Confinement Food Day 2
Friday, May 04, 2012
Googled for more Confinement recipes, coz I wanted to give Jie some variety instead of repeating the previous day's menu, and found some easy to cook yummy pieces!!
Prepared the garlic & ginger on the pretty chopping board!!! =D
Confinement food is normally piled with ginger which is said to help to clear the wind inside the body.
French Beans are a rich source of iron, vitamin A, C, riboflavin, thiamin, proteins, omega-3 fatty acids, calcium, copper, phosphorous, manganese and dietary fibers.
• Help to prevent anemia and diabetes
• Help to keep a healthy digestive system
(Serves 2-3)
200g french beans (kacang buncis, wu gui tou)
200g minced pork
2 cloves garlic chopped
(additional 2-3 cloves to make fried garlic if you want to)
80g old ginger chopped
3 tbsp little sesame oil
Salt & Pepper to taste
1 tbsp DOM (optional)
*Fried Garlic: Heat the oil and sauté the garlic until brown.
Method:
1) Chop of both ends of the french beans and cut into halves (3-4inch). Then wash and steam the beans until cooked.
2) Heat the sesame oil and sauté the garlic and ginger until slightly brown.
3) Add the minced meat and stir fry until thoroughly cooked. Add the salt, pepper and DOM and mix well.
4) Dish up and pour over the steamed beans.
5) Garnish with *fried garlic and serve.
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Stir-Fried Pork with Ginger & Scallion
(Serves 2-3)
- 200g pork (yor bak), sliced thinly and diagonally (against the grain)
- 80g old ginger sliced thinly
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 3 tbsp sesame oil
- 2 stalks spring onions (scallions), cut to 5cm/2-inch lengths
- 1 tbsp DOM (optional)
- 40ml water (optional)
Marinade (A)
- 1 tsp light soy sauce
- 1 tsp dark soy sauce
- 1/2 tsp fish sauce
- 1 1/2 tsp sesame oil
Method:
1) Marinate the pork slices in the marinade ingredients (A) for at least 5 minutes.
2) Heat oil, fry ginger for 20 seconds. Then add garlic & spring onions (bottom white half) to the wok and stir fry till fragrant.
3) Add pork slices, stir fry till cooked. Add the rest of the spring onions.
4) If you like some gravy to go with your rice, add water. Drizzle some DOM onto the dish and mix. Off the flame. This dish is best served with steamed rice.
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Egg Omelette in Sesame Oil
(Serves 1-2)
2 eggs
1 1/2 tbsp water
1 clove garlic chopped
1 tsp soy sauce
1/4 tsp salt
20g old ginger pounded finely or diced
Method:
1) In a small bowl, combine eggs, water, soy sauce and salt by whipping lightly with a fork.
2) Heat a wok over medium heat, add sesame oil, sauté garlic and ginger till fragrant.
3) Pour in egg mixture and fry until cooked, turning over occasionally.
4) Serve as a sandwich for breakfast or with rice for lunch.
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1st Attempt @ Confinement Food
Thursday, May 03, 2012
BF's sister is doing her 1-mth confinement and she normally has her Aunt (who cooks AWESOME YUMS!!) to cook for her... However, Aunt cant cook today and tomorrow so Big Sis has kindly handed me the task of feeding her... I'm glad she trusts me with her meals since I hardly ever cook and I've never tried making Confinement food before..
It made me smile when she said it was all really good!!! =D
Grabbed some recipes off the internet and tweaked them a little:
(The Fried Rice Recipe was cooked to serve 3-4 because I cooked it at one go for Jie's Lunch and Dinner and figured I could eat some too.)
(Added minced meat and kai lan to the original recipe..)
(Serves 3-4)
2 cups uncooked rice
160g old ginger sliced & diced
4-5 cloves of garlic smashed & diced
100g minced meat (ngoh hui bak)
3 eggs beaten lightly
3 1/2 tbsp sesame oil
1 full stalk of leafy kai lan remove stalk
Soy Sauce
*Add 60g of old ginger to the minced meat and rub it into the meat. Marinate with some soy sauce after.
Method:
1) Heat up sesame oil and fry the garlic & the remaining ginger over a low fire until fragrant. You can tell when it turns a light golden color.
2) Add in the marinated minced meat. When meat is nearly cooked, add the beaten eggs slowly and stir-fry till cooked.
3) Add the bowl of rice and a little salt to the ginger and egg. Stir-fry over high heat till fragrant. Just before serving, add a little more soy sauce in and stir till all ingredients are well combined.
