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Healthy Meat Porridge
Easy and quick to cook. Suitable for young and old. It is relatively low calorie <400kcal and it’s macro nutritionally balanced. |
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Avocado Pasta
My dish is considered health as I make use of Avocadoes as a subsitue for other type of pasta cream sauce. It contains essential oils & nutrients which have health benfits to... |
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Vegeterian Nian Gao
The New Year cake is a long strip-shaped rice cake made from glutinous rice. It is a snack with distinctive Chinese flavors... |
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Roast Pork
Try this delicious recipe from Where is the Fat? Cookbook |
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Thai Style Watermelon Salad
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Zucchini Made Noodle with Vegetables
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3 in 1 – Mushroom, Chicken & Vegetables
This 3 in 1 dish, is one of the most simple and well-balanced recipes you can serve your loved ones on a regular basis. |
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Ayam Lemak Minang
This recipe is originated from West Province of Sumatra, Indonesia. Minang, is a short form for Minangkabau. They are also known as... |
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Ayam Tempra
SQUEEZE lime juice over any dish and straightaway the flavours come alive. |
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Baked Louisiana-san Fish
A heartwarming and tasty meal. |
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Fish in a flash - Baked mackerel
SYLVIA TAN shows you how to whip up a tasty and healthy one-dish meal of baked mackerel in just half an hour. |
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Baked Potato Skins with Smoked Salmon and Fresh Dill
These potato skins make a really special and nutritious snack to enjoy with drinks. |
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Baked Salmon with Yoghurt Sauce
This baked Salmon Fillet with Yoghurt Sauce is low in saturated fat and high in Omega 3 fatty acids, high in protein... |
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Baked Vegetable Cutlets
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Bean Salad with Yoghurt Herb Dressing
A delicious and nutritious salad, perfect for a quick lunch. |
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Bee Tai Mak with Minced Pork
You can now buy fresh noodles without preservatives. They do not need refrigeration nor reconstitution in water. |
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Breakfast Pizza
For a perfect weekend breakfast any day of the week. |
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Chicken and Corn Soup
It is no accident that most cultures would recommend a bowl of chicken soup if you feel under the weather. |
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Chicken Curry
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Chicken Leek and Potato Soup
Throw chicken, leeks and potatoes into a pot, add water and boil. No meal can be easier than this. |
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Chicken Paillards with Dried Chillies
Everyone knows that chicken breast is ideal low fat meat. High in protein yet low in saturated fat, especially if you remove... |
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Chicken Tandoori
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Chickpea and Rice Balls
These tasty chickpea-based balls, flavoured with garlic, chilli and lots of fresh coriander, make a delicious starter or could even be served as an alternative... |
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Chilled Melon Soup with Prawn & Avocado
Fresh fruit soups can be prepared ahead and are fresh and cooling on a hot summer's day. Serve with grissini... |
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Citrus Chicken Pineapple Kebabs
Lemon zest and crushed cardamom seeds add a lovely flavour to marinated, grilled chicken kebabs... |
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Cod with Parsley Sauce
When made with the freshest fish, this simple dinner dish is a real winner. Served with mashed potatoes mixed with leeks and zucchini and a salad... |
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Cold Tofu with Dried Shrimp and Fresh Ginger Topping
HOT and muggy weather cries out for a mouthful of coolness and nothing does it better than... |
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Crab & Prawn Cakes
Homemade fishcakes are always a special treat. They are the ultimate all-in-one dish, as they contain fish, potato and vegetables. |
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DIY Lo Hei Salad
Since 2009, as a kick-off for the support group fringe activities for the year, we have CNY Lo Hei. It is a potluck gathering of NPC members and families. |
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Dried Meesuah
You can’t go too wrong if you follow my step-by-step instructions how to create a healthy & tasty dried mee-suah. My family loves this... |
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Dried Scallop Risotto
RISOTTO is true comfort food in any language. What could beat creamy rice smothered with gravy? And it can be healthy to boot... |
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Egg and Anchovy Pan Bagna
Pan bagna is a Mediterranean layered sandwich, often prepared in a hollowed-out round, rustic loaf. |
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Fa Cai Chap Chye
