If you are living on a tight budget and trying to save money for food, check ‘Very Versatile Cooked Mince & Onion’ page. If you had the already cooked Beef Mince and Onion, this dish is quick and easy to prepare. If you don’t have it, just cook Beef Mince and Onion with other ingredients. …
I was a very busy mother when my children were young, and dinner needed to be quick & easy to prepare, and nutritious. This life-saving dish is so easy to prepare and my children loved it always. I used to cook it very often. Today I cooked it just for myself using ‘Very Versatile Cooked …
My daughter says she is currently living on a very tight budget, and always buys near-expired minced Meat at discounted prices and she freezes it. I told her not to freeze it straight away. Cook it with Onion first, divide it into portions, then freeze it. This mixture can be quickly and easily transformed into …
If you love Gyoza, you must have your favourite method to cook them. I cook them in the traditional way by the steam-frying method, but lately I have been cooking them with Tomato. This method is simple. Arrange everything in a non-stick frying pan, and cook until Gyoza is cooked. You don’t need a dipping …
I had been making ‘Super Easy Canned Sardines Rice Bowl’ for many years before I realised that I had never made it with canned Mackerel, even though Mackerel is my favourite fish. So, I tried to make it with canned Mackerel, and I absolutely loved it. Much more than Sardine version. Makes 1 Serving Ingredients …
This is a quick and easy dish that is perfect to enjoy on a hot day. You probably don’t want to cook anything, but just be patient and cook Spaghetti, OR other thin long Pasta. Other than that, you don’t need to cook anything. It’s cool and refreshing, and nutritious. Makes 1 Serving Ingredients 1 …
A delicious chocolate flavoured spread can be made using Canned Butter Beans and you can find the recipe here, but you need to add Sugar to make it. This Date Spread doesn’t require Sugar at all. You only need 3 ingredients, Dates, Milk and Cocoa Powder. Makes About 250g Ingredients 1 cup (about 125g) Dried …
One of my family’s favourite dishes is ‘Stir-fried Tomato & Egg’. Today I added Prawns to it and made this rice bowl for my lunch. I wanted to eat something spicy, so I added Chilli Flakes. I was afraid I added too much but it was quite enjoyable. As I use Chilli for cooking a …
I stock a bag of thinly sliced and seasoned Kombu (Kelp), that is called ‘Shio Kombu’ (塩昆布) in Japanese, and I use it for cooking as a seasoning. It creates a lovely flavour to vegetable dishes. Today I made this dish of Choy Sum. Easy and delicious. Makes 3 to 4 Servings Ingredients 1 bunch …
I wanted to make Apple Upside-down Cake using a frying pan. I have tried several recipes and methods that I had found on the internet, and all failed. Apple didn’t get soft, Apple was burnt, OR something went wrong always. To cook it on my gas cook top, the frying pan needs to be small. …
When I make Chicken Nuggets, I most likely add crumbled Firm Tofu to increase the amount and also for nutrition benefit. My ‘Chicken & Tofu Nuggets’ is healthy and nutritious. However, today I didn’t have Firm Tofu. I added grated Potatoes instead. I added 1/4 teaspoon ground Chilli to make the Nuggets spicy, but they …
I first made Custard Stuffed Cupcakes using my ‘Basic Plain Cupcakes’ batter that was made with Butter instead of Oil. The texture was not right with the soft Custard. The cake needed to be softer, so I used my ‘Basic Plain Muffins’ batter, that is quite similar to pancake batter. The result was very lovely. …
