First Holy Communion

The boys and me

Last Sunday Monkey boy celebrated his First Holy Communion. It was a big milestone in his faith formation journey as it was the first time he was receiving the bread of Christ.

We were at church early as we had to report half an hour earlier as he needed to be there for a last minute rehersal on the procession into church. There were about 30 kids which were having their First Holy Communion together with Monkey boy and all of them were equally excited.

Ah Ma, Tiger girl and Monkey Boy

Before we marched into church I took the opportunity to take get Monkey boy to take some photos with his grandmothers.

Monkey boy with Mama

Both grandmothers were glad to be able to witness Monkey boy receiving this sacrament. Now he is able to fully participate in the mass together with the adult and need not sit out again during communion.

With his candle

Monkey boy had to walk into the church with his lit candle. It is a really special candle as R and I designed the candle by ourselves. One side was in English and it stated his name and date of First communion while the other side was written in Chinese by R. It is certainly a very meaningful keepsake for Monkey boy to have.

The kids participating in mass

The kids were invited to stand around the altar and say the Lord’s prayer together during the mass. I am sure they were able to feel the hand of the holy spirit upon them while standing so near the altar.

Side view of Monkey Boy

My little boy is really growing up so fast!!

Has your child received his/her first communion yet?

How do you feel about him/her reaching another faith formation milestone?

June 6, 2013

Bake Easy with a Jamie Oliver Philips Food Processor

Dominique Advertorials, Parenting and Kids

Blueberry Muffins Fresh from the Oven

Thinking of having some Blueberry Muffins for tea? With the Jamie Oliver Phillips Food Processor you can whip up a batch of cake mixture in minutes. It’s simple and a fun activity which you can even do with your kids.

The Food Processor

This food processor can certainly speed up your cooking in the kitchen.

There is a range of activities that you can do with the Jamie Oliver Philips Food Processor. You can slice, shred,whip, juice and even create frozen desserts with its 1000w motor.

Salads, Soups, Sorbets and even ice-creams can be made using this food processor.

The kids were craving for some blueberry muffins and we decided to bake some one afternoon during the weekends.

You only need the following ingredients

1 1/2 cups (195 grams) all-purpose flour
3/4 cup (150 grams) sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/3 cup (79 ml) vegetable oil
1large egg
1/2 cup (118 ml) milk
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup (170 grams or 6 ounces) fresh blueberries

The ingredients we used

Monkey boy sieving the flour and mixing in the ingredients

After all the ingredients have been mixed it was time to take out the food processor and let it do it’s magic with the metal double balloon better attachment.

Using the mixture to make the batter

It took about 5 minutes to mix the raw ingredients together to form a smooth batter. Once the batter was made I added in the blueberries and mixed it in before pouring out the whole mixture into cupcake cups for baking.

All ready to go into the oven

After baking for about 20 minutes the blueberry muffins were all ready to be eaten for tea.

Blueberry Muffin

Do you want a bite?

Keep life simple with the PHILIPS | Jamie Oliver range which includes a food processor (S$268), handblender (S$128) and blender (S$108). Available at leading electronics and departmental stores.

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