118. Our Food Diary - Oct to Dec 2024

Tuesday, October 01, 2024

118. Our Food Diary - Oct to Dec 2024

OUR FOOD DIARY 2024

October, November, December 2024

what we ate from October to December 2024

and here are the star pics!

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no mummy, no alow and no helper.

just me trying to go market, plan and cook meals.

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cook yummy nutritious meals

with less food waste!

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below: what i cooked ... with recipes

Chicken

- chicken curry

- roast, grilled chicken - whole, thigh, wings

- ayam soto

- ayam laksa

- chicken with garlic and black sauce

- roast chicken

Pork

- pepper pork with bamboo shoots

- pork with black sauce and onions soaked in rice vinegar

- minced pork with long beans

- minced pork patties/cutlets with tomato worcestershire sauce gravy

- grilled pork collar seasoned with red fermented beancurd

- stirfry pork with sugar, black pepper and black sauce

- pork ribs lotus root and peanut soup

- ngo hiang

Beef

- beef golden coin and oxtail soup

- ribeye steak and sirloin steak

- thai beef salad (sirloin steak)

Seafood

- homemade prawn noodles

- fried tiger prawns

- fried whitebait fish (Japan)

- grilled ikan kurau or threadfin fish fillet with sugar and dark soya sauce

- griiled salmon

Veggies

- sayur lodeh/longtong

- stir fry mang guang or turnip with carrots

- su chye

- chap chye

- red spinach with eggs

- fried kangkong

- stir fried cauliflower - indian style

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December 2024

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29-31 Dec - prawn noodles

30-31 Dec - ngo hiang

29 - 31 Dec 2024

Prawn Noodles!

below: Jannah helped me cook prawn noodle soup!

below: link: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/gOYlo0O40dc

below: soft bone pork cooked till tender

in bak kut teh pepper stock and fresh prawn stock

30-31 Dec 2024

preparing ngo hiang for CNY

30 Dec 2024 Mon

lunch - amk central - chye peng

daddy had indian food

dinner - can't remember!

think we had leftover prawn noodles!

29 Dec 2024 Sun

lunch - bcm at coffeeshop next to sheng siong / jalan kayu

at sheng siong bought -

- 2 pomfret

- 1kg tiger prawns

- 800-900g soft bone pork

- water chestnut for ngo hiang

after lunch cleaned up the fish and prawns...

so ended up cooking prawn noodle soup!!

dinner - jannah helped me cook prawn noodles!

below: edna's rendang

28 Dec 2024 Sat

lunch - leftovers and tabao from chong boon market

- assam pedas stingray $8

- mee rebus with chicken drumstick/thigh $7.50

- leftover broccoli with mushroom

dinner - cooked

- roast chicken

- potato salad

below: dinner

27 Dec 2024 Fri

morning - took my pneumococcal vaccine at ttsh

lunch - kampung admiralty

- steamed chicken with briyani rice $6.30

- 3 veg from chang cheng chye peng stall $3

- soya bean drink $1

- popiah and seaweed popiah

tabao duck rice for christen

dinner - cooked

- tempe (forgot to take pics! nooooooo!!)

- fry chicken mince

- red spinach and king oyster mushrooms

- broccoli and cauliflower

26 Dec 2024 Thu

lunch - omg i can't rem

but i slept all afternoon!!

ok asked christen and we took a while to rem...

jannah went polyclinic and then for lunch,

we tabao zhi char from amk central (no pics)

- beef with ginger and spring onions,

- brinjals,

- beef hor fun

dinner - hougang - ah ma noodle and sang mee

with daddy and christen

25 Dec 2024 Wed

merry christmas!

morning - prepared potato salad, dressing and some veggies for dinner

lunch - leftovers - cleared the fridge uggh

dinner - holland road - grilled the salmon there

24 Dec 2024 Tues

christmas eve!

8.30am - amk ntuc to buy a salmon and some veggies

salmon - cleaned, packed, cooked and

seasoned the salmon for christmas dinner

breakfast - malaysia boleh at amk hub -

fishball noodles/beehoon

lunch - grilled salmon head, bones and belly!!

dinner - potluck with ko ko and dio dio

- honey baked ham

- chicken wings and chicken bits

- roasted pumpkin

- boiled carrots, broccoli and cauliflower

- apple sauce for ham

- fried bockwurst sausages with onions,

japanese worcestershire sauce and tomato ketchup

Recipe: Simple Apple Sauce (for Ham or Pork)

- 5 garnny smith green apples

- 1 red fuji apple

- 6-8 tbsp raw/brown sugar

- 2 tbsp white sugar

- juice of lemon (1/4 of whole lemon)

- lemon rind

23 Dec 2024 Mon

lunch - yishun northpoint with jannah

- chicken noodle soup & grouper soup with rice

then went to service the car

dinner - cooked

- stir fried kang kong with oyster sauce

- chye sim with eggs and tung hoon

- leftover peanut and lotus root soup!

