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 18 September 2008
Special egg rolls with rice, salmon and spinach
This egg roll is not a pre-planned dish. The idea came to me when I was cooking lunch for both my son and myself on one Saturday afternoon when my hubby was away for his overseas trip. Basically, I just...
Posted on 16 September 2008
Claypot chicken rice
My weekends are always tied up with the routine “once-a-week” groceries shopping. Last Sunday was even busier. After all the housework and cooking, we have to rush for an appointment. Due to time...
Posted on 15 September 2008
Brillante Weblog Premio 2008
I would like to thank Alice of Bits of Life (aka Bits of Taste) for giving me this award. I feel so happy as this is my first time receiving such a special award.
Brillante Weblog is a prize given to...
Posted on 13 September 2008
Not my usual lunch
This afternoon, I had created a very “fusion” combo for my son and myself.
=> Cabbage omelettes + sesame seeds rice balls + stir-fried mushrooms.
(However, my son who is a fan of soup, after finishing...
Posted on 10 September 2008
Baked eggplants with cheese
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...
Posted on 10 September 2008
Creamy butter prawns
When my son was first introduced to prawn, he disliked it very much and even spit it out. I just can’t believe that things are so difference now. Prawn has started to gain its popularity in my son’s...
Posted on 2 September 2008
Pan-fried patties
These patties are made using the following:
a) 50% of the remaining ingredients from this stuffed tofu poks
b) 1 egg (lightly beaten)
c) Dash of sugar and pepper
Methods:
a) Heat up a non-stick pan with...
Posted on 2 September 2008
Stuffed tofu poks (beancurds puff)
This recipe is adapted and modified based on Stuffed Glutten Balls from Quick & Easy Hawkers’ Fair. Instead of using gluten balls, I use tofu poks. I had just bought 10 tofu poks and eventually...
Posted on 29 August 2008
Purple sweet potatoes tong sui (dessert)
Sweet potato is one of my son’s first baby foods. Since then, it has become his all-time favourite regardless of the cooking methods. Sweet potatoes come in many colours ie purple, pink, yellow...
Posted on 28 August 2008
Simple pizza bread
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...
