Reflections of parents of not-so-young-kids-anymore
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
Generation Kill (2008). I thought the HBO adaptation of the late Professor Stephen Ambrose’ Band of Brothers book could not be beat for the best TV series ever about war. That’s especially in view of the visually stunning production-wise but
Sometimes when I was in the mood for cooking / baking, I got the feeling that no force in the ‘verse could stop me. Yeah. A chain reaction perhaps (Yang must be shuddering, hee), I picked up another new recipe
I usually bring Hannah out for breakfast and do grocery shopping on a daily basis during school holidays. We stayed at home this morning as there was leftover bread. I fished out some cartoon bread cutters to spice up the
My morale took a beating after a failed attempt at cooking Chinese beef stew last evening. Long story short, I over-estimated the proportion of spices used. Sigh. With what was left of my self-esteem, I took on a personal challenge
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