Shaving foam painting

Posted on October 14, 2013 by Angeline

shaving foam painting

If you’ve always wanted to try out shaving foam painting but are hesitant because you’re not sure how to go about it or are afraid how it would turn out, I just have one thing to tell you – just do it! As usual, the photos will show you how worthwhile it is to try out this activity!

First we made the shaving foam paint by mixing shaving foam with just a couple of drops of food colouring. I made a total of 6 colours for each kid and I let my little girl mix her own batch.

It was particularly fun and the colours were simply beautiful as they blended together to form another colour. Always makes for an amazing activity for kids (check out our previous colour mixing with pipettes post)!

And after all the coloured shaving foam was ready, I set up the invitation to create –

shaving foam painting invitation to create

Little boy started off a little wary but quickly warmed up –

He didn’t bother about keeping the colours separate as he happily dipped his brush into multiple colours which actually turned out to be pretty nice! –

But as usual it was his many cute expressions during the whole session that summed up the whole activity into pure awesomeness.

showing me the foam on his brush

Checking out the coloured shaving foam

My favourite shot of him!! He went ‘Oh-oh!!! Oh no! Drop!’

Just simply amused by how the different coloured foam looked like, mixed up on his brush

And after he was done painting, this was how his tray of shaving foam looked like – a beautiful mess, no less!

My little girl on the other hand was very cautious about mixing up the colours and she spent some time trying out how the shaving foam paint would look and fare on paper –

And after that she decided she wanted a whole sheet of paper filled with rainbow colours –

shaving foam painting

After they were done painting, we brought the leftover shaving foam paint to the bathroom and they could paint on the walls… but apparently, they had other plans.

Squishing the foam and mixing them up with their hands proved to be their idea of how to use the foam up!

I’m sure you can tell we had a wonderful time. It doesn’t take much preparation or materials either… so you should totally try this! 🙂

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Preserved turnip omelette (chai poh egg)

Posted on October 11, 2013 by Angeline

chai poh egg

If you didn’t already know, I’m Teochew and so naturally I grew up eating Teochew porridge with an assortment of dishes that go well with porridge. And of course preserved turnip omelette – better known as chai por neng or chai poh egg – with porridge is a match made in (food) heaven.

To be honest, I think I only cooked this recently after going for a porridge buffet. Eating the chai por neng with the sweet potato porridge at the restaurant reminded me of the pleasures this humble dish can bring.

And since my hubby has started to like eating porridge more than rice in recent months, I make this dish whenever I can’t think of what to cook to go with the porridge. This dish requires minimal effort and ingredients so it’s really great for the one doing the cooking. 🙂

Here’s my really easy recipe!:

chai poh egg

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Preserved turnip omelette (chai por neng)
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Recipe type: Side Dishes
Cuisine: Chinese
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Serves: 2
 
A humble dish of preserved turnip omelette which goes marvelously well with porridge.
Ingredients
  • 2-3 tablespoon heaps of preserved turnip (chai por) - about 60g
  • 2 eggs, beaten
  • dash of white pepper
  • 1 teaspoon light soy sauce (omit if the brand of chai por you're using is salty)
  • 1-2 teaspoons oil for pan-frying
Instructions
  1. Rinse the chai por once or twice, depending on how clear the water is when you discard it.
  2. Beat the eggs and add the chai por into the egg mixture. Mix thoroughly.
  3. Heat the oil in a non-stick pan and add the egg mixture into the pan.
  4. Shift chai por around in the pan using a spatula to ensure that it's evenly spread out.
  5. When the egg starts to set and is lightly browned, flip the omelette over to cook the other side.
Notes
1. The brand of preserved turnip I'm using is not salty so I still have to add a little light soy sauce. Do a taste test of the chai por before you cook it to decide if you need to add soy sauce to your omelette.


2. My husband likes to have a lot of preserved turnip in the omelette so if you find that the portion in the recipe is too much for your liking, you can reduce the amount.

For more egg dishes, check out the Egg Dishes Index.

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