Stuffed Cheesy Bacon Jalapeño & Portobello Mushroom

One of my all time favourite, finally got to try it - Stuffed cheesy bacon portobello mushroom! This time tried it with Jalapeño too!

For first time attempt, successful! :)

My own version of recipe here:

Stuffed Jalapeño/ Portobello Mushroom with Cheesy Bacon

Ingredients:

Base:

4 Portobello Mushroom

2 Jalapeño, sliced into half

Stuffing:

100g Bacon chunks

1 big onion, chopped into small cubes

1 egg

A bit of dried herbs: oregano, basil, thyme

A pinch of black pepper

A pinch of salt

Sauce:

Salsa, or, I substituted with Ketchup

Topping:

100g Mozzarella cheese 

Steps:

1. Spread the bases with sause

2. Mixed all the stuffings well, spoon evenly onto portobello mushrooms and jalapeños 

3. Cover with toppings 

4. Pre-heat the oven and bake for 10 minutes or till it's brown or the cheese melted

5. Or, since I don't have an oven, i used a non-stick pan :) Line the non-stick pan with a little oil, heat up and lightly sautée the bottom of the mushrooms and jalapeño. Cover the pan to allow slow heat for 10 minutes, or till cooked. 

6. Served warm, enjoy! :)

Let us know how it goes! Or, what's your version of this recipe?

Today. My Princess Turns Two.

Who just turns two? I still can't believe it, my then newborn little bunny was now a 2year old little lady. All happens in the blink of an eye!

You can sing, so many songs and, even created your own tunes sometimes! And you are one of the top students in your music class :)

You can fetch the potty, manage your pants down, finish your business and pull up your pants again. I'm proud!

You love drawing. Crayon, water colour, colour pencil, next I'll buy you marker okay?

You love company. Early in the morning when I'm getting ready to work, you'll hold my hand,"Mommy, sit down please." I'll spend a brief moment with you drawing stuffs or enjoying your sticker activities. Untill I'm running late, I hate to rush away from you while you calling me to come back. That makes me cry all the time :'(

You love wearing pretty stuffs. Ribbon, nice dress, pretty hat, fancy bracelets. You will request on certain items at the children's accessories department while you're busy trying them on.

You will grow up to be a happy gal, clever gal, healthy gal, good gal. And a gal who you wanna be :)

Mommy love you. Love you so much.
xoxoxo

Birthday Party Packs

Busy preparing party packs for my little Darling :)

Claire Organics @ Easter Bazaar

It's happening now @ Easter Bazaar, Desa Parkcity.

To thank our customer for great support, we're giving away free gifts with any purchase!

Come over with your little ones for lots of Easter crafty fun! Easter egg painting, henna tattoo, mini photo session, cookies workshop etc.

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Norra @ 23months!

Cutting watermelon :)

Her first 'masak-masak' set :)

Sorry Mommy's been so busy (and lazy too) that I haven't been jotting down your milestones.
It's too fast that I missed catching up!

Loving
Stickers! Started having stickers from music teacher and we noticed how much you loved them. Mommy specifically ordered a set of sticker story books for you. That's something you really enjoy playing with us :)

Potty
You're officially on nappy-free completely. Grandma practices with you in the day for a while and now we're confident enough to let you go to bed without one! Not even need it when we're out! Definitely proud of you!

Speaking
Lots of sentences. You can express freely in terms of wanting or "no wan". Calling people morning when we go downstairs after waking up, without me asking you to :)
Part of the bedtime routine, "Mommy, I want, Miggie and, Donner Duck!" demanding for your favourite video clip.
In the middle of the night, sometimes from my deep sleep, I can hear,"Mommy, peez, guhm! Oi Oi Chuuee, dwink nen nen!"

Watching
Love watching Winnie the Pooh. Not even a few times watching and you can already tell me the stories :) after a while you started singing the songs in the videos. Love you!

