(Have you ever wondered how does my “Emperor” look like? Take a look at those fingers holding the zucchini cake. Can you guess?) When I was browsing through some food blogs, I came across another interesting recipe using zucchini. The cooking method is totally different from my previous posting. As it only required some simple ingredients and demonstrated all the steps with illustrations, I was so impressed...

This homemade version snack bar is a MUST TRY for everyone including people who have never cooked in their lifetime. It makes an excellent start to the day especially with yogurt and fresh fruit ie strawberries, bananas etc. It can also be a healthy snack during teatime. It is also cheaper as compared to those healthy bars sold in the supermarket. All you need to prepare is: the ingredients, non-stick pan,...

Cookie cutter is my “effective tool” to encourage my son to eat more breads (especially wholemeal) during breakfast time. Among all the shapes, “gingerbread man” is his top pick because he loves the story of “Gingerbread Man”. This recipe is adapted and modified from Novum’s Kitchen Cooking for Kids cookbook. The sardine filling is both my hubby and son’s favourite. Usually I will cook...

“What is zucchini?” “How do I cook it?” I have been asked myself these 2 questions since I started cooking western food. Coming from a typical Chinese family, I have never tried zucchini before. After going through my cookbooks and browsing all online recipes, I just realized that there are so many ways to cook zucchini ie baked, grilled, stir-fry and stew. Below is a recipe adapted and modified from...

This is a VERY VERY simple dish and it is my first attempt for finger food (“tapas”). Ingredients: Eggplants Grated cheese (I used mozellara) Method: 1) Sliced eggplants thinly. Soak them into the salted water to get rid of the bitterness. 2) Pat dry the eggplants with kitchen towels. 3) Cover the baking tray with aluminium foil. 4) Arrange the eggplants on the tray and sprinkle with grated cheese. 5)...

We love pizza and always want to bring our son to eat pizza. But the strange thing is whenever we dined out, we always ended up with something else. The reason is my “emperor” only prefers authentic pizza and we are still searching for one. As I don’t have an oven now, it is impossible to make a homemade pizza. Recently I found an interesting posting at this blog about no-dough pizza bread! At...

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 they are extremely juicy and delicious after absorbing all the nice flavours from the soup. Ingredients: 2 potatoes 2-3 tbsp butter (melted) Fresh milk ½ corn-on-the-cob Spring onions (chopped) Seasonings: Salt...

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...

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 still remember the first time I made this soup. It was a total FAILURE! I felt so discouraged because nobody liked it including myself. But I couldn’t figure out what went wrong because I had followed exactly the recipe from the newspaper cut-out. Then after searching for sometimes, I managed to find another simple recipe from Kuali Online. It turned out to be my son’s favourite now (partly because...