Cuisine & Culture the Chinese Family Way
Minecraft action figures series 3 is out now to buy in shops. Both of my children were very excited to see the Alex character and the witch, especially with her potion! They are both fans of the hit video game Minecraft and love playing the Pocket Edition on their iPad with their father.
Kransekake is a very impressive traditional Norwegian cake that is made of rings stacked in a tower. It only requires three types of ingredients: ground almonds, egg whites and icing sugar. It looks easy to make but it requires plenty of time to do it. The dough needs to rest overnight before rolling out hence it took two days to complete. So if you are looking to make it, leave plenty of time including time for decoration for a lovely finish.
This brand new Trolls 100XXL Ravensburger Puzzle features Princess Poppy, Guy Diamond, Fuzzbert, Smidge, Cooper, Satin & Chenille, Biggie and DJ Suki. We all love the Trolls movie and enjoy doing this puzzle. This is suitable for children aged 6 and above.
Ever since I moved to the UK for work, I have found it hard to keep up or observe the proper Chinese New Year traditions my mum used to teach me. I think part of it is because I have forgotten how it was as I have not been back to Singapore for 8 years during this festive period and another part of it is because I want to be a modern woman who doesn’t need to follow the superstitious rules.
If you are looking for something to do with your children this weekend, then you should click this printable 20 questions to ask your children worksheet to get to know them more! This was put together by Shepherds Friendly Society after seeing many parents asking their children 20 questions about and then posting the answers to social media. The replies are often very fun and crazy!
Hair loss affects many people for many reasons such as stress, hereditary hair loss, polycystic ovarian syndrome, anaemia, pregnancy or excessive styling. So what would you do if you have hair loss? Would you look for alternative methods to cover it or consider a hair transplant?
Some of you may know that I love to bake and have tried many different recipes already this year. I have tried numerous cheesecake recipes from baked strawberry cheesecakes to Japanese cotton cheesecakes. I’ve failed numerous times with this last one. Each time, I waste at least six eggs and not to mention plenty of time and effort. Nevertheless, one out of ten bakes, I have made a good Japanese cotton cheesecake. It’s so light and fluffy!
Merry Christmas everyone! I can’t believe Christmas has just come and gone so quickly! Earlier this week, we went to Center Parcs Woburn Forest resort with our friends for a short break. We had booked this holiday over a year ago so for many months, we didn’t really give it too much thought. But the week leading up to the holiday we got really excited about it, that it had finally come around.
Get Winter-ready with Armor All! As the weather is plunging down to icy cold, it is always important to keep your car in tip-top condition. Last week, we had a flat tyre and I realised that it had been a while since we checked our tyre condition and body works. I was so lost in the middle of a countryside road but luckily with mobile data, I was able to reach my husband to get his advice! So don’t caught out like me and get your car ready for winter!
Festive Entertaining with the help from Judge Cookware and Pro Cook! I am delighted to tell you all my guests and I love the Judge Thermal Gravy Pot, Judge Electric Carving Knife and the Pro Cook Stoneware oven-to-table pieces to bits! Last week, we hosted a pre-Christmas dinner with family and these products helped us out so much from preparing to serving it!
Recent national research has shown that only 28% of households who own a smoke alarm, actually test it on a regular basis. If you don’t have a working smoke alarm, you are 7 times more likely to die in a house fire. While this is a scary statistic, it can be easily avoided. Making sure that you have fitted your smoke alarms appropriately, and that you test the battery regularly, can be the difference between making it to safety or getting caught.
Whenever it is near Christmas, I love to shop around and check out all the latest Christmas decoration colour themes! This year 2016 for Homesense is shimmy gold! I was so pleased to attend their Christmas party at The Lost & Found Wine bar in Birmingham with Hibs100 to discover the latest colour trend this year!
How to prepare your family for moving?
Very often families face the prospect of moving due to finding better house, looking for healthier environment to raise children, or searching for other career options. This stressful experience may be quite traumatic for kids, as they may not share desire to move and might not understand it as well.
Improving your home can have a significant impact on your quality of living and also the desirability of your property if you are looking to sell and move up the property ladder. Whether you are looking to create that all-important space for you and your family, or you want to add value, there a number of things you can do. The Office of National Statistics recently revealed that we spend around £30 billion a year on home improvements across the UK; that’s around £43 million every week!
With so many things you can do for your home, where do you start? The National Association of Estate Agents revealed some of the most preferred modifications to add value to your home, so here are just a few!
Recently, Hasbro Gaming launched a brand new adult-rated edition of the popular game: Midnight Taboo and we were lucky to get it in time for Christmas to play along with our friends. This is a fun and hilarious party game that requires at least four players or more to play.
