My vanity Kitchen

Chicken Karaage

2010-10-21T02:22:00.000-07:00

Ingredient:
-Chicken thigh (Cut into bite-sizes)
-Cornflour
-oil for deep frying

Marinate:
-Grated ginger (lots of ginger!!)
-Soy sauce and sake cooking wine
(2:1 ratio)

Methods:
-Marinate the chicken for 1 hour.
-COat chicken with cornflour.
-Deep fry in pan.

TadA!
Serve with mayonnaise.
Karaage can be wrapped in sushi or serve with japanese curry too!

condensed milk pound cake

2010-10-11T06:19:00.000-07:00

Found 1 can of condensed milk resting in my kitchen cupboard.
So, decided to bake this pound cake.
Texture: SOft
Sweetness: Jus nice
Smell: A bit too buttery though
Overall still yummy!

siew mai

2010-08-24T21:00:00.000-07:00

This is my 2nd try of siew mai.
Totally love it!
I had some much free time that i actually sat down and had my afternoon tea.
Didnt i mention i am going on a diet?
:P

Stir fry prawns

2010-08-22T03:01:00.000-07:00

No time to cook today.
So, chop chop and this is so easy to prepare and cook.
Taste good too! heehee :)

Herbal chicken

2010-08-22T02:54:00.000-07:00

bought a packet of the Seah's herbal chicken mix.
I am surprised it really works and taste jus like Herbal chix!
Oh well. Herbal chix.

Braised toufu with seafood

2010-08-22T02:45:00.000-07:00

A simple and delicious dish.
Both of us finished the plate without a single bit of gravy left!

chrysanthemum tea

2010-08-17T21:04:00.000-07:00

Tea for beauty.
Just 2 ingredient for beautiful skin.
- Chrysanthemum tea
- Goji
Infused with boiling water and you are ready to fill it down ur throat.

I added a few pieces of rose buds for that flowery fragrance.
Totally easy isnt it??

cuppa cakes

2010-04-25T01:09:00.000-07:00

Cupcakes i did for a friend's housewarming. :)

bento #4

2009-10-25T01:47:00.000-07:00

How sad!
I am only at bento #4.
In the box:
-Hainanese chix rice
-Japanese light salad
-orange

I love this bento. Light and simple! :)

miNi cinnamon Roll

2009-10-19T22:49:00.000-07:00

Yummy cinnamon roll! I made these last sunday and was finished within a couple of hours! Both baby and i finished them! And baby been begging me for more.
So i made these again. :)
Ingredient A:
-230g flour (wholemeal flour works too. but will take a longer time to bake.)
-4g yeast
-35g sugar
-1 egg
-110mL milk
-35g butter

Ingredient B (filling):
-100g brown sugar
-1 tbsp cinnamon powder
-40g butter

Ingredient C:
-1 egg
-some milk

Ingredient D:
- raisins

Method:
- Mix Ingredient A and knead into dough
- Cover and allow to rise till the dough doubles
- Mix Ingredient B and leave it aside.

Preparation of roll:
- Roll dough and add fillings.
- Sprinkle Ingredient D onto the roll and fillings.
- Roll the dough. (Similar to rolling of sushi)
- Cut the rolled dough into smaller pieces.
- Place cinnamon rolls into baking tray.
- Cover and allow to rise for abt 15 min.
- Preheat oven to 185C.
- Mix ingredient C and brush on the rolled dough.
- Baked for 20 minutes.

Salty vege duck soup

2009-09-22T06:57:00.000-07:00

Ingredient:
-1/2 duck (chop into large pieces and blanched)
- salty vege (blanched it to reduce saltiness)
- 2 plums (can use tamarind too but need alot alot and dissolve in small water)
- 2 tomatoes
- 1 small ginger
- 3L water

Method:
- Mix everything together except tomatoes and boil for 30minutes
- Add in tomatoes and simmer for 30minutes
- Serve with rice!

