Mini Cupcake Workshop for Kids

Are you cracking your brain to plan for your child’s birthday party? After our experience working with kids at the cupcake decorating event, we realised a lot of parents wanted something different and special for their child’s birthday instead of the usual clown or balloon man. Since that children cupcake decoration workshop at the temple, we have received multiple request for special guest appearance by Delcie to conduct a private cupcake decorating workshop with the children at their child’s birthday party.

Customising cakes is what we do best for most children’s party, but have you ever thought of allowing your child and his/her friends come together to designed their own cakes? Cakes may sound major so cupcake is definitely a better bet for their little hands. At least the kids will be able to take away their own creation after the cake blowing ceremony. I saw how proud those children were after they completed their cupcake creation and placed them nicely together with the other kids’ creation on the table prior to the cake blowing ceremony. Immediately after the birthday child made his/her wish and distribution of cupcake starts, the kids were all rushing to grab their own creation. Some children were nice enough to save their cupcake for their parent, but many just went straight into licking the icing. Haha!

All are for good fun whether their creations are pretty or not. To keep all the kids entertained while allowing them the opportunity to learn how to decorate a cupcake, who knows, Delcie may also inspire some of them to become a pastry chef one day.

Pricing:

Mini cupcake + deco material price: SGD2.50 per piece
Regular cupcake + deco material price: SGD7.00 per piece

Hands-on Workshop (including Chef Delcie demonstrating):

  • 1-20 kids – SGD300 (1hour)
  • 21-40 kids – SGD400 (2hour)
  • 41-60 kids – SGD500 (3hour)
  • 61-80 kids – SGD600 (4hour)
  • 81-100 kids – SGD700 (5hour)
  • every additional hour or 20 kids/adults = SGD100 additional

E.g.
If your party needs 30 mini cupcakes catered to 20kids, the charges are:
30mini cupcake + deco material: SGD75
1-20kids (1hour): SGD300
Total: SGD375

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What you are required to prepare:

  • Make sure kids to arrive the party venue before scheduling Chef Delcie’s arrival time.
  • Prepare a big table where kids can gather together to do decoration together and listen in to the demonstration.
  • Advisable to inform kids’ parents to prepare additional clothing in case their decoration gets messy.

Email us at order@delciesdesserts.com for more enquires about this private workshop.

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Autism Web: The GFCF (Gluten-Free, Casein-Free) Diet for Autism Spectrum Disorders

I though the following article will be extremely useful for parents with autism child. Recently, we had a few customers walking in asking for cakes which are suitable for autism person. Puzzled by that, I did a research and understand why these parents came to us for cakes. Lucky for them, we are able to customised our gluten free recipes to suit their diet i.e. egg-free, dairy-free, gluten free, soy free and corn free, all in one cake! Now, we can even do it rice free too! Finally, our cakes are actually suitable for children with autism, ADHD, allergies and Celiac Disease ;)

Article from: http://www.autismweb.com/diet.htm

What on earth are gluten and casein? Can removing them from my child’s diet really improve the symptoms of autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorder or Asperger’s Syndrome?

Gluten and casein get a lot of attention in the autism community and from doctors in the Autism Research Institute’s biomedical movement. Some parents, doctors and researchers say that children have shown mild to dramatic improvements in speech and/or behavior after these substances were removed from their diet. Some also report that their children have experienced fewer bouts of constipation and diarrhea since starting a gluten-free, casein-free (GFCF) diet.

Author Karyn Seroussigfcf says her son has no traces of autism, due in large part to a strict GFCF diet. Autism advocate Donna Williams, who has autism, says she has been helped by “nutritional supplements together with a dairy/gluten-free and low Salicylate diet.” (Salicylates are found in some fruits likes apples and other foods). Some people report no benefits from the GFCF diet.

Gluten and gluten-like proteins are found in wheat and other grains, including oats, rye, barley, bulgar, durum, kamut and spelt, and foods made from those grains. They are also found in food starches, semolina, couscous, malt, some vinegars, soy sauce, teriyaki sauce, flavorings, artificial colors and hydrolyzed vegetable proteins.

