iCook
My cooking experience, views and favorite recipes:
PERSONAL VIEWS
- my funny feelings about dining
- homemade bread why not called handmade bread?
- my favorite kitchen aids (updated on 27 Oct 2008)
- gemini girls birthday apero
- my blog is one month old today
- my first blog award
- featured in foodie blogroll’s finest foodies friday (FFF), 5 Sep, 2008
- another milestone
- my snowy coffee milk power dispenser
- foodbuzz publisher communicity launches, 22 Oct 2008
- gooseberry, mini kiwi and blog award
- be back soon!!!
- alternatives to “Do NOT Disturb” door sign
- what is the equation: social networking vs blogging = friendship +/ business
- behind the scene with Steamy Kitchen in the TV studio
- Our New Family Member, Marc has arrived!!!
CHINESE
- my essential seasoning ingredients for easy Chinese (Cantonese) cooking
- radish carrot and pork stew
- chinese steamed fish recipe: easy to follow, step-by-step
- quick & simple golden fried rice (3 different sauces to choose)
- how to prepare Chinese vegetable, e.g. Choi Sum
- my comfort food: chinese risotto
- perhaps the easiest way to make Guotie (potstickers): chinese panfried pork dumplings
- chinese homemade boiled dumplings “shuijiao” or “chinese ravioli???” step-by-step recipe
- cantonese stir-fried beef rice noodle (乾炒牛河)
- chinese home cooking: panfried pork chop with fresh tomatoes
- cantonese easy-cooking: steamed pork with sour plums and yellow bean sauce (梅子蒸排骨)
- white lotus seed paste & double yolk moon cake for mid-autumn festival
- chinese chicken congee with a little twist (雞粥)
- homemade chinese hot ceramic pot rice (煲仔飯)
- the best Shanghai crab specialist (大閘蟹) in Hong Kong & how to prepare & eat them
- mapo tofu (麻婆豆腐) easy made
- chinese roast chicken with red bean curd sauce (南乳吊燒炸子雞)
- nian gao (年糕) & homemade turnip cake (蘿蔔糕)
- chinese potato pancake with a Swiss touch for BloggerAid
- What’s in my Bah Kut Teh (pork rib soup, 肉骨茶)?
- sweet potato rice congee (地瓜粥/ 蕃薯粥)
- effortless grilled chicken wings with Asian spices
- lettuce/lattich with chinese yellow bean sauce (麵醬”唐”生菜)
- warm salad with handpull chicken, vegetables & sesame dressing
- tomatoes & Scrambled Eggs (番茄炒蛋)
- braised pig leg (hand) with red bean curd sauce & peanuts (南乳花生炆豬手)
- panfried chinese stuffed pepper (煎釀青椒)
- chinese shrimp roe noodle (蝦子麵) with XO sauce
- mango pomelo sago dessert (楊枝甘露)
- easy chinese steamed eggplant (aubergine)
- guangdong stir-fried “dices” (家鄉炒粒粒) with perfect plain rice porridge/ congee (明火靚白粥)
- yin yang fried rice (駌鴦炒飯)
- singapore fried rice noodle (星洲炒米)
- chinese new year dish: egg dumplings (蛋角/蛋餃)
- shanghainese rice roll (上海粢飯)
- Stir fried shrimps with dried mandarin peel & black bean sauce (陳皮豆鼓蝦)
- sesame oil chicken (麻油雞)
- chinese shredded chicken & mung bean sheets salad (涼拌雞絲粉皮)
INDIAN
JAPANESE
- easy miso ramen
- my way of white radish oden
- quick & easy japanese sashimi rice bowl “kaisendon, 海鮮丼”
- seared scallop sashimi
- salmon onigiri (japanese rice balls) eat in 2 ways
- silk tofu & mini pork kebabs
- kinpira gobo, japanese braised burdock root (牛蒡)
- japanese pocket baked mushrooms
- the secret of my japanese veggie yakiudon
- sushi & tamagoyaki making
- homemade japanese sesame ice cream
- japanese asparagus yakitori with two options
- hiyashi chuka – japanese cold noodle salad
- fusion aglio e olio with a japanese twist
- salt grilled fish (shioyaki)
