Right before Therese's playdate yesterday, I made some banana waffles with Cuisinart Wafflemaker (Amazon link: https://amzn.to/2TntauO). It's a Christmas gift we got last year. Mark made some buttermilk waffles earlier when we used the machine for the first time. Yesterday, I tried banana waffles. It's super easy to use! I made six huge waffles and… Continue reading Banana Waffles 香蕉华夫饼
Ash Wednesday – The Beginning of Lent
Baby Place Space 3.0
In my previous post Baby Play Space: Before and After, I shared how I changed Therese's play space in our living room. Weeks ago, I made changes again! We really love the family/baby place space now. We removed our wool carpet as it's very fuzzing. Therese once pulled the fuzz and tried to eat them! We… Continue reading Baby Place Space 3.0
Baby Meal Diary 2020/02/04
It has been a while I haven't posted anything about my little cute foodie's meals. Therese's turning 11 months tomorrow (time flies!). I'm still breastfeeding her 4 times a day and she's having 3 additional meals plus a snack in the afternoon. Here are some photos I took today: Breakfast multi-grain cereal + yolk (+Vitamin… Continue reading Baby Meal Diary 2020/02/04
Peach Gum Dessert 桃膠養顏甜品
去年生好寶寶沒多久,干媽送了我一包桃膠(前幾天在好運來Good Fortune華人超市也有看到賣)。桃膠是桃樹上分泌出來的樹脂,有不少功效,如養顏、止痛、治糖尿病、胃痛等。以下是一些具體功效摘錄: 桃膠的功效與作用:1、桃膠可養顏桃膠可減少皺紋,嫩膚,治療痘瘡黑陷,具有養顏,護膚的功效。2、桃膠可生津止渴桃膠能生津液,補充人體所需的水分,具有止渴的功效。3、桃膠能止痛鎮痛桃膠主要成分為半乳糖、α-葡萄糖醛酸等,能夠緩解產後痢疾裏急後的疼痛癥狀。 (摘自人民網) 桃膠的功效與作用:1、美容:很多人會將桃膠當成是美容的佳品,特別是針對女性的皮膚,食用桃膠後能達到抗皺嫩膚的作用,比面膜還管用。2、治糖尿病:血糖過高的人群,特別是中老年人,可以用桃膠加水加鹽煮食,能夠有效改善糖尿病的癥狀。3、治療胃痛:由於現在的飲食問題,導致很多人群都患有胃不適的癥狀,而胃痛的產生也是由於平時的飲食不正常而導致的,桃膠有治療胃痛胃炎的功效。只需要取出黃豆大小的桃膠用清水洗幹凈,就可以當涼果直接嚼碎食用,再用溫水送服,一天早晚各一次,堅持服用一段時間,胃部會有明顯的改善感覺。4、治熱解渴:在炎熱的夏天中,人會出汗而心煩氣躁,口幹心悶。這時候,可以取出丸子大的桃膠,當成是含片一樣口服,能達到解渴的功效。 (摘自PCBaby太平洋親子網) 幾個月前我開始做一些桃膠甜品。今天,我就來分享一下前陣子做的這兩款桃膠甜品:1)桃膠紅棗木瓜奶 2)木瓜燉桃膠 桃膠需要提前浸泡(大概12個小時)。我一般就是睡前拿出6-10顆,放在清水里浸泡。桃膠會漲開10倍多,所以一次不要浸泡太多。第二天,將泡軟的桃膠清洗一下,去除黑色雜質。 在燉桃膠紅棗木瓜奶的時候,我是用北鼎養生壺(我寫過介紹這款養生壺的博文,以及如何用這款養生壺做燕窩)做的。製作方法很簡單:把桃膠和去核的紅棗放進壺裡,加大約700-800ml水,按soup按鈕(90分鐘)。結束后,加入些許紅糖(冰糖)和切塊的木瓜,再燉煮大約10分鐘。最後加入牛奶(也可再按熱奶鍵)。 木瓜燉桃膠,我是用蒸鍋做的。先把浸泡好的桃膠放在小碗裡,加水沒過桃膠,隔水蒸大概半小時。然後把木瓜切開去籽,把桃膠放進木瓜,加冰糖后,再把木瓜隔水蒸大概15-20分鐘(看木瓜的成熟程度)。 Amazon上購買桃膠的鏈接:https://amzn.to/300wXRE
Baby Play Space: Before and After
I recently made a transition of Therese' play space on the second floor. In the beginning, I was planning to do Montessori style (open space) so that Therese can explore whatever and wherever she wants. But as she became more mobile, she would frequently left the playmat to get close to some "danger zone", even… Continue reading Baby Play Space: Before and After
Christmas 2019
Merry Christmas! We got our first Christmas tree this year. I decorated the tree during Therese's one morning nap in the first week of Advent (she had a super long nap that day). My gan'ma helped me setting up the garlands along the stairs. I made three Christmas bows for the garlands. I absolutely love… Continue reading Christmas 2019
My New Kitchen Favorite: Le Creuset Signature Cast Iron Dutch Oven
I recently got this Le Creuset Signature (flame) and absolutely love it after just using it twice (Amazon link: https://amzn.to/38OMp7g). I'm excited to cook in this beautiful Dutch oven! Mark got me this utensil set to match the Dutch Oven and I absolutely love it!
Homemade Lunch/Dinner For 8+ Months Baby
Therese's 9 months now and she's really a foodie (enjoying all kinds of food)! She likes my homemade meals and Happybaby puffs we got from Whole Foods after each meal. Here, I'm going to share with you some of her recent meals: brocoli + pear + turkey + oatmeal spinach + apple + turkey +… Continue reading Homemade Lunch/Dinner For 8+ Months Baby
Ways For Baby To Play With A Blanket
Therese is a huge fan of playing with a blanket, no matter how small or how big it is. Here, I'd like to share some ways to play with a blanket: Peek-a-boo: Therese started playing peek-a-boo when she's about 7 months. She would grab a blanket or a piece of cloth around her to… Continue reading Ways For Baby To Play With A Blanket
