What do you do when you are too busy to cook but not too busy to eat a good meal? You find ways to make your life easier without compromising your balance diet…this is one of my very easy yet yummy recipies, even my 3 (nearly 4) year-old can make it…some say Iam cheating as …
May 16
Joys of a Nursing Mum: Weaning
For most mothers chose to nurse their young, I bet you can not agree more when I say most mothers have worries about establishing nursing in the early days, then find it difficult to wean the baby off without baby screaming bloody murder! I am one of the mummies! Whilst searching the web on ‘How …
May 12
Making Beetroot Chinese Steamed Buns
It has been awhile since I posted anything. We have been busy…Ewan has started cruising and teething…so all hands on deck (or rather all hands on Ewan in my case). This recipe is similar to Making Spinach Chinese Steamed Buns….just swap the spinach for beetroot and adjust the liquid content as you mY not have …
May 10
Review on My Food Processor (Kenwood Multi Pro)
Under construction One of my most used kitchen gadget! Though I must say some of the attachments are a waste of space. Stay tuned as I will try to describe all the attachments which apparently have 34 functions.
Apr 28
Reducing Our Carbon Footprint – GO SOLAR
We are doing our bit for the planet by using clean renewable energy! After a good few weeks of pondering, calling around, making appointments, surveys, contract agreement, putting up scaffoldings, today is D-day that we finally have our solar panels installed and live…up and running! Hurray! Yes, solar panels don’t come cheap, but we got …
Mar 29
Making Homemade Pizza from Scratch (Beetroot bread base)
After my experimental spinach bread pizza to add as much iron containing food into my boys’ diet…and the fact that they loved it…it is only natural that I try making beetroot bread base pizza…after all beetroot is supposedly good for the heart and has anti-aging nutrients! Ingredients and method is about the same as previously …
Mar 28
Making Tomato Sauce for Homemade Pizza
This is my garlicky tomato sauce. Pretty pungent on its own, but a match made in heaven when spread on pizza as the tomato base. Easy to make, just laborious to de-skin and de-seed the tomatoes. Well worth the effort. In fact, I make a big batch and store it in the freezer and defrost …
Mar 28
Making Bechamel / White Sauce (For Macaroni and Cheese, Fish Pie, ‘Escalope Parmesan’)
This is one of my boys’ favourite. I like making this knowing that I use loads of milk and my boys are drinking the ‘milk gravy’ containing loads of goodness and calcium for their growing bones…and to prevent brittle bones for us oldies! Here is how I make my white sauce also known as bechamel …
Mar 28
Making Homemade Bread or Pizza Without a Bread Maker or Dough Hook
There is nothing like the smell and taste of freshly baked bread or pizza…simple food for the soul…comfort food. As bread is filled with carbs, I always do my best to add more nutrients to my fresh bread by adding ‘super food’ . Such ‘super food’ or food loaded with nutrients includes fresh/powdered milk, fortified …
Mar 23
Making Homemade Pizza from Scratch (Macaroni and Cheese Pizza) with Spinach Bread
Last night I asked my 3 years old Ethan what he would like to cook for his dinner today. The options I gave him were 1. Sushi 2. Quiche 3. Pizza 4. Chicken pie Ethan told me he would like macaroni and cheese pizza! What a weird combo I thought and laughed …it looks like …