FollowToday I tried microwaving sweet corns, something that I’ve never done before. I resorted to this method as carrying our heavy stainless steel wok and pot for steaming is too much for my painful tennis elbow hand to bear. So I had a light bulb moment and popped an ear of sweet corn into the…
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How to Make Time for Hobbies When You Have a Baby
The arrival of a new baby brings joy along with sleepless nights, endless feeding, nappy changes, and general chaos. While your little one becomes the focus of your world, it’s important not to completely neglect your hobbies and interests. Carving out small pockets of personal time will make you a happier, more relaxed parent. Follow…
It Takes A Village To Raise A Child
It’s been two weeks since my littlest one woke up and got disconnected from me and angry with me with no particular reason on the first day of school after the third term school holidays. Thank God she’s almost back to her usual self, though I wouldn’t say that her usual self was how she…
How To Get Your Children To Eat Green Leafy Vegetables
The littlest girl at home can be as stubborn as a mule when it comes to eating her leafy greens. There are only a handful of green leafy vegetables that this little girl would eat – spinach (cooked till really soft), Romaine lettuce, mustard green (sawi) and cabbage. Other non-leafy ones like broccoli, leek flower,…
Teaching Your Kids Living Skills At Home
Alycia was feeling a tad under the weather yesterday evening. She said she felt very hot inside her body and felt very tired. I touched her body but it didn’t feel that hot. I gave her a packet of Izumio hydrogen water and told her to pop 2 capsules of Super Lutein. Later, I fished…
Cheddar Cheese On Toast
Today’s lunch for Drama Queen and Cass was takeout Mee Siam from our favorite cafe. Cass was super hungry today. When she alighted from the school van, she grumbled “mum, I am SO hungry. My stomach is SO pain and growling. I am going to die from hunger!” The moment she got into the house,…
Time-Table For Kids
Kitchen’s Best Hack – Install A Table Fan
I discovered by accident that by blowing a fan directly at the onions that I am chopping can remove tearing – 100% tear-free!!!! This is by far the most valuable kitchen hack that I have discovered today… all by accident. Can you believe it? Ha ha ha! I am SO happy. Here’s to cheering myself…
Short Cuts Around The Kitchen
Living Skills Training For Kids
One of the activities for Sherilyn during this school holiday is living skills training 
She may be pretty clumsy, impulsive (she drives me nuts with her impulsiveness) and accident-prone, but when it comes to cooking, I can see that she is trying really hard NOT to be what she is 
As she flipped…
HFM’s Version of Thai-Style Grilled Fish
Involving Kids In Household Chores
What Do You Do If You Are Grossly Overcharged For Some Avocados?
Get a refund!! Though it may cause you some inconveniences of having to make a trip back to the mall. Yesterday, I bought 2 pieces of avocados from Cold Storage at The Gardens. They were RM3.99 each. I should be billed RM7.98 for the 2 avos but the cashier keyed an entirely wrong code during…
Lunch In A Thermos Pot
My multi-colored fried rice is ready and it is 11:30am now. After frying the rice, I transferred it into my Shuttle Chef Thermos pot before placing the pot into the insulated outer pot to keep the rice warm. My 3 rascals come home from school at different times of the day from 12:30pm, 2pm to…
Tug Of War
Rascal #2 and #3 were having a tug of war over a handbag accessory that was hanging on my handbag. We were at the Oriental Chinese Restaurant @ Jaya 33, PJ having dim sum for lunch and they were causing a big stink with their whining, screaming, pulling and tugging. Finally, I snatched the handbag…
Do you have any incentive scheme for your child to study hard and to score well?
It’s been almost 2 years and Alycia is still not through with her craze over the mouse series, Geronimo Stilton. She also favors Wimpy Kid, Enid Blyton, Famous Five, Ronald Dahl, Helen Moss, James Lee and any type of manga and comics. Well, basically this girl just loves to read books and magazines except her…