Hawaiian Pizza

2009-09-19T02:31:00.000-07:00

Craving for pizza? Bake ur own!
You can add as much fillings as u like.
You can add whatever you like.
Best of all, it is healthy.
Normally when we order takeaway pizza, i will feel thirsty.
But not this one!

This is my second try. The first recipe which i tried was terrible. The pizza base was too hard to be eaten. Anyway, the ingredient list!

Making of the pizza base

Ingredient:
- 340g plain flour
- 2 tsp dry yeast
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 200mL lukewarm water
- 2 tbsp olive oil

Method:
- Mix everything together and knead.
- Cover with cling wrap and allow to rise for 1 - 1.5 hours.
- Beat the dough to let the air out.
- Knead on a well flour-ed area and roll the dough into circle shape

Spreading the pizza:
- Spread pizza sauce (I buy readily ones. )
- Sprinkle some grated cheese
- Add hams and pineapples
- Sprinkle another layer of cheese

Baking TIMe!
- Bake for 20 minutes in 220C preheated oven

The bread dough is nice!!

Bento #3

2009-09-15T02:51:00.000-07:00

In the box:
-Cajun grilled chix wings
-baked potatoes and sweet potatoes
-kiwi fruit
-chilli sauce to go along!

Bento #2

2009-09-14T05:46:00.000-07:00

In the box:
-Brown rice
-satay chix
-stir fry vege
-grapes

I actually learnt the chicken satay from my DS. :)

Bento #1

2009-09-14T05:39:00.000-07:00

I have been packing lunch all along but this shall mark my first bento post.
Used the bento box from Luke but it isnt enough for me. Ended up i bought sandwiches and cookies. :P
Shall keep this box for snack box instead.

Fried hokkien prawn noodles. I added lots of strawberries and blueberries.
Berries are good to keep those lines away!

Banana mUffins

2009-09-12T02:07:00.000-07:00

A healthy muffin which is definitely not oily nor sweet and is delicious!

Ingrdient A:
-100g plain flour
- 1/4 tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp nutmeg
- 50g brown sugar

Ingredient B:
-Rolled oats

Ingredient C:
- 1 egg (beaten)
- 1.5 tbsp sunflower oil
- 1 ripe banana, mashed
- 30g low fat natural yoghurt
- 40g sultanas / raisins

Method:
- Blend Ingredient B.
- Mix Ingredient A well and add in blended Ingredient B.
- Mix in Ingredient C and stir till even.
- Spoon batter into muffin tin and bake in 200C preheated oven for 25minutes.
- Allow to cool and store in air tight container.
(If in contact with air, the muffin tend to become harden.)

Makes 12 small muffins. (Take note is not big, and is not mini. Is SMALL.)

YUm Yum!! A MUST try!!!

Teochew braised soy duck

2009-09-08T04:25:00.000-07:00

Baby is a teochew. He is proud to be one and enjoy eating anything origins from the dialect. The only funny thing is he doesnt speak. (MAHAHAHAHAHA!!!) He speaks more hokkien instead. All thanks to ME! Under my supervision and guidance, his style of speaking hokkien is so like my MOM!! ehehehhehe...

Alight!! Enough of the nonsense. Here come the ingredient list!

Ingredient:
-duck (We bought 1 whole duck but i only cooked half as there is only 2 of us.)
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 1 small piece of ginger
- 2 garlic (not whole cloves. just 2! :))
skin left on, lightly bruised
- 3 cups water
- 2 tbsp sugar

Marinate:
-2 tsp five spice powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 60mL dark soya sauce
- 2 tbsp light soya sauce

Method:
- Wash duck and remove any loose fatty fat. (Impt to remove fat. if not the whole sauce will be very oily.)
- Mix well the marinate and rub into the duck. (Not necessary will use all the marinate sauce. Save for later use.)
- Leave for 2 hours with occasional turning and rubbing.
- Heat up wok, put sugar and 2 tbsp of water and cook until it begins to caramelise.
- Add in remaining water, garlic, cinnamon stick, and marinate sauce.
- Put duck in the wok, together with ginger which supposed to be tuck inside the duck.
(I used half a duck, so i just throw the ginger in.)
- Cover and simmer until duck is tender. (approx. 1.5 - 2 hours.)
- Turn the duck from time to time.
- U may add additional water as the sauce tends to thicken after some time.

