Showing posts with label Food. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Food. Show all posts

Tuesday, April 12, 2016

Edible food.

5 years ago.. I couldn't even cook proper instant noodles (somehow it gives me tummy ache..)

After many failed attempts (in the past few years) I'm finally cooking edible food!
Well at least good enough for me lah!


As I'm mostly eating with my first born, most of my meals would include
Protein (fish/chicken/meat/tofu/beans/egg)
Vegetable for fibre
and some carbs.


Here's just some of the meals I've done recently..
Okay maybe you're not interested.. so well for my own reference? haha.



Lazy day.. I can't remember if this was for lunch?
Chicken, macaroni, vegetable, (mine with spring onion hee)



Fish, Ladies finger, bean sprout, white rice.


White rice, fried egg, mushroom, carrot, broccoli and cauliflower.


Fried cauliflower rice, egg, luncheon meat, green peas, corn, onion, carrot.
Looks like there's no carbs in this meal but just a reminder that vegetables do contain carbs too! :D



Brown rice, tofu, cauliflower, carrots, green veg (idk name), 
ladies fingers, fried tomato and egg, fried fish.


This is my overnight oats, usually for lunch.


Chicken, Macaroni, mushroom, carrots, celery.
Not enough fibre in this.. probably ran out of vegetable that day...


Pasta, ladies fingers, crabstick, eggplant/brinjal , prawns, bean sprout.


Wholemeal mesa or is it beehoon? Minced meat, mushroom, carrot, broccoli.


Long beans, brown rice, seafood soup (bitter guard, tofu, prawns, fish, crabstick, tomato)
Soup base is made using fish bones, chicken bones, ginger and garlic.


Tofu, minced meat with bitter guard
Minestrone macaroni soup (kidney beans, carrots,  tomato, onion, barley, celery)


Broccoli, fried cauliflower rice egg, sausage?, french bean, carrot.


Wholemeal beehoon fish soup (black fungus, carrots, tomato, cauliflower)
Soup base is made using chicken bones, ginger and garlic.


Eggplant/brinjal, bell peppers with bean sprout, chicken, button mushroom, cabbage and broccoli.

Monday, September 21, 2015

Collagen Stock / Bone Broth (Also known as Collagen Jelly Soup)


It's much easier than I thought and it's not as expensive as I thought it would be too!

I got my recipe from this blog post.


You would need some Big Bones.




Some Chicken Feet (usually I get 2 boxes..)



Some Chicken Bones. 

Boil 2 pots of water.
1 small pot to parboil the bones.
Another bigger pot for the real deal..

Place the bones in the big pot of boiling water.
As it cooks some junks/oil will float up to the top of the soup.
Remove the scum for a clearer and smoother broth.


Let it boil for about 10mins or so and then put it on low fire for a few hours.
If you have a slow cooker or thermal pot can use them too. :)

I use a thermal pot and usually keep it overnight and remove the soup in the morning.
My soup is usually still warm and I will use a sieve + scum skimmer sheet to remove oil / scums.

Each time I cook this I can get about 4 portions so I will use 1 portion for that day and keep the other 3 portions in the fridge after it cools.



Very versatile soup base.
I use it to cook ABC soup, fish porridge, fishball soup or even use it to cook noodles.
Add a bit of sesame oil and a pinch of salt and it taste just outside's food!


Can you guess what I'm going to have for dinner tonight? :D

Tuesday, June 02, 2015

Fine Motor Skill : Egg Peeling

This activity is simple, fun and delicious. :P

Materials :
  • 2 Hard Boil Eggs
  • Bowl
Steps :

1. Remove hard boil eggs from pot, run it under tap water and leave it too cool for a while.

2. Once it's cooled (not so hot) you can hand it to your child.

3. You can use 1 egg to demonstrate and the other for your little one to try.

4. My favourite step of all! Consume the peeled egg! *om nom nom nom*



Tuesday, May 05, 2015

907g of Kettle Brand Krinkle Cut Potato Chip (Sea Salt)

On Labour Day, we were out grocery shopping as usual..
and got a huge bag of chips!

Usual size of Kettle Brand Potato Chips is approx 142g.
The one we bought is 907g!
Approx 6 times the size of the usual bag of chips!

This is a photo of the bag of chips standing next to my seated child.

Yes, you can barely see my child in this photo because that's how huge the bag of chips is. :P


Hubby and I with the huge bag of chips.

