Tonight, I made bird's nest (made of the hardened saliva of the male swiftlet) soup with Buydeem health-care kettle. The kettle has a featured designed for bird's nest soup (about 30 minutes). What you need: Bird’s nest, 1-2 piece(s) Rock sugar Goji berries, 4-6 How to make it: Soak the bird’s nest in… Continue reading Bird’s Nest Soup
Today, I'm going to share with you guys a super easy instant pot comforting chicken bok choy congee recipe. We introduced it to baby Therese when she's 8 months old and she loves it! We cooked a pot when we hosted a Bible Study last month. Our friends loved it and asked us about the… Continue reading Super Easy Instant Pot Chicken Bok Choy Congee
前幾個星期在一個媽媽群有寶媽推薦Amazon上的《你的N歲孩子系列（1-6歲）》這套書（6本）。這是我第一次發現原來Amazon上也可以買到中文書！買來後發現郵寄是直接從國內寄來的（Amazon上價格比書本後面的原價高很多，不過寄到的速度非常快）。我在平時餵寶寶的時候有時候看幾頁第一本《你的1歲孩子》，雖然Therese還不到9個月，覺得提前了解一下也是好的。 昨天看到不應該在孩子前說的破壞孩子安全感的話的第一個例子，挺有感觸。有多少父母用類似的語言給孩子表達出一種有條件的愛。當孩子還小的時候，他們不懂，聽到這類話後，潛意識讓他們做很多事是為了取悅父母或者長輩。他們尤其不想讓父母失望。但當他們漸漸長大後，結合自己的處境、困惑、問題，回想起小時候父母無論是無意識表達出的或是用心理戰術表達出的類似語句，便會很生氣，因為他們清楚地知道父母的愛不是無條件的。在信仰生活中，和父母的關系密切影響和天主的關系。為此，他們常常要刻意告訴自己天主的愛是無條件的（因為他們自己很難直接相信）。我很幸運，我從不記得我父母說過類似“如果你……媽媽/爸爸/我就不喜歡你了”或者“你讓我很失望”，因此我覺得我充滿安全感，我也能深刻體會並相信天主的愛是無條件的。我和Mark也經常告訴Therese：“不管怎麽樣，爸爸/媽媽都愛你。” 順便分享一些我們現有的育兒書籍~ The Baby Book The Attachment Parenting Book Breastfeeding and Catholic Motherhood Parenting with Grace (from friend) What to Expect - The First Year What to Expect - The Toddler Years (from friend) Healthy Sleep Habbits, Happy Child Secrets of The Baby Whisperer Your Baby's First Year (from friend) The Montessori Toddler Montessori… Continue reading First Chinese Books Purchased From Amazon 第一次在Amazon上買中文書：《你的N歲孩子系列（1-6歲）》
We love our Dyson Cyclone V10 Absolute. It's lightweight and super easy to clean through the whole house with its various cleaner heads for both carpet and hardfloor plus two small cleaner heads. It hangs on the wall and charges when we're not using it.
Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! Mark and I roasted our first turkey ever at home this Thanksgiving! Our dinnerware and napkins are from Williams Sonoma: https://www.williams-sonoma.com/products/japanese-dinnerware-collection/ Placemat chargers from Amazon: https://amzn.to/2R9QPiD Maple leave string lights (2) from Amazon: https://amzn.to/2rRdIN9 Candle holder from Amazon: https://amzn.to/34IUzeS Candle (lavender) from Amazon: https://amzn.to/2LhZ1tE Napkin ring from Amazon:… Continue reading Thanksgiving 2019
I just watered all the plants in our house and replaced the water for the hydrangeas as well. We really enjoy the hygrangeas we got from Trader Joe's about 12 days ago (they still look very nice!). The hydrangea blooms started to wilt on the day we got them home (as Therese fell asleep at… Continue reading How to Care for Cut Hydrangeas
A friend from our bible study group invited me to do the Marian Consecration during the Advent. It's a 6-week program, so it's great to do for Advent. We'll use the book 33 Days to Morning Glory (Fr. Michael Gaitley's abbreviated version of St. Louis De Montfort's orignal 33 day consecration preparation) and watch videos from… Continue reading Join Me For 33 Days to Morning Glory for Advent 2019
Last Friday, I got some cod fillets and shrimp out of freezer to thraw, but we ended up going out for dinner. After we came back, when baby Therese's playing on her play mat, I quickly prepared this super easy and yummy dish into oven as I don't want to waste the food. After I… Continue reading Super Easy Oven Baked Cod and Shrimp
After several months' work, I finally finished the Millennium Falcon metal model - my first metal craft! We got this Fascinations Metal Earth metal model kit from a cute Korean store called Lil' Thingamajigs. Thanks to baby Therese's cooperation so I can finish this, as I usually spent some time (5-10 minutes everyday) assembling this… Continue reading My First Metal Model – Star Wars Millennium Falcon
The Big Book of Organic Baby Food just arrived yesterday. I was checking the table of content of 6 TO 8 MONTHS section and saw Pea and Butternut Squash which we have both at home, so I decided to make it as Therese's lunch. How to make it: 1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Slice… Continue reading Homemade 8 Months Baby Food – Pea and Butternut Squash Purée
Joyful Christine 