Sunday, June 16, 2013

Hummus with Pita Bread


recipe adapted from here
Ingredients
 1 15-oz can of chickpeas, drained
1/2 of a fresh lemon, juiced
1 small clove of garlic, minced finely
2 tbsp olive oil
3 tbsp tahini. Note: if you don't want to buy premade tahini, here is an easy tutorial on how to make your own tahini.
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon finely ground black pepper
1 teaspoon cumin

1/2 tsp paprika

Stir Fried Sugar Snap Peas with Pork Belly

Ingredients
1 packet sugar snap peas - tail removed
2 slices thinly sliced pork belly - cut into bite-sized pieces
1 small carrot - peeled and sliced thinly
2 cloves garlic - minced 
drizzle of sesame oil
dash of pepper
salt to taste

Perfect Soft Boiled Eggs


Recipe adapted  from here
Ingredients
2 organic eggs (at room temperature)
450ml water
18cm pot

Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Twice Cooked Pork (回锅肉)



Ingredients
10 slices pork belly - cut into 3 cm width
1 small head cabbage
1 red bell pepper - remove seeds and cut into bite-sized pcs
1 red chilli - sliced
2 cloves garlic - peeled and chopped
2 stalks green onion (separate white and green part) - sllced diagonally


Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Gui ling gao Dessert

Ingredients
 5 bags of gui ling gao powder (10 g each)
1300 ml water (set aside 200 ml for mixing powder)
1 medium sized piece rock sugar
honey to taste

Braised pork rib and pumpkin with Tau Cheo

Ingredients
1 lb pork ribs
400g kabocha (pumpkin) - peeled an cut into large cubes
4 red chillies - seeds removed
3 cloves garlic - minced
2 slices ginger
1 tsp sesame oil 
1 tbsp salted yellow bean (tau cheo) + 1 tbsp sauce
1 tbsp shaoxing wine
1 cup water.
vegetable oil

Sugared Winter Melon Bird Nest's Soup

Ingredients
2 pieces of bird's nest (already cleaned of feathers etc)
4 pieces hua qi sheng (about 3cm in length, sliced)
8 red dates
handful of wolfberries
10 pieces of winter melon sugar strip
2 cups water

Pandan Kaya Jam



Ingredients
5 eggs (i use free range organic)
250ml coconut milk
180 to 200g sugar
5 large fresh pandan leaves (for juicing)

French Toast with Orange Juice


Ingredients
3 eggs
leftover slices of bread 
1/2 cup orange juice 
1 tbsp butter (melted)
1 tbsp sugar
sprinkle of cinnamon
olive oil for cooking

Sunday, June 9, 2013

Pumpkin Honey Salad

Ingredients
1 medium sized kabocha (pumpkin) - use 1/4 of it
toasted sesame seeds 
1 tbsp honey
handful to toasted white sesame seeds 
pot of water (enough to cover the pumpkin slices)