Cuisine & Culture the Chinese Family Way
No matter where you live, chances are that you wish you had a little bit more space. Especially if you are already living with a family, or planning to have one in the near future. Whilst some people may decide to extend their home or even move, this isn’t always a possibility for other people. So, what can they do? Do they have to resign themselves to the fact that they are stuck with their home the way it is?
I am pleased to partner with Susino (UK) Ltd to give one of my followers the chance to win two Susino umbrellas from their ladies’ and children’s range! Susino is a modern, successful umbrella brand and manufacturer which was established in 2007. They cater to both retail and wholesale customers, and have rapidly grown into one of the largest umbrella suppliers in the UK & Ireland.
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Hot Wheels Track Builder System Power Booster Kit is another great set to build many possibilities of open system play! The Power Booster Kit includes 35+ pieces including 2 speed loops and 2 boosters so you can boost your crash, your loops and head-to-head races! Not only that, you can convert the packaging and other household items into another epic track! How cool is that! This is suitable for aged 5 and above. It requires 4 size D batteries to run the boosters which are not included.
This coming Monday 8th August at 6.30pm, Nickelodeon will bring together a world of mythical creatures, magical beings and high school teens with the premiere of The Other Kingdom. The live-action series follows the journey of Fairy Princess Astral who has to choose between being a fairy princess or becoming human, as she is set to inherit the crown of her royal kingdom of Athenia. The Other Kingdom will air weekdays at 6:30pm.
Astral is a 14-year-old princess from Athenia! She has always dreamed of living in the human world with the “Others” and she finally convinces her parents to let her go. Astral enrolls at Theseus High School, where she gets to know her human crush Tristan, becomes friends with Morgan and Devon, and butts heads with Hailey. Looking at her journey through human teen-dom is full of laughs, self-discovery and romance, until a sinister plot threatens the fate of her fairy kingdom. With her time in the human world running out, she is torn between saving her homeland and choosing her new life—and she only has 90 days to decide.
Watch the trailer here:
This new magical series is suitable for girls aged 6 onwards. Each episode is approx. 22 minutes long. This is Ms C’s first time watching it and she was engrossed right from the beginning. I think this is because the show mixes magic and real life. The main characters are fun to watch and Ms C loves how Astral is so genuinely innocent and of course her fairy costume. This show will definitely appeal to young girls.
Are you looking for something to entertain your child while you are doing your cooking or needing a break? Why not pop over to Tiny Pop TV channel on Freeview 126, Sky 617, Freesat 605 and Virgin 737 and put on your kid’s favourite TV shows like Justin Time, Postman Pat, My Little Pony, Mike the Knight, Maya the Bee and Toby’s Travelling Circus etc.!
Tune in for worlds filled with imagination in shows like Strawberry Shortcake Berry Bitty Adventures and Earth to Luna. Tiny Pop also has family cuddle time favourites Miffy’s Adventures Big and Small, Timothy Goes to School and Milly Molly. They are aimed at younger children so great for keeping them entertained!
If you have older children, you might like to pop over to POP TV which is available on Freeview 125, Sky 616 and Freesat 603! It is a fun and high energy channel where kids’ imaginations comes to life! Tune in for action and adventure with the Power Rangers, Alvinnn!!! and the Chipmunks, My Little Pony, Transformers Rescue Bots, LEGO Friends, Littlest Pet Shop and Totally Spies, plus new favourites Robin Hood: Mischief in Sherwood.
From acclaimed director Lenny Abrahamson and based on the best-selling novel by Emma Donoghue, ROOM stars Brie Larson and a breakout performance from Jacob Tremblay, with three-time Academy Award® nominee Joan Allen. ROOM has just been nominated for 3 Golden Globes – Best Film, Best Actress and Best Adapted Screenplay.
As the final episode of Downton draws near, Sunday nights filled with the shenanigans of our favourite landed gentry and their staff will sadly be a thing of the past. If you’re lamenting the end of the series, fear not, Daz is here to “lighten the load”. Taking a light hearted look at which characters the nation most resembles, it seems that Lady Mary’s personality double is probably only an armchair away.
Daz, has revealed that a whopping two thirds of us display the characteristics of Lady Mary, which means that, as a nation, we’re a progressive bunch who believe in tradition but are all for change if it improves the situation.
A few weeks ago, I mentioned in my blog that we are part of the Vtech DigiGo Ambassador Campaign with tots100 and over the next three months, I will bring you some interesting news from Vtech. This month, I am hosting the giveaway for one of my readers to win a brand new Vtech DigiGo worth £79.99!
Did you know that earlier this year, pop sensation Pixie Lott unveiled her first move into toy design with the launch of the Steffi Love by Pixie Lott: Magical Dreams fashion doll range? We were so fortunate to share this fabulous news with my readers.
On Angel Wings will be available on DVD and Digital from 2nd November 2015, courtesy of Kaleidoscope Home Entertainment, in good retailers including Amazon. This DVD contains 28 minutes of discovering a magical re-working of the nativity story based on the book by acclaimed author Michael Morpurgo (War Horse, Private Peaceful) and from the executive producer of The Snowman and the director of Father Christmas.
After watching the last episode of Great British Bake Off 2015, I was quite sad that I won’t have any more fabulous bakes to look forward to each week to inspire and challenge myself. Nevertheless, Taste100 is challenging bloggers to create hen-inspired cakes to be judged by ex-Bake Off contestant, Chetna Makan!
As the more creative the bake is, the better chance of winning a Mason Cash Bakers Set, along with a Cath Kidston set of containers and apron. So thinking outside the box – since Halloween is coming, I decided to mix both hen and ghost spirits together. I bring to you this Halloween Ghost Chicken Cupcake!
Since I had tried to bake coffee cupcakes, I decided I needed to try to bake tea cupcakes next! I am a big fan of green tea. It is very light and fragrant. The best way to achieve a tasty green tea cake is to use the green tea powder rather than brew from the tea leaves. However, I did find it hard to get the green tea powder from our area, but I do know that they can be found easily in London or Chinatown.
Anyway, I have a box of green tea bags, so I decided to use them. I didn’t want to put the leaves into the cake as my children probably won’t like it hence the flavour and colour are not a very strong shade of green.
We all love Lego sets in this household, like the Harry Potter set, Simpsons and many more. Did you know that now you can get Scooby-Doo themed Lego? Yes, the classic cartoon Scooby-Doo!
The brand new four-episode collection from Dora and Friends is now available on DVD from 14th September 2015 in good retailers including Amazon. This DVD contains 88 minutes of little Latina heroine Dora as she travels the world with her trusty pals, educating an adoring public by teaching them new languages as she goes.
Be smart and save money with the Zeek app. Recently, I came across the Zeek app and had a good browse through their deals. I discovered that there are a good range of savings to be made and the best thing is there’s no catch! The app is a place to save money on the things you want by buying shopping vouchers for specific shops at discounted prices, or to make money from things you don’t need by selling on your unwanted vouchers rather than letting them expire.
