Cooking this one-meal dish is not as difficult as I thought after cooking for several times. Thanks to the advices and guidance from an Indian mother whom I met in my son’s playschool and the recipes and cooking tips from here. Below is the modified recipe I used: Ingredients: 120g Basmati rice (long grained rice) 240g water 1 medium size onion (red, sliced thinly) ¼ cup green peas (frozen) ¼ cup french...

I found out this wonderful recipe after reading the post from here. As compared to my previous recipe, this one is lighter and fluffier without adding the wholemeal flour. By adding 2 large fully ripen bananas into the batter, it made the pancakes even tastier and yummy! I had rewritten the steps so that it will be easier to follow. Ingredients: 1 ½ cups (12 oz) plain flour (or 50% plain flour and 50% cake...

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...

I am not a big fan for french toast but eating french toast brings back many fond memories during my childhood days. This is my first attempt and the recipe is modified based on this website. Ingredients:5 slices leftover English breads3 eggs Seasonings:200ml fresh milk1½ tsp sugarPinch of saltDash of cinnamon powder (optional)Butter (for pan-frying)Kaya (idea from this food blogger), peanut butter, fruit...

Recipes adapted from Children’s Healthy & Fun Cookbook written by Nicola Graimes. 1. Peel and core 4 apples, then chop them into bite-sized pieces.2. Put them into a saucepan and add 1 tsp ground cinnamon, 4 tbsp apple juice and a squeeze of lemon juice.3. Half-cover the pan and simmer for 15-20 minutes or until the apples are tender.4. Serve with a fruit muffin or stirred into yogurt.

This was what I had prepared for my son’s teatime. Ingredients: ¾ cup plain yogurt (170g) 1 tbsp 100% pure New Zealand honey (no water added) 3 tbsp stewed apple Handful of organic black and golden raisins

“Rrrrrrrriiiiinnnngggg…WHACK! Shhhhhhh, alarm clock. ………Why get up, for goodness’ sake?……..Wait…that smell….could it be….? Pancakes!…. I am flap Jack in the hotcake seat. Check out the stack that I’m going to eat. …….Shazzam! It disappears right before your eyes!…….save some for later in a secret place…..”...

Ingredients:Cooked rice for 2350g assorted mushroom (enoki bunch, shittake, white button mushroom)20g butter1 tbsp sugar4 cloves garlics, diced Coriander leaves (for garnishing) Seasonings:4 tbsp terriyaki sauce3 tbsp Chinese cooking rice wineDash of sugar and pepper Methods: 1) Heat up butter in a wok. Put in chopped garlic when the butter is half melted. Stir-fry the garlic until fragrant.2) Add in assorted...

Recipe from Special Quick & Delicious Vegetable Cookbook was adapted and modified. Ingredients:2 tbsp oil6 pcs of vegetarian chicken, cut into thin strips200g cabbage (shredded)80g capsicum (shredded)50g carrot (shredded) Seasonings:1 tbsp oyster sauce½ tsp sugarDash of salt, pepper & sesame oil3 tbsp water Methods:1. Heat up oil, add in vegetarian chicken and stir-fry until aromatic. Dish up and set...

Recipe from Special Quick & Delicious Vegetable Cookbook was adapted and modified. Ingredients:½ red capsicum (cut into chunks)½ yellow capsicum (cut into chunks)1 small Japanese cucumber (cut into chunks)6 pieces of vegetarian stewed mutton (cut into half) Seasonings:4 tbsp tomato ketchup1 tbsp chilli sauce¾ tsp white rice vinegar½ tbsp sugar2 tbsp water Methods:1. Heat up 1 tbsp oil in wok, stir fry...