The best part is that the chips only cost $9.90!
Just as an reference, the normal bag of chips cost around $4.95.

Super worth to purchase for PARTY~ :D

Monday, April 06, 2015

Review : Sweet & Spicy Topokki Hot Sauce


Item : Sweet & Spicy Topokki Hot Sauce
Price : $2.40 (NTUC Fairprice)


Product Review :
I've come across this on the shelf at NTUC many times but never though of purchasing it cause no one eating with me and I don't think I can finish it all.. The other day I decide to cook this as my brother would be home for dinner.

Usage :
Super easy, just boil the rice cakes, add the sauce and stir!

Taste:
It's really nice but I think I had too much water and rice cake. :D


Will I purchase it again? Yes I would probably purchase it again!




Monday, March 30, 2015

3rd Order from Iherb + My first Popping Popcorn Experience

Not too long ago I blogged about my current new favourite online shop?
Yes this is the 3rd order I was talking about! :D

Again, this is not a paid/sponsored post, however if you use the coupon code that I will be providing I do get some form of rewards. The coupon code TBC541 gives you discount of up to $10.00 off your first order!


I love receiving parcels, it's like receiving presents!

Ordered on 17th March.
Shipped out on 19th March.
Arrived at my house on 24th March.



This time I bought a bunch of snacks/supplements!
For purchase above $40 there's a 5% discount.
In total I paid USD41.33 (SGD58.96) for this order.



Nature's Way, Fenugreek Seed, 610 mg, 180 Capsules
Nature's Way, Blessed Thistle Herb, 100 Capsules

Many mummies mention that these seeds/herbs are milk boosters so I thought I should order them to try. Fenugreek seed is retailing in most places at around SGD14-SGD18 per bottle, purchased on iherb at only SGD11.68 (before discount). Blessed Thistle is retailing at around SGD10-SGD16 per bottle, pursed on herb at only SGD8.53 (before discount).

Currently these 2 supplements are entitled to volume discount of 10-15%, so if you intend to purchase more bottles it will be even cheaper!



Barbara's Bakery, Snackimals, Animal Cookies, Chocolate Chip, 6 Bags, 1 oz (28 g) Each

Bought this for my girl as her snack in school from a shop nearby before and it's quite nice. Bought through Iherb for SGD6.94 for 6 packs. Not cheap but oh well she doesn't have cookies that often...



iHerb Goods, Day & Night Pill Organizer

This is what I choose for the trial item. Only paid SGD0.71 for this and I think it will be used well. :D



Jarrow Formulas, Organic, Extra Virgin Coconut Oil, 16 oz (454 g)

SGD16.95 (before discount) Bought this because some mummies recommend using this for many purpose. You can use it to bake, use it to apply to hair/skin etc and it's apparently another milk booster. So yeah I'm going to use it to bake! :D

The first thing I used it for is to pop popcorns though! Hee Hee.



Nairn's Inc, Oat Cookies, Dark Chocolate Chip, 7.1 oz (200 g)

I love cookies and I love dark chocolate. :D Oat cookie is also known as a milk booster so yeah it seems like a good enough excuse to buy it? SGD5.68 (before discount)

Okay this photo totally didn't do the cookies justice!
It's delicious and I will purchase again, in fact I am putting it in my shopping cart right now so when I order my 4th iherb order I will remember to purchase it! :P





I have been wanting to purchase this for a really long time. Like since I bought the happycall pan a few years back? lol. SGD5.59 (before discount).

A day after receiving my parcel I decide to pop the popcorns haha. First batch I used olive oil, second batch I used coconut oil. Coconut oil is quite nice and both times I didn't use much oil so it doesn't feel oily at all! Super healthy and at the same time it's satisfying!


My first Popping Popcorn Experience

Spread 1-2 teaspoon of oil on pan (butter works too I think.)

My happy call pan the magnet come out already. -.-'

Once the oil is hot, put in the corns and wait for it to pop.
After it starts popping you can shake it a little so that it doesn't get burn.
When no more popping sound can be heard, you can  pour out the popped popcorns in a huge bowl.


Popping popcorn is really fun and it's simple too! :)

Just a bit of popcorn and I get 1 big bowl of fresh fluffy popcorn. :D

The popping sound can be quite scary so do keep little kids away.
I was so scream-y when I opened the lip before the popping was done haha.

Saturday, March 21, 2015

My new favourite online shop!