- steamed 2 fishes HK style

x1 greasy grouper and x1 sea bass

22 Dec 2024 Sun

lunch - 628 amk malay food

dinner - spaghetti with leftover spinach stems and tomatoes

21 Dec 2024 Sat

lunch at eric's son's wedding - good food!

dinner - leftovers - chicken rice, roast chicken, whitebait omelette, archar

20 Dee 2024 Fri

brunch - 628 market -

had economical beehoon

dinner - 628 market chicken rice

fried moringa leaves with egg

moringa tree or drumstrick tree

fried moringa leaves with egg

moringa tree or drumstrick tree

19 Dec 2024 Thu

breakfast at 11.30am - no pics

leftover whitebait omelette with rice heated with beef soup

dinner - simple spaghetti and fried rice

18 Dec 2024 Wed

no breakfast-

woke up late and rushed to woodlands to open door for brian's workers to fix the house

late lunch - no pics

fishball soup, dry beehoon from malaysia boleh

dinner -

aston's salad buffet with AJ group!

parvin gave some aloo prata and mango pickles!!

below: parvin's mum's mango pickle

17 Dec 2024 Tues

breakfast - ttsh soto

late lunch at 4+pm, almost 5pm - nex

- nasi padang - money chye and sambal goreng - very nice!

dinner - cooked

- steamed 2 chinese pomfret bought from admiralty market

- fry whitebait omelette with onions and carrot

16 Dec 2024 Mon

lunch with christen

- leftover beef/oxtail

- cabbage with turmeric

dinner - casuarina zhi char

- wat dan hor fun $7

- beef fried rice $7

- ha cheong gai, small $12

15 Dec 2024 Sun

lunch - 628 amk market

yong tau foo - no pics

dinner - cooked cauliflower and beef, oxtail soup

bought gold coin around 1.3kg - $25

and oxtail around 1.2 kg - $20

dip - chillipadi with light soya sauce and x2-3 fresh lime juice

14 Dec2024 Sat

lunch - kimly coffeeshop opp woodlands carpark

dinner - shared bahn mi x3

13 Dec 2024 Fri

lunch - numnum thai food!!

- grilled pork neck $10

- chicken cococunut soup $12

- 2 rice $2

$24 + 10% service charge + 9% gst

dinner - jalan kayu -

i had kuay teow goreng and some mutton bone

12 Dec 2024 Thu

went JB for a day with joey, edna and roger!

more photos here:

https://jt-write.blogspot.com/2024/12/185-celebrating-joeys-70th-birthday-in.html

below: our breakfast at the oriental kopi, Sentral or City Mall i think

- chee cheong fun with fish balls and curry gravy

- nasi lemak (spicy but v nice!)

- fried beehoon (a bit dry)

- curry noodles (roger's breakfast)

Madam Kwan's Restaurant (Mid Valley Mall) - dinner zhi char RM$200

- soft shell crab with tung hoon

- beef with ginger and spring onions

- asparagus with sambal belacan

- mixed veggies (no seafood/meat)

- platter for 2 - otak, chicken wings, fried prawn dumplings, satay chicken

below: what jannah cooked for her lunch

below: we had to throw out these veggies - spoilt already :(((

11 Dec 2024 Wed

lunch at kampong admiralty

before fixing shower set at the hdb

ah ma mee sua very nice!!

dinner - tabao chai peng

from amk hub coffeeshop

dinner - $4.80 chai peng

- egg tofu, brinjal, szechuan veg, broccoli/cauliflower

10 Dec 2024 Tues

lunch - woodlands - kampung admiralty

- half fish $11

- chicken leg $7

- 2 rice $2

dinner - ikea

9 Dec 2024 Mon

lunch/dinner - cooked

- tau yu bak with boiled eggs

- minced pork patties

8 Dec 2024 Sun

my lunch - 628 amk -

spinach soup with salted and century egg $4.50 + rice $0.50

for lunch / dinner -

bought roast duck $26 + sio bak $12

dinner - cooked broccoli with egg tofu

dinner - egg tofu with broccoli, roast duck and roast pork

and leftover ginger chicken

Recipe - egg tofu with broccoli

1. fry egg tofu till golden

2. add chopped garlic and fry together till fragrant

3. add chicken/pork stock and bring to a boil

4. season with oyster sauce, shaoxing wine,

light soya sauce, white pepper, sugar, sesame oil

5. add broccoli and carrot and slurry to thicken gravy

6. add beaten eggs (2 eggs), stir and serve hot

7 Dec 2024 Sat

lunch - woodleigh - mexican food

the beef bowl is very nice!

tabo the same dish, big portion for jannah

daddy had chicken tacos

ko ko and dio dio had chicken rice

white & roast chicken drumstick, wing,

chicken liver, tau kuah, egg $18

dinner - chong boon market fish soup

bought mee rebus for daddy - very nice!!

6 Dec 2024 Fri

lunch - no pics

- leftover whitebait omelette

- nonya archar - bought from ntuc

tea time - amk central next to amk hub

- bak chor mee (bcm)

dinner - cooked

sar poh chicken rice

5 Dec 2024 Thu

lunch - cooked

- omelete with whitebait (4 eggs)

- leftover bbq beef, lamb, chicken, long beans and lotus roots

dinner - ko ko and dio dio's 60th wedding anniversary

- braised duck

- hae zhor

- liver roll

- su chye, using dua chye

- broccoli

- prawns with salted egg

- kuay teow with chai poh

- fried egg noodles

- or ni - yam paste with pumpkin

4 Dec 2024 Wed

lunch and dinner at kampong admiralty, woodlands

i bought some pomfret fish and whitebait at the wet market!

