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Steamed Prawns with Garlic Recipe

One thing I like about having steamboat for CNY reunion dinner is that the unfinished ingredients can always be chilled again for later use so nothing goes to waste. And instead of having a second steamboat the next day, we can turn the leftovers to fresh new dishes again like this steamed prawns recipe. Steamed […]

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Panko Crusted Shark Fillet with Lemon Mustard Recipe

I bought a slab of shark fillet from the supermarket without any idea on how to cook it. In fact, I had only eaten shark a few times and didn’t have much of a good impression of it but I couldn’t resist buying it as it looked fresh and meaty and it wasn’t expensive too. […]

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Basil Lemon Chicken Recipe

I had stocked up on chicken before the Chinese New Year just so I could make some good steamboat broth with them. And after all those feasting of CNY goodies, I thought of using some of those chicken drumsticks to make this easy ‘non-heaty’ dish to go with some salad greens for a simple dinner. […]

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Claypot Chicken with Chinese Sausage & Button Mushroom Recipe

My husband is always urging me to cook his favourite lup cheong (chinese sausage) as he really loves it. I prefer to buy the Golden Bridge brand of lup cheong in “Nu Er Hong” (chinese rice wine) flavour. Their sausages are less fatty yet flavoursome. Perfect for stir-fries, claypot rice and this particular dish combined […]

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Oven Roasted Honey-Glazed Char Siew Recipe 蜜汁叉烧

I like char siew (chinese style roasted pork) for its smoky, roasted flavour but I don’t really fancy the artificial red colouring used for most of the outside ones so when I chanced upon this recipe from My Wok Life that doesn’t use any colouring at all, I just have to try it.     […]

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Cheesy Ham, Leek & Mushroom Spaghetti Recipe

I love cheese! If you adore cheese as much as I do, I’m sure you’d like this easy cheddar pasta dish which is quick to make and just tastes so wonderfully rich and cheesy. I was just being greedy because 250g of grated cheddar is really A LOT for a 2 persons’ serving but I […]

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Three Cup Chicken Recipe 三杯鸡

I always wondered why this dish was known as “Three Cups Chicken” before I tried it for the first time. I even thought that probably the original recipe calls for 3-cup portions of chicken which I’m wrong of course. The dish derives its name from three different cups of sauces, mainly soy sauce, rice wine […]

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Oven Roasted Chicken Noodles Recipe

I made wonton noodles over the weekend and had a few bundles of egg noodles left in the fridge so I paired the noodles with some roasted chicken drumsticks for a complete new dish. The marinate sauce for the noodles is the same as what I’d do for the dry wonton noodles, simply by using […]

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Bean Sprouts with Firm Tofu

Stir Fried Bean Sprouts with Firm Tofu Recipe: Budget Meal Idea

The husband and I love bean sprouts because of its light and crunchy texture. Plus it is probably the cheapest vegetable you can get from the wet market (I bought mine for only $0.30!) so it’s really a very affordable dish. I try to pair bean sprouts with different ingredients for variety. If you like […]

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Fish Balls

Fish Balls Recipe – How To Make Springy Fish Balls

The only time when I really enjoyed eating fish balls was probably during my primary school days when I’d order fish ball noodles soup at recess time. Over the years, I seemed to have lost interest in these balls that I used to like because the commercial ones have added flour and don’t taste of […]

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Ingredients for Steamboat, Easy Soup Bases and the Best Dipping Sauces

Update Feb 15: Went to Woodlands & Senoko for CNY food factory shopping and found a factory that specialises in a wide variety of steamboat ingredients at incredible prices. Check out my Chinese New Year 2015 Food Factory Wholesale Shopping @ Woodlands & Senoko post to find out more. I am currently planning on what […]

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Kai Lan with Enoki Mushrooms

Kai Lan with Enoki Mushrooms Recipe

I realise I don’t have many veggie dishes in my recipe book even though I’d always cook up greens for dinner. Probably because the cooking styles are more or less the same by using fish sauce, oyster sauce or both and I’m used to plain vegetables with just a little light soy sauce anyway which […]

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Oven Baked Lemongrass Chicken Recipe

Lemongrass is very commonly used in Asian cooking and it is an inexpensive herb with a lovely lemony scent and citrus flavour that seems to add that little sharpness to any dish to enhance its flavour. I use lemongrass in curries, marinates for meat and fish and even with ice lemon tea, just like how […]

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Satay Pork Chop with Greek Salad & Chickpea Couscous Recipe

I love making chicken chops and pork chops for dinner because they are inexpensive and really easy to make. The only thing that we need to give a little more thought is to vary the gravy or sauce that goes on top the meat so we don’t eat the same every time which can get pretty boring. […]

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Beef rendang

Beef Rendang Recipe

I saw some really nice beef chuck steaks in the supermarket and decided to make beef rendang for dinner since the husband has been requesting for it for the longest time. And as usual, I’d try to substitute coconut milk with a healthier alternative of low fat evaporated milk. Of course, if you want the […]

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Curry Chicken Noodles Recipe

There used to be a coffeeshop stall at one end of Liang Seah Street that served up one of the best curry chicken noodles I had ever tried in Singapore. Unfortunately, I haven’t quite found another one that could be on par with it. I have tried making the same at home using instant curry […]

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