Serve with steam rice or porridge - the Teochew style!

daikon cake / carrot cake

2009-09-07T06:21:00.000-07:00

carrot is selling cheap and the MAN is bugging for it. So, here it is. This is the 3rd or 4th time i'm making this. Previously didnt came our nice. But this time round is great seriously. Flour is less and every bite is the carrot. hahahaha. okok.. i'm greedy.

Ingredient A:
-112g rice flour
-120g cold water

Ingredient B:
-390g grated raddish

Ingredient C:
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1 tbsp salt
(Ingredient C must depend on individual's liking.)

Ingredient D:
-30g chinese sausage
- lotsa lotsa mushroom!!! (cos i love mushroom)

Side ingredient:
- minced garlic
- vegetable oil

Method:
- Mix ingredient A and leave it aside.
- Heat oil in a frying pan and fry garlic till fragrant.
- Add ingredient D and fry.
- When done, mix to ingredient A.
- Add in Ingredient B and C. Mix WELL.
- Grease a pan with vegetable oil.
- Pour mixture into pan and steam for 1 hour.

I tot it isnt going to work out in the first place as the uncooked mixture looked so dry. But it did work well! :)))

White fungus with dried longan

2009-08-28T03:22:00.000-07:00

Personally, i love this dessert. Not only it has a cooling property on the body, it helps in maintaining radiant skin. Keeping pretty and eating happily. Who doesnt want?

Ingredient:
- White fungus
- Dried longan
- Seedless red dates
- Rock sugar
- Water

Method:
- Soak the white fungus till soft and cut away any yellow or discoloured stuff.
- Place everything in a bowl and steam for 30minutes.
- Eat it hot or cold.
(Cold is definitely nicer)

Green Bean soup

2009-08-28T03:17:00.000-07:00

Green bean is a good source of protein. moreover, it has a cooling effect.
Been eating too much junk food lately and we need to 吃凉.

Ingredient:
- Green Bean
- Rock sugar
- Water
- Pandan leave (i din use pandan leave cos it cost way too high in brisbane. And it is frozen which i don think it will work best too.)

Method:
- Put everything together and boil!

Easy to do and without pandan leaves, it taste good too.

Egg tart

2009-08-28T02:55:00.000-07:00

This is my 6th or 8th time baking egg tarts. Yes!
i couldnt work out the right pastry. and when i got the pastry right, i got the filling wrong.
This recipe works finally! i got the recipe from topdessert .

I'm so happy this work out cos an egg tart cost $2.50 in brisbane. I can make my own whenever i crave for it!
Pastry

Ingredient:
- 125g plain flour
- 70g butter
- 1 egg
- 1 pinch of salt
- 1 tbsp cold water
- 2 tbsp icing sugar

Method:
- Cream butter and sugar together.
- Add in egg and the rest of the ingredient.
- Mix till a dough is formed.
- Allow to refrigerate for at least 40minutes.

Filling

Ingredient A:
- 250mL water
- 100g caster sugar

Ingredient B:
-100mL evaporated milk
- 1/4 tsp vanilla essence
- 3 eggs

MEthod:
- Place ingredient A in a saucepan and cook under heat.
- Continuously stir the mixture till sugar is dissolved.
- Add to ingredient B and mix well.

Preparation of the base:
-Work the dough on an area dusted with flour as the dough is really soft. (But it is not sticky which is great to work with.)
- Knead the dough with some flour till it is manageable and easier for you to work with.
- Work the dough and get the shape of the tart base.
- Fill the base with the filling
- Bake at 200C preheated oven for 40minutes.

