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Illustrated Recipes

Various stages of melting butter using the microwave oven

How to Melt Butter Using a Microwave Oven (Step by Step Photos)

January 17, 2010

Melting butter via the microwave oven is a very quick process (usually less than 30 seconds) – a great time saver if you do it right.

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How to Melt Chocolate Using a Microwave Oven

How to Melt Chocolate Using a Microwave Oven (Step by Step Photos)

January 14, 2010

Microwaving chocolate can be a delicate process but if it’s done right, it is the most convenient method (to me) because it does not involve much equipment (just a bowl, a spoon and a microwave oven) so the clean up is minimal.

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How to Make Chicken Stock From Roast Chicken

How to Make Chicken Stock From Roast Chicken (Step by Step Photos)

December 27, 2009

Next time you roast a chicken, you may want to save the bones and roasting juices to make the best ever chicken stock. Besides being frugal, the taste is simply unbeatable.

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Foil-Wrapped Ginseng Chicken

Foil-Wrapped Ginseng Chicken

November 15, 2008

Steamed ginseng chicken wrapped in foil … I just love the herby aroma of this dish.

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Stir-fried Kimchi Udon

Stir-fried Kimchi Udon

May 7, 2008

A medley of ingredients make this simple and satisfying one-dish stir fry udon meal. Great for clearing out the stuff in the fridge too.

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Pumpkin Rice

Pumpkin Rice, a taste of Yellow

April 7, 2008

This post is my entry for the food event LiveSTRONG With A Taste Of Yellow – 2008. I don’t have the yellow wristband, so I can’t participate in the photo competition (awww :( ), but I will still like to participate in this good cause by blogging on a dish with an ‘yellow element’ anyway.
And [...]

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French Beans with Egg

French Beans with Egg

December 13, 2007

This is a fast and really easy dish that my mum frequently cooked. How easy? I learned how to cook it over the phone from my mum, lol. It’s so easy that I wonder if people who cook will laugh at me when they see me posting this recipe? But hey, I am a noob [...]

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Stir-fried Liver with Spring Onions & Ginger

Stir-fried Liver with Spring Onions & Ginger

November 23, 2007

This is one of my favorite Chinese dishes. My family knew about this dish and will always order it at Crystal Jade (where is always served in a clay pot) although it’s not on their menu. Later, I found out that this “secret” dish at Crystal Jade is not all that low profile after all. [...]

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