Chocolate almond cookie sticks

Baking time again!!! Yohoo~~~

I want to try something more 'classy' looking this time, something that makes people say "wow" when they see it. Of course, I receive this kind of reaction from Jayden every time I finished baking. But I hope to get it from adults because adults are normally harder to please than my all time favourite little fan at home.

Key word is again "chocolate" for my little fan. I decided to make him chocolate almond stick this time, something similar to Rocky or Pokka cookie stick. Looking at the recipe, I foresee it will take slightly longer time and more effort than before. I woke up early in this morning and started the preparation.

First, I have to knead the dough. Kneading is the killing part for me!!! First time kneading a dough, using my very own baking sense to judge whether the dough right for its intention, whether it is too wet or too dry, too rough or too smooth...

Then with the rolling pin I rolled it into a big flat square, cut it into 12cm x 0.5cm sticks, put it into the oven and bake for 10 - 12 minutes. And, we are done with the cookie sticks!! 

Now come the part that makes the whole thing more 'classy', ha... ha... We need to melt the chocolate bar into liquid form and get ready the almond rice for use later. Once the cookie sticks are well baked, dip it into the melted chocolate and sprinkle some almond rice on it. Set aside until the chocolate layer is formed and cooled. And done!!!

My classy looking chocolate almond cookie sticks!

My little lover

I see him everyday...
I can't help myself from hugging and kissing him...
I love to sleep besides him, with him holding my hands...

He sees me everyday...
He can't stop himself from asking me for hugs and kisses...
He loves to sleep beside me, with my hands in his hands...

I call him Jayden my son, he calls me mummy...

I like the way he looks at me before he goes to bed... lying quietly besides me, sharing the same pillow with me, and looking at me gently with a sweet smile on his face. He sometimes touches my face and moves away hair that covers my eyes. And I like the way he wakes me up in the morning. He will climb to our bed and give me a big hug from the back. Sometimes will climb over me and call me gently. If I choose to be naughty and pretend to continue sleeping, he will talk like an adult "stop being lazy pig, wakes up!!!"

People always say a son is a mother's lover from previous life, and a daughter is a father's lover from previous life. I finally understand what it means...

I'm now bearing a daughter, Jo's lover from his previous life......