Farmart

We took Alicia to Farmart today, thinking that it'd be good to expose her to a farm-like environment. However, the place was quite a letdown since it was really rundown and there was only a very small animal section with very, very few animals (there were only turtles, bullfrogs, some rabbits in shabby-looking cages and three mountain goats)...

Anyway, we were greeted by two beautiful, vibrantly-coloured lilies:

and a crimson dragonfly!

Taking in the sight of the flowers and dragonfly...

Evidence of someone being extremely clingy!

She was afraid of the turtles and bullfrogs... and while checking out the rabbits, we smelt the foul smell of....

GOATS!

Alicia had a tug-of-war with this old mountain goat...

and she only agreed to feed the goats again after much coaxing...

Daddy demonstrating that it's perfectly fine to feed the little goat..

Agreeing to give it a try...

Still apprehensive, but only willing to feed the 'prettier'-looking goat

Starting to enjoy herself... see that subtle smile

Someone's finally smiling!

Feeding the other little goat

Feeding from a different angle

Darling Alicia, will you feed the old goat again?

Mummy, you feed the old goat first!

Daddy demonstrating again...

Alicia telling the goat to "ahhh....", open mouth :D

Ok, I'll try to feed him... he's been sticking his head out all the while! Poor goat!

Old goat super happy with the food....

Back to feeding the young goats

Daddy, I want to feed the old goat again!!!

Feeding from an elevated angle

Someone's obviously enjoying herself feeding the goat!

Enough of goats... we end off the trip with a kiddy machine ride! :P

Incidentally, someone was easier to feed last night... we wonder if she was inspired by the goats! :D

Resorts World

The long weekend meant that we had time to bring Alicia out since she had no class at Julia Gabriel on Saturday and our Monday was available too! We spent one of the days exploring Resorts World Sentosa though we only loitered around the hotels and the parameters of Universal Studios.

A photo with the (somehow non-revolving) globe is a must!:

Posing comfortably in the shade

Not so comfortable in the scorching sun!

Checking out the place!

Should I buy chocolate? :D

Finally some air-con!!! Time to put on the fashionable denim jacket!

I love this passageway! It's like entering another dimension...

Checking out Festive Hotel...

Ouch... I hurt my hand...

Alicia: Where shall we go now???

Mummy: HOME! :P

Stir-fried Ee Fu Noodles Version II

I cooked stir-fried ee fu noodles yesterday but changed the way I handled some ingredients and varied the seasonings used.

Hubby preferred this version a lot better than the other one as he felt the previous version was too bland for his tastebuds (I felt it was alright though). :D

Stir-fried Ee Fu Noodles (Version II)

Ingredients:

• 1 pack ee fu noodles
• 1 carrot (shredded)
• 1 chicken breast (deskinned)
• 1 pack Shanghai greens
• 4 big fresh mushrooms
• 1 bunch scallions (cut into 2" segments)
• 2 cloves garlic (minced)
• 4 shallots (sliced thinly)

Marinate sliced mushrooms with:

• hua diao jiu
• oyster sauce
• a couple of dashes of ground black pepper

Marinate chicken breast with:

• Lee Kum Kee chicken marinade
• oyster sauce
• ground black pepper
• brown sugar
• hua diao jiu

Seasonings:

• oyster sauce
• abalone sauce

Method:

1. Pluck Shanghai greens and shred the carrot.
2. Steam chicken breast for about half hour or till cooked through. Slice/shred chicken meat and set aside.
3. Cook ee fu noodles as per instructions on packaging. Set aside.
4. Heat oil in wok and fry the shallots till golden brown. Drain and set aside.
5. Leave the shallot oil in the wok and fry the scallions and garlic till fragrant.
6. Add shredded carrot.
7. Add mushrooms then add the ee fu noodles.
8. Add the chicken and mix well.
9. Flavour with seasonings.
10. Dish and top with fried shallots just before serving.

Alicia still isn't fond of ee fu noodles although she has become less picky. She agreed to eat a little before finally giving up on her bowl of noodles... that's already an improvement since she refused to eat it after the first mouth of noodles in the past. :)

Basic ginseng root drink

I went to the TCM doctor with hubby the other day and the doc recommended that he should drink some 'cooling' drink every day or every other day to relief his 'heatiness' and this is one of the drinks that he suggested that I make for hubby.

And so it's down to the basics:

Basic ginseng root drink

Ingredients:

• 1-2 handfuls of ginseng roots
• 1.5L water
• a pinch of salt

Method:

1. Rinse the ginseng roots and place them in the pot of water.
2. Bring to a boil and simmer for 30min.
3. Turn off fire, add a pinch of salt.
4. Wait till the drink is cool before serving otherwise it will lose the 'cooling' effect.