December 27, 2014
EK says I am addicted to cooking and baking. Maybe that is true. Since I tried the Panna Cotta recipe the last time, I have wanted to make sure the girls get to try it when they are home for the holidays. So the Panna Cotta made it to our Christmas Eve dinner menu. But instead of using gelatin, I Read More
December 26, 2014
I added a Nordicware mini bundnt pan to my treasure chest of bakeware. What should I bake to do justice to this beautiful pan? Mini pineapple upside-down cake! For the longest time, I have been baking them in a 9-inch round pan. It is time to try something new. I also added some chopped cranberries as substitute to the usual Read More
December 18, 2014
This banana bread recipe comes from the Betty Crocker’s cook book that I bought when I was in college. It is a time-tested recipe that I like to bake for weekend breakfast. The aroma of banana when it is baking the oven is irresistible; the bread is best served warm when the texture is soft and moist. I have tripled Read More
December 1, 2014
Made Split Pea Soup and French Dimpled Rolls for Thanksgiving dinner. I borrowed the help of my slow cooker; making the soup was a breeze! This is the first time I tried making bread from scratch, kneading the dough by hand is fun! It has turned out much better than I thought. Ingredients: (A) Split Pea Soup with Ham Bone Read More
November 30, 2014
A recipe for vegetable stir fry? Why not? The garlic, shallots, heat, and cooking duration all make a lot of difference to the final product. We want the dish to smell good, taste good, and look good. Prep Time: 10 Minutes Cook Time:10 Minutes Serves: 5 Ingredients: 20 stalks Chinese mustard greens 2 Tbsp minced garlic 2 Tbsp thinly Read More
November 30, 2014
My apartment mate in college gave me a box of Chinese recipe cards before we graduated. This dish came from one of the cards and it tastes so good that I have been cooking it regularly since college. Prep Time: 30 Minutes Cook Time:30 Minutes Serves: 5 Ingredients: (A) Potatoes and Sauce 4 small red skin potatoes. 1/2 tsp Read More
November 30, 2014
This is another dish I cooked for dinner last weekend when my daughter was home for Thanksgiving break. This can’t be any easier with the slow cooker; just dump all the ingredients into the cooker, set it to low and stew it for 8 hours. Its another dish that I remember my sister used to cook for me back home. Read More
November 29, 2014
My daughter’s all-time favorite is Mushroom and Minced Meat Stir Fry. Scrambled Eggs with Glass Noodles is another of her favorite. I had to make it for her last weekend when she came home for the Thanksgiving break. So here is another simple, easy, and tasty dish that I hope she will cook when she moves out to the apartment Read More
November 17, 2014
Nasi Goreng (Fried Rice), Krupuk (Deep fried prawn crackers), and ‘Fried’ Chicken Wings, its Indonesian for this weekend’s dinner … Prep Time: 1 hour Cook Time: 30 mins Serves: 4 Ingredients: (A) Indonesian Chicken Wings 12 Chicken Wings, separated at joints, tip discarded. Rinsed and pat dry Chicken marinade 1 Tbsp grated ginger root 1 Tbsp minced garlic 1 Tbsp Read More
November 16, 2014
I love Tambuah Mas’ Tahu Telor, this is not the same texture, but close enough to satisfy my craving… Prep Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins Serves: 4 Ingredients: (A) Tofu and Egg Omelette 1 box of medium firm tofu, cut into 1/2″ cubes 5 eggs, beaten 1/4 tsp salt 1 cucumber, peeled and shredded 1 cup bean sprouts, Read More
