Food experiments from my little kitchen

I have a problem with cooking on weekends because my son usually naps at 12 noon and he needs me to nap with him! Which means I have to try my best to stay awake while pretending to sleep and only get up to cook when he falls asleep. So I came out with a lazy way to get out of this situation! There were times I ended up packing lunch from coffeeshop downstairs and regretting because it is too salty/oily for our liking. Ingredients Uncooked rice Minced meat Carrot Spring onions (optional for garnish) Fried garlic (optional) Soy sauce Pepper Sesame oil  Recipe 1. Wash the uncooked rice and place it in a pot. (Used my tanyu claypot as it retains heat very well) 2. Add water and turn on the heat to cook till it is boiling. 3. Turn off the heat, cover the pot and it is break time!  ***Go and take a break for 1-2 hours*** 4. After the break, chop the carrots into thin strips. Prepare the minced meat by seasoning it with sesame oil, soy sauce and pepper. 5. Open ...

Saturday is usually a no-cooking day for me but sometimes I do prepare porridge for simple lunch. Happened to have some leftover wild yam and carrots so decided to put them into the porridge. Wild yam is also known as 淮山(huai shan) in Chinese. To read up on its medical benefits, you can check out this website. http://chinese.herbs.webs-sg.com/articles_30.html Fresh ones can be found in both supermarket and wet market. The ones sold in supermarket comes from China but I think the ones from the wet market are from Japan. It is recommended to wear gloves when you peel off the skin as it has a slimy mucous film which can cause your hands to itch. I did that initially but as I cook it more often, I chose to process it quickly before washing my hands. This recipe is friendly for toddlers. My poor husband who was suffering from sore throat gave thumbs up for this soothing porridge!  Ingredients Wild yam Carrot Minced meat Spring onions Rice Sesame oil Soya sauce Pepp...