[recipes + video] ABC Soup aka ABC蔬菜汤

Today I will be sharing one of our family favourite recipe which often known as ABC Soup. I have being boiling this soup at least one a week for more than 10 years since my boy was two because he often request to have it with Alphabet pasta or porridge.

[recipe + video] Matcha Banana Loaf

I simply love to explore different recipe using banana as one of the ingredients. Recently I made this hassle free Matcha Banana Loaf using the last two overripe banana that I had in the pantry together with my favourite matcha powder. Furthermore the steps are easy to follow as it requires only mix and stir before you pop the batter into the oven.

[recipes + videos] Homemade Roast Pork Belly & Wanton Noodle

Compared to char siew (BBQ pork) our family preferred roast pork belly which has a crisp top and savory tender meat. Frankly speaking all along I have never thought of making my own roast pork because in Singapore it can be easily bought from roast meat stores. But recently I was inspired by one of my bestie to make them at home after realizing how easy the steps were.

In this article I am sharing my version made using air-fryer and how I pair it with noodle to make a hearty meal.

[recipes + video] Sweet And Savory Honey Recipes

*in collaboration with Huiji Honey

Honey which is a natural sweetener for making beverage is also an excellent addition for baking and cooking. It can helps to retain moisture in the cake or adds as a golden hue to sauces and dressing. Personally I find honey blend well with most meat dishes especially chicken and it make great dressing when mix with lemon, mustard sauce or fresh herbs too.

From what I read up you can actually replace 1 cup sugar with half portion of honey in your recipes to cut down the amount of sugar used. So for a healthier diet perhaps you can try adding honey into your next bake or checkout our honey related recipes below.

[recipes + videos] 5 Assorted Chiffon Cakes - Part IV

This is Part IV  (Part I, Part II and Part III ) of my chiffon cakes post and in each post there are five different flavour of chiffon cakes. On a count I think I have made more than 25 flavour and out of those Pandan Chiffon Cake is the only one which I often made at least once or twice in a month.

Since my family prefer cakes that are without cream or frosting my bakes often rotates between chiffon or pond cake. But once in a while upon request I would also bake muffin, chocolate brownie or cheesecake. There are two fruity chiffon cakes recipes in this post plus one of my favourite using gula melaka which I hope you can try on it.

[recipe] Chocolate Madeleines - 巧克力玛德琳

Madeleines (玛德琳)are a small light French sponge cake that are baked in the shape of a shell that exist in a few sizes and design. The key to determine the success of a Madeleine cake is its high "belly" which similar to the "feet" of a Maccaron.

[recipe + video] Sumptuous Chinese New Year Meal with CP Foods

Hello friends, still thinking of what to cook for reunion dinner or getting ingredients to wrap your wonton and gyoza? Actually you can get everything done hassle-free by tapping on to CP Foods' array of steamboat items such as shrimp wonton, chicken and pork gyoza plus they newly launched clear chicken broth concentrate.

All you need is to cut the package, pour and you are minutes away from your meal. Below is our upgrade version of "shrimp wonton soup" which I am sure it will add some bonus points to your feast.

Chinese New Year 2017 Bazaar, Woodlands Food Factory Outlets & Festive Deals

Chinese New Year is about 3 days from now and I am sure most of you have already done with your shopping list. But if you have not done so, don't worry you still have time to join the crowds to pick up all the necessary goodies and at the same time soak in the festive mood.

In this articular you can find some last minute deals to get frozen seafood or steamboat items at Woodlands factory outlets or online site to order your goodies and get them delivered it to your doorsteps.  

[recipe + video] Penang Lobak - 槟城五香肉卷

Loh Bak aka Five-Spice Meat Roll is a common street food in Penang, Malaysia. The pork is marinated in Chinese five-spice powder (五香粉) together with other various ingredients such as yam, water chestnuts, jicama (turnip), onions and etc then rolled up with a sheet of beancurd skin and fried till crispy.

Below is our first trial of making lobak and we really loves the texture with bits of chunk meat, soft yam and crunch of water chestnut.

[recipe] Braised Chicken - 海参香菇焖鸡翅

Chinese New Year is about a week from now and I am sure everyone is busying with spring clean, baking new year cookies or preparing gift sets and food for your loved ones. In this week post we feature a quick Braised Chicken dish using some auspicious new year ingredients which you might be interested in.

[recipes + videos] 3 One Pot Meal with Tefal Advanced Spherical Pot Rice Cooker

In this modern society I believe many of us have at least one rice cooker at home. And as a home cook who prepare at least 5 meals a week, I prefer a good and durable rice cooker that makes cooking convenient and foolproof. For example: just add rice and water then press a button to start the cooking.

Nowadays they are so many variety of rice cooker available on the market which offer special features that meet individual needs. Some of the innovative cookers can even use to prepare quick and easy one-pot meal like what we did in this post.

[recipes] 5 Healthy Drinks With Honey

With festive feasts and New Year approaching, I am sure you like to add some detox drinks to your diet in order to cleanse your body and boost up the immune system. Trust us; making your own Detox Drink is pretty easy as you probably have most of the ingredients in your kitchen.

In this post we have prepared a few drinks that can be served alongside with breakfast, teatime or main course which I hope it will be useful for you.

[Review] Dal.Komm Coffee Singapore

Descendants Of The Sun (DOTS) fans, here is a good news! dal.komm COFFEE which featured in the drama has opened their first cafe here in Singapore at The Centerpoint on 03rd December 2016. This Korean style music concept cafe aims to bring music, coffee and dessert all under one roof. They also features the brand's iconic plushies; wolf & rabbit as seen in the show but currently there is only a pair available at the cafe for patrons to take photos with.

[Recipes + Video] Onigirazu (rice sandwich) - 免捏御饭团

Hi everyone, today I am sharing a long overdue post on making Onigirazu (おにぎらず) which I have posted months back over at Instagram and Dayre. This super easy to make rice balls is similar to sandwich concept using "stacking/layering" method with rice and assorted fillings such as meat, vegetables and or egg to make rice parcel.

In the step-by-step recipes below I made both version of Pork and Chicken Katsu Onigirazu as well as some with egg mayonnaise, luncheon meat and etc. So be creative and create your very own onigirazu with your favourite ingredients.

[recipe] Halloween Bento serve with Japanese Curry

Hello everyone! Trick or Treats for this Halloween? Time flies as we have being missing from this space for more than 3 months due to personal commitments and health. Here I sincerely apologies to all friends and readers who still frequent this website to checkout our recipes and updates. Will definitely try my best to update as frequent as possible but meanwhile you can still catch up our on-going updates over at Instagram account.

Since it's Halloween today, I would like to share a related themed post which I hope you will like it. Till then enjoy your party today with lot of fun and spooky food.