World Breastfeeding Week

Breastfeeding Week Sharing Session:

Nurse in Public (NIP) : 
- how was your first time nursing in public? where was it? were u nervous or confident? 
- how to overcome the clumsiness of trying to do so many things at once i.e. unbutton your nursing bra, take put the nipple, lift up your shirt etc? 
- words of advice for new mums to make NIP a breeze?

Watches

You learned how to compliment on a nice watch. "Waaaa... So nice wo..." said while looking at GrandPa's gold watch. 

So I bought you this wrist band "watch" from McD's :) and you're happily posing with Mommy's. 

<3

Royal Baby!

Woohoo~ The Royal Baby is arrived!

Congrats Kate & Prince William for their little prince - who's very healthy weighed in at 8 pounds 6 ounces!

Find us @ Djacaranda, Setiawalk!

We're excited to be part of the artisan handmade store, Djacaranda!

Drop by for the opening ceremony @ 1pm, Sunday, 1st June @ Setiawalk Puchong. 

15% off everything, see ya there! 

<3

***** Updated after the launch *****

We're facing the pool with a wonderful view :) it's a nice place to have a cuppa by the pool :)

Thanks for the many enquiries! 

The ambassador, Norra Claire, with the founder, Louise :)

Djacaranda's owner, Winnie, and Claire Organics' founder, Louise :)

It was a good start on the first day of sales! Thanks for the many enquiries and I shall see you all again soon! :)

Handmade with Love,

Louise

<3

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.

Grab your free Easter Bunny Ear hair band! Available at 12-3pm, 6-8pm

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!