Rice and Noodles/Pasta

2011 Chinese New Year Dinner

February 13, 2011

Chinese New Year this year was a pretty busy one because we had a couple of gatherings with friends to celebrate. It has been really hard to celebrate here on the actual day because we do not get a holiday like in the Asian countries. Instead we celebrated on the weekends and indeed we feasted! [...]

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Spam Pineapple Fried Rice

December 17, 2009

With all the baking that I have been doing, I don’t have much time to cook anymore. So it has been lots of one-pot meals lately. Fried rice is one of the easiest one-pot meal ever. This is a simple one of Spam and Pineapple. Does that make it Hawaiian? This is one of Lil’ [...]

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Bibimbap

November 13, 2009

Now that the weather is getting colder, I find that I have been craving for Korean food a lot especially the dolsot bibimbap (mixed rice in a stone pot) and soon-do-bu (spicy tofu soup). I guess the hot and spicy just hits the right spot on these cold winter nights. Since it is very expensive [...]

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Mee Hoon Kueh

October 16, 2008

Or some call it Pan Mee. This is one of my hubby’s comfort food and it is now becoming Lil’ C’s favorite dish. My MIL who’s a great cook does a yummy mee hoon kueh, unfortunately she’s one of those that cooks without a recipe. So I had to come up with my own version [...]

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Various Pasta

September 24, 2008

As requested, these are some of the pasta that I most commonly use to prepare macaroni & cheese for Lil’ C. The 2 pasta in front are pre-packed type while the one at the back is the Lil’ C’s favorite flower pasta. However, even though I use the pre-packed type, I usually do not use [...]

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Claypot Chicken Rice

September 6, 2008

It’s not the prettiest looking food but definitely very delicious! Another attempt at making claypot chicken rice. A huge improvement over the previous attempt but still not quite there yet. I think it’s the missing salted fish that is causing this dish to be different from the ones that we eat outside. However ever since the day [...]

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Chicken Portobello Pasta

August 30, 2008

One of my easy pasta dinners – Chicken with Portobello Mushroom Pasta. Add a little bacon and chili flakes for a little kick.

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Dressing up your food

July 13, 2008

Sorry for being MIA again lately. The weather has been awesome this week and we have been taking advantage of it. We have a very short summer here and so when the sky is blue and the weather is warm, everyone is outside playing. Sometimes I feel like we are just like the bears. We [...]

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Sausage & Pepper Fettucini

June 7, 2008

For the past few days, I have been spending my time here . . . . The Seattle Space Needle! My parents and 2 of their friends are visiting from Malaysia. So now I am the official tour guide. Unfortunately the weather is not cooperating. See the background of the Space Needle. On a nice [...]

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Fried Rice

May 19, 2008

The weather has been awesome this past week. So we have been trying to spend a lot of time outdoors, thus leaving me no time to cook. It’s been lots of one-pot meals or sandwiches lately. Here is one of our favorite one-dish meals – Fried Rice. Fried rice is so simple yet so versatile. [...]