lunch - jannah and i shared

- soya sauce chicken noodles $4.50

- prawn noodles $4.50

dinner -

daddy had tofu goreng,

i had china style grilled/bbq $12

for 6 skewers meat,

4 skewers veggies and rice $0.80

beef, lamb, chicken - x2 portions each

long beans, lotus root - x2 portions each

below: fishmonger says this is a

chinese pomfret $16 for 4 fish

below: $12 bbq meat & veggies

6 skewers meat, 4 skewers veggies and rice $0.80

beef, lamb, chicken - x2 portions each

long beans, lotus root - x2 portions each

below: menu - how i ordered

3 Dec 2024 Tues

breakfast - ttsh - beehoon soto $4.50 v yummy!

lunch - leftover minced pork with rice, ate with jannah

dinner - zhi char at jalan kayu/fernvale coffeeshop next to sheng siong

with ko ko and dio dio

- sweet and sour fish $18

- salted egg bittergourd $12

- chai poh omelette $8

- 4 rice

below: christen's lunch and dinner

2 Dec 2024 Mon

breakfast - french toasts

jannah made french toasts with blueberries and strawberries

water cut off at home - pipe works

so jannah came with me to dental centre (painful!!)

- she waited for me to finish my gum treatment (deep cleaning)

late lunch 3+pm

- italian food at city hall - Casa Vostra

- carbonara and deep fried calamari

below: PUB cut off water supply

while working to repair the water pipes

below: lunch at 3+pm

below: came home after lunch and fried rice with

leftover spam, eggs, french beans and carrots

christen's dinner on his trip to KL

with gabe and gary

1 Dec 2024 Sun

lunch - leftover soup from chinatown (nice!)

dinner - cooked

- minced pork with veggies

- cucumber with japanese sushi vinegar

- fish cakes

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November 2024

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30 Nov 2024 Sat

morning - went to woodlands for tenant takeover

lunch -

went 628 amk market for a drink

tabao nasi padang for christen and me

ate up almost the whole packet!!

dinner - turkish food

29 Nov 2024 Fri

early morning -

went to tiong bahru to get daddy's hearing aid checked

breakfast - chinatown chee cheong fun

tabao - lotus root soup with chicken feet $4.50 x2

late lunch - 3-4pm - jalan kayu

christen had mutton murtabab,

i shared with daddy veggie rice and mutton bone

dinner - cannot eat already :(

28 Nov 2024 Thu

rainy and cool - best to have soupy meals!!

lunch - mee sua soup

dinner - spam, eggs, spinach and grilled salmon,

grilled red peppers with tomatoes, spinach omelette

Recipe - Mee Sua Chicken Soup

1. Chicken soup

- fry garlic till fragrant, then add water, bring to boil

(i also added homemade fried lard with fried garlic)

- add chicken bones, chicken meat

- season with salt, white pepper, light soya sauce

- chinese shaoxing wine

- sugar 1/2 tsp

2. chicken meat

- set aside once cooked

- season with light soya sauce, sesame oil, white pepper

other ingredients that can be cooked in the soup:

- prawns, squid, fish, fishballs/fishcakes

- veggies, eg mushrooms, spinach, chye sim, kangkong, lettuce, cabbage etc

3. boil mee sua till al dente

- season mee sua & mix with

lard and garlic oil, light soya sauce

4. assemble noodles, veggies, chicken meat in bowl

5. add hot chicken soup

6. top with fried crispy shallots, spring onions, coriander and cut fresh chillies

lunch - mee sua chicken soup

below: jannah's bowl of noodle soup LOLOL!

dinner - eggs, spam, spinach and

grilled salmon, grilled red peppers with tomatoes

27 Nov 2024 Wed

lunch - bishan j8

i had beef noodles and

jannah ordered cereal chicken with rice

dinner - amk central tabao

mapo tofu, brinjal and leftover chicken wings

daddy had pork ribs

26 Nov 2024 Tues

lunch - went to woodleigh to have mexican but the stall was CLOSED!!

ate bcm and had mi chang kueh

dinner - sukiyaki

with chicken and pork collar,

oyster and enoki mushrooms, udon noodles

no pics!!

25 Nov 2024 Mon

lunch - leftovers

- roast chicken

- chicken wings

- broccoli

dinner - jalan kayu indian food

- shared jannah's mutton briyani and christen's egg prata

- daddy had thosai malasa

today no food pics!

24 Nov 2024 Sun

lunch - grilled chicken wings and leftovers - no pics

- chicken wings - too salty!

- salmon and pork with fermented red beancurd

- cauliflower indian style

- lotus root peanut soup

dinner - cooked - no pics

- roast chicken

- boiled brocoli

- boiled chicken wings

mama woodlands gave nasi lemak

garlic bread made by christen!

because i was quite sick

sadly no pics

23 Nov 2024 Sat

lunch - woodleigh village

daddy had beef taco - beef was good! - no pics

i had teochew bcm - very good too!

dinner - leftovers - no pics

- grilled salmon head and bones

- lotus peanut soup

- cauliflower indian style

- red spinach with egg

- pork collar with fermented red beancurd

22 Nov 2024 Fri

lunch - bcm at amk central $3.50

pork is nice

dinner - cook

- salmon head and bones with taucheo garlic, chilli, sng bueh

- veggies - cauliflower indian style

- lotus peanut soup - added water and chicken feet

Recipe - Cauliflower with Turmeric, Curry Leaves and Jeera Seeds

can also use round cabbage, spinach, green marrow or any suitable veggies

1. fry indian spices

- jeera seeds (cumin seeds) 1tsp

- curry leaves

2. add and fry aromatics (till onions are soft)

