A health freak mom's thoughts on health and all things healthy
My girls love California rolls and simple cucumber Maki and these ain’t cheap. A simple California roll with filling of eggs, cucumber, crab meat stick and crab roe can cost between RM5 – RM8 each at a Japanese restaurant. A family of 3 kiddos and 2 adults can easily chomp down 5-8 pieces of California…
My girls and I love pancakes. I like to be adventurous when it comes to baking and cooking. Some of the flavors that I had whipped up in the past were multi-seeded pancake (which I added sesame seeds, flax seeds, pumpkin seeds and wholemeal flour), mashed banana pancake, chocolate flavored pancake (which I added my…
Another quick and easy to prepare meal that my girls love is mushroom soup pasta. The ingredients that I normally use are 1 -2 sachets of mushroom soup (Campbell’s powdered mushroom soup with no added MSG), fresh mushrooms, celery, carrot, tomato, onions – all chopped and 1 packet of thickened cream to make the pasta…
My mil made yam cake (woo thau koa)and pizza last week. Her yam cake is generously topped with fried crushed dried shrimps, chunks of yam and sesame seeds. The yam cake would taste really good when pan fried after it’s steamed…. And this is her thin crust pizza topped generously with capsicum, bacon, parmessan cheese,…
My all-time favorite chicken dish is chicken cooked with turmeric – in all styles, be it deep fried or braised. My dad can dish up a really tasty braised turmeric chicken dish with lots of chopped turmeric and onions. During my confinement, I requested the confinement lady to cook turmeric with chicken or pork almost…
Whenever I want to whip up something that’s fast, fuss-free, nutritious and does not require using the wok, I will cook a pot of porridge. Our favorite porridge is roasted pork ribs porridge. Sometimes I will toss in some sweet potatoes into the porridge. The sweet potatoes will make the pot of porridge sweeter and…
I found by chance a way to prepare fish cake (yue paeng) without shallow frying or deep frying the fish paste. The other day, I decided to dump the whole big chunk of homemade fish paste into my pot of beet root-carrot-pork ribs soup that was still cooking in the stove. I wanted to cut…
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 seafood porridge…
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…
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, black…