I had forgotten that my mum had asked me to get my own dinner today so when I came home, there wasn’t any food waiting for me 🙁 Fastest thing to whip up then was…spaghetti! I thought of this healthy alternative to a carbonara as I wanted that creaminess but minus the cholesterol. So…ingredients (serves...
Author: Melissa Fann (Melissa Fann)
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Mediterranean-inspired Chicken Cous Cous
Cous cous isn’t a very commonly eaten or cooked pasta here in Singapore but my brother had bought a packet of it ages ago so my mum was determined to cook a cous cous dish just so as to finish it before it expires. As such, above is our mediterranean-inspired chicken cous cous. It’s a...
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Hello!
Hi everyone, I’ve decided to branch out from my other blog melfann.com to focus on food. I’m thinking of re-posting those entries on this blog before I have the time to really cook new dishes…which may not be that often since I now have a helper. Note: I’m not a Master Chef-wannabe and I will...
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Stir-fried Soumen
Here’s something really simple to prepare and cook – all under 20 minutes. I just came up with this dish because my student cancelled our lesson at the last minute and I needed to whip something up quick and healthy. Soumen is a type of Japanese noodle that is normally eaten cold in the summer...
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Scrambled Eggs, Oyako Don, Sausages, Pancakes & Soumen
I realised that I have been cooking but not posting up a lot of the photos of the foods that I’ve cooked recently so here they are: The above breakfast was a result of me being sick and tired of eating cold salami, fruit and yoghurt for breakfast when we were in Italy so the...
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Cupcakes & Spaghetti Vongole
I just had the urge to bake on Monday, so I did! I cheated and just bought a pre-mix though. Haha…I baked lemon cupcakes with a simple icing. It was delish! I’m not a cake person so one is enough for me. 🙂 So satisfying to bake perfect cupcakes without having to measure the flour...
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Quick ‘claypot’
In case you were wondering, yes, I do cook Asian food. 😛 Above is my healthy take on claypot rice. Verdict – too healthy. Haha…there’s something about claypot rice where the oil (lard at most times) just sings to your tastebuds. Anyway, my claypot rice is a simple one-pot affair of rice, dark soy sauce,...
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Meat & Potatoes
Yup, I can be a meat and potatoes kinda girl too. Now, I got lazy this time round and decided to just roast everything in the oven. Note to self – beef tastes good only when it’s grilled or pan seared. My beef was cooked perfectly medium but…the flavours aren’t sealed in. Hence, grill or...
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Pan Seared Tuna with Spaghetti
Yet another day in chef mode! This time round, it’s pan-seared tuna with spaghetti done primavera style. If you notice, I pan-seared the tuna such that it’s still pink in the middle. That’s how I like my tuna…and not the crap that comes in cans. While I was chopping up my garlic, bacon and french...
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Stir fried Prawns, Broccoli and Cherry Tomatoes
I’ve been so sick of eating food cooked outside that I decided to do a little cooking of my own. It’s also part of me celebrating the fact that I can eat prawns (shellfish in general) now!!! So, above is a relatively healthy meal of stir fried prawns with bacon, broccoli and cherry tomatoes on...