My mil cooked seafood porridge in claypot for lunch yesterday. She bought the fresh seafood from Kuala Selangor yesterday. Everyone in the family heart this pot of porridge, including Baby who doesn’t fancy eating porridge. Try this if you want to whip up something healthy, yummy and easy for everyone at home.
Claypot […]
Posted on May 25th, 2010 by shireen
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Pumpkins are wholesome and nutrients packed. Pumpkins are more than just a Halloween decor. Pumpkins are rich in antioxidants, vitamins and minerals, both the flesh and seeds of the pumpkin provide many health-boosting nutrients.
Pumpkin is low in fat and calories and rich in disease-fighting nutrients such as:
Alpha-carotene
Beta-carotene
Fiber
Vitamins C and E
Potassium
Magnesium
Pantothenic acid
My 2 older girls […]
Posted on April 20th, 2010 by shireen
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My mil can bake not only breads, cakes and cookies, she can bake pizzas too. Last week, she made pizza for lunch 2 days in a row. Here’s her healthy homemade pizza:
Thin crust pizza with organic red, green and yellow bell pepper, fresh mushrooms, freshly blended tomatoes (for the tomato paste), mozarella cheese, […]
Posted on March 17th, 2010 by shireen
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I am sure many of you have never seen or heard of kombu. Kombu (pronounced as khuan poa in Cantonese) is a type of seaweed that is cultivated in Japan. Kombu is available fresh, dried, pickled, and frozen in many Asian markets. It is sweet and it is used mainly to flavour broth, soups […]
Posted on January 15th, 2010 by shireen
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My mil loves cooking chicken with Chinese basil leaves or kau chung thap (”Nine-Storied Pagoda” in Cantonese). The minty flavor of the leaves, together with the flavorful taste of sliced ginger and Chinese cooking wine make the Sam Pei Zhi chicken dish (a Taiwanese chicken dish) really delicious.
Last week, she cooked Chinese basil leaves omelette […]
Posted on December 6th, 2009 by shireen
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Ever since I ate this chives dish at Fong Lye Taiwanese restaurant recently, I got hooked on chives. The chives was all chopped up and stir-fried with minced pork, red cut chillies and tau cheong (fermented bean paste). It was really tasty. After that lunch at Fong Lye, I could not wait […]
Posted on October 19th, 2009 by shireen
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My dad bought us 2 salt-baked chicken from the popular Aun Kheng Lim Salted Chicken, Ipoh when he came to visit us 2 weeks back. Though really tasty (I love the taste of the herbs), I find the chicken a tad too salty. Since we could not finish the last chicken a few days […]
Posted on August 25th, 2009 by shireen
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I bought some red pears some time back from the fruit stall beneath Babyland @ PJ SS2. This stall often carries a wide variety of fruits and rare fruits. I’ve never seen red pears before, thus I bought them to try but after trying just one, everyone in the family disliked the taste and texture. […]
Posted on August 21st, 2009 by shireen
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Whenever I run out of time and need a quick fix lunch for Alycia and Sherilyn, this is what I’ll prepare… their all-time favorite:
Cold cha soba (cold green tea noodles) with chilled organic cha soba sauce, sprinkled with some toasted sesame seeds for added protein and calcium, a fried egg for more protein (yup, growing […]
Posted on January 26th, 2009 by shireen
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I bought a bottle of organic cold soba sauce from the organic shop last week. It’s free of preservatives, colorings, sugar and other chemical additives. Check out the ingredients in the label on the bottle here:
I use the soba sauce to prepare cold green tea noodles for Alycia and Sherilyn. They, especially Sherilyn are absolutely […]
Posted on January 24th, 2009 by shireen
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