This is one of the dishes that I teach at my cooking class; a lot of travellers chose to learn this this as they wanted to include turmeric into their meals. I did not realise that besides being a healthy dish, it’s also budget-friendly and incredibly sustainable when vegetables are scarce. During this pandemic, we’ve …
Now that we are in the middle of coronavirus pandemic – the whole world is in a lock down. One of the many inconveniences cause is…lacking of fresh vegetables supply! My family had enough vegetables and meat stocked for weeks (we’re like that even on normal days because we cook and eat a lot 😂 ). After …
How do we protect ourselves and our family from this Coronavirus pandemic? How do we do our best to avoid spreading of the virus? How can we help our medical staff? That’s what I’ve been wondering and working on. Two things that we can do: Practice social distancing by staying at home I do not …
Easy Steamed Herbal Chicken (5 Ingredients) + Chicken Congee Using Leftover Read More »
My sister is getting married soon and she’s been eating healthy and other beauty food to prepare for her big day. Since we were little, our mother make for us Chinese beauty food supposedly makes us beautiful. A few of them are bird nest soup, hasma soup, Eight Treasure Tonic, Red Dates Tonic, and other …
Peach Gum Dates Dessert Soup (3 Ingredients)- For Beautiful Skin Read More »
I regularly visit a TCM specialist for holistic health checkup. Yes, I see the doctor even if I’m not sick. In TCM, it is believed that nobody can be 100% healthy and seeing the doctor is for ‘maintenance’ (tiau li/ 调理) While I am blessed to not have any major illness, my stomach and digestion …
Easy Kimchi Malaysian-Style (11 Ingredients, 30 minutes prep) Read More »
Being a recipe developer means that I translate a recipe into something – either video or written – that other people can follow. I normally test the same recipe in the kitchen for at least a few times until I get it right. When I was commissioned by Chai Huat Hin to come up with …
Braised Sea Cucumber & Abalone with Superior Stock (11 Ingredients) Read More »
My family makes slow-cooked Chinese soup almost everyday. At Chinese New Year reunion dinner, it is no exception. In fact, it has to be a lot more luxurious than usual. Our go-to Chinese New Year soup is Fish Maw Soup with Cabbage and Scallops. Luxurious yet affordable ingredients This time around, I’ve worked with Chai Huat …
Fish Maw, Conch, and Scallop Soup in Slow-Cooker Read More »
My family cooks everyday. My mother goes to the market almost daily to get fresh produce. We have slow-boiled soup often and make our own fermented food like kimchi from scratch. While homemade food is staple, fast food is like a treat. We love our McDonald’s and KFC, and enjoy our sundaes, fries, and crispy …
I love to cook and eat delicious food. But I don’t like spending too much effort or time on it. So my motto has always been ‘easy, healthy, tasty’. This clam soup with ginger and cili padi is one dish that satisfies all criteria. Clam Soup with Ginger is absolute favourite dish. Whenever I visit …
Easy Clam Soup With Ginger & Cili Padi (Lala Soup) – 5 Ingredients Read More »
The reason why health-conscious people avoid processed food like nuggets and burgers is because they don’t know what’s in it. There’s also concern about reusing cooking oil. To overcome that, make it on your own! This is the simplest nuggets you can make yet no less flavourful. I use chicken breast (just like McD) and …
My ongoing quest to eat healthier means that I try to eat a variety of plants in different colours. On top of a must-have leafy green vegetables on my dinner table, I like to have another plant-base dish like mushrooms, beans, or gourds. One of my go-to plant base dish that I cook to up my …
Pumpkin Stir-fried With Dried Shrimps and Thai Basil – 3 Ingredients Read More »
Slow-cooked soup is a must-have on my family’s dinner table. The golden liquid is placed on a pedestal; it brings not only comfort to our tummy and taste to our palate, but medicinal value to our body. Every soup that my family boils has a good reason to be served, other than being tasty. Watercress …
Chinese Watercress Soup (Sai Yong Choi Tong/ (西洋菜汤) Read More »