Yellow wine chicken { 黄酒鸡}

Ingredients:

4 Chicken thighs ( cut into big chunks)
100g of black fungus ( soak and cut )
4 slices of old ginger
4 garlic cloves ( chopped)
200ml of home made yellow rice wine
1 Tbsp of sesame oil
A handful of goji berries

Methods:

~ Heat the wok and add in sesame oil
~ Add in the ginger and fry till fragrant
~ Add in the garlic bits
~ Add in the chicken meats and fry till both sides are lightly brown
~ Pour in about 200ml of rice wine and black fungus
~ Boil on high flame and simmer for about 20 mins
~ Sprinkle the goji berries and serve warm

Crab meat wanton

Ingredients :
~ 1 packet of frozen crab meats
~ 300g of round wanton skin
~ 1 egg
~ 1 cup of Progresso breadcrumbs
~ half cup of Japanese mayo
~ 2 Dash of parika powder

Method:
~ Defrost the crab meat and drain dry
~ Add in the egg, breadcrumbs, Japanese mayo, parika powder
~ Mix well and check if mixture is in sticky texture.
~ Place a tsp of crab mixture on top of the wanton skin
~ Wrap it up and sealed with some olive oil
~ Deep fry till golden brown
~ Serve warm with your favourite sauce

Organic sweet potatoes soup with lotus seeds

Ingredients:

4 organic sweet potatoes
1 cup of dry lotus seeds
2 litres of water
2 slices of ginger
4 pieces of pandan leaves
1 piece of honey rock sugar

Methods :
~ Wash and peel the sweet potatoes. Chop into small pieces
~ With dry hands, split the lotus seeds into half  with a small knife and  remove the developing sprout from within if any. Do not wash the seeds.
 ~  In a small pot, add suffficient water to immerse the seeds completely and bring to a boil under high heat.
 ~ While the water is still boiling hot, gently slide in the lotus seeds. Boil on low high till the seeds have soften. You can check by compressing them with the back of your spoon.
~ Then boil another pot with water and add in the pandan leaves, ginger slices and  honey rock sugar
~ Boil for about 5 min and taste the sweetness. If ok, add in the sweet potatoes and boil on low flame.
~ When the sweet potatoes had soften , add in the lotus seeds last.
~ Off the flame and serve while warm.

Chicken rice using rice cooker

Ingredients and methods

Chicken wings

~ 1 kg of chicken wings ( mid joint)

~ Wash clean n pat dry

~ Marinate with 2 Tbsp of light soya sauce , 2 tbsp of mirin , 1 tbsp of oyster sauce , 1 tsp of sesame oil 

~ Keep into the fridge for a few hours. 

Rice 

~ Wash 3 cups of white grain rice 

~ Add 3-4 knots of pandan leaves 

~ 3 cups of chicken broth

~  Grind 4 slices of ginger , 5 cloves of garlic and 1 tbsp of rice bran oil . Mix well n add to the rice 

~ Place the marinated wings on top of the rice 

~ Press and cook rice as per normal 

~ When ready , remove the wings and serve with  the rice separately
~ You can add some sesame oil on top of the wings and celery before serving

~ Enjoy

Alternative method for cooking the Chicken rice  :

Use Kee chicken rice sauce to mix into the rice 

I used about 2 Tablespoon of Kee hainanese chicken rice mix with 4 cups of rice and 4 cups of water. ( The water amount depends on your rice cooker cup or measurements for cooking normal rice)

Arrange the marinated wings on top and press the cook mode .

Saffron rice with cranberries

Ingredients
~ 3 cups of rice
~ 1 tablespoon of Saffron ( soak in warm water for 5 mins) I use a mini bowl
~ Top up with normal water to cook the rice
~ A dash of turmeric powder
~ 50g of salted butter ( melted)
~ Some dry organic cranberries or raisins


Methods
~ Rinse rice grain.
 ~ In a rice cooker, add in rice grain, saffron with the water, turmeric powder, 60g of salted butter.
~ Add in water if not enough to cook the rice. I am using my rice cooker measurements.
~ Mix well and leave to cook
~ Fluff  the rice once ready.
~ Serve with cranberries or raisins

Oven baked chicken lollies

This dish is simple and healthy as these are baked in oven. Can serve as a afternoon snacks for kids!

Ingredients:
~ 1 chicken breast meat ( minced )
~ A dash of parika
~ A dash of salt and black pepper
~ A dash of dry basil leaves
~ Some corn starch
~ A bowl of egg
~ A bowl of progresso  Italian style breadcrumbs
~ Olive oil spray

Methods
~ Marinate the minced chicken meat with the herbs and seasonings
~ Cling wrap and refrigerate in the fridge for 1 hour
~ In the mean time , soak your sticks in water to prevent the sticks from catching fire while grilling in the oven.
~ After one hour, knead the chicken meat into longish shape
~ Poke the wooden stick into the middle of the meat
~ Dip the meat into the egg mixture  and then coat with the bread crumbs
~ Place on to a baking tray
~ Spray some olive oil
~ Bake in oven at grill mode for 20 mins at 180 degrees
~ Serve warm

Steamed garlic prawns

Recently I won 1 kg of king prawns from Gofresh after taking part in a cooking contest. So I decided to steam these big prawns to test out the texture. It was so yummy that my family give thumbs up. Even my kids attempted to try this dish even though they do not eat prawns.

