tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11497809Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:13:17 +0000This is a blog about a SAHM sharing her cooking and baking experiences in her kitchen. Also sharing some of her food and bakes recipes, uniquely her or otherwise.http://belachan2.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Little Corner of Mine)Blogger812125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11497809.post-5920615839281730519Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:35:00 +00002009-11-09T16:39:00.810-07:00Rice DishGarlic has been known to have medicinal properties and found to have antibacterial, antiviral, and anti fungal activity in test tube studies. It is claimed to prevent heart diseases such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol and other. Garlic has been used as both food and medicine in many cultures for thousands of years. I received an e-mail saying that someone who cooked garlic rice everyhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LittleCornerOfMine/~3/sLwzi9DUPIU/healthy-garlic-rice.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Little Corner of Mine)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LittleCornerOfMine/~4/sLwzi9DUPIU" height="1" width="1"/>http://belachan2.blogspot.com/2009/11/healthy-garlic-rice.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11497809.post-4413262385201964333Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:25:00 +00002009-11-06T09:25:41.576-07:00SoupI wanted to make my own chicken meatballs for ages but never gotten to do it until the day I took my food processor out to process the chicken breast and shrimps for my Deep Fried Seaweed Beancurd Rolls. I had an extra large chicken breast ready to be used, so I took this opportunity to process the chicken breast (since the food processor was already out) to make some bouncy meatballs. I never http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LittleCornerOfMine/~3/VOzXmWmQrWU/homemade-chicken-meatballs.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Little Corner of Mine)7<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LittleCornerOfMine/~4/VOzXmWmQrWU" height="1" width="1"/>http://belachan2.blogspot.com/2009/11/homemade-chicken-meatballs.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11497809.post-1384903038119333151Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:12:00 +00002009-11-04T10:25:03.036-07:00GeneralI wanted to write a blog post about MSG or monosodium glutamate, or the sodium salt of the amino acid glutamic acid from my stand point. Are you afraid of the word MSG? Because I do, I was brought up to fear or stay clear of MSG. My mom and media always said how MSG is bad for our health, American even have the so-called, "Chinese Restaurant Syndrome" anecdotes. Thus over the years, MSG ishttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LittleCornerOfMine/~3/FgMRW4AJQ40/msg-monosodium-glutamate.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Little Corner of Mine)15<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LittleCornerOfMine/~4/FgMRW4AJQ40" height="1" width="1"/>http://belachan2.blogspot.com/2009/11/msg-monosodium-glutamate.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11497809.post-8438939614743568241Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:20:00 +00002009-11-03T20:40:22.190-07:00PastaHave you tried the pouch tuna? I recently bought some to try because it was on sales and I seriously liked it. No draining required and it was so convenient. It was fairly expensive without the sales so stock up when it goes on sales. Friday noodle/pasta night again and of course I had to think of something to cook. Saw a packet of Penne pasta and pouches of tuna in my pantry and my http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LittleCornerOfMine/~3/7j3QMvqGLj4/penne-tuna-pasta.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Little Corner of Mine)14<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LittleCornerOfMine/~4/7j3QMvqGLj4" height="1" width="1"/>http://belachan2.blogspot.com/2009/11/penne-tuna-pasta.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11497809.post-2251840176038786562Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:48:00 +00002009-10-31T08:50:32.312-06:00Bread/BunsI was not a fan of pretzel before until I tasted the soft pretzel selling in the Malls. I was then hooked on this soft pretzel. Whenever I was shopping at the Malls, I always got attracted by the delicious looking large soft pretzels. With the sweet tooth that I have, I prefer the sweet pretzel. I don't know, we Asian seem to prefer sweet bread instead of salty. However, pretzel is not cheaphttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LittleCornerOfMine/~3/af5YXw1LUq4/homemade-soft-pretzel.