When I was browsing through the supermarket the other day, my eyes fell on some egg tofu that were on offer, buy 2 tubes at a discounted price. So why not right? Frankly, I prefer the egg tofu to the silken one as they are tastier. You might say tofu is bland and does not […]
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I love to 煲汤 (Po Tong in Cantonese), which usually takes more than 2.5 hours of slow simmering to extract the goodness from the ingredients and into the soup. Living in such a hectic society, the hours of simmering the soup may sound tedious, but it is worth the while to input nutrients into our […]
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My daughter recently commented that she had Cheesy Butter Prawns at a café, but the sauce was too runny. I immediately thought that it would be a brilliant idea to recreate this dish at home with a thicker sauce to her liking. Are you like me, always wondering what kind of cheese is being used […]
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The first thing that comes to my mind when I see lotus roots in the market is to make Lotus Root Soup, how about you? It has never occurred to me to bring lotus root and salted egg yolk together to make this yummy and interesting dish until I came across this recipe from Flavours. […]
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When I have no time to cook up a storm, my easy solution to an additional dish is always fried eggs; like a sunny side up seasoned with some light soy sauce and pepper. Personally, I find that long beans are quite tasteless. So, you must cook them with sambal or a strong sauce to […]
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Due to the hot weather, people around me have been under the weather, myself included. So, I thought it will be a good idea to have some soup for dinner tonight. The best soup to prepare is none other than the Lotus Root Soup (Leng Ngau Tong) which is a classic Cantonese soup. Apart from […]
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After living in Vietnam, specifically Ho Chi Minh City, for about 3 years, my family and I fell in love with Vietnamese food. It is a common sight to see piles of fresh vegetables and herbs on top of a bowl of noodles or rice. One of such healthy dishes is of course the Vietnamese […]
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Recently, a dear friend of ours hand-carried 2 pieces of Wagyu steaks from Japan (A5 Sendai Kuroge Wagyu – the Best!!). I was simply excited and yet nervous as to how I was going to handle these darlings. Look at the marbling, they were so lovely!! I decided to use the simplest way to season […]
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I was a little hard pressed for time recently and have been thinking of simple dishes to cook. One of them is this Chinese Pork Chop. This is a dish which my husband and I will agree on as our kind of comfort food. Coincidentally, our mums used to cook it for us in our […]
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The origin of Squid in Black Ink is unclear, but it might be a common dish for the Peranakan, Malay or Indonesian households, and each of them will most probably have their own style of preparing this dish. I always love to know the origin of dishes, so that when I prepare them it is […]
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