Archive for the ‘Chinese’ Category
Saturday, July 19th, 2008
In Chinese Herbology, foods have 'yin' and 'yang' properties. Yin foods have 'cooling' properties while yang foods, on the other hand, have 'heaty' properties. Some foods are 'neutral'. Since ancient times, the Chinese firmly believed that diet (along with other factors like stress, climate and lifestyle) plays an important part ...
Posted in Chinese, Recipes, Soups | 17 Comments »
Sunday, June 8th, 2008
Stir fry Napa Cabbage with Button Mushrooms & Carrots
This is a quick and healthy vegetable dish, and fuss-free enough for busy nights :D
Ingredients
(Serves 2)
200g Napa Cabbage, cut to 2 inch length
1/2 carrot, sliced thinly
100g button mushrooms, sliced
1 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp garlic
Seasonings
1 tsp light soy sauce
1 tsp sesame oil
1/2 tsp ...
Posted in Blog Events, Chinese, Mushrooms, Recipes, Stir Fry, Vegetarian, Veggies, WHB | 10 Comments »
Monday, June 2nd, 2008
I tried almost everything - to make my pork porridge sweet, that is. Desperate situations often give birth to desperate measures, like experimenting with un-typical porridge ingredients such as soya beans. But after a few "experiments", my pork porridge still taste rather bland & boring.
So just as I was about ...
Posted in Chinese, Meat, One-Dish Meals, Recipes, Rice | 8 Comments »
Sunday, May 4th, 2008
The weather is sooo hot right now in Singapore that it is becoming unbearable for me :roll: I really miss the rainy days so much. I feel like an ice cube being left out under the sun to melt, or a person trapped in a gigantic suana, the heatwave is ...
Posted in Blog Events, Chinese, Chinese Herbs, Drinks, Recipes, WHB | 18 Comments »
