Wacky Cocoa Cream Cheese Cupcake |古怪的可可奶油干酪蛋糕

A week ago, I am cracking my head on what to prepare to let the little boy bring to his school for Potluck Day. Those chocolate, junk foods and sausage is out of my list. I have 1 options, cream cheese cupcake or Hokkaido cupcake. I have end up with this wacky cupcake as I have no more eggs in the fridge!

Ingredients for cupcakes:

Yield 10-12

200g all purpose

110g granulated white sugar

3½ tbsp cocoa powder

1 tsp baking soda

½ tsp salt

240ml milk

80g canola oil

1/2 tablespoon white vinegar (optional)

Cream Cheese Filling:

200g cream cheese at room temperature

60g granulated white sugar

1 tablespoon lemon juice

Directions:

Cream Cheese Filling:

1. Using mixer, beat the cream cheese until smooth.

2. Add the sugar and lemon juice and beat until creamy and smooth. Set aside.

Cupcakes:

1. In a large bowl sift together the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.

2. Mix milk, oil and vinegar.

3. Mix the dry ingredients and wet ingredients until nice and smooth.

4. Divide the batter evenly among the cups. Then spoon the cream cheese filling into the center of each cupcake and cover a bit using the batter.

3. Bake in the preheated oven 180C for about 25 minutes, or a toothpick inserted into the chocolate part of the cupcake will come out clean.

Hope you and your friends enjoy!

Sport Day 2013 | 运动节之2013

Sport Day, it’s a very common event which organized in school and kindergarten. When we sourcing any school or kindergarten before we make decision to enroll our kid, have you ever concern whether there is Sport Day during the fiscal year?

Honestly speaking, I did. When I see there is Sport Day in the program list. I will add point to the kindergarten.

I always like to have a balance learning environment for my kids. Not very academic driven or curriculum driven. I would like my kids can enjoy during learning process. Organizing Sport Day event is showing the school’s effort for the student to let them enjoy, interact with each others, even moderate physical activity has been shown to improve a child’s skill at arithmetic, reading and memorization.

This is Austin’s 1^st time participating in Sport Day. Well, not only new to him, but also new to the parent as 1^st time attending my kid’s Sport Day too.

School work - Heart Shape Card & Science

Here just a quick update on the latest school activities. And now is going to the last quarter of the year.

I am thinking whether to continue my son with this kindergarten or switch to other. Any idea? ….mummy in Kota Kemuning any opinion?

School work - Coloring #1

Coloring is 1 of the milestone in the development progress. I believe there are a lot of children development milestone out there for parent’s reference.

But for me, I always let it free for my kids. There is not right time to start for my kids to have coloring activity. As long as there are interest, happy, likes ….why not?

Austin:"Mummy....this is kite! ...blue kite."

Edible Amaranth | Chinese Spinach

I found some colorful vegetables are full of nutrition. I believe this Chinese Spinach also the same.  It’s has green leaves with red stripes. Wonderful vegetable because it is rich of protein, Vitamin A, B and C. It has double amount of iron that compare to the regular spinach has.

So, this type of chinese spinach always is my 1^st choice compare to the regular spinach. In fact, other than stir-fry it with garlic; prepare it in soup also another great cook. 

It’s will look not very presentable to mix it for my kid’s porridge, but the taste still good. Normally I used to mix with some anchovies’ powder to increase the liking.

Ingredients:
2 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp minced garlic
pinch of salt

Directions:
1. Preheat the wok and add in olive oil. Stir for few second until the garlic is aromatic.
2. Add the spinach and stir for 2-3 minutes. Add some water if it’s too dry.
3. Until the leave is almost wilted and add the salt for taste.
4. Dip up and blend to puree. Mix in 1 tablespoon into cooked porridge and serve.
5. Store the balance in ice tray.

School work - Hari Raya Card

This is another art work before Hari Raya. I guess the teacher giving this art work should be because there are also Malay children studying in the kindergarten.

Now days, more and more Malay parent willing to spend a bit more sending their kids to Chinese based kindergarten. As far as I know, Chinese based kindergarten fee are double up than Malay based or Indian based kindergarten.

Last but not least, wishing all Muslim friends and family Selamat Hari Raya!

School Work - Father's Day 2013

Not long ago….he bring this back from school. It’s really surprise us and this is considered his 1^st art work from this school. Even though we know 90% should be the teacher’s effort; but when he holding it and run to the father and said “ superman ar…. Papa superman!” ….really melting papa’s heart!!

Get Ready to School

I have spending 2-3 weeks time to quick survey the kindergarten around my housing area. I will update my survey the other post.

Come back to here, since I am rushing to enroll him to join the second semester for the childcare thus I have very limited choice. Most of them are full, so I strongly recommend you start the survey at least half year advance.

I am not going to tell what should be considered during kindergarten chosen as there are a lot of advises that you can found in mummy’s blog.

Here, I just would like to post some of his handsome shooting trying the sport suit.

Saute Broccoli with Carrots | 胡萝卜炒​​西兰花

Dear folks, yes I know. Long time I have not blogging since the Chinese new year passed. No other reason as just only 1…lazy. The God is fair; he gives everyone 24 hours every day, so am i. Thus, I cannot say I am busy; I dun have enough time to blog. Please recommend to me if you know any medicine to overcome lazy sickness. :p

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Okay, come to this menu for my kids. I like the color definitely.  Broccoli and carrot just the perfect match! It’s not only for kids, but also can be my dish as well. So, 1 cooks for whole family.

For my little one, it’s well service with any protein food, either pork, chicken or fish! Yummy!