I really love this pastry. It is so much easier to work and manage than the others that i had made before.

Matcha sponge cake

2009-08-28T02:48:00.000-07:00

I admit the colour isnt that appealing. It may look like a huat kueh instead. But it is a green tea sponge cake. I like the texture of the cake and the best thing is the taste isnt that sweet. (I reduced the amt of sugar in fact. :P)

Ingredient:
- 4 eggs
- 75g caster sugar
- 150g self raising flour
- 3 tbsp water
- 1.5tbsp matcha powder

Method:
- Beat eggs till fluffy (Work at high speed) and mix in the caster sugar.
- Fold in flour and water.
- Pour mixture evenly into a lightly greased cake pan.
- Bake in preheated 180C oven for 20minutes.
- Allow to cool.

This cake can be spread with cream and icing.

Rolled oats cookies

2009-08-28T02:19:00.000-07:00

I actually pong teng sch and went back home to do baking!
the first cookies i baked was the cornflakes ones. This time round i used rolled oats. It is actually the same recipe except that i used rolled oats instead of cornflakes. I feel that the recipe works better for rolled oats. Shall experiment new recipe for the cornflakes cookies. :P

Ingredient A:
- 180g wholemeal flour (plain flour works too.)
- 1tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 90g caster sugar
- 1 cup rolled oats

Ingredient B:
- 125mL cooking oil
- 1tsp vanilla essence
- 1 beaten egg

Extra ingredient:
-Milk

Method:
- Mix ingredient A well.
- Add Ingredient B and stir till a dough is formed.
- If you find it too dry, add a couple tsp of milk.
- Spoon the mixture into small balls and place on cookie trays.
- Bake in a preheated oven of 180C for 25minutes.
- Allow to cool and store in air-tight container.

Enjoy with a cuppa coffee or tea~~!
Healthy and light afternoon tea.

bento boxes

2009-08-28T02:01:00.000-07:00

Yan went back to sg and i couldnt think of anything else to get her except making something out of my own hands. :)
Making cupcakes is my love.

With some fondant left, i made these for the glutton baby. :)

Making lunches is one of my daily routine and i had been looking for really cute bento boxes for some time already. But 舍不得。 Luke is so nice to get me one as a birthday present! Thank you LUKE! I think he read from my blog that i had been eyeing for bento boxes.
and baby got an advanced birthday present from him too! Heehee!! and now both of us have really cool bento boxes!!
Very exciting huh?

Black dragon is baby's. Sibei cool lei!!!

it came with 2 layers. I am really surprised that the compact boxes can in fact hold alot of food. Here is mine!!! SO CUTE isnt it!!!!
OH!!! i really don want to use it lo. too cute to be used. :)
I love my bento boxes!!!!

Simple, healthy baked chix

2009-08-24T03:09:00.000-07:00

A simple baked chicken.
Only 2 main ingredient involve!

No sugar, no salt, no soya sauce or oyster sauce or whatever.

Ingredient:
-White wine
-Rosemary

Method:
-Marinate chicken with rosemary and white wine overnight.
-Baked at 200C for almost an hour.
(Remember to cover the chix with aluminium foil so the chicken will retain the moisture and not dry out. And covering the chicken will means the baking time is longer.)

Sprinkle some parsley over the chicken to garnish.
Not oily. Tender and juicy chicken. Not salty too!
This is why i called it healthy.

Most imptly, the kitchen is not oily which means i will not have too much cleaning to be done. :P

Zesty pork chop

2009-08-17T02:22:00.000-07:00

I am desperately wanting to finish up the bit of Italian dressing in my fridge. So I came up with this! But i think i read this recipe somewhere which I cant remember.

Ingredient:
- Pork chop (Only cut the pork when it is cooked)
- Italian dressing
- soya sauce
- dash of pepper

I didnt include the amount of ingredient to be added. Pls bear with me cos i didnt do any measurement. But the key point is the Italian dressing. Just Add!

