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Chocolate Wonton Kisses
Fancy having a twist to your usual wonton? How about making turning it into a yummy chocolaty dessert to impress... |
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Mushroom with Cheese
My mushroom cheese is healthy because it is natural and no trans fat. Mushrooms are believed to help fight against cancer... |
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Assorted Fruits Yu Sheng
The dish is healthy because I am using assorted fruits. My family simply love it. It was very delicious and unique... |
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Almond Soya Beancurd
After I successfully made soya beancurd pudding, my family asked for almond flavoured beancurd... |
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Mushrooming Love
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Watermelon Prune Ice Pops
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Watermelon Chocolate Treat
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Watermelon Rosewater Pudding Shots
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Tall, Dark and Luscious Chocolate Dessert
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Buckwheat Noodle With Grilled Asparagus
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Thai Style Watermelon Salad
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Zucchini made noodle with vegetables
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Ayam Tempra
Squeeze lime juice over any dish and straightaway the flavours come alive. |
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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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Bananas on Toast
There's no better way to start the day than with a good breakfast. |
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Bean Salad with Yoghurt Herb Dressing
A delicious and nutritious salad, perfect for a quick snack. |
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Bean with Dates
This dish I recommending to all readers is rich with vitamins B and C. I named it Bean with dates. Its total revamp of red bean soup. |
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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 Vegetable Pot Pie
A delicious and heartwarming meal... |
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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 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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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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Citrus Chicken Pineapple Kebabs
Lemon zest and crushed cardamom seeds add a lovely flavour to marinated, grilled chicken kebabs... |
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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... |
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Creepy Halloween Pumpkin Treats
This October, come face to face with these terror Halloween treats for your kids, along with these spine-chilling crawlies... |
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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 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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Durian Loaf
This is so delicious, it looks, smells and tastes like cake! |
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Elizabethan Carrot Tart
Carrot tarts, both sweet and savoury, were popular during Elizabethan times because they were naturally sweet and colourful... |
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Fish Vindaille
DESPERATE for another fish dish, I found a recipe in Mauritius, of all places. |
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Flourless Orange and Almond Cake
My sister-in-law still bakes cakes for tea. Walk through her front door and the buttery smell of baking tempts every visitor. |
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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 and Vegetable Salad
This dish is prepared using fresh fruits and vegetables which I find in my fridge. It is not only nutritious but... |
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Fruit Salad Toast
A hearty breakfast that will give the whole family the start they need. |
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Fruit Salad
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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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Garden Fresh
Dress up with fresh fruits and healthy greens. |
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Grape Adventure
Bake them, mix them with yogurt or turn them into a jelly, SYLVIA TAN has fun experimenting with the fruit... |
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Green Papaya Soup with White Fungus
Easy-To-Prepare Soup |
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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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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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Oatmeal, Dried fruits and Konbu Powder
The ingredients can be flexible. I can have all or some of them. When I learn something new, I will add on to the basic group... |
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My Super Breakfast - Oats
Are you bothered by what to have for breakfast? Or whether your breakfast is healthy enough... |
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Healthy Chendol Custard
I never thought I would see the day when I could enjoy coconut milk without a qualm. There is a new product now in the market, which cuts down... |
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Healthy Ohr Nee
IF YOU can mash potatoes, you can make ohr nee, that well-loved Teochew dessert with a long (and to me, undeserved) reputation for being unhealthy. |
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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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Ikan Assam Puteh
The humble ikan selar is not only free from mercury but also delicious when cooked with tamarind... |
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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
I got carried away while making that Japanese soup called oden, and turned out dainty cabbage rolls tied with spring onion and tiny bags of tofu puffs... |
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Kamut Spaghetti with Walnut Pesto
A bag of organic walnuts got me cracking on this recipe. A friend had brought them back from Spain swearing that they... |
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Korean Beef and Rice Cake Soup
Nothing does it like a bowl of piping hot soup to end a meal. At least that is how the Chinese like it. Westerners, however... |
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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... |
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Mee Siam
An exotic yet simple recipe leaving you hungry for more... |
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Milo Milk Shake Ice Blended
This milk shake ice blended is delicious, low in fat and high in calcium. We love this because it's a refreshing pick-me-up on... |
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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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Mushroom Wraps
A great new way of getting your daily calcium! |
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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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Poached Chinese Pears in Ginseng Syrup
POACHED pears are a classic dessert found everywhere in Europe. Often poached in red wine... |
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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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Red Bean Soup
It was not my intention to go vegetarian, nor did I ever succeed in being one. Meat is just too tough to bite and chew, not to mention swallowing it. |
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Red Dragon Smoothie
Red Dragon Smoothie is an exciting fiery red concoction that high in minerals, antioxidants and vitamins, especially iron. |
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Rhubarb and saffron crème brûlée
A tart compote of rhubarb makes a nice contrast to the rich custard here. While there is no way to completely streamline... |
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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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Soya Panna Cotta with Berry Compote
A panna cotta made with soya milk! It is not as abstemious as it sounds. It is instead a triumph of textures – silky soft whiteness... |
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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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Strawberries and Orange Slices with Balsamic Vinegar Syrup
Vinegar for dessert? Yes, the Italians do it! They splash balsamic vinegar... |
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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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Susi Bun
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Tuna Surprise
Make a sandwich that's hearty enough to fill you up. |
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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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Wheat & Almond Cookies
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White Fungus Dessert
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Yoghurt Making
Our member, Wong Chak Wai, shared with us how to make yoghurt on 13 March 2010. This yoghurt culture is from a Russian doctor... |
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Zesty Bruschetta
A typical Italian entrée. |
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Blushing Beets Soup
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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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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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