Saturday, September 13, 2008

Happy Mooncake Festival.....

As tomorrow is mid autumn festival or mooncake festival for the Chinese I had yet to make any mooncake jelly which I usually do every year. Due to my condo renovation here and rushing round town buying lightings and furnishing keeps me away from the kitchen most of the time. But I still do have some mooncakes given by friends and relatives to have a bite in. These days they come pack in beautiful boxes which could be recycle for other uses........



These are given by MIL .She never fail to buy us a box every year eventhough she is old and frail......




These were bought buy Janet .............


These sugar free ones are from Taiwan at rm6+ per small piece comes in heart shaped boxes.


A lotus paste mooncake with nuts and salted egg yolk....


These cute and tiny ones were given by niece Jocelyn. The fillings are red bean paste with melon seeds.


This expensive jelly mooncake with birdnest was bought by son H at rm 16.90 per piece for his dear mummy. I reprimand him that he should have ask me to make one instead of spending his pocket money on such an expensive item. But anyway it is the thoughts that counts and I am no where in my circumstances to make any this year. See my last year 's creation here.

22 comments:

Johnny Ong said...

i tried those tiny ones, fantastic and packaging for the mooncakes are getting nicer, the price too hehe

Little Corner of Mine said...

Happy Mid-Autumn Festival to you and family. Yeah, I heard from my mom that each box of mooncake now cost at least $48.

Beachlover said...

oh no! your son is so sweet! don't scold him mom! happy Lantern festival!

Lee said...

Hi Jasmine, I only love those with mix nuts, will take a pass at those with eggs in them.
Just had one last nightgiven by a friend, but gave the egg part to my wife, ha ha.
Have fun and keep well. Lee.

Kok said...

sweetjasmine,
The one in heart box is quite special!:D

Happy Mid-Autumn Festival to you!:)

SIG said...

Oh wow, what a lot of mooncakes. :) haven't visited your blog in a while cos keep having problems opening it. Maybe cos of the additional widgets etc. Aww... you shudn't scold him. It's his thoughts and he was willing to sacrifice his money to buy you something from the bottom of his heart. You shud thank him instead.

Anonymous said...

Wow, nice! Coming to think of it.. I only ate 1 mooncake this year - Tiramisu one from Yu-Ai. Mooncakes are getting more and more expensive every year.. haih

Little Inbox said...

Huh? Normally is we buy mooncake for MIL, but yours is the other way round?

Beachlover said...

Jasmine,I have something for you at my kitchen,see you:))

Christina Kim said...

Awww....so sweet, mooncakes from everyone and everywhere!~
I'm sure you had a pretty great celebration too:)

Sweet Jasmine said...

Sweet Jasmine -Gosh! How time flies...sorry for my late reply here..

Sweet Jasmine said...

johnny ong - I love the little ones too..easier on the mouth and stomach.

Sweet Jasmine said...

little corner of mine - yr mum is right...these ckaes are getting so commercialise and the prize too..

Sweet Jasmine said...

beachlover - yeah,stingy mommy..for forgeting his loving thoughts...

Sweet Jasmine said...

Hi Lee, these nutty ones are my favourite too and those with hams..

Sweet Jasmine said...

kok - the box gets to attract buyers in owning the expensive mooncakes...

Leena said...

How thoughtful of H. Jelly mooncake with birdnest, never tried that.

Sweet Jasmine said...

SIG - wow,I too have nearly forgotten to visit you...see that you have been making a lot of mooncakes this year..

Sweet Jasmine said...

vkeong - great to see you over here. less indulgence on mooncake will keep yr pocket full and waistline smaller..ha.ha.

Sweet Jasmine said...

little inbox - its the reason my MIL is a dibectic but this year we got her some sugar free ones..

Sweet Jasmine said...

shern's mom - Just eaten some yesterday..nothing special with the exception of a small amount of birdnest with the normal jelly...

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