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How to Prepare a Sumptuous Hot Pot (Steamboat) Feast 火锅

February 8, 2010

Everything you need to know (equipment, cutlery, soup bases, ingredients, dipping sauces etc) to host the most yummy hotpot (aka steamboat) meal.

Arrowhead and Huai Shan Chicken Soup

February 1, 2010

A nourishing chicken soup made with arrowhead (a festive CNY ingredient) and huai shan.

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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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Carrot, Radish & Tomato Juice

November 17, 2009

One seldom see radishes being added in a fruit juice and I guess it’s because their taste can be quite sharp & spicy when consumed raw. The trick is not to add too many radishes, and blend them with cherry tomatoes and carrots as their natural sweetness will balance out the overall taste.

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Gyudon (Japanese Beef on Rice Bowl)

August 28, 2009

I love Japanese food, especially one dish meals such as this Gyudon, translated as “beef on rice”. It has everything you need for a meal in a bowl – rice, meat, veggies. Very easy to prepare and so filling.

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Birthday Longevity Noodles 长寿面

August 23, 2009

Asians have the tradition of eating longevity noodles on their birthdays. It is believed that eating these noodles is auspicious as the long strands of noodles symbolize a long life. Here’s my simple home version and recipe.

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Steamed Chicken Rice, Almost Hainanese Style

July 28, 2009

This is my take on perhaps Singapore’s most popular food, the Hainanese chicken rice. My way of preparing chicken rice is “almost Hainanese”, because I steamed the chicken. Somehow, the taste is close. Comes with recipes for the condiments (ginger sauce, chilli sauce, sesame dressing) and herbal chicken soup.

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