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Little Corner of Mine)11<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LittleCornerOfMine/~4/af5YXw1LUq4" height="1" width="1"/>http://belachan2.blogspot.com/2009/10/homemade-soft-pretzel.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11497809.post-6517628296332224114Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:40:00 +00002009-10-29T11:01:38.521-06:00SoupMy girls and I loved wakame while my husband won't touch it. He doesn't like the texture and taste of wakame at all. Oh well, more for us. :) Wakame is the edible seaweed that mostly consume by Japanese and Korean. It usually sold as dried seaweed and need to be constituted in cold water before cooking. It will expand when soak and need to cut into smaller pieces before cooking. It is http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LittleCornerOfMine/~3/ZTCqatDaXs8/miso-seaweed-soup.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Little Corner of Mine)7<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LittleCornerOfMine/~4/ZTCqatDaXs8" height="1" width="1"/>http://belachan2.blogspot.com/2009/10/miso-seaweed-soup.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11497809.post-6978571960425119312Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:06:00 +00002009-10-27T09:08:41.774-06:00AppetizerDeep-fried food, hardly anyone can resist. Deep-fried beancurd rolls with seaweed, give me anytime! I finally bought some frozen beancurd sheet at my last visit to the Asian market and I was so eager to try this out. Of course my homemade version was not as pretty as I made the rolls too long. So, when I tried to roll the seaweed around, I noticed that it looked weird with just one seaweed http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LittleCornerOfMine/~3/BozWElNFSlg/deep-fried-seaweed-beancurd-rolls.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Little Corner of Mine)14<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LittleCornerOfMine/~4/BozWElNFSlg" height="1" width="1"/>http://belachan2.blogspot.com/2009/10/deep-fried-seaweed-beancurd-rolls.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11497809.post-5087444372694941843Sun, 25 Oct 2009 21:05:00 +00002009-10-26T13:11:34.924-06:00Tofu/BeancurdVegetableAnother simple and healthy home cook dish from me. I would buy cabbage if I did not go to the Asian supermarket to get my vegetable for the week as cabbage has a long fridge life. With cabbage on hand, just add some colors and some tofu and oyster sauce, a delicious and healthy meal awaits you. You can't go wrong with oyster sauce, so stock up on Lee Kum Kee's oyster sauce for easy Chinese http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LittleCornerOfMine/~3/rU3ry0SOUR8/stir-fried-cabbage-with-tofu.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Little Corner of Mine)6<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LittleCornerOfMine/~4/rU3ry0SOUR8" height="1" width="1"/>http://belachan2.blogspot.com/2009/10/stir-fried-cabbage-with-tofu.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11497809.post-970279795251518336Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:36:00 +00002009-10-21T08:38:14.959-06:00Tofu/BeancurdI created this dish by accident one night. I had a block of silken tofu for dinner but had no idea how to cook it. I looked through my pantry and saw a canned of creamy corns and thought why not? It should pair well together as we loved the creamy chicken corn soup with tofu. And I was right, this dish was so easy to put together and guarantee deliciousness. Smashed the silken tofu and http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LittleCornerOfMine/~3/T18YGtzOdII/creamy-corn-tofu.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Little Corner of Mine)12<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LittleCornerOfMine/~4/T18YGtzOdII" height="1" width="1"/>http://belachan2.blogspot.com/2009/10/creamy-corn-tofu.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11497809.post-8751672665469378459Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:46:00 +00002009-10-19T18:47:06.601-06:00GeneralAre you a Asian food lover? Do you do Asian food take-out or dine in often? Or view Asian food as a healthier alternative to the heavy cream and cheese loaded American food? Whatever it is, I just want to let you know that Asian food can be easily prepared at home. I can understand it might be hard for you to come out with the authentic tastes like what they served in a restaurant or it mighthttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LittleCornerOfMine/~3/Zq6By8RuLp0/sunbird-seasonings.