I’m starting off with a caveat first. This recipe is not the usual Chinese beef stew – this is actually on another post on Cantonese braised beef brisket. Rather, this is a beef stew with Asian tones, slightly spicy and rich flavours. I’ve been rather pleased that kid#2 has been taking more spicy food and … More Low Carb Chinese Beef Brisket Stew
Dear hubs just crossed a major milestone – his big 5-0. I have uncomfortable memories of how in my teens and twenties I thought that 50 was really old…I couldn’t imagine myself anywhere near that age. And now that I’m a shade off this milestone as well I’m happy to say it’s not so bad … More Instant Pot Feijoada
I’ve been mulling over this recipe for a year. Chinese New Year is coming and I’ve been dusting over old recipes and thinking about what to cook for the celebration. Celebrating Chinese New Year is no walk in the park – there is an immense amount of feasting during this season and we usually visit … More Instant Pot Braised Mushrooms
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 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
It’s the school holidays and everyone seems to have left Singapore! My Facebook feed seems to be littered with holiday pictures (and strangely, even pictures of airplanes and airplane tickets). I’m pretty much stuck in Singapore however as kid#1 is in the army and doesn’t have much leave, and kid#2 has a crazy schedule and … More Instant Pot Japanese Beef Stew
I think I’m in a Japanese phase at the moment. I didn’t realise it but after sequentially making Japanese cold tofu, Japanese beef stew, Japanese cauliflower rice inari and now Japanese curry mussels I suspect that my subconscious is embracing the land of the rising sun. I remember growing up learning to eat Japanese food. … More Instant Pot Japanese Curry Mussels
So I recently had some friends over and baked a spaghetti squash for them. Pretty soon after my friend C told me that her mother found a kind of local version of the spaghetti squash, which is the sharksfin melon. I was really intrigued because the spaghetti squash is great for baking but usually the … More Baked Sharksfin Melon
I’ve been annoyed for quite a bit. Ever since Christmas, the Instant Pot has been out of stock. Here in Singapore the best place to get the IP is via Amazon UK as the plug and power is exactly correct. I’ve been hankering after the 8L Pot for more than a year already for 3 … More Instant Pot Teochew Braised Duck
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
Still Feeling Peckish 