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Lemon Prawn

It’s a very simple dish to cook.

Prepare sauce: 50g lemon juice, 50g sugar and a little black pepper powder. Mix them well.

Clean Prawns and prepare some chopped garlic and green onion.

1. Heat some oil in the pan. Put the Prawns in. Stir fry till Prawns turn pink.

2. Add in chopped garlic and fry till aromatic.

3. Pour the sauce in. Turn up the heat a little. Quick stir fry to let each Prawn be coated with sauce.

4. Sprinkle chopped green onion as garnishment. Quick stir and ready to serve.

The Prawns are very bright and shiny in color due to the lemon sauce. And it tastes very tender and juicy. You will not stop licking your fingers. My husband loved it.

Pan-fried Cumin Baby Potatoes

1. Wash baby potatoes and peel them. You can also leave the skin on.

2. Put potatoes in a deep pot. Pour in enough water covers all potatoes. Heat on the stove and boil for 15 mins. If your potatoes are much smaller, then you can just boil for 10 mins.

3. Drain the potatoes. Heat a little olive oil in the pan.

4. Put potatoes in the pan. Fry till golden brown on the surface.

5. Sprinkle salt, cumin and pepper. Stir fry evenly.

Stir-fry Prawn Hokkien Noodles

The real stir-fry hokkien noodles need squid and pork. But here I didn’t use them. And this recipe is different from the real one. 

1. Beat two eggs in a bowl. Heat oil in the pan and make scrambled egg.

2. Take the egg out. Fry the Prawns till pink and set them aside too.

3. Heat the pan again. Add in chopped garlic and onion. Sauté a bit. 

4. Add the Hokkien noodles in. Stir fry a bit. Add in 2 tsp dark soy sauce, 1 tsp light soy sauce and 1/2 pepper powder. Stir evenly.

5. Put the Prawns back in the pan, also add chopped cabbage and chye sim stem. Stir fry a bit. Pour in 1 cup broth. ( I used the Prawn ribs broth which I made before)

6. Simmer for 5 mins. Add in bean sprouts, chye sim leaves.


7. Add in scrambled egg. Stir fry evenly.


Serve hot. 

My husband loves this dish.

Ribeye Steak

My husband wanted to have steak for dinner. So we went to supermarket to buy a ribeye steak and some sausage.

1. Sprinkle salt and black pepper over the steak.

2. Heat skillet on stove. Add a little olive oil.

3. When the skillet is smoking hot, put the steak in. You will hear the sizzling.

4. For 2-3 mins, the down side will becom brownish. Turn over to fry the other side.

5. Cut in a little butter. Put in 2 cloves garlic and some thyme.

6. Use a spoon to pour melted butter over the steak. Let the steak stand to fry the edge.

Place the steak into a plate. 

Use the same skillet ( no need to wash it) to fry sausage.


Serve with some boiled broccoli.

The steak is very tender and juicy.

Fried Burdock 

I used to think burdock can be only used as tea or medicine herbs. I never thought it could be cooked as usual vegetables.

Burdock is very good for health. This dish is very simple. Just rinse burdock in water, remove the peel. Then cut into think slices. Thin slices are easy to cook and will be very crunchy. Dust burdock slices with flour. 

Heat oil in the pan. Fry burdock slices till both sides turn golden brown.


No need to add any seasoning. Burdock tastes a bit sweet itself.

Butter Lemon Cod Fillet

1. Preheat oven to 180 degree C.

2. Melt 20g butter, then mix in fresh juice of half small lemon. Also add in 1/2 tsp garlic powder.

3. In a bowl, add in 1/4 cup flour, some salt, black pepper and a little mixed herbs.

4. Dip cod fillet in butter mixture first then in flour mixture.

5. Place cod fillet in a baking pan. Bake for 25-30 mins.

I also put several baby carrots and French beans in the baking pan and let them be baked with cod.

Easy, Healthy Roasted Pumpkin

I love pumpkins. They are sweet, soft and healthy. This way of cooking them just keep their original flavor.

1. Preheat oven to 200 degree C.

2. Clean pumpkin and remove the seeds. Cut them into smaller pieces.

3. Place them in baking pan. Roast for 30 mins.

4. Sprinkle a little cinnamon powder if you like. And roast for another 5-10 mins.

5. Place them in plate. Spread a little salt to strengthen their sweetness.

Mango Sago

My husband has been asking me to make mango sago for him. Today, we just bought some fresh and sweet mangoes. So I decided to make it today.

1. Boil some water in a deep pot. Then put sago in water. Heat with high heat for around 6-7 mins till sago becomes completely transparent.

2. Soak sago in cold water, which will make them more elastic and taste better. Then drain them.

3. Cut mango into small chunks. Place them in a bowl.

4. Place sago over mango.

5. Add in 2 tsp honey. And pour in enough milk or coconut milk.

Ready to serve.


My husband loves it.

Garlic & Honey Prawn Rice

Original recipe:

http://sallysbakingaddiction.com/2016/05/09/quick-healthy-dinner-20-minute-honey-garlic-shrimp/

1. In a bowl, mix 1/4 cup honey, 1/4 cup light soy sauce, 1 tsp dark soy sauce, chopped garlic (3 cloves) and a little chopped ginger.

2. Clean prawns. Remove head and shell. Marinate then in sauce for at least 30 mins.


3. Heat a skillet. Add in a little olive oil.

4. Fry prawns till each side turns red. Then pour in marinating sauce. And cook for another one min or two.

5. Sprinkle chopped spring onion.

6. Take the prawn out. Keep heating the sauce till it gets a bit condensed. Then turn off the stove.

7. Put cooked rice in the skillet. Mix well with sauce. Then sprinkle prawns over it.


My husband loves it very much. He said it’s amazing!

Stir Fry Tofu With Leek

1. Cut Tofu into small chunks.

2. Heat some oil in the pan. Beat an egg in the bowl. Dip Tofu in egg and then fry in the pan till each side turns golden brown. Then take them out in a plate.

3.  Heat a little oil in the pan again. Put chopped leek in the pan. Sauce a bit till they turn softened.

4. Add Tofu back in the pan. Also with chopped chili. Stir fry evenly.

5. Season with salt.