One Pot Meal – Beef Stew

One pot meal or one dish meal are simple meals cooked with little fuss and minimal clean-up. And almost always contain meat and vegetable in one dish.

Some people like to put in every items of the dish, such as rice or noodles in the same pot, making it truly a one pot meal. Personally, I like to serve the rice, noodles or bread separately.

While such all-in-one cooking keep things simple, not all one-pot dishes are easy to prepare.

I served this stew with toasted baguette and steamed fluffy mantou. The beef in this stew are soft and almost melt in the mouth, because of hours of stewing on the stovetop. The gravy is full of flavor and best for dunking baguette and mantou. So which pairing is better? I like both.

Traditional Egg Cakes (古早味鸡蛋糕)

This traditional cake will bring back childhood memories.

Back in the olden days when there are not so many fanciful cakes available, egg cakes were one of the old school cakes we eat often. Sadly, this cake is slowly disappearing from our local bakeries.

The original egg cakes have a traditional look, they are unadorned and normally baked in floral cupcake liners.

Here, I used red mini muffin cups and adorn them with Christmas cake toppers. These cakes are also filled with fruit jam. The texture of the cake is soft and the addition of fruit jam add an element of surprise.

These seashells are made from the same batch of batter, they are filled with Kaya jam and are crisp on the outside when freshly baked. They are so pretty.

What better time than festive time to reminisce over memories of the past.

Pandan Chiffon Cake

This cake is one of the must get souvenir from Singapore.

A Chiffon cake is a light and airy cake made with vegetable oil instead of traditional fat, such as butter or margarine.

A good Chiffon cake must not only taste nice but must look nice. The cake must rise tall and straight. The texture is airy, light, cottony and moist.

You can make it in any flavors you can think of; chocolate, orange, lemon, matcha, Earl Grey tea etc.

You can serve it plain, with a dusting of icing sugar, with whipped cream and fresh fruits. Dress it up and it can be transformed into an elegant cake.

Bacon Corn Muffins

These muffins are additive, you can have them on their own as breakfast, snacks or serve them in the bread basket for dinner.

They are fluffy and light, with the addition of bacons, it adds a subtle hint of smoky flavor.

Chocolate Macarons

Friday Bakeday 🙂

Macarons are sweet meringue-based confection made with egg white, sugar, icing sugar and ground almond; filled with ganache, buttercream or fruit jam.

If you have made macarons before, you will know they are one of the most finicky and frustrating things to make. But when they turn out nicely, with a nice sheen, smooth top and pied/feet, it can be very rewarding.

They are a wide variety of colours and flavors.They are fun to add to party food spread and are great as gifts.

I love macarons, aesthetically.

Welcome

Hello there! Thanks for dropping by this page. I’ve been cooking regularly for some time now, and would like to share this journey with you.

Food, to me, is always about cooking and eating with those you love and care for.
David Chang

I mostly focus on home cooking– simple stuff that you can enjoy with your family. Hopefully this will give you some inspiration to start cooking at home too!

Also known as Chanko Nabe, the Japanese Sumo Hot Pot! A yummy sharing dish, especially good on those rainy evenings…

Stay tuned!