Archive for July, 2010

Encouraging Growth in a Child

Posted on July 27th, 2010, by the mum

Dear husband and I visited a garden last weekend to shop for herbs that I use frequently in my cooking.  All the plants were clearly labeled with care instructions – frequency of watering, how much sun and most importantly, different types of fertilizers.  I commented that they must have tested each type of fertilizer to [...]

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Recipe Friday – Two-Way Slow Cooker Pulled Pork

Posted on July 23rd, 2010, by the mum

The slow cooker is one of the most used kitchen appliance in my home.  I loved the simplicity of use and also the resulting favour extraction from the slow low heat cooking. This is one of the easiest recipe I have for the slow cooker that looks complicated to make but really it is a [...]

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Have you hug your kids today?

Posted on July 19th, 2010, by the mum

http://www.mummysg.com/forums/f97/being-special-parenting-child-medical-conditions-15948/ I stumbled upon this forum when I was surfing.  As I read the many posts, tears ran down my face.  It did not help matters when I found out this morning that a girl friend lost her baby at 4.5 months. How I have taken my kids for granted!  How I have squandered the [...]

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Recipe Friday – Roti Jala

Posted on July 16th, 2010, by the mum

    I am starting a series of my favourite recipes, or recipes that have been given raving comments by family and friends.  Every Friday, you will be introduced to the diet of the Leong family.  Trust me, these will be recipes that are simple (alright occasionally I might do a finicky one) and quick to [...]

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Grow old with me, the best is yet to be

Posted on July 2nd, 2010, by the mum

“Grow old with me, the best is yet to be.” ~ Robert Browning (1812-1889) My dear husband came up with an activity, for lack of a better word, for every Friday at breakfast.  He said both of us must tell each other something that the other did not know.  This is probably the 4th week [...]

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