The Beginning of Freedom

My first official day of being finished school was spent baking =)
Two Items on the List: Coconut Cream Pie and Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies

The coconut cream pie needs 4 hours to chill in the fridge before putting the cream topping on/be served, so I decided to make cookies.  Elliot was over to help or more like watch while I bake so that we could hit the golf range after I was done.  I asked him to tell me the instructions so this way it could go a lil faster.  The cookies didn't turn out chewy and I couldn't figure out what I did wrong, until later when I read the instructions myself....I was suppose to take them out slightly under baked.  Elliot left this lil bit but crucial detail out.  I wanted to take some of the cookies for my lovely man-friend (haha my way of writing boyfriend), but because it was kind of a failure I didn't =(

On the bright side, the coconut cream pie turned out delicious!! messy but super YUMS!

Even Chieu-Nghi, who doesn't like coconut, and Jessica, who also is not a big fan of coconut, both enjoyed this pie! Jessica had another serving =) So even if you don't like coconut, I don't think the flavour is overpowering, but just the right amount, for all to enjoy! (:

After baking, didn't have time to go to the range cause I was going to go play some one-on-one basketball with my manfriend before he played pickup with the rest of the guys.  It's SOOO  much fun!! I'm not very good with my shot, but I'm a good defender...probably where my competitive side kicks in. Even in volleyball, my favourite thing to do is to block or pick up someone's hit; it's the best feeling.

Anyhow, the next day I had a GNI (girls night in) with Chieu-Nghi and Jessica =)  we made dinner and it was good times.  Listening and watching those two in the kitchen is hilarious.  It was obvious they don't cook much, let alone step foot in the kitchen hahahaha =).  But the food turned out DELICIOUS nonetheless!  We made chicken fingers and oven fries.  Not too difficult, since we do want to start off easy...and make something that's fairly fast (we were all starving).  I really wish though that we recorded ourselves while cooking...that way I could share with you the enjoyment I had of hearing them (especially Jessica...who will in the future need a cook and a maid ;) )  It was a good meal, and good times shared with the two of them.  <3 them~ (sorry next time I'll take pictures of all the food...usually I do...)  My parents and sister also got to enjoy the food when they came home later =)

HAPPY BAKING AND COOKING EVERYONE =)

The Wait, The Anticipation...

On Monday night, I should say late Monday night, I finally ordered the cookbook I've been meaning to get and along with that purchase I decided to get a baking book by the same company.  I ordered from Amazon.com, it was my first time, and the shipping option I was going with they said it'd be around a few days.  My thinking was great...I'm going to have to wait at least 4 days or something.  

The next day, I check to see the status and it said that it's being shipped and should be there the day after.

So now it's Wednesday, I've been focused on studying for my exam that I had that night (with a few breaks here and there of course....my stomach is my number one distractor....I always had to be eating something because I was convinced by my stomach that I was hungry) and UPS tracking info said that it should be delivered that day between 9am-7pm.  

The whole time I was waiting and anticipating...anxious to see my box of goodies!  it's still mid-day and I hear the doorbell ring.  Naturally I thought it was the UPS person with my delivery! but to my disappointment it was just another one of those guys who wanted to sell my parents on getting our lawn done.  I went back to the dining room where I was studying...feeling somewhat unsatisfied from the encounter.  

It's getting closer to the time I want to leave for my exam ..and finally after a few hours from the grassman, I see the UPS truck roll up! I was so excited (that I could just not hide it) but I told myself that if I was just standing at the door waiting it might be a lil creepish so I decided to contain myself and wait until he rang the doorbell. He rings the doorbell and I fight myself from running to the door.  I open the door and he's about to walk away and I say "hi!" I was excited to see him (well more the package) and he could care less.  

UPS Man: I have a package for Sonia Chang.

Me: YES that's ME!

UPS Man hands me the package and goes off and I say "Thank you! Bye!" and I immediately go back to my dining table with so much excitement that I instantly cut through the tape and open the box. (It's like Christmas to me!) And there lay my First Cookbook and Baking Book! My very own~ =)

I'm so excited to start cooking and baking, but I have to wait until I'm done my last exam (which is monday night then FREEEDOM my friends...Freedom!)

So stay tuned because I will soon be sharing how these recipes go! I may even have videos of the process and how people enjoy the end product =)

Thank you to Amazon/UPS for the super quick delivery! That was basically a day and half I waited...so fast! 

OOOOO I CAN'T WAIT TO BAKE/COOK!!! CAN YOU?!

HAPPPPY COOKING/BAKING EVERYONE~!