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Simplified “Kwai Fa Chee” (桂花翅)

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...

French toast

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 breads 3 eggs Seasonings: 200ml fresh milk 1½ tsp sugar Pinch of salt Dash of cinnamon powder (optional) Butter (for pan-frying) Kaya (idea from this food blogger), peanut butter,...

Stewed apple

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.

Yogurt with stewed apples and raisins

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

Hey! Pancake

“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…..”...

Mushroom rice

Ingredients: Cooked rice for 2 350g assorted mushroom (enoki bunch, shittake, white button mushroom) 20g butter 1 tbsp sugar 4 cloves garlics, diced Coriander leaves (for garnishing) Seasonings: 4 tbsp terriyaki sauce 3 tbsp Chinese cooking rice wine Dash 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...

Stir-fried cabbage

Recipe from Special Quick & Delicious Vegetable Cookbook was adapted and modified. Ingredients: 2 tbsp oil 6 pcs of vegetarian chicken, cut into thin strips 200g cabbage (shredded) 80g capsicum (shredded) 50g carrot (shredded) Seasonings: 1 tbsp oyster sauce ½ tsp sugar Dash of salt, pepper & sesame oil 3 tbsp water Methods: 1. Heat up oil, add in vegetarian chicken and stir-fry until aromatic. Dish...

Stir-fried capsicums & cucumber with stewed veg mutton

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 ketchup 1 tbsp chilli sauce ¾ tsp white rice vinegar ½ tbsp sugar 2 tbsp water Methods: 1. Heat up 1 tbsp oil in wok,...

Stir-fried pumpkin & cucumber with veg duck

Ingredients: 180g pumpkin (shredded) 1 large Japanese cucumber (shredded) – 150g 125g vegetarian duck (shredded) 黄金素鸭肉 Small handful of white sesame seeds Seasonings: 3 tbsp plum sauce 1 tsp oyster sauce 1 tsp light soya sauce ½ tsp sesame oil 5 tbsp water Methods: 1. Heat up wok with oil. 2. Stir-fry pumpkin with little bit of water until it starts to become soft. Then add in the veg duck...