The mid year exam is starting really soon. I up-cycled a “horse racing calendar” and turned it into a customized calendar/ exam schedule. Other items used: brown paper and neon post-it notes (to state down the exam dates and the topics / practice papers we need to go through.)
Took a snap before the dates and plans are written on, it can get quite messy with all our last-minute catch up!
The week long school holiday was over in the wink of an eye. To get the kids ready for the new term, we created a leave-home-checklist: a list of items that they need to bring to school, e.g. water bottle, pocket money, student pass etc. Special items that are needed on certain days (like, art file on Tuesdays) are also jotted down.
It is useful for the morning rush hour, as the kids can get a bit disorganized on their way out to school. Best part: they do the checking on their own, and are responsible for their own oversight should they forget anything.
The school holiday has started. Since it is only for a week, we don’t plan much. Not too little either, so that we have a variety of activities to choose from, even if we can’t complete all. Fab Four. That’s what I like. With the leftovers from here, I printed a 4×8″ list with it. I love lists!
Hit a snag with a mis-spelled ‘museum’. Only realize after printing out. Since this is for a week only, I’ll correct it with a Sharpie later.
An empty template right at the bottom is for future holidays. I learn how to print on journal cards with instructions from Paisley Press here, and my mounting template on A4 paper for 5×5″ and 4×8″ is here.
I wanted to make mini chicken burgers. Then I stumbled upon some recipes that states slider bun as THE bun to use. I am probably the last person on earth to know what a slider is. Are Sliders simply Mini Hamburgers? Serious Eats says it is not:
“…a slider is something very specific. It is not just a mini hamburger. It’s a thin, thin slip of beef, cooked on a griddle with onions and pickles piled atop patty. The steam from the onions does as much cooking as the griddle. The buns are placed atop the onions, absorbing the pungent aroma and flavor.
A slider is at once a hamburger and, yet, something more. (Maybe because you eat a bunch of them at one sitting.)
A mini burger is just a reduction of the same old thing we already know, however much we may love it.”
OK, so I am definitely NOT making a slider here, because I am simply reducing the size of these chicken patties from Indochine Kitchen, and no onions were used.
I have made the burgers with store bought butter rolls, but I have pinned some slider bun recipes for future burger/slider attempt. They look just as soft!
1.Mix all patty ingredients except breadcrumbs in a large bowl.
2.Add breadcrumbs and combine well.
3.With wet hands, shape patty mixture into the 12 balls, each about the size of a golf ball (about 35g).
4.Heat up 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil in a frying pan over medium low heat.
5.Place the meat balls one at a time on the heated pan, each time flattening the ball into a round patty, about 1 cm thick, before putting in the next one.
6.When the pan is filled up with the flattened patties, turn the fire up to medium high to continue cooking, about 3-4 minutes each side. Repeat till all patties are cooked.
7.Assemble burger with buns, lettuce leaves, tomato slices, and your favorite sauce!
Kids made these during a craft session at school.
I found this simple instruction and a few more from Apartment Therapy for future reference.
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