Know about this remedy from one of my boy's classmate mum who saw it from 早安您好! (Good Morning Singapore!) TV show. So when I happen to see this pre-packed 5 Flower Tea (五花茶) from the Chinese Medical Hall (中药店) I decided to get a pack to try it out.
Saturday 8 March 2014
[Chinese Remedy] Five Flower Tea - 五花茶
Labels:
detoxifies,
Herbal Soup,
中文版食谱,
五花茶,
木棉花,
槐花,
菊花,
葛花,
金银花,
鸡蛋花
Friday 7 March 2014
SeoulFoodProject - #01 Instant Noodles Box (with recipe + cooking video)
[SeoulFoodProejct] Box 1 - Instant Noodles |
But now with this "instant noodles box" from SeoulFoodProject, I can easily enjoy pipping hot Korean Ramen anytime of the day. Furthermore this themed box also comes with a "golden pot" which used for cooking the ramen as well a set of Korean cutlery.
Monday 3 March 2014
[Weekly Meal Planner] Double-Boiled Winter Melon Soup And Pan-fried Batang Fish
Time flies and now that we are already in the 1st week of March where most of the primary school kids are having their CA1 (Continual Assessment Test) I am sure most of the parents will be busy with the revisions. In this post I will be sharing how to prepare individual serving portion of Double-boiled Winter Melon Soup as well as one of our favourite dish; Pan-fried Mackerel (Batang / 马鲛鱼).
I am sure you have seen these ceramic soup pot (炖盅) while ordering double-boiled soup from restaurants or food center. Above are some of the collections that I have for different type of soup ranging from savoury to dessert. For your information, you can either used individual soup pot for a bigger pot for sharing purpose, meaning it all depends on what type of soup and the serving methods.
Different Types of Ceramic Soup Pot |
Wednesday 26 February 2014
Monday 24 February 2014
Weekend Dinner @ Southwest Tavern, Tradehub 21
[Southwest Tavern] Weekend Dinner |
Saturday 22 February 2014
2014 Chinese New Year Family Gatherings
It had being almost a week since the last day of Chinese Lunar New Year (CNY) ended on 14 February 2014. And during that two weeks we get to meet up with relatives and friends as well as enjoying all the festive feast and family bonding time. With this summarized post I would like to share with you peeps on what we did during CNY as well as some festive food that we enjoyed.
Labels:
Chinese New Year,
Cuisine ~ Buffet,
ECreative,
Homemade Dessert,
Lo Hei,
Longevity Noodles,
Yu Sheng,
人日,
寿面,
鱼生
Friday 14 February 2014
[Day 7 Of CNY] Ren Ri (人日) and Yu Sheng (鱼生)
Day 7 of Chinese Lunar New Year (年初七) is also known as Ren Ri (人日) meaning the common "birthday" of all human beings. During this day most of the family will gather everyone in the household to have a feast together in order to celebrate the occasion and at the same time do a Lo Hei Yu Sheng (捞起魚生) to bring in luck for the family.
In this post I would be sharing how we celebrate Ren Ri and some of the auspicious meaning when eating Yu Sheng (鱼生) as well as a recipe for Longevity Noodles (寿面).
In this post I would be sharing how we celebrate Ren Ri and some of the auspicious meaning when eating Yu Sheng (鱼生) as well as a recipe for Longevity Noodles (寿面).
Labels:
Asian Noodle Dish,
Chinese New Year,
Lo Hei,
Longevity Noodles,
Yu Sheng,
人日,
寿面,
年初七,
鱼生
Thursday 13 February 2014
[Valentine's Bakes] Chocolate Flourless Cake and Chocolate Raspberry Tart
[Valentine's Bake] Chocolate Flourless Cake |
To prepare this cake, you can easily get the "heart-shaped pan" from Daiso like what we did then grab some good quality of Dark Chocolate (I bought the Cadbury 70% dark chocolate) and Strawberries and you are ready to make one.
Monday 10 February 2014
[CNY Bakes] Mixed Fruit Pastry Cake, Chocolate Beetroot Cupcakes and Honey Joys
During this Chinese New Year I did baked quite a few items such as Cheesy Pineapple Rolls, Matcha Butter Cookies, Kueh Bangkit and etc as new year gifts which you can read more about it here (with recipes). Whereas for our family gathering (with recipes on savory dishes) I also prepared some tea cakes which our guests can enjoy them with coffee/tea after the savory dishes.