- red onion x1

- ginger 1/2 tsp

- garlic 1 tsp

- big green chilli x2

- salt

- optional - dried red chillies

3. add 3-4 tomatoes and fry

4. add spice powders

(can add water to make a paste)

- turmeric powder 1/2 tsp

- garam masala 1/2 tsp

- curry powder 1/2 tsp

- optional - chilli powder 1/2 tsp

5. add cauliflower and stir fry altogether

6. add water and cook till cauliflower is crunchy

- other veggies to add - cooked potatoes or peas

7. add salt to taste and serve hot

21 Nov 2024 Thu

morning - went to amk hub ntuc

ate fish ball noodles at msia boleh.

the food there getting worse...

at ntuc bought

- salmon, 2.6kg @#1.79/100g - $48

- one whole chicken, $12-$13

- chicken feet, 1pkt, $2

- stingray, abt 700g, $18

- pork ribs 500g x2 pkt $12

lunch -

grilled 2 pcs of salmon for christen and jannah

dinner -

- pork ribs lotus root and peanut soup

- fried red spinach with egg

- grilled pork collar with fermented red beancurd

- roast duck from 628 market

below: grilled salmon with japanese soba sauce and garlic butter

Recipe - Pork Ribs with Lotus Root and Peanut Soup

slow boil

- pork ribs - boiled and cleaned

- lotus root

- peanuts

- red dates x4

- chicken feet (can add later so that it won't melt into the soup)

season with salt and light soya sauce x2 tbsp

Recipe - red spinach with egg

1. red spinach

- clean and chop the stems into cubes, pluck the leaves

2. fry garlic and then add prepared red spinach

season with salt and white pepper

fry till spinach is just cooked

3. add seasoned beaten egg (i used 4 eggs here)

and combine into an omelette

or fry into scrambled eggs

serve hot with steamed rice

21 Nov 2024 Wed

lunch - 628 amk market

had fish soup and rice

later shared white carrot cake

bought nasi padang for jannah

and nasi lemak for christen

and 1/2 roast duck for dinner

dinner - heated up

- grilled the 1/4 roast duck in oven - skin so crispy!

- fried some veggies

- leftover soya sauce chicken (still good!!)

18 Nov 2024 Mon

went amk hub with christen and jannah

then to ntuc - we bought some veggies

also bought a chicken to cook dinner

christen took a long time to cut his hair

lunch - bcm at amk central,

next to amk hub and mac's

dinner - cooked

- chicken with garlic and black sauce - simple and so yummy!!

- fried eggs

- fried kangkong

Recipe - Chicken with garlic and black sauce

1. a whole chicken cut into pieces, then season with

- salt, white pepper,

- chinese wine

- light soya sauce

- oyster sauce

- black soya sauce (the thick type)

2. fry aromatics

- garlic x8-10 cloves

- onion x1 medium - cut to chunks or sliced

3. add chicken and fry

4. add water (about 1 rice bowl)

- add more water if gravy evaporates before chicken is cooked thoroughly

5. cook chicken till gravy is reduced, sticky and thick

6. serve hot with steamed rice

love this chicken with side dip - chillipadi and soya sauce

17 Nov 2024 Sun

lunch - cooked for jannah, christen and me

(daddy went to sengkang with ko ko and dio dio)

- fried minced pork

- chinese cabbage (eating up as it's kept too long in the fridge)

- fried eggs

- fried tempe

- fried onions, chilli and tomatoes

- leftover bahn mi

dinner - forgot LOL

ok remembered...

went to ko ko's house to have dinner with liang, doris, hui tzur didi

bought char siew sio bak and 1/2 chicken

(tabao char siew sio bak rice for jannah and christen)

they bought wan tan mee, shui kao, prata and curry

16 Nov 2024 Sat

lunch - can't remember

think maybe fish soup at 628 amk market

heavy rain and got drenched as the gate tripped

late afternoon - white carrot cake from 628 amk

dinner - 3 bahn mi sandwiches

for daddy. christen, jannah and me

15 Nov 2024 Fri

lunch - tekka market

had fish soup and brasied duck

bought some fresh tomatoes $2 - wow!!!

dinner - forgot LOL

think ate leftover food

14 Nov 2024 Thu

lunch - cooked for jannah and me - so good!

- stir fry chicken breast

- fried eggs

- chye sim (half of the packet was kinda spoilt)

dinner - i ate leftover food

daddy went to get turkish food

jannah went to her school's sota prom / D&D

13 Nov 2024 Wed

jannah cooked spaghetti with grilled tomatoes

- she had a party for lunch

daddy and i went to eye centre to check on his cataract

then had lunch - forgot where and what

and went to seletar mall and amk hub but

too tired so didn't buy the salmon at $13.90/kg :((((

dinner - heated up the chicken stew

12 Nov 2024 Tues

lunch - forgot Lol

went seletar mall with ko ko but no salmon to buy

salmon very cheap, at $1.39/100g

dinner - cooked bittergourd with egg and chicken stew

chicken stew only used leg and wings

seasoned chicken breast strips for frying but did not cook until thu

11 Nov 2024 Mon

morning went to amk hub to get

a whole chicken and minced pork

lunch - tabao otw home

628 char siew sio bak rice - so good!

also tabao spinach soup with century egg, salted egg and yong tofu

dinner - cooked

- grilled otah and leftover fried egg

and what else i forgot

10 Nov 2024 Sun

lunch - cooked

- fried eggs with sesame oil

- fried 4 silver pomfret and made a black sauce gravy

- leftover braised tofu

dinner - leftovers - no pics

daddy had the leftover sirloin steak

and i had the braised tofu and ha cheong gai x2 wings

9 Nov 2024 Sat

morning - fried sirloin steak, eggs and tomatoes for christen

then drove him to ntu and stopped by at woodlands hospital with jannah to see papa (andrew's dad).

late lunch 3+pm - chicken drumstick with noodles

dinner - buffet at singapore swimming club

think i overate or ate something bad,

had tummy pain and had to go toilet...

