Last weekend, my baby boy signed me up for a weightloss programme called “detoxification by gastric flu”. The programme involved an intensive period of throwing up and diarrhea-ing, and taking nothing at all the whole day, except for the occasional sips of water. It all began when Baby…
Baby Nat is eight months old and enjoying every minute of eating semi-solids with two budding front teeth. To date, he’s had pureed pumpkin, beetroot, sweet potato, carrot and broccoli. He also loves his porridge cooked with a variety of fish, chicken and veggies…
One of my favourite combi for cupcakes is lemon and blueberries topped with cream cheese frosting and chopped almonds. It’s healthy and yummy, and something the kids gobble down in minutes. Blueberry Lemon Cupcakes Ingredients: (recipe makes 10) 120g unsalted butter at room temperature (…
One of the things we make every now and then is sweet Japanese steamed cake, also known as mushi-pan. It’s so easy to make; all you need is about 10 minutes prep time. Steamed cake (Recipe makes 9) Ingredients: 150g self-raising flour (add 1 tsp baking…
I am one neurotic mother. I just can’t seem to be the kind that subscribes to anything-goes. I ban tv programmes in the house (check out this article for the real reason why tv is banned in my home). My kids don’t eat french fries from MacDonald’s (are you…
There’s a new calm in the house lately. I’ve stopped shouting and barking orders in the house. I think my children are also happier without the yelling. My husband bought me a set of walkie-talkie. There’s something about speaking through the walkie-talkie. You don’t…
My kids are now in the phase of wanting to shove food into your mouth. They like to feed you with whatever they’re eating, and with whatever you’re eating. So just the other day at the dinner table, Becks was her usual fussy self.…
It’s been noisy in the house lately. The Kaos are officially living in an animal farm. He led the others with his “quack quack quack”. She’s the little monkey jumping on the bed. One little monkey jumping on the bed. She fell off and…
I don’t know why we do it again and again. Ever since the kids came along, we no longer go to get refreshed and recharged. Instead, we’d always feel more drained and tired. There was even once I attempted to do it without the domestic…
Some of my friends have tried it for fun and loved it. I never did try; flavored tobacco through a waterpipe is still tobacco. I’m referring to the shisha, also known as the hookah. But lately, I had to do it; I didn’t have…