Roast lamb, the Moroccan style



Another Jamie O's recipe. The use of cumin and tumeric powder, a great combination with leg of lamb. Just look at the juicy, succulent meat.


Baked potato slices with onions, fennel (leaves only), salt and pepper. (These potatoes were not baked yet) Sorry, no pictures on the finished product.

The leftover roast lamb was used for making pizza, using frozen naan bread.  One leg of lamb for two meals. Great choice!

Speaking with conviction and in boldness

Most people like to hear what they like to hear. Words that are nice to their ears…I call them 'sugar-coated words'. Not sure about you, I surely don't like that. However, to be harsh and with no compassion isn't the way to go. One must be able to speak strongly, boldly with conviction, peppered with love. I so love my pastor here.

"My son, do not regard lightly the discipline of the Lord, Nor faint when you are reproved by Him; For those whom the Lord loves He disciplines, ..." Hebrews 12:5,6

It is not that…

I haven't been blogging, those postings were cold-storaged as drafts. Have been so busy following news at home, back to being a political observer again. Another election looming in the horizon…

One man's junk is another man's treasure

We walked the alleys of Shanghai (not modern Shanghai) and found these…

NOT a replica. See that red logo on your right hand side? That's the red flag which the CCP has been using it for decades


The dialing ring is made of copper. Cool isn't it.


Old Shanghai two seater. Very beautiful and very well-kept. No tear at all. The seller told us that it was used in an office reception area. That probably explained why it was in a great condition.


Glass lamp shades. So love the vintage look. The spouse washed and scrubbed them faithfully.

All these for my new house! How much did I pay for them? Shhhhhh. The search continues….

This is a great Tab

Remember the spouse bought this for my birthday last year. It is so useful. With this, I don't have to print out recipes (save the trees) and I don't have to lug my HP laptop to the kitchen. With a tap on the Tab, my recipes appear!


Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1. Who needs the apple? *Wink*

Snowing…no more flurry-ing

For the very last time…(I will enjoy them while I can)


Big flakes of snow were falling and so did the temperature…


Nice healthy pot of hot soup for the sub-zero weather

So much to cook but so few mouths to eat…

Got this Christmas gift from a very good friend, loads and loads of wonderful recipes I want to try…I need more mouths to eat them cos' my mama said that it is bad to waste food.


So interesting to be able to refer to the book at the same time watching it.

So spoilt

Not the kids but yours truly!

During the Chinese New Year, a very good friend of ours fed us with Stilton cheese instead of the usual pineapple tarts. It was heavenly when ate with the baguette. My taste for cheese moved a notch higher after tasting his Stilton cheese. When I cam back, I saw them selling at an import goods supermarket and of course, I must have it. But with great disappointment, it just didn't taste that good.


This small slice, S$9.90 and not so nice. It has a not very nice after taste. *Thumbs down*

Banana Chocolate Cake

Another wonderful recipe shared by fellow mama. It was supposed to be chocolate banana squares. I tweaked mine because I wanted to cut down on the washing of utensils. I poured out the banana batter first then mixed the remaining batter with cocoa powder and poured the second layer. Whichever comes first, doesn't really matter.

Feed them well

Why do mothers not provide healthy home cooked meals to the family even when they are home most of the time? Especially in this part of the world where food scare is plentiful.

Maybe a lack of understanding that feeding children is not just about filling up their empty tummies. It is also about feeding their tiny bones, muscles, blood vessels, brain cells and everything that is required to help the body function. It is not about now, it is about building a healthy body which will last them for decades.

Kai came home with an interesting book. 'The Miracle of Water'. He is supposed to read it and do a power point presentation during the Monday assembly. The book is about positive words beget positive reactions. This author did a series of experiment on water crystals. He pasted words, positive and negative words in containers filled with water and when frozen, they became water crystals. Those with positive words attached, the water crystal has beautiful shapes. Those with negative words…. not very nice of course.

I noticed these two pictures in the book with the respective words attached to them….


How interesting. Even water crystals react well to home cooking!