Recipe - Beef Cubes with Red Wine

It is time to dig into my To-Try-Recipes collection as I've ran out of idea on what to cook. This time round, I'd decided to try this Beef Cubes with Red Wine recipe.


I guess beef and red wine will never go wrong but red wine in chinese style cooking ... 1st time I'm trying. Well, the dish turned out not that bad. In fact, it was quite nice. Only thing is that I think the red wine as per requested in the recipe is a wee bit too little. So, I added more instead.

This recipe worth trying especially you have a bottle of opened red wine chucked in your fridge.

Drama - 碧血鹽梟 (Sweetness In The Salt)

聶致遠 (馬浚偉飾), who works in the anti-smuggling camp, is determined to wipe out the Tau's Fort, which is the stronghold for salt smugglers. He pretends to be a down-and-out scholar. 竇勝雪 (楊怡飾), daughter of the chief smuggler, sympathizes with 致遠 and puts him up in the village. Later, they even become fond of each other.

During an anti-smuggling operation 勝雪 is badly hurt and has since been separated from 致遠 and her family. Fortunately she is saved by 胡亭軒 (黃浩然飾), son of salt merchant 胡坚 (郭鋒飾). 亭軒 takes her home. One day, 勝雪 is horrified to see the dead bodies of her parent being hung on the wall of the city tower, and that the official standing on the top of the tower telling the public not to sell smuggled salt is none other than the man she misses day and night. She is heartbroken, and her love for 致遠 turns into hatred that moment on.

Food - Ben and Jerry's Free Cone Day !!!

Today is Ben and Jerry's annual FREE CONE DAY !!! And this "gian peng" mummy of cos had made arrangement to go get her free cone :p

Since one of the participating outlet is at Singapore Zoo ... the more I should not miss this event. I took the opportunity to ask a friend along to go eat ice cream and to bring the kids to the zoo for a walk :)

Oswald really had enjoyed his day out at the zoo together with his new friend, Cayden.

Recipe - Food for the Kids

I'd been trying a few new recipe for the kids. One of them is from this book Nutritious Food for Baby and Toddler. I'd bought this book quite a while back but due to the kid's eating habit, I'd not been able to try out anything from the book till now.

The recipe for Pineapple and Chicken caught my attention. Pineapple being one of Oswald's favourite fruit gave me the idea to give this dish a try.


Of cos, mummy got to do the food tasting first before giving it to the kids. The combination was actually quite refreshing and the pineapple actually made it quite appetizing. To let Owein try out this dish, I scope a portion out (without the pineapples, of cos, because I scare he's little tummy cannot take it), blended it and mixed into his porridge.

Both kids seems to be ok with the dish. Oswald was happy because he gets to eat his pineapple. Owein too did not reject the food, so I guess this would be something which I can make for the kids once in awhile.

Finally everything come to a halt ...

Oh yes ... just like the heading ... I finally get to slow down my pace and can sit back and relax a bit. Why?? All because JM is going to Brunei again and there's a few things I need him to settle before he pack his bags and go.

While Oswald's at school yesterday, I got to drag JM to Home-Fix to shop for a new shower head (the one in my bathroom suddenly gave way on Monday night ... while I was taking my bath!!! Damn it !!!). After that, got some other nitty gritty stuffs to buy before it is time to pick Oswald.

Later on, plans were made to head out to purchase a new ironing board, to pick up a almost 'brand new' bicycle from someone in AMK and also to have a nice dinner with JM. Finally get to spend some 'personal' time with JM. To spice up the night. I'd received an SMS from my SIL saying that she got an extra pair of tickets to Fast n Furious 4 sneak preview. Whao ... that was god sent!!! We were trying our luck on the movie the night before but no where is airing it. That SMS really brought smile to our faces. So we adjusted a bit of our plans to factor in the movie :p

However, our excitement wasn't long lasting. Just as we were about to leave the house ... Owein threw up and create a mess in Oswald's room. The whole family was activited to clear up the mess. The mess plus soiled 3 diapers with not so favourable poop in a day sounds like trouble is on the way. But with assurance from my in-laws that they will keep a look out and monitor him, we then continued with our plans.

Received a call from home half way through our movie ... Owein vomitted out anything that went in. It gotten me quite worried and I give a call to our PD to ask her for advise. Her advise were followed and the tired boy also had finally fell asleep.

After the show, we got to continue with what's planned and undone. But just before we went off, we went back to check out the 'UFO' toy catcher which we had passed earlier. The doraemon is so cute ... cannot resist ... activitaed my toy catcher expert to give it a try. My SIL and her BF were also there to provide eye power!!! In less than 20 try ... here comes my DORAEMON !!! (Gona let Owein play with doraemon too cos he likes it too :) ... isn't he CUTE!!!)

By the time we got home, it was close to midnight already. Owein was still sleeping when we got back but were told that he woke up quite frequently to ask for milk but was given water instead. I bet the little one is probably hungry but too bad, his stomach just can't hold anything. There was even a mini puking episode just before we head to bed. Poor boy ... gona bring him to the doc tomorrow.

5 hours of rest was all that we got left before it is time to send JM to Changi Airbase. I bet JM was equally tired and worried for Owein but too bad he still got to go. Headed home after that, send Oswald to school then head to the doctor's clinic. Owein is diagnosed by the doctor to suffer from a mild stomach flu. So for Owein now, everything got to take it slow. Slow on water, milk and juice intake. Slow on solids intake.

Assurance from the doctor really work wanders. I can feel myself feeling not so tense and my body started to feel tired. Took a good nap with Owein after we picked Oswald up from school and settle lunch for him and my MIL. *Yawnz*

Recipe - Mango Strawberry Bruschetta

Last weekend marks the start of 2009 Formular 1 Racing. We had friends over to lunch and watch the Melbourne race.

Upon special request by JM, I'd made Roast Beef (again) for our guest and other than having Baked Potatoes and Salad to accompany the beef, I'd tried out another recipe ... Mango Strawberry Bruschetta.


Personally, I like it this way compared to the usual tomato salsa topping. Maybe I have a sweet tooth and hence like this sweet topping but this is definately worth a try if you are bored with the salsa.