Food experiments from my little kitchen

Decided to post this recipe as my boy really loves to eat this and wanted to share it with my friends. Ingredients 1.2 cup of cooked rice 1 salmon slab chopped garlic diced onion diced carrot *any veg to your liking 1 pack of Emborg 3 cheese bake (shredded) 1 can of Campbell mushroom soup butter olive oil salt and pepper dried parsley Recipe 1. Marinate salmon and bake it in oven till cooked (about 180 degree for 10 to 12 minutes). I used Italian herb rub for the marinate. You can use simple salt and pepper if you do not have any herbs. Wait till it cools down then flake it and set aside. 2. In the wok, heat up butter and olive oil (You can choose to use either one). Add in the garlic, onion and carrot. Let it cook for a while before adding other veg if you have. Then add in the cooked rice. 3. Stir fry till the rice and veg are evenly mixed before adding in the salmon. Lightly season with some salt and pepper. Turn off the fire. 4. Scoop the rice up and lay on...

I bought a packet of coconut milk thinking to make jelly but ended up did not use it. It was sitting in my fridge for some time so I wanted to try using it to make nasi lemak. Not wanting to waste the remaining coconut milk, I added it to the chicken. It turned out to be very yummy. I know from the photos it looks crispy but trust me it is not the super crispy chicken. Haha =p Ingredients 2 bonele ss chicken legs turmeric powder chopped garlic / garlic powder salt black pepper 6 Tbsp coconut milk 1 banana leaf (optional) Recipe 1. Marinate the chicken with garlic, salt, black pepper and turmeric powder and set it aside for at least 30 minutes. I kept mine uncovered inside the fridge. 2. Heat up the pan with oil. Put the chicken in only when the oil is hot. Pan fry it on both sides for total about 6 minutes till each side is nicely brown. 3. Place a banana leaf on the baking tray and transfer the chicken to the baking tray. 4. In a small bowl, add a little salt, turme...

Every Chinese New year, I will end up with mandarin oranges and nobody eats them except me. To reduce wastage, I would try to add them in my cooking. This year I tried something new with chicken wings and my boy loves it. Sorry I am unable to provide very accurate measurements because I estimated while I was cooking. Ingredients 7 chicken wings 1 tsp white sesame (garnish) Shredded lettuce (garnish) Marinate Salt White pepper Cornstarch Baking powder Oil (I used extra light olive oil) Sauce 2 Mandarin oranges (juiced) 1 Tbsp oyster sauce garlic powder 1 tsp vinegar sugar Recipe 1. Marinate the chicken wings with the ingredients stated above. For the baking powder, I only added slightly less than half a tsp. Added some oil so that it is easier to coat the wings. Leave it for at least 30 minutes. 2. Arrange the wings neatly on the baking tray and make sure no overlapping so that they can get baked evenly for 180 degree 25 to 30 minutes. Depending on your ove...

I wanted to clear the one and only onion in my pantry and decide to try baking chicken with onions. After researching around in google, I found this lovely recipe from the Spruce - Baked chicken with sweet onions . I modified it with what I had in my kitchen. The chicken was so tender and succulent that my boy kept praising it. I should find some time to cook this again. Ingredients 2 deboned chicken legs  1 yellow onion  4 tbsp flour  2 tsp Nomu Cajun rub (you can replace with your own spice mix)  1/2 tsp garlic powder  Salt Black pepper  Sauce 1 tbsp oyster sauce  1 tbsp honey  1 tsp Worcestershire sauce  Recipe 1. Marinate the chicken legs with salt and black pepper. Cut the onion into slices and set aside.  2. In a shallow tray, add the flour, spice rub and some garlic powder. Mix well.  3. Heat the oil in the wok. Dry the chicken with kitchen towel then place the chicken on the tray and...

