Wholemeal Pau with Red Bean Filling
Posted on 30 September 2015
Posted on 30 September 2015
I love eating Chinese steamed buns (pau) as much as I love making them. Making pau is a lot easier and quicker than baking bread. I can even knead it by hand. But, I must confess that mastering the skill is not easy. After spending months in making pau, I still couldn’t get a batch of completely “wrinkle-free” pau, no matter how much care and attention I put into kneading, proofing and steaming them. In my case, “practice does not always make perfect”. I kept wondering whether I have overlooked something. So, I read through some cookbooks and searched the internet, trying every...
Posted on 27 August 2008
Lentils with pumpkin and tomato
Lentil is a good source of protein but I had never seen it in the Chinese cuisine. Thus, I had decided to cook a non-spicy version of dhal for my family especially my son to try it out. With much help...
Posted on 17 August 2008
Sweetened red bean paste with lotus seeds and lily bulbs
Recently I was given a packet of red beans (Azuki beans) by my cousin sister who had bought it personally from Japan. To my astonishment, these Japanese red beans are as shiny as pearls. They are totally...
Posted on 14 August 2008
Luo Han Zhai (罗汉斋） – 1
It has become my parents’ tradition to prepare this vegetarian dish (Luo Han Zhai) on the first day of Chinese New Year. Since I got married, I have missed this dish for quite some time. This year...
Posted on 12 August 2008
Mashed potato with corns
Mashed potato is my hubby’s all-time favourite since he was a child. Now it has become my son’s favourite too! I love to use the sweetcorns from this soup to mix with my mashed potatoes because...
Posted on 12 August 2008
ABC soup
If you are in a rush and need to cook 1 dish-meal cum soup, then this soup is the perfect choice! It is not only as easy as ABC but also a wholesome soup for the family. All of the ingredients (except...
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 onion
200g fresh, frozen or tinned...
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