Ebi Kuzu Kiri Soba Noodles

I modified this recipes from the Wagamama Cookbooks. For me, this is a sharp, intense sauce for finishing or dipping with lots of citrus flavours balanced by the richness of the oyster sauce. This will keep for up to 10 days.The below recipies makes about 125ml:2 tsp sugar2 tbsp fish sauce1 tbsp oyster saucejuice of 3 limesGently heat sugar+ fish sauces until it discoves.Cool it & combine with the opyster sauce & lime juice.Cook the soba...

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Carbs Freak

Who hasn't been tempted by no-carb diets? It seem to work, and it yield results quickly. But what about those of us who can't part with bread, steaming rice, noodles or pastry? I don't know about you, but I'm not willing to give up all that good, nutritious carbs. Sometimes, I even indulge in some of the not so healthy carbs- especially pastry (e.g. brownies/ chocolate cake). Moderation is always the key factor to maintain a healthy body &...

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Simple Fried Rice Noodles

Today is a public holiday. I am tired & would like to stay at home as much as possible. I checked through my pantry - found it. Today will cook fried rice noodles for lunch.1) Soak the rice noodles & drain the water. I am using organic brown rice noodle.200g for 2 adults & 1 child.2) Get my 6 years old to pound the dried shrimp into a paste since she is busy disturbing me & wanted to help me so much.3) Any ingredients can be used...

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Organic Red Bean Paste + Bun

Most Asian especially Japanese love read beans. They use a lot of red beans paste in pastry or cuisine. Chinese love red beans too, e.g. red bean soup, red bean steamed bun, red bean moon cake etc. Today, I am using the left over red bean to make into red bean paste for some baked buns.-Cooked/Left over red bean-Sugar - approx 1/3 of the weight of the cooked red beanYou may adjust the sweetness of the red bean to your personally tasteMethod:Blend...

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Fish Paste

Fish paste is very versatile in Chinese cooking. 1st of all, get the good quality plain fish paste from the market or you can choose to make your own. Actually, it is very easy to make those fish paste but it does consume some times. Just fillet the fish & use a spoon to scrap the flesh out.The most important thing is to season the fish paste properly.Seasoning:SaltFew tbsp of water mixed with corn starch (manual adjust- pour in bit by...

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Travel Ipoh

A short local trip within the country is a good way to unwind yourself from everyday stress. I have been really stressed up due to the heavy 9-5 workload. The most important thing to plan in for the local trip is the "makan" place. "Makan" in local dialects mean "Eat". Ta-da...... let's me present the Ipoh Makan Trip.Drive early from KL 5.30am in order to reach Ipoh by 8.30am to avoid the dim sum crowd. Breakfast at Foh San Dim Sumhttp://www.fohsan.com.my/location_simpang_pulai.htmlThe...

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