Spicy Sambal Squid

Spicy stir fried squid

I love seafood especially prawns. I love cuttlefish or squid, too, but hardly buy to cook it. It’s because I don’t really know how to cook. I can’t remember ever cooking a whole squid dish. I have eaten squid dishes cooked by my friends or in the restaurants and they were really delicious. I just need to try.

The other day I went with my girl to Macro, a big business centre, the other day and saw big packets of frozen squid rings. It looked too tempting. I bought one packet. But when I reached home, I didn’t know what to do with it…..*sigh*.  Read more

Easy Chocolate Cheese Ice Cream For A Little Friend

Chocolate cheese ice cream

The days pass by really fast and once again I find myself falling behind in my blogging, visiting blogs, replying to emails and comments. A thousand apologies here. You have not been forgotten. Give me some time and I will catch up soon. I had a special friend all the way from Canada to visit for 1+ week and had just left the day before. I think we just had too much fun…..*big smiles*. Will blog about it soon. Read more

Paris Brest Puff Ring

Beautiful and delicious Paris Brest

Paris Brest. The name is interesting, right? When I told a friend that I made Paris Brest and it’s very delicious, she just laughed and laughed. I bet she thought I spelt it wrongly……*sigh*. No, it was the right spelling…..double checked it. Read more

Instant Noodles Made Healthier

Korean instant noodle soup

It’s Monday again…another week has gone and another new week is here. Last week just passed by too fast! I’m happy to have accomplished quite a number of things. Being busy at times is good but being busy all the time is not good. A constantly stretched rubber band will easily snap. Work, food and life need a balance in order that we can remain healthy and happy. I think I have kept mine reasonably balanced….*big smiles*

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Beef Dumplings In Turkey Soup With Kimchi

Beef dumplings in turkey soup

It’s summer here but most days are still very windy, rainy and cold……*sigh*. Soup is still what I like most on those days. One of my favourite soups is turkey soup. Over here in UK, turkey drumsticks, like chicken drumsticks or thighs, are much cheaper than breast meat. I am so happy that’s the case because I only like the thighs and drumsticks. I always buy 2 turkey drumsticks, sometimes 4. I just bake all 4 together to save electricity. You can freeze some if you don’t use all. I cooked this beef dumplings in turkey soup served with kimchi for dinner yesterday. Read more

Easy Raspberry Ice Cream

Raspberry ice cream

Ice cream? I wonder who doesn’t like ice cream, especially when the weather gets warm. My whole family loves ice cream. Given a choice I would prefer one with added fruits…….a healthier ice cream. But I haven’t found one with a lot of fruits in it. I guess I have to make it myself again. Don’t get me wrong. I still indulge in other ice creams, like vanilla ice creams and chocolate ice creams, sometimes.  Read more

Super Easy No Dairy Health Bars

Healthy no dairy oat, seeds, nuts and fruit bar

Time for more healthy food. We all know that nuts, seeds and fruits are good for health but too often a lot of us are not eating enough. I find it difficult to get my family to eat seeds and nuts. If ever I add them into cakes, I know I have to eat the cake alone…..*sigh*. There must be a way. Challenging to be a mother, right, especially when comes to feeding the family.

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Super Easy No Dairy Chocolate Banana Cake

Chocolate banana cake

If you have been following my blog, I hope you have tried making a super easy healthier cake using olive oil. I discovered how easy it was when I first made the Nectarine Cake recently. Once you are used to it, with all things ready, you only need about 5 minutes to mix, pour into the tin and about 20 - 25 minutes to bake. Read more