My mil loves cooking chicken with Chinese basil leaves or kau chung thap (”Nine-Storied Pagoda” in Cantonese). The minty flavor of the leaves, together with the flavorful taste of sliced ginger and Chinese cooking wine make the Sam Pei Zhi chicken dish (a Taiwanese chicken dish) really delicious.
Last week, she cooked Chinese basil leaves omelette […]
Posted on December 6th, 2009 by shireen
Filed under: Nutritional Information On Food, Natural remedies, Homecooked Food, Healthy Food | 1 Comment »
Along with unsightly cracked heels, calluses and peeling skin on the soles on both my feet, I have another problem, which is toenail fungus on my left big toe. The big toe has been afflicted by fungus for over 2 years and it seems to go away and then come back again, over and […]
Posted on November 4th, 2009 by shireen
Filed under: Toenail Fungus, Natural remedies | 3 Comments »
Apart from the king of fruits, jackfruit is my other all-time favorite fruit. My 3 girls love jackfruits, cempedak and durians too - they love fruits that are pungent and aromatic. Baby who doesn’t really fancy fruits, loves durians and jackfruits VERY much! Hubs will normally buy a packet or two of […]
Posted on October 30th, 2009 by shireen
Filed under: Fruits, Natural remedies | 7 Comments »
I mentioned in my earlier posts that everyone in the family has been down with chesty cough (with lots of phlegm) and mild runny nose, including myself. Only the hubs went to the doctor’s to get himself meds. For Sherilyn, I used Baby’s old Aero Chamber to administer the Ventolin on her several […]
Posted on October 21st, 2009 by shireen
Filed under: Natural remedies, Cough, Cold and sore throat | 6 Comments »
Everyone in the family is down with cough and phelgm. First Sherilyn got it (which was about a month ago and she still has it), then Alycia, next the hubs, then the maid, yesterday I got bitten and Baby is showing signs too. Baby has been throwing up her milk for the past few days […]
Posted on October 16th, 2009 by shireen
Filed under: Natural remedies, Cough | 7 Comments »
When I was a young girl (before turning into a teenager), I used to have frequent break-outs of very painful and huge pus-filled boils. I had boils on my buttocks, under my eyes, on my cheek and frequently had them inside, outside and on my nose! Back then, I wasn’t a health freak yet and […]
Posted on July 13th, 2009 by shireen
Filed under: Boils, Natural remedies, Home Remedies | No Comments »
Ever since I found out that coconut water is packed with healing properties and can be used to prevent UTIs, I have started to feed Baby C with it. However, I am still doubtful if it’s save for a toddler to drink too much coconut water since the Chinese old wives would say that it is […]
Posted on July 3rd, 2009 by shireen
Filed under: Natural remedies, Home Remedies | 2 Comments »
One of my all-time favorite drinks is coconut water. I love the juice, drunk directly from the coconut and my favorite is the small coconut that produces fragrant coconut water, which tastes a tad like juice of pandan leaves (screwpine leaves). This type of coconut is slightly costlier than the big regular ones.
There is a […]
Posted on July 2nd, 2009 by shireen
Filed under: Natural remedies, Home Remedies | 3 Comments »
…. that Baby C does not have anymore Klabsiella bacteria in her urinary tract. More than a week has passed since the last urine culture test was done. I haven’t sent Baby C’s pee for another culture as her purging had stopped, her down under is not sore anymore and her pee looks rather clear. […]
Posted on June 25th, 2009 by shireen
Filed under: Natural remedies, Home Remedies, Urinary Tract Infection, Cassandra, Kidney Reflux | 7 Comments »
Did you know that the lemon grass or serai or heong mau (in Cantonese) that some people find as nuisance as they tend to grow like lalang have many health benefits? It is anti-cancerous and anti-bacterial and can treat a range of ailments. Recently I have been receiving emails from friends on how effective lemon […]
Posted on June 17th, 2009 by shireen
Filed under: Natural remedies, Home Remedies, Healthy Food | 8 Comments »