- grilled mahi-mahi teriyaki & tomato cucumber salad (Fusion)
- duck breast nigiri sushi
- how to prepare mochi/ savoury Kirimochi (切り餅) at home
- tonkatsu easy made (Japanese Breaded Fried Pork Cutlet)
- wafuu pastuta (japanese style pasta)
- seared tuna with cold udon
- omurice (japanese omelette rice)
- shiso pesto pasta with sauteed mushrooms & marinated fish roe
KOREAN
- easy prepared korean chicken BBQ
- pajeon (korean pancake)
- korean style braised beef brisket with red dates
THAI
- oven baked salmon & portabello mushrooms green curry
- mango with black & white glutinous (sticky) rice
- thai pomelo salad (泰式柚子沙律)
- thai fish cakes (Tod Man Pla)
- thai green papaya salad (Som Tum)
VIETNAMESE
- pork loin with lemongrass: vietnamese style
- NO fast track to a perfect ‘pho bo’ (vietnamese beef noodle soup, 越南生牛肉河)
- bún thit nuóng (Vietnamese grilled lemongrass pork loin with rice noodle with Nuoc Cham sauce (香茅豬扒檬米線)
WESTERN
- guacamole (Mexican)
- swiss barley soup (Swiss)
- pan-seared tuna with tomato couscous & rocket salad
- panfried white fish with red gooseberries sauce
- how to make a perfect steak and states of ‘doneness’ of a steak
- my best pumpkin soup ever!
- mozzarelline allo zafferano, a specialty from abruzzo, south of italy (Italian)
- cappelletti from Paste Ines, Albert Pfefferli, Basel (Italian)
- panfried morcilla & spanish stew with morcilla, chorizo and cannellini beans(Spanish)
- erwtensoep (dutch split green peas soup) (Dutch)
- oliebollen & appelflappen (Dutch)
- tagliatelle with crab and creamy spicy tomato sauce (Italian)
- roast rack of lamb: two different mustard sauces to choose
- an unordinary asparagus bacon risotto
- asparagus lemongrass cappuccino
- roast leg of lamb
- minimalist way of whole fish baked in sea salt crust
- soufflé omelette
- insalata di rucola (Italian)
- rare wild asparagus with bacon & soft boiled eggs
- baked salmon with fresh garden thyme
- fusion-aglio-e-olio (Japanese)
- risotto with tuscan tomatoes, fresh italian sausages, pecorino & thyme (Tuscan, Italian)
- baked zucchini & its blossoms recipe (Italian)
- stracchino & sausage crostini (Tuscan, Italian)
- easy fresh tomato basil soup (Italian)
- caprese pasta with balsamico blanco (Italian)
- farro salad with roasted vegetables (Italian)
- courgettes rondes farcies with Nepalese minced pork curry (French fusion)
- tagliatelle al ragù Bolognese (Italian)
- linguine with tartufata (truffle sauce) (Italian)
- penne alla vodka (American-Italian)
- baked boneless sardines (Greek)
- Birchermüesli (Swiss)
- Caesar salad (eggless version) with grilled shrimps (American-Italian)
- Amercian style pancake with mashed bananas (American)
- Baked crab & spinach macaroni & cheese (American/ UK)
- how to make your own marinated olives (Greek)
- curried tofu melon salad (fusion & vegetarian)
- spaghetti with italian sausages and red wine sauce (Italian)
- how to make a perfect Swiss Cheese fondue at home? (Swiss)
- mini tomato mozzarelline (mozzarella) skewers (Italian)
- homemade pasta for 2 (Italian)
- mini cottage pies for toddlers and family (English)
BREAD
- yogurt Bread made with oatmeal & Paidol
- what is Paidol?
- naan bread
- my perfect healthy banana bread (no butter)
- no knead bread adapted from Sullivan Street Bakery
COOKIES
- absolutely chunky chewy oatmeal cookies
- best temperature for chewy cookies
- italian amaretti cookies recipe