Casein is a protein found in milk and foods containing milk, such as cheese, cream, butter, yogurt, ice cream, whey and even some brands of margarine. It also may be added to non-milk products such as soy cheese and hot dogs in the form of caseinate.

There is growing interest in the link between autism and gastrointestinal (GI) ailments. A study by the University of California Davis Health System found that children with autism born in the 1990s were more likely to have gastrointestinal problems, including constipation, diarrhea and vomiting, than autistic children who were born in the early 1980s. A study published in 2012 said children with autism were seven times more likely to have diarrhea or colitis than kids with no disability.

Some people use the GFCF diet mainly to address gastrointestinal problems and food allergies or sensitivities.

According to one theory, some people with autism cannot properly digest gluten and casein, which form peptides, or substances that act like opiates in their bodies. The peptides then alter the person’s behavior, perceptions, and responses to his environment. Some scientists now believe that peptides trigger an unusual immune system response in certain people. Research in the U.S. and Europe has found peptides in the urine of a significant number of children with autism. A doctor can order a urinary peptide test to see if proteins are being digested properly.

The GFCF diet has not gained widespread acceptance in the medical community yet. Studies of the diet have had mixed results. One recent study found behavioral improvements in children on a GFCF diet, while another study found no significant effects from the diet.

A researcher at the New Jersey Medical School’s Autism Center found that autistic children were more likely to have abnormal immune responses to milk, soy and wheat than typically-developing children, according to Cutting-Edge Therapies for Autism 2011-2012biomedical.

Medical tests can determine if your child has a sensitivity or allergy to gluten, casein, soy and other foods. Any physician can order these tests, as can doctors from the Autism Research Institute list.

Before you change your child’s diet, consult with a physician and nutritionist to make sure you are providing a healthy diet and, if necessary, nutritional supplements. Also, read any of the books and web sites about the diet (listed below).

Some advocates of dietary intervention suggest removing one food from the diet at a time, so you will know which food was causing a problem. It also is helpful to ask people who do not know about the dietary change if they see improvements after a few weeks.

It’s often suggested to remove milk first because the body will clear itself of milk/casein the quickest. Gluten may be removed a month after the elimination of milk. It may take up to six months on a gluten-free diet for the body to rid itself of all gluten. That is why most advocates suggest giving the diet a trial of six months.

The diet can seem like a lot of work, at first. You must carefully read the ingredients on food packages. Beware of hidden casein and gluten in ingredient lists, such as curds, caseinate, lactose, bran, spices or certain types of vinegar.

You may need to experiment to find a substitute for the milk your child loves. Many kids adapt to the gluten-free, casein-free (GFCF) almond, potato, coconut or rice milk substitutes available. Look for varieties that are enriched with calcium and Vitamin D. Many parents provide vitamin and calcium supplements to their children on the diet.

You can find bread, crackers, cookies, pretzels, waffles, cereal, and pasta made of rice, potato or other gluten-free flours in many grocery, speciality and health food stores. Several online retailers sell GFCF foods and vitamins, including Amazon.

Many “regular” products are already gluten-free and casein-free, such as Heinz ketchup, Rice Chex, Bush’s Baked Beans and Ore-Ida Golden Fries. Some prepared foods originally developed for people with Celiac Disease, a form of gluten intolerance, now come in casein-free varieties, too. To save money, you can make your own GFCF foods using some of the cookbooks below.

Foods that CAN be eaten on a gluten-free, casein-free diet include rice, quinoa, amaranth, potato, buckwheat flour, corn, fruits, oil, vegetables, beans, tapioca, meat, poultry, fish, shellfish, teff, nuts, eggs, and sorghum, among others.

Besides gluten and casein, some parents report that removing corn or soy led to equal or greater improvements in their children. Because soy protein is similar to gluten and casein, some diet proponents recommend removing it if the child seems very sensitive or does not improve on the GFCF diet.

Research into the GFCF diet continues. A study released in 2010 shows benefits for some kids with autism. “Our results suggest that dietary intervention may positively affect developmental outcome for some children diagnosed with ASD,” according to the study. It was published in Nutritional Neuroscience by a group that included Paul Shattock and Dr. Paul Whiteley of ESPA Research. “Further studies are required to ascertain potential best- and non-responders to intervention.” A new article by the same authors explores the ways a GFCF diet could reduce autism symptoms.


