Re-entering the Kitchen: Tom Yum Soup with a Twist
It’s the weekend again! That means I have more time to do cooking at home :D I decided to give tom yum soup a shot after getting inspired by another local blogger. So it was to NTUC to shop for
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Re-entering the kitchen: Nikujaga
I felt like Linguini in Ratatouille when trying to cook Hannah’s and our dinner simultaneously tonight. The last thing I wanted was a messy kitchen with injuries and broken porcelain wares. I was browsing through the Internet for easy recipes
Yummy Baby Foods: Pumpkin Delight
Hannah’s supply of pumpkin comes from Cold Storage’s organic fresh food section. This is a regular item on the shelf. It is of a Japanese variety and hence its sweetness is guaranteed. Pumpkin is one of the easiest veggy to
Second-hand online market for baby things
There’s one thing about parenthood which makes life unpredictable – that you might buy baby or maternal products and end up not using them. For example, I bought an expensive breast-pump while I was pregnant as I saw myself breastfeeding
Yummy Baby Foods: Versatile Sweet Potato
Sweet potato goes well with spinach and/or egg yolk. For babies who reject the taste of spinach, it can be masked in the presence of sweet potato. I usually prepare sweet potato puree with either peas + spinach or peas
Re-entering the kitchen: Watercress Pork Ribs Soup
Hannah has better food while at her nanny’s place. Her nanny is a Cantonese and as many of us know, this dialect group is particular about their soup. Every meal must have a soup dish. I just got a recipe
Salvaging Coins
Lately, our 4 year-old Electrolux washing machine has not been as effective in removing dirt and grime from our clothes as before. So I took to checking the drain pump (that little squarish door at the bottom of the washing
Hannah and Diarrhoea
After the bouts of diarrhea she had while attending the infant care centre, Hannah still pass out semi-watery stools every now and then. In one of her diarrhea episodes, she poo-pooed up to 7 times a day! This type of
My first home-made video for teaching Biology
Well, it’s official! I have made a biology video clip to demonstrate the action of semi-lunar valves in veins. And it is uploaded on YouTube! The 1.5 minute video clip took less than 30 minutes to prepare and produce. Owing
Yummy Baby Foods: Seaweed Something
I was eager to let Hannah try something Japanese as well. It was seaweed for starters. I bought nori seaweed (unsalted) as garnishing for her porridge. Nori seaweed, according to Wikipedia, is a good source of many nutrients. It contains
Yummy Baby Foods: Steamed Custard Egg
This is a quick and easy dish to prepare but requires skill to perfect it. After reading up a bit from various websites on the know-how, it took me 2 attempts to get it right. My first attempt resulted in
A different kind of ‘shake shake’!
I made a simple maracas for Hannah a few days ago using a small water bottle and filling it with some buttons and hair clips. Like anything new, she was attracted to it and enjoyed carrying it around with her
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