Impress your relatives with this snazzy presentation of a traditional dish - and delicious recipe. Bonus: Its healthy too! |
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Green Fish, Pineapple and Orange Salsa
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Fish Fillet
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Fish Vindaille
DESPERATE for another fish dish, I found a recipe in Mauritius, of all places. I had been on a recce for a food tour that I had led but had not... |
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Five-Spice Pork
The simple Asian technique of stir-frying is perfect for preparing meals in a hurry. It is also a great healthy cooking method because it uses just... |
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Fruit Sushi
IF your resolution is to eat fruit instead of creamy desserts, read on. Of course the easiest option is to offer a selection of cut fruit on ice... |
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Fragrant Savoury Brown Rice
A delightful food recipe for your family. |
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Fried Char Siew
Few know the cut matters when eating meat which is why you choose white meat in chicken for it carries less fat and cholesterol than the dark meat. |
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Fruit Salad
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Garden Fresh
Dress up with fresh fruits and healthy greens. |
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Grilled Lemon Grass Chicken
THINK of a cooking method that just melts away the fat, leaving behind lots of succulent flavour. |
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Grilled Salmon with Pickled Ginger and Kombu
Just five minutes on high heat will produce a soft and silky salmon flesh, a time-saver... |
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Grilled Teriyaki Chicken
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Healthiest-Ever Lasagne
Lasagne is everybody's favourite but it can be very high in fat, especially if shop-bought. This version includes plenty of fresh vegetables and lean... |
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Healthy Bean Wraps
An unique high fibre and nutrient rich "wrap" |
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Healthy Bibimbap
Aside from the state of the art aesthetic surgery, one of the reasons why Koreans have beautiful complexion and slim figure is the food... |
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Healthy Otak-Otak
Otak-otak, essentially a spicy fish custard, was an occasional dish in my household because of the coconut milk it contains. But no longer. ... |
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Healthy Wrap
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Heng Hwa Noodles
If you like spaghetti vongole, you will love this Chinese version, which uses beehoon, rice vermicelli, rather than wheat pasta. |
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Hing Kesri Paneer Tikka
These deeply marinated patties promise moments of savoury oriental indulgence. Preparing batches means access... |
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Ikan Assam Puteh
The humble ikan selar is not only free from mercury but also delicious when cooked with tamarind. Afresh fish is a thing of beauty... |
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Ikan Masak Assam
This fish dish is classic peranakan, yet it is surprisingly low fat, tasty and demands little effort in the making. |
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Japanese Oden
IT was just a soup but what a thing of beauty it turned out to be.I got carried away while making that Japanese soup called oden, and turned out... |
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Kamut Spaghetti with Walnut Pesto
Walnuts star in this simple pasta sauce which comprises just three main ingredients, says SYLVIA TAN |
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Korean Beef and Rice Cake Soup
Despite its light appearance, this Korean beef soup is big on taste and makes for great comfort food, says SYLVIA TAN. |
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Lean Ramen
JUST a bowl of noodles but ramen is my favourite comfort food. Originally a Chinese noodle soup, the Japanese have made it their own with ubiquitous... |
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Marinated Tempeh Burgers
These deeply marinated patties promise moments of savoury oriental indulgence. Preparing batches means access to... |
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Mee Siam
An exotic yet simple recipe leaving you hungry for more.. |
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Mushroom and Corn Rice
A healthy and simple vegetarian recipe for people who are busy with work and yet wish to cook for themselves or family a nice rice dish that does not take... |
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Mushroom Stirfry
Pieces of king oyster mushroom steak are accompanied by a pile of stir-fried mixed mushrooms. |
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Not So Lemak Laksa
Healthy hawker food need not be the contradiction in terms that everyone thinks it is. I make laksa gravy that I can drink copious amounts of and Hokkien mee... |
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Nutritious, Succulent Bittergourd Chicken
Bittergourd has long been used in India as a folk remedy for diabetes. The vegetable is excellent for health... |
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Oats Dosa
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Oats with Bananas and Sultanas
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Okra with Ginger, Chilli and Miso Dressing
