Bak Choy with Eggs

What's in this dish:

Bak Choy
Eggs
Garlic
Olive oil
Salt
Pepper

Tomato Chicken

What's in this dish:

Baked Chicken drumsticks, seasoned with ginger powder, garlic powder, salt, pepper

For the tomato sauce:
Tomatoes
Garlic
Olive oil
Ketchup
Balsamic vinegar
Lemon juice
Salt
Pepper

I got my coffee

I got my coffee fix! Brewed coffee from Delifrance. No sugar added.

What's in Your Coffee?

I ran out of Nespresso capsules.  Which means no coffee for me this morning.  I rummaged through my pantry drawer and found a sample packet of instant white coffee. I think it came with the SG50 fun pack.    I was happy for a second that I did not have to survive today without coffee.  Sure, I could pop by Toastbox or Killiney to buy a cup.  But I have long ditched such traditional, highly acidic local coffee drenched in condensed milk / evaporated milk / heaps of sugar.  I was once an addict for such coffee, but thank goodness no longer.   I now always start my day with a cup of plain Nespresso coffee. 

Back to the instant white coffee.  I looked at the ingredients list.  Here's what it says: 

Non-dairy creamer (glucose syrup, hydrogenated vegetable fat, sodium caseinate (milk protein), emulsifier, stabilizer, silicon dioxide), sugar, instant coffee, milk solids, freeze dried instant coffee, cocoa powder and permitted flavouring.  

There are 12 ingredients altogether.  I don't know what some of the ingredients are, but for sure, I know things like glucose syrup, hydrogenated vegetable fat and sugar is something that is definitely unhealthy.   What I wanted was coffee, not junk food.  I made the logical decision not to waste 181calories on a cup of coffee and reached for green tea instead.  The ingredients: Green tea, matcha.  No junk.  

Pan Fried Beancurd with Peanut Sauce

What's in this dish:

Firm beancurd (firm tofu/tau kwa)
Olive oil

For the sauce:-
Peanut butter
Honey
Black sweet sauce
Hot water

Beef Fusilli

What's in this dish:

Wholewheat fusilli

Beef

Yellow capsicum

Tomato

Button mushrooms

Garlic

Olive oil

Teriyaki sauce

Salt

Pepper

Lunch Today

Today's lunch comprised of baked chicken breast with cherry tomatoes and garlic stir-fried baby spinach. Dessert was a bowl of green seedless grapes. Simple but satisfying.

Chye Sim with Enoki Mushrooms

What's in this dish:

Organic chye sim
Enoki mushrooms
Garlic
Olive oil
Salt
Pepper

Soba for Dinner

My little one requested for soba for dinner, so this is our one-dish meal tonight.

What's in this dish:

Organic soba
Chicken breast meat
Bak Choy
Tomato
Egg
Garlic
Olive oil
Lemon juice
Low sodium soy sauce
Salt
Pepper
Ginger powder
Sesame oil

Lunch in 10 minutes

Today's lunch is an effortless meal. I had air-fryer baked salmon with cherry tomatoes and served with steamed broccoli and a squeeze of fresh lemon. There is no seasoning at all! 4 ingredients healthy meal in 10 minutes. Plus a cup of ice cold green tea to finish up.

The haze may reach hazardous levels this afternoon. Eat healthy, stay healthy!

What's for Dinner? - Fried Rice

What's in this dish:

Steamed rice
Egg
Organic cherry tomatoes
Brown button mushrooms
Organic chye sim
Garlic
Olive oil
Salt
Pepper

Baked Ginger Chicken with Brown Button Mushroooms

What's in the dish:

Chicken breast
Brown button mushrooms
Ginger powder
Salt
Pepper
Olive oil
Minced garlic
Teriyaki sauce (honey & soy)

Homemade Potstickers / Gyozas

I love potstickers with vinegar and can gobble up a lot at a time!  Pack more vegetables in the filling to make this a healthy one-dish meal.  I have chosen to make the wrappers myself as the store-bought ones usually contain chemicals/preservatives.  It is actually very easy, albeit time-consuming. Choose a day when you are free the whole afternoon to make this with your family!

What's in this dish:

Wrapper:-
Plain flour
Hot water
Olive oil

Filling:-
Minced chicken
Brown button mushrooms
Cabbage
Low sodium soy sauce
Sesame oil
Ginger powder
Garlic powder
Pepper

Dipping sauce:-
Balsamic vinegar

What's for Dinner? - Beef Soba

What's in this dish:

Organic soba (buckwheat noodles)
Beef
Broccoli
Yellow capsicum
Carrot
Tomato
Garlic
Olive oil
Teriyaki sauce (honey & soy)
Salt
Pepper
Ginger powder
Garlic powder

Cooking method:

Stir fry

Stir fried Bak Choy with Tomatoes

What's in this dish:

Bak Choy
Tomatoes
Garlic
Olive oil
Salt
Pepper

Chicken Soup with Potato and Carrots

What's in this dish:

Chicken legs
Potato
Carrot
Yellow onion
Red dates

Cooking method:

Boil and simmer

What's for lunch? - Wholemeal Fusilli

What's in this dish:

Wholemeal fusilli
Organic cherry tomatoes
Broccoli
Chicken breast meat (from chicken reared without hormones and antibiotics), seasoned with ginger powder, garlic powder, pepper
Olive oil
Minced garlic
Salt
Pepper

Steamed Sea Bass with Enoki Mushroom

What's in this dish:

Sea bass, steamed

Sauce, simmered-
Balsamic vinegar
Low sodium soy sauce
Ginger powder
Garlic powder
Sesame oil

Enoki mushrooms, pan-fried-
Enoki mushroom
Minced garlic
Olive oil
Salt
Pepper

What's for Dinner - Fried Bee Hoon and Sweet Vinegared Pork Ribs

I am having my ultimate comfort food for dinner tonight! Fried bee hoon! While fried been hoon bought from outside is laden with oil and sodium, homecooked fried bee hoon is not sinful and is choked full of healthy vegetables.

 I also tried cooking sweet vinegar pork ribs for the first time today and it was quite good. But this is definitely not very healthy because of the added sugar, so portion control is important.

Lovely meal!

Chocolate Chip Oat Cookie 烘焙巧克力燕麦饼干

I used a regular chocolate chip cookie recipe that I had used before, and made it a little healthier by swapping half of the required flour with rolled oats. I should have cut a bit of the sugar as well as the oats seemed to add some sweetness to the cookies.

我改了我平时用的巧克力饼干食谱，把一半的面粉换成燕麦，这样饼干就会健康一点点！燕麦有甜度，下一次我会减少一点糖。

What's in the cookies: 

饼干材料:

Plain flour 面粉
Raw rolled oats 燕麦
Butter 牛油
Raw brown sugar 糖
Eggs 鸡蛋
60% cacao chocolate chips 巧克力
Salt 盐
Baking powder 发酵粉