Method:
- Marinate the pork with italian dressing, soya sauce and pepper overnight.
- Drain the pork chop and set the sauce aside.
- Heat up the frying pan.
- Add oil and garlic. Fry till fragrant.
- Fried the pork chop till cooked. (Cover the pan works better.)
- Drain and place on plate.
- Cut the pork chop into smaller pieces.
- Back to the frying pan, make sure that the pan does not contain too much oil.
- Add in the sauce and fried.
- Serve over the cooked pork chop

Taste really citrus.
Get drown with the dressing!

Pandan Chiffon Cake

2009-08-17T02:07:00.000-07:00

Couldnt find chiffon cake tin in Brisbane. That explains the shape of my chiffon cake.

Ingredient A:
- 3 egg yolks
- 50g caster sugar

Ingredient B:
- 3 eggs white
- 50g caster sugar
- 1/2 tsp cream of tartar

Ingredient C:
- 100mL coconut milk
- 1 tbsp cooking oil
- 1/2 tsp pandan paste
- 75g plain flour
- 1/2 tbsp baking powder

Method:
- Whisk Ingredient A until creamy.
- Mix in Ingredient C. Continue till well mix.
- Add Ingredient B.
- Bake for 45 minutes in 180C preheated oven.

Amount of ingredient listed fit nicely into the shape and size of my silicon mould.
Double the ingredient if your tin is bigger.

Apples & Cinnamon Muffins

2009-08-17T01:45:00.000-07:00

Not very appealing picture. But they definitely taste wonderful!
I wasnt a fan of cinnamon but nv expect the muffin to taste great.

Ever sick of eating bread for breakfast everyday?
Perk ur day up with 2 muffins and a cuppa coffee or tea.
(I don take caffeine so MILO for me! :>)

Ingredient A:
- 320g plain flour
- 200g caster sugar
- 4 tsp baking powder
- 2 tsp cinnamon

Ingredient B:
- 4 tbsp vegetable oil
- 50g unsalted butter
- 2 eggs
- 175mL milk

Ingredient C:
- 2 peeled and finely diced apples.

Methods:
-Beat Ingredient B until well combined.
- Add Ingredient A a little at a time. Mix well.
- Stir in Ingredient C.
- Spoon the batter into muffin cups. (3/4 full will do the job. The muffin will HUAT.)
- Bake for 20 minutes in a 175C preheated oven.
- Allow to cool.

Store in fridge and simply heat it up the next morning!
Best to finish within 2 days to maintain freshness.

Cornflakes Cookies

2009-08-04T06:25:00.000-07:00

Ingredient:
- 180g plain flour (I used wholemeal flour)
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 125mL sunflower oil
- 90g caster sugar
- 1 beaten egg
- 1 tsp vanilla essence
- 1 cup cornflakes
- a few tbsp of milk depending on ur liking of the dryness of the dough

Method:
- Mix flour, baking powder and baking soda together.
- Mix in sugar and cornflakes.
- Add oil, vanilla essence, egg and some milk and mix till a dough is form.
- Spoon into small balls and place on cookie trays. (Remember to leave some space between each ball, as they tend to expand when cooked.)
- Bake in preheated oven of 180C for 20 minutes.
- Allow to cool and store in an air-tight container.

The end result of the cornflakes cookies is quite chewy. Not sure is it due to the wholemeal flour used. Shall try with plain flour again and see how it goes.

The bf loves it! And I love it too! :)

Baked cheesecake

2009-08-04T05:59:00.000-07:00

I'm not a fan of cheese. However, the bf been craving for cheesecake these few days. So I baked these mini cheesecake.