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Little Corner of Mine)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LittleCornerOfMine/~4/Zq6By8RuLp0" height="1" width="1"/>http://belachan2.blogspot.com/2009/10/sunbird-seasonings.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11497809.post-5912181184037282029Sun, 18 Oct 2009 15:56:00 +00002009-10-18T11:22:13.591-06:00NoodleWe came to know this dish when we came to America. Frankly, we were curious at first to see Singapore Fried Vermicelli (星州炒米粉) in the Americanized Chinese restaurant's menu. We were like what they know about Singapore vermicelli? So, we ordered the vermicelli and gave it a try. As you guest, it was not a noodle we had before in Malaysia or Singapore (10+ years ago). It was a vermicelli friedhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LittleCornerOfMine/~3/o8GqFazNYWA/singapore-style-fried-vermicelli.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Little Corner of Mine)19<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LittleCornerOfMine/~4/o8GqFazNYWA" height="1" width="1"/>http://belachan2.blogspot.com/2009/10/singapore-style-fried-vermicelli.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11497809.post-7471283402082521660Sat, 17 Oct 2009 16:20:00 +00002009-10-19T09:28:05.623-06:00GeneralTime flies, Halloween is around the corner again. I am the kind of mom that would go through their trick or treat bags and throw away the candies that I think it is bad for them. Then limit one candy a day as a reward for finishing their lunch. Since we are in the healthy wave, everyone seem to be eating healthier and wanted to give the kids a healthy trick too. For parents, you can http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LittleCornerOfMine/~3/yay0UqlJxrA/healthy-trick-or-treat-alternative.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Little Corner of Mine)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LittleCornerOfMine/~4/yay0UqlJxrA" height="1" width="1"/>http://belachan2.blogspot.com/2009/10/healthy-trick-or-treat-alternative.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11497809.post-3754163281009800536Fri, 16 Oct 2009 03:45:00 +00002009-10-17T10:07:07.809-06:00PoultryI made this spice chicken as a side dish for my nasi lemak (fragrant coconut rice). Because my girls couldn't take the ikan bilis sambal (too spicy for them), so I had to come out with a side dish that they can eat with their nasi lemak. I also saved some fried ikan bilis (anchovy) for them. So, my girls version were hard boiled egg, cucumber slices, spice chicken, crispy anchovies and http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LittleCornerOfMine/~3/Zk9L28Vj4tI/spice-chicken.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Little Corner of Mine)10<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LittleCornerOfMine/~4/Zk9L28Vj4tI" height="1" width="1"/>http://belachan2.blogspot.com/2009/10/spice-chicken.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11497809.post-1115884490819958180Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:00:00 +00002009-10-13T08:28:58.142-06:00Bread/BunsAs a Foodbuzz Tastemaker, I received two loaves of Nature's Pride breads to sample (100% Whole Wheat and 12 Grain). If you know me, I'm pretty health conscious and have been eating mostly 100% whole wheat bread for the past years. I was delighted to sample this Nature's Pride bread as it is the only 100% natural brand of bread available across the country (as they claimed). They are committed http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LittleCornerOfMine/~3/v1U2xaUUDxo/moms-french-toasts.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Little Corner of Mine)8<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LittleCornerOfMine/~4/v1U2xaUUDxo" height="1" width="1"/>http://belachan2.blogspot.com/2009/10/moms-french-toasts.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11497809.post-1010395118920443129Sat, 10 Oct 2009 14:40:00 +00002009-10-10T08:41:04.169-06:00Rice DishNasi Lemak or Fragrant Coconut Rice, a Malaysian favorite dish! I don't know anyone who doesn't like nasi lemak. I am a sucker for the banana leaf wrapped nasi lemak that used to sell for 50 cent a pack. Right now, I have no idea how much is it, $1? $1.50? One thing for sure, it was not that cheap anymore. The combination of coconut rice and the ikan bilis sambal (anchovies chili sauce) http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LittleCornerOfMine/~3/WQShO8owVVM/nasi-lemak-fragrant-coconut-rice.