This post is about my second order.
As I am writing this post my 3rd order is on it's way.. :P

There's so much I want to rave about this shop and no this is not a paid/sponsored post, however if you use the coupon code that I will be providing I do get some form of rewards. The coupon code TBC541 gives you discount of up to $10.00 off your first order!


My current favourite online shop is the awesome iherb.com!


Located in the US however not to worry cause shipping to SG is actually quite affordable!

I paid USD4 for shipping this big box of items!
Really affordable right?
It's even cheaper than most door-to-door courier in SG!

Only USD4 you must be thinking the delivery confirm took very long and there's no tracking right?
Sorry to break it to you.. It took less than a week for these lovelies to be delivered to my doorstep!
and tracking code is available once they shipped out. Having a tracking code that I can track online is very helpful! I can keep checking on the status so I would roughly know when to be home for delivery!

Ordered on 28th Feb.
Shipped out on 2nd March.
Arrived at my house on 5th March!


Next I want to talk about their products. :D

If you have walked into any of those "health shops" or shops selling organic stuffs you will know that these imported organic items are usually very pricey. After the birth of my cutie pie, I start to be more wary of the items I am using on/around or giving to my child. I cut down on processed food and try to give her as much fresh food as possible. Toddler snacks / kids safe cleansers are either too expensive or difficult to find in Singapore, so when I found this online shop it's like finding gold!



This is my 2nd order. I will roughly describe the items I bought and why I bought them.
The reason why I don't want to talk about the first order it's because it's mainly essential oil and I don't want to talk about EOs. So yups here goes.. :D



BabyGanics, The Grime Fighter, All-Purpose Cleaner, Lavender, 32 fl oz (946 ml) (Discontinued Item)

I bought this product when my cutie pie had a bit of eczema and I wanted something good, safe and non toxic to clean the house and when I saw the last bottle at kiddy palace, I bought it. Halfway through the bottle I find that it's very helpful in cleaning up messes and I use it all the time to clean toys, floor, tables, her play area and even walls! Unfortunately after that bottle I can't find this exact same product all over SG anymore. :( When I saw that iherb is selling this I order it immediately! After they send out my order the product is discontinued! Now I'm down to this last bottle I hope it can last me long enough till I find another good product.

Price wise on herb it's less than S$10 (SGD6.99) but when I bought at kiddy palace it cost me around $17+-.

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Sierra Bees, Organic Lip Balms, Variety Pack, 3 Pack, 0.15 oz Each

I bought this under the product trial and this pack of 3 only cost me USD1 ! If I didn't remember wrongly 1 piece cost around $4 in SG shops! iherb have this product trial listing page that with every order you can purchase 1 product trial item. Some items are tester size, some are full retail sizes, example there's a tea sample pack that has 3 different tea bags and that only cost $0.10, then there's this pack of 2 facial mask sheets for only $0.50.

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Method, Glass + Surface, Natural Glass Cleaner, Mint, 28 fl oz (828 ml)

Bought this to try out cause I have some dirty windows and Mirrors at home. :P
Cost S$6.95 on local website, on iherb it's USD3.82 (approx SGD5.29).
Used it almost immediately and I love it. It cleans well and the minty smell is quite refreshing too.

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ATTITUDE, Floor Surfaces, Tiles & Wood Cleaner, Citrus Zest, 35.2 fl oz (1.04 L)

Bought this to try out mainly because I have wooden floors at home and this cleaner is suitable for both tiles and wood. I wouldn't recommend to purchase this from iherb though cause I just found out that it's cheaper in some of the online shops in SG. Googled and there are shops selling this at SGD7.50 (not including postage though) and I paid ard SGD8+ (after discount).

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Peanut Butter & Co., Smooth Operator, Creamy Peanut Butter, 16 oz (454 g)

I love peanut butter and saw a friend instagram-ed this so I bought it. Love it! :D
Comparing to my usual peanut butter this one feels less sweet (I could eat a huge spoonful of it on a slice of bread and not feel like it's sinful or what.. Price wise it's slightly more expensive than my usual peanut butter but I feel that it's still quite worth it. :D

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Earth Mama Angel Baby, Organic Milkmaid Tea, Fragrant Fennel Herb, Caffeine Free, 16 Tea Bags, 1.23 oz (35 g)

Recently decide to re-lactate so decide to purchase this to try. Most SG shops selling at around $7.90-$12.50 per box! It's only around SGD6.91 on iherb and currently for Earth Mama Angle Baby products they have this volume discount, like if you purchase 2 for 10% discount, purchase 4 for 12% discount or if you are drinking it very often or you want to share the already super low shipping with other mummies you can purchase 12 boxes for 15% discount!

