Magic in the Kitchen - NNIO Glass Airfryer

For young adults espeically in Singapore, most of us are inadequate in cooking. Before I had my kids, I didn't really cook much. One thing I am really good at is fast, nutritious meals. I do make use a lot of sleek cooking equipment. So yes, I am skilled in the oven and also the airfryer. But today, I want to all about the latter. 

Personally, I love my meats but hated cooking over the stove because of how much oil it tends to splutter. The clean-up was always a nightmare. So, I always ate out when I had any meat cravings. But the airfryer was such a gamechanger to both my diet and my wallet. Check out the fancy meal we made using just the airfryer!

Using the NNIO glass airfryer, every time someone works from home, we will whip out our own gourmet dish. :D For me, I use it for my meats (proteins) and vegetables. There are reports that advise against airfrying starch. Prepping is quite easy - usually I add a piece of ginger (to mask the gamey smell) add a pinch of salt and pepper for good flavour and in it goes. At 170 degrees and 12 minutes later, I get a flavourful piece of meat ready to be eaten. Prep work and cooking all within the allocated 1 hour lunch time.

Cost-wise, I save some money but sometimes I end up spending a little more because I choose a better slice of cut. But I am definitely eating healthier because I am making more conscious choice on the ingredients! A lot of the people who know me always ask how I find the time/ energy to cook so much at home - right tools!

Every family needs to have an airfryer, if you haven't already got one. Price-wise, they are all very affordable. We are using the nnio glass airfryer (going below S$100 during sales). I enjoy watching my food getting cook so the glass really appealed to me. They have already preset 8 functions so it is really easy to use. This one is small and compact at 4L, great for cooking for 1-2 pax. We didn't want anything bigger because there was way too many things on our countertop and this one fitted in well with the design/ space of the kitchen.

Cleaning is also quite easy. Usually we soak it in soap water and the residues loosen. My only grouse is that it can't go into the dishwasher but it has already saved us way a lot of cleaning work.  Now, we spend our WFH days experimenting different dishes and finding better way of cooking. Here's us trying slices of fish using baking paper to suck out the oil so that we don't need to wash the Silicone Heat Resistant Mat!

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NNIO is having a sales now. Apart from the airfryer, they have a lot more products. Check out their showroom if you need to see/ feel the products in person!

Yakult Factory Tour Review

Feeling utterly privileged to be invited to the launch of the Peach Flavour Yakult with my little girl. My little girl was feeling very excited because this is one of her favourite drinks! So fun fact, she has only been on this Earth for less than 4 years and this is her 2nd visit. You know how thrilled she is when she wants to take photos with everything. 

Basically, the factory tour starts off with at the entrance with a display of the presence in the world and the different packaging in each countries. We headed up where there is a sharing session on everything Yakult. There, you will be treated to a free bottle of Yakult. Hurray!

For the first time in 46 years, Yakult is introducing a new flavour - Peach to replace Orange. Honestly, I always liked Original and Grape. And I barely knew anyone who had strong feelings for Orange. So I guess this is a great move! My little girl fell in love with Peach at once because it is pink and taste yummy! It is her favourite now!

Next, we visited the production area. No photos or videography, but I always felt that it was fascinating for those who never worked in the F&B Production. You will then understand why bottle designs cannot be changed at any whims and how scientific it can be! For those who has never visited, you must make a trip there at least once. 

Because I am an aunty, my favourite is always at the end where we can buy discounted Yakult. The last round the husband bought home 80! This time, I lugged home 50. It is mainly because it is discounted and there is reduced sugar flavour . Most importantly, you get a gashapon chance when you buy 40 bottles. Most of the merchandise are pretty lame but the kids love playing with it. We got lucky this time and scored the Yakult Gold Coin Box.

For maximum savings, best to go there with the Community Centre. We went there on our own expense and gosh, transport cost killed us. I probably made 0 savings. But I got to spend time exclusively with my girl and doing something she likes. That's special! <3 Will I go again? Of course, but this time with Community Centre and still buying 40 bottles haha!

CJ Hendry Flower Market - Last is Best

Lately, CJ Hendry Flower Market was the craze with scalpers and all. I initially wanted to drop by during the weekends with the family but I scrapped it due to the crowd. And thank god, I didn't go cos the crowd was rowdy and we probably will not enjoy ourselves there anyway. Eventually, they added an extra day and I managed to get a slot. But I missed my slot and ended up as a walk-in. 

Not that it matters (I didn't queue that long), but the whole hall was still crowded. I couldn't take the nice photos I wanted because there was very little variety with lots of gapping holes in the flower area. All I could take was people. I ended up picking a flower I liked and left. To be frank, I only liked 20%, hated a good 40% and felt absolutely neutral to the 100%. And so, I didn't get the mystery bag either.  (Heard it was disappointing as they were trying to clear stock.)

As luck would have it, they moved all the remaining flowers to the foyer and allowed walk-ins. I decided to make another trip with my colleagues after stalking their IG and comments. It was probably one of the better decision because I had a lot more fun and took a lot happier photos. Space matters! The flower options remain limited. It is better quality than most plushie flowers, but frankly I would have little use for them. 

I took home another 1 free flower for the kids. My personal view is that IMBA should have better managed this situation - either charge an entrance fee or manage the flowers that can be bought. I did know CJ Hendry as a result. But most people still didn't even bother to find out about her and her art. She is holding another experiential art - Ju Ju World, but frankly, I would love to see her hand drawn art better. 

If there is one thing I have learnt, some things are worth waiting (for).