Category Archives: Drooling & Cooking

Food, food, glorious food!

Cooking Rice Without a Rice Cooker

99% of the time I have cooked rice, I have used the trusty rice cooker.  I mean, what’s not to love?  Just wash the rice, pour in enough water and hit the COOK button.  Rice gets cooked and stays warm … Continue reading

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Ipoh for the Weekend

We made a trip to Ipoh last weekend, because it had been a long while since the kids had visited their grandparents, and coincidentally my parents were in Penang a few days before, so I figured it would be a … Continue reading

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Tackling the Three-Cup Chicken

A few months (or weeks?) ago, I was watching the Asian Food Channel and happened to tune in to one of Martin Yan’s cooking programs where he whipped up a fantastic looking dish, which looked relatively easy to prepare.  He … Continue reading

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Quick and Easy Breakfast Packed with Wholesome Goodness

Now doesn’t that sound like the tagline for a breakfast cereal!  Haha.. No, I’m not here to promote the latest breakfast cereal you can get from the store, but rather, I just wanted to share how I have been preparing … Continue reading

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Outsmart and Outwit

A surprising vote from the kids this morning ended up with us heading to the market to get some ingredients for chicken porridge: chicken, carrots, ginger and spring onions. However, what the kids did not know was that I decided … Continue reading

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