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…
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Cheesy & Garlicky Meatball Sliders
Soft and fluffy TangZhong dinner rolls. Creamy mayo-tomato sauce. Homemade, juicy beef-pork meatball patties. Lots and lots of cheese. And a wicked garlic butter. All these come together to create delicious and cheesy meatball sliders – all you need is a pint of beer to wash the goodness down!
Ultimate Beef-Pork Meatballs
Meatballs are such a comfort and convenient food. True, the making of them may not be that convenient, but after you made them, they can be frozen and they will last you for many meals to come. They can be pan-fried or baked; eaten plain, with pastas, with potatoes, in sandwiches etc… so many choices to choose from! I’m…
Oeuf en Cocotte (Egg Baked in Ramekin)
My friend gifted me a set of Julia Child’s cookbooks, Mastering the Art of French Cooking, several years back (she bought it during a book sale in Australia if I did not remember wrongly), but sadly I didn’t have a chance to make anything from the cookbook… until today! Well, like I’ve always said, better…
One-Pot Beer Mussels
National Day is coming! I remember singing and loving all the catchy National Day songs during school days; and the fireworks display is my favourite moment of the National Day parade. For all the Singaporeans out there, how are you going to celebrate Singapore’s 49th Birthday? In the case of Tiger Beer, our Singapore-born beer…
Baked Falafel (Chickpea Patties) with Tzatziki Sauce + Tiger Radler Review
I’m pretty upset that I missed last month’s Asian Food Fest because it’s one of my favourite countries – Thailand! I’ve originally wanted to make some pad thai or green curry but somehow the plans didn’t materialise. Hopefully there will be another Thailand theme some time soon! When I saw the theme for Asian Food…
Salmon with White Wine Cream Sauce
I have a confession to make. This dish was made about 6 months ago and I didn’t realize I haven’t blogged about it yet until a few days back while I was browsing through my photos. I remembered taking a photo of it on my instagram… but I forgot to blog about it! But it’s…
Parmesan, Bacon and Parsley Gougères
These little things look very much like choux pastry right? Indeed they are! Just that they are savoury cousins of the sweet ones, known as gougères. Gougère is a savoury pastry made using pâte à choux mixed with cheese Originated from Burgundy, France, this little pastries are traditionally made with Gruyère, Comté, or Emmentaler. When…
Creamy Baked Chicken Meatballs and Mushrooms
I made this dish actually quite some time back but didn’t have the chance to blog about it until today. There were baking events here and there, so I had to prioritise blogging them even though I baked them later – oops! This is another easy and delicious recipe that I found from one of…
Pan-Fried Salmon with Lemon-Butter-Capers Sauce
Whenever I’m thinking of what to cook for my weekend lunch, most of the time I’ll end up cooking recipes I’ve tried before, but recently I decided to try recipes shared by fellow foodies. All of their recipes were home-cooked with love, so I know they will taste delicious and it’s a great way to…
Roasted Butterflied Prawns in Garlic-Parsley Butter (Delia Smith)
And we are already into the month of March! I really wish time would slow down, there are just too many recipes to try, but too little time! This dish today is prepared for Cook Like a Star, hosted by Zoe from Bake for Happy Kids, Baby Sumo from Eat your heart out and Mich…
Tuna and Lemon Spaghetti (Martha Stewart)
I made this pasta dish for the event Cook Like A Star – Cook Like A Star is a blog hop hosted by Zoe from Bake for Happy Kids, Baby Sumo from Eat your heart out and Riceball from Riceball Eats. The even is hosted every bi-monthly and the theme will always be a celebrity…
Surprise! Potato Surprise Meatballs and an Award
I swear, these meatballs are revolutionary. If you have never been a fan of meatballs – these meatballs will change your perception of them and your whole world. You will fall head over heels in love with these juicy, herby and tasty little things. And why, you ask? Purely because there’s a surprise in these…
Jamie Oliver’s Meatball-Tomatoes Cheesy Bake
I was watching TV a few weeks back and one channel was re-playing one of Jamie Oliver’s old cooking series – Oliver Twist. Jamie whipped up a baked meatballs-tomatoes dish for his pals that looked really delicious, so I immediately decided to give this recipe a go. I tweaked his recipe a little as I…
Baked Chicken-Pork Meatballs
Let’s take a break from all the desserts today, shall we? This post is all about meat, meat and meat! (For non-meat lovers, please don’t worry, the next post will be about something chocolatey and peanut-buttery!) Just imagine – a meatball consisting of minced chicken, minced pork, and smoky bacon mixed with a medley of…
Baked Smoky Cheddar Potatoes
Oh I’m back! After one full week of camp and I’m here – alive and kicking (of course). Camp had been fantastic, but I missed my computer and the cooking/baking VERY badly. But I’m too overwhelmed by the camp to make anything good today hence I’ll just post a one-week-delayed recipe. I’ve always loved potatoes…
Cherry Tomatoes Spaghetti
I’ve decided to cook myself a healthy meal today after swimming 16 laps yesterday. Shan’t make my effort to exercise become a waste, should I? :p So for brunch today, I whipped up a very fuss-free pasta dish. There’s no cooking except just to cook the spaghetti and fry the bacon. It is a simple…