The Details: Books on nutrition, GFCF recipes

Kid-Friendly ADHD and Autism CookbookThe Kid-Friendly ADHD and Autism Cookbook: The Ultimate Guide to the Gluten-Free, Casein-Free DietGFCF Diet. A popular book by two Defeat Autism Now practitioners, developmental pediatrician Pamela Compart M.D. and nutritionist Dana Laake. Advice for feeding picky eaters, and a good explanation of how and why the diet can work. Recipes include information on calories, protein, fiber, etc., per serving. New recipes plus advice for packing school lunches.

Cooking for Isaiah: Gluten Free and Dairy Free RecipesCooking for Isaiah: Gluten-Free and Dairy-Free Recipes for Easy Delicious MealsGFCF recipes by Silvana Nardone, the editor of Every Day with Rachael Ray magazine. Excellent GFCF recipes developed with kids in mind, like S’mores pancakes with marshmallow sauce, and double-decker toasted cornbread and spicy greens stack.

Autism and ADHD Diet The Autism and ADHD Diet: A Step-by-Step Guide to Hope and Healing by Living Gluten Free and Casein Free (GFCF) and Other Interventionsautism and adhd diet by Barrie Silberberg, mother of a boy with an autism spectrum disorder. Her son’s behavioral symptoms improved dramatically after starting a diet free of gluten, casein, artificial dyes and preservatives. Her book shows how.

Special Diets for Special Kids GFCF diet cookbookSpecial Diets for Special Kids, Volumes 1 and 2 Combinedspecial diets. Lisa Lewis Ph.D. combines two of her popular and pioneering books on the GFCF diet into one new volume, while adding more than 200 updated recipes and information on the diet’s “positive effects” for kids with autism, ADHD, allergies and Celiac Disease. Includes recipes for banana-nut pancakes, blueberry muffins, chicken nuggets, mock macaroni and cheese, cookies and other foods kids will eat.

Eating for Autism nutrition bookEating for Autism: The 10-Step Nutrition Plan to Help Treat Your Child’s Autism, Asperger’s, or ADHDeating for autism nutrition book. This beginner’s guide by nutritionist Elizabeth Strickland explores the pluses and minuses of diets (GFCF, Specific Carbohydrate, anti-fungal, Feingold). Charts help you find the correct dosages of vitamins and supplements. Explains how to use an elimination diet to see if your child has food intolerances, sensitivities or allergies, and why food dyes, additives and preservatives may cause problems.

The Autism Cookbook: 101 Gluten-Free and Dairy-Free Recipesautism cookbook by parent Susan K. Delaine. Besides GFCF, recipes are free of rice, egg, soy, nuts and fish. Easy to prepare recipes for sesame-ginger chicken, Asian noodles, chili and chicken enchiladas. Though it has some baked goods, it does best with family dinner recipes.

Special Needs Kids Eat Right cookbookSpecial-Needs Kids Eat Right: Strategies to Help Kids on the Autism Spectrum Focus, Learn, and Thrivespecial needs kids. Dietician Judy Converse explains the GFCF and Specific Carbohydrate Diets, among others. She offers advice on supplements, food substitutions, getting relatives and caregivers to go along with the child’s new diet, and lab tests for food intolerances and bowel problems.

Unraveling the Mystery of Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorder: A Mother’s Story of Research and Recoveryautism and pdd by Karyn Seroussi, whose son recovered from autism by strictly adhering to this diet. She discusses food intolerances, yeast and vaccines.

Feast without YeastFeast Without Yeast: 4 Stages to Better Health: A Complete Guide to Implementing Yeast Free, Wheat (Gluten) Free and Milk (Casein) Free Living by Bruce Semon M.D., Ph.D., and Lori Kornblum. Contains more than 200 original recipes. Good for those concerned about yeast overgrowth, a digestive problem in some people with autism.

Enzymes for Autism and other Neurological Conditions. Parent Karen L. DeFelice discusses the role of enzymes in helping people digest foods that create problems for them. Some parents use enzymes alone, or in addition to a gluten-free, milk-free diet, or to handle diet infractions.

AutismWeb’s review of books on Biomedical Treatments.

