Vegetables
Quick Chilled Soba and Steamed Zucchini
There are days when I don’t feel like slaving over the stove yet I don’t quite feel like eating out either. On these days, I go easy and light on the tummy with a simple soba noodles dish I whipped up one evening.
I love Zucchini (Courgettes to the British) and I love cold soba noodles, [...]
Easy Carrot and Orange Soup
I felt like having soup recently but there was nowhere near me where I could get some nice simple soup with a bit of crusty bread. So, I decided to make it myself, with a little help from the internet! Checking my fridge, I discovered I had a few carrots so I did a quick [...]
Touch of nostalgia: A simple homecooked meal
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 [...]
Sweet Potato Rice Porridge (Congee)
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 [...]
