感恩的心

这些菜园蛋看起来很普通，和菜市场里卖的没什么两样。。但是，对我来说勿轻情义重。那是带着爱心关心细心的菜园蛋。为何我会这样说呢？？那是因为给我这些蛋的人和我是没有血缘关系但是且把他辛辛苦苦饲养的鸡孵出的蛋给了我，一毛也不收。曾经和他太太帮我照顾女儿们的保姆保爸如今已年长，满头白发的他们天天唯有种种菜种种果树再也无法帮我照顾孩子。虽然如此，我们一得空就会到他们家去深望他们。和他们终是有说不完的话，他们也终是有给不完我们的东西例如食物，食材等等。他们每次下厨煮他们的拿手菜肴都会叫我们到他们家用餐，辛辛苦苦耕种的蔬果菜都会分享一些给我们。这种的恩惠是无价的，是珍贵的，是难得的。。所以，我们很珍惜他们，非常地感恩他们那种无私的爱，很真诚的爱。我希望孩子们和他们一样懂得付出懂得什么是真诚的爱，无私的爱。也同时和我们一样懂得感恩。懂得感恩的孩子最幸福！

Wholemeal Bread

I have been experimenting baking a few types of bread using the Tesco breadmaker and this is the most satisfying bread that I have baked so far, it's the wholemeal bread. It tastes simply delicious and the most important of all, it is a very healthy bread!

Here, I would like to thank Joanne's Kitchen for this recipe. Thanks for sharing!

Bread Flour     200g
Wholemeal Flour     150g
Egg     1
Milk     200ml
Granulated Sugar     50g
Salt     5g
Yeast     5g
Butter     40g

Method:
1.) Put all the ingredient in except the butter. I put in according to this sequence; (milk+egg+sugar+wholemeal flour+bread flour+salt+yeast). Remember to "bury" the salt and yeast at the different side of the flour. Do not mix the salt and yeast together or else the bread won't rise.
2.) Select Menu No.3 (Wholemeal) then, select 1.5lb, light colour.
3.) After the beep sound, you can add in the butter.
4.) At the time of 1:30, you can take out the blade or you can omit this step.
5.) When it is done, take the bread out and let it cool. When it is cool, you can cut it.

It's as easy as ABC. Everyone can bake it. Enjoy your healthy bread! ^^

Paper Bag Puppet

We bought some sandwiches from the café. Very delicious sandwiches with very good quality of paper bag. Syuen and Ning asked me whether we could make something out from the paper bags. So, we googled and decided to make this Paper Bag Puppet. Coincidence, we had our very short trip to the Taiping Zoo and this is what they come out with; a lion and a peacock!

Vegetable That You Can Regrow : Carrot Leaf & Scallion

This is easy. And yes, we fully use every parts of the vegetable. No wastage! We can regrow the carrot's top to have carrot leaf as an add-on to our salad! We can have scallion from the scallion's top that we regrow so, we do not need to buy anymore scallion from the market. All we need is a container and some water to make this regrow project as shown on the photos below.

Beansprout Haircut Activity

This is done a few years ago. And I think that it's kinda fun as the kids were able to exert their creativity on the other hand practising their hand-and-eye coordination.

So, the material that we need: egg shell, marker pen, scissors, green bean and cotton. It's simple and easy but do require some times to complete this activity.

First, I let the kids to draw some facial expression on the egg shell then all we need to do is putting the cotton into the egg shell followed by the green beans and pour a little water into it. Now, all we have to do is wait for 3-4 days for the beansprout to grow!

When the beansprout has grown to the height that you desire then, you may cut it any hairstyle that you like.

如何选择适合孩子的学校？

除了家庭教育，排在第二给以孩子规范教育应该是学校吧！大部分家长都没有认真考虑就把孩子直接送入名校。现今社会的错误观念；名校就是最好的学校，选择名校绝对不会出差错的。这是很不正确的观念。在选择学校时，父母应该选择一所适合孩子的学校而不是一所最好的名校。以下这几点值得父母做为参考：

1.）办学理念
       办学理念和家庭教育理念应该要有共识。

2.）学校环境
       学校必须干净，整齐及安全。

3.）学校设施
       学校设施应要完善及安全。

4.）师资力量
       老师人数足够并且拥有相应的教育文凭及经验。

5.）学校风气
       学校风气很重要，在一个书香的环境之下才能培养孩子爱书的品行。

6.）家庭条件
       一些学校需要支付一些额外的收费；例如杂费，补习费等等。

7.）孩子情况
       特别的孩子需要特别的学校来教育他以便达到最理想的教育效果。

8.）学校路途
       学校离你的家不要太远。孩子在不舒服的情况之下，家长可第一时间抵达学校。

9.）家长与学校的互动
       选择家长与学校互动较多的学校。一个封闭的学校不能让你更加了解孩子在学校里的点点滴滴。

*此文的内容只供参考。须知每个小孩都来之不同的生活环境和家庭背景所以教导的方式也肯定因人而异。

低糖日式芝士蛋糕

材料A
Cream Cheese     200克
低筋面粉（过筛）    30克
粟粉（过筛）    20克
鲜奶油    120克
无盐牛油（溶解）    30克
柠檬汁    少许
蛋黄    4
幼糖    20克

材料B
蛋白   4
塔塔粉    2茶匙
幼糖    50克

做法

1. 把20克糖和cream cheese 打至混合。
2. 加入蛋黄，打至软身。
3. 加入鲜奶和牛油，轻轻搅拌至均匀。
4. 将面粉分2次拌入，拌至无粉粒，备用。
5. 把蛋白打至起泡，加入塔塔粉，把糖分二至三次加入，打蛋白至硬性发泡。
6. 把打发的蛋白加入芝士面糊，轻轻搅拌至混合。
7. 把混合好的芝士面糊倒入已经涂油铺纸的模里。
8. 放入已经预热160度的烤箱里，用蒸烘法烘40分钟或至熟。
9. 完成待冷后，放入冰箱隔夜吃更美味。
    

温馨提示：以自家烤箱为标准。