~ Stir-fried Longevity Noodles with Cabbage & Carrot Strips with Pan-fried Fish Cake ~ A stir-fried noodles dish can be made complicated or a quick simple version. Some like it plain, many likes it with “wok hei” which is the flavour and…Read More »
~ Pumpkin, Tomatoes, Turmeric Soup with Barley Grains ~ From Asian rich soups to Western thick soups, whether they are thin or thick, mild or spicy. I just love soups, particularly, a warm thick soup with vegetable base to warm any rainy…Read More »
~ Plain Barley Drink ~ Barley has a long history in grain diet. It is one of the oldest consumed grains in the world. There is so much information about barley that are available on the world-wide web (www). So, I do…Read More »
~ “Asianised” Brown Rice Mac & Cheese ~ Mac & Cheese is my soon-to be 4 years old girl’s favourite. In the absence of daddy, I took her out for a little mummy-daughter time with her favourite food last weekend to realised…Read More »
~ Zero Oil Pan-fried Chicken Thigh with Carrots & Warm Quinoa Salad ~ It is interesting how the search on eating habits recently lead me to knowing about this unconventional diet known as Ketogenic or “High Fat, Adequate Protein, Low Carbo“ diet.…Read More »
~ Zero Oil Chicken, Dried Oyster, Mushrooms & Sea Cucumber Stew ~ Does this sound like a Chinese New Year dish to you? I cooked this exact same dish during the Chinese New Year as an inclusion in my all-time favorite “Poon…Read More »
~ Steamed Fa Gao with Easy Quick Lid ~ Fa Gao (Mandarin) or Fatt Gou (Cantonese) or Leavened Cake when literally translated. It is a type of steamed cupcake with a long history amongst the Chinese community, being famous for its symbolism…Read More »
~ Stir-fried Mashed Beancurd with Minced Chicken Wrapped in Lettuce ~ At a glance, this dish appeared to be an ordinary one, just like any other minced meat with beancurd/Tau Kwa dish. I learnt this dish from Madam Annie Ho, the Director…Read More »
~ Steamed Vegetarian Yam Cake ~ As I grow older and left my hometown, I have deviated from the interest in buying starchy food with high level of carbohydrate. It is harder to please the palate for traditional food these days. Steamed…Read More »
~ Spanish Mackerel Rich Broth with Springy Fish Balls ~ Fish paste or fish balls have been my favourite food since young. Whenever my mum made them, she will have both her hands tied and I would be asked to help out…Read More »