Easy and Healthy with Garden Picks

Ever since I found Garden Picks, a online store selling healthy and organic dried food, life have been so much easier, seriously.

I don't have to coax or beg my hubby and kids to eat or drink healthy food.  They will come chasing after me for more.

Scroll down and you will be surprise how easily this can be done!

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Black Sesame Pudding with Chia Seeds & Nata De Coco

Black Sesame pudding bought from Daiso, the pudding is light grey in color but somehow looks whitish here.  I soaked the Chia seeds with Nata De Coco and it's syrup.  When the seeds puffed up like pearls (they do look frog eggs lolxx...), I add them onto the pudding.  Preparation was less than 10mins, just that the refrigerating part takes about 4 hours for both the pudding and sweeten chia seeds.

Another version....

Almond Pudding with Chia Seeds

Almond pudding mix, also from Daiso.  I soak the Chia seeds with fresh milk before putting them onto the pudding.  Can topped with some fruits to make it more colorful, but I was too lazy busy.  

Nevertheless, was yummy and healthy with Chia seeds packed with:

* Omega-3 fatty acids 

(good cholesterol which protects against heart attack and stroke)

* Antioxidants

(so that we don't fall sick so easily)

* Magnesium, Zinc, Iron & Calcium

(for healthy bones)

* Fiber

(good for me with constipation problems, good for my children who hates vegetables)

* Proteins

(growing children needs them and adult needs proteins to improve muscle mass, stabilize blood sugar levels, and yup, in another words improve your mood! lolxx..)

I have been taking Garden Picks Chia Seeds (from Bolivia) regularly.  It's odorless and tasteless, can be added into anything and everything!

Here's another lazy woman cum empty fridge dish:

Canned Spicy Pork Cubes with cucumber & Chia Seeds

Not trying to promote canned food, but to show how incredibly easy Chia seeds are.

Had added Chia seeds in pancake mix and stir fried dishes, click HERE.

Most of the time, I add one or 2 tablespoons of Chia seeds into my water tumbler and have them bit by bit throughout the day, it makes plain water fun to drink, heehee....

Garden Picks Chia seeds are very affordable at S$10.00 for 3 packets of 120gm.

Click HERE to purchase Bolivia Chia Seeds!


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Kind folks of Garden Picks also send me Quinoa to try.

Something new to me and looks like bird seeds, heehee...

Basically Quinoa gets cooked like rice, ie. boiling and it's as filling as rice but less fattening.

Quinoa is a great wheat-free alternative to starchy grains with benefits including protein, fibre and amino acids.

Quinoa can be serve as part of salads/dishes or as staple.

Garden Picks Tri-Color Quinoa looks pretty, so I used it to make some snacks:

Prawns & Butter Quinoa on crackers

I simply marinade shelled prawns with salt, white wine and pepper, then pan fried lightly.  For Quinoa, I fried minced garlic with butter, add Quinoa and water with a bit of salt and pepper to simmer for about 20 mins.  Piled the ingredients up and it's a delightful pretty looking snack.  Chilli or tabasco sauce can be added if you like them spicy.

Click HERE to purchase Tri-Color Quinoa!

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Endless fun in a healthy way!  Also tried Garden Picks Black Forest Granola.

It's a great mix with Toasted Oats, Chocolate Buttons, Pumpkin Seeds, USA Cranberry, Black Raisins & Organic Toasted Coconut Flakes!  Specially packed for people who wants everything!

You are looking at my morning breakfast of oatmeal with Black Forest Granola added for extra yummy-ness and goodness!

Here's another breakfast when I am not lazy lolxx....  Added Black Forest Granola to go with baby spinach.  And oh yes, Chia seeds were sprinkled on the half cooked egg too!

Click HERE to puchase Black Forest Granola!

So you see, you can add in more nutrition to home-cooked food quite effortlessly with Garden Picks products.

Order Garden Picks goodies online now at

www.gardenpicks.com.sg

And it will be delivered to your door step ^.^

More updates at -

www.facebook.com/gardenpicks

Blisshouse Singapore at The Central

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I was invited by Tiffany Yong to Street Directory Bloggers' Party at Blisshouse Singapore.

Blisshouse Singapore

It is my habit to do a mini "research" before I attend any event.

