{"id":16130,"date":"2012-03-24T19:47:40","date_gmt":"2012-03-24T11:47:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/?p=16130"},"modified":"2017-02-25T19:44:39","modified_gmt":"2017-02-25T11:44:39","slug":"school-break-in-march","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/2012\/03\/24\/school-break-in-march\/","title":{"rendered":"School Break in March"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yep, it came and went. And am I sad to see that the March hols left us all too soon.<\/p>\n

Hmm, I didn’t feel a sense of accomplishment from the short break. Perhaps I didn’t plan to do something that would make myself happy. Don’t get me wrong. I enjoyed spending more time with my family. Just that I didn’t spend time for the inner person to grow. :( Before I knew it, I am back to the hustle and bustle of work life.<\/p>\n

I\u00a0cooked very little over the hols. When pressed for time, I like to do a stir-fry dish to go with a Chinese-style simmered soup. Below is a photo taken of a plate of stir-fried cai xin with shiitake mushrooms. BTW, Hannah loves to eat mushrooms. :)<\/p>\n

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Stir-fry cai xin with shiitake mushroom in oyster sauce<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A quick-fix for lunch when I was too lazy to walk over to the nearby coffeeshop in the hot noon-day heat to do take-away could be a yong tau fu meal. I like to cook sweet corn in boiling water first and then add the yong tau fu pieces and cook until they all float to the surface. Twenty minutes tops.<\/p>\n

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My yong tau fu bowl and a dipping sauce of freshly cut chilli padi in light soy sauce<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I came across a very useful guidebook for new parents at a Popular Bookstore towards the end of the school break. It deals mainly with nutrition for babies from birth (i.e. breast-feeding and\/or bottle-feeding) to 24 months (feeding solid foods). What makes it close to heart is its Asian perspective. And the author provides scientific basis for selection of foods too. Although the photos are not professionally taken and processed, they did the job of conveying ideas therein. It is easy reading with many pictures and minimal chunks of text. I was sold when I saw recipes for nutritious Chinese soups thrown in. I was further thrilled to find out that the book also included a section for parents on how to handle food-related problems such as diarrhoea and choking. I got a copy for a friend is going to be a new mother in a matter of weeks. Below is a photo taken of the cover page of the book. Popular is selling it at 30% now.<\/p>\n

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Yep, it came and went. And am I sad to see that the March hols left us all too soon. Hmm, I didn’t feel a sense of accomplishment from the short break. Perhaps I didn’t plan to do something that<\/p>\n

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