[recipes + videos] Ayam Brand Sardines Bento

Hello everyone, recently Ayam Brand Singapore is hosting a creative bento campaign and one lucky winner stands a chance to win 3D2N staycation from Shangri-la Singapore for the “Family Themed Suite” worth $3,000. Besides the hotel stays there is also 10 consolation prize of fabulous Ayam Brand hamper (worth $80).

[recipes & videos] Rose Tea vs Pandan Chiffon Cake

Made this Rose Milk Tea Chiffon Cake using the famous Thai Chatramue Tea which comes in rose flavour. I infused some warm milk with a few tea bags and use the liquid as one of the ingredients for the cake. To enhance the taste I also added condensed milk a teaspoon of the tea leaves in the batter.

Oatmeal Coconut Pancake - 燕麦椰奶煎饼

A hearty breakfast makes it a perfect day to starts with and Pancake is definitely a classic breakfast option. Here we made Oatmeal Coconut Pancake using oatmeal flour and the new Ayam Brand Super Light Coconut Milk which contains only "5% Fat". On side I also prepared some berries fruit sauce with the leftover coconut milk and sweeten it honey to serve with the pancakes.

[6 recipes + 3 videos] Chinese New Year Dish with WMF FUSIONTEC Cookware

Planning a heartwarming Chinese New Year meal is not difficult because you do not need to have  luxurious ingredients like abalone, shark fin or white pomfret which are at higher cost during festive season.

In this post I prepared three sets of classic festive dish with twist of ingredients to suit our family preference. But by all means you can mix and match the ingredients and re-reate your own dish.

[recipe + video] Osmanthus Longan Coconut Koi Jelly

Chinese New Year is around the corner so here I am sharing a quick auspicious dessert which you can prepared for your guests during festive gathering. This Osmanthus Longan Coconut Jelly consists of 2 layers with a golden osmanthus jelly top and aromatic coconut flavour below.

新年甜点好预兆；黄金鲤鱼+元宝来拜年。桂花龙眼椰奶冻

[recipes + videos] Healthy Meals with WMF KITCHENminis Steamer - 福腾宝电蒸锅

Steaming foods help to preserves the original flavour and retain its natural nutrients which is in a better way to cook healthier oil free dishes. In this post I will be sharing a few recipes on how to cook over a single heat source with 2 layers of different food stacked on top of the other making it time, energy and money saving deal.

"蒸" 料理的特点是保持菜肴的原型，原汁及愿味并且从而保存食材的各种营养素。

[recipe + video] Quick Cream Of Chicken & Mushroom Soup

For a super easy weeknight dinner, you can serve up a hearty meal using canned soup and few added fresh ingredients to perk up the taste and appearance. This recipe that I am sharing is very versatile because you can mix and match your soup base and ingredients to suit your household preference.

[2 Videos + 3 Recipes] Philips Deluxe Collection Multicooker - Part !! + Giveaway

Have you check out our first review post on this amazing Philips Deluxe Collection Multicooker which allows you to prepare healthy and delicious meal in different ways all year round. For example: meat dish such as beef stew or rendang can be easily done in 40 minutes or less using the pressure cooking compared to 3 hours or more on stove cooking.

In this second post we continue to test other functions as such "steam and manual" feature to cook porridge, dessert and steamed cake.

[3 Videos + 4 Recipes] Philips Deluxe Collection Multicooker (HD 2145) - 飞利浦智慧万用锅

Recently I added a new kitchen helper known as "Philips Deluxe Collection Multicooker". With this intelligent cooking system it can help to slow cook, pressure cook as well as multi-cook (pot roast, bake or yogurt) all in one appliance. The cooker also comes with "Add Ingredient" and "Sauce Thickening" functions that helps to cook food to the texture you prefer with one single touch of the button. Below are my verdict on using this cooker as well as some simple recipes for your reference.

最近新添了一个厨房好帮手；飞利浦智慧万用锅。它采用了高温蒸气的烹调方法让你更轻松的掌控：煎，煮，蒸，炖，烤的技巧。这里就让我和大家分享我的用后感和简易食谱。

[recipes + videos] 3 Quick Pasta Meal Ideas

Have being busy these few weeks so quick meals such as one-pan dish definitely comes in handy. For example meals like fried rice or pasta suits the needs of busy cooks as these choices mostly appeals to both adult and children.

In this post we shared 3 different types of pasta infused dish with flavour from pairing ingredients such as curry, cheese, lemon and etc.

