Reflections of parents of not-so-young-kids-anymore
There was a time when olive oil was all the rage for heart health. Almost every family has a bottle of it sitting in the pantry. Then came along coconut oil and supermarket shelves started displaying a respectable range of
I wanted a Kitchen Aid. Because kneading super, wet bread dough by hand was a real pain. I wanted to save time and energy as there were always other things that call for my attention. Then I heard about Thermomix
Stir-frying veggies using Thermomix requires some getting used to. I did miss the experience of feeling, i.e. sight and smell, the food as it cooks in a wok. I had to trust that the machine can do a good job
And the machine I decided on was the Thermomix TM5. Not quite the best machine of the three I was considering whether by function or price, but it was the one which would be least painful to fix if anything
Of all the beef stew recipes I have tried over the past few years, none of them consistently results in moist, tender beef with a reasonably full-bodied broth. I tried using both chuck tender cuts and stew meat cuts for
Feeding Peter solid foods has been a different experience altogether as compared to Hannah’s. Hannah readily accepted almost any type of food I introduced to her. Peter was almost the total opposite. At 6 months, it was a real challenge
With no. 2 now in tow, home-cooked food has become a nice-to-have item. We try to cook on the weekends but weeknights are often defined by take-out dinners. Thank God that Hannah is fed home-cooked meals by her nanny on
I have put on at least 10 kg during this pregnancy and am feeling easily tired in the last trimester. I promised to bake rock cakes with Hannah a month ago and since both of us are having school holidays
Our small-group friend recently bought a bread maker machine. Ling does a lot of baking at home, though it’s been mainly pastries and the occasional cake. I’ve been packing quick ready-made sandwiches to work several days each week, so figured
When it comes to noodles, there are just too many types that I don’t think I’ll ever get round to trying all of them in my lifetime. My dad used to ta-bao (do take-away) ee-fu noodles or yee mee for
It has been a long time since I tried any new recipes at home. I bought a simple Chinese cuisine cookbook some time back and finally inspiration led me to try out one of the dishes over the last weekend.
Since school holidays have started, Hannah started spending time at home with me. Despite my tiredness and morning sickness during this first trimester of pregnancy, I still prefer to have home-cooked meals. To make things easy going, I decided that
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