Mar
18
2010
One thing I’ve been dying to eat during my confinement was this fresh turmeric chicken. However, due to jaundice in baby, I was ‘advised’ by a few friends to avoid any ginger in large amount especially turmeric. I do not know how much effect turmeric has on newborn jaundice so to be on the safe [...]
Feb
05
2010
The other day we went to the old Sunshine Farlim which has been converted into a warehouse style of wet market cum hypermarket to get some stuff for the coming Lunar New Year. The place was rather quiet though it was about 5pm in the evening on a weekend.
Though the conversion was less than a [...]
Feb
01
2010
Though confinement is only for 30 or 40 days, it is still very important to have variations as it can be very boring to be eating the same few dishes day in day out for that one month period. During my first confinement, I had almost the same dishes everyday since both my mom and [...]
Dec
15
2009
Wow! It has been 2 months since I last posted anything here! My sincere apology!
Well, currently I am 2 weeks post natal and I am still on confinement. There are still a lot of adjustment needed juggling 2 kids now and in another 2 weeks, I will be on my own when I return home [...]
Apr
03
2009
We had steamed fish at least 2-3 times a week, at the very least. Sometimes we had it like 5 times! My PiggyBeng feels that steamed fish is better as the juice from the fish will not ‘evaporate’ away so the nutritional value will be in the sauce. Well, I’m not too sure about that [...]