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Breakfast chronicles – Bak Kwa pork floss bun

February 25, 2021 by yenkai Leave a Comment

Leftover Bak Kwa is a major pain every Chinese New Year, I’m sure you can identify with me. Bak Kwa is meant to be eaten by itself, and there’s only so much you can eat before you get sick of it. The main problem with using Bak Kwa in other recipes is that its taste … [Read more…]

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Breakfast chronicles – French omelette

May 16, 2019 by yenkai Leave a Comment

You can’t go wrong with serving eggs for breakfast. The French omelette style is especially tantalizing. I was actually inspired to do this after stumbling upon this YouTube video by a saucy Chinese lady living in the US. Well, for my first attempt I would say it turned out quite okay, since I didn’t try … [Read more…]

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Breakfast chronicles – Prata Quiche

April 1, 2019 by yenkai Leave a Comment

A Quiche is very easy to make (you just need to mix all the ingredients together), especially when you have ready made puff pastry, which unfortunately is not affordably available here. Frozen Prata is a viable substitute. It produces flaky pastry, though it doesn’t taste buttery at all. Related posts: Taobao product recommendation – baking … [Read more…]

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Breakfast Chronicles – Bak Kwa seaweed glutinous rice wrap

February 20, 2019 by yenkai Leave a Comment

I’m sure many of you are like me, you don’t know what to do with the Bak Kwa leftover from Chinese New Year. I decided to incorporate it into the tried and true Japanese combination of seaweed, rice and mayonnaise. Basically Sushi. I happen to have Kombu on hand, and it is easier to handle … [Read more…]

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Breakfast chronicles – Pizza

August 29, 2017 by yenkai Leave a Comment

We are not quite fond of Pizza, until our visit to Naples. Italian Pizzas are quite different from the typical Americanized version that are commercially prevalent in most other parts of the world. It is quite simple, typically with no more than five ingredients for the topping. Anyway, ever since tasting the real Italian Pizza, … [Read more…]

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Breakfast chronicles – Tortilla wrap

March 19, 2017 by yenkai Leave a Comment

This is one of my favourite breakfast recipes, because it’s easy, tasty, and relatively healthy. Homemade Tortillas are far better than store bought ones, and they’re extremely simple to make. The only thing one has to be careful about is not adding too much water to end up with a very wet dough, which will be … [Read more…]

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Breakfast chronicles – Betty Crocker Devil’s Food Cake

February 24, 2017 by yenkai Leave a Comment

This is my first time using a cake mix. Obviously, a cake mix is fail-proof – the cake rises like magic. If you have 45 minutes to prepare breakfast, then this is an option you can include in your arsenal of breakfast recipes. Related posts: Hoegaarden beer project priming and bottling How to make kopi … [Read more…]

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Breakfast chronicles – chicken burger

September 27, 2016 by yenkai Leave a Comment

I’ve been wanting to do this for the longest time. In essence, a burger is not much different from a sandwich, but i think it looks prettier, especially when you have a smooth and shiny bun. Well, my bun was certainly far from achieving that intended effect, but it was ok. I managed to use the egg … [Read more…]

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Breakfast chronicles – Tonkotsu Ramen

August 27, 2016 by yenkai Leave a Comment

Japanese Ramen, the real stuff, is one of those food items that people generally think they cannot cook at home. There are now Ramen in the form of instant noodles, and there are also pre-made soup base, but you’re very far from the real thing when you take short-cuts such as these. Related posts: Japan destinations … [Read more…]

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Breakfast chronicles – Eggs Benedict

July 29, 2016 by yenkai Leave a Comment

Homemade Eggs Benedict with homemade English muffins and homemade Hollandaise sauce. I guess it wasn’t as tedious as i thought i might be. I did use ready-made salted egg yolk, so that helped just a little bit, which, otherwise, you just need the extra step of cracking a few eggs. Related posts: Kitchen Hack: salted … [Read more…]

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