Pesto with spaghetti

Wow. This was so easy. And so delicious that this is the only photo I have Ingredients for pesto 2 tbsp pine nuts Pinch of salt Pepper for tasting 75g fresh basil leaves 50g Parmesan/pecorino 100ml extra virgin olive oil 1-2 cloves of garlic Toast the pine nuts Throw everything but the olive oil into…

Tom kahhhhhi

So pleased with this, really light but warming for a miserable cold winter night For 3 people Ingredients 1 can coconut milk (400ml) 1 cup stock Thumb of ginger – sliced Galangal if you have – sliced 1 shallot – sliced 4 chilli padi – diced 1 stalk lemongrass – chopped into 3 parts Some…

Bubur Pulut Hitam (Black Rice Pudding)

This is one of my favourite comfort foods growing up. I love eating it both warm and cold (with vanilla ice cream sometimes. Yum!). The black rice is gives this dessert a really nice nutty flavor, and is also very healthy! That gives you licence to switch out your breakfast oatmeal for this tasty treat….

The humble omelette

Here’s one that I could enter the Master Chef Request for Recipe!! I don’t have photos because I forgot to take pictures but I’m sure I’ll have an update soon. The what 2-3 eggs per person Anything you want to put in – cheese, mushrooms, potatoes, tomatoes, peppers, chorizo, ham, chilli – the world’s your…

Turmeric Tempeh

I thought about Joyce’s request for ideas and this might be a good one to add flavor and texture to otherwise bland food. I have also come to learn that in general, fermented foods are easier for your body to digest so tempeh would be a good protein option. In Singapore, you can get it…

Enchiladas

Whenever there is a birthday in the family, we try to make something something special for dinner. This year for Daniel it was enchiladas! We often have taco nights which are fun (kinda like popiah night), but this was the first time I was attempting enchiladas. I do love having Mexican at home coz you…

Beer Bread

I know there are a quite a few among us who don’t like beer (myself included for obvious reasons…) but this recipe transforms something so yuck, to something divine. Yes, I-can-wolf-down-a-whole-loaf-if-I-let-myself divine.  Of course for me I use the non-alcoholic kind. And the best thing about it, it only requires 6 ingredients, and that includes…

Kimchi Fried Rice

Seems like since I started work full time, I’m doing so much food prep! Nora’s eating like a person now, and the rest of us need packed lunches. I also try to make dinners at night after the kids go to sleep so we can have dinner early when we get home the next day….