Ingredient A:
- 62.5g digestive biscuit crumbs
- 2.5 tbsp butter

Ingredient B:
- 225g ricotta cheese
- 225g cream cheese
- 1 tsp vanilla essence
- 70g icing sugar
- 1 egg

Ingredient C:
- Strawberries / Blueberries

Method:
- Mix Ingredient A.
- Spoon tablespoon of ingredient A into mini cake cases and press firmly.
- Chill until it set.
- Mix Ingredient B and beat till smooth.
- Add the mixture to the set cases.
- Bake for 25 minutes in a preheated oven at 160C.
- Allow to cool and chill. (This is important. As when the cake is freshly out from the oven, the cake tend to collapse.)
- Serve chill with berries.

Result:
Not too cheesy. Taste is light. Excellent for people who dislike cheesy food.

However, will need to work harder for working on the base of the cake.

Vanilla cupcakes

2009-07-27T17:55:00.000-07:00

I love cupcakes! They are small in size and dun feel guilty eating them. :P and they are cute looking too!!

Ingredients:
- 112g butter
- 70g caster sugar
- 112g self-raising flour
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla essence

Methods:
- Beat butter and caster sugar until creamy.
- Add eggs and beat.
- Add in self-raising flour slowly and continue mixing.
- Add in baking powder and vanilla essence.
- Spoon mixture into baking cases. (Less than 3/4 full as the cupcakes will rises.)
- Bake in preheated oven at 175C for 20 minutes.

Makes 9 cupcakes.

Results: Not too sweet and soft cakes!

Mee Hoon Kueh / Mien Fen Guo

2009-07-07T03:49:00.000-07:00

Been eating too much fried food lately which accounts for my sore throat. I prepared this last nite for this morning breakfast. It is easy to make and no machine nor mixer is needed. Work with just your hands!

Making of the Mien Fen Guo

Ingredient:
- 75mL water
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 egg
- 320g plain flour (sieved)

Method:
- Add water and salt to eggs and beat gently.
- Pour egg mixture into plain flour gradually. Mix and knead till a smooth dough is formed.
- Cover dough with a wet cloth and leave at room temperature for 30 minutes.
- Knead again and leave aside for another 2 hours and is ready to use.
- Store in fridge. (To maintain freshness, use within 2 days.)
- Tear dough into small pieces and stretch them until thin.
- To cook, put pieces into boiling soup one at a time.

I prepared soup stock using ikan bilis. When preparing the mee hoon kueh, boil the small pieces of dough in the stock and serve with minced meat and vege. Oh! Don forget the egg and some fried onion, shallot. Fried ikan bilis will be a bonus.

Dry mee hoon kueh can be done too. Simply boil the dough and mix in some chilli paste, dark soya sauce and shallot oil. Getting the right chilli paste is important here.

Fruit Tart

2009-07-06T05:47:00.000-07:00

Short Crust Pastry

Ingredient A:
- 250g butter
- 50g icing sugar (sieve)

Ingredient B:
- 1 egg
- 1/2 tsp vanilla essence

Ingredient C: (sieve)
- 375g plain flour
- 25g custard powder
- 5g baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt

Ingredient D:
- chocolate chips (melt in a microwave. Trick is to melt at low power with stir frequently. It burnts really quickly.)

Methods (pastry):
- Beat butter and icing powder in the mixer using medium speed.
- Add Ingredient B gently and beat till creamy.
- Mix Ingredient C using low speed to form dough. (Take care not to over mix.)
- Chill dough in fridge for 30 minutes or longer.
- Roll dough to approximately 3mm thick on a floured board / tabletop.
- Cut pastry with round cutter and place into tart mould.
- Bake in preheated oven at 180C for approximately 25 minutes.
- Allow to cool.
- Brush Ingredient D on the tart shell.

