I love random stuff in supermarkets. It was marketing day – I usually go to the wet market as well as a supermarket every Friday – it’s once a week massive grocery shopping that provides enough fodder for the week. D and I have a drill – she picks up all the ingredients needed for … More Salmon Head Zoodle Soup
It’s nearing the end of the year and the weather has turned slightly drippy. It is said that Singapore’s seasons progress from hot to hotter to hottest. And some say the seasons progress from hot to hotter to durian season! But the end of the year has a special rhythm to it. Schools out and … More Instant Pot Short Rib Beef Soup
What do you always have at hand in your freezer? I confess that my fridge/freezer suffers from severe overcrowding but we do clear out all the frozen stuff once in a while. But one thing I usually have handy are thin beef sliced – shabu beef that often ends up in steamboat or hotpot because … More Low Carb Japanese Beef Stew
The weather has been turning a little bit more wet and stormy, as expected near the end of the year with the onset of the monsoon season. I’ve been enjoying a little more time indoors thanks to the weather as well as the continued burgeoning number of cases of Covid-19 in the community. It’s not … More Pork Meatball and Wintermelon Noodle Soup
Some people run marathons on weekends and we call them weekend warriors. I think I’m a weekend warrior in the kitchen! It is usually because my family has a proper sit down Sunday dinner every week; it’s really good for the family as we catch up with what’s happening in our lives and also subtly … More Chicken Meatball and Seaweed Soup
I’m a really simple person and I’m easily pleased. Nothing fills my emotional tank more than the opportunity to potter around a kitchen (any kitchen!) and prepare hot meals. I’ve been travelling quite a bit and I do get a kick cooking in under-equipped kitchens in different countries. I do come extremely prepared however, with … More Pork Ball Porridge
I don’t know if it is about getting older but I find myself craving for some of the more traditional foods for comfort. I’ve always been into soups; something hot in my belly has always given me a warm feeling of wellbeing and sufficiency. So when I had some friends over recently I made duck … More Instant Pot Duck and Salted Vegetable Soup
I think my last meal of choice would be soup. They say that Cantonese people love soup and their entire meals are centered around exquisitely composed and double boiled soups…except that I’m not Cantonese…but to me there is nothing more comforting than the sensation of warm soup in the belly. Lately I’ve been meal planning … More Instant Pot Low Carb Fish Chowder
Today was a day of introspection. A medical school classmate passed on; we knew he had been ill for a while and our hearts ached with his family’s in these couple of years of the nearing inevitable. He is the first of our class to pass on and his passing was a salutary reminder of … More Instant Pot Bak Kut Teh
There are some moments that my Asian belly just craves soup. I just came back from a retreat in Malaysia, where the hotel was wonderful and the buffet meals were crazy good. Those of us in the committee agreed that the hotel was the best we had ever stayed in for all the years we … More Instant Pot Sup Buntut (Indonesian Oxtail Soup)
Still Feeling Peckish 