time going through the recipes with me and translate them as we go. Thus, I've decided to join in your little giveaway as well, knowing I could share the recipes in English to people who do not read Chinese like me and also be able to spend some good U-N-I time with my partner!

Thank you for hosting the giveaway and Happy Blogoversary to you and your blog! You have come a long long way...

vb said...

Even in HK, they will charge u HKD0.50cents if u tk a plastic bag!
ps. When u said u were 5 days late, my heart skipped a beat, i thought u are pregnant! Hhahahaahah.......我爱烘焙

Unknown said...

Happy Blog Anniversary ^_^

How's your kitchen? And your new oven?

Lastly, 我爱烘焙!

angie said...

Happy New Year & Happy Anniversary!

"我爱烘焙!"

Fun to join this great giveaway! Thanks for hosting it ya !

Pei-Lin said...

Happy New Year, HHB! Don't worry ... I'd consider myself MIA from the cyberworld last month ... since I don't just live in the virtual world ... There are too many other things for me to worry about in the real world ...

Anonymous said...

Wow, i would love to receive this! too bad i am all the way in Jakarta. I just baked your earl grey chiffon cake but subbed it to Jasmine tea. It was fantastic! thanks so much for sharing the recipe!

Anonymous said...

HI HHB

welcome back and happy blog anniversary!
我爱烘焙! and i think your patience in answering my questions and willingness to share infor have played a big part in sustaining my love for baking!
regards
octopusmum

Edith said...

Happy New year to you.

Glad to see you back to the blogging world. Looking forward to more bakes from you.

If I am the lucky one, you might have to translate for me. hahaha

Cheers

Hearty Bakes said...

Welcome back my friend:)
Looking forward for your entries of your trip,a brand new kitchen and many more of your beautiful bakes! Happy year ahead!

leeping said...

hi,
"我爱烘焙"
Your blog was one of the first few blogs that i visited when i started baking in 2006. Though i had never leave any comments, but i still silently read all your posts, regularly. You (your blog) are just like my 'old friend'.
Like all your bakes, pictures & the way you write. Had tried many of your recipes (& tips)successfully.
Always looking forward to your new post & sharing.

LeePing
Penang

WendyinKK said...

我爱烘焙
I can't read much Chinese, haha, but I'll try my best if I ever win the book.

Happy Blogoversary!

Jenn said...

我爱烘焙!理由很简单因为要给家人吃得更健康,让我那不大爱吃菜的儿子有机会吃更多的菜,而面包和旦糕拥有无穷的变化,看见我的孩子们吃得津津有味时,我就很安慰。

现在他们很期待我的成品,更期待我让他们加入我一起搞亲子烘焙,谢谢你的分享,让我更期待我自己的成长,在烘焙里我找到自己。

祝福你和家人在新的一年里都安康和喜乐,我还在期待你的新家落成。

chicchicbaby said...

我爱烘焙!

Hi, I have been following your blog quietly for a while, in fact, I've often used your pizza recipe, it is really good. Thanks for having this contest!

Happy New Year!

ek said...

Hi HHB

我爱烘焙!
Thanks for hosting this giveaway. Can you share with us where in Beijing did you find these lovely books so that i can pop by to get them when i am in beijing in Feb.
Happy Anniversary!

airlist said...

我爱烘焙!

My mum is a hard core baker! She does not spend money dressing up nor does she like pedicure/manicure as a waste of money. However, she will not hesitate to spend on baking courses/books/items...She told me she loves to bake/cook because she finds happiness to see the joy of people who likes her bakes and when they sing praises for her...She can only read in Chinese and this will be a perfect gift for her! I would really love to pass this great book to her as I am really proud of my mum and her bakes :D Thank you for sharing it with us :D

CaThY said...

"我爱烘焙!"
Welcome back! Happy New year & Anniversary!*^_^*

Yuzhi said...

I have just started baking because I'm working in Japan for a year and my rented apartment has a microwave oven. Most importantly is I have the time and baking just seems like the best option.
"我爱烘焙!" 希望这兴趣不会只有三分钟热度。加油!加油!加油!

Anonymous said...

Happy Anniversary...your recipes are great!
"我爱烘焙!"
From Mayvis

Serene said...

Your posts have never failed to inspired me & I enjoy reading them immensely. I'm so glad to find that mothers still attend to their children's well-being by providing home-cooked and home-baked food that nourish not only their bodies but their souls. Although I'm only 21, I hope to achieve that for my future husband and kids. This brand new year of 2011, may you continue be at the forefront of doing what you immensely enjoy!

And of course, 我爱烘焙!

Anonymous said...

Hi,I've been trying your recipes from the moment I discovered your site.From shortcakes to mooncakes I learned many things.Happy 4th anniversary. :D "我爱烘焙!" -Dani-

Happy Homebaker said...

Small Small Baker, I guess we are the few that started off blogging around the same time, thanks for being a great blogging pal :)

Just G, glad to know that you have great success with your cinnamon rolls. Looking forward to reading more about your bread baking ventures :)

Celestine, do drop me a note when your blog is up, will love to read it!

