You know that your kid is no longer a baby or a toddler anymore when she asked for an apple for dessert and not just any ordinary apple.  It has to be an apple with skin peeled off.. and one must have it whole.  Yes.. ! she is a big gal now..  if i must admit.  She recently became an apple freak.. and insist on eating apples everyday… after dinner. Now if she carries on this way .. right up to her teenage year.. and eat junk food moderately, I guess I don’t have to worry about getting her any  fat burner eh..??

So i’ve decided to get some pre-packed ones for her to bring to school.. but they only had the green apples for the last few weeks.  So this mummy went on the internet to look at how one can keep the apple slices from turning brown… and pack them up in a small tupperware.

Yes..! she finished the whole apple and no .. we don’t force her to eat anything she doesn’t want.. but we gently encouraged her to.. and try and steer her in the right eating habits.  Everything in moderation .. is what we taught her.  Anyhow, for those who are not aware of this.. you can keep your apple slices from turning brown by using a small amount of lemon juice.. soak them in for 60 seconds .. and then you dry them up.. soak up the excess lemon juice.. and then put them in a tupperware.. or a plastic and seal it up.

As you all know .. we have to cook for chloe everyday.. and bring it to her. before we head to work.  Everyday, we would ask her.. what she wants for lunch.. and we do try .. to give her different food everyday… afterall, jelak right..?? if eat the same food everyday.  So today .. she wanted rice.. but she said.. only the “yellow rice” eh.    Talking about jelak .. i think i need to buy a new tv stand for the basement.

Anyhow, you know what she meant lah.. cannot eat yong chau fried rice from Mr Zhu you know..!! gotta eat yellow rice.. with baby corn.. and carrots and peas.  So yellow rice is pineapple rice lah.. so what to do.. mummy had to cook rice the nite before.. cool it first.. and then put it in the fridge overnite .. and when morning comes.. take it out .. and cool it again.. so that the fried rice wouldn’t turn mooshy.   As you all know .. frying rice is not as easy as it seems.  Alot of art into it.. and of course.. love.

No one can cook without love, so you see why .. timing is very important to me.. i cannot afford to even mess up .. and need to stick to the time table..  so that Chloe can eat and sleep on time.  So i’m glad that we’ve decided that I would look after her on my own since i’m so anal about the timing part.. hahahhaha!!!   Yes.. she loves the tofu..  i cook no meat in it.. so that we can add anything we want for meat.  For Chloe it’s chicken.. and for me.. it’s sweet and sour pork.  Ang moh..?? he ate it with cheese.. muahahhaha!!!

So we went shopping today.. and guess what Chloe found.. hahahhaha!! she said.. “mama, mama!, big muffin .. mama!!” hahahhaha!!!  i mean.. it’s true eh..  it sure looked like a huge muffin.. hahhaha!!!  kids do say the darndest thing eh.. !

So Chloe wanted to buy this to show her teachers in school this big muffin.  This big muffin is at $4.99 .. and is made like a cake .. sponge cake like.  This is the first time.. we seen it sold at Superstore and I would have bought it .. if i had someone to share it with.. but where food is concern.. both father and daughter .. do not like to try new food.  The whole 5 weeks.. that ang moh was in Asia.. he had satay and chicken rice.. and that’s about it folks..!!  sad hor..?? he wouldn’t even try sushi nor sashimi.  But of course, western food was ok lah.. ! that he ate with no problems.

PS :  Again.. today i was asked by someone if Chloe was sick *sigh* *slap forehead*  I donch care  too much if  anyone wants to tell stories.. .. but to say that my kid got you sick..??!!!??  can die.. or not..??  * really slap forehead*. Patang you know..!

On Saturday.. i usually get to sleep in late.. because the ang moh will wake up with Chloe.. and let me sleep a little bit more .. before we head for work.  So at 10.30am.. kalang kabut ..  i wake up .. washed up.. and brushed up.. and headed for work.  One thing about the weekend.. is .. you can get breakfast.. even at noon..  at Tim’s.

I know i had written about Tim’s biscuit breakfast before.. and yes.. i do like the biscuit with sausages and an egg.  But i won’t eat their hashbrown again.. because i sure didn’t taste good.. the last time i had it.  So yes.. at 11.45am.. we reached the store.. and i still had time.. to get my breakfast.. because during the weekend.. breakfast is till noon.

What do you eat .. when you sleep in late..??  i know in Asia.. there is also a time limit for breakfast food.. but pray tell.. what do you eat.. when you sleep in..  do you go do brunch..?? in some fancy hotel.. ?? like i know lina would..??  Or dim sum like Barb would go for .. with her whole family.