tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805570821469912515.post5965329142421908694..comments2023-10-30T21:29:55.402+08:00Comments on Happy Home Baking: Feeling Blue...Happy Homebakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15310704979379806678noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805570821469912515.post-10775949036616990772009-05-16T09:30:00.000+08:002009-05-16T09:30:00.000+08:00Hi HBS, I will love to give your recipe a try as t...Hi HBS, I will love to give your recipe a try as this one didn't keep well :( Thanks for the encouragement :DHappy Homebakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15310704979379806678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805570821469912515.post-9507595731524936532009-05-15T19:12:00.000+08:002009-05-15T19:12:00.000+08:00Hi HHB,
You know I did not know you actually made...Hi HHB,<br /><br />You know I did not know you actually made this purple sweet potato bread before! Silly me still asking you to try, haha! I guess it has to do with the timing, I only started blogging in Oct last year and this post was in Sept. ;) <br />So glad u have forgive and forget all those "copycats" and be yourself again. Don't let anything trivial push u down, life is too short for that! Stay strong, like the Koreans saying "Fighting, fighting, fighting!" heeheeHoney Bee Sweetshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07611185580466977913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805570821469912515.post-78083357272077497762009-05-02T23:17:00.000+08:002009-05-02T23:17:00.000+08:00Well, you can buy this kinda product (made from sw...Well, you can buy this kinda product (made from sweet potato, so it looks purple) in Malang, East Java, Indonesia. From ice cream, bakpau (I don't know what the English name for it, some kinda Chinese's bread), burger's bun and many more. I always drop by when I hit the city :]Nindy Hardjadinatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03978857346994462893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805570821469912515.post-3276020811042324182009-01-28T10:50:00.000+08:002009-01-28T10:50:00.000+08:00I think those purple potatoes are actually taros.I think those purple potatoes are actually taros.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805570821469912515.post-19266265871926485172008-10-10T11:25:00.000+08:002008-10-10T11:25:00.000+08:00Hi HHB,I am also an ardent fan of yours. I started...Hi HHB,<BR/>I am also an ardent fan of yours. I started baking bread after coming across your blog. I was in Holland visiting my friends and was recommending them to read your blog. I used your Banana Chiffon Cake recipe and was praised by one of my dutch friends that this is the most delicious and soft cake he ever ate. Because of your blog I started to be adventurous with bread making and chiffon cakes. So, please, please do not stop blogging. You truly inspired me with baking and not to forget photographing. I always told my friends how professional you are.<BR/><BR/>RegardsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805570821469912515.post-74397723152379956792008-10-03T23:20:00.000+08:002008-10-03T23:20:00.000+08:00Hi there, I just came across your blog today via t...Hi there, I just came across your blog today via the tatespotting website. It was your lavender tea cake that brought me here. I want to first say that I don't have a food blog. I don't have the dedication it takes to cook, take photos of food, and re-type recipes for sharing. I greatly admire people such as yourself who take the time out of their day to share a little of themselves. While I may consider myself a food blog addict, I would never do something so deplorable as to copy someone's hard work and post it elsewhere as my own. I do copy and print recipes for my own personal use a home, but when the printer version does not include a link to the site I've gotten the recipe from, I write the address at the bottom of the page so that for one, I'll know where I got the recipe from and I can go back and thank the person for sharing such a great recipe; and for two...well it's just the right thing to do. Anyone with moral values would never do something so low. I don't need to preach about how stealing is wrong...we're all adults and know better. I believe in karma, and when you are scandalous and do scandalous things..it will come back to bite you in the behind. This is my first time on your site and I think your blog is lovely. I wish I could provide a solution that would satisfy both you and your avid readers. someone was nice enough to suggest using the print preview function and just printing the pages you wanted. Maybe disabling right click and allowing your readers to print using that function is worth another try...even asking for some feedback as to how it worked out for them. I don't know if this will help but it may scare someone away from taking what isn't theirs. copyscape.com is a website that allows people to put free plagiarism warning banners on their site. you'll want to click on the link about halfway down the page that says 'protect your site...blah blah blah' or you can just click on the banner right above it. They even offer an array of colors and sizes which I think is amazing.