A financier, formerly known as visitandine, is a small French almond cake that is light but moist, with a crisp exterior. It is usually made in small rectangular loaves, which gives the cake its name financier, as it looks like a bar of gold. Though this mini cake cannot be sold for the same price as a bar of…
Recipes
Asian-Style Egg Noodles Stir Fry (with Prawns and Chicken)
I love, love, love noodles. Currently I have 8 kinds of noodles stocked at home – spaghetti, tagliatelle/fettuccine, rice noodles (hor fun), rice vermicelli (bee hoon), somen (thin Japanese noodle made of wheat flour), soba (Japanese buckwheat noodles), udon and egg noodles. This is not including the other pasta shapes that are sitting in the pantry! So… yup,…
Roasted Barley Tea [Mugicha (麦茶) / Boricha (보리차)] & Simple Barley Salad
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Roasted barley tea is called mugicha (麦茶) in Japan and boricha (보리차) in Korea. Japanese drink roasted barley tea during summer as a cooling drink while Koreans drink it all year round. I grew to like and appreciate this nutty and roasty/toasty drink over the years and I thought that I could try making this from scratch at home!
Okonomiyaki (お好み焼き Japanese Savoury Pancake) [Okonomiyaki Sauce from Scratch Too!]
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Okonomiyaki (お好み焼き) is a popular Japanese savoury pancake said to be originated from Osaka. There are many variations of this delicious pancake throughout Japan and the world, but in general it’s made with cabbage coated lightly with pancake-like batter. Different ingredients can be added into the okonomiyaki – so you can easily create one that is your favourite!
Matcha Snow Skin Mooncakes with Red Bean Filling
It’s been almost 3 years since I last made any mooncakes! I don’t remember why I didn’t make any in 2014, but in 2015, I didn’t because of the lack of mooncake ingredients and I left my mooncake moulds back in Singapore. When I went back to Singapore in June, I picked up a packet of kou…
Dry-Tossed Shredded Chicken Hor Fun
Hor fun, also known as kwey teow, is a type of noodle made with rice. It is white in colour and can come in various widths. The noodle is extremely versatile – it can be stir-fried, used in soups (do you still remember my pho recipe?) and simply tossed in a simple sauce like this recipe that I’m…
Chinese Braised Mushrooms
I realised I have been taking Singapore local food for granted the moment we start living overseas. Singapore hawker food is cheap and easily accessible so there’s never a worry when I was living in Singapore. Here, though Asian food are not that difficult to find, it’s incredibly expensive and not as tasty. As such, my friends…
Chicken Karaage (Japanese Fried Chicken)
Just like ice cream, I have another love-hate relationship with anything deep-fried. While I can still say no to ice cream sometimes, I usually will succumb to their crispy coating and that oily satisfaction when eating deep-fried food. Every cuisine, be it Chinese, Korean, Malay, Japanese, Vietnamese, Thai, American, Italian, French etc, will definitely have some food…
Garlic Parmesan Twists
As a result of my poor food management, I had two boxes of opened puff pastry to use up. I could have used it up on a chicken pot pie but it’ll be boring because there won’t be anything new to blog about. As I was making mushroom soup for dinner, I thought of having something garlicky and cheesy to go…
Vanilla Granola [With Nuts & Dried Blueberries]
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I don’t have the habit of eating cereal since young hence after a few months eating granola for breakfast (see my peanut butter and chocolate ones), I stopped because I wanted a break from it. When the craving for granola came back again, I decided to make a different flavour of granola, just so I have new…
Vanilla Gelato
I have a love-hate relationship with ice cream. I love eating it, but I hate the calories and fat it gives me. So today I’m sharing a low-fat ice cream recipe! Nah I’m just kidding, I don’t believe there’s such a thing as low-fat ice cream. It’s either you eat it, or you don’t. So if I’m going to…
Shepherd’s Pie
When I went back to Singapore for a month in June while X stayed in the country, I prepared a few types of freezer meals so that it would be easier for him to cook his own dinner. There’s frozen marinated pork slices (gochujang, bulgogi and ginger soy sauce) which just need to be stir-fried and go with steamed white rice….
