Egg in a basket (egg in toast)
Posted on 3 February 2012
Posted on 3 February 2012
A “LOVE LETTER” TO MY HUBBY
Dear Darling Hubby,
As always, I agree wholeheartedly with you that flower, chocolate and romantic dinners aren’t the only sweet ideas for Valentine’s Day. So, this year, I have a brilliant Valentine’s idea to share with you. It’s a lovely breakfast meal that is extremely easy to make, yet tasty and healthy. Also, not pricey! It’s a winning combination of my two favourites: egg and toast which are presented with novelty. Wikipedia lists many interesting and funny names for this dish: egg in toast, toad in a hole, egg in the hole, cowboy...
Posted on 12 August 2008
Beancurd seafood soup （豆腐海鲜羹）
My hubby loved this soup so much that after drinking the soup, he also took an extra portion to mix with his rice so as to give him a “braised rice” flavour.
This recipe is adapted from Hawker’s...
Posted on 6 August 2008
Longan + lotus seeds + lily bulbs + wolfberries “tong sui”
This dessert ( 红枣桂圆莲子百合枸杞糖水）is suitable for all seasons. It can be served hot or cold. According to this posting, the combination of lotus seeds and lily bulbs provides the equivalent...
Posted on 6 August 2008
White fungus and yu zhu soup (银耳玉竹清润汤）
Under the current hot weather, it is beneficial to drink some nourishing soup. I found this recipe from here. Another similar soup without using sweetcorn can be found over here.
Ingredient A:20g white...
Posted on 5 August 2008
Stir-fried long beans with tau gua
Ingredients:
135g long beans (small cubes)
50g red capsicum (small cubes) (it can be substituted with 1 red chilly)
½ red onion (approx 30g)
150g tau gua/ dried beancurd (cut into small cubes and pat...
Posted on 30 July 2008
Corn chowder
Chowder is a special kind of thick soup from New England in the USA
Below is the recipe adapted from Children’s Healthy & Fun Cookbook .
Ingredients:1 large onion200g fresh, frozen or tinned...
Posted on 30 July 2008
Borlotti beans (花豆）soup
Every time when I go to the market, I cannot resist the temptation to take a few close-up looks at these beautiful borlotti/ cranberry beans. But I didn’t buy any because I had no clue on how to...
Posted on 30 July 2008
Fresh huai shan （鲜淮山）soup
Huai shan(淮山) or shan yao (山药) (Chinese yam – English), is a type of vegetable which is neutral and sweet in nature. As mentioned in this site, Chinese yam is effective in relieving cough...
Posted on 22 July 2008
Yam rice
The 2 key differences between cooking yam rice and cooking pumpkin rice are that you need to pre-fry the yam cubes and add the yam when the rice is boiling. Thanks to the mommy who had recommended me...
Posted on 22 July 2008
Stir-fried fine french beans with mixed vegetables
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...
Posted on 21 July 2008
Stir-fried celery with mixed vegetables
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...
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