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One of our families favorite pasta sauce is pesto. Particularly the homemade version. Our boy especially enjoys the whole pesto-making process, be it with the pestle and mortar or the food processor (lately we've been using the latter as it's more convenient). It begins with plucking the sweet basil leaves...
Spaghetti is high on the list for "BabySumoKids Favorite Foods". They always smile widely when they see it on the dinner table. A couple of weeks ago, we got this squid ink spaghetti (from here) which I cooked for dinner, but I was a little worried at first that the kids may not be able to accept it due to...
A couple of weeks ago, we received an email from Bottega Mediterranea asking if we would like to try out their home delivery service. We said YES and they sent over a box of imported gourmet goodies for us to sample.Bottega Mediterranea opened its doors to the Malaysian market on the 1st of June 2011. They...
We love steak wraps - they're easy to make and so delicious! You can put this platter together in under 10 minutes - you just have to cook the steaks in the grill pan for 4 1/2 minutes, chop the tomatoes, and caramelise the onions. And then, have fun making your own wraps ;)Lovely, juicy steak wrapVideo...
I fell in love with you the first time I met you, burrata. Burrata is a fresh Italian cheese made from mozzarella and cream. The outer shell is solid mozzarella, while the inside contains both mozzarella and cream, giving it a soft, creamy texture.Prior to this, I ate burrata a few times in Italian...
Bresaola, which originated in Valtellina, Lombardy, is made by salting beef and allowing it to air-dry for several week until it becomes hard and turns a dark red. It is leaner than prosciutto, which is cured in much the same way, and has a sweet aroma and rich flavor.For our Italian themed dinner last...
A couple of weeks ago, we were at the supermarket and our kids found curry puff (karipap) crimpers in the household / kitchen aisle and asked if they could get two of them. So, we did and for dinner that night, we made dry chicken curry with potatoes, keeping in mind to make extra so that we have leftovers...
Both my children LOVE eggs, so you would often see us eating eggs in various cooking styles, such as half boiled egg, fried egg, scrambled eggs and hard boiled eggs. Earlier this week, I made shakshuka for them for brunch.Shakshuka (or shakshouka) is a dish of eggs poached in tomato, with bread on the side...
We are slowly introducing spicy food into our children's diet. And they are taking it really well. :) One of the first few spicy dishes we made for them is this dry chicken curry with potatoes. You can reduce or increase the amount of curry powder you add to this dish, depending on how spicy you like...
So, on Easter Sunday, I cooked my daughter's favorite lamb loin chops for dinner. I had friends telling me on social media how good it looks and I couldn't help but add "And it's so easy to cook too!".The last few times I cooked lamb chops, I placed the chops along with vegetables, all in one pan and...
We have been enjoying a bountiful supply of bananas from our garden for the past year. Usually, we would discard or give away the banana blossom (aka banana heart or banana flower or jantung pisang in Malay) as we do not quite know what to do with it. This time, we saved it and made a salad out of it!Banana...
I had a red cabbage sitting in my fridge, so I decided to make apple slaw again for dinner. And I thought, why not cook some oven-roasted pork ribs to go with it?These sweet and sticky pork ribs are easy to make - ask your butcher to cut it into individual ribs for you and marinate for at least 6 hours (or...
During CNY, longevity noodles (aka sau mein壽麵) is often eaten as it represents a "long life". One of the ways we would cook it is to serve it with soup, along with several other auspicious ingredients.Longevity noodles with prawns, leeks and tofu pok in soupThis is something I grew up eating...
Happy Birthday, everyone! Today, the 7th day of Chinese New Year is also known as Renri人日. According to Chinese customs, renri was the day human beings were created and hence is viewed as the common "birthday" of all human beings.Just yesterday, our close relatives came to visit, so we decided to...
Prawns are a must-have ingredient during Chinese New Year, asprawns symbolise happiness and good fortune, as the sound of the Chinese word "har 虾" sounds like laughter "ha ha ha". On the 4th and 6th Day of CNY this year, we served stir fried prawns with garlic, curry leaf and cili padi.For...
Since the kids are on CNY school holidays, we decided to do some CNY baking with them to replenish our CNY cookie stock ;) I chose a simple recipe - cornflakes cookies, which requires only 6 ingredients and is very easy to follow, even for kids.It was a fun morning for us making these cookies -our kids...
Many Chinese, including our family, follow the practice of abstaining from meat and eating vegetarian food on the first day of Chinese New Year. It is believed that abstaining from meat consumption on the first day will ensure longevity. Vegetarian food can include mock meat as well as vegetables.Here is a...
I once had fried rice topped with foie gras at a Chinese restaurant, and enjoyed it - so I told myself I must try to make it if I ever get my hands on some foie. Ever since we discovered a place where we could buy it, we've been experimenting and cooking different dishes with it, and I remembered about the...
Another must-have dish for us during Chinese New Year reunion dinner is Chinese roast pork aka siew yuk. Siew yuk is a popular dish during CNY as pork symbolizes strength and wealth. In my family, it is usually offered to the ancestors during the prayers (pre-reunion dinner), and then later enjoyed by all...
Pineapple nastar rollis our family's favorite CNY cookie. Without fail, we will bake pineapple tarts every year for Chinese New Year. Over the past few years, I have been using this recipe and have made slight amendments to further improve it.Some minor changes that I have made to improve the...