It has been a while since I last blogged! Still busy cooking on most days but I have much lesser time and energy to try new dishes and be adventurous. Yakitori is one recipe that I have been wanting to try but never got to doing it. Last week I randomly bought one bag of capsicums without deciding beforehand what I wanted to cook. In the end, I decided to try pairing it with chicken to make yakitori. My reference is from yakitori recipe from Just one cookbook! Ingredients 2 boneless chicken legs (skin intact) Red capsicum (half) Yellow capsicum (half) Green capsicum (half) 8 satay sticks Sauce Soy sauce Sugar Chinese cooking wine Water Cornstarch solution Recipe 1. Soak the satay sticks in a tray of water for 30 minutes. 2. Cut the chicken legs into evenly bite size and set aside. 3. Cut the capsicums into small squares, about the same size as the chicken pieces.  4. Arrange the chicken pieces and 2 pieces of capsicums alternately as shown in the picture. 5....

How do you like to cook your fish? My first choice is always steam because it is easy and does not make your kitchen oily. Next is pan fried - although I love the taste, it always make my kitchen oily. This time I tried to cook my fish a different way - baked in oven with panko. I must say, my boy is really not used to eating fish like this but my husband said it's not that bad tasting. Ingredients 2 portion of red grouper (or any firm white fish / I think fillet works even better) 1/2 cup Panko (breadcrumbs) 1/4 cup grated Gouda cheese  1 tbsp butter 1 tbsp lemon juice  Salt Black pepper Recipe 1. Season the fish with salt and black pepper and set aside. 2. Melt the butter in a bowl and add lemon juice to it. Mix well.  3. Coat the fish in the butter mixture and place on the baking tray. 4. In a bowl, mix the grated cheese and panko together. This time I did not add any oil to the panko and it does not brown that well. I suggest you can add some butter/...

Chicken wings are one of our favourite dishes. Preparation time is short and the result is always yummy! For busy working mummies like me, I would marinate the wings in the morning before going to work and pop them in the oven once I reached home. Sharing this easy recipe that I frequently used to prepare the wings. Ingredients 10 chicken wings 1 Tbsp honey 1/2 lemon   Marinate Minced garlic 1 Tbsp oyster sauce 1 Tbsp soy sauce Dash of white pepper Recipe 1. Put all the marinate ingredients in a bowl and mix well. 2. Marinate the chicken wings for at least 4 hours. 3. Preheat the oven and arrange the marinated chicken wings on the tray. 4. Juice the lemon and drizzle over the wings. 5. Bake in the oven at 190 degree celcius for 15 minutes. 6. Brush the chicken wings with honey and continue to bake for at least 5 minutes till done.

I have never really like capsicums since young. Maybe because my mum does not cook them. But I have learn to incorporate them in my cooking occasionally because I like the flavour it imparts on the meat and fish. Pardon my photo below cuz I know you cannot see the salmon at all due to overloading of cheese and capsicum. I was trying to clear the fridge... :p  Ingredients Salmon Capsium (yellow & green) Bunashimeiji Salt Pepper Olive oil Some stock Shredded cheese mix  (for pizza etc.) Dried parsley Recipe 1. Marinate the salmon with salt and pepper and place them on the baking tray. 2. Cut the capsicum into cubes and remove the bottom parts of the bunashimeiji mushrooms. Arrange them on top of the salmon. 3. Add the shredded cheese on top to ensure it is covered. 4. Drizzle olive oil over it and add some stock to it. (I added the ABC soup I was cooking) 5. Bake at 180 degree celcius till it is cooked. (Mine took about 10 minutes) 6. Sprinkle dried par...

Today is only Tuesday and I am already feeling so worn out. Coming back home, the only thought on my mind is to prepare the dinner in the simplest way and serve dinner asap. Last week I baked chicken leg with five spice powder and this week I am back to baking chicken legs again! lol At least for this week, this is the preferred method for cooking cuz it is my cheat method for saving time. While the chicken is nicely cooking in the oven, I use the time to blanch the vegetables and wash up the dirty dishes. Ingredients 2 chicken legs (boneless) Marinate 3 Tbsp worcestershire sauce 3 Tbsp tomato sauce 1 Tbsp honey 1/2 tsp garlic powder Some black pepper Pinch of salt Recipe 1. Put all ingredients for the marinate in a small bowl and mix well. 2. Marinate the chicken using some of the sauce for a few minutes. (a few tablespoon of sauce, as long as enough to cover the chicken will do) 3. Heat up a pan and pan fry the chicken on both sides. Remove when the skin turns brown...

