During the December school holidays, the husband and I challenged ourselves to cook yet another heritage dish which we can serve our guests when they visit. Fish Maw Soup is one of our favourite but we only get it to eat it on special occasions. Ever since our Bangkok trip where we tasted the Fish Maw Soup from Ping's Teochew Restaurant, we had been thinking how awesome it would be if we can master this dish for the upcoming Chinese New Year. With a good recipe in hand, we went about … [Read more...]
Going Local with Le Creuset: Pig Trotters Vinegar 猪脚醋
We attended a friend's baby's full month celebration last month and the home-cooked Pig Trotters Vinegar prepared by our friend's Mom left us wanting for more. Pig Trotters Vinegar is a popular confinement food that can be laborious to prepare. With an iconic cookware like Le Creuset, it's just a matter of time that we pair it with local iconic dishes. At the hubby's encouragement, I decided to put the Le Creuset and my rookie culinary skill to the test to cook the legendary … [Read more...]
Going Local with Le Creuset: ChickPea Chicken Curry
In the multiracial society we live in, curry is the ONE unifying dish that is enjoyed by all races represented in Singapore. It is also of the most requested dish at my extended family's gathering. I grew up eating my beloved Grandma's Chicken Curry. That's why back home, we've been trying to train our daughter Dana's taste buds to start enjoying spicy food, using curry as a start. Instead of sugar, we've been encouraging her to dip her fav prata into the curry … [Read more...]
Going Local with Le Creuset: Savory Crab Mee Hoon Soup
This year's Teachers' Day was on 4 September 2015 (Friday). To reward the hubby for his hardwork, I decided to cook him a dish which we love but rarely indulge in - Crab Bee Hoon. Ever since we started using the Le Creuset Dutch Ovens, I have gained much confidence in trying out new dishes and this Crab Bee Hoon was one of those recipes which had seemed impossible before. The Le Creuset pots allow me to control the cooking temperature and they seal-in the essence and freshness of the … [Read more...]
{Giveaway} Le Creuset – Easy Spinach, Salmon and Broccoli Risotto
Ever since Buddy started sprouting teeth at eight months old, his staple diet consists of milk, baby cereals with banana or avocado for lunch and porridge for dinner. Recently, he's been showing interest in the food we are eating which made me realise it's high time to revamp his menu. A girl friend recommended I cook risotto for Buddy. Risotto is nursery food in its purest form. When cooked well, it is warm, soft and melts in the mouth, making it … [Read more...]
Going Local with Le Creuset: Red Wine Chicken
Le Creuset (pronounced as 'luh-croo-say', meaning "the cauldron") is a French cookware manufacturer best known for its colorfully-enameled cast-iron cookware "French Casserole Ovens", also known as "Dutch Ovens". Whenever I shop at local departmental stores like Tangs or Robinsons, I would inadvertently walk by a shelf or two of these visually stunning Le Creuset cookware whom those friends of mine who own them would wax lyrical about. Imagine our ecstasy when we … [Read more...]