Kid#2 adores pork carnitas. Although she stays in hostel she would willingly come home just to have this dish. She loves the well flavored pork and I love making it too as it is pretty effortless. I usually serve the carnitas with lettuce as a wrap and a side of pico de gallo. It works … More Pork Carnitas Remake
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
Little things make me so happy! I was in Orchard Road recently and impulse bought some kimchi from Isetan basement at Shaw Center. The sales lady managed to talk me into upsizing my kimchi purchase and she threw in an extra bag of kimchi “juice”. She went into excruciating detail about how to stew meat … More Kimchi Jiggae
The one thing I love about living in Asia is the wet market. Yes I know that the wet market got a bad name as the epicenter of the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak was initially thought to be a wet market. But truly wet markets are amazing places. My go to wet market in Singapore is … More Instant Pot Singapore Bak Kut Teh
I love it when I get surprised by low carb hacks I discover by accident. This week I had lunch with kid#1 at Nanjing Impressions at Plaza Singapura. I felt like having some soup and as usual we scanned the menu for non-carby items. I discovered that they had a dish called heritage duck soup … More Low Carb Braised Duck Noodles
One of my friends recently acquired an Instant Pot. I had a great time doing a demo of making Cantonese braised beef, which is one of my favourite Instant Pot recipes. We had so much fun that we planned for the next Instant Pot demo, and my friends were keen on making (of all things) … More Instant Pot Black Vinegar Braised Pigs Trotters
So it’s happening soon. The dreaded lockdown. Although it’s not called a lockdown here, it’s a circuit breaker. A (hopefully) limited shutdown or reset of the system. So schools and non-essential businesses will be closed till the end of April. Of course working in healthcare means that I don’t get to work from home, but … More Fish Zoodle Soup
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! This is really the season when I feel lighthearted and care-free. Although clinics are full, most of the administrative work is in a lull period and so I can actually work decent hours with a proper time to go home and the weekends I am left to … More Low Carb Instant Pot Fish and Mussel Chowder
I hadn’t really planned on posting this recipe but a friend who went on a trip to Indonesia with me asked for this. The reason is because I’m a bit of a purist when it comes to blogging and I prefer to avoid using pastes or instant mixes as nothing beats the flavour of fresh … More Instant Pot Sup Rawon (Indonesian Beef Soup)
Weekends are precious to me…but since I had to attend an annual general meeting this morning, there was impetus to prepare something really quickly for hubs and I. When we first got married, we loved to go to a coffee shop called Loon Seng which had a killer curry noodle that we adored. What was … More Curry in a Hurry
Still Feeling Peckish 