COVID-19 | Supermarket situations

Note to self. This is the current situation at my nearest supermarket.
No eggs, no vermicelli, no instant noodles, no pasta.

Online Purchases | Gameboy

This just came in a few days ago and it has kept both my hubby and boys very happy!

Jay Cooks | A Simple Mee Sua

1. Mee Sua
2. Fried Egg
3. Blanched Vegetables
4. Anchovies
5. Sliced Pork
   

Homemade Dalgona Coffee

Recent trending on social media is Dalgona Coffee!

Have you tried making yours yet?

Jay Cooks | Chicken Chop Corn Rice

Google 3D Animals

Some parts of the world have been under lockdown and the parents are having a difficult time to entertain the kids at home. Recently discovered is this really fun feature on google where you can use your mobile phone to google for an animal, for example: "LION".

Underneath the description of the animal, there is a "Meet a life-sized lion up close". Click on the "View in 3D" and you will be able to see the lion in your own living room!

And you are able to take pictures of the animals too!!!

And you can also resize the animals in your living room. So awesome yah!

Velle Cooks!

1. ABC Soup
2. Sardines with tomatoes
3. Stir fry caixin with garlic
   

Jules James and Jade | Play Room

Hubs was saying the other day that Jade doesn't really sleep in her room and the kids toys are piling up. So he decided to make use of our old ikea shelves from our previous home to set up a shelf to put all their toys.

Both Jules and James helped their daddy in erecting the shelves.

The ikea shelves are starting to take form.

Jade helped by putting all her toys onto the shelf.

James testing out the Play Room, but he is not playing!
He is actually doing some colouring work.

The walls above the shelves looks empty.
Next home improvement, to hang some of my kids' doodles.

Jade | Dress Up!

Today is dressed up day for Jade who is going to visit her grandparents. She is wearing a green t-shirt from H&M kids, a mermaid sequinned skirt from Cotton On Kids and she is very excited. And on top of her little head, she has a ponytail with a frozen ribbon clip, matching the colour theme.

Making Pancakes at Home

Velle Cooks | Chinese Cooking

1. ABC soup
2. Stir fried egg tofu with minced pork
3. Sliced potatoes with pork ribs
   
4. Veggies with sliced mushrooms
   

Hill Street Tai Hwa Minced Pork Noodles

markings on the floor for social distancing

after queuing for 45 mins, we finally managed to eat our bowl of minced pork noodles.

Velle Cooks | Chicken Cheese Sandwich

Saturday Breakfast
Leftover roast chicken made into a toasted sandwich for the kids.
I added tomatoes and cheese so that the sandwich will be less dry.

Jade | Making a Heart

Jay Cooks | Chicken Soup with Shark Fin Melon

1 soup dinner.

Hubs has been very successful in replicating his mum's chicken soup! And I really love it when his mum add this Shark Fin Melon into the soup with lots of vegetables and mushrooms. I could finish up 2 bowls of rice with this wholesome soup. It is so homely and comforting.

Jade | Playing with her wood camera

Pretend Play

Friday Tea Break

Work From Home (WFH)

Suddenly I realised that I never really make a trip to the office pantry during office hours after lunch to get myself coffee or biscuits. I have mixed feelings of having a packet of cream crackers together with a freshly brewed cup of coffee.  It is definitely way much better than the office coffee machine, but now the coffee beans are coming from my own pocket, together with a whole lot of bills - electricity for my laptop, lights and even aircon since the weather is getting unbearably hot.

And with this economic downturn, my boss has already started hinting on a paycut.

Jay Cooks | Teochew Mui with Braised Meat

It's Friday again. And I love Fridays because it is the beginning of a weekend!

Hubs cooked Teochew Mui with braised meat, tau kwa, fish cake, blanched vegetables and chai poh omelette. And for me, I always love my Teochew Mui with a cube of fermented tofu. Hubs finds it super smelly and salty. But I grew up eating this with my porridge so the taste to me is both reminisce and comforting.

Jay Cooks | Lu Rou Fan 卤肉饭

Recipe from theMeatMen.sg

Ingredients
600g pork belly
200g pork skin (we didn't have this)
30g minced garlic (2 cloves will do)
10g ginger (Sliced)
1 cinnamon stick
2 star anise
1/3 cup Hua Tia Wine
500ml water
150g shallot (sliced)
200g oil (for deep frying shallots)

Sauce A
1/3 cup dark soy sauce
2 tbsp light soy sauce
2 tbsp oyster sauce
1 tbsp sesame oil
20g rock sugar (we didn't have, so normal sugar is fine too)
1 tsp five spice powder


Instructions

1. In a pot of boiling water, cook pork skin for 10 minutes. Remove and cool in cold water.
2. Cut pork belly and pork skin into smaller pieces.
3. Slowly deep fry sliced shallots until golden brown. Remove from fire and drain off oil. Reserve some oil.
4. In a pot, add in shallot oil and stir fry ginger and garlic.
5. Add in cinnamon stick and star anise, stir fry until it is no longer pink.
6. Deglaze pan with Hua Tiao wine.
7. Add Sauce A. Stir Well.
8. Add 500ml water and deep fried shallots.
   
9. Simmer for at least 3 hours.
10. Serve over hot steamed rice.
    

March Holidays | Play Date

Eliz is Jules' Nursery Classmate whom we have kept in contact over the 3 years now. They still remain as really good friends! So when the school holidays are around the corner, we will arrange for play dates for the kids to catch up with one another either at a playground or at each other's place.