Sem, my reno has just been completed, hopefully my kitchen will be in operation in two weeks time.

busygran, no worries, I will try out a few recipes from this book and will post the English version here.

Ronnie, I am in the process of cleaning up my house, will likely be able to turn on the stove and oven by end of next week :)

Quinn, if you win, just let me know which recipes you want to try, I will translate them for you :D

neyeeloh, my kitchen just done up, will only probably have time to test my oven in 2 weeks time.

Unknown said...

It's really a great book ! :)

我爱烘焙!!

Simply Life said...

oh everything looks great!

Happy Homebaker said...

octopusmum, got your other comment, will write to you soon...I am now busy with cleaning, moving and unpacking!

edith, no problem, if you win, I will translate it for you. Even if you dont (I hope not), I will try out some of the recipes and post it here :)

Jenn, thanks for your lovely comment!! I hope I can write as good as you :)

ek, I got these books from 王府井书店, the outlet at 世贸天阶,the outlet at 王府井 is bigger. Just google and you will be able to get the location.
Let me know if you need any info on getting around Beijing.

airlist, I am just like your mum! But I guess I am worst, as I won't even spend on attending baking classes, I learn from blogs and books borrowed from the library ;) I hope your mum will be the lucky winner!

Mj said...

Hi hhb, it's gd to be able to read yr posting again. Here's wishing u a wonderful new yr filled with happiness & cherished moments with yr loved ones. Looking forward to updates on yr new hm too!

Anonymous said...

Hi HBB,
A blessed New Year to you and happy anniversary to your blog!

"我爱烘焙!"


Regards,
Wong

Zoe said...

Happy 2011 and happy anniversary to your blog. Can't wait to see you back into action for baking :D

我爱烘焙!

Anonymous said...

我爱烘焙!

Happy new year and anniversary to you HHB :) am a new baker + reader of your blog, hope to bake a lot with the recipes i find on your blog! Thanks for sharing everything

Kelly

Verena said...

Happy blog anniversary! And I hope you have a wonderful new year filled with many great surprises.
Hug´s,
Verena

Serena said...

Happy 4th Anniversary Happy Home bakerr! :)
Keep up with the great baking and brilliant recipes!

"我爱烘焙!"

Anonymous said...

Hello HappyHomeBaking!

First of all, Congratulations to you on your blog's 4th year anniversary! It sure feels great to achieve this milestone; having to go through the ups and downs through the baking journey, learning from other bake-bloggers as you go along.
I've always been one of the passive reader of your blog. In fact, the first time I tried baking chiffon cake was using your pandan chiffon cake recipe and of course i failed miserably!LOL Not because your recipe didn't work but because I was overly confident that it was an easy peasy job. I was wrong!
Anyway, hope to see the newly renovated home of yours soon,especially the kitchen! Hehe And oh,before I'm off,just want to say 我爱烘焙!Who doesn't? ;)

Regards,
Qush

quizzine said...

Happy new year to you & your family! And also congrats to your 4th blog anniversary ;-)) Miss your baking o(oO)o

MH said...

WELCOME BACK!

Can't wait to see your new kitchen going "full steam"! :)

Wish you have a happy new year & HAPPY BLOG anniversary!

Lastly, I want to scream: "我爱烘焙!"

Jen said...

我爱烘焙!

Happy 4th Anniversary Happy Home Baker. =) Can't believe that it's been that long. Your blog was one of the first few blogs I came across 2 years ago. Your posts entries are always well written with beautiful pictures, it inspired me to start my own blog. I also like how you share your experiences whether it's a success or not. Through your posts I've learnt quite a bit myself. Thank you for sharing and am looking forward to your new posts. =)

Cosy Bake said...

Happy New Year HHB!!

I am looking forward to see your new kitchen..... I could see one of your latest collections is the 5 different yeast bread making recipe book which I also have but it's in japanese version. I have been buying all the Japanese cook books in the original version and have no idea there are actually translated into chinese! May I know which area in Beijing you bought these recipe books? My hubby travels to beijing pretty often so I can get him to buy for me. Thanks!

Anonymous said...

我爱烘焙!

happy 4th anniversay HHB!! :D
wish you a happy new yr! i have been reading your post n your recipe for a veri long time, hope to see your latest baking product soon! :)

Winnie

Aimei said...

我爱烘焙! The book is lovely! I'm now planning for my Reno as u know so doubt have as much time as before for baking. :( anyhow hope to bake a few cny cookies! Look forward to ur breads and cakes !

Happy Homebaker said...

Hi Honeyboy, I got these books from 王府井书店, the outlet at 世贸天阶,the outlet at 王府井 is bigger. Yes, I got the bread making book too :)

moomoo said...

我爱烘焙! i would love the book! :))

Cosy Bake said...

Thanks HBB!

Mary Bergfeld said...

Happy Anniversary! I so enjoy your blog that I hope you'll be baking with us for at least another 10 years. Have a great day. Blessings...Mary

Anonymous said...

Happy New Year to your Family and well come back:)I Love and enjoy your blog very Much.
Happy Aniversary :))) Looking forward for new recipe..

HAVE A GREAT YEARS