Reflections of parents of not-so-young-kids-anymore
I picked this book because of the title ‘positive discipline’. This book is meant for parents, care-givers and preschool teachers dealing with children aged 3-6. Hannah has just turned two but time flies really quickly for parents (that’s how I felt) and I better
It was Youth Day holiday here but Yang still had go to work. As I had the whole day to myself (with Hannah badgering me every now and then), I decided to pamper darling with home-made shrimp dumplings for dinner.
We are very fortunate that Yang’s parents often buy us those big and sweet honey mangoes as and when they do their grocery shopping at their nearby wet market place. Hence, the three of us get to enjoy good quality
I just learned a new ‘word’ from Hannah today. She was sitting on my lap munching my coconut agar-agar and uttered “Ah-ti-ker is here”. She started saying “ah-ti-ker” after her ye ye (paternal grandpa) bought her a kiddo laptop. It
After reading Annabel Karmel’s suggestions for using various fruit combinations in making popsicles (aka ice lollies), I was inspired to try it at home :) Just over last weekend, I finally chanced upon a set of popsicle moulds at Plaza
I’m sure many parents out there had wished that each of our kids come with an instruction manual. None of us attended school that prepared us for parenting. We attended school, rather, to master at least one language, general Mathematics,
This is definitely one dish which I wanted to do for the longest time. According to Wikipedia, a quiche (pronounced as ki-sh) is an oven-baked dish made with eggs and milk / cream in a pastry crust. Ingredients such as
Yang grumbles: “My body is aching all over from gym training…sigh, don’t feel like going out for breakfast tomorrow…” Ling: “Hmm, I could do pancakes at home for breakfast…I happen to have all the necessary ingredients…” Yang (rubbing his hands
Perhaps it’s the need for accomplishment during this holidays. I find myself testing new recipes and revisiting my old favourites. I’ve blogged about my No. 1 muffin a few years back. My tummy craved for blueberry muffins this afternoon and
This unique recipe is courtesy of the mom from ‘Food 4 Tots’. I chose this recipe for 2 reasons: 1) it was about time to introduce prawns to Hannah’s diet, 2) I wanted to try cooking udon in stir-fry style.
Shepherd’s Pie (or more appropriately called Cottage Pie if lamb wasn’t used) has been a regular item on our family dinner menu for as long as we could remember. I was introduced to the dish by a dear friend many
Hannah has been to the nearby libraries for a couple of times now. Here is a sample of her manners so far: 1st time to the children’s section: tried to sit on EVERY chair and stool When it was time
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