This is a no knead bread which I would bake very often. It can either be just plain bread or made into buttered garlic bread. It s a no knead method but requires longer time for proofing though. Before I went out for lunch today I quickly prepared the ingredients to make the dough. It…
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Simply home-cooked food and recipes!
Lovely Chicken Pot Pies
This Christmas I baked these lovely Hong Kong style chicken pot pies. They are very easy to bake and yummy! First prepare the simple fillings made up of chicken breast, chopped onions, button mushrooms and some peas. Single cream, worcestershire sauce and some seasonings added. Cornstarch is also mixed in to thicken the sauce. The…
Stir Fried Carrot Cake(chinese style)
So wonderful that I made this at last! It brought memories of yesteryears when I was a kid back home. Hawker food in my home country is a huge thing. You can find many super delicious mouthwatering food at any hawker stalls all over the place. The hawker culture there is recently recognised by the…
Savory Bread Buns
This recipe needs no introduction. My all time favorite sweet dough bread recipe filled with luncheon meat. I had some of these buns topped with garlic herb butter spread too. Yum! I never doubt the outcome each time I baked these. The buns are so soft, fluffy and tasty. Happy Days!
My Humble Pizza
How easy it is to cook up a dish when you have some basic ingredients in the house. Had some mushrooms and capsicums sitting in the fridge and together with some red onion and a can of tuna, a tasty pizza is made. The dough I prepared is a thin crust base. A spread of…
No knead Garlic Bread
Love learning all kinds of bread. This no knead bread is so simple and easy to bake. Simply basic ingredients like bread flour, yeast, salt, sugar and water all you need to make a simple bread. I made garlic bread on this recipe. The ready dough is flatten and garlic mixture is spread on and…
Classic Chinese Chive Dumplings ‘Gu Chai Kueh’
Chinese chive dumplings are a popular snack in Asian countries. And there are many variations of preparing this dish. I have tried making this dumplings several times but not to my expectations especially the texture of the skin often rubbery. Haha, so glad to find this recipe where the texture in the skin turns out…
Steamed Glutinous Rice with Chicken ‘Lor Mai Kai’
In the mood for ‘Yum Char’ dim sum, a sort of afternoon tea so to speak. Made this steamed glutinous rice with chicken meat marinated in soy sauce, oyster sauce, pepper, ginger juice and cornflour. It s a savoury dish topped with mushrooms and chinese sausage for deeper flavour. Taste real good! Happy Days!
Cheesy Tuna Buns
Baked this sweet dough bread buns filled with tuna and topped with mozzarella cheese. This recipe has the standard way of making bread having twice proofing times. However effort not wasted as so much time spent on proofing and glad the result is rewarding. So delicious! Happy Days!
Old Fashion Peanut Pancake
This old fashion peanut pancake is also known as ‘ming chiang kueh’ in asian chinese. I will have this snack often for tea or breakfast and it s easy to make. The batter is easy and quick to prepare simply flour, sugar, yeast, baking soda and egg. With adequate amount of water added to form…