October 2009
12 posts
Porridge Lunch
For hot days when you want something easy to eat, teochew porridge is perfect. It’s easy to make the porridge, and the condiments require little work other than boiling eggs and opening cans. Our spread includes salted eggs, century eggs, pickled mustard leaves, salted fish, fried ikan bilis and fermented bancurd. We also had steamed egg custard with minced meat.
Recipe
Steamed Egg...
Plum Tart
I bought a whole load of plums from the pasar malam recently. They were sold by the longgok, so it was real cheap. Unfortunately, they were not sweet. In fact, they were quite tasteless. But I couldn’t just throw them away. So, I made these simple pastries, hoping that butter and brown sugar would liven them up. Unfortunately, I don’t think that trick worked.
But I’m posting...
My Penyet Cookies
My Penyet Cookies
Sharmila Nair first pointed out this recipe 2 weeks ago, and demanded that it be made properly - she said smtg abt texture and taste.
Such high expectations are bound to be met with disappointment.
Anyway, I attempted Martha Stewart”s soft-and-chewy-chocolate-chip cookies last night, and it was disastrous. I made them with my daughter - which means the mixing took doubly...
Mango Kerabu
Everyone else’s tree branches are weighed down with clusters of mangoes in my neighbourhood, but I could only count three fruits on my tree. One was stolen; the other is too high up for me to reach and so there was only one left. Being kiasu, I plucked it last Sunday before someone else got to it.
It was not fully ripe yet, so I left it on the kitchen counter. I think I am supposed to...
Oven-Dried Tomatoes
Wash tomatoes
Quarter tomatoes and remove the seeds. Place them on a baking sheet, drizzle lightly with olive oil and sprinkle with some salt, black pepper and dried herbs.
Preheat oven to 150C, and bake for up to 7-8 hours. Check occasionally, and adjust the heat. The lower the heat and the longer you take to dry the tomatoes, the longer they will keep.
Keep in a jar, covered with...
Simple Tofu Dish
Easy to make and easy to eat
Recipe
Ingredients
1 tbsp cooking oil
3 shallots, sliced thinly
3 cloves of garlic, chopped
1 packet of white tofu
3 stalks of spring onion, cut
1 tbsp of oyster sauce
Heat oil over medium heat, and saute shallots and garlic until fragrant. Set aside.
Steam tofu for about 10 minutes, and drain the water
Top with the sauteed shallots and onions,...
Back to SRT (Sains Rumahtangga) Class
Rock Buns was one of the first recipes I learnt in SRT class that I was so proud of. My grandmother and mother don’t make cookies like that, and at that time it felt like such an accomplishment to be able to bring home rock buns. Plus, they tasted real good
ROCK BUN
Recipe
Rock Buns
Makes 2 dozen
200g flour
1 tsp baking powder
100g butter
75g sugar
75g raisins
1 egg
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