Month: August 2014

  • Three Cup Chicken (San Bei Ji 三杯鸡)

    Finger-licking braised chicken in sesame oil, rice wine and soy sauce with Thai basil

    Three Cup Chicken (San Bei Ji 三杯鸡)

    I’ve returned from my long vacation, gleeful to find my edible plants have thrived under CM’s (my elder sis) care. She’s indeed a great plant-sitter this time, and she seemed to have developed a fondness for them from the way she speaks about them. Yay! Another happy plant mama in the making. 🙂 (more…)

  • Baked Salmon Packets with Vegetables

    Baked Salmon Packets – a no-fuss, super easy salmon & vegetables dish, that’s gently steamed for a tender and flavorful salmon.

    Baked Salmon Packets & Vegetable

    Sometimes I come across people who remind me of how I used to be. Recently I came across someone who said she likes cooking but she’s a lazy cook, coupled with a picky husband and daughter. Her cooking for her family involves heating up pre-cooked food from the supermarket. Frozen croquettes, meatballs, pizza, potato salad, pasta and pies. For a moment, I was saddened. Then I recalled I was like that too, years ago. After a long day at work, it was much easier to heat up pre-cooked food just to fill my hungry tummy. (more…)