<BR/><BR/>I look forward to trying some of your recipes in the near future, starting with the tea cake I saw on tastespotting. Thank you for sharing!phosphorus skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15771742233622812493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805570821469912515.post-77464768914713980832008-09-30T20:23:00.000+08:002008-09-30T20:23:00.000+08:00Hi Quizzine, I hope you can get the sponge cake ri...Hi Quizzine, I hope you can get the sponge cake right on your next attempt :)<BR/><BR/>Pansy, yes, bread making is not as easy as baking a cake, however, once you get the hang of it, it will become easy. I am too lazy to shape the doughs into so many small pieces ;) I'm looking forward to hearing good news from you!Happy Homebakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15310704979379806678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805570821469912515.post-72984662958475361482008-09-30T16:26:00.000+08:002008-09-30T16:26:00.000+08:00I'm relieved that you will still be posting. Altho...I'm relieved that you will still be posting. Although i've worked on the sweet buns 6x and it's still not quite there - making bread is alot harder than cakes, ur pics inspire me and give me that push to try again.<BR/><BR/>Thank you for blogging and sharing. I've come across lots of bloggers who post beautiful pictures but turn off their comments box or refuse to share recipes. Even if the recipe is from a book.<BR/><BR/>If I get the sweet buns right, you'll be the first to know. I do like it the way the original person did it - cut up into small pieces. The bread was softer that way for me.. oh dear, i'm rambling...<BR/><BR/>In short, please don't stop!<BR/><BR/>PansyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805570821469912515.post-44971058054501697612008-09-30T02:16:00.000+08:002008-09-30T02:16:00.000+08:00hi happyhomebaker,I'm just back from my 2 week...hi happyhomebaker,<BR/>I'm just back from my 2 weeks trips and 'shocked" & 'disappointed' to find out that you will be blogging less, as you are one of the blogs which really inspire me to the blogging & baking world! Hope you will still share your baking experiences with us, and of course the ever so tempting pictures!<BR/>*ps. i still haven't got the sponge cake right ;-(<BR/>Cheersquizzinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06149733110076205575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805570821469912515.post-46836096517771663872008-09-25T22:41:00.000+08:002008-09-25T22:41:00.000+08:00Hi HHB,I ve been hand copying ur recipe before i b...Hi HHB,<BR/><BR/>I ve been hand copying ur recipe before i bake everytime, and I never find it a hassle :) in fact i'm really very grateful tt someone like you have such a big heart to share your recipes, experiences and being so helpful in answering our numerous questions. It will really be a great pity if you ve decided to blog less, as I read ur blog 'everyday', yes, really everyday :p always looking forward to new postings. Always very curious what u've baked/cooked over the week. Hope you know that you have not in any way inconvenience any one of us, but have been such a great help and source of inspiration and encouragement to many of us out there, who also have a passion for baking but dunno where to start. On top of your baking, I also enjoy reading ur life at home with your 2 boys. I have a little boy and really looking forward to a day when he will help me in my baking like yours :)<BR/><BR/>CindyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805570821469912515.post-36734326013174741792008-09-25T05:58:00.000+08:002008-09-25T05:58:00.000+08:00I just wanted you to know how much I enjoy your bl...I just wanted you to know how much I enjoy your blog! I've tried several of your recipes, and all my co-workers are hooked on the lavender lemon cookies!<BR/><BR/>Thank you so much for sharing with all of us!<BR/><BR/>-Nicole<BR/>Portland OregonNikkimayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06301653428959094187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805570821469912515.post-42850932354746013012008-09-25T01:17:00.000+08:002008-09-25T01:17:00.000+08:00Dear HHB, I haven't made anything so far from your...Dear HHB, I haven't made anything so far from your wonderful blog but am a huge fan so please don't let a few bad elements ever deter you - your recipes rock!!Sunshinemomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04812330917596597028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805570821469912515.post-43317381160871242122008-09-24T23:05:00.000+08:002008-09-24T23:05:00.000+08:00I am a very new blogger and baker. I was inspired ...I am a very new blogger and baker. I was inspired by you and your blog that I took up baking. I enjoy reading your blog too. I hope that those copy cats out there will be more civic minded and stop plagiarizing your hard work. I sincerely hope that you will continue to blog about your baking experience.Kym Kymhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06447366099923598126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805570821469912515.post-83304432913195205082008-09-24T20:48:00.000+08:002008-09-24T20:48:00.000+08:00Kitty, thanks for being so understanding :)No worr...Kitty, thanks for being so understanding :)<BR/><BR/>No worries Missy, like you, I will add a link back to the original source, to give credit to the author.