SLIME is good… okra slime, that is. While some may shun this vegetable, which we know better as ladies fingers... |
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Papaya Titek – healthy nonya
I DON’T know why we search far and wide for low-fat recipes when we have our own right at our doorstep. |
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Peppered Monkfish with Lemon & Basil
Colourful mixed peppers and peas tossed with firm-fleshed monkfish, make this fantastically healthy dish a real winner. |
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Pig Trotters in Vinegar Sauce
Chinese mothers are given pig trotters in vinegar sauce to eat after delivery and during their “confinement”. |
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Pork with Green Chilli-Taucheo Sambal
I love braised pork. The trouble is that only marbled or at least muscular meat such as shin gives the best results braised. |
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Puffed Rice Chaat
I HAVE just embarked on an effort to eat a salad instead of a meal to offset the overeating that took place while on holiday recently. |
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Rainbow Bread Salad
Color your diet with fruit and veggies... |
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Roti Sambal
Looking for a little kick at the start of the day. |
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Sambal Ikan Bilis with Turnip
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Sausage and Omelette Thai Delight
This healthy dish boasts one of the quickest and most fuss-free preparation time and ingredients. You can whip up this... |
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Sauteed Beef with Aussie Pears and Greens
A healthy combination to make a meal that makes your mouth water |
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Sea Bass with Chermoula
Sea bass makes an impressive meal, and its delicious flesh is moist, tender and sweet. Here it's stuffed with... |
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Shredded Carrot Fried Rice
This shredded carrot fried rice goes well with prawns, eggs and fish cake that make the fried rice golden in colour. |
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Spinach and Mushroom Lasagne
A wonderful food recipe for your whole family. |
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Spinach Paratha
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Steamed Brinjal with Minced Chicken and Mushroom
IT WAS a brilliant idea – brinjal, but steamed, rather than fried, baked or grilled, as it normally is. |
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Steamed Chicken with Spicy Scallop oil
This recipe is a healthy take on that old Cantonese classic, steamed chicken with ham, minus the salty processed ham. |
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Steamed Dory Roll with Snow Fungus
Eating fish can provide an excellent source of Omega-3 fatty acids, vitamins & minerals that benefit your general health. |
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Stuffed Tau Pok
ROJAK is inherently healthy, if only there was less sugar and black shrimp paste (hayko) in the dressing and less peanuts used to smother this Asian salad. |
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Tuna Steaks with Salsa Rossa
Heart-healthy tuna has a unique flavour and a firm texture. Here, it is briefly pan-fried, then gently cooked in a red pepper and... |
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Tuna Surprise
Make a sandwich that's hearty enough to fill you up. |
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Uplifting Seafood Rice Porridge
I’d like to introduce to you my home-made Oriental “remedy” that’s nutritious & at the same time, stimulating & perks up... |
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Vegetable Moussaka
This is a clever variation on the traditional, meat-based Greek dish that is usually quite high in fat. The meat has been replaced with a selection of... |
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Vegetable Pita Hand Roll
Using Wholewheat paratha (instead of traditional popiah skin) which is more nutritious. No oil is needed. Alfalfa sprouts contains a myriad of essential... |
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Vegetarian Mee Rebus
THINK of a spicy sweet potato soup and you have the key to the gravy for vegetarian mee rebus. |
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Warm Teriyaki Salmon Salad
The simple technique of cooking salmon in a foil parcel captures all the succulent juices of the fish which, together with the... |
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Whole Snapper in Ginger and Clam Broth
Snapper poached in ginger and clam broth for Chinese New Year reunion dinner. |
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Buckwheat Noodle With Grilled Asparagus
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Healthy Fruitti Wrap
The recipe is realistic and easy to prepare. My family loves it because it is low in calorie and at the same time fulfills the RDA recommendations. |
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Fortune Fish Maw Recipe
Fish is a super food. While fish maw is an excellent source of collagen, the health benefits of fish go beyond just the... |
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Salmon Egg Wrap
A wrap is a flat, round bread that rolls around fillings. The wrap "skin", also known as Tortilla, is usually made from wheat flour. The fillings usually consist of fresh... |
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