The simplest things in life are the best. When hubs and I were dating I remember one of the “get to know you” questions was what kind of noodle we liked best. I guess as noodle-loving Asians we each had strong views on this. Hubs loves yellow noodles, especially a fettuccine-like flat yellow noodle called … More Low Carb Ipoh Hor Fun Soup
Ok I am trying not to complain but I do miss my dry kitchen. I fell in love with my previous apartment because it had both a dry and a wet kitchen. My happy zone was the dry kitchen island where I could potter around, baking, cooking and generally make a happy mess all my … More Instant Pot Pork Rib Noodle Soup
I’m so glad the A levels are over! It’s been a long year for kid#1 and nail biting for me to see his vacillations through the year. Kid#1 is not a typical Singaporean kid. He doesn’t study at long stretches in seems to spend an inordinate amount of time dancing and watching videos when he … More Low Carb Breakfast Noodles
Life has just speeded up incredibly. i have been into slow cooking, sous vide cooking and slow roasting to maximise flavours and textures…but I’ve been blown away yet again by my magical Instant Pot. I always thought that pressure cooking had the potential for very tender meat dishes but the pay off would be in … More Instant Pot Vietnamese Beef Pho
Chinese New Year was a blast! For some reason I actually am usually apprehensive about CNY, mainly because I have to face up to a bunch of relatives who will usually comment on 1. my weight gain 2. why my kids are not achieving academically 3. why I am so busy (subtext of why … More Korean Japchae
Pigs will fly the day I stop eating bacon. Most people would be familiar by now with the latest World Health Organization recommendation to avoid processed meats because they increase the risk of cancer by 18%. The IARC working group under the WHO therefore put processed meat consumption into the same risk category as smoking. … More In Defence of Bacon
I wonder how I got through my school years. Recent conversation with kid #2 surprised me as she talked about how left out she felt when going to camp and she didn’t know who to hang out with. And this is the kid who loves camps. But given that kid #2’s personality, I shouldn’t … More Tom Yum Shirataki Noodles
I don’t usually repost recipes but I had to for this one. The last attempt at tonkotsu ramen was fraught with disasters, starting from flooding my vacuum sealer with marinade for the sous vide pork belly, then having flavour challenges as sugar substitute is actually sweeter than sugar and that made the chashu pork … More Tonkotsu Ramen Redemption
It’s the SG50 holiday! It’s Singapore’s 50th birthday and a celebration of how far this little nation has come. Over the 50 years a million things could have gone badly wrong but somehow we get to celebrate the growth and blessings this little city state nation has enjoyed despite all odds. As part of … More Oyster Mee Sua (Noodle Soup)
I have shared before that I am not terribly fond of Malay noodles like mee rebus and mee siam. However, I make an exception for dry mee siam, which I believe has Nonya or Peranakan roots. The Peranakans were Chinese immigrants who settled in the Malay archipelago in the 15th – 17th centuries, intermarrying with local Malays, … More Low Carb Dry “Mee Siam” Recipe
Still Feeling Peckish 