<BR/><BR/>dear Lotta, that's the great thing about blogging, it brings people closer even though we may be living thousands of miles away. I'll love to visit Sweden!<BR/><BR/>Hi Aspiring Baker, like you, I also handcopy recipes from bloggers and I understand it better, I guess this is one great way to learn!<BR/><BR/>Thanks Family First!<BR/><BR/>Katherine, as long as you state the source, it should be fine. <BR/><BR/>OramgeJuice, thanks for the encouragement!<BR/><BR/>dear Anne, so sorry to hear about your bad experience. Yes, for us, family always come first.<BR/><BR/>Let's masak, thanks for your support :)<BR/><BR/>Sherlyn, we are members of the prestigious SAHM club ;) and thanks for being so understanding. Don't worry, I'm even more longwinded than you!<BR/><BR/>Hi Ellena, you are always with me :D<BR/><BR/>Pui Teng, I will have to tell my husband. He hardly gives any comments about my cooking! I am using Canon Powdershot G3, it's coming to 5 yrs old already...very old model :(<BR/><BR/>Hi Cheyenne, I am sure you will have fun baking with your breadmachine. Do read the instructions carefully before you start using it. Really, I have not tried using my food photos as wallpapers, I usually use my kids photos :)<BR/> <BR/>Canton Pixie, I am actually not very upset with those who copied my recipes...I didn't even bothers to write to them. I thought by locking the text, it would make it more difficult for people to copy. I didn't know that by doing so, it is causing inconvenience to other readers...this is the bothering part! Anyway, I will come to term with this, and I won't stop blogging, but will probably spend less time on it.Happy Homebakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15310704979379806678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805570821469912515.post-71694895723247933322008-09-24T15:07:00.000+08:002008-09-24T15:07:00.000+08:00hi HHB,pls don't be discouraged by those nasty peo...hi HHB,<BR/>pls don't be discouraged by those nasty people out there! (did you ever write to them and ask them to stop doing that?)<BR/><BR/>i'm one of those addicted to your blog too - it's the only blog that gives consistently reliable recipes that won't fail.<BR/><BR/>Just wanted you to know that actually, you can go ahead and continue to block people from copying from your website - because even during the period when you locked and prevented copying, i don't have problems printing your recipes in hard copy - and i believe that's what most of your "fans" like me require right? just to be able to print so that we can refer to it in the kitchen (and don't have to bring the whole laptop to the kitchen).<BR/><BR/>and also,please continue to be long winded because that's where i learn the most from you!<BR/><BR/>jia1 you2!!The Health Conscious Shopperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08317895519907902899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805570821469912515.post-88352239408211041842008-09-24T12:37:00.000+08:002008-09-24T12:37:00.000+08:00Hihi...Me again, Forget to tell u something! I lik...Hihi...<BR/><BR/>Me again, Forget to tell u something! I like yr pixs so much that I used them as wall paper....very very nice..Hee hee... All my collegues all start asking me... hahaha:) ur kids are so fortunate to have u home , cooking baking, coaching them.... how nice!<BR/><BR/>CheersAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805570821469912515.post-49966035890726366972008-09-24T12:34:00.000+08:002008-09-24T12:34:00.000+08:00Hi,I chanced upon ur blog not long and was very ve...Hi,<BR/><BR/>I chanced upon ur blog not long and was very very impressed with yr photograpy skills (Cannot believe it's point and shoot/ snap type), cooking and baking skills... esp yr BREADS. I am soooo inspired that I went to get the SAME bread maker u have recently, yet to try, but sooooon... I guess many many out there will be very very sad if U decide not to blog. Plsss dun let those inconsiderate souls affect u, ok?<BR/>Cheersssss<BR/><BR/>CheyenneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805570821469912515.post-52192139706983571552008-09-24T09:20:00.000+08:002008-09-24T09:20:00.000+08:00HHB, I will be very sad if you do ever stop bloggi...HHB, I will be very sad if you do ever stop blogging/posting your recipes on the net. My husband now thinks I am a great cook all because of you!!!! But seriously, I think all your fans enjoy your blogs because we can feel you put in a lot of love into it, be it in the cooking or writing the blog. It is especially heart-warming when you write about "your little pair of hands" helping you. I can't believe you are just an "ah soh" staying at home!!!!! <BR/><BR/>BTW what brand of camera are you using? Your pics look so professional.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09459127372497606566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805570821469912515.post-60730856259274695222008-09-23T16:54:00.000+08:002008-09-23T16:54:00.000+08:00HHB, oh... please don't stop all creative posts an...HHB, oh... please don't stop all creative posts and blogging.... we readers, really enjoy every one of your creation and we know you really take time and effort to come out with each post. <BR/><BR/>Your provide us with some many nice and easy recipes for the whole family and a lot of us really appreciate your effort... so please do not give up on this. Just ignore those "PESTS", you will always have our support.... Keep up all the good posts... :)Cuisine Paradisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03696555684695389328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805570821469912515.post-6438515055688501872008-09-23T15:40:00.000+08:002008-09-23T15:40:00.000+08:00Kind of sad when I first read your blog, then as I...Kind of sad when I first read your blog, then as I read on, I feel happier, cos you are not quitting after all. It will be a disaster for me if you quit blogging.