A health freak mom's thoughts on health and all things healthy
I have always soaked my beans before cooking them. Sometimes when I have a sudden craving to have red beans tong sui, I will pour the beans right away into the pot (after rinsing the beans) and cook the tong sui without soaking the beans. I have always thought that the main purpose why we…
Today I found a punnet of fresh portobello mushrooms in the fridge. It has been sitting there for over a week. My MIL bought it but she is now away for a few days and would not be cooking it for the next few days. So I decided to cook mushrooms omelet with it. As…
Sea salt and table salt have the same basic nutritional value, despite the fact that sea salt is often marketed as a more natural and healthy alternative. The most notable differences between sea salt and table salt are in their taste, texture and processing.Sea salt is produced through evaporation of ocean water or water from…
Leftovers can be kept for three to four days in the refrigerator. Be sure to eat them within that time. After that the the risk of food poisoning increases. If you don’t think you’ll be able to eat leftovers within four days, freeze them immediately. Food poisoning — also called foodborne illness — is caused…
Soft cheeses, such as cottage cheese, cream cheese and ricotta cheese, that have mold should be discarded. The same goes for any kind of cheese that’s shredded, crumbled or sliced. With these cheeses, the mold can send threads throughout the cheese. In addition, harmful bacteria, such as listeria, brucella, salmonella and E. coli, can grow…
I am a coffee lover. I need my cuppa in the morning to kick start my long day. Sherilyn and Cass love coffee too. On days where they need some coffee boost to jump start their mood, I will add a pinch of instant coffee (less than 1/4 teaspoon) into their fresh milk. That will…
The other day, hubs bought a box of pasteurized eggs from the supermarket just to find out how they taste like. Pasteurized eggs are kept in a special refrigerator just for the pasteurized eggs. And pasteurized eggs are almost double the cost of regular eggs. The only difference that I notice about pasteurized eggs is…
I fired my very first maid 10 years ago when I found out that she poured urine into my drinking water in what she thought could have ‘charmed’ me. I almost drank it but stopped to have a sniff when I smelled something foul in my water. Last week, there was an article in the…
Alycia had her first taste of chewing gum when she was 6yo last year. It was my dad who bought her some chewing gums when we went back to Ipoh. Since then, she has been hooked on chewing gums. I did not quite like the idea of her chewing on sweet gums until I read…
Baby is no fruit lover. It is quite a torture – for her and for me when fruits are served to her. Thankfully she likes bananas. She loves them so much that she can chomp down 2 pieces of large bananas in one sitting. She even has space in her tummy for a 3rd one…