Food experiments from my little kitchen

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/...

The weather has been very hot these days so it's good to prepare this soup. The apple and Chinese pear make the soup sweet and children friendly. I have added white fungus which is very nourishing for the lungs too.  Ingredients 1 Chicken leg (skin removed/cut into half) 1 Chinese pear 1 Apple (I use Royal Gala) 1 Pc of white fungus (about palm size)  6 Red dates Recipe 1. Put the chicken into boiling water and boil for a few minutes till the scum appears. Drain and rinse it before putting into the slower cooker. 2. Peel the skin of the pear and apple and cut them into large chunks. Add the pear and apple into the slow cooker. 3. Put in the red dates and pour in water to cover the ingredients. Turn the slow cooker to auto mode for at least 3-4 hours.   4. About 30 minutes before serving the soup, soak the white fungus till soft. Remove the stem and cut into desired size before putting it in the soup for 10-15 minutes. 5. Season with salt ...

Just want to share another muffin recipe that I tried yesterday. I wanted to try baking something savory but not too difficult for me and chanced upon ham and cheese breakfast muffins by this interesting blog "She wears many hats". Ingredients 1 cup of plain flour 1/2 tbsp baking powder 1/2 tsp salt 2 tbsp sugar 1/2 tsp garlic powder 1/2 tsp black pepper 2 ham slices 2 cheese slices 1 egg 3/4 cup fresh milk 3 tbsp olive oil  Recipe 1. Cut the ham and cheese slices into small pieces and set aside. 2. Put all the dry ingredients into a bowl. Stir and mix well. 3. In another bowl, put in the wet ingredients and whisk till well combined. 4. Pour the wet ingredients into the bowl. Gently use a spatula to fold till you do not see traces of flour. Do not overmix. 5. Add ham and cheese and mix to distribute evenly. 6.Fill the cups to about 3/4 full. Bake in oven at 180 degree celcius for 25 minutes or until the toothpick comes out clean when inserted i...