June 2008

Sweet Chinese herbal drink for a cough

by Paris B on June 25, 2008

in Boil, Chinese, Easy Recipes, Non-Alcoholic

My poor little sister was having a very bad cough recently and was taking medication for it. However, there was some remnants of the cough that wouldn’t go away, so I undertook to boil some herbal drink (“leung sui” Cantonese) for her. I picked up a ready made pack of herbs at a Chinese traditional [...]

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Touch of nostalgia: A simple homecooked meal

by Paris B on June 23, 2008

in Braise, Chinese, Easy Recipes, Eggs, Non-Halal, Pork, Rice, Stirfry, Vegetables

When I last cooked some Sweet Potato Rice Porridge (Congee) I made sure that I had the right nutrition balance for the rest of the dishes accompanying the meal, because a meal consisting of pure carbohydrates isn’t quite the healthy meal I strive for. Besides my sister was feeling under the weather and I was [...]

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Sweet Potato Rice Porridge (Congee)

by Paris B on June 22, 2008

in Boil, Chinese, Easy Recipes, Halal, Rice, Vegetables

Some days, all you want for dinner is simple wholesome comfort food. Times like these I turn to the humble sweet potato. The sweet potato is also known here in Malaysia as ubi keledek (Malay), faan shi (Cantonese) or han cher (hokkien). It is also found elsewhere in the western world. Other than having it [...]

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