After having regular checkups at the Orthodontist in the past 2 years, J’s finally ready to be fitted with braces. With that, we need to have a think about our meals with her new requirements in mind. Soft foods, easy to eat. No super crunchy or hard to chew things that will risk breaking the…
Category: Recipes – Bread & Breakfast
Chinese Turnip Cake 蘿蔔糕
I have fond memories of making delicious food with my mum and grandmother around Chinese New Year. When making Turnip cake, Mum always put copious amounts of sausage and mushrooms and I got so used to that ratio, that I would snub other store- bought ones in favour of hers. This is one of my…
Chinese New Year cake 新年年糕
Chinese New Year is coming early this year (25 January 2020 instead of the usual February timeframe). With just a week before the first day of the Lunar New Year, I thought I’d better get some of the traditional celebration food items ready. Now traditionally these steamed cakes are made in round pans, then cut…
Hong Kong Steamed Rice Noodle Rolls, 豬腸粉
Other than rice congee, the second item of food we always get after our flight back into Hong Kong, is rice noodle rolls. Be it rice noodles rolls, simply served with a trio of sauces and sprinkling of sesame seeds (豬腸粉) or the steamed rice rolls at yum char with fillings such as prawns, beef…
Congee (rice porridge: 白粥) with pork and salted egg
(mum’s version always has dried scallops for added sweetness) Congee and fried dough. 白粥油炸鬼 The story behind this dish speaks to one of the foundational dishes of the Chinese culture, which is my heritage. Congee (pronounced as ‘jook’ in Cantonese), is jasmine rice boiled down till soft, much like porridge. There used to be a…
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