And in this post I would be sharing 4 recipes on the items that I had prepared for the dessert corner during our family lunch gathering.
And in this post I would be sharing 4 recipes on the items that I had prepared for the dessert corner during our family lunch gathering.
Sunday 9 February 2014
[With Recipes] 2014 Chinese New Year Lunch Gathering With Relatives
This is the second year we invited our relatives over for Chinese New Year lunch gathering where everyone can mingles around as well as enjoy some homecook dishes and cakes prepared by my mum and myself. As usual we have a big group of relatives and to prepare a semi buffet for 30 people in a home base kitchen with gas stove and a microwave convection oven (my built-in oven was down) was rather a bit challenging for us. But thanks god we managed to get all the food up on time and everyone enjoys the array of food and family bonding time too.
So here is a long-winded post with photos of the food as well as related recipes (or recipe links) for your reference in case you need some inspiration on what to cook before the 15 days of lunar new year ends on Friday, 14 Feb 2014 (ooooo it's also Valentine's Day too)
So here is a long-winded post with photos of the food as well as related recipes (or recipe links) for your reference in case you need some inspiration on what to cook before the 15 days of lunar new year ends on Friday, 14 Feb 2014 (ooooo it's also Valentine's Day too)
Monday 3 February 2014
[With Recipes] Our 2014 Lunar New Year Reunion Dinners
Our Reunion Dinners |
Here I would like to share with you how we celebrate our reunion dinners with family and relatives during the week of Chinese New Year Eve.
Wednesday 29 January 2014
[Wordless Wednesday] Celebrate Chinese Lunar New Year In Singapore
[Chinese Lunar New Year] Chinese New Year Ornaments |
[Chinese Lunar New Year] Chinese New Year Ornaments |
Labels:
Chinese New Year,
Lunar New Year,
Wordless Wednesday
Tuesday 28 January 2014
[With Recipes] Our Chinese Lunar New Year Goodies
Three more days to go before the Chinese Lunar New Year celebration begins and most of the households are busying with new year bakes such as pineapple tarts, almond cookies, love letters and etc. Whereas for savory dishes most of us will be making the ngoh hiang (minced meat roll), braised soy duck, braised sea cucumber, chicken curry and etc.
In this post, I am sharing some of the goodies (with recipes) that we had made till date such as Kueh Bangkit, Orr Nee, Ngoh Hiang and etc which you might be interested to try any of them during the 15 days of lunar new year feasts.
In this post, I am sharing some of the goodies (with recipes) that we had made till date such as Kueh Bangkit, Orr Nee, Ngoh Hiang and etc which you might be interested to try any of them during the 15 days of lunar new year feasts.
Friday 24 January 2014
Birthday Feast @ Blue Bali on Cluny
Blue Bali on Cluny |
As usual, we found this restaurant using the Entertainer App which is now one of our reliable food source adviser that provides great saving dining deals.
[Blue Bali on Cluny] |
Monday 20 January 2014
2014 Lunar New Year Bakes #1 - Cheesy Pineapple Roll and Black Gold
Chinese Lunar New Year is less than two weeks from now and you can see lot of festive goodies available in either supermarkets, bakery shops and even most of the households are busy with making their own expertise of bakes. Every year for my household, we only make pineapple tarts/rolls because they are our favourite and also when compared to the rest of the new year bakes (such as love letter, almond cookies, kueh balu, kueh lapis and etc) this is consider the most easiest with the help of ready-made pineapple paste.
Saturday 18 January 2014
Din Tai Fung (鼎泰豐) Festive Specials Available From 17 January 2014 plus Giveaway of Smoked Salmon Yu Sheng
[Din Tai Fung] Abalone Fortune Yu Sheng |
Din Tai Fung (鼎泰豐) offers two different types of Yu Sheng such as:-
Salmon Prosperity Yu Sheng (富贵鱼生)
- Standard (serves 2 - 3 pax) @ SG$28.80++
- Deluxe (serves 4 - 6 pax) @ SG$48.80++
* Available at all outlets except Din Tai Fung at Parkway Parade
Abalone Fortune Yu Sheng ( 财宝鱼生)
- Deluxe (serves 4 - 6 pax) @ SG$68.80++
* Available at Din Tai Fung at Paragon, Marina Bay Sands, Resort World Sentosa, Marina Bay Link Mall, BreadTalk IHQ and Raffles City only
Labels:
Advertorials(Product),
Din Tai Fung,
Giveaways,
Lunar New Year,
Pineapple Cakes,
Yu Sheng,
鱼生,
鼎泰豐
Monday 13 January 2014
Goodness of Beetroot
For those who dislike the “raw” taste of beetroot you can mix it together with carrot and apple to create this miracle drink which has gained popularity all over the world due to its health benefit. To make this effortless juice, blend the three mentioned ingredients above together and consume it immediately. In addition you can also add in a splash of lime juice to enhance the taste.
