Little stories about our family life

  • Maxine’s Protein Breakfast

    Maxine’s Protein Breakfast

    Nothing like starting your day with a good balanced breakfast. I made a egg white omelet today (egg whites saved from baking day before) filled with spinach and shredded Mexican cheese along with a Superfood Protein Smoothie. Filled me up well to catch up with my two cubs. Egg White Spinach Omelet Ingredients: 3 egg whites 1/4 yellow…

  • Swinging into Summer

    Swinging into Summer

    Hope everyone’s staying cool as we swing into a hot summer! =D #funfoodFriday

  • Caramelized Brussel Sprouts and Bacon

    Caramelized Brussel Sprouts and Bacon

    Was never a big fan of brussel sprouts because the first time I had them at a restaurant, they were very bitter….but I thought I’d give it another try. I love them and my toddler kept eating them up like pop-corn! haha. Of course…everything tastes a little better with bacon! Great new veggie dish! Ingredients…

  • Our Cubs

    Our Cubs

    We had lots of fun shooting these! Our dear friends and world famous photographers, Stephen and Sou-Wah came over to help us put this together! Our older boy wasn’t super excited about shooting the pictures, surprise surprise, we were more excited about them than he was! In addition to the above picture here’s some other…

  • Bunny Caboose

    Bunny Caboose

    Almost forgot it was Friday! Have a GREAT weekend everyone! Ta-ta for now. #funfoodFriday

  • Mama Lim’s Homemade Wontons (with Video!)

    Mama Lim’s Homemade Wontons (with Video!)

    Growing up I was spoiled with my mom’s amazing Chinese food. We usually had a 4 course meal at dinner every night. Don’t know how she did it after working an 8-9 hour day, but she did and fed us well. Recently, my mother and I got together to make her special homemade wontons. We…

  • Maxine’s Raw Chocolate Coffee Bites

    Maxine’s Raw Chocolate Coffee Bites

    Sugar-free dessert! Satisfying my sweet tooth without the sugar! Woohoo! Will have more sugar-free or sugar substitute recipes coming soon! Warning: has caffeine…might keep you up =) Ingredients: Crust: 1 cup almonds 8-9 pitted medjool dates (1 cup) Toffee layer: 1/2 cup almond butter 1/2 cup almond milk 7-8 dates Chocolate coffee layer: 1/2 cup…

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