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Roasted Chicken with Hainanese Rice

Both of my children were in full time school today which gave me plenty of time to do my favourite hobby – cooking! One food I always like to cook is roast chicken as it is fairly straightforward. I am so excited that I am able to participate in the Great British Food Fortnight blogger challenge with OXO again. This week, instead of cooking traditional British food, I replaced potatoes with rice. I added the Hainanese sauce that I bought from the Chinese supermarket into the rice and cooked it in a rice cooker.

So while waiting for the chicken to cook, I had used the OXO Good Grips Julienne Peeler with some carrots and stir fried with Chinese leaf and runner beans.

OXO Good Grips Julienne Peeler

Time to Respect and Remember

If you recall, a few weeks ago I had blogged about Respect and Remember. This new range of gift items are all in aid of The Royal British Legion Women’s Section. The RBLWS is a membership organisation for women which provides care and support to the Serving and ex­-Service community. For over 90 years, their welfare schemes have helped thousands of men, women and children within the Armed Forces community who are in financial hardship or in need of extra support.A proportion of the sales from all items in the Arthur Price Remember range will be donated to The Royal British Legion Women’s Section.  Please help support them as much as you can.

Arthur Price time to Respect and Remember Mug

Baking with OXO Good Grips

This week is Ms C’s last week of reception adaptation where she finished at mid day. After fetching her home, we decided to bake fairy cakes for a snack. Firstly, I had used the OXO GoodGrips 3-in-1 egg separator on my large thick rimmed  mixing bowl. It rests nicely on the edge of the bowl. I also tried a couple of smaller sizes of mixing bowls but they didn’t fit so nicely. The non-slip underside fits most thin and thick rimmed bowls and stand mixers but in my experience it is more suited for bigger mixing bowls.

OXO Good Grips 3-in-1 egg separator

OXO Good Grips bring British Tradition to the Table

I have been celebrating my 11th year in the UK. During these times, I have enjoyed British foods like Sunday Roasts and Big Breakfasts etc. Cooking tradition British food however is not going to be easy with me as I am not very familiar with it. I am so excited that I am able to participate in the Great British Food Fortnight blogger challenge with OXO Good Grips.

As many will know OXO Good Grips are a great brand who do innovative consumer products that make everyday living easier. For this weeks challenge, I cooked a roasted pork joint and served with oven chips. I used the OXO Good Grips Poultry Shears and OXO Good Grips Julienne Peeler to help me along.

OXO good grips Julienne Peeler

Respect and Remember

Wars and Armed Forces are always a very sensitive topic to touch on. I personally do not like wars but we have to remember the heroes who fights in the wars. My dad always told me stories of how life was so difficult when the Japanese invaded Singapore. They had suffered 3 long years before the wars ended.  Without the sacrifice of those war heroes, there would not be peace.

Arthur Price and Laurence­ Llewelyn ­Bowen have created a new range of gifts called ‘Remember’ in aid of The Royal British Legion Women’s Section. The RBLWS is a membership organisation for women which provides care and support to the Serving and ex­-Service community. For over 90 years, their welfare schemes have helped thousands of men, women and children within the Armed Forces community who are in financial hardship or in need of extra support.

Respect and Remember gifts

Baking with Pyrex Flexi Twist Mould

We have been super active this Summer school holiday. Not only have we been out and about to many fantastic places, we have also come up with activities to do at home including baking! Both my children love to help and bake so it is great spending time with them teaching them a life skill.

Today, our relatives came and Mr K offered to bake a cake for our guests. His lovely aunty helped him along. I won’t bore you with how we bake the cake. It is quite easy to get recipes or pre-mix if you don’t fancy buying your own ingredients. Do take a look at Pyrex Moist Apple Cake for an example of a recipe. The Brick Castle baked this and her cake looks so delicious!

