I swear there are 2 amazingly reliable ways of getting rid of leftovers in the house – either make frittata or muffins. Both these items can absorb any combination of leftover vegetables or meats and still taste crazy good. The trick is to keep one or two items in the pantry that will up the … More Low Carb Kale and Sundried Tomato Muffins
I love Australia. I’ve been staying here with an aunt and uncle and it’s been wonderful chatting about people I vaguely remember in my childhood visiting relatives in Penang and also finally drawing up the giant family tree where some of the complex interconnections are now more clear in my mind. First draft of the … More Low Carb Stuffed Avocado
It’s been a super busy season – it seems like I haven’t had time to draw a breath in a month. Today was the first day I feel I really got back to pottering around in the kitchen and finally got my head space back. I realise in the past few weeks any spare time … More Grilled Squid in Low Carb Teriyaki Sauce
There are many times I experiment with new recipes. Recently I was in Malaysia and I saw some of my friends trying out a green pandan coconut tart. According to them it was delicious and so over the next couple of weeks I’ve been mulling over how to replicate the tart. Of course not having … More Low Carb Pandan Coconut Tart
I’ve been craving Indian food for a couple of weeks. This started when I tried a really good catered Indian food lunch at work and I haven’t stopped mulling over it. So this evening I decided to make oxtail curry for dinner. My family members are universally beef lovers and oxtail stew is a hot … More Instant Pot Oxtail Korma Curry
I’ve succumbed to the salted egg yolk craze. This is probably one of the craziest fads that has taken over Chinese cuisine – salted egg yolk prawns, squid, chicken…and salted egg yolk fish skin is to die for! So when I recently discovered salted egg yolk powder in Phoon Huat, I could not resist buying … More Salted Egg Yolk Nut Mix
My tummy has been on the fritz of late. This has been rather disconcerting as I have never had less than a hearty appetite and I’m a typical Singaporean who thinks of what to eat for lunch before I’m done with breakfast and what to eat for dinner when I’m barely done with lunch. Truth … More Low Carb Seafood Pie
Kid#2 dominated the kitchen this week. She’s been on a one week school break and seems to have taken over my hospitality hat. She had almost 20 teenagers over the other night (my ears are still ringing) and decided she could produce a couple of dishes for them. Apparently my spinach-artichoke dip recipe is a … More Baba Ganoush Dip
I kind of miss the ability to sleep with abandonment like my teenagers. Yes I know that they are awake at ungodly hours in the night, but the way they soak up sleep in the day time is amazing. Left to themselves they would probably wake up for lunch (who needs breakfast?) and doze off … More Low Carb Pandan and Coconut Muffin Updated
I’ve been feeling a little low because the little Scottie we were going to adopt and in fact had started fostering for more than a week, was taken back by the owner. This was inexplicable – a bit like a baby being taken away from the adoptive parents. It didn’t take long for us to … More Instant Pot Chinese Beef Curry
Still Feeling Peckish 