Cuisine & Culture the Chinese Family Way
I recently discovered these soft coloured and playfully designed Amelie Household Collection from Harbour Living which will add a vintage touch and Parisian charm. This range will definitely bring fun and nostalgia to your kitchen and table.
This sweet collection was inspired by the Paris of by-gone days. With the pastel shades of pink, blue and green mingle, it creates a homely aesthetic and delicate design ideal for bringing some retro charm to your kitchen.
I asked my friend what to bake next and she gave me a few suggestions. I decided to bake coffee and walnut cake which I had not baked before. After a few searches on Google, I found Nigella’s recipe and I made it last week. It was very successful. It is a typical English style cake with thick icing. So I decided to modify the recipe slightly to make the cake nuttier!
As Chinese New Year – The Year of Monkey is approaching, I can’t help thinking what to do next for this year’s theme! Today, I am using LEGO to build me auspicious Chinese New Year words. It is 大吉大利 which means I wish you happiness, luck and wealth. I do have limited LEGO so I am building 大吉 which represents almost the same meaning!
Are you worried that your children don’t get their 5 portions of fruits a day or maybe they have been consuming too many sugary drinks? Let me introduce you to Jucee. Jucee comes in three ranges: 100% pure juice, juice drinks and squash. All the ranges are 100% no added sugar.
Jucee re-introduced their 100% pure juice in 2011 as small lunchbox cartons with a straw. At the end of 2012, they launched their juice drinks in small bottles. So whatever your children’s preference, they can be enjoyed conveniently when they are out and about or at school.
Last Sunday, we saw the launch of a new range of boys’ collectables: Fungus AmungUs – a collection of gross-out squidgy characters which were introduced to everyone at the London Toy Fair 2016.
In a secret lab deep underground, The Bio Busters have been capturing and experimenting on the world’s grossest beings – the Funguys! The Funguys are a collection of germs, spores, bacteria, moulds and more. With 7 different strains and over 100 figures to collect, you’ll need to be armed with as much information as possible if you are going to be able to find and catch them all with the ExGERMinator!
Gardening with children is such a great activity to get them to learn the lifecycle of plants. This month, we have received this Lechuza Balconera 50 self-watering planter for our planting with kids project. Today, we are going to build our own herb mini garden! Hopefully, we can harvest the fruits of labour soon.
I love this self-watering planter concept from Lechuza; it helps you to look after your plant for up to 12 weeks, ensuring that they receive the right amount of water and nutrients they need for optimum growth.
PizzaExpress was opened at the beautiful Waterfront in Walsall on 12 January 2016. They are surrounded by other restaurants, sports shops, big clothing brands and many other retailers and there is plenty of pay and display car parking available. We did struggle to find the restaurant as our sat nav took us to the wrong place using the postcode. In fact, PizzaExpress is just opposite Crown Wharf Shopping Park.
Want to impress your friends with these amazing Press Out Masks? Then read on! These masks were designed by Steve Wintercroft, an artist with a passion for craftsmanship and conservation, these masks have been used everywhere from music videos and fashion shoots to theatre productions and political campaigns.
If you like to watch shows about the natural world, you may have watched these three amazing Great Barrier Reef episodes with David Attenborough that finished last week. If you didn’t catch it, it is now available to buy on DVD or Blu Ray from Amazon and other good retailers.
Want to learn simple Chinese numbers using LEGO? Then read on and see how we incorporate LEGO into our daily life! Many of my readers will know that I love to use crafts to teach my children or our Lichfield Mandarin Club’s children in Chinese language. For example, we used ang pow (red packets) to make a Chinese character sheep, used old ang pow to write Chinese character Monkey, practised writing Chinese New Year words on balloons, 3D paper cutting Spring character and many more.
If you are a big Nutella fan, then you will love this recipe! This recipe only uses four ingredients which are butter, malt biscuits, Coco Pops and Nutella of course! These ingredients can be found in most kitchens, but if you could always substitute Coco Pops for Rice Krispies for example. When I offered to make this, both my children were super eager to help with this one!
Zootropolis is an upcoming American 3D computer-animated comedy film by Walt Disney and will be coming to the cinema this March. Ravensburger has just launched this XXL 100 piece puzzle for your little one to enjoy.
Have you seen this exciting new range of U Hugs collectable quirky characters from Flair? This cute collection is suitable for children aged six onwards and allows children to express their style, mood and personality.
As the Playmobil Playologist ambassador, I am pleased to let you know that Playmobil Easter eggs have just arrived and will be available to buy at RRP £6.99 from the Playmobil website and good toy stores from February 2016.
Do you love travelling and colouring at the same time? Why not take a look at this travel colouring book for adults and take a journey through 47 beautifully detailed cityscapes and scenes from across Europe, Asia and the Americas?