Friday 10 January 2014
Entertainer App 1-For-1 Main Course @ La Nonna, Holland Village
Last Saturday while sourcing a new eatery for our usual weekend brunch as well as an early celebration for my boy’s birthday, we decided to pop over one of La Nonna’s branch which is located in Holland Village. Upon arrived, the outlook of the restaurant give us a warm and homely feel with friendly staff bringing us to our seats.
If you are curious like us, La Nonna meaning "The Grandmother" in Italian and it serves traditional Italian country cuisine.
[La Nonna @ Holland Village] Outdoor alfresco area |
Wednesday 8 January 2014
Titans Of The Past - Dinosaurs & Ice Age Mannals
[Science Centre Singapore] Titan Of The Past |
[Science Centre Singapore] Titan of The Past |
Labels:
Dinosaurs,
Exhibition,
Family,
Ice Age Mammals,
Science Centre
Monday 6 January 2014
Hoshino Coffee - 星乃珈琲店
[Hoshino Coffee] Hoshino Spaghetti |
[Hoshino Coffee] My mum and aunt |
Labels:
Hand Dripped Coffee,
Hoshino Coffee,
Pancake,
Plaza Singapura,
Souffle,
spaghetti,
星乃珈琲店
Friday 3 January 2014
[Photo Friday] Dayre - My New Daily Posts
[DAYRE] - A microblog on mobile app |
This app is great with short post (about 500 characters each post) which enable for user to share their daily encounters, views and etc with the unlimited numbers of media like quotes, photos, videos, stickers and location check-in.
Labels:
Dayre,
Microblog,
Microblogging,
Online Diary,
Photo Friday,
Recipes
Wednesday 1 January 2014
[Wordless Wednesday] Welcome 2014 with Dim Sum Brunch @ Tak Po
[Tak Po (德宝) ] - Array of dim sun for our New Year Brunch |
Fireworks |
Monday 30 December 2013
[Day 2] Pear Picking and Hsitou Monster Village, Taiwan
[Xiang Ye Orchard @ Zhuolan (卓兰)] |
One of the benefits of joining tour group is just like what my mum always said; we do not need to worry about the our 3 meals, transport and lodging. We can ease our mind, relax and enjoy the scenery along the way, get to try most of their tourists’ recommended food and stay in at least a 4 stars hotel.
[Xiang Ye Orchard @ Zhuolan (卓兰)] |
Thursday 26 December 2013
[Day 2] Exploring Jiu Fen Old Street and Yehliu Geopark, Taiwan
Day 2 of our Taiwan trip features places like Jiufen Old Street (九份老街), Yehliu Geopark (野柳地质公园) and Hsitou Monster Village (溪头怪物村) where we sit back and enjoyed the coach rides that bought us around the attractions. And moreover going with familiar group of tour mates (almost the same group of people from our previous Taiwan trip) and guide also makes planning of the itinerary much easier during the whole road trip.
[Harbour View Hotel, Keelung] Breakfast Buffet Spread |
Labels:
2013 - Taiwan Trip,
Jiu Fen,
Taiwan,
Taiwan Travel Blog,
Travelogues,
Yehliu Geopark,
九份,
九份老街,
溪头怪物村,
野柳地质公园
Tuesday 24 December 2013
Blueberry Lemon Streusel Muffins
I always wanted to try making this type of streusel muffins which I often come across in cafes like Starbucks, Paris Baguette and etc which cost around SG$4 each. And what attracts me most is that top layer of golden crispy buttery streusel topping which contrast well with the soft and moist exterior of the cake.
Moreover homemade muffins actually does not require much effort and time if you have all the ingredients ready in your pantry as what you have to do is just stir, mix and bake. So why not join us to bake a tray of this Blueberry Lemon Streusel Muffins for afternoon tea or breakfast which I bet you will love it just as much as we do.
