Cafe Munchkin

Posted By munchkinmommy on March 23, 2012

Here’s another cake entry out of my treasure chest. Majority of the cakes I’ve made for little girls have the same color motif – pink and purple. I have to admit, I love those colors myself. When a friend requested me to make her daughter’s first birthday cake, she basically just told me she wants a pink and purple 2-tier cake with lots of flowers (like a garden), and maybe a fairy or princess. I love it when I practically have free rein on a cake’s design. *wink*

I had fun making this cake. Come to think of it, most of the cakes I’ve made thus far were a lot of fun.

I really need to work on  my figure-sculpting. Hahaha! I appreciate that lately, friends have been requesting for inedible figure toppers, so the kids can play with them after the candles have been blown.  Bless their hearts!

I especially like the mushrooms. I think they’re cute. Do you see the  swings between the mushrooms? Please say you don’t because there’s none! Gotcha!

I think I’ve got a couple more pink and purple cakes in my treasure chest. You’ll see them all soon.

Cheers!

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Posted By munchkinmommy on March 23, 2012

I love happy hour, not for the drinks but for the half-priced bar chow. True, choices are limited, but that’s something I can live with. To be honest, I really couldn’t care less about the drinks. I’m an eater more than a drinker. I actually prefer to drink water  or unsweetened iced tea more than anything else. Oh, let’s not forget my coffee!

It was a good friend who introduced me to the beauty that is the Kona Grill happy hour. A good number of appetizers and sushi rolls can be enjoyed at only half their regular menu prices. So, when I am too lazy to cook, which lately, I almost always am, we time our visit to Kona Grill such that we’re there close to dinner time and just before the office crowd comes in.

We typically order 4 kinds of rolls (each order is 8 pieces) and for my daughter, the Kona Calamari.

She loves those crunchy deep fried battered squid rings, which is served with spicy aioli dipping sauce. As of our last visit, the price is around $5.  She also loves the Crab Crunch and California rolls.

For hubby and me, we almost always order the Spicy Salmon or the Spicy Tuna roll, rolls our daughter won’t touch just yet.  We love a little kick in our food. It’s a huge bonus that a little heat helps speed up metabolism. That’s something I learned from Dr. Oz, not from a Thyroid doctor austin.  The rolls are priced at around $3.50 during happy hour. I say that’s a bargain!

There are other interesting items on the happy hour menu, which we have yet to try. To think we’ve already been there a couple of times! Predictable people. That’s us! We can always try next time, or maybe not.

It’s Friday! Have a good one, y’all!

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Posted By munchkinmommy on March 20, 2012

I have a confession to make. Hubby and I have never hired a sitter. And neither have most, if not all, of our closest friends. Don’t judge because that’s just how we are, tragic as it might sound to some. Hee hee. However, our little circle has devised what we’d like to think is a win win plan where everybody ends up happy.

So what’s the plan? We, the parents, schedule our dates around our kids’ play dates. It’s more like the other way around really. We schedule play dates around our occasional mommy and daddy only date.  And I tell you, it works like a charm. *wink*

And here’s how one of our couple friends thanked us for hosting a play date:

Yumm-eee! These were from Le Madeleine. It would have been unwise to be in one of ‘em blood testing dallas labs the following day. Haha! We have the sweetest, most thoughtful friends. Promise!

Our small family shared most of the calories, from the oist and chocolatey Sacher Torte to the tiramisu and the  fruit tart and the Napoleons.

Didn’t I say it was a win win plan? *wink*

Cheers, y’all!

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Posted By munchkinmommy on March 19, 2012

My daughter lost a tooth yesterday. She still hasn’t discovered the gift the Tooth Fairy left for her under the pillow. She’ll find it when she comes home from school today. Now, here’s a cake that the Tooth Fairy won’t be too thrilled about – a Candy Land cake. I made it last year for the double birthday celebration of two sweet girls.

This was a fun cake to make and decorate. I used a lot of real candies for decorations. I still made a good number of decorations out of fondant. Take for instance, Princess Lolly…

I found out just a few minutes ago that Princess Lolly, who resides in Lollypop Woods looks, just a tad different now. I guess the version we have of the Candy Land game is old.  It’s where I based this Princess Lolly topper from. Watch out, Princess Lolly! The Tooth Fairy is after you! Hee hee.

It was late September when I made this cake. No candy canes on sale yet! So I just made some, out of fondant, I mean. *wink*

Where are the cute lollipops when you need them? I probably just wasn’t looking hard enough. I like my pink and purple spiral lollipop.

Follow the signs!

And here’s the back of the cake! What a sad day for dentists! Hee hee. I hope Princess Lolly has malpractice insurance. In her defense, I say she’s just doing her job and doing it well. That’s coming from someone with sweet teeth. I have more than a sweet tooth, you know!

Cheers, y’all!

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Posted By munchkinmommy on March 19, 2012

Who doesn’t love  generous servings of good food at reasonably good prices? For dinner yesterday, we had just that exactly, generous servings of authentic Asian fare at under $10 per order at a place called Asia Cafe.

At Asia Cafe, you are your own server.  You go to the counter, order your food and pay. You will then be handed a number. While waiting for your number to be called, you can grab some plates, bowls, silverware, napkins and cups and bring them to your table. When your number is finally called, you go back to the counter and claim your order.

My little girl had a big bowl of Mixed Seafood Noodle Soup.I take that back. It wasn’t big. It was huge!

The soup had  shrimps, scallops, squid and vegetables.

Hubby and I shared a bowl of Spicy Three  Seafood Delight Udon Noodle Soup.

It’s safe to say that this is the spicy version of my daughter’s noodle soup. It was hot (as in not cold) and hot (as in spicy). I loved it!  One has to be really really hungry to be able to finish the big bowl of  noodle soup.

We also had Eggplant with Garlic Sauce which my daughter liked so much.

The photo doesn’t do this saucy dish justice. This was supposed to be spicy, as denoted by the red chili mark next to the name of the dish on the menu. It wasn’t spicy at all, but I’m ok with it. My daughter would have probably liked it less if  it were spicy.

If you have a choice between dine-in and to-go, opt to dine in, if only so you’ll be sure you’ll enjoy the full portion/s of what you’re ordering. I can’t get over how competitive the prices are and how generously portioned. They have quite an extensive menu so there’s bound to be something for everybody. We’ll be back, that’s for sure!

Ah, Spring Break is over. Before you know it, you’ll be working your

pool blower and milking it for all it’s got.

Have a great week ahead, y’all! Mabuhay!

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