A quick hello \(~o~)/

Hello friends!!! Looooong time no see! I haven't forgot about this space but wedding season has been crazy. Will be back soon. If you miss Vi much, come see me here! Before my big return (I mean BIG, giveaways and all), you can make macarons like these one. Heart-shape macarons are such eye pleasers, don't you agree?! For the recipe, click here. Macarons don't have to be just round =)

Until then, ciao~

Kisses,
Vi

My Neighbor Totoro & Companies Cake ~ 龍貓與貓巴士主題蛋糕 =)

Hello all!

I want to share with you a cake that I made for friends birthday. I am so proud of it cos I feel like I brought my childhood fave anime to life! Since I know all the characters by heart, I won't say a piece of cake but I completed it faster than expected. I had so much fun doing it too! Do you like?!




送給朋友的生日禮物。已經不是小孩的他們﹐竟要求我送一個兒時我們最愛的動畫龍貓主題蛋糕。因為實在對龍貓動畫裡的一切太熟悉了﹐所以製作過程很輕鬆很開心。朋友們愛到不行﹐在餐廳還造成轟動﹐尖叫聲(是說Totoro現在很紅因為在Toy Story 3出現過)﹐然後就看隔壁客人們拿著手機猛拍直問是不是真的可以吃呵呵。。

可愛不﹖

Sharing is caring =)

Long time no see, my friends. Just want to share some good news with you. First up is that many months ago I received an invitation from an editor from the Slattery Media Group, an Australian publishing company, to be a part of a book project. I am so thrilled to say that it is officially released and went on sale on October 1st!

This book is a collection of profiles and recipes from the blogs around the world, which is why it is title Foodies of the World. The participating blogs were selected from all over the world (India, France, USA, UK, Australia, Germany, Italy, Estonia and Turkey and etc), therefore; the recipes covered a variety of cuisines and courses. I am so excited and can’t wait to get my hands on my own copy!

To see what this book is all about and to get your own copy, check it out here~

親愛的﹐阿Vi有好消息要跟大家分享呢。多月前阿Vi收到一個澳州出版公司編輯的出書邀請。合約的關係出版前不能說太多﹐所以現在才跟大家分享因為今天書正式發行啦﹗這本書的概念是將互聯網上的有趣的food blogs及在那兒發佈的食譜整理成一本指南食譜書。參與的food blogs來自地球的每個角落﹐所以介紹的食物也是多元化的﹐也就是這樣書命名為Foodies of the World。

因為還沒收到出版商寄來的書不能發照片給你們看﹐不過有sample pages可以分享。如果你想知道更多或是想購買請往這裡去。請大家多多支持﹐尤其是身在澳州的朋友。謝謝喔♥




Let the good news roll! Second up is that I will be offering baking classes at my home. If you are in the Bay Area and interested of learning to make your own cake, check out my business – La Vie Douce Design facebook page for more info. I can’t wait to bake with you!!

令外還想跟大家分享的是﹐阿Vi要開班授課了﹗如果你身在灣區又想學做蛋糕﹐來我的小店的facebook page看看吧﹗希望有機會跟你一起製作糕點喔~

From one of the classes - Strawberry Shortcake
學生的作品 - 草莓蛋糕

Grand Opening ~ 開店啦!

Hello all,

You know that I have been working on my business site like forever and finally it is here! Headache for just picking out the right name for the business but we have decided on La Vie Douce Design, which means a sweet life in English =) It went live today and I like to share the news with you. Take some time and check it out =)

Please enter here ~


親愛的﹐

你們也知道阿Vi我從去年一直忙著要開網上店的事﹐而這個願望在今天達成了﹗﹗開心感動ing~~~原來架一個網站真的很費工﹐牌照的事跟店名就耗了好多心力了﹗我還不是十分滿意網站的layout﹐還有很大的進步空間﹐慢慢來唄~

店名最終選定La Vie Douce Design﹐就甜蜜的人生的意思﹐希望吃過我甜點的人會有心甜的感覺。以後請多指教喔 =)

Vi的店按這裡~

Oh, and here is our super awesome business card and logo by the talented Dorothy of Charlyn Koo. Cute huh?!

小店的卡片﹐出自這位小姐的作品。她的店在這裡呢~