Food experiments from my little kitchen

This week has been a little hazy on and off and my poor little boy is down with runny nose and cough. So I have been trying to do steam dishes everyday so that it is less heaty for him. Whenever I steam salmon, I will stick to soy sauce and keep it simple as salmon has more flavour compared to other fish. I was wondering if I could try a different variation of steamed salmon and lemon came to my mind. I happened to have it in my fridge as it is very useful for various dishes. Ingredients 1 Salmon fillet Lemon slices Ginger Spring onion Sesame oil Salt Cooking wine Sauce 1 tbsp soy sauce 1 tsp lemon juice 1 tsp sugar 1 tsp cooking wine  3 tbsp water Recipe 1. Rub salt over the salmon fillet and pour 1 tsp cooking wine on it. Let it marinate for 5 minutes. 2. Prepare the sauce by mixing the listed ingredients above and set aside. 3. Cut some ginger slices and place them on the steaming plate. This is to prevent the salmon skin from sticking onto the plate. Als...

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.

Nowadays when I cook 红斑鱼 or the red grouper (I think that is the correct English name...), I like to pan fry it. I find that pan frying it makes it nicer than steaming. That is my personal opinion. Today I actually planned to cook it with ginger and soy sauce. But I saw half a lemon sitting in my fridge and I wanted to use that. Was thinking whether I should cut the fish into slices then deep fry it before making the lemon sauce. Due to time constraint, I decided to just pan fry the fish first and make the sauce after that. It was a good move as I managed to stir fry my vegetables while pan frying the fish. Ingredients Red grouper thick slice (any other fish that has firm flesh) Ginger strips Cornstarch solution  Sauce 1 part lemon juice 2 part orange juice  Some water  1/2 tsp sugar Pinch of salt Recipe 1. Clean the fish and rub it with salt. Wash off the salt and pat dry with kitchen towel. 2. Oil the pan and gently place the fish in. Allow it to pan f...

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 ...

Salmon is one of our favourite fish. It is packed with healthy omega-3 and does not have a fishy smell. For me, I like it as it is easy to prepare for cooking too. On busy days I would either steam it in soy sauce or pop into the oven with some herbs. This time I tried to pan fry it with very simple seasonings and it turned out to be quite nice too. I was inspired by a bento set with "salmon shioyaki" that I ate a few weeks ago. Delicious food does not have to be complicated! :) Tip: You can click this video to check out how to pan fry salmon!  Gordon Ramsay's Crispy Salmon Ingredients Salmon Lemon Salt Pepper Spring onions (optional) Recipe 1. Turn the salmon skin side up and make 2 cuts along the length. This is to allow the heat to distribute better and stop the salmon from curling up when you put it on the pan. Season the salmon with salt and pepper. 2. Heat a little oil in the pan and place the salmon skin side down. Let it cook for at least 4-5 minut...