Consider this my personal challenge – to make meatballs at home. Yes, I know you can get them from the supermarkets and Swedish restaurants, but I guess nothing beats the homemade ones. There are many recipes from the Perfect Italiano website, which allows you to search by Food Category (appetizers, soups, breakfast, healthy meals, meat, fish, pasta and pizza), by Types of Cheese (mozzarella, parmesan, perfect bakes, pizza plus), or keywords). Very convenient. Recipe of Meatballs with Cheesy Toppings Ingredients 1. 1 onion, finely chopped 2. 2 cloves garlic, crushed 3. 1 tblsp water 4. 700ml tomato pasta sauce......
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Recipe – Croque Monsieur with Perfect Italiano Cheese
Conque Monsieur is typically what you find at a French café and restaurant, with grilled ham and cheese in a sandwich. This is easily one of my favourite brunch items and can be very indulgent. I always thought Croque Monsieur is a more luxurious form of a sandwich, and...
Perfect Italiano Festive Recipe – Ham and Mushroom Pasta Bake
December is the time when many get too busy with work, along with last minute Christmas shopping and cooking. I make it a point to cook once a week for the family even though work can be hectic. With the right ingredients and easy-to-follow recipes, it is possible. No...
Samsung New Smart Oven – Cooking Has Never Been So Smart and Effortless
I cannot cook but I would like to cook. I do not have the time but I would like to cook. Not sure if any one reading this could be in the same situation as me, especially after a long day at work when all you wanted is a...
I Love To #CookForFamily – Recipe of Simple & Easy-to-Cook Fried Bee Hoon
Every day a week, I will set aside at least one meal to cook for my mum. Not that I am a very good cook, but this is perhaps my little way to show that I care for her, and I love her. When I was younger, I liked...
Never Too Busy To Cook – Recipe of Grill Fillet With Vegetables
Never too busy to cook! So last week, Miss Tam Chiak and I conducted a cooking demonstration organised by omy.sg and Pansonic at the Singapore Food Trail, Singapore Flyer. We were pleasantly surprised because registration closed fast after 4 days due to over, over, overwhelming response. The organisers expected...
IKEA Swedcook Class – Cold Shrimp with Mayo in Vol-au-vent shells
Talk about IKEA’s Swedish food, the traditional dish of meatballs with cream sauce and lingonberries, Najad salmon and Saithe Herb Crusted Fish comes to mind. Want to learn how to prepare some of this Nordic delights? I was invited for a Swedcook session by IKEA at Cookyn Inc, and...
Ketam Masak Lemak – Recipe for Spicy Coconut Flower Crabs
Crabs seem to be the hardest thing to cook, and definitely not a common thing to cook at home on an everyday basis. You can try this recipe of “Ketam Masak Lemak” – a famous Malaysian Nyonya dish where crabs in cooked with thick, spicy coconut gravy. The strong...
Recipe – Making Honey Ice Cream with Pineapple Tarts Bits
When faced with a tub of leftover pineapple tarts from the Chinese New Year, I decided to make them into pineapple tart ice cream. Crazy idea for my day off, and I thought it should go well with honey. So after an ice cream making course at Tom’s Palette...
Cookyn Inc – Recipe of Grilled Slipper Lobster with Mornay Sauce
The thing about me is that I can eat, but I may not be able to cook. Therefore, part of pastime is to sign up for a cooking lesson or experiment with ‘convenience cooking’ at home. I was highly recommended by a girl friend to join ‘Cookyn with Mervyn’...
SoEZ – Brownie Baking 101
I would have loved to bake if I had a proper kitchen and time. Opening up a cake shop has always been a dream (Partners anyone?). Anyway, the following recipe was from a demo class from SoEZ – Thank you Chef June for teaching patiently. Dough 1. Butter –...
A Little Difference to Your YuSheng
Thank you Chef Jimmy Chok for the following tips to make your Yusheng just a little different from usual if you are making your own. 1) Some plum sauce can be too thick and strong. You can consider adding some Mizkan sauce and Mirin to the Plum Sauce (recommended...
Steamed Mandarin Orange Cake Recipe
As Chinese New Year approaches, here’s a little recipe for a simple dessert that can make 12-16 muffin-like cakes to be shared. With soft fluffiness, sweet aroma and the slight taste of Mandarin oranges, it’s an auspicious start to the New Year. This is good opportunity to use some...
CNY Almond Cookies Recipe
What’s Chinese New Year without some baking of cookies? (I wonder where I found the time. Haha.) Sorry, I couldn’t make for all the OMY readers, but here’s a simple recipe you can try at home. Ingredients 1 egg + 1 egg yolk 6 oz castor sugar / icing...