teczcape - Escape to Food -recipes, cooking, reviews

Boiled dumplings (云吞 ) - my most-used freezer friendly recipe, so easy and versatile

2009-07-14T02:34:00.000-07:00

I have cooked wontons many times, in so many ways such as Spicy Wonton Soup, "Mathematical" Mince with Wonton Noodles, Fried Seafood Wonton, Seafood Wonton Soup,Sweet Peanut Butter and Banana Wontons...

[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Broccoli and Lentils Pasta - from "Cream of Broccoli"

2009-07-10T02:45:00.000-07:00

Somehow I failed in making Cream of Broccoli Soup. I can't compose my thoughts on why and how it failed as it was too unmemorable to remember. Perhaps, I am not used to cooking with an intermediate...

[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

California Strawberries, FoodNetwork's Cioppino and my Dum Biryani

2009-07-08T01:34:00.000-07:00

Activity: 6 June 2009 Blog Posting: 8 July 2009 Strawberry picking time! We headed for strawberry picking in the morning, at our favorite U-Pick at Swanton Berrry Farm. Bad news bestowed! The...

[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Curried Potato and Mushrooms + attempt to grow Curry Leaves failed!

2009-07-03T03:37:00.000-07:00

Remember my last Weekend Herb Blogging (WHB) entry on Curry Leave, Curry Love? On the note that (1) "... ... the FLAVOR of FRESH curry LEAVES is SUPERIOR and IRREPLACEABLE"; (2) neither dirt cheap...

[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Weisswurst sausage - the Bavarian meat that almost made me barbaric !

2009-06-30T04:49:00.001-07:00

I had to clear my fridge and pantry before going away for a week and not much time to very much COOK anything either. So, back to assembling some food with some Weisswurst sausage, spinach and sweet...

[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Kai Lan in Butter and Shallots

2009-06-27T19:26:00.000-07:00

The truth is, I am too lazy to stir fry my vegetables (because it ends up with an oily pan to wash). I still do but not all the time. How do I eat my leafy greens, you ask? Short of eating them raw,...

[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Food with a view or a kill + California Redwood road trip

2009-06-26T02:24:00.001-07:00

It was no surprise where were we, How tiny can we be in the light of trees, Not just any but these giant trees, Redwood in California, we love thee. Avenue of the Giants, Humboldt Redwood State...

[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Stewed Pork Belly with Potato Cubes and more...at 3 guys' house

2009-06-24T03:23:00.001-07:00

A delicious meal prepared by 3 guys - Mr. M, Mr. F and Mr. A; and shared among 4 guys (3 of them + hubby) and a gal(me!). Guys from China, typically from Shanghai can do the "wokking", some said. I...

[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Pumpkin Seeds - roast your own with green tea powder? Will it work?

2009-06-21T00:15:00.000-07:00

STACKS means "...heaps of something..." hmmm...here...heaps of roasted pumpkin seeds - green tea flavor. Store-bought, pre-shelled flat, dark green pumpkin seeds are called pepitas. Some are...

[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Roast Chicken with Spices

2009-06-17T04:29:00.000-07:00

Fancy some lazy tasty chicken? The chicken is not lazy. I am. Marinate the chicken with some butter and good-quality poultry spices rub (I bought mine from Costco Taiwan last year - and brought it...

[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

DORA alMOND - the Cat and Food Blog, not Cat Food!

2009-06-16T23:01:00.000-07:00

My friend - DORA alMOND - the cat lover, is one of the top 10 finalists for the Best Laugh-Out-Loud Blog category in Omy's Singapore Blog Awards 2009. Vote for her and YOU, will stand a chance to...

[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Japanese sake and the Ninja

2009-06-14T17:03:00.001-07:00

I simply love this glass bottle that I had to keep the empty bottle, after dinner one day. As it is Japanese sake, the link goes to feudal Japan and ninja 忍者 (literally, "one who is concealed" or...

