Once a Penangite... When your Hubby hails from Penang, you know you have a bona-fide foodie in the house. Not only that, he loves to cook too. Here’s a small collection of some of the assorted dishes he whipped up for the family. Ranging from Egg Benedict in Hollandaise Sauce to Hokkien Prawn Noodles. Recipes and method Here’s a complete Playlist with Recipes and method are disclosed in his videos. The list includes: Home-made Egg Benedict in home-made Hollandaise SauceFried … [Read more...]
Jammin’ Away Food Wastage!
In our household, we love fruits. The kids request for bananas, grapes, apples and oranges nightly and we love watermelons, papayas and pears too. We buy a bunch of fruits every week at our grocery runs and I try to stock up when certain seasonal fruits (such as blueberries and strawberries) are on sale. As the saying goes, 'out of sight, out of mind'. Often by the end of the week, there will be some overly ripe of fruits lying in the fridge, forgotten. I've started making jams … [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...]
iHerb Shopping: Food for Babies and Kids on the Go
The ease of online shopping has revolutionized parenting. These days, we shop for books, clothes, toys and even groceries online. One of my all-time trusted favourite online retailers is iherb.com. I've been buying health supplements for Dana from Iherb since she was a baby and sometimes enjoy discounts up to 50% than if I were to buy them locally (even with shipping costs factored in). With Buddy now eating semi-solids, I occasionally browse local organic shops hoping to … [Read more...]
Where there is Barilla, there is Home
In our household, pasta is our favourite staple...Yup, we love it more than rice. More often than not, we end up eating Italian more than Chinese when we feel like a good treat. So when the good folks at Barilla sent us a media invite for an exclusive master chef cooking class with Italian Chef Luca, I said yes immediately. Not many people know that I feel somewhat ashamed that as a wife and Mom, my pasta cooking is mediocre at best. I mean, what's so difficult in cooking pasta right? … [Read more...]