For this recipe is quite similar to the previous one that I did for the Chocolate Chip Muffins but instead I replace about half of the plain flour with organic wholemeal flour for a healthier version (if you could replace with all wholemeal flour will be better). On top of that if you prefer a stronger lemon fragrant, you can also add in 1 whole lemon zest instead of ½ into the cake batter.
Moreover homemade muffins actually does not require much effort and time if you have all the ingredients ready in your pantry as what you have to do is just stir, mix and bake. So why not join us to bake a tray of this Blueberry Lemon Streusel Muffins for afternoon tea or breakfast which I bet you will love it just as much as we do.
BLUEBERRY LEMON STREUSEL MUFFINS
For this recipe is quite similar to the previous one that I did for the Chocolate Chip Muffins but instead I replace about half of the plain flour with organic wholemeal flour for a healthier version (if you could replace with all wholemeal flour will be better). On top of that if you prefer a stronger lemon fragrant, you can also add in 1 whole lemon zest instead of ½ into the cake batter.
Labels:
Baking With Fruits,
Blueberry,
Instagram,
Muffin Recipes,
Streusel,
Wholemeal
Monday 23 December 2013
One-For-One Main Menu Item @ Erwin's Gastrobar, Marina Bay Link Mall
[Erwin's Gastrobar] Fish Fingers |
[Entertainer App] One-For-One Deal |
Friday 20 December 2013
[Christmas Bake] Cranberry Almond Shortbread And Christmas Donuts
Christmas is just another 4 days from now and I am sure most of you are busying with the festive bakes such as Christmas Fruit Cake, Fruit Mince Pie, Gingerbread Man, Christmas Stollen and etc to share as gifts for friends or serve them together with the festive feast. Here with our recipe collaboration with Bake King, we have another two Christmas Bake ideas which might comes in handy for your last minutes bake too.
Shortbread is one of my favourite cookies to enjoy with a cup of freshly brewed tea and in order to make some good quality of shortbread it is very important to use quality butter and pure vanilla extract to enhance the taste. Furthermore you can have different flavour and texture by adding cocoa powder, espresso powder or lemon zest plus a small amount of cornflour to the all-purpose flour to achieve that melt-in-your-mouth shortbread.
Shortbread is one of my favourite cookies to enjoy with a cup of freshly brewed tea and in order to make some good quality of shortbread it is very important to use quality butter and pure vanilla extract to enhance the taste. Furthermore you can have different flavour and texture by adding cocoa powder, espresso powder or lemon zest plus a small amount of cornflour to the all-purpose flour to achieve that melt-in-your-mouth shortbread.
Wednesday 18 December 2013
Monday 16 December 2013
[Day 1] Our Family Trip to Taiwan 2013
So on 13 June 2013, together with twenty over tour mates plus our group of six we begin our journey to Taiwan again. And since this is a round the island trip, we will be visiting towns like Taipei (台北市), Taichung (台中), Nantou (南投), Kaohsiung (高雄), Taitung (台東), Hualien (花莲) and Yilan (宜兰) during the eight days.
Friday 13 December 2013
Chocolate Chip Muffins - 巧克力豆松饼
Adding a handful of chocolate chips to the usual vanilla scented muffin batter always turn them into great tea snack. These moist and fluffy delicious muffins can be eaten either warm or at room temperature together with a glass of cold milk or tea. And beside the chocolate chips filling sometime we also love to sprinkle extra chocolate chips or nuts on top of the batter before sending them into the oven.
Wednesday 11 December 2013
Tuesday 10 December 2013
Spicy Prawn Fried Rice
Belachan Chilli is one of the Asian condiment which can be used on it's own as dipping sauce or add a small amount to flavour dishes like Sambal Belachan Prawn or Fish. For a “lazy bum” like me who always goes for store bought “instant paste or sauce”, a bottle of ready-made belachan chilli in the fridge definitely makes wonder.
Below is one of the methods where we used Belachan Chilli to flavour shrimp fried rice. As for the spiciness, you can always adjust by adding or reducing the amount of chilli used.
Below is one of the methods where we used Belachan Chilli to flavour shrimp fried rice. As for the spiciness, you can always adjust by adding or reducing the amount of chilli used.
Labels:
30 Minutes Meal,
Asian Rice Dish,
Blachan,
Fried Rice,
Otah,
Prawns,
Shrimp Paste
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