 

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Valentine’s Day Gift 2012 – One truly unique gift that cares


Click on picture above to enlarge. Gift tag design varies as they are hand-made.

Express your everlasting love with a unique gift that truly cares for your partner’s health. With 9 roses cupcakes that represent eternal love, this is the one gesture with will touch his/her heart deeper than any other gifts on earth.

We offer cake delivery service island-wide on Valentine’s Day 14 Feb 2012.

If you would like to plan a surprise gift delivery, we will be please to arrange for you.

Make your arrangement earlier to avoid any disappointment.

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Vegetarian Pineapple Tarts (suitable for diabetic)

Every year without fail, among all the other Lunar New Year goodies, pineapple tarts is the best seller during the Chinese New Year festival. Our cookies were even featured in 2010 U-weekly as a must-try!

The one special traits about our pineapple tarts and balls is that they are baked with minimal sugar that is suitable even for diabetic people. Besides that, our cookies melts in your mouth with low calories and low cholesterol going down into your tummy.

If you have not tried our cookies in the last few years, you should really come visit our store at 951 Upper Serangoon Road (5mins walk from Kovan MRT). Test them yourself and you will understand why our customers kept coming back for more!

Knowing that they are healthier cookies, you will be surprise how good they taste… even better than the normal ones (some customers exclaimed).

Our pineapples are hand-grated to the finest so you won’t have pineapple fiber sticking onto your teeth, and then fried with it’s own natural juices and cinnamon stick.

Seriously, it was a sold-out last year and if you do not make your 2012 CNY order early, we are afraid you may have to wait till 2013.

To order, click on link: http://www.delciesdesserts.com/cny-2012/

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2012 Chinese New Year CNY Cookies without feeling guilty!

2011 has been a blasting year for all of us at Delcie’s. After our move to 951 Upper Serangoon Road (near Koven MRT), we have been getting alot of positive media attention from magazines to newspapers. According to our many customers who have been eating our cakes, they commented that the recipes are getting better and better! With all your valuable feedback, we will continue to improve our cakes and services. During the Christmas period, we were also on Channel News Asia doing a Christmas cake featured episode. It was a beautiful blessing that we have came so far since 2008. Once again in 2012, we will continue to sell our CNY goodies with good faith, these healthier options are the kind of cookies you would put into your mouth without feeling guilty. Baked without eggs and dairy, these are also low in cholesterol delights! Moreover, with our experience in using only low sugar formulas in our recipes, we are able to keep these tasty cookies just sweet enough for everyone; even for our diabetic friends.

The Goodies…
Last year, all our cookies were sold out 2 weeks before CNY arrived hence leaving alot of our last min customers disappointed. As time between this year’s Christmas and 2012 Chinese New Year is way too close, we have no choice but to start selling them earlier! NOW with limited stock!

If you are vegan or is dairy intolerant, we will be introducing our brand-new egg-free, dairy-free Pineapple Balls! For those who can’t take dairy, this is an add-on to the vegan CNY range. Now, you won’t be left out of these temping cookies. Plus, all Pineapple Tarts and Pineapple Balls will be packed in our new packaging (clip-sealed) that is bigger (holding 44 pieces per tub), air-tight and reusable. Our cookies are also made with Halal ingredients.

On top of that, we have 2 brand new products: Cashew cookies and Hazelnut cookies.

Vegan Range (egg-free and dairy-free):

  • Golden Pineapple Balls 44pieces S$32.80
  • Golden Pineapple Tart 44 pieces S$30.80
  • Green Peas Cookie 50 pieces S$28.80
  • White Almond Cookie 50 pieces S$28.80
  • Cashew Cookie 50 pieces S$28.80
  • Hazelnut Cookie 50 pieces S$28.80

Original Range (egg-free):

  • Golden Pineapple Balls (with butter) 44pieces S$32.80
  • Golden Pineapple Tart (with butter) 44 pieces S$30.80

So let us all start year 2012 with a healthier choice, living a healthier lifestyle. Sampling available at 951 Upper Serangoon Road (opens Tue-Sun 11am-8pm).

To read more about our cookies or place your order, click here: http://www.delciesdesserts.com/cny-2012/

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