cranberry granola bars 蔓越莓燕麦棒

Need a rush out and have no time to get a breakfast? Eat a granola bars to fill your hungry tummy at least not full but part of stomach. Haha..

moist banana bread 香蕉蛋糕

This is a very tasty & moist banana bread, I try this new recipe and do some adds & minus here and there to suit my ingredients on hand. Also hope that the banana bread to turn out nice.

bitter gourd 苦瓜1

Another plant which grows on the seeds that we throw away and gives us few bitter gourd (10+) with no pesticides.

stir-fried holland pea with garlic & love 爱心荷兰豌豆炒蒜蓉

This is a very simple stir-fry vegetables, main ingredients vegetables, garlic, salt and oyster sauce. Specially cut this heart shape carrot for my love. I told him that who ever eat this heart shape carrot will get all my love to him!! Haha... that's my little boy! He really eat all the carrot & he loves it!

16th Nov 2015 - 3rd batch pumpkin harvest 南瓜丰收日

 Oct 2015

steamed soft tofu with dried shrimps gravy 虾米蒸豆腐

Steamed tofu always use soft tofu instead of hard tofu. So many types of tofu, I also got confused. Cooking tofu is always an easiest task for me. I like to put on some gravy or just a simple oyster sauce gravy would be tasty enough.

super long chilies 超长辣椒

We didn't buy any seeds, maybe get it from our dried chilies when I cooking. It is a super long chili indeed.

the REAL banana bread 真正的香蕉面包

Use banana to make bread loaf. Should be very interesting! I just try it out, overall not bad, have banana fragrance with the bread, simply spread with butter will be nice to taste.

sardins buns 沙丁鱼餐包

Making sardine buns for my family, added some onion into the fillings and it turn out delicious. My kitchen was run out of bread flour so I substitute with my "always available" all purpose flour. Although it does not have high gluten compare with bread flour but it still soft to eat.

pumpkin & oats steamed buns / mantou 南瓜燕麦馒头

Healthy buns for breakfast, with pumpkin and oats. Very bright yellow orangey colour of steamed buns and this will brighten my day in the morning! The texture was a mild sweet and full of pumpkin flavor.

vegetables chicken soup 蔬菜鸡汤

This vegetables soup was the easiest soup ever. "Recycle" the water that I use to soaked the chicken at Hainan chicken rice 海南鸡饭.

mini five spice fried bread 五香粉咸煎饼

This was an old post which I did it long time ago. Just post it as a memory of my cooking journal. 

steamed pumpkin fatt goh / cake 南瓜发糕

First time using this recipe to make pumpkin fatt goh / cake. Main purpose is to use my pumpkin which already laying in the fridge for few days. The fatt goh turn out to be very nice orangey colour and soft.

Easy steamed salted chicken with Dang Gui 当归蒸咸鸡

This is a very easy dish and also help you to nourishing your body by using Dang Gui. My family love this dish, it become our family favourites but I only cook it once or twice in a month. Too much consume will be "heat-ty" to your body.

white radish meat balls 白萝卜小丸子

I never knew that white radish can be make into delicious and crispy white radish meat balls, thanks to the internet. I visited a chinese webpage, forgot which one, but I try out the combination of white radish, meat & others ingredients and created this yummy fried meat balls.

I make this thai style sweet & sour chili sauce for the dipping! The combination was so match and tasty! I think this dish can be our favourites house dish in the future. Simple ingredients, just combine all ingredients and fry!

homegrown banana tree (2) 香蕉树(2)

tofu with dried shrimps 虾米蒸滑豆腐

This is a delicious and easy dishes which almost everyone can cook at their home. Soft and smooth tofu was used on this recipe, added some dried or fresh shrimps and some fresh homegrown spring onion as garnish.

hainan chicken rice 海南鸡饭

Awesome day with delicious lunch... hainan chicken rice! The chicken meat is so tender and smooth with fragrant rice and tasty chili sauce plus a nice bowl of chicken vegetables soup.

our homegrown banana tree (1) 香蕉树 (1)

Our banana trees at the backyard, not a tall banana trees, species unknown. It does not turn yellow even though is ripen. But is very fragrant when you peel & eat the banana. Anyone knows what is this species call?

vegetables fritters 蔬菜炸饼

Kids love fritters, so I decide to cut the broccoli and cauliflower into small florets to make this fritters. A good way to let your kids to eat vegetables. Also you can taste the original sweetness from the vegetables.

lemon soy sauce chicken wings 柠檬酱油鸡翅膀

This lemon soy sauce chicken wings is so delicious yet very easy to cook! Love it in the way it taste and easy to cook! A spoonful of  gravy was so yummy can serve with a bowl of rice!

mustard green pickles with fried fish 酸菜鱼

Use my homemade mustard greens pickles to cook this dish. My grandma and my mom used to cook this dish for us when we were young. I called up my mom to ask for her recipe because I really have a long time didn't have this dish on my table. I also wanted to test my mustard green pickles.

