Caleb's lunch

18 days to go....

Oppsie, I missed a post yesterday. There isn't much thing to tell anyway. It's always been routine for me, everyday.

Today, I cooked this for Caleb's lunch. It's actually pumpkin and carrot porridge and Japanese tofu with ginger and minced meat. Quite nice, no complaint. I'll cook something like this if I'm in the mood. If I'm not, then I'll just dump everything into the porridge. Yes, everything. Rice, pumpkin, carrot, minced meat, tofu, ginger and spring onion. Half an hour later and voila! All done.

Caleb is a Bandaraya, basically he eat everything.

This dish remind me of my mom's cooking. My mom said this is kid's favourite dish because there are tofu, meat and gravy to go with rice, except she don't use Japanese tofu. She'll use white tofu instead as she said Japanese tofu is full of preservative craps.

24 days to go...

24 days to go....

It was so hot today. In fact the weather is so hot everyday that I'm feeling like my body is exploding. My ceiling fan already kaput. Basically you can't even tell if you've already switched it on or not. So, now we are relying on one table fan that I've put on the floor to make the house bearable......

Today I can't stand it. I switched on the air con and the table fan and the ceiling fan (it does a little contribution although not much). Ahhh....that feel so much better. Then I remember I haven't cook lunch for Caleb. Darn! With the whole house feeling so comfortable, I don't want to ruin it with oily/stir-fried smell. So, I made simple kon lou meen (dry noddle) with minced pork and egg.

How I made it?

First I blanched the noodle. Then I blanched the minced pork and lastly I blanched the egg. Hahaha....Everything using the same pot of boiling water. Of course I add a bit of seasoning like thick soy sauce, light soy sauce, sesame oil, lil pepper and spoonful of garlic oil. Mmmm...yum yum.

The verdict? Caleb said "yummmmm......niceeee"

:))

My own version of healthy pizza bread

Once in awhile, when i don't have any idea what to cook for lunch, I'd make sandwich for Caleb. Luckily this guy is not a picky eater. He basically walloped anything, yupe, like DBKL.

So, this is what he had for lunch. My own version of pizza bread. Weird right? No sausage. Well, I don't really allow him to eat hot dog/sausage at his young age due to preservatives. artificial flavor, artificial coloring, artificial meat component (well, who knows right?) and dunno what else they put it in there.

I just spread a lil bit of ketchup as the base, lettuce, steamed broccoli, tofu (hahaha) and shredded scrambled egg. Finally topped with a slice of cheddar cheese and into the oven they went.

Yes, it is weird pizza. But who cares, as long as my 'boss' didn't complained and whacked almost all of them.

Hahaha.....I'm so blessed to have a kid who doesn't picky on food.

Mmmmm......not yet I pressumed. (**praying hard**)

Egg sandwich for Caleb's lunch

I made egg sandwich for Caleb's lunch yesterday.

The lazy mother was super lazy and basically run of an idea on what to feed his son. Actually I think this is a very good, simple and nutritious meal to prepare. All ready in 20 minutes...

Just in case that you want to know the ingredients,

1 egg

1/3 potato

1/3 carrot

1 slice of cheese

2 tablespoon Mayonnaise

1 tablespoon tomato sauce (I ran out of tomato sauce, so I didn't put any)

Spring onion (optional)

A dash of pepper

A bit of salt

1 teaspoon of flax seed oil (optional too)

4 slices of bread

Put the egg, potato and carrot into a pot of water and bring it to boil. Everything should be cooked in 15 minutes. Mashed it all up on a plate including that slice of cheese. Add in the mayo and tomato sauce and the rest of it, mix thorougly.

Spread it on bread and tadaaaa.....lunch is served. 

I got no complaint from him. He whacked half of it (shoved another half of it into my mouth) and gave me a thumb's up after that. :)

It's good. Really good. Can you see that bits of carrot?

This is the 2nd time I made egg sandwich within this week. I'm sure if I asked wheather he wants to eat egg sandwich for tomorrow lunch again, the answer would be 'yes'. Mmmm.... but I'm getting boring already :)

Today's lunch

It just me and Caleb at home today. The father went outstation for work since last night and Caleb 'ponteng'ed class today. No choice, we just have one car at home. The father has been contemplating of buying a new car for the past 4 years and until now, it just more towards a discussion rather than the big move. :)

Anyway, I cooked eggs with minced meat and fish slice with french bean for Caleb while I ordered a regular Island Supreme Pizza and Deli Wings for myself. Hehehe...*wicked*

Scrambled egg with mince meat.

