Posted on 14 August 2009
It was only in recent years that cordyceps militaris/ chong cao hua (虫草花), a Chinese medicinal herb became increasingly popular among Chinese traditional medicine practitioners, nutritionist,...
Posted on 9 August 2009
Soybean milk (豆水)is a healthy, nutritious,and delicious drink for everyone. It’s also one of my family’s favourite drinks. For convenience, we usually consume those pre-packed ones even...
Posted on 3 August 2009
Do you have problems clearing your fully ripen bananas at home? I always have, and don’t know how to deal with them except to gobble them up fast so as not see them go to waste.
That was until recently...
Posted on 30 July 2009
I am a big fan of Jamie Oliver, the famous English chef, not only for his unpretentious cooking style, but also his campaigns in promoting proper eating habits for kids as well as adults.
In 2005, he...
Posted on 25 July 2009
Do you know that childen’s song can be used as an effective and influential tool in promoting a healthy diet to toddlers? It may sound weird to some people, but it really worked for my son.
“An...
Posted on 20 July 2009
I came to know from my schoolmate, BT that her mother is good at making homemade steamed buns (pao), be it with char-siew (barbecue pork), lotus paste or sweet potato stuffing. Her 4-years old...
Posted on 13 July 2009
This is one of the dishes I loved to cook since I started cooking for my family two years ago. It is because the method is so simple and doesn’t require any special cooking skill or experience....
Posted on 8 July 2009
I had my 2nd food tasting session with a group of Penang food bloggers while holidaying back home in Penang last month on the kind invitation of Criz Lai of Criz Bon Appetite and Mr Tan, the restaurant...
Posted on 3 July 2009
Since we first met till we got married, I have yet to see my hubby choosing salad as the main course for his meal. I also didn’t really put much effort to convince him to try. I blindly...
Posted on 30 June 2009
This is another body cooling and thirst quenching drink I love to boil for my family on hot and heaty days. The method of preparation is as simple as that for the barley drink recipe which I posted earlier.
I...