For a person who has never eaten Teochew mooncakes before, why on earth am I trying to duplicate them?
For a person who has never eaten Teochew mooncakes before, why on earth am I trying to duplicate them?
I’ve been packing food to lunch; partly to save money, partly to have the opportunity to fiddle around in the kitchen, and partly to avoid eating crappy outside food. I generally prefer to pack cold salads because they are easy to eat, and doesn’t require reheating. I do have microwaves and toaster ovens in my…
That was a mouthful, no pun intended. I’ve been dabbling with savoury muffins, there was a previous creation I didn’t post. This time round, I managed to snap some pictures before I proceeded to polish them all off.
I’ll admit it – it’s been a while (read: 3 months) since I last baked. Call it a lack of inspiration, lack of motivation, lack of joie de vivre — putting sugar, flour and butter together just didn’t sound at all an appealing activity to me. These past few months I’ve been feeling a sense…
I seem to be on some soup mission this year, cooking a variety of soups, especially since I found that healthier and cheaper substitutes for cream. I am a big fan of celery and broccoli. Supermarket canned brands just don’t cut it, and I can’t seem either vegetable as main ingredients at The Soup Spoon….
I read a cream-less mushroom soup recipe on Joy The Baker, I was instantly drawn into it. To replace cream in soups, she used blended cashew cream. Ever since knowing that one of my acquaintances have Celiac’s Disease, where she cannot consume gluten, gluten-free recipes catch my attention when I read blogs. I wanted to…
As I said, the highlight of CNY feasting comes on the first day of the new year. Please ready some napkins for the food porn that ensues.
A very Happy Chinese New Year to all – may the Rabbit Year be bouncing with delight!
I have been obsessed with this soup recently, what I term Chinese Corn Soup. It is easy to make and can be easily tweaked to become a meal, as I have done above. This can be considered a simple healthy one-pot meal. Somehow, soups like this reminds me of home. I have the feeling that…
My mum made huat kuehs (steamed rising cakes?). She hasn’t made them for a few years and this year I sort of convinced her to use the yeast method, contrary to her usual baking powder method. The result is a funky cake that has a faint yeasty smell like bread. The fun part of making…