Fish slice with french bean drenched in gravy.

I'm ok with the fish smell now since past the 1st trimester. I can deal with the fish if the smell is not too fishy. So, for safety reason, I marinated the fish slices with few drops sesame oil and a piece of ginger. That managed to take away the fishy smell. :)

And for myself......hehe

A regular Island Supreme pizza

The 'devilish' Deli Wings

The mother ate those yummy foods and the son ate healthy foods...... :)

Bon Appétit !!

Stir-fried pumpkin with dried shrimp

I cooked this dish for lunch today.


Stir-fried pumpkin with dried shrimps.

This is my first time cooking time and to tell the truth, it was DELICIOUS! :) I do have my mom's genes...ahem ;)

Ingredients:
- Half pumpkin or more (or sufficient to feed your whole army - for my case, my whole army just consists of me and Caleb.....duhhhh), cut in cubes
- A handful of dried shrimp, soften in warm water and drained
- 1 clove of garlic, chopped
- 1 tablespoon of light soy sauce
- Sugar to taste
- 2 tablespoon of cooking oil

1. First, heat up wok with cooking oil
2. Saute garlic and dried shimp until fragrant.
3. Put in light soy sauce and almost immediate add in pumpkin cubes and stir fry for a minute or so. The smell emitted is soooooo nice.
4. Add 1 teapoon of water and cover the lid. Do not add too much water or it will spoil the whole taste.
5. Cook over a slow fire. Once in a while open up the lid and add in another teaspoon of water, stir it. Cover back the lid.
6. Cook until the pumpkin is tender
7. Add in sugar to taste.
8, Serve hot with rice.


Caleb keep on coming in the kitchen and asked "what's that? what's that?" I said "Pumpkin" and he said "Caleb want eat pumpkin."

Hahaha.....

After the fifth time he said he wanna eat pumpkin, I let him lick the spatula instead. He looked satisfied and walked away.

Phewww...

Served with hot rice and half slice of fried Red Snapper. Oh, you wouldn't believe it how much that tiny little piece cost me. One whole slice is RM10.50! And that half pathetic looking fish on the table is RM5.25!

Now a day, nothing is cheap. Sigh....

Our virgin experience in AVOCADO

Bought 3 avocados @ RM10 last week when I went back to my hometown. Just buy, totally got no idea what to do with it.

But no worry because Mr. Google is always standing by whenever I need him :)

Mr. Google said avocado is also known as alligator pear, mmm...that's something new. We learn new thing everyday. If I didnt buy avocado I wouldn't know, right? Ok, sampat (38) I know... :D

Ok, for nutrition facts, avocado is rich in antioxidants beta carotene, vitamin C and E, potassium and monounsaturated fat which can boost immune system.

I sliced one of them this afternoon with hawking looking eyes from Caleb. He really have no idea what is this fruit all about. Haha..I know from the look of his eyes. Fascinating and curious, cute :)

Asked him: "You want?" and he nodded.

I scrapped out a little bit with spoon and feed him. Shudder a bit. Hahaha.....normal when he taste new thing. I ate a bit too. Shudder. Hahahaha...... taste nutty and buttery. Tasteless.

Asked him again: "Still want?". Nodded again.... hahaha..can't stop laughing.

Scrapped a little bit again and feed him. Shudder again! Haaaahaaaaa.....funny.

Drizzled some honey on top...taste better for both of us. :)

Anyway, I blended the rest of the avocado with some apple chunks, fresh milk and honey to taste. Amazingly it taste so much better. MUCH MUCH BETTER....

It turn into smoothies...can't say it's really yummy but okla. Can put it in my mouth la. I gave a bowl of this smoothies to Caleb and he finished it in no time. Pheww.... I safely assume that he likes it. Thank God....if not I wouldn't know what to do with the rest of the avocados. I still have 2 of them in fridge now.

Smoothies goes into my freezer, just for Caleb consumption.... :)

That's how our first experience eating Avocado *shudder* haha