Daring Cooks March Challenge – Red Wine Braised Beef

After a super long hiatus from Daring Cooks, (now, when was my last challenge?), I’ve decided to embark on this monthly challenge again. The past year has been crazy, and committing to a monthly challenge has been rather impossible. Now that the babe is 1 year old, it’s time for me to return to my […]

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Cheesy tomato and tuna pasta for the little one

In a recent shopping trip to the supermarket, I discovered salt-free canned spring water tuna. I didn’t even know they sell that at NTUC finest! What a lovely discovery as that means that I can cook tuna pasta for my little one. I made extra pasta sauce and cooked some spaghetti so that the adults […]

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Chicken Cacciatore Reloaded

I enjoy one-pot dishes. It means less fuss, less washing and meals get prepared in a much shorter time. An added bonus if both adults and children can enjoy it. My other chicken cacciatore recipe on this blog uses pepper flakes to add depth to the sauce. This will definitely not go well with my […]

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Child’s Kedgeree

I made Kedgeree for the little one yesterday. Well, a mock kedgeree would be more accurate, seeing that I replaced curry powder with paprika. I would have loved to add a little tumeric but I realised that we had none at home. The little girl was enthusiastic about it, tumeric or not, and that’s what […]

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Pumpkin Huat Kueh (Steamed Pumpkin Cake)

I realised I had some pumpkin left in the fridge today and hence decided to steam it up to make pumpkin huat kuehs for my little girl. Huat Kueh, translated literally, means “prosperous cake”. Some people believe that if it rises and breaks open like a smile (as shown in the photo above), you will […]

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Red wine chocolate bundt cake

Disclaimer: This cake is NOT suitable for children consumption. I love bundt pans because they are easy to handle, produce moist cakes and the large bundt pans produce cakes that feed a small crowd! That coupled by the fact that they look pretty without elaborate decorations, and that they are easy to divide and slice […]

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Oatmeal Pancakes

After a year long hiatus from this food blog, I’m back! The hiatus was largely due to the birth of my daughter, who just turned one recently. The demands of coping with a baby plus juggling a full-time job made me put off updating this blog, and alas, I realised recently that it has been […]

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