Oyakodon (Japanese Chicken and Egg Bowl)

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This post may contain affiliate links. Please read our disclosure policy. Oyakodon is a Japanese rice bowl dish where chicken meat and eggs are cooked in a sauce mixture consisting of soy sauce, sake, mirin, sugar and stock (dashi). Oyako means “parent and child”, referring to the use of both chicken and eggs in this dish. Oyakodon is a simple but … Read more

Scrambled Eggs & Prawn Rice | 滑蛋虾仁饭

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This post may contain affiliate links. Please read our disclosure policy. It’s been really long since I’ve posted something here! I shall try to post more frequently from now on (-: Anyway, I saw a photo of a scrambled eggs & prawns with rice dish on instagram months back and it looked so good! It’s apparently … Read more

Spicy Handmade Noodles (Biang Biang Noodles)

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This post may contain affiliate links. Please read our disclosure policy. Recently chanced upon an instagram post of Xi’an-style spicy handmade noodles (Biang Biang noodles) and I was salivating. Just the mere mention of “chilli” or “spicy” makes me really excited and hungry! Wanted to recreate the dish using store-bought noodles but unfortunately, they don’t sell … Read more

“Kichi Kichi style” Japanese omurice

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This post may contain affiliate links. Please read our disclosure policy. i Kichi Japanese omurice, masterfully flipping his frypan and tossing the rice high up in the air, then catching it back in the pan. Since I haven’t had the chance to visit his restaurant in Japan, I wanted to try making the dish myself as … Read more

Ban Mian (Handmade Noodles)

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This post may contain affiliate links. Please read our disclosure policy. The store I frequent most in food courts has definitely got to be the ban mian stall. It may be a humble-looking dish, but when the delicious broth is paired with some chilli padi, I never leave a single drop of soup behind in the … Read more

Butter Chicken with Naan

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This post may contain affiliate links. Please read our disclosure policy. Butter chicken is made mainly from tomatoes! Please don’t laugh at me – I haven’t had enough butter chicken to realise that. Anyway, didn’t expect my butter chicken to turn out great on the first attempt but surprisingly it was pretty good! Recently, I’ve been … Read more

Japanese Chashu

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This post may contain affiliate links. Please read our disclosure policy. Japanese ramen is probably the one dish I’m very willing to pay for when dining out because there’s so much work involved in making that one bowl of ramen. A good broth requires lots of time and the ajitsuke tamago (egg), although seemingly easy to … Read more

French Toast with Caramelized Apples

French Toast with Caramelized Apples

I vividly remember when I was younger, my mother used to make french toast for me. It’s been a long time since I’ve eaten homemade french toast! Recently, the only ones I have eaten are the fancy ones at cafes which cost more than $10, making me wonder why I pay so much for a … Read more

Cheesy Mashed Potato Waffles

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Was really excited to make some rosti waffles but in the end I had to make mashed potato waffles instead. I totally forgot about my pot of potatoes boiling away, and only remembered them after they were fork tender, which is not ideal for making rosti. So instead I made mashed potato waffles – and … Read more

Ground Beef Grilled Cheese Sandwich

Ground Beef Grilled Cheese Sandwich

Made a simple ground beef grilled cheese sandwich for breakfast this morning. I’m not sure why I haven’t made more of such sandwiches for breakfast, because they are so so good! It’s pretty sinful with all that butter and cheese, but unfortunately sinful food usually equates to tasty food. If you don’t eat beef, you … Read more