Eat!

Hi guys, I just turned my nearly out of date veggies to a scrumptious vegetable stir fry for dinner. Here's a good tip for everyone, I'm sure if you are a mom and hates throwing food away you probably know this already! All you need is some basics in the cupboard which are garlic, soy sauce (I'm Asian! ) , olive oil or rape seed oil and a mixture of vegetables. I sautéed the garlic first then added the hardest vegetable for a couple of minutes which happened to be the carrots, butternut squash and sweet potato all diced up before throwing in the softer ones. Season a tablespoon of soy sauce and a pinch of sugar. Next was the aubergine and fennel. I left the asparagus at the very end just when it was simmering so I still have that crunch left in them. I have to say, one of my pet peeves is eating an overcooked asparagus. Also, while waiting for the kids at their gymnastic class I got a tip from the magazine on how to make your kids eat more vegetable at dinner times. This tip is quite obvious but I just never implemented it fully until reading it, which was to serve the vegetable first before the main course. Obvious right!? I love these kind of tips! Happy midweek cooking! Love, Shana xoxo

Dance away

Tonight is my son's first school night disco. I cannot believe how time flies! You will always be mommy's baby boy, Kai. Dance away tonight my little one and enjoy your night! Love, Mommy xoxo

Girlfriends

Since moving here to London a few months ago, I've been pining for some female company. A visit from an old friend worked wonders. It is so uplifting to see my good friend Izzy and catching up with her. We went to Sushi Samba in Shoreditch area which was packed on a Wednesday night! If you are in town and looking for somewhere to have a casual drink but in a glammed up surroundings and a reasonably priced sushi (we were seated at the bar area and not in the main dining) with an amazing view, then head here. As you can see, I am dressed very casually with my flat shoes but a colored pants lifts an outfit with some added pearly accessories which I got in Primark years ago. xoxox

the gherkin by Sir Norman Foster (not a v good shot but still impressive structure)

Izzy 

sushi

chocolate with a hint of chili

ox blood pants, chambray, brogues shoes, pearl necklace

Wear

This is a late Mother's Day posting. Hubby and I went for dinner. A much needed date night. My kids are so sweet to surprise me also upon coming home. They had set the table for breakfast with my good China (nothing was broken, thank goodness!) and decorated it with a happy mother's day banner in the kitchen along with a bunch of sweet pink roses. I was very spoiled indeed! xoxo

Tweet!

Aaah!! It's so good to be back. My last tweet was in 2010. A lot of things has happened since then. You can now tweet me @shanabernad 😄

Robyn my sweet love

Jewellery

Cluster of red agate with round pink shell and diamonds set in 18 ct white gold.