August 14, 2009

My Internet Savvy Toddler

Dominique Thoughts Internet ready kid, PC savy

Roy has caught a very potent bug. The internet bug!! Here is him being comfy on the king size bed that we had at Ritz Carlton during the National Day weekend. He had hijacked my laptop while I was working on some articles. While I was not looking he immediately took over the mouse and click onto the games that had been pre-installed in the PC.

If you are wondering he is playing a cooking game whereby he has to coordinate the different processes required in baking and decorating a cake before it can be ready for delivery. He has always been interested in learning how to bake and cook since watching me bake cookies, cakes and other pastries in our kitchen.

Roy has learned how to work a mouse since he was 2yrs old. I have been playing online stories, phonic games and other interactive educational games. Most kids nowadays are more incline to highly interactive and colourful programs.

Roy at 2.5yr old is a highly visual and auditory learner. Using the traditional board and chalk talk would not be very effective for him. With the advances in multimedia and creation of many different child centred websites it has changed the way lessons can be conducted.

I find that he absorbs knowledge more rapidly now and is even able to navigate independently online. His favourite catchline now is ” mummy type for me www.thomasthetrain .com”

WW- Japanese Strawberry Cheesecake

Made with love for a best friend of mine

Am adding in the recipe for this cake as requested by a reader.

Ingredients

250g cream cheese

50g butter

100ml fresh mil

60g plain flour

20g corn flour

6 egg yolks

1 tablespoon lemon juice

1/4 tsp salt

6 egg whites

1/4 tsp cream of tartar

140g caster sugar

Instructions

Melt the cream cheese, butter and milk in a bowl over a pot of water. ( If you are short on time you can do what I did. Microwave the ingredients for 30 sec on high)

Cool the mixture

Beat in egg yolks and lemon juice. Fold in the flour and mix well.

Whisk egg white with cream of tartar until foamy

Add in the sugar and whisk until soft peaks form.

Fold egg white batter into cream cheese batter.

Pour into baking tin.

Bake in a water bath for 45 min or until set or golden brown at 160c.