Corn and Raisin Muffin

I find these muffins a little too sweet, so might be better to reduce the sugar content next time. The corn gave these muffin a good aroma especially when they’re fresh out of the oven :)




Ingredients:
Flour (1 ½ cup)
Baking powder (1 tsp)
Baking soda (1 tsp)
Salt (1/2 tsp)
Sugar (3/4 cup)
Egg (1)
Butter (1/3 cup)
Sweet corn (4tbsp)
Raisin (3tbsp)

Preheat oven at 190C.


Method:
1. Beat butter, eggs, sugar and salt till light and creamy.
2. Mix in the corn and raisin.
3. Fold in flour, baking powder and baking soda (sift together first).
4. Scoop the mixture into muffin cups.
5. Bake for 20-25 min or until cooked.

Carrot Cake

Past Monday was Deepavali Day and since it’s a public holiday, the church had a small gathering over lots of yummy BBQ food. I brought salad and this carrot cake. Well, since it’s an off day for me, I’ll definitely utilize the time to do some baking! Haha….
After turning the pages of a recipe book, I’ve decided to bake a carrot cake.

As usual, I made some modifications to the recipe ;p
One was to replace the pineapple with canned peach and the other is adding yoghurt to the cake. I find that yoghurt is good in keeping the cake moist, so I like to dump some into the mixture. The outcome? This carrot cake is soft, moist and not too sweet. I think the mixed spice also gave it a flavourful taste.

Ingredients:
Oil (1 cup)
Eggs (3)
Caster sugar (1 cup)
Yoghurt (2tbsp)
Grated carrot (3 cups)
Pineapple/ Peach - chopped (3 tbsp)
Raisin (2 tbsp)
Mixed spice (2 tsp)
Self raising flour (2 ¼ cup)

Preheat oven at 175C.

Method:
1. Beat oil, eggs and sugar till light and creamy.
2. Mix in yoghurt, carrot, pineapple/peach and raisin.
3. Fold in mixed spice and self raising flour (sift together first).
4. Grease the baking dish and pour in mixture.
5. Bake for 45 min or until cooked.

Turmeric Fried Fish

I bought 2 fishes last weekend and since I have steamed one, I thought I’ll just simply fry this one. If you don’t like turmeric powder, you can omit it.

Ingredients:
Fish (cleaned and make 2-3 cuts on the body on both sides)
Turmeric powder
Pepper
Salt
Light soy sauce
Oil


Method:
1. Marinate fish with salt, pepper and turmeric powder for ~30min.
2. Heat some oil in a frying pan.
3. Fry fish on both sides till golden brown.
4. Dish up and pour 1 tbsp of light soy sauce over the fish.

Stir Fried Potatoes in Dark Soy Sauce

A stand alone dish?? Almost….since it’s only potatoes and onions.
Well, I really don't have much vegetables left in the fridge, so I just cook whatever that's left ;p
Although this is simple, it taste nice :)



Ingredients:
Potato (cut into slices)
Onions (cut into wedges)
Dark soy sauce
Pepper
Salt
Sugar
Oil
Water


Method:
1. Heat a little oil in a wok and saute the onions.
2. Put in the potatoes and stir fry for 5-6min.
3. Add in dark soy sauce, salt, sugar and pepper. Mix well.
4. Add enough water and cook till potatoes are soft.

Soy Bean Noodles

Another extremely easy dish.

Ingredients:
Soy bean noodles (soaked till soft)
Lettuce
Carrot (cut into thin strips)
Chicken (cut into bite size & marinate with a little light soy sauce)
Button mushroom (cut into slices)
Garlic (chopped)
Black pepper sauce
Marmite sauce
Salt
Oil
Water


Method:
1. Heat a little oil in a wok and brown the garlic.
2. Add in carrot and button mushroom. Stir fry for 1-2min.
3. Add in chicken meat and continue to stir fry for 1-2min.
4. Pour in mixture of marmite and black pepper sauce. Add water and cook till it boils.
5. Add in the noodles and cook for 1min. Season with salt.
6. Add in lettuce, mix well and serve.

Tofu in Tomato & Black Pepper Sauce

I am short of one dish for dinner and didn’t know what else I can cook. Then, I just ‘list down’ the ingredients that I have in my mind and started to imagine what can I do with them. So, here’s the experimental dish which taste quite good :)

Ingredients:
Potato (sliced)
Egg tofu (cut into thick slices)
Tomatoes (cut into small pieces)
Garlic (chopped)
Tomato sauce
Black pepper sauce
Salt
Water
Oil


Method:
1. Heat oil in a wok and saute garlic for 1-2min.
2. Add in potatoes and stir fry for 4-5min.
3. Add in tomatoes and continue to stir fry for 1-2min.
4. In a bowl, mix tomato and black pepper sauce with water.
5. Pour this over and let it simmer. Season with a little salt.
6. Add in the egg tofu and cook for 1-2min. Serve hot.

Stir Fried Lettuce

One of the idiot-proof dishes for dinner….

Ingredients:
Lettuce
Carrot
Button mushroom
Salt
Soy sauce
Water
Oil


Method:
1. Heat oil in a wok and saute garlic for 1-2min.
2. Add in carrot and button mushroom. Stir fry for 3-4min.
3. Add in lettuce and season with some salt and soy sauce.
4. Add a little water.
5. Cook till it boils and dish up.