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Long post alert! Turns out that Beth’s earlier naptime (shared in my stories) was cause she’s really sick😷😥High fever of 39 degrees! Needless to say, she was super cranky and especially clingy, and needed mama’s cuddles as she napped another two more times in the day. I was really determined to still try these two Singaporean dishes, so thank God for the husband who came back very promptly so I could still work on these. When Beth first came into the world, I never dreamt that I would still be able to enjoy my time in the kitchen. Did these taste good? Yeah, pretty good! But more importantly, did I enjoy making it? Oh yes I did🙌🏼💪🏼 Happy Birthday, Singapore. Can’t believe this is our 3rd national day away. Missing the food and home especially much today. #thiswillhavetodo #momlife #homecooking #dxmcook #singaporefavourites #prawnmeesoup #chilisotong #chilisquid (at Discovery Point)

Long caption😳 Before Beth came along, I was a stay home wife in a land away from home that learnt to really enjoy my own company and ‘be okay’ with time on my hands. Baking had always been something I enjoyed so I tried that out quite a bit. When Beth popped out, all that changed but I found that baking or having the time to cook leisurely is still very therapeutic for me. Does it mean I’m great at it? Not necessarily, but I try to always get it better the next time💪🏼🙌🏼 Take for instance my jelly hearts cheesecake😂 I’ve done it successfully a few times before but this time round, not so! The combination of the cream cheese with jelly and fresh strawberries and thick biscuit layer is still yummy but my no bake cheesecake didn’t form well cause I couldn’t find gelatin and used agar agar instead! Now I know agar agar doesn’t work like gelatin🤦🏻‍♀️ Thank God it’s still edible so we can enjoy whatever we have😅 #wantedtosharewithneighboursbutoops #strawberryjellycheesecake #strawberryjellyhearts #dxmcook #needtotryagain #whencheesecakegoesonsalehaha (at Discovery Point)

I’ve recently come to realise that Bethel really enjoys soups (like her mama😂) and though she doesn’t take very well to meat yet, I have been told how nutritious soup can be. There was a really “fail” moment cause I wanted to make melon pork rib soup but kinda bought the wrong melon? (I bought green fuzzy melon when I should have gotten brown old melon) But thank goodness for the trusty slow cooker, I dumped everything into the pot before lunch and this soup was still such a heart warmer at dinner! Yay🙌🏼✌🏼 Now, to try with brown old melon next time haha. What soups do you like, and if you’re a mama too please share any soups that have been winners with your kids! Thank you🤗 #dxmcook (at Discovery Point)

Being a stay home mum means a lot of my time is spent in the kitchen preparing meals for the family. Thank God I actually enjoy cooking/baking so it doesn’t feel like such a chore. I turned yesterday’s leftovers of salmon and broccoli cauliflower mash into little salmon nuggets for Beth’s lunch today✌🏼 Let’s hope she eats them well💪🏼🙏🏼🤞🏼 #excusemystubbyhand #salmonnuggets #blwideas #toddlerfood #dxmcook (at Discovery Point)

Pan fried salmon (marinated with salt, pepper, dried thyme and some fresh lime juice), roasted carrots and my maiden attempt at broccoli cauliflower mash! Attempting to go low/no carb again, at least for dinner😅💪🏼✌🏼 #meldyeats #salmon #broccolimash #dxmcook

Yesterday was a good day. There was no need to prepare dinner, nor cook any of Beth's food since I had cooked the day before. With time on my hands and grandma around to help watch Beth, I finally baked again! First time baking since Beth was born. Missed those times when she was inside and I baked in the quiet of our Bangkok apartment. Whipped up this simple but oh-so-good brownie with my now favourite recipe. Flaky on the top and still soft and chewy inside - YAY :) #dxmcook #meldyeats #brownie #homebaked

Pancakes for breakfast this morning using very ripe banana, eggs, flour and milk. Apparently simple BLW recipe would just be banana and eggs. Will definitely have to try that next time. Baby had a few nibbles of these too so yay🙌🏼🙏🏼#meldyeats #dxmcook #pancakes #homemadepancakes

Looks kinda messy but am still pretty pleased with my first attempt at some #Laksa tonight for dinner as we thought about home. Happy birthday, Singapore! #meldyeats #dxmcook (at Discovery Point)