Monday, March 29, 2010

Fresh Ingrediants

Well, sometime I was thinking manage a blog is not an easy task. You got to write something interesting or get some new ideas to share with friends or readers. I treated my blog as a food diary & share anything related to my interest in culinary or baking.To me, cooking or baking is some sort of like a therapy. It really help me to de-stress after a week hard work.Today I am going to talk about fresh ingredients. Do you know what make a simple...

Mussels in Wine - Chinese style

I have got some beautiful New Zealand green mussels from the market. On these raining days, a bowl of warm messels soup is so comforting. Since it is a weekday dinner, I am going to make it super simple & fast. If you do not have mussels, you can replace it with La-La (one type of local clamps).This is how I make the super fast mussels soup in Chinese wine.Ingredients:1 cup of water6 ea of musselsSome gingershalf cup of wine (Chinese cooking...

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Pat's Kid Cupcakes Party

Last week, I have got an order to make some cupcakes for Pat's kid party. What I need to do is to prepare the plain cupcakes & some icing. The children will have fun decoration those little cakes with sugar flower or confectioneries.I have prepare 2 types of cupcakes: vanilla cupcakes & chocolate cupcakes.Recipes refer:http://www.joyofbaking.com/VanillaCupcakes.htmlThere are tonnes of recipes on cupcakes, just choose any recipes to your liking....

Monday, March 15, 2010

Lost Child

Last Sunday, we were in a shopping mall, my hubby spotted a child crying in the crowd, calling for mummy. Without 2nd thought, I went after the child immediately. It is a 5 years old gal, same age with my gal. I grab hold of her & tell her that I will help her to look for her mummy. At the same time, another lady was also trying to catch hold of her. At that point of time, I sound like a bloody con women. That is because every time I tell my gal, pls do not believe in any aunty/uncles telling you that she/he will bring her to mummy. Even though,...

Sunday, March 14, 2010

Steam Black Promphet

Most of you will disagree with me : Steam black promphet? Are you sure you know how to cook a black promphet? Honestly, I even ask myself these questions before I try to steam the black promphet as recommended by my friend. The answer is your black promphet must be extremely fresh (direct from fisherman) for this purpose. Or you can do this with a live black promphet from restaurant that is selling the fish ( still swimming). Otherwise, you are not...

Friday, March 12, 2010

Eggs - Chinese Style

Simple yet delicious recipes is very import. Children is not easy to please. They are the most fussy food critic. However, mum need to have some "secret recipes" that is really simple & fast.Most children like to eat eggs. They would love this Chinese Style Eggs with white rice.Recipes:3 eggshalf a red onion1 ea Chinese sausage (sliced it)Some spring onionSome shredded carrotMethod:1) Heat pan with little oil.2) Fried the Chinese sausage until...

Monday, March 8, 2010

Beautiful Bruschetta

Bruschetta : is an appetizer whose origin dates to at least the 15th century from central Italy. It consists of grilled bread rubbed with garlic and topped with extra-virgin olive oil, salt and pepper. Variations may include toppings of spicy red pepper, tomato, vegetables, beans, cured meat, and/or cheese; the most popular recipe outside of Italy involves basil, fresh tomato, garlic and onion or mozzarella. Bruschetta is usually served as a snack...

Sunday, March 7, 2010

Stir Fry Roast Pork Chinese Style

Somewhat during the CNY, I have surplus of Chinese roast pork. The yesterday left over roast pork is not really nice to eat on its own after the crispy skin became soggy. Well, being a Chinese, we will keep these left over roast pork in the freezer for tomorrow. This is my grandma recipes, it is so simple & fast. It taste great with white rice.Ingrediatns:GingerBlack soya sauceLight soya sauceRed OnionRoast PorkMethod:1) Heat pan with oil, then...

Korean Japchae

According to Wikipedia, Japchae (jabchae, chapchae) is a Korean dish made from cellophane noodles (called dangmyeon), stir fried in sesame oil with various vegetables (typically thinly-sliced carrots, onion, spinach, and mushrooms), sometimes served with beef, and flavoured with soy sauce, and sweetened with sugar. It is usually served garnished with sesame seeds and slivers of chili. It may be served either hot or cold.This dish is served at Korean...

Saturday, March 6, 2010

Fluffy American Pancake

I love to prepare breakfast for my family during weekend. We vote for the fluffy American pancake this week. My gal love it. It is so good with maple syrup.The simple & fool proof recipes from JO:http://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/other-recipes/pancakes-usa-stylieAnd here is the step by step guide on how it was made,Step 1: Beat the eggs white until it become fluffy. This is important to make a pancake fluffy.Step 2: Mix the beaten egg white...