8 Nov 2024 Fri

morning - jannah made ramen instant noodles

lunch - bought chicken rice at amk central/hub with christen

dinner - was gonna cook but end up tabao from casuarina

the steak and pomfret were still frozen hard :((((

wanted to cook something nice for kristy

but ended up with tabao

- ha cheong gai M 12pcs $15

- and braised beancurd M $15

7 Nov 2024 Thu

lunch - cooked even tho daddy and jannah went out

- stir fry baby kai lan

- boiled baby spinach with salt and sesame oil

- brinjal with minced pork

- leftover pork with fermented beancurd

- 6 chicken wings were spoilt - threw away

dinner - minimal cooking - used the oven

- grilled minced pork like making a meatloaf

- baked 2 eggs - turned out like fried eggs

- heated up brinjals, baby kailan and had spinach cold

6 Nov 2024 Wed

breakfast - cooked early in the morning for jannah going for her exam

- miso soup with dumplings

- cooked rice

- heated up the grilled chicken wings

lunch - grouper soup at bishan j8

(then went to the library)

tea time - beehoon fishball noodles

dinner - ban mihn - no pics

5 Nov 2024 Tues

brunch - thomson plaza

hans hor fun - no pics

tea time - ikea

for spring rolls and chicken wings - no pics

dinner - tabao from hougang st 61 coffeeshop

jannah and me shared chye peng and dim sum

daddy had popiah

chye peng has

pumpkin, ladysfingers and brinjals - $3.30

dim sum has

chicken feet $2.20,

pork ribs $2.20 and

paper wrapped chicken ji bao gai $2.20

4 Nov 2024 Mon

lunch - leftover curry and long beans with rice

no pics and so yummy!

dinner - cooked

- fried ikan kurau with garlic, onions, dark soya sauce and sugar

- grilled chicken wings

- fried cabbage and carrots

3 Nov 2024 Sun

lunch - cooked simple (no frying)

- cucumber, tomato, onion salad

- boiled corn

- grilled chicken thighs

- leftover curry

- leftover sausages, pasta, mushrooms and omelette

dinner - cooked

- leftover curry - added chicken wings! yay!

- leftover salad

- leftover fried long beans with minced pork and mushrooms

- fried pork with red beancurd - then grilled them

- chap chye - fried cabbage with red beancurd marinade for pork

below: lunch

below: dinner - with recipes

- fried/grilled pork with red beancurd

- chap chye with red beancurd marinade for pork

- fried long beans with minced pork (leftover)

recipe - long beans with minced pork

1. season minced pork

2. fry long beans and carrots till crispy/brown a little. set aside

3. fry mincemeat and baby king oyster mushrooms

4. add onions, garlic, broadbean paste x1 tsp, laoganma crisp garlic x1 tsp

5. add fried veggies and stir fry together

6. plate up, then add some sesame oil and serve hot!

recipe - grilled pork collar with red fermented beancurd

1. pork collar

- cut into small cubes - like for sweet and sour pork

2. season pork collar cubes

- baking powder x1 tsp

- red fermented beancurd x1 pc + gravy 1 tbsp

- oyster sauce

- light soya sauce

- white pepper

- chinese shaoxing wine

- sesame oil

- cornstarch 1-2 tsp

- flour to coat pork

- oil flavoured with raw garlic

3. fry pork

4. and then grill in oven till crispy or looking golden/grilled

5. serve hot

recipe - chap chye with red fermented beancurd

- cabbage,

- carrots,

- chinese mushrooms,

- black fungus,

- tung hoon,

- red beancurd and sauce mix x1 tsp (used to marinade pork)

2 Nov 2024 Sat

lunch - simple cooking

- grilled sausages x5 with fried onions

- grilled potato and veggie patties from ikea x4

- omelette with button mushrooms (4 eggs)

- fried shell pasta with tomatoes, garlic, green chillies and miso

- cut cucumber, tomatoes and onions

i ate rice with lots of curry gravy!

dinner - cooked

- leftover curry

- fried pork with sugar, black pepper and black sauce

- fried button mushrooms with dashi soya sauce mix

- fried long beans with minced pork,

tiny king oyster mushrooms

and dou ban jiang (broadbean paste)

below: lunch

1 Nov 2024 Fri

lunch - kovan - chai peng

szechuan veggie,

tau guah with leeks

and brinjals

with curry sauce on my rice!

dinner - cooked 1 dish

cooked chicken tomato curry!!!! yay!!

