ByFood: An Organic Vegan Meal at Fu Lu Shou Complex

There are times when we just want to feel slightly healthier and one good way is to choose organic vegetarian food over high-calorie eats for just one or two meals. We do not want to just go for normal vegetarian stalls because many of them serve oily, deep fried and salty dishes. It is best to try out organic cafes though a bowl of noodles may cost more than the usual coffeeshop style. That is what I do anyway, and indeed, it made me feel better especially after the guilt of eating full cream Nestle ice cream for two consecutive days. 

By Sunny : Wedding Dinner at Conrad Centennial Singapore

Tonight is my Cousin's daughter wedding day. Porky & me represented our parents & went for the dinner. The dinner is held at Conrad Centennial Singapore, the food is prepared by Golden Peony Chines Restaurant. This is the 1st time I have eaten the food there.

Before going over to the hotel, we went to this shop called 冰变 （Bing Bian)-An Affair With Ice @ Millenia Walk. These are our desserts before dinner. XD

  

Taro/Black Sesame with Tang Yuen, Jelly & Red Bean

ByFood: Stir-fry Spicy Basil Chicken with Rice

Finally, after two weeks I managed to find the time to cook dinner tonight! I have been craving for stir-fry spicy basil chicken for months but could not slot this dish into any of the menus simply because Mum can't eat too spicy foods. Anyway, Dad's stomach hasn't been well of late either so he shouldn't be eating this. But, I really want to eat it... Just once. So I also cooked a pot of radish barley soup alongside this dish, to help ease the ill-effects of chilli on him. 

I have posted this recipe before in my previous blog, but there is a slight difference in this as I added some lemon juice, black molasse (instead of sugar), and a few slices of Japanese cucumber. The lemon juice made this dish more appetizing and reduced a little of the heat. It was a really satisfying meal. Just to share with you all my happiness on eating this spicy basil chicken dish. 

Stir-fry Spicy Basil Chicken with Rice topped with Egg

ByJoy: Homemade Lemon Peel Citrus Enzyme Cleaner (Testing)

We are in the experimental phase of our Homemade Citrus Enzyme Cleaners. Our hardworking microscopic enzymatic friends love to eat dirt, grease, grime and bacteria. By flushing them down the drainage pipes after using helps to clean up the sewage system, which is eco-friendly too!

ByFood: An Idea for a Chicken Liver Dish

Two days ago, I wanted to eat some chicken liver. But it was always sold in big packets at the supermarket and there were bound to have leftovers. It was boring to cook chicken liver stir fry red / green chillies all the time, and I admitted it could look distasteful to many people. 

So I thought long and hard for something different and decided to make chicken meat and liver kebabs from the uncooked leftovers. It wasn't any extraordinary dish but definitely easier and tastier to eat. I chose red and yellow peppers because Rainy told me before that these are sweeter than the green ones.

My Chicken, Chicken Liver and Peppers Kebab

Ate these with rice and some other side dishes

ByFood: Fuss-free Lemons

Lemon is rich in Vitamin C. Yes, we all know that... 

But how many of us would actually buy a lemon frequently unless we have a lemon recipe to cook? Furthermore, there are signs at supermarkets like NTUC  that would tempt us to buy more lemons than we need for instance "1 for $0.40. 5 for $1.80". Of course the latter is a better deal, well to me. 

But what happens next after I use up 1 of the 5 lemons for a "Fried Chicken in Lemon Sauce" (FCILS) dish? Maybe make a flask of lemonade with 2 lemons (which I don't really fancy but have to finish drinking up in 2 days) and save the other 2 for later use (and nobody knows when I'll make FCILS again). 

Perhaps some of you who are reading this already know what to do with all your lemons. But there are still many others who want a good $ deal yet have no idea at all. 

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ByJoy: Our Balm Samples!

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ByFood: Steamed Pumpkin Cake (Inspired Version)

I realized that it is not exactly a fortunate thing to have favourite food stalls, especially the traditional and authentic ones. Many of these stall owners grew old and retired, else passed away without passing on their skills.  Quite a few times when I went to buy my favourite food, only to see empty lots or new faces cooking the same thing but of sub-standard taste. I never got to eat the same thing again. 

At current, I have a favourite food stall at Clementi Ave 2 Hawker Centre which serves food only till around 10am. And it is manned by 3 very old grannies. They sell steamed yam cake, steamed pumpkin cake, peanut porridge, chee cheong fun, and vegetarian beehoon. So far, I find that their yam and pumpkin cakes are one of the best that I have eaten so far. Those tasted and looked very traditional which reminded me of my Grandma's cooking. 

Afraid that one day the same tastes would be lost forever (if you know what I mean), I decided to try my luck in making at least one item. This would not be easy, especially to be able to get the same texture and right taste as theirs. I really hope that I will lucky!

Steamed Pumpkin Cake made by the 3 very old grannies

Well... it turned out that I was not so lucky afterall. I tried making the pumpkin cake from leftover porridge, flour and water. The rest of the ingredients used were Chopped Pumpkin, Chinese Sausage, Chinese Mushroom, and Dried Shrimps. Even though Mum and I felt the pumpkin cake tasted nice, someone else in the house said that a pumpkin cake should not look like that. 

Shallots were charred due to an unexpected phonecall ;[

I will keep trying till everyone likes it! =="