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A View from Below

Found this wonderful post about a young 4-year-old artist Sophie K. How she gives a fresh eye on the paintings that have been hanging in the gallery for years.
I like how Kids are brave about creativity, and opinions. They never fear of failures, right or wrong, or what others thing about what they say -the genuine spark of passion.
I like how "She liked Pollock’s “colorful mud puddle” and thought that touching it might feel rough “like glitter glue.”" and how artists like us get reminded that there are so many inconceivable ways to present Art. For example, why can't we create something that allow viewers to touch like “touch blocks”? With Art - sky is the limit.

This also reminds me that..I have an art project pending for my home in Chicago. Alas, there's no time to waste!

You can't resist the RED VELVET CUPCAKES!

Okay. I got compliments from a dear friend that she claimed there is nowhere to find red velvet cupcakes which are as tasty as mine. That's really encouraging! I first encountered red velvet cupcakes when I browsed the website of a well known bakery in London. The color, texture and the frosting of the cupcakes just drew my attention. I wondered how it tasted like. But then when I was looking for recipes, I was a bit shocked that it asked for red food coloring in the recipe. But my curiosity drives my hands to the usual steps and I first made my batch of red velvet cupcakes. AND IT BLEW ME AWAY! The light and fluffy texture and the slightly chocolaty flavour explain why this cake takes on the world. It has become my very personal favourite and I keep making myself some once in a while.

What makes this recipe so special is that it needs sour cream or plain yogurt while most red velvet cupcakes recipes ask for vinegar. Using both will be fine but the flavour will be different. Just try and see what you prefer. Remember experiment is the top mission of bakers? Enjoy baking!

To whoever is reading and my co-blogger, I didn't give up on here! I just had some problems and now it's been dealt with perfectly and now I'm moving on very well. All my friends told me it is my turn to update here.(Elfy are you waiting and actually you have a lot to update here? LOL) But I guess we don't take turns. No we don't.

What's the most important about baking? I mean to all the enthusiastic bakers, that's very clear that sharing what they bake with the beloved ones is a drive to get them moving and trying more new recipes. But are your beloved ones honest? They love you so much that they don't want to hurt your feelings and upset you. Personally I love honest comments and needless to say my beloved ones got to try all the failures I did when I first started baking. They were very honest and told me what they thought. That's essential for me to improve. Eventually you will notice the preference of your beloved ones. Like my parents, they have absolutely no interest in any kinds of cheesecakes or mousse cakes. They just like simple and light sponge cakes, chiffon cakes and basically cakes without cream or frosting. They are not easy to please with as they can be quite picky sometimes. But I just love how honest they can be when it comes to tasting my food.
To make sure I get music to my ears, I only serve them what they like. My brother is a very typical example. He normally likes all the things I bake. I think whatever I bake from butter, flour and eggs, he likes it. He is my all-time favourite judge!

Okay, back to the subject, what failure did I face all the time when I started baking? Don't think about something fancy and sophisticated. Think about basic and simple.