Tarts and Dinner on a Friday

Dominique Parenting and Kids, Thoughts Foodie Friday

Peach Tart and Apple Tart

Over the weekend we brought the kids out for tea time. They chose to eat tarts instead of the usual slices of cakes which we order. I personally find tarts a bit too sweet for my liking and I’m keeping off eating them to reduce having unwanted calories.

Our dinner

I’ve been trying to introduce more vegetables to the kids and learning to cook different types of soups for them. In the above shot there is salad , boiled corn, winter melon with meatball soup, vegetable fried with fish cake and cucumber gratin. I’m trying out various traditional Chinese soups so that the kids will be able to savor a mixture of both Chinese and Western soups throughout the week.

What have you been eating this week?

January 30, 2014

Writer’s Workshop: Kinda Nice

Dominique Parenting and Kids, Thoughts alpha thursday, mama kat's writers workshop

A purple bloom

2014 has really started off as a very busy year for me. My daily schedule is more hectic then last year and there are so many different projects that I am carrying out this month.

The hours in each day whiz pass super fast as I move from one activity to another juggling the kids, R’s and my personal schedule. It is only after all the kids have been packed off to school do I get a breather.

This is the best part of my day. The brief 1-2 hours midday where I can get to be alone by myself.or engage in a kid free luncheon with friends or R. It is the time where I get my ME TIME. I feel that it is essential to have time to myself daily as it is most rejuvenating.

It gives me the time to plan what I want to do for the rest of the week, plan the meals that I want to cook. Time to relax in front of the television or watch Korean drama on the iPad and also some time to do some midday exercise routine with the Wii.