There are moments I’m impressed by myself 😁. Today there was an amazing confluence of great ingredients in the house (thanks E for the ducks eggs and the anchovies in truffle oil!). And somehow, perhaps because I had been watching Chopped over the weekend, the inspiration to do something creative with my ingredients was … More Duck Eggs En Cocotte
So it feels like I have been on this road trip for the longest time – we left before Christmas and got back just the day before. It doesn’t help that I am pretty jet-lagged and I keep waking up at 3 in the morning, which is why I’m blogging in the wee hours … More Guacamole rocks (what you do with squishy avocados)
Yesterday was the loveliest day ever. I finally managed to make it to the Botanic Gardens and serendipitously it was the Singapore-Germany Jubilee Concert in the park. Great jazz music, free pretzels and picnic mats and other freebies…what’s not to like? But it was a little optimistic to expect to go out to the … More Low Carb Tuna Patties
What is it about fried and crispy that is so irresistible? The hardest part of doing a low-carb diet is that crispy things like chips and crackers are all flour-based and are complete no-nos. This weekend the craving for Japanese was on, and as I had just picked up some cheap boneless chicken thighs … More Low Carb Chicken Karaage Updated
This is a really quick recipe today. Yesterday when I went to the market the fishmonger looked really surprised that I was only getting 500g of clams, which was actually all I needed for my Low Carb Hokkien Prawn Mee recipe. Sucker that I was I ended up buying 1 kg of clams which left … More Sake Steamed Clams
Cravings are a hard thing to explain. It is amazing how small stimuli can trigger off memories and a hankering to relive experiences. After going to Osaka last month, I haven’t been able to stop thinking of okonomiyaki, which is a kind of Japanese pancake and common street food. In fact a busy okonomiyaki stall … More Low Carb Okonomiyaki (Japanese Savoury Pancake)
What do you do when your teenager has just had her braces tightened and chewing is a pain? Once a month I have to deal with this issue and it doesn’t help that kid #2 is not fond of rice porridge (which was how I survived as a metal-mouthed teenager). Most people from the West … More Mentaiko Tofu Gratin
I am a banana. I freely admit it. A “banana” in Singapore is a person who grew up speaking English in the home and probably struggles with compulsory Chinese language examinations in school. I am not only a banana, I have banana children (which makes us a bunch of suckers for paying through the nose … More Low Carb Ngoh Hiang (Chinese Meat Roll)
I’m feeling awfully pleased with myself. Today somebody shared a post on FB by Ieatishootipost on Bergedil and I immediately had a craving. Bergedil is a Malay potato patty that is made from mashed potatoes, fried shallots, coriander and/or spring onions, dipped in egg and fried. It is often eaten as an accompaniment to other … More Low Carb Bergedil (Malay “Potato” Patties)
Home alone. One of those odd days where kid #1 is on an overseas school trip, kid #2 is at school camp and hubs is at work. I’d been making inroads in a book by John Ortberg that described how an online magazine had put up a challenge for readers to summarize their lives in 6 … More Cold Tofu and Century Egg
Still Feeling Peckish 