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Little Corner of Mine)16<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LittleCornerOfMine/~4/WQShO8owVVM" height="1" width="1"/>http://belachan2.blogspot.com/2009/10/nasi-lemak-fragrant-coconut-rice.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11497809.post-7400858941537061938Thu, 08 Oct 2009 16:48:00 +00002009-10-08T10:49:34.731-06:00DrinkWhen I was contacted to sample the POM new product, Iced Coffee, I was delighted and curious at the same time. Curious as in how would a coffee with POMx added in tasted like. POMx is a potent antioxidant rich extract from POM Wonderful pomegranates. This iced coffee is best suited for people who needed a coffee or caffeine boost everyday and yet wanted it to be healthier, like packed with http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LittleCornerOfMine/~3/NJzhu1dEg_I/pomx-iced-coffee.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Little Corner of Mine)7<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LittleCornerOfMine/~4/NJzhu1dEg_I" height="1" width="1"/>http://belachan2.blogspot.com/2009/10/pomx-iced-coffee.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11497809.post-8637585724628172860Thu, 08 Oct 2009 16:30:00 +00002009-10-08T10:49:16.737-06:00GeneralFor those who just had a baby or is going to have a baby soon or having a baby who is on formula, I would like to share with you this Parent's Choice infant formula sale at Walmart. For a limited time offer, Parent’s Choice Infant Formula is available as a special buy: parents can buy two cans for just $10! Parent’s Choice Milk Infant Formula is on sale in a 15.5 oz (440 gram) can for $5.00 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LittleCornerOfMine/~3/lrD6roCsFb4/walmarts-parents-choice-infant-formula.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Little Corner of Mine)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LittleCornerOfMine/~4/lrD6roCsFb4" height="1" width="1"/>http://belachan2.blogspot.com/2009/10/walmarts-parents-choice-infant-formula.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11497809.post-5753919774793571556Tue, 06 Oct 2009 14:21:00 +00002009-10-06T10:07:20.785-06:00PoultryEggsWe had a beef version of this dish in Denver authentic Chinese restaurant and loved it. The beef was tender and the eggs was smooth. Since I don't buy beef at home and trying to cut down on pork intake, I used chicken breast instead. I added milk in the eggs mixture to give it some milk fragrant.Growing up in Asia, fresh milk is not in our diet at all. All we had were milk powder and we only http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LittleCornerOfMine/~3/qKUYzzL2F7g/stir-fried-chicken-with-eggs.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Little Corner of Mine)7<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LittleCornerOfMine/~4/qKUYzzL2F7g" height="1" width="1"/>http://belachan2.blogspot.com/2009/10/stir-fried-chicken-with-eggs.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11497809.post-5043131077472767964Mon, 05 Oct 2009 14:10:00 +00002009-10-05T08:36:02.626-06:00GeneralHello my readers, I would love to introducing you all to . A free online personal organizer that helps you (or the busy you) to get things done. It is like an online personal notebook to help you organize, from food, entertainment to parenting and managing the day-to-day life, springpad makes it easy for you to collect, use and share content from bloggers, brands and trusted friends. To date, http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LittleCornerOfMine/~3/NlLUB-lIXQo/introducing-springpad.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Little Corner of Mine)3<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LittleCornerOfMine/~4/NlLUB-lIXQo" height="1" width="1"/>http://belachan2.blogspot.com/2009/10/introducing-springpad.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11497809.post-883342548633703317Fri, 02 Oct 2009 14:15:00 +00002009-10-02T10:51:36.121-06:00DessertI saw this recipe on CCTV4 TV food program, "Everyday Food" and thought what an excellent idea! Thought I share it with my readers here, so we will have another way to serve our favorite dessert "Tang Yuan". As I mentioned earlier, in order to incorporate more diary into the Chinese families diet, they have used fresh milk in cooking and making dessert. Usually we used water to make glutinous http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LittleCornerOfMine/~3/pgI21AzYFUQ/duo-colors-marbled-tang-yuan-glutinous.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Little Corner of Mine)18<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LittleCornerOfMine/~4/pgI21AzYFUQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://belachan2.blogspot.com/2009/10/duo-colors-marbled-tang-yuan-glutinous.