FollowOur teenage chef cooked a big pot of kimchi soup that was so spicy that everyone was left gasping, breathless, dribbling with goo and gulping down cups of cool water 
. I went grocery shopping with Sherilyn yesterday morning and she chose a new brand of chili powder, which she didn’t think was so hot! …
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Home-cooked Korean Dinner ~ Thursday, 26 November 2020
It’s Korean for dinner again, by Chef Sherilyn! This time she cooked Bulgogi pork and pork ribs, kimchi soup, black fungus salad, home-made kimchi and home-made pickled radish. The last two dishes were prepped a couple of weeks ago. The pork and pork ribs were marinated with fresh pear and kiwi juice, red onions, scallions,…
Origin Superior Coolmax® Latex Pillow
We all know that having a good pillow helps us to get a restful sleep at night. An important factor for a healthy and happy life is getting an adequate amount of good quality sleep every night. A key factor towards achieving this is to invest in a good quality pillow. Have you ever bought…
Vitamins & Minerals: Do Young Children Need Them?
As a parent, you only want the best for your kids’ health, both today and in the long term. If you have young children, you might be looking through Wellements multivitamin reviews and wondering what kinds of vitamins and minerals your kids need to be at their best. Whether you choose to get your kids…
Dabbling In Latte Making
Besides playing masak-masak throughout the MCO, Sherilyn is now honing her latte making skill. She’s been experimenting with frothy latte with latte art the past few days because I happened to buy a new brand of fresh milk (Milky Hokkaido full cream milk) and it’s suitable for baristas. I would say that her different…
Milk for Pregnant Moms — What to Drink During Pregnancy
When I found out that I was pregnant with Alycia, my first born, I couldn’t believe my luck as she was an Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) baby conceived via IUI. Our fertility specialist told me on the day of my IUI procedure that only 1% of my hubby’s ‘little swimmers’ were good. I lost hope…
Monday Dinner ~ 23 November 2020 (Tung Por Yoke / Dong Po Rou)
Our teenage chef whipped up braised Tung Por Yoke (Dong Po Rou) for dinner tonight. And we were all her willing and happy guinea pigs again. She’s been wanting to try this recipe for a long time but we kept getting food from hubby’s shop, thus she had to postpone trying out this recipe umpteen times.…
Which Vitamins and Supplements Should You Take
Your body requires vitamins to heal, develop, and function. There are at least thirteen essential vitamins and 16 minerals. Some of the common vitamins include A, B6, B12, C, D, E, and K. With many vitamins and supplements, and it becomes difficult to determine the best combination. There are companies dedicated to ensuring you lead…
How Does Shipping Bids Work?
A friend of my hubby who is in the trucking business has recently lamented to us how his business has been affected since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. From a bustling business with five staff and making an average of five trips in a day, the partial lockdown imposed on our country has affected…
Simple Ways to Exercise Your Brain
These days, everyday routines require less and less effort and interaction. While this can make life more convenient, it can also cause your brain to suffer, affecting your ability to perform tasks accurately and efficiently. However, research has shown that the brain is capable of change and cognitive growth no matter what the age or…
CMCO Day 166 ~ Sunday, 22 November 2020
Hubs has bento box prepping at his shop in the morning, followed by a private kitchen event attended by celebrities in the evening. Since I have some free time on a Sunday, I went to his shop to help him with the photography to post on Catermate’s Facebook page as I’m helping him to manage…
Christmas Gift Ideas
This year seems to have whizzed past us so fast even though most of us have been locked up at home for the most part of this year because the world has been roiled by the Covid-19 pandemic. Now that I’ve reminded you that Christmas is just a month away, have you started shopping for…
Tonkatsu And Hiyayakko Tofu
Our teenage chef dished out Tonkatsu and chicken katsu with Japanese curry for dinner on our Monday. There’s also a side of Hiyayakko tofu (Japanese chilled tofu) and deep fried wakame. Our dinner was super oishī! Everything that Sherilyn dished out that night was superb and comparable with the ones from the expensive Japanese restaurants that…
How to Touch Up Car Paint Damage Like a Pro
It’s daylight robbery. Anyone who has ever had to fork out for a huge repair bill after even a tiny scratch in their car’s paint will know how empowering it would be to be able to fix up paint damage on your car. The team at elitepaints.co.uk has understood from many years of helping their…
Jump Start Your Fitness With a Trampoline
The benefits of a regular exercise routine are well-known: improved health, better sleep, and reduced stress levels, to name a few. But let’s face it, treadmills and stationary bikes can get a little boring. If you’re looking to put some fun back into fitness, channel your inner child and jump into a form of movement…
Cass the Assembler of Things
Cass had too much free time at home since there was no online class and piano last week (Deepavali holiday week). To kill boredom, she yanked off all the keys on her keyboard to do a thorough cleaning of the inside. I thought she’d have a hard time putting the keys back but this Lego…