My first experience using five spice powder was making braised pork belly. I love the smell of the five spices so I am always excited to find recipes that use five spice powder. I would also put the powder when I am making ngoh hiang. Picture of the five spice powder I bought from NTUC below. One year ago, I chanced upon a kind member who shared her recipe on marinating chicken legs with five spice powder and air fried it. I thought it was a very good idea and tried it. Wanted to find the original recipe and credit the owner but couldn't find it. I had it manually written down in my cooking notepad last year. Anyway this is strongly recommend for a simple quick dish with minimum fuss. Do try the recipe! Ingredients 2 large chicken legs Chopped spring onions Marinate 4 Tbsp Soy sauce 1 Tbsp Dark soy sauce 1 tsp Sugar Dash of white pepper 1/2 tsp five spice powder 1 Tbsp water Recipe 1. Put all the marinate ingredients in a bowl and mix well. 2. Pour marinate ...

It has been a while since I posted an entry on this cooking blog. I would love to spend time experimenting different dishes and updating the recipes on my blog. However the reality is ever since I went back to full time work, I am struggling to get dinner done everyday. I have to jump off my seat (literally) when it is 6pm and mad rush to the childcare to pick up my son before going home to cook. Still, I am glad on some days when I have mood to cook, the dishes aren't that bad. Sharing a simple baked chicken dish I tried today. Loved how nicely baked the chicken skin is and lemon juice makes it extra yummy! Here's the recipe I have referenced from - roasted lemon herb chicken . What I loved about the recipe - the ingredients are easy to get and preparation time is short. I could pop this into the oven and started washing up my dishes. Ingredients 2 chicken legs 1 tsp Italian herbs 1/4 tsp salt 1/4 tsp black pepper  1/2 tsp garlic powder 1 lemon 1 Tbsp olive oil ...

While I was working, I was thinking how should I cook the salmon for dinner? Found a recipe by this cooking blog - white on rice couple (their blog name is so cute!) sharing their lovely recipe roasted salmon with miso glaze ! I am pretty satisfied with the overall taste. We all ate a lot of rice! Ingredients 1 salmon fillet 1 Tbsp white miso paste 1/2 Tbsp sake (I replaced with my own rice wine) 1/2 Tbsp soy sauce 1/2 Tbsp brown sugar 1/2 tsp sesame oil Sesame seeds Chopped spring onions Recipe 1. In a bowl, add in the white miso paste, sake, soy sauce, brown sugar and sesame oil and mix well. 2. Brush the marinade on the salmon fillet and set aside for 30 minutes. 3. Remove some of the marinade off the fillet, leaving a thin layer. (Additional step as I did not want it to be too salty) 4. Bake it in preheated oven at 190 degree celcius for 20 minutes. (In between baking, the fillet looked a bit dry and I brushed it with some olive oil.) 5. Sprinkle the sesame seeds...

Came across this simple yet delicious recipe from Wokking mum - baked cod with garlic mayonnaise when she shared her cooking in Facebook. I am very tempted to try out the recipe as it has very simple ingredients that can be easily found at home. Excited to see my family's response to this dish as we usually have steamed cod for dinner. Ingredients Cod fillet pepper salt  Garlic mayo 6 cloves of garlic 1/2 tsp garlic powder 2 tbsp mayonnaise 1/2 tsp olive oil pinch of salt Recipe 1. Pre-heat oven to 200 degree celcius. 2. Season cod with salt and pepper then place on the baking tray. (skin side down) 3. Chop or blend the garlic till it is paste-like. Add in the rest of the ingredients and mix well. 4. Spread the garlic mayo over the cod, covering the surface evenly. 5. Bake for 15 minutes till it is cooked. (Good to check on the cod when it is about 10 minutes to see if it is browning well) My husband and son's verdict for this dish: Yummy, very good! A...