Stir fried Pork with Leeks – a traditional stir fry usually cooked for festivities like Chinese New Year.
French Beans Omelette
A simple omelette to make when you had too much to eat or when you have little time on hand, or when you are skint.
Mug Cake
I have been really busy this few months. I have a few recipes that I have tested but had not the time to post it. Actually, I wanted to post a recipe on a really easy omelette. However, before I got into it, my daughter commented that she was peckish and looking for something to …
Chorizo and Vegetable Stew
Chorizo and Vegetable Stew This recipe is inspired by the Spanish roast chicken that I make for the family. Instead of using more meat, I am now trying to eat more healthily. However, the chorizo contains a lot of fat. So I cook this without the addition of fat or cooking oil. At least I …
Love Food Hate Waste Left-over Recipe is a Winner!
Just this Tuesday, I had an enjoyable time sharing my recipe with a professional chef, Ian Boden. In a recent competition held by the Coop Food, my recipe was selected as one of the 12 winners. I chose this recipe as it uses left-over chicken or pork and cooked this in our Love Food …
Pork with Yam – Khau Yoke (Crock Pot Recipe)
Pork with Yam – Woo Thau Khau Yoke Pork with Yam is another famous Hakka dish. My last pork recipe and is also known as Khau Yoke. The star ingredient is the pork and it is sort of braised. Instead of using preserved vegetable, this one uses YAM or Taro. This is a root vegetable that has a tough leathery, …
Low Calorie Pizza Base
A low calorie yet tasty pizza base for the slim diva in you.
Turkey Burger with Blackberry Sauce
I came up with this idea as I made 3 batches of blackberry jam this season. It was a long season for berries. I started picking them in mid-August and the season continued till early October. I also wanted to make something different. I used turkey breast, ready slices from the supermarket. I had sumac …
Pan Fried Honey Mustard Chicken
Pan Fried Mustard Honey Mustard Chicken The idea for this recipe came out of seeing many ready prepared meals- chicken with honey and mustard sauce or seasoning. So I decided to try this out. I pan fried the chicken fillets instead of baking the chicken (usually thighs, as in ready meals). It turned out quick …
Mooi Choy Khau Yoke – Steamed Pork with Preserved Mustard Greens
Mooi Choy Khau Yoke is a Hakka dish. As a child my mother regularly cooked this dish. But our version was a bit different. We cut the belly pork into small chunks and stewed it with the preserved vegetable. The taste is similar, but of course the Hakka version is tastier, as it contains more meat. I …
My (Mis)Adventure to the Moon (cakes)
My (mis)adventure to the Moon (cakes) Last week I tried making Moon Cakes. I thought that it would be a good time to try them as it is now the 8th lunar month. Moon Cakes are made to celebrate the 15th of the Chinese Lunar month. While I am not so into Moon Cakes, I …
Bruges
I was away in Bruges last week for a short break. Bruges is a lovely city, very clean and charming. One our way there, there was a delay as one of the ferries broke down and we had to wait for a few hours. So we had dinner in the ferry (P&O). We were given …
#Recipeoftheday Healthy Prawn and Melon Salad
A super duper easy and healthy salad.
#Recipeoftheday Seri Kaya or Egg Jam
Update: 9th April 2021 I have made a video on how to cook the Kaya. Due to thc change of the fat content of the coconut milk that I used, the kaya was a bit oily. I think the fat content of the coconut milk (Aldi Brand) has increased tremendously. I then tried another brand …
Easy and Heathly Breakfast
Breakfast is always a challenge when one is watching one’s weight. I am not a great fan of cereal, but I do have it now as it is low in calories. Or rather some of the cereals are. Muesli can be very high in calories as well as sugar. So one needs to be mindful, …