Custard Cream

Ingredient A:
- 100g milk
- 1 egg
- 35g custard powder

Ingredient B:
- 200g milk
- 100g fresh cream
- 60g sugar

Ingredient C:
- 1/2 tsp vanilla essence

Method:
- Mix Ingredient A evenly.
- Boil Ingredient B in a saucepan till sugar melt. (Boil from low heat and increase the heat as you go. Most imptly is to stir it constantly as sugar tends to crystallise and settle at the bottom and burnt easily.)
- Add Ingredient A gradually and stir constantly till the mixture is cooked.
- Allow to cool and add in Ingredient C. (Not too cool as when the custard harden, it will be difficult to stir in the vanilla essence.)
- Allow to cool further.

Preparation of the final TART:
- Fill the chocolate coated tart shell with custard.
- Decorate with fruits (Grapes, peaches, kiwi, strawberries, ........)
- All DOne! :)

It tastes better when chilled.
Enjoy! :)

Sambal Belchan

2009-07-06T05:12:00.000-07:00

Ingredient:
- 10 red chillies
- 5 bird eye chilli
- 1 clove of garlic
- 1 tsp belachan (grind and toasted)
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 tsp sugar
- 1 clove of shallot (chopped and minced)
- oil

Method:
- Heat up oil and deep fried the shallot.
- Cut chilli and remove seeds.
- Blend chilli, garlic and belachan till fine.
- Add in salt and sugar to taste. (Add additional sugar if taste is too spicy.)
- Blend in fried shallot and shallot oil.

Store in air-tight container and keep refrigerated.

Zui Kuih

2009-07-04T02:47:00.000-07:00

Zui Kuih - one of the few simple and famous dish Singapore hawker centre offers.
Still remember I used to have this for breakfast when I was young and was selling like 60cents for 5 pieces of zui kuih. Where to find 60cents food nowadays?

I learnt this dish from FenYing's blog.

Ingredient A:
- 150g rice flour
- 10g corn flour
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 200g water

Ingredient B:
- 400g boiled hot water

Ingredient C:
- 1.5 tbsp fried shallot oil

Filling:
- 1 shallot (minced)
- 1 clove garlic (minced)
- 150g chopped preserved raddish (washed and drained dry. Need to be wash if not will be too salty)
- 2 cup water (as a gauge only. Need to add more as you go.)
- 1.5 tbsp sugar
- 1/4 tsp dark soya sauce

Makes approximately 23 zui kuih.

Method:
1. Mixed Ingredient A in a mixing bowl.
2. Add Ingredient B and mixed quickly.
3. Add Ingredient C and mixed will.
4. Steam zui kuih mould till hot (abt 5 min).
5. Pour flour mixture into mould and steam over high heat for approximately 15min.
(As you pour, mix the mixture with a spoon to prevent the flour and water from separating.)
6. When zui kuih is cooked, allow to cool to set.

Filling:
1. Heat oil and fry shallot and garlic till fragrant.
2. Add chopped raddish and fry.
3. Add water, sugar, and dark soya sauce and fry.
4. Simmer over low heat till water is absorbed.

A very easy method. Reheat before serving.
Taste better with chilli! :)

Bento Bento

2009-05-15T22:49:00.000-07:00

I made my own lunch and bring to uni. U can get sick eating the almost the same type of food everyday. Fries, chips, sandwich. They just doesnt have mush variety or i'm picky? :P

I was browsing the website on Bento and was so fascinated with the beautifully made bento. They sare simply too nice to be eaten.
This is just one of it that i saw online. There are many many others. The food are so cute that i almost went crazy and kept pestering baby to find me some kids so that i can prepare cute bento too. And he actually made up a scary stories to scare me. A young boy will stand beside my bed and ask me for his bento when i fall asleep in the night.

And so i started googling the website for cute bento accessories. I seriously fall in love with these!!!

These are cutters to cut the seaweed sheets.

And mould for bread!
And writing pen!!!
These are sauces container!!!! Aw!!! Arent they cute?!?!?!
and the lunch box. Mine is just a plain tupperware. It is great to have some change sometime isnt it? Beside eating great food can really brighten up ur day.
And more cute boxes that i wish i was young again.
Should i get one for YL? I think he will forbid me to prepare lunch for him!