Pyrex Bakeware Children

Kitchen Lab with Pyrex

As many will know, Pyrex is a good and reliable brand for their kitchenware. Now they have improved a lot on their design and to complement the modern home. Recently, they came out with the Kitchen Lab sets. It was our second Twitter party giveaway. I found out recently that they are stocked in The Range and Dunelm Mill. They come with a shaker and measuring jug.

pyrex kitchen lab measuring jug

Review: Toxic Pop Up Laundry Bag

The lovely people from IWantOneOfThose.com has kindly sent me a Toxic Pop Up Laundry Bag for review. They look extremely cool (and apt) placed in our family bathroom as it will contain the most filthy children’s clothing. IWantOneOfThose.com is a website that sells gadgets, gizmos, a range of gift ideas including gifts for him, for her and even gifts for pets and home & garden products. There are so many different gifts to choose from. Take a look, and see if anything catches your eye!

Toxic Pop Up Laundry Bag

Chill Factor Slushy Maker for you this Summer

This Summer has been fabulous for us as a family.  We’ve been able to get out and about so much more easily and it puts a whole different complexion on things when it’s been warm and sunny.  A by-product of that though is that we’ve been eating so many ice lollies, ice creams and we’ve been using so much ice from our ice maker that it’s been working non-stop.  The Chill Factor Slushy Maker now allows us to add ‘slushies’  to that list too.

Chill Factor Slushy Maker for you this Summer

Lakeland Furniture Office Chairs

Recently, you might have seen that I had a revamp of our baby room and turned it into my office. Instead of buying a proper office chair, I bought myself a pink beach chair! Of course, this was temporary as the lack of thicker padding meant it was not comfortable after sometime in it.

lakeland furniture office chair

Pyrex Slow Cook – Catalonian Tuna

Do you know what the benefits of a slow cooker are besides using them for a stew or casserole? They are useful for busy families/professionals who want to come home to a hot pot of food. They save time in cooking and less cleaning from using only one pot. Of course, there are also disadvantages. If you over-cook your food, your vegetables will taste bland and the nutrients will be destroyed.

pyrex slow cook red

Take part in the Hygiene Revolution

Recently, through a fellow blogger, I got to learn about Hygiene Revolution. The Hygiene Revolution has been borne out of the claims made by other brands in the hygiene/cleaning space. They believe that products containing Byotrol technology are the only products on the market that can kill and protect from unwanted germs for up to 24 hours.

I have been sent two products: Tesco Anti-Bacterial Multi-Purpose Cleaner and Boots Anti Viral Hand Foam. If you followed my blog, you should know I am house proud and I clean my house very regularly. I use all sorts of products to keep it clean.

Maid Simple Products Review

Cleaning has become one of my regular pastimes as a Stay At Home Mum. To be honest, I do love to clean my house as I am house proud. Over the years, I have tried so many big brand cleaning products and recently came across Maid Simple. Maid Simple is a family business that has been involved with cleaning products for over 20 years. I have received four cleaning products from them and this is what I think about their products.

maid simple ironing

Vanish Oxi Action and Oxi Action Crystal White

My mum has used Vanish for many years now so Vanish is a brand that has always stayed close to me. Each time I go back to Singapore, there will be a pink bottle sitting next to her washing machine. However, both our children suffer from eczema so we have steered clear of any fabric stain removal products or bio washing powders. That mean our clothings are looking dull, faded and full of stains.

Vanish Oxi Action and Oxi Action Crystal White

Arthur Price Kitchen Pinch

Arthur Price Kitchen was first introduced 3 years ago and now they have a wide range of kitchenware. They all are beautifully understated, their minimal design and neutral colouring will suit any contemporary table setting.

Arthur Price Kitchen Pinch

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Welcome to ET Speaks From Home. My name is Eileen, mother of two children aged 17 and 16 with visual impairment. We've been online since 2012 and continue to grow. I love to cook, craft, DIY, write about Chinese Culture and YouTube reviews.
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