I was not feeling well recently. Without pouring out details of my afflictions, suffice to say I was feeling rather delicate and while convalescing, I needed equally gentle yet comforting food. So the natural thing to do was turn to the sort of meals my mother used to make for me when I was recovering … Continue reading The Saturday Kitchen – Pork & Pumpkin Porridge
The Saturday Kitchen – Chwee Kueh for Breakfast
When I was a little kid, I used to follow my mum to the wet market on Sunday mornings. Being a chubby, greedy child, there was one thing that motivated me to accompany her to the hot, stuffy market with her--the chwee kueh stall. Growing up, we ate this traditional Chinese snack only on Sundays … Continue reading The Saturday Kitchen – Chwee Kueh for Breakfast
The Saturday Kitchen – Traditional Cantonese Fried Glutinous Rice
The Chinese don't often use glutinous rice in their cooking, but when they do, one of the most delectable dishes is fried glutinous rice. The moist nuo mai fan wrapped in lotus leaves, steamed with lup cheong (Chinese sausage), black mushrooms and chicken and served at dim sum is much more common the world over. But this fried … Continue reading The Saturday Kitchen – Traditional Cantonese Fried Glutinous Rice
The Saturday Kitchen – Aromatic Tomato & Orange Rice with Rolled Oats
We try to eat healthily most of the time but with high cholesterol, I am trying to weave in more whole grain foods into my diet. I'm told oats is great for bringing down the cholesterol but I really don't like eating it in porridge, so I've been poking around to see how else to … Continue reading The Saturday Kitchen – Aromatic Tomato & Orange Rice with Rolled Oats
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