November! How time flies, soon it will be Christmas. Happy Diwali!! … Guy Fawkes Night or Bonfire night are the main celebrations in November. Don’t forget Singles Day 11.11 which is a Day in China, where unmarried people have a day of their own, as opposed to Velentine’s day. And Black Friday, too! Singles day …
Shrove Tuesday, Pancake day!
Tuesday is pancake day. I actually should be posting Chinese New Year recipes as it is on Friday. But I have posted most of my recipes, I have only a few more left unless I experiment more with new recipes. I now post this pancake recipe and will get to my Chinese New Year stuff …
Butternut Squash Dropped Fritters or Pancakes. Gluten-free
Now that Christmas is over, and many of us have over indulged, I have a recipe that is light, packed with protein and vegetable. If you need to feel less guilty, then try this healthy pancake for breakfast, a light lunch or as a snack. I have a butternut squash sitting in my kitchen …
Whatever You Have Tomato/Pasta Sauce
Whatever You Have Tomato/Pasta Sauce As the Lunar new year is a fortnight away, I have been slowly clearing out my larder and other nooks and crannies that I stashed my dry and canned food. This is a good time to do this.The Chinese believe that we should clear out our house of rubbish so …
#Chicken and #Pumpkin Quick Stew
It is seasonal cooking again!! Actually this easy stew was originally cooked with Taro – a type of Oriental yam. I used pumpkin instead as yam is hard to come across in where I live. Instead of pumpkin, I used the one that is easily available all year round – the butternut squash. Butternut squash …
Borough Market, London
Over the weekend, we went to London. We went on Friday afternoon and returned home on Sunday afternoon, so there was not much time. We planned to visit a university open day. On Saturday, we went to Borough Market to look around. I had been there before and it was the first time for my …
Pork With Roasted Vegetables and Quinoa
This is a recipe adapted from Weight Watchers magazine. I have cooked this many times and I find it has an interesting taste. When I was on holiday back in Malaysia, I offered to cook a few meals so as not to make myself ‘of not much use’. I offered to cook and instead of …
How to eat a Puffin!
Important notice: No puffins were harmed in this exercise. If you are wondering what am I up to …, wonder no more. I am just trying to get your attention, so that you will be intrigue enough to read my post. I am making a fat-less muffin since I am a weight-watcher and have reached …