Our new life in London😽

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We have finally arrive in London!! (Big claps!!)  This is a life we have dreamed of for many years and it's now a reality!! We are very blessed to come during summer, because the days are longer and it's just lovely to have the sun shinning on you as you explore the new city!! 

Arrived in time to celebrate my best friend's birthday! 🎂🎂

Just loving the new roads, nothing special really... 

Interesting "pop up" store, literally!

People just enjoying the sun and having a picnic during lunch. (At Canary Wharf)

A simple play area near where we are. 

It has been a very eventful 2-3 weeks actually. Can't say it's been all positive though... Our luggage was lost and didn't arrive after a week, we saw a mouse on our balcony as soon as we arrived in our services apartment, we couldn't stop coughing due to the dirty, dusty carpets, we had to move to a new apartment, new apartment's lift broke down after 2 days and we had to walk up and down 5 levels at least twice a day, and then our washing machine broke down for the weekend... The maid mistaken our own bed sheet as theirs and took it by accident and we can never get it back, my finger got infected so bad that I had to go see a doctor and take a course of antibiotics... My credit card never arrived... It's been non stop dramas. However, all this has not stop myself from embracing my new brilliant life in London! 

When bad things are happening, I see it as a precursor to much more wonderful things coming your way!! It's a way that the devil want to discourage you and make you wonder if you are making the right choices, the "maybe I shouldn't have" or "should of" comes battling into mind. But instead, I'm excited!! I know my family have made the right decision for us and I just can't wait to see what's about to happen around the corner!!! 

My puffy finger... 

The Discovery Story Musum in Stratford

Nappies are so much cheaper here compared to Sydney!!! (Small wins!!💪🏼）

New places to explore!! 

New flavours of grapes to discover.... It's surprisingly delicious! Can't go back to normal grapes now... 🍇

We are definitely onto some serious adventures and I'm looking forward to more of it... Whatever it may be.... Bring it on baby!!! 😝

God bless!! 

Food Diary- Steam Fish Dinner

Our son is now 14 month old and we are transiting into family dinner meals. So I would make dishes with less salt and seasoning so that it is toddler friendly for him, then before us adult eat it, I would add more seasoning to taste!! 

Today I made steamed barramundi with reduced salt soy sauce and shallots. 

I used skin peeler to thinnly stripped sweet potatoes so it can be cooked quickly, together with noodles and some silken tofu! (We didn't eat the noodle, instead we had take away curry rice, was a bit lazy today...) 

Voila! Tonight's dinner was a hit!! 

Baby Food Diary- 09/09:2015

Lunch out at a Cafe

Home made fish porridge with peas and egg yoke. Carrot and peach dessert and Baby Mum Mum rice rusk. 

Baby Food Diary- 07/09/2015

Lunch

Osso Bucco Stew on white bread 

Dessert: Pear purée with a bit of iron fortified rice cereal

Dinner 

Main: Osso Bucco Stew (again), rice porridge and peas.

Dessert: Pear purée with a bit of Greek yogurt.

Baby's Food Diary 2/09/2015

Breakfast

Weet- Bix with A2 Milk, fresh papaya and Greek yogurt and raspberry. 

Lunch 

Beef bolognase mince with pumpkin, papaya yogurt, apple purée and rice crackers. 

(No photos) 

Dinner 

Broccoli, corn and mushroom noodle, grated pear and laughing cow cheese. 

Baby Food Diary: 1/09/2015

Baby's Age: 10 month

Idea is to give 250mL worth of food three times a day on top of milk feed.

Breakfast

Weet Bix, oats porridge, full cream milk, yogurt and papaya in a bowl.

Lunch 

Brocoli, corn and mushroom with white bread and avocado.

Served mixed in together.

Dessert

Fresh grated apple.

Dinner 

Baby Spaghetti bolognase as main.

Grated Apple, banana and yogurt as dessert. 

Julie's Baby Kitchen- Fish and Tofu Soup plus Noodles

Dish type: Main

3 ingredients plus additional noodles

Prep and Cooking time: 15 min 

Age: From 9 month

Ingredients 

1. Chicken stock or water - 160mL

2. Fillet of fish, I used Ling Fish- 60g or just a small piece

3. Silken Tofu- 2- 3 tablespoon 

This is available in all supermarkets or Asian food stores.

Method

1. Heat the chicken soup or water in a saucepan. 

2. Add fish and bring to boil. Flake the fish into small pieces. 

3. Add tofu and cook well. 

I find the soup quite runny so I added two scoops of rice cereal to thicken it up. 

Now if you like, you can boil some noodles to go with this soup to make it a meal! 

Break up the noodles using your hands.  

Boil the noodles according to the instructions on the packet. 

Simply add to the soup and serve!! 

Bon appetite! 

My son really enjoyed this meal tonight! 

Thank you mama!! 

Julie's Baby Kitchen- Apple and Pear Purée

Meal Type: Snack, side dish

Ingredients: 2

Preparation time: 40 min or less

Age: from around 6 month and over

Ingredients 

Apple- 2 small whole apples

Pear- 3 whole pears

Equipments

Methods

1. Peel the apples and the pears.

2. Cut them into small pieces of roughly equal size.

3. Place them in the saucepan and add water so that it just covers the fruits. Bring the water to boil.

4. Boil the fruits for 16 to 20 min or until soft. It may appear a bit translucent and that's when you know it's ready, or you can use a fork to poke it. 

5. Remove the soften fruits and use a stick blender to blend into the desired consistancy. 

6. Divide and scoop the purée into containers and freeze for future use and a small portion into the fridge to be consumed in the next 1-2 days. 

Bon appetite! 

Note

- You can use any ratio of apple to pear. 

- Use this purée to flavour plain yoghurt, porridge, rice cereals or even to sweeten a savory dish (esp if your baby is more fussy and likes sweet food over savory). 

- This is a must have in your fridge because it is so versatile and yummy!! :D

Julie's Baby Kitchen- Mini Veggie Bake

Meal Type- Main

Ingredients- 3

Preparation time- 20min

Age- from 8 month

Ingredients 

Pumpkin purée - 60g

Cherry tomatoes - 2-3 whole ones

Cottage Cheese - 2 tablespoons

Equipment 

Method

1. To prepare the tomato, firstly cut a cross on the tip of the tomato. This step will aid the removal of the skin.

2. Bring the water to boil then add the tomatoes, boil for 5- 10 min until the skin comes off. 

3. Remove the skin and now the tomatoes are ready.

4. In a heat proof dish, add pumpkin (please refer to "Pumpkin Mash" recipe), tomato and cottage cheese. 

5. Spread the cottage cheese nicely over the top and put in the oven to bake for 12-15 min at 170 degrees.

6. Allow to cool before serving.

Bon appetite!