Spaghetti Aglio e Olio with Prawns/Shrimps
There are just some classic dishes that I’ll never get sick off, and one of them is spaghetti aglio e olio. Spaghetti aglio e olio, which means “spaghetti with garlic and oil” in Italian, is a traditional Italian pasta dish originating from Napoli, made by sautéeing minced garlic in olive oil with dried red chili flakes…
Matcha Lava Cake for One or Two in 30 Minutes
There are times when I have a lava cake craving but whenever I Google for a recipe, the recipes usually make 4 or 6 servings at one go, which can be quite frustrating because all I need is just one! And it’s hard to scale these recipes down because I don’t want to have 1/2…
Mini Sausage Bread Rolls (TangZhong Method)
Bread-making has always been a daunting task because my bread seldom comes out as fluffy and soft as I wanted them to be. I did consider buying a bread machine but X and I don’t eat much bread so I think it will be underused and a waste of counter space. Handheld mixers usually come…
Easy Iced Mocha
A few weeks back, my friends were coming over to my house and while I brought back quite a few packets of new tea leaves from my trip back to Singapore to share with them, drinking hot tea in this sweltering heat now is simply unfathomable. Iced lemon tea sounds refreshingly good, but I didn’t have mint/lemon on hand and…
Thai Glass Noodle Salad (Yum Woon Sen / ยำวุ้นเส้น)
I first made this Thai Glass Noodle Salad (or also known as yum woon sen in Thai) a few months back and I was so blown away by how delicious it was. The salad dressing is made with just three ingredients – lime juice, fish sauce and Thai sweet chilli, which is readily and greedily absorbed by the…
Opera Cake
Hello! Today I’m sharing an Opera Cake recipe, which is a French cake made with layers of joconde (a type of almond sponge cake) soaked in coffee syrup, layered with ganache and coffee-flavoured buttercream and covered in a chocolate glaze. This kind of cake is also known as an entremet because of the many components, complexity and…
Baked Tonkatsu (Japanese Pork Cutlet)
Tonkatsu, aka Japanese deep-fried pork cutlet, is one my ultimate and favourite food. Juicy and moist pork chop coated with a simple panko and deep-fried to perfection – it’s extremely sinful but also extremely satisfying all at the same time. I found 2 pork chops at home when I was checking my freezer stock, but as…
Doenjang Jjigae (Fermented Soybean Paste Stew with Chicken and Root Vegetables)
Hello, long time no see everyone! I went back to Singapore for a month in June and laziness got the better of me so I didn’t schedule any posts while I was away, oops! It was a really good and fattening trip – catching up with family and friends and feasting my way through the whole of…
Tub Tim Grob (Thai Red Rubies in Coconut Milk)
Tub Tim Grob (ทับทิมกรอบ) is a Thai dessert that consists of little red rubies (edible of course!) made with water chestnuts and tapioca flour, served with sweetened coconut milk and ice. It is a sweet, refreshing and delicious dessert – just the perfect treat for the summer!
Quick, Easy and Healthy Kimchi Ramyeon
Wait, what? Healthy ramyeon? Yes you didn’t read wrongly! This healthy, homemade kimchi ramyeon does not come from a packet with sachets of dehydrated vegetables and unknown flavourings – yet I assure you that it tastes absolutely delicious and satisfying!
How to Make Homemade Clear Bone Stock / Broth (Chicken / Pork / Beef)
Back in Singapore, my mom had never made bone stock from scratch before (always resorting to stock cubes or those in cans), maybe because it’s a time-consuming affair and perhaps because it’s a pricey one (my mom always say gas is expensive). So I’ve never made bone stock before until last year – when the local…
Chocolate Granola
Chocolate lovers, you are in for a treat today! After finishing my peanut butter granola, I decided to play around with the granola recipe to make a chocolate version – imagine having chocolate for breakfast – it’s perhaps the best way to start the day! P.S. This is a scheduled post as I’m currently away on holiday! Thank you…
Peanut Butter Granola
I love making my own homemade granola instead of buying store-bought ones because I strongly believe that it’s many times healthier – no preservatives or weird chemicals, no artificial flavouring, lower in sugar. While searching for new granola recipes to try out, I stumbled on a peanut butter granola recipe, just perfect to use up that leftover…
Seafood Pasta al Cartoccio (Seafood Pasta in Parchment Parcels)
Seafood pasta makes frequent appearance on our dining table because seafood cooks fast and they are really satisfying (in terms of look and in terms of belly-happiness). I’ve shared a creamy velouté and a simple and garlicky aglio olio on the blog before, so this time round I’m back with a tomato-based seafood pasta al cartoccio, inspired by one of favourite bloggers who share plenty…
No-Mixer Eggless Chocolate Cake
Ever faced a situation whereby you wanted to bake a cake but found out there’s no eggs at home? That’s what happened to me a couple of months back when I wanted to bake something for X’s breakfast the next day. But thanks to my virtual best friend, Google, I found an eggless chocolate cake recipe that is…