Besides celery, fresh lily bulbs and pine nuts can also be used in this combination. Ingredients:60g fine french beans (sliced diagonally)25g baby sweetcorn (cubed)25g carrot (cubed)25g fresh lily bulb (washed, discarded the yellowish bulbs and trimmed off the discoloured side)10g pine nuts (roasted over a frying pan under low heat until it turned slightly brown. You will notice oil on the surface of its nuts...

I like to use fresh lily bulbs and pine nut in stir-frying my vegetable dish because they are my son’s favourite. Fresh lily bulbs can also be used in porridge, soup and dessert whereas pine nut is to create the crunchiness to the dish. Ingredients:90g celery (about 2 small stalks)- sliced diagonally70g fresh lily bulbs – washed, discarded the yellowish bulbs and trimmed off the discoloured sides60g...

Ingredients: 200g uncooked spaghetti Pesto sauce: 60g fresh basil leaves 30g pine nuts (lightly toasted) 2 large cloves garlic (crushed and roughly chopped) 100ml olive oil 2-3 tbsp finely grated Parmesan cheese Salt and black pepper to taste Methods: 1. Cook the pasta according to the instructions on the packet. Drain the pasta but reserve 2 tbsp of the cooking water. Return pasta to the pan with the cooking...

Ingredients:125g minced meat – marinated with light soya sauce, sugar and cornflour125g mixed vegetable1 large brinjal (about 360g) – diced and soaked in salt water (to discard the bitter taste)1 red onion (about 70g) – chopped Seasonings:1 tbsp oyster sauce1 tbsp light soya sauce½ tsp sugar¼ tsp salt1 tsp sesame oilDash of pepper¾ rice bowl of water1 tsp cornflour (mixed with 1 tbsp water) Methods:1....

I saw a recipe from a cooking magazine on how to cook the real fried sharkfin. Long list of ingredients and complicated steps. Too difficult for me to “digest” as a beginner in cooking. Hence, with some tips from my mom, I had derived at my own simple version of “kwai fa chee”. This is also a dish that I managed to “convince” my son to start eating cabbage. Ingredients:200g...

Ingredients:200g Chinese chestnuts (fresh)2 chicken thighs (de-boned & skinless) – marinated with 2 tbsp light soya sauce, dash of sugar and cornflour for at least ½ hour5 fresh mushrooms2-3 tbsp wolfberries (kei chi – 枸子）4 cloves garlic (bruised)Coriander leaves (for garnishing)300ml water Seasonings:2 tbsp oyster sauce1 tbsp concentrated Maggi chicken stocks（上汤）Dash of dark...

Ingredients:100g chicken breast meat100g french beans (cut diagonally)50g capsicum (shredded) – about ½ medium-sized25g carrots (shredded)2 fresh mushrooms (shredded)1 small red onion (chopped) Seasonings:1 tbsp oyster sauce½ tbsp soya saucePinch of sugarDash of sesame oil & pepperCornflour (for thickening) – mixed with some water Methods:1. Cut chicken into small pieces, use the back of the...

I always try to introduce as many variety of vegetables as possible in my son’s diet so that he has a more balanced diet but it is not an easy job. For instance, cooking ridge/ sweet gourd is a BIG challenge to me because it is not my son’s favourite. My past attempt (eg, braised sweet gourd with bean curb) was not well-accepted at all until I had tried out this cooking method based on my MIL’s...

Ingredients: 140g pumpkin 200g cauliflower 140g minced meat (marinated with 2 tbsp light soya sauce, 1tsp sugar and cornflour) 1 red onion Seasonings: 1½ tbsp oyster sauce ½ tbsp concentrated chicken stocks ½ tbsp sesame oil Dash of pepper Cornflour Methods: 1. Heat up wok with oil. Sautee onion until transparent. 2. Add in minced meat. Spread it out evenly. Do not stir fry immediately. Let it cook for a...

Ingredients:2 corn-on-the-cob sweetcorns1 large carrot1 white onionHandful of mushroom stems (I had collected these stems from my previous cooking and stored them in the freezer) – optionalFish bones2 slices ginger15 red dates (removed seeds)1200ml water Seasonings:Salt and pepper to taste Methods:1. Wash fish bones. Blanch in hot water.2. Defrost mushroom stems, wash and set aside.2. Cut sweetcorns,...