tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11497809Mon, 07 Dec 2009 02:32:01 +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)Blogger822125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11497809.post-975173212760852113Sat, 05 Dec 2009 15:54:00 +00002009-12-05T09:59:48.823-07:00Sweet PotatoesPorridgeSweet potato is super cheap this time of the year. I saw it as low as 25 cent/lb at WalMart. I regretted I didn't buy some at this price to keep. Edda was not feeling well and I decided to cook her some porridge. Instead of the usual fish porridge, I tried the chicken and sweet potatoes porridge. I made the porridge quite watery and cut the sweet potato into tiny cubes for easy swallowing. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LittleCornerOfMine/~3/DfsLBfNLcdA/sweet-potatoes-porridge.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Little Corner of Mine)6<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LittleCornerOfMine/~4/DfsLBfNLcdA" height="1" width="1"/>http://belachan2.blogspot.com/2009/12/sweet-potatoes-porridge.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11497809.post-4611790375295130902Thu, 03 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +00002009-12-02T17:03:36.552-07:00PoultryI tried a new chicken recipe for my Thanksgiving dinner. This recipe can be done last minute as it doesn't need to be marinated/seasoned before hand. This chicken was fragrant and tasted divine. You can eat the garlic together with the chicken or spread it on bread to enjoy. Remember to place the garlic close and underneath the chicken when baking or else it will be burned and turned rock http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LittleCornerOfMine/~3/juCVp7YjHO4/roast-chicken-with-garlic-and-thymes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Little Corner of Mine)6<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LittleCornerOfMine/~4/juCVp7YjHO4" height="1" width="1"/>http://belachan2.blogspot.com/2009/12/roast-chicken-with-garlic-and-thymes.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11497809.post-4956878547822111434Wed, 02 Dec 2009 23:14:00 +00002009-12-04T10:13:33.329-07:00GeneralThis is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Birdfeeders.com. All opinions are 100% mine.Is my title interest you? I guess you are if you are someone who loves nature and who loves to spend hours watching birds, or you know someone who does. Christmas is around the corner and you are looking for the perfect gift for someone special, what can be more special than the special collection ofhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LittleCornerOfMine/~3/zRtxeFEU_uQ/bird-feeders.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Little Corner of Mine)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LittleCornerOfMine/~4/zRtxeFEU_uQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://belachan2.blogspot.com/2009/12/bird-feeders.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11497809.post-1482682945899788100Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:08:00 +00002009-11-30T08:09:18.793-07:00DinnerBaked Chicken with Garlic and Dried ThymesBaked Sweet Potato FriesChinese Style Green BeansMini Sausages with Special SauceServe with soft and fluffy buns and sparkling ciders (picture not taken). Truly a last minute dinner as we were having Dim Sum with some friends in Denver up until 2pm and rushed back to cook this. Nothing traditional as I didn't buy turkey again this year (just didn't wanthttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LittleCornerOfMine/~3/R4thG4YQwLw/last-minute-thanksgiving-dinner.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Little Corner of Mine)15<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LittleCornerOfMine/~4/R4thG4YQwLw" height="1" width="1"/>http://belachan2.blogspot.com/2009/11/last-minute-thanksgiving-dinner.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11497809.post-2725660290232059333Sat, 28 Nov 2009 14:45:00 +00002009-11-28T07:47:13.507-07:00GeneralLooking for a present to give to school children? Something educational such as a book would be nice. I would love to recommend Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin because I had one and it was fun to read. It is an adventure fantasy crossed with Chinese folktales and it is being called a Chinese "Wizard of Oz". It is for a 4th grade reading level but can be enjoyed by all ages. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LittleCornerOfMine/~3/-yzidzUa7jE/where-mountain-meets-moon.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Little Corner of Mine)4<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LittleCornerOfMine/~4/-yzidzUa7jE" height="1" width="1"/>http://belachan2.blogspot.com/2009/11/where-mountain-meets-moon.