Truthfully, I’m one person who loves eating fried food, be it fried chicken or vegetables (tempura). However, every time after indulging in these superbly oily and crispy food, the guilt will slowly creep into me. The amount of oil in these food totally exceeds my recommended daily intake. This guilt and unhealthy way of eating have reduced tremendously the moment I had the air fryer […]
Daph’s Recipe
Noodle in Satay Black Bean Paste (炸酱面)
Those who are fans of the TV series ‘The Return of Superman’ will definitely know the famous triplet babies. As I was re-watching the episodes the other day, the father of the triplets bought them the well-known Korean dish, Jajangmyeon (자장면); a noodle topped with thick, salty black bean paste along with meat and vegetables. The first time I […]
Spicy Yardlong Beans with Chicken
To be honest, I rarely use yardlong beans aka ‘kacang panjang’ in my dishes as there are only a limited number of dishes that I know how to cook them with. One day, I happened to buy a bulk of them as they were sold cheap, only to realise I had to struggle to finish them up before I left […]
Cantonese Fried Meatballs
When I was younger, my mom made tremendous efforts in cooking and experimenting different types of dishes for us to eat. And honestly, I never disliked any of her dishes. Never did I know how hard it would be to cook different types of dishes every single day, until recently, when I was thinking hard on […]
Stir-Fried Chicken and Broccoli
When I was in the US for my honeymoon, I had a really strong craving for Chinese food (don’t judge me for that, I am just being Chinese). As such, I searched every corner to look for Chinese eateries in order to satisfy my craving. And guess what? I found this casual Chinese restaurant by the name of Panda Express in […]
Ginger Chicken Stew with Fermented Soybean
For those who’ve been following my previous post on Bentong, you’d have known that I bought the well-known Bentong ginger. Since then, I’ve been contemplating the types of dishes I can come up with, considering that my other half is not a big fan of ginger. Hence, it’s surely a tad tricky to come up with a dish to his […]