Listening and Singing
You're definitely loving music so much. Especially the songs we played from your music class. That's a must-have for nap time routine :)

Enjoying going to your music class, of course. Spending time with your peers and oh well, you can actually pay attention to teacher too. Mommy's so proud :)

Learning
You've been playing with crayon for a while, water colours and even pencil colours. Though not much interest in drawing but we're learning colours at least. We're working on numbers too. Almost counting to ten. You often go from "one, two, theee, voh, seven!" Mommy will usually correct you by saying six, seven, then you'll be able to go,"egg, nai, ten!" Gave me a high-five and laughing away.

Eating
Favourite snack at the moment - seaweed! Though raisin still hold its top 3 places but seaweed can calm you instantly without failed.

Loving you more each day.
Proud Mommy
Xoxoxo

Cheesy Tuna Casserole

Cheesy Tuna Casserole!

Happycall Pan! Seen here on my Delicooker

My very first attempt on Cheesy Tuna Casserole! I did some modification, with spiral pasta and "pan-baked" with my newly bought Happy Call Pan.

Here's the recipe:

Tuna chunks in olive oil - 2 can

Spiral pasta - half a packet from 375g

Cheddar/ Mozarella cheese - 150g

Mushroom soup - 2 sachet, stir well in 1 cup of hot water

1 medium carrot - cut into small cubes

1 big onion - cut into bite size

Bacon - cut into bite size

Herbs - basil 1 teaspoon, oregano 1 teaspoon, thyme 1 teaspoon

Black pepper - half a teaspoon

Salt - 1 teaspoon

Nacho - 1 medium packet

Steps:

1. Cook spiral pasta with a teaspoon of salt in water, drain and mix well with olive oil, for later use

2. Stir-fry carrot, onion and bacon till brown

3. Mix all the ingredient in the pan (I mixed mine seperately in a large bowl before transferring the mixture to the pan, whichever easier for you)

4. Bake for 10mins or till brown

5. Sprinkle the top with lightly crushed nachos.

6. Serve warm, enjoy!

Relactation

Of late I've been experiencing extremely low supply, for the whole of last month. I was working extremely busy and often skipped pumping sessions. Most of the day I managed to pump only once at work. Feeling so guilty to bring home only about 3oz of breastmilk.

I've also started going on a no-carbs diet. I can't be going on feeling and looking disgusting. So I'm expecting that will further reduce my supply as I'm cutting down food and carbs intake.

To my surprise, lately I noticed a slight increase on supply. Especially this morning, instead of my usual 2-3oz, I got myself almost a 5oz! That's really something that I didn't expect! So I traced back what I did, only thing I can think of that helped me would be the oats that I've been taking every morning for a week already. I'm glad that my breastfeeding journey is not going to end soon. Next, is to stock up more oats! :)

Seaweed Soup To Boost Your Supply

Thanks Mom for the lovely home cooked seaweed soup. That's exactly what I needed!

Kombu seaweed is rich in protein, calcium, iodine, magnesium, iron and folate. Lower rates of breast cancers have been reported in Japanese women eating a diet high in kelp. Lignans, which help fight cancer are found in high quantity in kelp and may provide protection against certain cancers. In many asian cultures, seaweed soup is considered a must for pregnant and nursing women, as eating seaweed is an effective way of stimulating healthy breast milk production.

Seaweed is also given to students, usually without fail on the night before an important exam, as seaweed is believed to support optimal brain function. Also, because of its high protein, essential nutrients and chinese medicinal qualities it can help support healthy weight loss.
In Korean, this soup is called mi-yuk gook. and can be purchased at most Asian markets and health food stores. Dr. Kim provides a delicious recipe at his website here: http://drbenkim.com/recipes-seaweed-soup.html

Ingredients:
1 package of dried seaweed (1 ounce is fine for four servings), available in all Korean food markets – ask for the kind used to make seaweed soup, or mi-yuk gook (you don’t want the thin kind used to make sushi rolls.)

6 cups of vegetable broth or organic chicken broth 

2 teaspoons of sesame oil

Naturally brewed soy sauce or sea salt, to taste

1 teaspoon of minced garlic (optional)

Directions:
Soak seaweed in water for two hours or until soft. Drain and rinse really well, as dried seaweed can come with a lot of dirt, just like spinach does.