had beancurd and grapes for dessert :D

today i cooked the curry in a different way

Recipe - Chicken Tomato Curry

1. fry dry spices in oil, low fire

- cinnamon stick x1

- star anise x1

- cloves x8

- cumin or jeera seeds x1-2 tbsp

- green cardamons x8

- curry leaves

- fennel seeds - if i had these, i will add them in too

2. add aromatics and fry till soft

- onions

- ginger

- garlic

- green chilli

- fresh coriander roots

3. add tomatoes and fry

4. add water

5. add curry paste and mix into the gravy

(to make paste, add water to curry powder mix)

- alagappa meat curry powder x5-6 tbsp

- house brand garam masala x1-2 tbps

- house brand briyani powder x2-4 tbsp

6. add chicken when gravy is boiling

7. add potatoes and carrots

8. season with

- salt, black pepper

- fish sauce,

- light soya sauce,

- lime juice (2-3 small limes)

- freshly cut coriander (optional: mint)

- fried crispy shallots - bawang goreng

below: my curry bowl with dark soya sauce

so yummy!!

below: christen's plate Lol

not so piled up because we only have one dish hahaha!!

below: a very full pot of curry!!

below: we managed to finish 1/2 a pot!

before dinner (left pic)

after dinner (right pic)

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October 2024

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31 Oct 2024 Thu

woke up with swollen lump behind my right ear

lazed in bed (slept around 3-4am night before... )

lunch - went to hougang st 61

jannah and i had ah ma noodle

daddy had malay nasi lemak with petai, ikan bilis and beef rendang $9

dinner - so tired after i prepared minced pork, chicken

and looked at all the veggies that i don't feel like cutting hahaha

ended up cooking 1 dish

pork patties with gravy

some may call this dish pork cutlets with gravy

also grilled the fried whitebait till very crispy!

wow, so good! (sadly no pics)

below: minced pork patties with rice

soooo good!

Recipe - Minced Pork Patties with Gravy

Patties

- minced pork

season with salt, pepper, chinese wine, cornstarch, garlic oil

mix with spring onions and fried onions

- fry till brown, then make a gravy and cook together

Gravy

- fry onions x1 and chopped garlic

- add chopped tomatoes x2,

- worcestershire sauce x2-3 tbsp,

- salt, pepper, oyster sauce

Optional

- add mushrooms or

- add veggies like sweet peas or beans

serve hot with steamed rice

30 Oct 2024 Wed

went to ttsh neurodiagnostic lab -

daddy took some tests to see how his nerves react to electrical pulses.

breakfast - roast chicken sandwich

(leftover breast, seasoned with mustard, mayo, roasted sesame, pepper and salad)

snack at hospital ttsh - gado gado (not nice, no pics)

lunch - fish ball noodles at j8 bishan -

dry beehoon - nice and no pics

dinner - amk chong boon market fish soup

ordered large bowl of grouper and batang fish

$13 + 2 rice $1 = Total $14

29 Oct 2024 Thu

morning - cooked for jannah before her exams

- roasted a chicken -

stuffed a tomato inside and added some button mushrooms

- also cooked rice, cut oranges

lunch - amk central for zhi char

- fish, brinjals and pork with bittergourd

dinner - leftover roast chicken, laksa, prawns, salad

christen had lunch with gab at uni

below: dinner

28 Oct 2024 Mon

stayed home all day with jannah & daddy

lunch - cooked

- stir fried mang kuang or turnips

- fried french beans with leftover egg

- miso soup

- grilled potato cakes from ikea

- heated up the leftover ribeye steak

- leftover chicken from laksa

dinner - cooked

- fried 3 sirloin steak and made a thai dressing

- leftover cucumber and tomatoes,

- leftover mang kuang or turnips and french beans with leftover eggs

below: sirloin steak x3 pcs

27 Oct 2024 Sun

went 628 amk market in the late morning

to buy beef and prawns

ribeye x6 pcs $57

sirloin x6 pcs $45

total $102 - used CDC vouchers

large prawns 2kg @$18/kg - $36

button mushrooms 1kg $13

lunch - cooked laksa with 1 tiny chicken

dinner - ribeye steak, prawns, mushrooms, eggs, noodles

noodles was last minute and it tasted and looked nice but no photo :(

Recipe - fried noodles

- yellow and laksa noodles

- chopped garlic

- cabbage and carrot

- bean sprouts

- ketchup manis

- oyster sauce

- salt and white pepper

Recipe - steak sauce

- fried onions (x3 onions) - till soft

- honey x1 tbsp

- wholegrain mustard x1 tbsp

- ketchup x1 tbsp

- hp sauce x1-2 tbsp

- A1 sauce x1 tbsp

- oyster sauce x1 tbsp

- japanese worcestershire sauce x4-5 tbsp

- black pepper x2-3 tbsp

- white pepper x1 tsp

26 Oct 2024 Sat

my eye feels weird

a little sore but not red and watery,

as if the eye is trying to get rid of something

didn't go to the market and rested till hungry during lunch time.

late lunch - amk central

zhi char - brinjal and pai guat wong - pork

dinner -

went to amk ntuc to shop for laksa ingredients

but ended up tabao food from kimly coffeeshop

at 684 hougang street 61

the place was lighted up very nicely Lol

dinner (no pics)

- ah ma signature noodle + liver,

- xi chap fish with bittergourd

- claypot tofu

25 Oct 2024 Fri

woke up early and boiled eggs for jannah

before she went for her exam

lunch & dinner - cooked sayur lodeh

ate with leftover longtong rice (from soto)

and kuay teow, beansprouts bought on wed

herbs - kunyit leaf, limau purut, laksa leaves, ginger torch flower,

added veggies - cabbage, carrot, bangkuang or turnip, tomatoes, yam,

added tau guah, tau pok, tau kee, hard boiled egg from morning

dinner - also heated up leftovers

leftover chicken rice for me!!