[recipe + video] Mala Xiang Guo - 麻辣香锅

Hello! Today I am sharing another quick one-pan dish which you can easily replicate it at home. I am sure for those who loves spicy food you might have heard or tried "Mala Xiang Guo - 麻辣香锅" which is one of the food trend in Singapore. This stir-fry dish is origin from Sichuan and it has a numbing (ma) and spicy (la) aftertaste which is pretty additive once you start off with.

你们喜欢吃麻辣香锅？其实你可以在超士购买一包＂麻辣香锅＂的酱料然后依照自己的喜好加入适当的蔬菜，肉类或海鲜。

[recipes + videos] 8 Fried Rice Recipes

Fried Rice (炒饭) is one of the easiest way to get a quick meal done in less than 15 minutes using whatever "leftover" ingredients that you have in the pantry. Although the main ingredient used for the following recipes is "cooked chilled rice" but you welcome to replace it with other options such as cooked quinoa, multi-grains or cauliflower.

炒饭是懒人最方便的料理方式。只要将材料和米饭丢进锅里翻炒，加个鸡蛋即可大功告成。

[recipes + videos] Halloween Themed Food with Japanese Curry and Seafood Bee Hoon

Today let's create some cute and easy spread to spook your guest and family. This year our Halloween-themed recipes include creepy "purple blue" noodle and ghoulishly curry rice which can be done in less than an hour using common ingredients in your pantry.

So check out our step-by-step videos and recipes below and do enjoy your party with lot of fun and spooky food.

[recipes + videos] 3 Assorted Taiwan Castella Cake With KitchenAid Artisan Mini

The fun and challenging part of cake making is about the science and logic behind the mixture of ingredients. For example a change of flour or decrease in the amount of liquid might affect the texture of the cake.

I had a great interaction time making these popular Taiwan Castella Cake with our Instagram viewers thru the live video where we worked on the steps together.

[recipes + video] Soy Sauce Chicken

Soy Sauce Chicken is consider as one of the classic Cantonese meat dish where the chicken is being cooked in a broth mixed with light and dark soy sauce, Chinese wine, ginger and spices. This dish is pretty easy to prepare and I am sure you will get the hand of it with our demo video below.

[recipes + videos] Knorr Salted Egg Powder

The salted egg fever has never seems to wave off and recently KNORR has launched their Golden Salted Egg Powder that comes in 800g pack (R.P S$9.90) which is suitable for home use. Furthermore there is no MSG and each packet can easily help you recreate any of your favoruite dishes without fuss.

Hence good news for those living in overseas, you can now stock up this new product to enjoy local feast without the trouble of find salted egg yolk which might not be easily available at your end.

[recipe + video] Matcha Banana Loaf

I simply love to explore different recipe using banana as one of the ingredients. Recently I made this hassle free Matcha Banana Loaf using the last two overripe banana that I had in the pantry together with my favourite matcha powder. Furthermore the steps are easy to follow as it requires only mix and stir before you pop the batter into the oven.

[recipes + videos] Homemade Roast Pork Belly & Wanton Noodle

Compared to char siew (BBQ pork) our family preferred roast pork belly which has a crisp top and savory tender meat. Frankly speaking all along I have never thought of making my own roast pork because in Singapore it can be easily bought from roast meat stores. But recently I was inspired by one of my bestie to make them at home after realizing how easy the steps were.

In this article I am sharing my version made using air-fryer and how I pair it with noodle to make a hearty meal.

[recipes + video] Sweet And Savory Honey Recipes

*in collaboration with Huiji Honey

Honey which is a natural sweetener for making beverage is also an excellent addition for baking and cooking. It can helps to retain moisture in the cake or adds as a golden hue to sauces and dressing. Personally I find honey blend well with most meat dishes especially chicken and it make great dressing when mix with lemon, mustard sauce or fresh herbs too.

From what I read up you can actually replace 1 cup sugar with half portion of honey in your recipes to cut down the amount of sugar used. So for a healthier diet perhaps you can try adding honey into your next bake or checkout our honey related recipes below.

[recipes + videos] 5 Assorted Chiffon Cakes - Part IV

This is Part IV  (Part I, Part II and Part III ) of my chiffon cakes post and in each post there are five different flavour of chiffon cakes. On a count I think I have made more than 25 flavour and out of those Pandan Chiffon Cake is the only one which I often made at least once or twice in a month.

Since my family prefer cakes that are without cream or frosting my bakes often rotates between chiffon or pond cake. But once in a while upon request I would also bake muffin, chocolate brownie or cheesecake. There are two fruity chiffon cakes recipes in this post plus one of my favourite using gula melaka which I hope you can try on it.