![Eggless Baileys Chocolate Pudding [Small Serving, For Two]](https://i2.wp.com/www.foodiebaker.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/DSC07969.jpg?resize=320%2C320&ssl=1)
Happy National Chocolate Pudding Day (26 June)! To be honest, I have absolutely no idea who created this day – but I would really like to thank him or her for creating this day (and also the person who invented pudding) because I never, ever knew that chocolate pudding can be so easy to make,…
Recipes
Triple Chocolate Éclairs
Today is National Chocolate Éclairs Day! So… Happy Chocolate Éclairs Day! I recently added the National Food Day (you can get it here!) calendar into my Google Calendar to motivate myself to bake/cook more new dishes and to revisit some of the old favourites that are in a dire need of a revamp (seeing some of the…
![Chinese Fish Bee Hoon Soup (With An Easy Soup Base) [鱼片米粉汤]](https://i0.wp.com/www.foodiebaker.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/DSC07826.jpg?resize=320%2C320&ssl=1)
Chinese Fish Bee Hoon Soup (With An Easy Soup Base) [鱼片米粉汤]
Fish Bee Hoon Soup is one of my favourite comfort foods. The key lies in the soup, and the traditional way of making it is to use fish bones – the bones are first coated in cornflour then pan-fried until crispy. Boiling water (the key to a milky-coloured soup) is then added into the fish…
Watermelon Iced Tea
While we were having brunch at a café in San Francisco during our holiday in April, we saw a very interesting item on their menu – Watermelon Iced Tea. We ordered one to try and were pleasantly surprised at the flavours – the refreshing watermelon taste greets us first, followed by a sweet tea flavour. After coming back from our…
Easy Crustless Quiche for One
Quiche is one of X’s of favourite brunch options on weekends, but for me to wake up early to make the crust, blind bake the crust and make the quiche filling for just one serving – I’d rather sleep in 😛 So to make my life easier and yet satisfy X’s cravings, I go for a crustless…
![Peach Moscato [Refreshing, Fizzy and Just in Time for Summer!]](https://i2.wp.com/www.foodiebaker.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/DSC07714.jpg?resize=320%2C320&ssl=1)
Peach Moscato [Refreshing, Fizzy and Just in Time for Summer!]
X has been playing around with several cocktail recipes recently and when he brought back a peach from work last week, he decided to make some Peach Moscato to use up the peach and peach juice we have lying in the refrigerator. Which is all fine by me because the summer heat is beginning to…
No-Mixer Sablés Viennois (Buttery Vanilla Cookies)
I’m back from my holiday! It was my first time to the USA and while it’s nice to visit cities like Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Las Vegas, the national parks were the ones which left the deepest impressions. Will try my best to finish up my Eastern Europe trip (oops) so I can start on the…
Korean Spicy Stir-Fried Pork 돼지불고기 (Dwaejibulgogi) and Seaweed Soup 미역국(Miyeokguk)
Today I’m sharing not one… but two Korean recipes that I like making these days – an addictive, delicious and spicy stir-fried pork and a nutritious seaweed soup. We had these two dishes with rice and homemade kimchi, which was so, so satisfying. I took only about 1 hour to make both dishes and the rice, which…
蛋餅 Dan Bing (Taiwanese Egg Crêpe Roll)
One of my favourite breakfasts while in Taiwan is 蛋餅 Dan Bing, a traditional and popular Taiwanese breakfast that many locals eat on a daily basis and travellers’ must-try food when in Taiwan. Beaten egg is fried on a hot plate and top with a thin crêpe (some call it pancake), then flipped over and…
![Jim Lahey’s Perfect No-Knead Pizza Dough [For Thin Crust Pizzas]](https://i0.wp.com/www.foodiebaker.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/DSC06409.jpg?resize=320%2C320&ssl=1)
Jim Lahey’s Perfect No-Knead Pizza Dough [For Thin Crust Pizzas]
This no-knead pizza dough by Jim Lahey is the laziest and easiest dough that one can ever make. All you need are all-purpose flour (don’t even need bread flour!), salt, yeast, water and time (at least 18 hours), that’s it! It’s also an extremely forgiving dough – there are times when I made it the…
One-Bowl Mint Chocolate Cupcakes (With Chocolate-Mint Swiss Meringue Frosting)
Chocolate can never go wrong for desserts. But chocolate and mint? That’s a double winner right there. I’ve always loved mint chocolate (you know those After Eight and Andes chocolate mint thins? I used to devour lots at one go, regardless of the time of the day haha). Funny though, I seldom baked any chocolate and…
No-Bake Peanut Butter, Chia and Oatmeal Energy Balls (Without Dates)
Craving moments happen to me quite often nowadays as I’m eating smaller portions during mealtimes. Instead of reaching out for that chocolate bar, or that bag of potato chips, or that cake with frosting that I just baked, I decided to make my own healthier snack – in the form of energy balls.
