X loves laksa a lot, but because it’s hard to get the ingredients to make laksa from scratch overseas, we stock up on laksa premixes whenever we go back to Singapore. Each box of premix makes enough for 3 (nowadays 4 as I try not to consume so much of the soup), so I will…
long-grain rice
Kimchi Fried Rice
This is my third time making kimchi from scratch at home (without gochugaru some more!) and one dish that I’ll always make with them is kimchi fried rice. I like to incorporate plenty of vegetables in my fried rice but chopping up cabbage, carrots, onion etc can be a chore sometimes, making fried rice a bit more time-consuming to…
Mom’s Pork Porridge
Whenever I’m feeling under the weather or in a recovery mode (i.e. after lots of feasting), I will crave for soupy, comfort food like porridge or noodles soup – and my mom’s super easy 3-ingredient porridge (minus seasoning) is just the perfect food to have. Made with just onion, pork and rice, my mom will make this…
Coconut-Pandan-Garlic Fried Rice
After 5 mediocre/semi-failed/failed attempts in making pandan chiffon cakes, I’ve decided enough is enough! I managed to get well-risen cakes, but the flavour is just lacking – I can’t seem to extract out a rich pandan flavour from the leaves, all I get is an overwhelming coconut taste… so until the next pandan cake challenge,…