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11497809.post-6728303441377882217Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:30:00 +00002009-09-30T10:38:00.168-06:00NoodleMade with 100% sweet potato starch, it is a Korean style noodle, usually used in making a Korean dish called Japchae. I like the texture of this noodle and have been buying it to stir-fry. I still season it with the Korean flavor because I think it is most suitable for this type of noodle. Why change the tradition right? But I did use the ingredients I have in the house for this. I just http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LittleCornerOfMine/~3/jEJKBTkH4iE/stir-fried-sweet-potato-starch-noodle.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Little Corner of Mine)15<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LittleCornerOfMine/~4/jEJKBTkH4iE" height="1" width="1"/>http://belachan2.blogspot.com/2009/09/stir-fried-sweet-potato-starch-noodle.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11497809.post-6060127346516598594Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:12:00 +00002009-09-30T09:18:58.902-06:00SeafoodSnackI happen to have some wontan skin in the freezer and also I haven't done any deep-fry food for awhile, so I thought I would give my girls some deep-fry treat. They loved crispy and crunchy food but I have cut down a lot of deep-fry food. So, whenever Evy asked for it, I will make them the healthy crunchy baked chicken strips or baked crunchy fish fillets. They all loved it and I can provide http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LittleCornerOfMine/~3/wO-dH3C-3ms/deep-fried-shrimp-wontan.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Little Corner of Mine)7<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LittleCornerOfMine/~4/wO-dH3C-3ms" height="1" width="1"/>http://belachan2.blogspot.com/2009/09/deep-fried-shrimp-wontan.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11497809.post-1109500793954264460Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:50:00 +00002009-09-30T09:20:40.581-06:00EggsWhy is this fried eggs so special? Because I added black sesame seeds in it! Sesame seed has antioxidant and anti-cancer properties and rich in iron, magnesium, copper, calcium, manganese and contains vitamin B1 and E. It is pretty hard to incorporate sesame seeds into our diet unless we use sesame oil frequently or eat cookies or bread made with sesame seeds. So, one day when preparing my http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LittleCornerOfMine/~3/debHxtjoP04/special-fried-eggs.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Little Corner of Mine)17<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LittleCornerOfMine/~4/debHxtjoP04" height="1" width="1"/>http://belachan2.blogspot.com/2009/09/special-fried-eggs.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11497809.post-5751191007718803370Wed, 23 Sep 2009 15:30:00 +00002009-09-30T09:21:17.749-06:00Bread/BunsMy twist on Rotiboy (or Mexican Buns)! Instead of the coffee flavored that we have known and loved, I made it into green tea flavored. As my readers know, I love green tea powder or matcha and I had done some baking based on it as well. This recipe came about while I was looking at my previous Rotiboy's post, I thought of this idea, why not experiment it in a different flavor and green tea http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LittleCornerOfMine/~3/HUmQXZqWqBY/green-tea-buns-with-green-tea-crusted.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Little Corner of Mine)16<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LittleCornerOfMine/~4/HUmQXZqWqBY" height="1" width="1"/>http://belachan2.blogspot.com/2009/09/green-tea-buns-with-green-tea-crusted.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11497809.post-7588217969449757411Sun, 20 Sep 2009 15:16:00 +00002009-09-30T09:21:47.557-06:00SeafoodI saw this dish featured on CCTV4 recently and though what an interesting idea. I never buy sea cucumber before, love to eat it but have no clue how to handle it. Another reason of not buying is my hubby doesn't like it. So, when I saw this imitation sea cucumber made using the seaweed, I was intriguing and wanted to try it. Well, I supposed to shape it into an oblong shape to resemble the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LittleCornerOfMine/~3/8g4EbypcCSw/stir-fried-imitation-sea-cucumber.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Little Corner of Mine)10<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LittleCornerOfMine/~4/8g4EbypcCSw" height="1" width="1"/>http://belachan2.blogspot.com/2009/09/stir-fried-imitation-sea-cucumber.html