FollowThis is what was stewing in the crockpot – abalones. These are not canned abalones but dried abalones and are supposed to cost way more than canned ones. How did my mil cook the abalones? First, she soaked the abalones for a few days in the fridge. Then, she put the abalones into the crockpot…
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What’s Stewing Inside The Crockpot?
Would anyone like to guess what’s stewing inside this crockpot? Hint – they’re something rare from the deep ocean, they are very costly and can only be eaten in certain restaurants. Some people like them cooked with soup while some people like them stewed and eaten like a piece of steak. If you still have…
Porridge For 3 Days
Since hubby had a bad bout of food poisoning as a result of eating sushi at the hotel that we stayed at last weekend, we have been eating chicken and dried scallop porridge for 3 days straight. My maid would cook one big pot of porridge and everyone in the family including my maid would…
Braised Noodles with Pumpkin
This is the braised meehoon with shredded pumpkin that my mil cooked for lunch several days ago. Everyone loved the noodles. Ingredients :MeehonShredded pumpkinChicken meat cut into stripsBean sproutsDried shrimpsShredded fresh mushroomsChopped garlic and onions Shredded pumpkin and bean sprouts. Dried shrimps No. of times viewed = 208
Stewed Pork Ribs
My mil cooked this very tasty and simple-to-cook pork ribs dish the other day. No garlic or onions or frying are needed. All you need are :Pork ribs2 tablespoons Lee Kum Kee ‘hoisin’ sauce (seafood sauce)2 tablespoons tau cheong (fermented soya bean paste)1 tablespoon Oyster sauce1 teaspoon black sauceA dash of sugar or half slice…
Nice Smell Coming From The Kitchen
As I am typing this post, my tummy is growling and rumbling away as I hear my mil clanking the spatula away on the wok frying meehoon with shredded pumpkin strips, strips of chicken meat, dried shrimps and bean sprouts. This is a recipe which she had learnt from a Taiwanese friend. I shall take…
Sweet and Sour Minced Chicken Meat
This is another simple and very tasty dish for kids and adults too. Alycia loves it very much. Ingredients :Chicken breast, coarsely blended and marinated with soya sauce and pepper3 ripe tomatoes, blended1 Bombay onion, cut into ringsChopped garlicFreshly chopped spring onionsAround 2 tablespoons of tomato sauceMixed herbs and Lea and Perrin sauce (optional) Method…
All-In-One Wholesome Dish
This is what we had for lunch yesterday : A wholesome omelette made with 3 eggs, 1 Japanese sweet potato shredded, some minced chicken meat, chopped spring onions, Bombay onions and a dash of salt and pepper. You get protein and iron from the eggs, carbohydrate and Vit A from the sweet potato, fibre from…
Home-made Beef Burger
This is what I did with the minced beef that hubby bought from Jusco several days ago. After my huge success with chicken nuggets, I decided to make beef burger and the result was very GOOD! This was also after countless number of failed attempts in making my own beef burger. Each time, they were…
Minced Beef
A few days ago, I asked hubby to get me a packet of Jusco selection premium beef burger when he went to Jaya Jusco to shop for his catering stuff. This beef burger produced by Jusco is MSG and preservative free and costs around RM2 per piece. However, hubby didn’t want me or the gals…
Home-made Chicken Nuggets
After more than 5 failed attempts, I finally succeeded in making my own chicken nuggets. And they taste really good, as good as the ones from MacD or KFC, minus all the food additives and recycled oil. Here’s the recipe that I’ve created (makes about 20 pieces) : Chicken breast, blended1 tbs wholemeal flour1 tbs…
Petai Dish
I love Petai or ‘chau tau’ in cantonese or it literally means smelly beans in English if translated from cantonese. I love Petai stir-fried with sambal belacan (prawn paste and chillies) but since my 2 gals also eat them, I normally stir-fry the Petai with diced chicken meat, soya sauce, garlic and shallots. Petai is…
Home-made Pizza Bread
I made pizza bread for lunch a couple of days ago. It’s easy peasy. I used organic bread as the crust. As for the topping, I used minced chicken meat cooked in blended tomatoes and big onions, which was the leftover food from the previous night’s dinner. A minute before I switched off the toaster,…
Home-cooked Food
Remember the fresh mushrooms, fresh bamboo shoots, fresh lotus seeds and fresh gingko that I bought last week? This is what I have whipped up. Stir-fried organic brocolli with diced chicken breast, fresh gingko, Enoki mushrooms, sweet peas, garlic, big onions and MSG-free soya sauce. We had this dish on Monday. Stir-fried cauliflower with diced…
Home-cooked Food
This was our dinner yesterday. Stir-fried asparagus with tiger prawns and organic soya sauce. Notice the beautiful orange colored sauce? It’s not curry but the natural colouring from the thick creamy roe of the tiger prawns. It tasted really delicious because of the flavourful essence from the big tiger prawns. The asparagus were crunchy and…
What Dishes Am I Going To Whip Up?
We went shopping at Mid Valley the whole afternoon yesterday. As usual, as I went on my bi-weekly retail theraphy to de-stress myself, DH secretly bought the gals yet another toy but this time, I have to give DH credit coz the toy is both educational and fun to play with. Want to see the…