So I had checked out Blisshouse's Facebook page here

Even I had already know what to expect, I couldn't contain my excitement when I stepped into this rose theme restaurant.

Garden rose carriage was photo bombed by every blogger.

(I had put on merely 2kg and I looked so bloated, need to get back to shape before it's out of control >.<)

Bar Counter - Blisshouse Singapore

Cocktail through the night with dancing butterfly.

Image from Street Directory

Chef Dennis creating assortment of delightful canapes.

Image from Street Directory

Be warned, mouth watering pics ahead, don't lick your screen!

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Michelle was out of job, so she part-time.

Just kidding, she was screaming for help as the tray was heavy (obviously), but we all bo chap.  We took pics of her funny expressions instead lolxxx......

Private room with elegant European furnishes suitable for wedding reception or a cozy birthday party.

Blisshouse private room

Image from https://www.facebook.com/BlissHouse.sg

Every corner of Blisshouse is a beautiful spot for photography.

Merrily blending myself into this theme restaurant.

Decor in another private room which caters for more pax.

 

See the white piano right at the end of the room?

I was very honoured to be the pianist of this romantic night, my fingers delivering rhythm of love songs filling up the air...............

Please don't take me seriously, I can't play!  Pose only >.<

But gosh, I love this photo, please let me continue with my dream.......

When I finally woke up from my dream, it's Bead Workshop time!

We were going to bead up a bracelet.

Image from Street Directory

Written instructions with beading materials.

I totally catch no ball, so I did a simplified version of the bracelet.

Here's Sherie in red and Tiffany in beige :)

This Jewellery Beading Course is available on every Sunday at Blisshouse!

If you are interested, here are the details:

Jewellery Making Course

Location: Blisshouse Singapore, 6 Eu Tong Sen Street, #03-21, The Central, Singapore 059817

Time: 3.00 to 5.00pm (2hrs)

Fee: $45 per pax

Includes materials & 1 beverage (choice of soft drink or coffee/tea)

Contact Ann 9721 1321 for other time slots or enquiries

https://www.facebook.com/beading.sg

DIY Curtain charms with Swarovski

I had learnt how to DIY accessories through a sponsored  Swarovski workshop with Xiaxue, if you missed the blog post, click here.

The workshop sparkled my interest and I actually bought one whole load of stuffs and incorporated my newly learnt "skill" into the revamp of my nail salon.

Did 4 bundles of rose charms for the curtains.

Here's the close-up, pretty or not  ^.^

I am going to teach you how to do it!

Once you know the basic, you can do adjustments to your likings and create your own style!

To begin we need a set of basic pliers:

Let me show you what's inside this bundle.....

Essential hooks and parts for joining:

Pearls and crystals in assorted colors and sizes.

The fun begins now........

These rose napkin rings are from Ikea, tape 3 of them together in such a way to allow a earring hook to go through.

When it's done it looks something like this.  This alone can be tie onto the curtain rods if you prefer to do away with the dangling blings.

1.  Put the pearls into the wire

2.  Once it's done, close up the 2 ends with a loop using a round nose plier

3.  Make sure the pearls are not able to fall out of the wire

4.  The loop of pearls can now be attached to the earring hook.

Cut the chain to desire length, attached with a jump ring.

The jump ring can then be attached to the earring hook.

Using the same method, I had attached another 2 chains of different lengths.

1.  Use head pins for the pearls

2.  Cut away 1cm of the head pin using the cutter

3.  Twist a small loop using the round nose plier

Do as much or as little as you like.

Crystals are hooked using jump rings.

Get them all done up in a go saves a lot of time.

Once the pearls and crystals are done, you can hook them together to form a cluster.

How much or how little is up to individual's preference.

The clusters of pearls & crystals can then be hooked onto the chain.

The big tear-drop crystal is hooked using a jump ring too.

The large pink heart crystal was too bulky for a jump ring.

Bought pendant bail to attach.

Blings!!

This is my end product!

These little hooks and knots can be turned into handphone charms, key chains, handbag charms and other decorative items.  I find great sense of satisfaction in DIY :))  But recently I had been rather lazy busy, bought some ribbons and stuffs but haven't find time to play with them.  Hope you guys enjoy this post, bye bye!!

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