[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Summer Soba Delight + Spring Onion on Scale of Pungency

2009-06-04T03:04:00.000-07:00

Get ready for summer with this soba delight. It's Spring. Head down to get your seasonal produce - will it include Spring Onions? Spring Onions, Green Onions - some call it Scallions. Are they the...

[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

M&M chocolates - Las Vegas memories

2009-06-03T01:38:00.000-07:00

M&M Chocolates! This was taken in Dec 2008 - Las Vegas. Been extremely busy and not been writing much for my blog. I have been cooking but too bad...no time to create a full food post (which...

[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Potatoes with Cheese and Choy Sum

2009-05-29T03:14:00.000-07:00

I am not a cheese connoisseur but I do enjoy cheese once in a while. I hardly incorporate cheese in my cooking as when I do eat cheese, I tend to have them as-is like a snack - buying block cheeses,...

[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Where to find your Web Host ?

2009-05-29T02:38:00.000-07:00

I confess that I procrastinated. I have yet to get a web host to host my blog with a personal domain name. Again, I promise myself "Someday, I will". Once in a while, I will come across websites that...

[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Pasta Black Bean with Chili Tuna

2009-05-27T04:16:00.000-07:00

Where will this can of organic black beans (black turtle beans) and that can of AYAM chili tuna lead me? Ehhhh... ...Paradise... ...Almost. As long as I am not mentally stressed out juggling between...

[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Hot Chocolate, Drinking Chocolate, Old World for the New Age

2009-05-24T02:22:00.000-07:00

My friend YJ recommended this hot chocolate and I love it! I think she got it from Whole Foods. 54% cocoa, dark chocolate...what more can I ask for? Old World Drinking Chocolate does sound classic...

[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Banana and plantain - fruit or herb ?

2009-05-19T05:21:00.000-07:00

What?! Bananas are considered herbs? Huh?!!!There are six most popular types of bananas? And how many different types have you tried or consciously try to differentiate? Could you tell me the...

[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Wonton (Dumpling) Noodles - Singapore vs Hong Kong

2009-05-15T02:07:00.000-07:00

There are a few cheap and good food near my house (walking distance). I am considered lucky. $2.50 fishball noodles and $2.50 wonton noodles. Yum yum yum... Perfect texture in the noodles -...

[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Curry Leaf, Curry Love

2009-05-12T06:50:00.000-07:00

I've taken such a long hiatus from Weekend Herb Blogging that I've forgotten the rules! Yes, rules. No problem! I just need to go back to Cook Almost Anything, follow the rules, then send this post...

[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Endless recipes with Pasta and Noodles - PPN #112 Round Up

2009-05-08T19:00:00.000-07:00

I hope you have enjoyed a good selection of dishes last week at Once Upon a Feast. This week, we have another dozen of entries for Presto Pasta Night Roundup to whet your appetite. First, we have...

[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Mee Siam - a tangy rice vermicelli dish I love

2009-05-07T05:34:00.000-07:00

Trying hard to find the noodles (rice vermicelli, to be more exact)? Yes, the Mee Siam is soaking fine and well in this tangy gravy. Hey, there is still time to send in your entries to Presto Pasta...

[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Chicken Curry (Leftover) Pasta - Presto Pasta Night #112, I'm coming

2009-05-02T20:22:00.001-07:00

Finally, I'm taking a step forward to host my first blog event :D Presto Pasta Night, it shall be. Why not? This has always been my all-time favorite blog event. As your host for this week (2 - 7...

[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Baked Broccoli with Cheese

2009-04-25T18:50:00.000-07:00

Believe it or not. I usually blanch my broccoli and eat them with steamed rice and other dishes (Chinese meal) or baked fish and potatoes (Western meal). How boring can this get. But I am used to...

[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Links for 2007-01-28 [del.icio.us]

2007-01-29T00:00:00-08:00

I'm a foodie, are you ?