And these! Rice moulds!!!!They have egg moulds too. hello kitty shape eggs.
Check out more of these cute accessories at

http://www.from-japan-with-love.com/stgo.html

I went to google where i can get these in aussie. No luck.
I went ebay to see got anyone selling online. Yes they do. But freaking expensive. I read from blogs that dasio actually selling them. And it is like $2 in dasio but online they are selling like 2x more ex and i still need to pay for the shipping fees.
I shall tahan and tahan till i get back to SG and swab all these back to aussie and prepare and own beautiful lunchbox filled with love. :)

Big breakfast

2009-05-09T18:26:00.000-07:00

Breakfast is the most impt meal of our day. I nv understand it when i was studying or working. Used to waking up just in time to rush to sch and work and nv have a chance to make my own breakfast. However, the best thing abt singapore is u can have a wide variety of breakfast selection. Fishball noodle, fried carrot cake, fried bee hoon. it is so convenient to just pop by the coffeeshop and grab some food.
Breakfast in aussie is bacon and muffin and egg and hashbrown.
Preparing breakfast doesnt mean getting up real early. Just 15minutes, u get to eat a hearty breakfast to start ur day kicking.
I understand almost everyone is rushing every morning getting to work or to sch.
Here's what i usually do.

- Wrap the ham in aluminium foil and pop into the toaster oven. Leave it there and i would go and freshen up, bathe and change. No worries. They would not burnt.

- After i'm done with myself, toast the bread and at the same time, fried scramble eggs.

- Frying the egg doesnt even need 5 minutes.

- By then, the eggs, ham and the bread are all done!

- Sit down and enjoy ur great breakfast with a cuppa tea or coffee.

Nothing beats better than homemade food. :)
Stop being lazy and giving excuses to urself. (Like i used to. :P)
Having a good breakfast does make a difference in ur life.

Sweet and Sour Pork

2009-04-30T03:47:00.000-07:00

My first post of a brand new blog!
This site would serve as a compilation of my recipes and sharing it with many others. Most imptly, i am able to learn from many other food lovers and people having the same interest!

Sweet and sour pork. Also known as 咕嚕肉 is a common dish we get to eat in zi char stall in hawker centre. My papa's 咕嚕肉 is awesome! >__<

Whenever we are far away from home, we miss home food. Whenever we are home, we miss outside food. How ironically humans are isn't it?

We definitely aren't influenced by the recent Swine Flu and have sudden craving for sweet and sour pork. Making ur own sauce aren't that hard either. :)

Ingredients:

-pork tenderloin (Cut into bite sizes and those with abit of fats taste better.)

-1 tomato

-1/4 capsicum (green or red is up to u. I used green cos tomato is red already. A mixture of colour is always appealing.)

-some cucumber (Cut into cubes)

-1/4 onions

-Some garlic

Marinate:
-light soy sauce
-pepper
-cornflour

Frying Batter:
-1 egg
-Plain flour
-Oil

Sauce:
-2 tablespoons tomato ketchup
-1/4 cup sugar
-2 tablespoons light soy sauce
-1/4 teaspoon salt
-1/2 cup water
-1/4 cup white vinegar
-some corn starch dissolve in water for thickening

Methods:
- Cut the pork into pieces and marinate for at least 30 minutes. (I left it there for almost 2hours i think and went to do my stuff.)

- Heat up a great amount of oil for deepfrying. At the same time, mix in the egg into the marinated pork and coat on plain flour.

- Deep-fry till golden brown and drain the pork on paper towels.

- Heat up the frying pan and stir in some garlic, follow by the onions, capsicums, tomato and cucumber. Mix the sauce well and add to the frying pan.

-When the sauce is almost done, add the pork in and stir well.

-Ready to serve with steam rice. :)

Vegetables is a must. Sambal lady's finger. Simple and yum yum.

I prepared this braised eggs and mushroom since last nite. Delicious too!

A simple and yummylicious dinner. :)