<BR/><BR/>I hope I am not one of those that copy your recipe without acknowledgement (cos usually I only use a link to your recipe). So if you going to down your blog, then I must start saving those precious recipes in hardcopy form kekekeke.<BR/><BR/>I really appreciate those specific instructions and the translations that you have done, cos I can understand the pain of just typing out the recipes word by word from cookbooks (even without "touch ups"). <BR/><BR/>Can understand the other commitments you have to your family, cos those are just what I have got too (and in time to come). I wouldnt want my hubby complaining that I spent too much time on the PC while my kids school work go unattended, thus I usually only use PC at night and occasionally when they nap. With or without kids, the housework is more then enough to keep the SAHM busy so you are doing such a great job, having such a fantastic blog and still managing your family and household so well.<BR/><BR/>No matter what, I encourage you to continue blogging (but can be a slower pace, keke). It will be a pity stop since you have put up so much hardwork already.<BR/><BR/>p/s : cant believe those fotos are point and shoot. You are really good in photo composition. And sorry ah, so longwinded.sherlynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06112381909989864683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805570821469912515.post-26436588950315480832008-09-23T12:58:00.000+08:002008-09-23T12:58:00.000+08:00Happyhomebaker,Don't give up ok....I am your suppo...Happyhomebaker,<BR/><BR/>Don't give up ok....I am your supporter, please keep your good job!!<BR/><BR/>I think it's inevitable to what you have encoutered in this cyber world, be it on intention or not. Anyway, I think it's time to reinforce/ educate everyone to give credit or cite the source of info in their own blog. This is what I am always doing. :)<BR/><BR/>Cheers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805570821469912515.post-76065003532324089072008-09-23T12:33:00.000+08:002008-09-23T12:33:00.000+08:00I can relate to how you feel. I've had such simila...I can relate to how you feel. I've had such similar experiences both my recipes and photos are plagiarized.One even made money out of my blogging. It was also one of the main reason why I lost the drive to blog. But lets face it, theres really not much we can do about it. So I really don't spend too much time on blogging as I used to... my time with the kids always comes first.<BR/><BR/>You must know by now that I am an avid follower of your blog. Whenever I need a bread recipe I always turn to your blog since your recipes are very reliable. You are my bread guru :)Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01632639896426211250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805570821469912515.post-81391591574425627422008-09-23T10:26:00.001+08:002008-09-23T10:26:00.001+08:00Dear HHB,Like many others who have posted their co...Dear HHB,<BR/><BR/>Like many others who have posted their comments, I am one who is grateful for your generiosity in sharing with us your experience and recipes. Just wanted to send you a word of encouragement, just ignore those who copied your work and focus on the joy and satisfaction that you brought to the rest of us who sincerely wanted to learn from you. Perhaps this thought may make you feel that your effort is worth it :) Take care, stay cheerful !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805570821469912515.post-74317843160839159832008-09-23T10:26:00.000+08:002008-09-23T10:26:00.000+08:00hi HHBto tell you the truth, if you pop up at my b...hi HHB<BR/><BR/>to tell you the truth, if you pop up at my blog now, you will see your winnie the pooh cookie recipe up there coz i tried it (n it was indeed foolproof!) i didnt give loads of credits but just mention it was taken from your blog.<BR/><BR/>recently another baker Elyn posted something related too. after reading felt a bit guilty and sheepish *opps* coz i always try out the recipe posted, then post up in my blog and mention where i got the recipe but in the end didnt post up the recipe. hee. but it was already very kind of you to share the recipe with us. dont stop the baking k? promise wont 'take n go' anymore =XKatherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06855356531969063142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805570821469912515.post-72029177444000733352008-09-23T08:43:00.000+08:002008-09-23T08:43:00.000+08:00I am another linked fan of yours. Well, yes, cybe...I am another linked fan of yours. Well, yes, cyberworld is cruel but thats about it. Dont let it destroy your passion.Family Firsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12129458712805649826noreply@blogger.com