Ginger is something that I use quite often, but not often enough to finish using a whole piece before it spoils. Apart from slicing and julienning ginger, I also mince ginger. Mincing ginger is my least favourite way of using ginger. But sometimes, it is unavoidable. Usually, the amount needed is really small, like a teaspoon or a tablespoon. I
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This post is about how I made a Quick & Easy Katsu Don using a recipe from a book I picked up from Popular last week. In general, I do not follow Chinese news and trends, so I have no idea who the author is. This is the first time I heard of Masa Yamashita. Apparently, he is quite popular
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These days, I am all for quick, easy and no-fuss meals because I have so many other things to do. I have to cook two meals now and can easily end up in the kitchen all day long if I get carried away. Even though I still love to cook, I do not want to spend the whole day in
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Since my son started primary school, I have been making snack boxes for him everyday. I started learning about snack boxes, mainly Japanese Bento culture, and have learned quite a bit of new and interesting thing. I have been hooked since and thought it would be nice to share my new interest. There are a lot to learn about Japanese bento culture
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Dominic was introduced to solid food when he was 6 months old. I have been cooking his baby food from scratch. Instant cereal was only included for emergency situations (run out of food!) and for his meals outside. His meals are mainly Chinese food (porridge), although I do try to expose him to other tastes by giving him beef stew,
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I am a sucker for frozen food. Not those frozen meal-in-bag thing you buy from the supermarket. But homemade frozen food. That’s one way I manage cooking. What I do is that I will cook a large batch of food and keep them in individual containers (per serving) and freeze them. They usually end up as my lunch because I
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Porridge is really the staple food for Chinese babies. In my opinion, it is a very good baby food because it is delicious, easy to cook, easy to eat, easy to digest and one can easily make it a balanced diet by adding the right ingredients. Porridge is also a comfort food. Nothing beats a steaming bowl of porridge on
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Just like in the case of baby formula, many people mistakenly think that commercial baby food is nutritious, fortified with all the vitamins and minerals, better than home cooked food, and good for the baby. Just like in the case of baby formula, this is completely untrue. Nothing beats homemade baby food. And no thanks to aggressive marketing efforts by
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The following are some ingredients that I use for the baby food I make which may need a bit of explanation. Wherever possible, I will provide the pictures of the ingredients (as the saying goes, a picture speaks a thousand words). Most of the ingredients are common stuff that are easily available in local wet markets or supermarkets. For the
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Snack is a big thing in a toddler’s life and it will be good if we can take it seriously. By this, I mean not just dismissing snack as unimportant. No doubt it is not a main meal like breakfast, lunch or dinner. If we don’t pay attention to the kind of snack that our kids eat, chances are, they
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