Onion, may seems to taste ‘awful’ to many people, especially to kids. Raw onion has pungent taste and smell to many of us. I don’t quite like to eat raw onion unless I can eat it with satay sauce (laughing). However, cooked onion is totally different spectrum here. Cooked onion, not just without its natural pungency, it tastes so pleasant with its natural sweetness. Cooked onion is soft, and very nice to eat. Since it is sweet, it should be kid-friendly dish. Children hate onion, but love sweet food. Cooked onion in omelette ill be the BEST way to make them eat some onion! I love prata with onion, so as Omelette with Onion (chuckling)! Omelette goes so well with onion indeed. The onion not only enhances the fragrance of the omelette dish, but also make the eggs tasted pleasantly sweet. The overall taste of this omelette dish is so robust that goes so well with both steamed white rice and hot plain porridge. Try my recipe of this omelette with onion. Slight improved version using my little ‘trick’ of adding an extra condiment to it (winking smile).

It creates extraordinary taste to the egg dish, don’t believe me, try it yourself! Anyway, it is simple to cook! It simply like an improviser of dinner dish from whatever you could found in your refrigerator (laughing). 1 small – medium yellow onion, chopped 1 teaspoon of light soy sauce 1 tablespoon of oyster sauce Sprinkle of sesame oil Pinch of white pepper 2 tablespoons of cooking oil 1) Break the eggs in a medium bowl. Add light sauce, oyster sauce, sesame oil and pepper. 2) Beat the eggs until completely mixed. Add in chopped onion. 3) Heat a non-stick wok with oil over high fire. Pour egg mixture in wok, spread evenly by tilting the wok or use a spatula to do so. Cook for 3 min, or until the eggs are firm on the bottom with slightly runny on top. Flip eggs over with spatula (or flipper). Cook for another 2 min, or until eggs are firm and lightly browned. Serve with hot plain porridge (Check out my last post!). Tips: In order to make this Onion n’ Omelette looks more appealing and delicious to the kids.

Add some colours on it, try adding some carrot strips into the omelete.bosch hand blender msm6b250 *You may choose to slice the onion into thin rings, but remember to slice it against its lines in order to break its tissue. kitchenaid hand blender khb1231cu reviewsBy doing such, it reduces the taste of pungency and claims to be sweeter in taste. margaritaville blender disassemblySo, chopped’s the safest. philips blender hr2094 best priceWe went to Hong Kong for the first time with our 10-month-old baby, and came back unscathed, thankfully. I’d been planning for days the items to bring on the trip for Luke, but when it came down to actually packing them, I was still overwhelmed.

We packed two suitcases for check-in, one with our stuff and one entirely for Luke. I wanted to prepare my own meals for him while we were there, so we brought the steamer/blender, a knife and chopping board. Other items included a bottle steriliser, a tin of formula, clothes, wipes of all kinds, diapers, creams, medication and other miscellaneous stuff. I even brought an electric kettle to boil water for him, as I didn’t trust the level of hygiene of hotel kettles. His toys went into my hand carry luggage, which would also double up as the daily diaper bag. It helped that the bag had a cheery and trendy design, which made the extra weight more bearable. After almost an entire day of packing, we were ready to go. Or so I thought. Our flight was at 8.40am. We got up, took a cab and arrived at the airport nice and early. The best thing about being early for a morning flight is breakfast. We met our friends who would be travelling with us, S and J, for a quick kaya toast and coffee.

Luke had been very well behaved thus far, but I couldn’t help worrying whether he would be comfortable on his first flight. I think it’s a good idea to choose the bassinet seat when flying with a baby, because even if baby refuses to sleep in it, the bassinet and the extra space are both very useful. You can’t stow baggage under the seat though, which means you need to take items required for takeoff and landing out of your hand carry luggage before storing it in the overhead compartment. I was going to prepare formula for Luke, as I have read that feeding him during takeoff eases the pressure on his ears, which may make him feel less uncomfortable. This was the moment I realised we’d forgotten two of the most commonly used items we always pack in our diaper bag: the hot and cool water bottle. I couldn’t believe it. I wanted to kick myself. In that moment I felt I’ve failed as a mother. What’s the use of packing all those extra things that might not even be useful and forgetting the two that are most basic and important!

Every parent experiences the feeling of failure from time to time, especially first-time ones, and we all know that there is no time to wallow in self pity when it happens, because no baby understands dejection nor has the capacity to wait for us to slowly heal. I was expelled from my failure moment by my husband’s gentle voice: “Don’t worry, these are easily replaceable. For the flight, we can get hot and bottled water from the stewardess.” We did, and the kind steward even gave us extra bottles of water, plus a teddy bear for Luke. Luke was hungry and gulped down his bottle before the flight even took off. Fortunately, the ascent did not upset him at all, he was so piqued by curiosity in the brand new environment that we did not have to offer him any toys or distractions. I am very grateful to my baby for being such a good boy on the flight; he hardly fussed and even took his usual late morning nap in my arms. I’ve been to Hong Kong several times, and I have not done less or taken fewer pictures on a holiday there.

But I’ve also not felt more love and joy on a trip like I did this time. After we checked in at the hotel, it was time for Luke’s afternoon nap. We chose to stay at a hotel in Mongkok that is connected to a shopping mall and MTR station, for the sake of convenience. Should Luke refuse to take his naps or meals, we were ready to go nowhere but stay in the room for the entire holiday, only making short trips downstairs to the mall for food. Our worries were unfounded, because Luke was SO happy rolling around on our king sized bed that pretty soon he was tired and ready to nap. I rocked him for a while, and he was sound asleep. The hotel didn’t deliver a crib to our room until much later even though I requested for one in my reservation, so Luke’s first nap in Hong Kong was on our bed with our pillows surrounding him for safety and Daddy watching over him by the side. The crib with a view Luke checking out room service Getting around was not as challenging as I’d anticipated, largely due to the fact that we used carriers and not strollers.

The SSC (standard structured carrier) was good for the flight and when we travelled nearby for meals, as it was easier to undo and wear again. On longer walks or train rides, the wrap was much more comfortable. Another advantage of the wrap is that it folds easily and doesn’t take up much space when not in use, so it’s good for packing in the suitcase and in cramped eateries with limited seating space, which are very common in Hong Kong. Wearing Luke made it easy for us to explore, as our personal tour guide S brought us to new food and shopping places tucked in unassuming streets. I’ve received some questions on my personal social media about the trip; let’s get them answered here. This trip was kind of an initiation for us, a training course for future, longer trips with Luke. Hong Kong is a place I’ve been to many times before, and I roughly know what to expect. It’s easy to navigate, and because it is a modern city, many things are easily available should the need arise.

And I love the food too, of course. Any advice on bringing baby to Hong Kong for holiday? May is a good time to go because the weather is just slightly cooler than in Singapore, so you can worry less about clothes and whether baby will be too warm or too cold. Likelihood of rain in May is high though, so you may want to be equipped with an umbrella or other tools. Baby wearing is very much recommended (not only by me) because there are many staircases and uneven paths in Hong Kong. If yours is a toddler who likes to run, baby wearing is a good idea too because it can get crowded and you don’t want to fear losing sight of your baby. Some of the popular eateries and restaurants have long queues even before they open for business, so if you are planning to visit one, be prepared to wait, and to entertain your little one while waiting. We are very lucky this time to have S and J do most of the queuing for us. Also, the seating space in these eateries are really small, so you may have to squeeze a little and take extra precaution when baby is near the table.