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
One of my early good memories was of my mother making Chinese pork chops. This was usually a Saturday lunch treat. I don’t remember my natural mother being much of a cook; I think she grew up in a family where she was never expected to cook (although I did have a grand aunt who … More Braised Pork Chops
The family has been all excited this week. We adopted Midas, a 6 year old Scottish Terrier. His dark little face and bushy eyebrows worked into our hearts and when he climbed three times into kid#2’s lap, the deal was done. We’ve been waiting to get a dog for a while. Kid#1 grew up, unfortunately, … More Low Carb Chocolate Yogurt Waffles
I grew up liking the colour green. And this preference has stuck and friends know that because my iPad case, water bottle, pencil case and files are all green in colour, and to be accurate a cheery shade of lime green! When I was a kid our family home was undergoing a repainting and for … More Pandan Coconut Muffins
Still Feeling Peckish 