Put all ingredients, including seaweed, into a large pot and bring to a boil, then simmer for five minutes to allow all the flavors to come together.

Koreans traditionally enjoy this seaweed soup with a bowl of white or brown rice, sometimes together in the same bowl.

Darling is now 19 Months Old!

My Darling baby gal just turned 19 months old on Monday. Time doesn't seem to wait at all. She's getting really grown up these days.

Solid Foods

She loves her greens. Favourites are french bean, bayam, carrot, yao mak, Choy sum...
She used to love egg and salmon, but lately it seems a bit boring for her. All time favourite is Shiitake mushroom, still loving it from the start till now!
Porridge has became the history, she could spend her while meal just on plain rice or noodles, of course we complete that with her favourite vege and sometimes fish or meat.
Oh yes, she enjoyed her first chicken drum stick last weekend, one was not enough and asked for second one!

Motor Skill

She can twist and turn to open almost any jar with cap. Medications or supplements should be placed somewhere out of her reach.
Going up and down the bed and sofa very skilfully.

Senses

We've been exposing her out of the house without shoes. So she can explore and really feel the tiles and grass barefooted. A bit hesitated to step on the grass at first, but with distraction and company, she started enjoying walking over it. Keeps herself busy plucking Grandpa's plant and peeking over the fishes. Each time we go out to play, one of her usual activity will be "wok wok wok".

About 3 weeks ago, we had a family trip to Kuantan Hyatt, a very nice and relaxing place. Darling was having her horrible first experience on the beach when the first wave hit her legs. She's got a shock and chill, from then onwards she refused to go down to even touching the sand. Basically crying the whole time till we left the beach! :(

Nursing

I'm proud of my nursing champion who still nurse like a pro. That's her usual bedtime routine to chill out on me and have her nen-nen before drifting right into dream land.
Lately she can even unlatch and ask to latch on the other side. Where's my baby who would just nurse quietly till sleep?!

This is another habit that I'm trying to break. Nursing to sleep is something that I wished I did differently from the start. It's easier for moms in the beginning but as they grow, you won't wish to carry on that habit. It makes it so hard for other family members to settle them as they're too used to sleep with nen-nen. So it's almost impossible for mommy to take a break. Hubs tried to help in the beginning but it gets harder till he learned that he could never settle her to sleep as he doesn't have nen-nen. So night time routine has always been my one-man show.

Speech

She's been a little chatter box speaking with her own cutie language. Speaks to her lovey, speaks to the books, speaks to the adults. All in sentences that only she can understand :) We would answer her like we know what she's talking about. But if we got it right, she'll be very delighted.

Also, she sings better now. Used to be just single words from the lyrics but now sings a little longer. She remembers every single song that we played for her. From the CDs, from Daddy's car player, from Grandpa's music videos.

Potty

Darling learned to alert us whenever she feels like having bowel movement. She could even tell us before she wanna pass urine. Whenever we hear "Mm Mm", we'll put her on potty immediately for her to do her business.

It's really a major milestone as we've been trying that for quite some times.

Mommy so proud of you!
Mmmmmmuah!!

Murungai Curry with Sardine

First Attempt of Murungai Sardine Curry!

Finally Mel got me a few sticks of fresh Murungai. And I made an effort to leave work early to cook.

Half way cooking, Hubs join in the fun to prepare the chapatti and roti canai. It took me about 1.5hour for the cooking and finally we ate at 9pm!

It's diluted as we kept adding water to boil but without adding extra curry powder and salt. So we had to top up with a bit of soy sauce to make it edible. Overall not too bad for my first attempt!

Here's the recipe from Mel:

Sardine Curry Recipe

Sautée the onions, garlic, spices 1/2 teaspoon, add 1/4 teaspoon of fenugreek seed, curry leaves and green chilli.

Once slightly cooked, put in 2-2.5 tablespoon of fish curry powder, 1/2 teaspoon of tumeric powder and one cup of water.

Wait for it to simmer then add more water, put in veges and Murungai.

Halfway boiling, put in sardine into the boiling pot. Once potatoes are softened, ready to serve.