Mango cheesecake

Here's Sue's (my lovely wife) first try at a cheesecake (the non bake version) and I must say, it taste yummy ! Don't ask me how to make it.. she's the baker !

Ingredients

Cream cheese

Mango puree

Gelatin

Digestive biscuit

Butter

Rosemary lemon roast chicken

Wah ! This is our favourite roast chicken, in fact, this is how I started my hobby into cooking (when it actually tasted nice =)). Yummy !

Ingredients

One whole chicken (trim away the fat)

Rosemary sprigs

Lemon (zest)

Garlic

Carrots

Onions

Salt, Pepper

Extra virgin olive oil

Prepare the rosemary and lemon zest mixture. Chopped finely and mix it with olive oil and good amount of salt & pepper. Set aside. Prepare the chicken. Trim away as much fat ! Too oily la. Pat the chicken dry and then pour over the mixture, ensure that it's well covered (in and out). Put on a roasting pan and roast for 1 hour at 230 Celcius. Halfway through, add in the carrots, onions and garlic as sides. Take it out once it's golden yellow and the drumstick can be removed easily.

Basil Tomato spaghetti

Another version of spaghetti... good for the kids

Ingredients

Spaghetti

Fresh tomatoes

Basil leaves

Garlic

Aglio Olio Spaghetti

Here's a new creation....the base is basically spaghetti cooked in olive oil.. but you can always be creative and make your own recipies!

Ingredients

Spaghetti

Extra virgin Olive oil

Basil leaves

Garlic (sliced)

Olives

Chili padi

Cherry tomatoes

Put spaghetti into a pot full of boiling salted water. Remember to add a spoonful of olive oil into the water. Boil till al dente (means not too cooked so that it has nice texture)

While the spaghetti is cooking, add good lug of extra virgin olive oil into a non-stick frying pan (or wok). Fry the garlic, olives and chili. Then add the cherry tomatoes. After 5 minutes, stir in the spaghetti and season with salt and pepper. Stir in the basil leaves at the end!

Rosemary roast potatoes

This is definitely a healthier choice compared to french fries. Oven roasted with olive oil ! Delicious la ...

Ingredients

Potatoes (with skin or without)

Olive oil

Rosemary sprigs

Salt

Pepper

Boil your potatoes till you can pierce easily. Put it in a roasting pan and add good lug of olive oil, salt and pepper. Sprinkle the rosemary sprigs as well. Put in the oven at 220 Celcius. Roast till brown/crunchy !

Mom's special steamed chicken

Here's my all time favourites, cooked by my mom.. We have it every chinese new year...

Ingredients
Chicken thigh/drumstick
Salt
Xiao Shing cooking wine

First of all, chop the chicken into small portions. Then steam the chicken till it's cooked. Depending on the size this may take between 15-20 minutes. Immediately after it's cooked, wipe the chicken with a good mixture of salt and cooking wine...

Serve deliciously with diced ginger, spring onions, soy sauce and cili padi... totally yummy !

Photo courtesy of my sis

Fried rice with duck meat

Ingredients
Shredded duck meat
A bowl of overnight rice
Sliced onion, garlic
Peas and corn
Soy sauce (1 teaspoon)
Oyster sauce (1 teaspoon)
Xiao Hsing cooking wine (1 dash)

This is a simple recipe that you can make from leftover roast duck. First of all, shred all the duck meat to remove the bones. Then in a hot wok with olive oil, fry the garlic and onion till fragrant. Add in the duck meat and stir fry. Pour in the soy sauce, cooking wine, pepper and oyster sauce.Add the peas and corn, and a dash of water.

Before adding in the rice, add a bit of water to the rice to loosen it (note that you should remove the rice from the fridge and loosen it before cooking). Pour in the rice and fry over high heat till the rice is a bit dry. Season with pepper.