Ingredients

~ 10 big king prawns
~ 3 tablespoon of Hua Tiao Chiew 
~ 1 tablespoon of olive oil
~ 5 Cloves of garlic
~  1 teaspoon of black pepper
~ 1 Tablespoon of light soya sauce
~ A handful of wolf berries
~ A stalk of celery

Methods

~ With a pair of sharp kitchen scissors, remove the whiskers and the legs. Gently butterfly the prawns with scissors and remove the veins. Be careful not to cut too deep to avoid cutting the prawn into half. Place the prawns on a heat proof deep dish plate.
~ Chop the garlic into small bits and stir fry till crispy in olive oil.
~ While waiting for garlic to cool down, place a steam rack inside a large work or pot, fill with water, and bring it to rapid boil. .
~ Then spoon the crispy garlic into each prawn.
~ Mixed the seasoning together and pour onto the prawns
~ Cover and steam on high flame for about 5-6 mins
~ Do not over steam or you will get rubbery texture.
~ Lastly serve hot and garnish with greens of your choice.

Home made pandan juice

 

 

 

 

Wash clean the pandan leaves and use scissors to cut into small pieces ( as small as you can as you do not want to damage your blade ). I used about 100g of pandan leaves here. Discard the pointy tip and the whitish portion. The pointy tip will cause itchiness and the white portion is bitter.

 

Put the leaves into a blender and add 1 cup of water depending on the type of blender you are using .

 

 

Blend Blend Blend

 

Pour everything onto a sieve

 

 

Time for fun! Squeeze with all your might. A good distress workout.

 

Squeeze

 

Squeeeezzzzeeeee

 

 

Finally the finished product !

 

 

 

If you want more "less concentrated" juice, you can repeat the blending and squeezing process again !

 

See the separation ??

 

Important note :

 To get really Concentrated juice, leave your jar in the fridge overnight, you will see a separation of the juice. The super dark green called chlorophyll will be at the bottom and the top will be super light green. I usually used the super concentrated juice for chiffon cake. Very fragrant and lovely green color. If not, you can use for making cake or dessert! Have fun cutting, blending and squeezing!!!

 

Home made honey lemon slices

We all have heard that drinking a glass of warm water with honey and lemon early in the morning is good for health. Some also believe that it might help in weight loss as well. If you are one of those people who are skeptical of most things, here are 10 reasons why drinking warm water with lemon and honey is great for your health.

Helps improve digestion: Lemon, honey and warm water combined help give your digestion an instant boost. Apart from the fact that the components of lemon stimulate your liver to produce more bile, lemon also helps your digestive system by adding to the already present acid and assists it in flushing out unwanted toxins. Honey acts as an antibacterial and beats any infections that might be present in your body. It also helps in the production of intestinal mucus which aids in the flushing out of toxins from the body.
 
Cleanses the stomach improving the functioning of the colon:  In Ayurveda it is believed that we tend to have a buildup of toxins or ‘ama’ in our stomach. This product of undigested food, intestinal cells and dead bacteria often coats the inner lining of our stomach and is thought to lead to diseases. By drinking Lemon and honey in warm water the walls of the intestine – especially the colon – get stimulated; leading to the expulsion of this ama. If understanding Ayurveda is not your thing, allopathy describes it as a cleansing of the colon, which allows it to function much better. Thereby, helping your body absorb nutrients, get rid of toxins and stay hydrated. The build of toxins often lead the feeling of bloating.

Beats constipation : This mixture is a great and almost instant remedy for constipation. It helps stimulate the bowels helping you pass motion. It also aids in the  production of intestinal  mucus, hydrates the colon and infuses water into dried stool. All this put together helps you pass motion easily.

For more information , please refer to this link:http://www.thehealthsite.com/diseases-conditions/why-drinking-water-early-in-the-morning-good-for-health-p214/

Let's get started !


Ingredients :
3 organic lemons
450g of organic honey
1 big or 2 small glass jar

Methods:

~ Disinfect the glass jar with hot boiling water and dry them
~ Wash clean the lemons, I added Heinz distilled white vinegar to soak and wash the   lemons
~ Pat dry the lemons with paper towels and sliced into thin slices
~ Remove the seeds
~ Put the lemon slices alternatively with honey
~ Close the jars securely and keep them in fridge for 3 days
~ Remember to shake the jars once a day
~ Remove the lemon slices after 3 days
~ Take 1 or 2 tablespoon and add water to make your honey lemon drink

Actual video on the steps are below by Orchikeron:
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cA4VN_ywfo