There’s no better way to cool down from the summer heat than a refreshing, chilled bowl of hiyashi soba! On my recent trip to Japan, I vividly remembered the refreshing burst of flavours of hiyashi soba after sightseeing in 40-degree … Continue reading Cool Down The Summer Heat With Hiyashi Soba
Have a “raw-some” celebration by serving your guest fresh herbs rice, nasi ulam, during this Raya! This fresh herbs rice is a popular Malay rice dish commonly found in Malaysia, Indonesia and southern Thailand that consists of cooked rice mixed … Continue reading The Irresistible Fresh Herbs Rice Nasi Ulam
Quinoa (pronounced KEEN-wah) has gained its great popularity over the past 5 to 6 years owing to its health benefits. It is known as an “ancient grain” with a history of 5000-7000 years. Quinoa has a very subtle unique nutty flavour … Continue reading Easy Spicy Curry Chicken Quinoa Salad
Everybody has a few favourite childhood dishes they’ll always love. Lor mai kai is one of mine. But it’s so readily available in Singapore that I wondered if it was worth the effort to cook my own. The only reason … Continue reading Authentic and Flavourful Wholegrain Lor Mai Kai
Living in Singapore can get really busy. We are always on our feet working, running errands or making it to meetings. More often than not, when we got home, cooking is the last thing we want to do. Thus, instant … Continue reading Almost Instant Mee Suah
Roses are red, violets are blue. Pesto is green but not this one! Boost up on beta carotene, vitamin C and lycopene with this power pasta made from vegetables! Check off 50% of your daily vegetable target easily with a serving … Continue reading Really Rad Red Pesto Zoodles
Dahl, Daal, Dhal, or Dal? All these are different variants in English for the same dish. We can’t seem to agree how Asian words should be spelt in English. Linguistic matters aside, let’s focus on the health benefits of legumes … Continue reading Amazingly Yummy Dhal That Will Impress Your Dhaling
The only two steps this vegetable rice pilaf/pulao requires is to temper the spices in hot oil, then to chuck all the ingredients in a rice cooker to take care of itself. This dish is perfect for a lazy cook … Continue reading Vegetable Rice Pulao Recipe in a Rice Cooker Perfect for Lazy Cooks
This herbal chicken brown rice congee’s clearly a winner for the title of chicken soup for the soul. Light, soothing and easy to digest, when you eat it, it feel like it heals all that’s bad in the world. It’s … Continue reading Herbal Chicken Brown Rice Congee: Ultimate Asian Healing Food
Soba (or buckwheat) noodles, which are made with wheat and buckwheat flour, are refreshing hot or cold. As 100% buckwheat soba noodles can be too brittle, most soba noodles have wheat flour added. The percentage of buckwheat flour in soba … Continue reading One Dish Meal: Chicken and Vegetable Buckwheat Noodles
