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 sweetcorn 1 large carrot 350g potatoes 1 tbsp sunflower oil 1 bouquet garni (optional) 1 bay leaf 1.2 litres vegetable stock 300ml milk Seasonings: Salt and pepper to taste Methods: 1. Peel and roughly chop...

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 this wonderful recipe! Below is a modified version of my yam rice (ingredients are quite similar to pumpkin rice): Ingredients: 120g rice (2 persons) – rinse and soak for 15 mins 200g yam (cut into 1cm x...

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...

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 diagonally 70g fresh lily bulbs – washed, discarded the yellowish bulbs and trimmed off the discoloured sides 60g...

This recipe is adapted from Women’s Weekly Foodbook magazine (tofu and crabmeat patties) with some slight modification. Ingredients: 240g crabstick filament (chopped finely) 150g tofu (½ block) 板豆腐 1 stalk spring onions (chopped finely)- use green part only 30g breadcrumb (You can substitute with crushed plain crackers) 2pcs waterchestnuts (chopped) Seasonings: 4 tbsp Worchestershire sauce 1 tbsp...

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...

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...

Ingredients: 125g minced meat – marinated with light soya sauce, sugar and cornflour 125g mixed vegetable 1 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 sauce 1 tbsp light soya sauce ½ tsp sugar ¼ tsp salt 1 tsp sesame oil Dash of pepper ¾ rice bowl of water 1 tsp cornflour (mixed with...

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...