below: aidan's tomato egg LOL

below: cooking sayur lodeh with prima laksa paste

24 Oct 2024 Thu

lunch - leftover

pork belly with bamboo shoots are so awesome with macaroni chilli!!

went joey's house with some snacks (and we had tea)

- takoyaki x6pcs

- tiong bahru bakery kouign annan

dinner with joey - tim ho wan - no pics

- steamed chicken with cordyceps with rice (set)

comes with carrot cake, black fungus salad and osmanthus jelly

- har kao and siew mai

tabao stuff'd chicken kebabs for daddy and jannah

waterway food court is closed for renovations till dec (2-3 months closed)

so no ah ma noodles for me :(

below: bought takoyaki!

below: we had the steamed chicken with cordyceps set,

siew mai and har kao at tim ho wan

23 Oct 2024 Wed

morning - went market 628 amk

ate yong tau foo (filling!!)

bought bean sprouts and laksa noodles

but ended up with wrong packet!!

i had ko ko's bean sprouts and ipoh kuay teow hahaha

think maybe ko ko or the beansprout stall mixed the packet up

breakfast - yong tau foo at 628 amk

lunch - tabao 1/2 chicken + 3 packets chicken rice!

enjoyed my chicken rice so much i forgot to take pics :(

dinner -

house is so clean after kyi kyi spent 5-6 hrs cleaning up...

so i cooked very carefully and heated leftovers

- fried french beans in my small sauce pot and

- boiled chicken thighs!

leftovers

- chicken from chicken rice stall

- fried eggs and spinach

- also ate up my leftover pork belly with bamboo shoots -

the dish actually tastes sooooo good and pork belly tastes more tender

after microwaving it under the "chicken" button hahaha

22 Oct 2024 Tues

daddy so tired he has giddy spells Lol

and i'm exhausted also 😩😫

21 Oct 2024 Mon

left the house around 7.50am to go ttsh med appt

had breakfast at whampoa market

then ttsh neuro for doc consult

found some white patches in brain mri scan (not normal)

and checked on the numbness in the feet

lunch - ikea alexandra

(because i had a stomache and need the toilet)

had 2 chicken wings and daddy had lamb shanks

then went eye centre as walk in patient

dinner at jalan kayu indian food - no pics

i had 3 types of veggies with rice and dahl

(long day!!)

20 Oct 2024 Sun

morning - chopped garlic, onions, ginger and chilli

cooked fried garlic, ginger paste and macaroni chilli sauce

then cooked pork belly with bamboo shoots

(FAIL! pork so tough even after boiling for 1 hour! )

late lunch - ate leftover soto at around 3pm

dinner - cooked

- fried yam

- fried kangkong

- fried yellow noodles and beehoon

- heated up pork belly with bamboo shoots, beef soup and soto soup

- MORE beef golden coin cooked in the morning -

(remainder beef that couldn't get into the pot the day before...)

always cook something dry first. wet/gravy dishes last

eg. fry eggs then veggies with gravy

19 Oct 2024 Sat

morning - went market and got...

- noodles, beansprouts, keng chye, longtong rice

- oxtail and beef golden coin

then i bought a NEW lime tree for $12!!

and saw some yam at the veggie stall

started cooking after 10am

- slow cooked oxtail and beef golden coin

with onion, garlic, salt, white/black pepper and chinese wine

(add a bit of brown sugar)

- soto ayam - 1 whole fresh chicken

- and tomato chilli sambal

- with noodles

kuay teow, laksa beehoon, yellow noodles, beehoon and longtong rice cakes

- and with keng chye and beansprouts, limes, cut chillipadi and chilli sauce

late lunch, after 3pm - soto ayam!!!

chicken was juicy and sooooo tasty!

ref:

Lontong (also known as nasi impit) refers to compressed rice cakes, usually served as an accompaniment to curries and stews or as a side dish with peanut-based sauces.

In Singapore, the term lontong also refers to a dish of vegetable stew in coconut curry, known as sayur lodeh, to which the compressed rice is added.

Traditionally, lontong is compressed rice wrapped in banana leaves shaped like a cylinder. The rice is infused with the aroma from the banana leaves, and also given a slightly green tint. To prepare lontong, banana leaves are first blanched for better pliability and then dried and cut into rectangular pieces.

below: preparing to blend the rempah for soto ayam

below: cooked tomato sambal for soto ayam

blend together red chilli, garlic, tomatoes, limau purut,

then cook, season with salt and light soya sauce

today i ate my soto ayam with longtong rice cakes!

dinner: oxtail and beef golden coin with rice

18 Oct 2024 Fri

breakfast with jannah at whampoa - fried beehoon

morning - had endocrine consult for bone density scan

lunch - ?

dinner - instant noodles with leftover minced pork

17 Oct 2024 Thu

16 Oct 2024 Wed

mummy's death anniversary

morning - daddy's brain mri scan at ttsh

lunch at ttsh - chicken curry and 2 veggies

then went to the niche

tea time (after 4pm) - dumplings - ate a lot!

dinner - can't eat

mummy's neighbours at the niche :D

lunch at ttsh food court

mee siam $4.50

nasi padang chicken curry, 2 veg - brinjal and sambal goreng $5

15 Oct 2024 Tues

lunch - thomson plaza - ivins

dinner - can't remember! wtf?!

