So now we are in that very odd season between Christmas and Chinese New Year. This is when retailers sweep away the Christmas decorations and start putting up red banners and lanterns. I confess I come from a very untraditional Chinese family as we do have the reunion dinner as well as the visiting for … More Chinese Stuffed Cabbage Rolls
There is nothing as awesome as a homemade turkey. Kid #2 and I were having a conversation about what we were looking forward to for Christmas and we both unanimously agreed that turkey was the one thing we wanted for Christmas dinner. Turkey that has been pre-roasted and store bought is plain awful. And the … More Bacon and Sage Roast Turkey
It’s been a hectic weekend and I won’t mind if I don’t see another pie or tart for a while. It was the charity food fundraiser at work today and we sold 97 tarts and pies and only 5 Shepherd’s Pies were left unsold (which would make a nice dinner for the family tonight). … More Low Carb Smoked Salmon and Dill Tart
What have I got myself into…it’s the busiest time of the year for me both work wise as well as socially and I have no idea why I agreed to make food to sell at my workplace fundraiser. It just occurred to me that I still hadn’t test-run all my recipes and my week … More Bacon, Onion and Gruyere Cheese Tart
Last week one of my old secondary school teachers turned up at my clinic door. Mrs P was an unforgettable influence in my secondary school years. She taught us English and Literature and was probably one of the reasons why I loved these subjects in school. But she was also a no-nonsense, iron-handed discipline mistress … More Low Carb Salted Egg Yolk Chicken
I woke up today to a really murky view – and no, it wasn’t a case of dirty windows. Thanks to a magical combination of corporate greed and governmental corruption and political paralysis, the yearly Indonesian haze has overwhelmed most of South-East Asia again. The haze crept up on us 2 weeks ago but … More Haze-induced pasta sauce
I took leave to prepare for a trip and a talk next week but as usual I got sidetracked with a bake. But I think it is reasonably justified because this bake is a kind of a try-out of recipes that I will need soon. Every year, my workplace holds a fundraiser for an orphanage … More Low Carb Bacon and Emmenthal Cheese Mini Tart
Sunday nights are for one pot dishes. I remember one of my first cook books was a book on one pot meals. That was my lifesaver (besides my Good Housekeeping cookbook and The Joy of Cooking). Now, although I have a cupboard full of cookbooks and regularly give away crates of books when the … More Oven Skillet Cornish Game Hens
Tater tots are a relic from my childhood. These are crispy little crispy potato nuggets that were sold by Ore-Ida, frozen in bags and ready to be refried or baked. Somehow these remind me of many moments in front of the TV watching batman cartoons and reruns of Charlie’s Angels. This was a mini-experiment … More Cauliflower Tater Tots
I don’t know why I am fixated on fried chicken at the moment. In the past month there have been already 2 posts on fried chicken. But this post is more about crispy breaded chicken that is often a no-no in the low carb world as it usually requires Japanese panko bread crumbs. Sometime … More Yet another low carb fried chicken recipe
Still Feeling Peckish 