I had bought this box of Caramel Brownie mix from Muji in March but haven’t had the chance to bake them till this week. Thank goodness for packaging and to a certain extent, natural preservatives! Anyway, these pre-mix boxes were going at 30% off their usual price of S$12.90 so I figured, why not? Note...
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Pan Seared Grouper Fillet With Cha Soba and Sauteed Spinach
Had a really bad stomach last night that resulted in cramps this morning (doc said that my bowels were still irritated) so it was home to rest and a light lunch to follow. So, I whipped up this super easy and healthy lunch for myself. Ingredients:1 fish fillet (you can use salmon/dory/snapper)1 serving of soba...
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New Recipe Book Bought – Japanese Traditional Desserts!
I am quite looking forward to when I have the time to try out some of the recipes! 楽しみに #inchefmode A photo posted by melfann (@melfann) on Mar 7, 2015 at 5:52am PST Bought this the other day and I can’t wait to try some of the recipes! However, it is proving a little difficult...
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Mentaiko Salmon Ochazuke
This dish is immensely satisfying. Especially to the Chinese in me. It is a bowl that has the perfect combination of protein, carbs, savouriness (if there’s such a word as this), omega-3 and creaminess. Ochazuke refers to a simple Japanese dish of rice that’s poured with tea, hot water or hot soup. In this case,...
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My Special Tofu with Mentaiko
You can find the recipe for my special tofu here. In light of the mentaiko that my bro bought, I added that to the top of my tofu to add in yet another dimension of flavours. The last time I made this, I added salmon roe. I love both versions and it does make a...
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Mentaiko Shirataki with Pumpkin and Wakame
As explained in my previous post, my brother bought mentaiko from Japan and this led me to cooking a 4-course dinner for my family. This is the 2nd course of Mentaiko Shirataki with Pumpkin and Wakame (seaweed). Shirataki is noodles made from Konjac and is almost calorie free. It is high in fibre and thus,...
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Easy Mentaiyaki Prawns, Aubergines (Eggplant) and Okra
My brother bought Mentaiko, which is cured spicy pollock roe, from Japan and as you can see from above, it comes in the sacs and there are 2 versions – the ‘colourless’ one and the super orange type. The one above is the ‘colourless’ version. As such, it does not give a vibrant pink when...
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First attempt at Char Siew Ramen
I amaze myself sometimes. Haha. I cooked Char Siew Ramen for the family tonight and I made almost everything from scratch. There are quite a few elements here and the pork and egg can be prepared the day before. Ramen Eggs 6 minutes. Set a timer. Take those eggs out after 6 minutes and dunk...
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Japanese Inspired Salad with Salmon Sashimi and Onsen Eggs
Trying to eat clean and increase my iron intake due to my condition plus general stress and exhaustion. So, I created this Japanese inspired salad which I’ve made for friends before but without the egg. I just wanted to perfect my onsen eggs so that when I’m good enough at it, I can make them...
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Wagashi (Japanese Traditional Sweets) Making
I learnt how to make traditional Japanese sweets (Wagashi) today! To read more about it, click here to jump over to my other blog.