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11497809.post-6340190566981858083Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:50:00 +00002009-11-24T10:46:00.675-07:00CookiesI loved cookies! A cookies lover since young and coming from Asia, we were used to the hard and crunchy cookies. I only got introduced to soft or soft and chewy cookies when I came to America. It got some getting used to but frankly I am still not use to the soft cookies. My hubby brought back some cookies from his office and it was so soft that it disintegrated into pieces, not only that it http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LittleCornerOfMine/~3/okpSgT4X27A/whole-wheat-oats-cranberries-cookies.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Little Corner of Mine)12<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LittleCornerOfMine/~4/okpSgT4X27A" height="1" width="1"/>http://belachan2.blogspot.com/2009/11/whole-wheat-oats-cranberries-cookies.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11497809.post-3788177094734400330Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:16:00 +00002009-11-21T12:23:00.105-07:00NoodleWhile shopping at my Asian grocery store recently, I spotted this Vietnamese noodle that looked very similar to our Malaysian "Loh See Fun, 老鼠粉" or silver needle noodle. This Vietnamese noodle is made with wheat starch, potato starch and water. Whereas silver needle noodle is made with rice flour, wheat starch and water, thus softer in texture. This Vietnamese noodle has more bite to it. I http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LittleCornerOfMine/~3/ToRDEO_5qLc/stir-fried-vietnamese-noodle.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Little Corner of Mine)15<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LittleCornerOfMine/~4/ToRDEO_5qLc" height="1" width="1"/>http://belachan2.blogspot.com/2009/11/stir-fried-vietnamese-noodle.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11497809.post-9212597233940382920Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:15:00 +00002009-11-17T08:16:32.666-07:00CakeA lot of people liked my Pandan chiffon cake recipe. I also created a lot of other recipes based on this recipe and here sharing with you another variation of chiffon cake, I called it Coffee Chiffon Cake. Really soft and spongy! Ingredients:(A)1 3/4 cup all-purpose flour, sifted1 Tbsp. Hershey's Specially Dark Cocoa1 Tbsp. baking powder1 tsp. salt1/2 cup sugar(B)1/2 cup vegetable or canola http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LittleCornerOfMine/~3/gqA1D9MaJrk/coffee-chiffon-cake.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Little Corner of Mine)22<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LittleCornerOfMine/~4/gqA1D9MaJrk" height="1" width="1"/>http://belachan2.blogspot.com/2009/11/coffee-chiffon-cake.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11497809.post-6576630189766554100Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:24:00 +00002009-11-18T08:45:00.245-07:00SnackMy hubby loved to buy roasted peanuts in shell from the supermarket to snack on. But he is very particular and picky about his taste. Once, he bought a bag of peanuts and decided he didn't like the taste and refuse to eat it anymore. So, what was I going to do with a big bag of peanuts? I shelled all of it while watching T.V. (yeah, multi-tasking is women talent) and freeze it. One day, whenhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LittleCornerOfMine/~3/Z0e_qK7yAoY/fried-peanuts.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Little Corner of Mine)10<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LittleCornerOfMine/~4/Z0e_qK7yAoY" height="1" width="1"/>http://belachan2.blogspot.com/2009/11/fried-peanuts.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11497809.post-2784026432066402897Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:06:00 +00002009-11-12T09:12:23.557-07:00PoultryPeasChickpeas also known as Garbanzo beans are high in dietary fiber, low in fat and a good source of protein, zinc and folate. In Malaysia, we called it chickpeas and it is normally associated with Indian cuisine. I remembered I used to have it in the form of boiled/steamed white chickpeas in con shape wrapped paper (or newspaper) in the night market as snack. It was ages ago, not sure whether http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LittleCornerOfMine/~3/vJX0ajCFbmY/curry-chick-peas-with-chicken.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Little Corner of Mine)8<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LittleCornerOfMine/~4/vJX0ajCFbmY" height="1" width="1"/>http://belachan2.blogspot.com/2009/11/curry-chick-peas-with-chicken.htmltag: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)18<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)17<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 +00002009-11-19T09:16:38.319-07:00GeneralAre 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.html