Ingredients:
1 medium broccoli
1 small size carrot
2 bulbs garlic
1 tbsp olive oil

Directions:
1. Soak broccoli in bowl of water with pinch of salt around 10 minutes.
2. Wash and rinse broccoli and cut in small size.
3. Cut carrot in small cubes.
4. Garlic chopped.
5. Heat olive oil and pour in garlic.
6. Add in broccoli and sauté for a minute, add some water and cover for simmer around 2 minutes.
7. Keep sautéing broccoli and add pinch of salt just for taste.
8. Add in carrot and sauté until cooked.
9. Dip up and let it cold down before blend (optional).

Mushroom sauté Peas | 香菇炒豆豆

Peas is very tasty for babies, in fact, it’s ready to feed when the baby is 6 months old. It’s sweet and can be accepted by most babies.

My 2 little angels like is so much and I am starting with just plain peas puree while they are still small. Time flies …..Iris already stepping in 17 months and she is starting want to act like adult especially her gor gor. She wanted to follow her gor gor while on the dinning time. She wanted to hold the spoon by herself and eat by own, however she’s still need times to practice for it and end up I have to do the cleaning work. Nevertheless, I d’t want to stop her learning path, she should given chance to explore and learn…..that’s how they growth, right?

Okay, come back to the peas. I wanted to cook something different for my kids to increase their appetite. This is the reason of this dish being created in my kitchen. The taste is not disappointing me. It’s sweet and fragrant with add on onion. Dun wait, try it out for your kid and I am sure they like it.

Ingredients:
1 Pack of peas
3 medium size dried mushrooms
half of onion
2 bulbs garlic
1 tbsp olive oil
pinch of rock salt

Directions:
1. Soak dried mushrooms, drain and squeeze a way the water. Cut in cubes and set a side.
2. Wash the peas with pinch of salt and rinse to clean. Cut in cubes and set a side.
3. Cut the onion in slice and chopped the garlic.
4. Heat the wok with olive oil and pour in chopped garlic and saute until fragrant.
5. Add in mushrooms and peas and continue saute. 
6. In between add a little bit of water to ensure it's not too dry.
7. When the peas is half cooked, add in onion and saute until all are cooked.
8. Season with pinch of salt.

I usually will make some food ice cube if the dish is not finished consume in 1 time. This way also saves a lot of my time as I dun cook dish for my kids every week. Yes, I am lazy mummy :p

Cauliflower with Bell Pepper | 甜椒炒椰菜花

I always cook dish for my kids when there are run out of vege's cube for them in freezer. During Chinese New Year as too busy visiting around; i suddenly come into idea to cook this dish as these are the only ingredient in my fridge. And surprising me .......delicious!

This is definitely a delicious dish for your little loves. Once mixed with porridge, you can smell the cauliflower and bell pepper fragrant.  

Cauliflower is low fat. Even it's low carbohydrates; but it's rich in fiber and vitamin c.
Same goes to bell pepper....also rich in vitamin c. If you can get red bell pepper; pls get is in priority as red bell pepper has twice the vitamin c content of green bell pepper.

Since during this CNY, i think my kids might need more vitamin C....hehe...

Ingredients:
1 medium size green/red bell pepper
½ of medium size cauliflower
2 bulbs garlic - chopped
1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil

Directions:
1. Clean and cut bell pepper in small cubes and set aside.
2. Wash and rinse cauliflower and cut in bite-sized florets.
3. Heat the wok with olive oil and saute garlic until fragrant. Do not fry until it's turn brown.
4. Add in cauliflower and saute for 1-2 minutes. You may add some water if it's too dry.
5. Turn heat to medium can covered  with wok's cover.
6. Pour in bell pepper when the cauliflower is half way cooked.
7. Add pinch of sea salt just for taste.
8.Saute until it's cooked and dip up.
9. Blend it for puree and mix with porridge to serve.

Bro n Sis New Shoes

My little poor boy, this is the 1^st time he get a better shoe from mummy.All the time since he was born, he is wearing 2^nd hand shoes from the other cousins.

Since Chinese New Year is coming, me and hubby decided buy him a better shoes and he love it very much. He c’t stop walking around the dining room after wearing the shoes.

Same goes to Iris, even this is not 1st time we buy shoes for her.....she is also very excited for it.

Mummy love both of you so much!

Spinach Black Sesame Pork Lean Porridge | 菠菜，黑芝麻猪瘦肉粥

This porridge is sweet and tasty with add on of wolf berries  Dear mummy …. I am strongly encouraging you to buy those good quality wolf berries.

Iris is growing up now….also getting naughty and naughty. Somehow I thought the brother will influence her to act naughty stuff, however it’s work the other way in my house  >_<

I know some mummy will try to give all nutrition food to their little in a meal, this will end up the meal w’t taste as good as it was. Imagine I serve you potato, broccoli, tomato and fish in 1 pot meal, do you think it’s will turn out tasty? For me, definitely not! Unless I cook it separate like make a ABC soup (potato and tomato), sauté broccoli and steam fish. Yeah, this is tasty for me.

Ingredients:
1 tbsp black sesame powder (homemade)
1½ inch of pork lean
1 tbsp of wolf berries
10 scoops of rice
Anchovies stock

Directions:
1. Cook porridge with anchovies stock (mummy should know this steps, so i d't write in details)
2. Bring water to boiled and put in pork lean for 1 min, rinse to clean.
3. Wash and rinse spinach, cut in 2 inch and set aside.
4. Soak wolf berries and rinse to clean.
5. Put in pork lean when the rice is starting to boiled.
6. Put in spinach and wolf berries when the porridge is almost done.
7. Take out the spinach, wolf berries and pork and bring to puree.
8. Return the puree into porridge and add in black sesame powder.
9. Stir evenly before serve.

Thus, each time I try to imagine and make combination for my kid’s porridge which can turn out tasty and match to liking. Try this out, my kids very welcome it especially little Iris.