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
Time and tides wait for no man. A lime butterfly flew into our balcony and I quickly called H and P to sit quietly to observe its egg-laying behavior. I always thought it would pause on a citrus leaf for
The thing about having plants in a house like ours is that they are often the last to receive attention as they don’t complain, cry or soil themselves. They can get thirsty and diseased too like us but they suffer
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
So I’ve hinted strongly at Yang what I’d like for my birthday present last year. He gave me a ‘are you sure?’ kinda look when I told him that I wanted a sewing machine. I want to be empowered to
The SON is a champion drooler. Between Hannah and Peter, one is an occasional leaky tap while the other is an OPEN tap. Peter started drooling when he was about 2 months old. Initially I thought he might be teething
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
It all started with my mother in-law’s 70th birthday last year. I wanted to give her something meaningful. I find gifting older folks rather challenging as they usually desire very little from the material world. So after scratching my head
This is a random post. Updates on Peter… His facial acne had become worse and developed into what his paediatrician called neonatal eczema. I almost used neoderm (a cream containing steroids that can eradicate bacterial and fungal infections) on him
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