5 spice pork belly
Now that winter is coming on, we need something warm and unctuous (eat your heart out Michel Roux) to comfort us on the darker winter evenings (actually in Singapore the […]
Fusion chicken noodle soup
This soup can’t make up its mind where it’s from – it’s all in the noodles! It can be Japanese if you use soba, or Vietnamese if you use flat […]
Thai chicken with garlic and sesame seeds
It’s becoming very repetitive saying ‘quick and easy’ about every recipe – but it’s true! The sesame seeds offer a twist on more regular Thai recipes. We ate it with […]
Stir-fried Chinese cabbage
Even I sometimes get tired of Vicky’s Veg, so I have been looking for other easy and nutritious green veg to accompany all my dishes. Here’s a good one and […]
Grilled chicken with coriander sauce
Apologies for absence; I have been on a boat for 12 days, diving and eating freshly caught fish in West Papua. Heaven. Feel incredibly healthy…anyway here is one […]
Stir-fried morning glory with tofu
I love morning glory (kang kong here in Singapore), and by mixing it with tofu its the perfect accompaniment to any dish, no need for rice or anything stodgy. You […]
Thai noodles with hard-boiled egg and dried shrimp
A good combination of noodles and bean sprouts, gluten-free and tasty. I used brown rice vermicelli, but the recipe calls for sen lek, or flat rice noodles. I didn’t have […]
Morning glory or kang kong with rice vermicelli
I like to have green veg with every meal, and am not a great fan of rice, but do like rice vermicelli noodles, especially the wholegrain ones you can buy […]
Baked whole fish with hot, sweet & sour sauce
I was so excited to find a whole grouper on the fish slab that I bought it. Advised by my fellow Chinese-American shopper to cut off its head and tail, […]
Ottolenghi’s split pea (toover dal) and sweetcorn salsa
I love Yotam Ottolenghi’s recipes but so often they contain dairy, as do many vegetarian dishes these days. Other so-called healthy eating recipes are stuffed full of sweet ingredients like […]
healthy living with cancer 