Monday 23 April 2012

Fish Tank




The kids, Imran especially, had been begging and bugging us for pets. Judging from our previous experience, having cats was out of the question. So we bought them fish. They were absolutely elated. They helped me choose the fish, tank and decorated it with their favorite toys. Even the sea witch (from Little Mermaid), tick tock crocodile (from Peter Pan) and Dory (from Nemo) ended up in the tank. They even named the fish with some funny, rhymy names. I feel having pets is a great way to teach kids a sense of responsibility. They have been very good in feeding the fish and cleaning the filter. So far, the mortality rate is not bad. Only two fishes died. One of them, a sucker fish, actually mysteriously disappeared from the tank. We suspected that the gold fish as the culprit!  

Rustic Chicken & Leek Pie



I made these for dinner tonight. The kids loved them. They are very good at making me feel appreciated, telling me i'm 'the best mommy', 'the best chef'... they really know how to bodek. Imran asked why the pastry didn't cover the pies properly and suggested that I should watch more cooking shows! I told him I purposely did that because it was supposed to be rustic, farmhouse style pies. He said, 'ok mom you can do what you want'. The truth is I was lazy - I used frozen square shaped filo pastry. Never mind the look, the taste is great.