14 Oct 2024 Mon

lunch - ikea - beef stew and chicken wings

dinner - cooked

- sukiyaki pork with mushrooms

- ladysfingers with garlic and mountain sauce

- fried egg stuffed with cabbage and carrots

- leftover petai

13 Oct 2024 Sun

lunch - ah or teochew food

dinner - spaghetti with mushrooms, kailan and carrots

12 Oct 2024 Sat

lunch - cooked

- 1 ribeye steak with fried onions hahah

(for 1/4 portion, i cut into thin slices, season and stirfry the strips)

- fried egg

- fried frozen satay

4plus went to sim siang choon at changi

so later drove to changi village to tabao dinner

dinner - changi village - tabao

- nasi lemak,

- petal sambal prawns

- grouper fish soup for jannah

- pork strips from mala stall in amk bought day befpre

11 Oct 2024 Fri

woke up early - 20kg garden soil delivery today!

morning - christen failed his 1st driving test,

so brought him out for lunch.

lunch - jalan kayu indian food

early dinner for christen - leftover roast chicken and fried kiam chye

our dinner - forgot LOL maybe too full to eat??

10 Oct 2024 Thu

morning 11am - went to hdb woodlands

to check on paying up all my housing loan

lunch - thomson plaza

since ivin's was closed on thu, went to the new nanyang cafe to eat

not cheap but the hor fun and the fermented red beancurd fried pork were nice

dinner - cooked what i bought from ntuc the day before...

- roasted a whole fresh chicken for dinner

- duck wings kiam chye soup (so sad, didn't turn out the way i wanted)

- stir fried kiam chye with lard and garlic

finally! i fried my kiam chye the way i want them!!

used lard oil, chopped garlic, a bit of water

9 Oct 2024 Wed

breakfast/brunch - 628 amk yong tau foo

tea time - boon keng - dumplings and bak chor mee from tai wah

coudn't eat dinner...

8 Oct 2024 Tues

breakfast - 628 amk market

- shared with jannah - white carrot cake and bcm from new stall

we bought 2 angelfish today

lunch/dinner - amk central/ amk hub

- bought duck wings and a whole chicken from ntuc amk hub

- tabao a pancake filled with cabbage, black fungus and tung hoon

and also shredded pork fried with bamboo shoots and doubanjiang

- also had the crispy japanese whitebait with rice for dinner!

7 Oct 2024 Mon

ate at sgh before daddy go to eye centre to check on redness

- walk in patient so considered A&E

lunch - had mee siam at kaffe and toast

dinner - cooked pork minced and chicken wings - soup and fry

6 Oct 2024 Sun

hoping to roast chicken with tomatoes, potatoes and carrots

and make beehoon soup with minced pork and chicken feet...

so what i really cooked...

lunch

- roast chicken

- boiled potatoes and boiled eggs

- wholegrain mustard, mayo, olive oil dressing

with lemon juice, garlic, onions, salt and pepper

dinner

- spaghetti with king oyster mushrooms,

carrots, kailan, tomatoes, butter and miso paste (nice!)

- fried rice with garlic, carrot, tomatoes and kailan

- leftover roast chicken, potatoes and boiled eggs

5 Oct 2024 Sat

breakfast - sengkang hospital -

had roast chicken with wan tan mee $5.50 (not much chicken)

lunch - around 3.30-4pm (no pics)

turkish pita bread with bbq chicken - 1/4 pc

dinner - samuari burger and shaker fries at mac's (no pics)

with jannah and christen

4 Oct 2024 Fri

lunch - cooked

- pork with onions soaked in rice vinegar

- fried 4 eggs - love these eggs!!

- crispy salted tempe x3 packets

- tau kuah with french beans - 2 styles

sambal goreng lazy style and nup nup style - both tasteless haha

sadly, the long beans are spoilt already :(

dinner - leftovers and grilled one muar otah

below: onions soaked in rice vinegar

threw them in before serving for dinner!

3 Oct 2024 Thu

breakfast - daddy wanted to eat at sengkang hospital

i had yong tau foo - was so full i was giddy, nauseous and my ears were ringing!!

snack at 4pm - soup spoon

teriyaki chicken sandwich + clam chowder + lemon tea $17

went to ntuc to get

- 1 whole fresh chicken,

- 800g twee bak pork,

- 300g minced pork

dinner - had leftover chicken and su chye

- so yummy!!! and no pics LOL

below: jannah's breakfast - leftovers

butter rice with chicken and su chye

2 Oct 2024 Wed

our plan for breakfast at home was ruined as our kitchen was flooded when the water pipe and the old, damaged kitchen tap caused a water leak! noooooo!!!

so we went to sgh for breakfast before seeing daddy's cataract surgeon the day after his procedure - we went to kaffe and toast. i had soon kueh x2 and daddy had 2 eggs, otah bun and tea.

late lunch, around 3-4pm

- tabao at chinatown food centre (smith street) - yummy!!

daddy - char siew, sio bak noodles $5.20

me - thai olive fried rice $7 and lotus root soup with chicken feet $4.80

jannah - garlic chicken, fried egg and rice at thai stall $7 (forgot to take pic LOL)

mr gan helped us fix the kitchen tap

and i was so exhausted at end of the day!

dinner - too full and too tired, so didn't eat