Creamy Avocado and Tuna Spread / Dip
I have half an avocado left when I used the other half for maki sushi (avocado with smoked salmon – they looked horrendous but thankfully still tasted delicious), so the next day I started looking for a recipe to use it up. I have an avocado cookbook which includes recipes from smoothies to kimchi (yes avocado kimchi) to cakes, and one particular avocado…
Homemade Freeform Pork Sausages (Without Casing)
Minced pork appear very often in our daily meals because they thaw easily (I always freeze them in 100-gram portions) and are extremely versatile – I use them in soups, stir-frys, meatballs… Whenever I stock up from our butcher, instead of getting the pre-ground minced pork (which are usually quite fatty), I will request for a separate lean…
![Taiwanese Jiu Fen Sweet Potato Balls [九份地瓜圆]](https://i1.wp.com/www.foodiebaker.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/DSC06954.jpg?resize=320%2C320&ssl=1)
Taiwanese Jiu Fen Sweet Potato Balls [九份地瓜圆]
About 6 years ago, X and I visited a small town called Jiu Fen (九份) in Taiwan. We climbed up the many steps up the town to a popular dessert shop and ordered a bowl of dessert to share. The dessert contained cooked beans, taro (yam) balls and sweet potato balls in a sweet syrup…
30-Minute Easy Cream Scones
As part of my not-very-working diet regime, I have been eating homemade granola and chia seeds with Greek yogurt for breakfast/brunch almost everyday. But once again, I got a little sick of this breakfast (it’s good to have changes once in a while, no?) and I was so craving for something warm – hence these cream…
![Mom’s 3-Ingredient Green Bean Soup [Mung Bean Soup / 绿豆汤]](https://i1.wp.com/www.foodiebaker.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/DSC06798.jpg?resize=320%2C320&ssl=1)
Mom’s 3-Ingredient Green Bean Soup [Mung Bean Soup / 绿豆汤]
My mom is not a fan of long and complicated recipes as she doesn’t like stocking ingredients that are used only once in a blue moon. Hence the food she whipped up are usually simple and straightforward – just like this Green Bean Soup that I’m sharing today – only 3 ingredients are needed! (Okay, 4…
Strawberry Lemonade Moscato
Baking and cooking took a hiatus as I was busy with a commitment for the last few months, but now I’m back for good so it’s time to start whipping butter and searing steaks in the kitchen! But first… let’s start with a drink – a refreshingly delicious Strawberry Lemonade Moscato!
![Taiwanese Braised Pork with Rice [Lu Rou Fan / 滷肉饭]](https://i2.wp.com/www.foodiebaker.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/DSC06136-2.jpg?resize=320%2C320&ssl=1)
Taiwanese Braised Pork with Rice [Lu Rou Fan / 滷肉饭]
Lu Rou Fan, which means “Braised Meat Rice” literally, is an extremely popular and incredibly delicious Taiwanese specialty. Made with pork braised primarily in soy sauce and other aromatics, the mixture is spooned over a bowl of steaming hot rice and served with eggs and firm tofu. It is one of my favourite dishes – so good that…
![Simplified Nonya Achar/Acar [Spicy Pickled Mixed Vegetables]](https://i2.wp.com/www.foodiebaker.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/DSC06228.jpg?resize=320%2C320&ssl=1)
Simplified Nonya Achar/Acar [Spicy Pickled Mixed Vegetables]
Achar (or acar) is a type of pickle popular in Asian cuisine, generally made with vegetables. Different types of vegetables, usually cucumber, carrots and cabbage, are pickled in a vinegar concoction. This sourish pickle is an excellent side dish – it helps to “open up” the appetite (in Chinese we call it 开胃 kai wei) and cuts down…
No-Mixer One-Bowl Eggless Yogurt Chocolate Cake
Even though I had my fair share of sweet treats during our recent 3-week Eastern Europe holiday, when we reached back home, I immediately wanted to bake something the next day (what’s wrong with me seriously!) But there was no egg at home, instead I had a small tub of yogurt stashed in the freezer. After some searching, I…
Creamy and Chunky Mushroom Soup
As I came from sunny Singapore (we only have hot and hotter seasons), the four seasons became quite a special thing after I moved overseas. Seasonal vegetables and fruits meant nothing to me when I was still living in Singapore – we usually can get them all year round. But here, it’s so exciting to know that…
![Pasta Aglio e Olio with Sun-Dried Tomatoes [Single-Serving]](https://i0.wp.com/www.foodiebaker.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/DSC06070.jpg?resize=320%2C320&ssl=1)
Pasta Aglio e Olio with Sun-Dried Tomatoes [Single-Serving]
I received some dry-packed sun-dried tomatoes as a gift when my friend went for a holiday in Greece recently (thanks!) A quick Google shows that they are usually used in pastas and salads etc. So I made a very simple aglio e olio so that the intense flavours of the sun-dried tomatoes can shine.
Classic Chocolate Tart
I love tarts – give me anything with a tart crust and I will devour it immediately and probably go for a second serving. But tart making can be quite a chore because of the tart base – I don’t own a food processor yet so all the rubbing/cutting of butter into the flour has to…
![Easy Cold-Brewed Coffee [Two Steps Only, That’s It!]](https://i0.wp.com/www.foodiebaker.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/DSC05994.jpg?resize=320%2C320&ssl=1)
Easy Cold-Brewed Coffee [Two Steps Only, That’s It!]
About 2 months back my friends and I went out to town for lunch, then popped by a café for a drink. As the weather was sweltering hot, we all ordered the cold-brewed coffee and it was soo good in the heat. However, the coffee came at an extremely hefty price tag, at about SGD…
No-Mixer Double Chocolate Banana Cake / Bread
To me, banana is a holiday fruit. I only eat them when I go on holidays because it’s a quick source of energy and easy to bring along when we go on hikes. So when the grocer gave me some “free” bananas a few weeks back (before we went on a holiday), I started looking for…
![Mrs NgSK’s Butter Cake [Flat Top with Egg-Separation Method]](https://i0.wp.com/www.foodiebaker.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/DSC05324.jpg?resize=320%2C320&ssl=1)
Mrs NgSK’s Butter Cake [Flat Top with Egg-Separation Method]
I think butter cake is my most-eaten cake during my childhood. My mom would occasionally buy a loaf for our breakfast or sometimes treating us to a butterfly butter cupcake after our swimming lessons. The first cake that my mom baked after buying the our first oven is also a butter cake! I love butter cakes – they are soft, buttery, have this skin…