mustard greens pickles soup 咸菜汤

 Another dish to use on my homemade mustard greens pickles. Well it taste good, with the mild sourness, it open our appetite. Too bad I don't have tofu, it will be more delicious if tofu is added into this soup. But still this is a delicious soup.

homemade mustard greens pickles 酸芥菜

Make your own mustard greens pickles at home is so easy, also is safe to eat. No chemicals most of all if compare with those at the store. I do not use any rice water, just salt & sugar. It taste good to cook mustard green pickles soup and mustard green pickles with fried fish.

overnight fermented wholemeal bread 隔夜发酵的全麦面包

Making bread is taking at least 3 hours from scratch, time start from dough kneading until finish baking. Sometimes just lazy to get up from morning and I personally feel this overnight fermented bread is cutting down half  of the hour (from kneading to first fermentation). Really convenient and time saving!

aloo gobi (stir-fried cauliflower & potatoes with spices) 香料炒花菜和土豆

Aloo gobi is a dry Pakistani, Indian and Nepali cuisine dish made with potatoes (aloo), cauliflower (gob(h)i) and Indian spices. (adapted from Wikipedia)

capsicum sausage fritatta 灯笼椒香肠煎蛋饼

Breakfast... having this colourful fritatta as our breakfast. Simple, yummy & fast.

teriyaki chicken 日式照烧鸡

This is a very tasty chicken recipe which my son love it so much. Easy and quick to cook and delicious. The skin of the chicken was crispy and the gravy was sweet with the onions. Best cook with chicken drumstick instead of chicken breast.

basic homemade noodles 自制基本面条/油面

This is a very basic noodle that you can make at home. You can exclude the alkaline water if you don't have at home. Easy to make and safe to eat! Enjoy!

ingredients:

400g AP flour

beef noodle soup 牛肉面

Yummy beef noodle soup for the day! Clear beef soup with home made noodles, simply delicious! Click homemade noodle for the recipe!

bread dough kneading by normal mixer 用普通搅拌器也能揉面团！

I just post all photo here... method just like photo shown. 

This is a wholemeal loaf which I use my tiny mixer to knead the dough.

combine all flour, sugar, salt & instant yeast into your 

mixer bowl, mix well

fried sesame ball 煎堆

First time making this sesame ball 煎堆. I always wanted to make this cause my mom love this fried snack food and she tried before but fail to make it puff. Cross our fingers, we did it this time!

lotus root & arrowroot soup 猪尾骨莲藕粉葛汤

My family like drink soup, especially my husband. He is a super soup fan, he can drink a very big bowl of soup during meal time! A very healthy and delicious soup yet very simple and easy to make.

Richard Bertinet shows how to make white bread by hand kneading

I love this video! Richard Bertinet showing how he hand knead to make white with recipe. I like his method by at first you will feel very tiring but soon after few attempts you will love his method and his great recipe!

Enjoy the video!

homemade burger buns 自制汉堡面包

 

My hubby request for burger, so I use this recipe to make 6 medium size burger buns instead store bought buns with 10 pieces in the pack which we will not finish in time. The buns were soft even I stored the buns in a sealer bag for 3 days!

pineapple tart 黄梨酥

I always wanted to make a good pineapple tart for every Chinese New Year. This is my forth year to make this, but with every different recipe. I remember the first year, I manage to make a very tasty pineapple tart but

grilled cheese sandwich (wholemeal) 烤奶酪全麦三明治

Our delicious breakfast of the day! Grilled cheese sandwich with homemade wholemeal bread. No sandwich maker needed!!

home make barbecue pork (bak kwa) 自制肉干

Love to eat barbecue pork aka Bak Kwa or Long Yok, don't know why, chinese always buy Bak Kwa during CNY as their CNY treats. I very seldom buy during normal days but definitely will buy a pack or two on before Chinese New Year.

rainbow pasta - mixed vegetables pasta 什锦蔬菜意大利面

Colourful pasta for lunch. Yes, we love this healthy veges pasta, pure vegetables no meat! This was all the vegetables in my fridge. Just combine it to have a simple & healthy lunch. My little boy also love it!

lemon chicken chop 柠檬鸡排

This lemon chicken chop was crunchy on the skin, the chicken meat was tender and juicy and the lemon sauce is sour with some sweetness and it is one of the best combination for pan-fried chicken chop.

mac and cheese 通心粉与车打芝士

Long time didn't eat mac and cheese. So today I cook it as our side dish for our favourites lemon chicken chop. Another side dish accompany was simple pan-fried potato with garlic & scallion.

simple pan-fried potato with garlic & scallion 蒜香煎土豆

Looks simple but REALLY delicious, also very easy. Can be serve as side dish (western food) or just a dish serve with rice.