Marisa Sim

After nursing my cold with natural remedies and catching up with sleep over a week, I was finally feeling better. I think I must have overextended myself, going out on play dates with my son every day that eventually my body just crashed. Even though I don't like staying at home all day, sometimes it is good to listen to your body and slow down. Since I was stuck at home most of the week, I had some time to bake! I had some over ripe bananas sitting on my kitchen counter and

Over the weekend, our family went over to spend an afternoon with our friends who live close to Zurich. As my husband and his friend had to discuss some work, I thought it would be a good idea for my friend Laura, her almost 4- year-old son and I to bake some treats for our afternoon tea. Laura and I both have babies that are one month apart. We were just starting to arrange the colourful paper cups in the muffin tray with her son and both our babies decided to cry. In the en

Hi friends! I hope you are enjoying the summer outdoors. I have to admit I have a weakness for sweet things and I used to eat a lot sweet stuff. Now I am learning to balance my sugar intake by sharing, reducing or replacing with healthier options. I avoid buying cakes or ice creams and storing them in my home. I know very well that if I have them close by in my face, chances are I will eat it. Out of sight = out of mind. What I have in my pantry are 70% and above dark chocola