I´m all worried about the earthquake in Japan... So I decided to post here to get my mind off things.

I´ve always wanted to try messing with fondant. My lovely sister gave me Fondant for Christmas and so...

Maaaan, it´s kinda... exhausting. I think it´s better if you know what you´re doing, have a plan or a theme and just do what you wanted. But. I didn´t have a plan, I didn´t have a theme and so both my attempts at trying to make cupcakes pretty ended with only a few cupcakes.

Here are some pictures:

This first batch I made all by myself.
I also got a leave-mold. Nice.

My first try at making a rose. Kinda big...

Mini Cupcake turned upside down then covered. Not looking too good. But I like the idea.

All (four) of them. It took me about 1 1/2 hours to make those. I need more practise.

The second batch I made with my friend Conny. I figured it`d be more fun doing it together. And it was. But still we didn´t manage to make lots. Yes, we did spend probably too much time chatting like old women but still...






Fondant flowers. Cut out with Japanese cutters.

A ribbon. It looks so easy. I can tell you, it´s not.

White on white. Very elegant if you ask me.

Another rose. Smaller this time and with a leaf.

Conny`s beautiful daughter Supercute-Sophia being proud of her cupcake. She loved the Leaf-mold.

That is all we made. Two big ones, two little ones each.

Next time we´ll make more. We´ll make a plan beforehand and don´t try to think of cute things while we´re at it. We absolutely won´t forget the stars! We will use unpowdered gloves for kneading and modelling the fondant. We will have more little cookie cutters. We will make better cupcakes (the little ones were terribly dry). We... Well, we´ll just make it better. Right? Right!

No recipe today. Yesterday we went to the local Japanese School`s annual Fair.
It´s a mixture of kids playing piano, taiko drum shows, pre-schooler ballet, heavenly homemade food and a fleamarket. It´s great.
The past years we went to the gymnasium for food and shows first but this year we started out with the fleamarket. boy, it was crowded. But I scored a bunch of comics I really like, some books, bags and stuff... Ooooh, I love it.
Then we stood in lines for several kinds of food. We had Yakitori (grilled chicken on a stick) and an Onigiri, then bought some more to take home... I would have loved to let pictures speak for themselves but my computer ate them.

So I can just tell you about the stuff we had: Onigiri (tuna- and salmon-filled), Mochi, Inarizushi, Korokke (croquette), fried rice balls, Melonpan, cold springrolls (filled with lemongrass, glassnoodles, cabbage and prawns). It was all small pieces, so don´t worry. And it was all so good...

The only pic remaining. And it was all dirt cheap! The spatulas? 20ct each!
Das einzige Bild das übrig geblieben ist. Und es war alles superbillig! Die Spachtel? 20ct das Stück!

Here`s the kitchen stuff I bought:

Hier ist das Küchenzeug, das ich gekauft habe:

Pink bunny plates. Too cute to resist. They were half off, too...
Pinke Hasi-Teller. Ich konnte nicht widerstehen. Zum halben Preis noch dazu...

Onigi molds. They´re tiny and perfect for bento.

Onigiri Förmchen. Sie sind winzig und perfekt für Bento.

Green Chopsticks. I only saw at home that my friend Doraemon was on the case. Yay!
Grüne Stäbchen. Ich hab erst zu Hause gesehen, dass mein Freund Doraemon auf der Schachtel ist.


Kein Rezept heute. Wir waren gestern beim jährlichen Schulfest der Japanischen Schule in der Stadt. Das ist eine Mischung aus Kindern die Klavier spielen, Taiko Drum Shows, Vorschul-Ballett, himmlisches hausgemachtes Essen und einem Flohmarkt. Es ist toll.
In den letzten Jahren waren wir immer zuerst in der Turnhalle zum essen, aber in diesem Jahr haben wir mit dem Flohmarkt angefangen. Junge, war das voll. Aber ich hab einen Haufen Comics gefunden auf die ich stehe, ein paar Bücher, Taschen und Zeug... Uuuuuuh, ich liebe das!

Dann haben wir uns für verschiedenes Essen angestellt. Wir hatten Yakitori (gegrilltes Hühnchen am Spieß) und ein Onigiri und dann haben wir noch anderes Zeug gekauft zum Daheim essen... Ich würde gerne die Bilder sprechen lassen, aber der Computer hat sie gefressen. Also kann ich nur von dem Zeug erzählen, dass wir hatten: Onigi (mit Lachs- und Thunfischfüllung), Mochi, Inarizushi, Korokke (Kroketten), frittiete Reisbällchen, Melonpan, kalte Frühlingsrolle (gefüllt mit Limonengrass, Glasnudeln, Kohl und Garnelen). Es waren alles kleine Portionen, also keine Sorge. Und es war alles so lecker...

PS: Today is my sister`s birthday. (Happy Birthday!!), so watch out for the cake!
PS: Heute hat meine Schwester Geburtstag (Happy Birthday!!), also kommt bald ihr Kuchen...