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My mom used to make minced pork omelet for me and I suddenly had a craving for it. So I dashed to the nearest supermarket to buy some minced pork and chinese parsley! All right all right… I did not dash. I drove. Minced pork omelet is an easy dish to prepare and a comfort food for me. La la dee dah…

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It’s funny how the very first time I cooked eggplant, I thought I could just pour some oil on the frying pan and stir fry the eggplant. When I did that, the eggplant started soaking up the oil very quickly and I had to keep adding oil! When the eggplant did finally cook (i.e. become soft), I ended up with a very oily and soggy dish!

I later found out that the trick is (more…)

My friend Shan from Singapore loves soup. Especially if it’s easy to make, like her favorite black bean peanut pork rib soup. Quite a mouthful of words, but wait till you taste it! Shan uses the slow cooker to cook this overnight, but I couldn’t wait six to eight hours for the soup to be ready, (more…)

You can find a great variety of Yang Zhou Fried Rice, a popular wok stir-fried dish, in Chinese restaurants. Some chefs use shrimps, others use beef slices. I like mine with char siu.

Char siu is also known as Chinese barbecued pork, and literally means “fork roasted”, which is the traditional preparation method. Long forks hold the meat in a covered oven or over a fire.

I bought the char siu from Ranch99 deli counter. Half a pound is more than enough to make 4 servings of Yang Zhou Fried Rice. (more…)

Whenever I come back from my big supermarketing day, I am always busy packing my poultry and vegetables for storage in a way that preparation then becomes easy when I need them.

Here are some tips taught by my mom, and it has made cooking a more enjoyable process, without the need to crush garlic or slice ginger everytime I need them.
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