Why would chicken rice taste good without the chicken fats? That’s why I call my version a generic Poached Chicken Rice Recipe instead of Hainanese Chicken Rice Recipe because I have deviated from the traditional way of making oily rice. But overall, the taste of my chicken is still pretty authentic. There is an excellent […]

The traditional 咕噜肉 (Cantonese style sweet & sour pork) consists of deep fried pork in a sweet & sour sauce and many restaurants here like to use pretty fatty pork so that the fats become crispy once fried and when you bite into them, oil just bursts in your mouth. This is a slightly healthier, […]

I remembered when I was in college in the States, I was very busy with a tv production project at one point. One of my house mates then cooked Mapo Tofu for dinner and we gobbled down the entire pot of it with white rice. It was a truly enjoyable respite from daily frozen dinners […]

One of the aunts gave us bottles of apple and pear ciders during our house-warming party. While we finished the apple ciders, the pear ciders were totally neglected as they didn’t taste as nice and were sitting in my fridge for quite a while so I thought of using it for cooking. Pear Cider Glazed […]

A handful of sunflower seeds a day keeps your heart troubles away. I remembered buying sunflower seeds for my hamsters to gnaw on many years ago. That was the impression I had of sunflower seeds – for little pets to snack on. So I never really considered including them in my daily diet. Since I’m […]

John and I love having wraps for dinner when we decide to just stay in on the weekend. Sometimes, we’d just buy a ready roasted chicken from the supermarket, some lettuce & tomatoes and a pack of tortilla wraps and that’d make a wholesome dinner for the both of us. For a change this time, […]

This is the last dish I’m featuring as part of my Tex-Mex feast for the husband. And it’s probably the most difficult recipe to write because I’m so fussy when it comes to handling tortilla wraps as I like mine crispy to a certain extent on both sides so I was pretty meticulous during preparation. […]

My husband often raves about the nachos served at Chilli’s that I decided to include it in my Tex-Mex feast for him. And I made such a huge portion that he not only had it for dinner, he had it cold for breakfast the next day! Oh man, he really ate like a king! But he […]

I’ve probably been watching too much of Amazing Eats, Man v. Food Nation and Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives on Food Network which is really one of the few channels I’m hooked on these days. The food featured on these shows kind of inspire me to whip up comfort food that helps chase the blues (and […]

Since my husband moved here from England, he had dearly missed the pork dumplings that his mum used to make back home which were really tasty. So I attempted my first try at making these dumplings, in the hope of satisfying the husband’s cravings for this meaty delight. Pork Dumplings Recipe (Makes about 28-35 dumplings) Ingredients […]

My husband and I used to go to Ikea once in a while for their meatballs. However, the standard and quality of these little morsels have deteriorated over the years. Now, I find them too floury for my liking. And we can’t taste the meat in them anymore which is a shame because their brown […]

Ever since my last business trip to South Korea when I tasted the most divine grilled bulgogi beef, I’ve been in love with this dish for the longest time. I don’t have a Korean-style griller at home so I make bulgogi beef using my versatile kitchen buddy, the Happycall Pan. Korean Bulgogi Beef Ingredients 200g […]

I love our local hawker fare because they are mostly unhealthy (hence tasty) and I must say satay is one of my favourite choices especially when I prefer meat to carbs. In order for me and my husband to enjoy these sinful treats minus the high fat and high cholesterol content, the only way out […]

Ever since moving to our new home, I’ve been experimenting with recipes and whipping up dishes (probably delivering a few disasters now and then too haha) more than ever. ‘My kitchen’ as what I affectionately call it, is my favourite part of the house where I spend most time in everyday. I tried to cook […]

Besides blogging about other people’s food, I thought it would be a good idea to share some home-cooked dishes with my blog readers who might be interested to cook up some simple recipes at home. I’m no chef-material cook but I do enjoy trying out recipes from books or cooking programmes and here’s one I […]