Reflections of parents of not-so-young-kids-anymore
Ling’s weekend pancakes were a huge success for Hannah. She tore through her pancake like no tomorrow, picking up another chunk and stuffing it into her mouth before she’d finished chewing the last one. She didn’t even even stop for
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
Unlike Ling, I haven’t got round to reading literature about bringing up kids, preferring instead to go with instincts and observations. One thing I take a small amount of pride in is teaching Hannah words, and they’ve included saying ‘sorry’
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
“Good mor-ming, mommy!” Yang has done a wonderful job at helping her with speech. :) And finally, mommy found the energy to make pancakes at home for breakfast. Ya, I’m such a bum in the mornings (Yang is nodding vigorously).
I have yet met someone who doesn’t like curries. There’s something about the fusion of spices and coconut milk that wakes up our taste buds and stimulates appetite. I like eating fish curry. I always look forward to its ingredients
We just celebrated Hannah’s second birthday yesterday. She was fond of dogs and the Icing Room @ Compass Point Shopping Mall so happened to carry a cute doggie cake designed using fresh cream with black forest / vanilla fruit flavour.
Finally, mommy is down to washing one straw cup per night! I have blogged about the tedium of washing milk bottles and transition cups. Yang could attest to the fact that I’m very particular about the cleanliness of our crockery
Hannah’s just two days to two years old! The researcher from MIT’s Media Lab I have been working with was coincidentally in Singapore for the week for a reciprocal visit from my trip to MIT last year. So, on the
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