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Chocolove, Almonds & Sea Salt in Dark Chocolate, 3.2 oz (90 g)

I bought this as a gift for my husband but I got a bite and I love it! It's not sweet, not really bitter and not very salty, somehow just perfect for me. I love it and would probably purchase it again with my 4th order?

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Those who knows me, knows that I'm a sucker for free gifts and so far with every order from iherb, they will include a little gift with the order. For my first order they gave me a letter opener, for this second order they gave me a bookmark that can be used as a ruler. Can't wait to see what they are giving me for my next order. :P


Just a reminder if you are a new customer, do remember to use this coupon code TBC541 to get your discount! You will save USD5 on your first iHerb order (regardless of order amount!)
If your order totals $40 or more, you will save USD10! and if you purchase above $40 you will get an additional 5% discount on top of the USD10 off!


Enjoy shopping! :D

Tuesday, March 03, 2015

Review : Samyang Korean Spicy Ramen

The husband was craving for some spicy noodles so I did a little search online for something that I think he will like.. Bought this after checking out 3 supermarkets!


Verdict? It's super spicy but really nice! :D

The first time I only tried a few mouthfuls, the second time I added a bit of my leftover pasta sauce and could finish the whole plate on my own! :D

From many sources it seems that this noodle is sold out in many places, kinda regret that I only bought 1 (5packs in 1), will try to stock up the next time I see them on the shelfs! If you see me buying them, dun fight with me k?!


Price : Ranges from $6.90-$8.20 depending on where you get them.

Product Review :

Cooking :
Quite easy, as it's "dry noodles" there is an extra step to pour out most of the water once the noodle is cooked.

Step 1, boil water.
Step 2, put in noodle to cook.
Step 3, once noodle is cooked pour out water and put in a few spoonful of water
Step 4, pour in the spicy sauce and mix
Step 5, put noodles on plate/bowl
Step 6, put garnish on noodle
Step 7, Put noodle in mouth, chew, swallow and then complain it's very hot! :P

Smell :
Really nice and not choking at all! Kinda mislead you into thinking that maybe it's not as spicy as many have mentioned. :P

Appearance :
The seaweed sesame seeds garnish pack is not a lot, thinks it looks nicer with maybe some side veg and a sunny side up egg!

Taste :
Awesome and Shiok!
The first time I tried it my lips felt like it swelled haha. Took a little while to clear but I craved for it shortly after the first try! At this moment I want to have it again! but need to go sleep now. :(

Will I buy/try again? :
Yes definitely!!

If you are thinking of trying, hope this short review helps you make your choice. :)

Friday, November 22, 2013

Recent changes to my diet.

Aw.. one of my comfort food~~

I love junk food! Burgers, chips, various kinds of fried food, chips, nuts, soft drinks, ice-cream, ...
2 years ago when I was trying to have a baby, I decide to cut down on my unhealthy food intake. :P


 Fish is healthier than say fried chicken? :P

Knowing that being overweight/unhealthy lessens the chance to become pregnant, I started eating a little healthier... More veg, less fast food. Cutting down on fast food was torturous! I had fast food about 4times a week and I cut down to about once a week?

Then I got pregnant with Winnie. I wanted to make sure she gets more nutrition, so other than drinking formula milk (something which I really dislike), I tried to eat as much vegetables as possible. Salad, niang toufu, seafood soup were food I had very often. :D


After my baby was born, I decide to breastfeed. I watched my diet to ensure she gets better milk, and I was afraid of water retention too. So less salt in my food and I started cooking a bit here and there.


Then my baby started weaning. I was cooking for her and decide to cook for myself too and sometimes we eat the same food (no salt, less/no processed food). Most of the time we have porridge, steamed food, boiled food, soup. All the "healthier" stuffs. Now that she can have a tiny bit of salt in her food so I put a bit of Marmite in her porridge or on plain bread (plain bread doesn't have much nutrients and I can't give her peanut butter yet).


I still have junk food once in a while and I love cold drinks like 100plus, coca cola..


Recently I had a health checkup and apparently my blood sugar is a little high.
Am quite upset about this as I seldom have sugary stuffs other than a bit of soft drinks here and there. :( Now I limit my soft drinks intake and try to have tea/honey/water when I am dining outside instead of soft drinks.


Oh well. Somehow this became a super long post. :P