4) This Chinese Fried Rice with Egg and Ginger is best served immediately.
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(Almost similar to the linked recipe except that I substituted the wine with DOM.)
- 1 slice cod fish
- 30g old ginger diced
- 1/2 tbsp chinese wolfberries or goji berries
Seasoning:
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 3 tbsp DOM
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
Method:
1) Wash and dry the cod fish, at the same time, juliennes ginger.
2) Marinate the fish with seasoning, put into a steaming plate, sprinkle ginger and Chinese wolfberries on top, steam for 10 minutes under high heat, and the dish is ready to be served.
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Stir-Fried Kai Lan
(Serves 2-3)
This is something I came up with on my own..
2 full stalks of leafy kai lan remove stalk
200g of lean pork (yor bak) sliced - they cost about $25/kg @ the market..
2-3 cloves of garlic diced
60g old ginger diced
1 cup water
soy sauce
2-3 tbsp sesame oil
*Add 30g of old ginger to the minced meat and rub it into the meat. Marinate with some soy sauce after.
Method:
1) Boil kai lan in water til cooked. Drain water leave the kai lan to cool.
2) Heat up sesame oil and fry the garlic & the remaining ginger over a low fire until fragrant. You can tell when it turns a light golden color.
3) Add in the marinated meat. Cook til almost done.
4) Add 1 cup of water, 1-2 tbsp soy sauce, then add the kai lan and mix.
5) Cover the pan for 3 minutes.
Check that meat is tender and then it is ready to be served.
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Labels: cod fish, confinement, fried rice, kai lan, post natal diet
New Love, New Life
Thursday, April 07, 2011
Welcomed Christmas 2010 & New Year 2011 with the Awesomest gift I could ever ask for!!!!
BMP You complete my Fairytale!!!
Tu Amor by RBD
Mi amor I'm not sure of the right words to say
Maybe these simple words will do best to best explain
What I feel in my heart
What I feel more each day
How to make you see
How to let you know
How to say, how to say, how I love you so
With words you understand
Words that get right through to your heart
Here's the place to start
[Chorus]
Tu amor, I will always be tu amor
Tu amor, means the world to me
Estarás siempre en mi corazón
You're the one in my soul
And I live for tu amor, tu amor.
Mi amor love you more with such look in your eyes
Maybe these simple words will do best to best describe
What I feel in my heart
What I'll feel for all time
Oh, How to make you see
How to let you know
How to say, how to say, how I need you so
With words you understand
Words that get right through to your soul
Words that let you know
[Chorus]
Tu amor, I will always be
Tu amor, means the world to me
Estarás siempre en mi corazón
You're the one in my soul
And I live for tu amor, tu amor.
You're the one that
I need in my arms
Believe me these words
I say are words that come straight from my heart
How do I make you believe
Nothing else means as much as what you mean to me
*Tu eres la unica en mi alma
Tu eres el unico en mi alma
*Yo te quiero
Yo te quiero
*Te adoro
Te adoro
*Tus labios
Tus labios
*Tus ojos
Tus ojos
*Mi amor
Mi amor
[Chorus]
Tu amor, I will always be
Tu amor, means the world to me
Estarás siempre en mi corazón
You're the one in my soul
That I live for tu amor, tu amor.
Ola Svensson - Till The End
Friday, October 08, 2010
Ola Svensson - Till The End
Girl you told me
That you don't think that I'm the one for you
And you showed me
It doesn't really matter what I do
But each and every step I take leads me back to you
And I fear when I'm awake my dreams will not come true
I don't know what else to do when I'm close to you
Than to hold my breathe and cross my fingers
No matter what you're saying
I'd still be praying and keep on coming back for more
Cause all I do is dream about you
And all I do is thinking of you all the time
Wishing you where mine
Girl I told you
I'll give the world to be the one you need
And let me show you
There’ll never be another one for me
Now I'm picking myself apart I wanna be all I can be
Cause in the puzzle of my heart you're the missing piece
I don't know what else to do when I'm close to you
Than to hold my breathe and cross my fingers
No matter what you're saying
I'd still be praying and keep on coming back for more
Cause all I do is dream about you
And all I do is thinking of you all the time
Wishing you where mine till the end of time
I don't know what else to do when I'm close to you
Than to hold my breathe and cross my fingers
No matter what you're saying
I'd still be praying and keep on coming back for more
Cause all I do is dream about you
And all I do is thinking of you all the time
Wishing you where mine
Twenty-Four!!!
Saturday, August 07, 2010
7 Days of Leave =Day One:SLEEP!!!Slept the WHOLE Day!!! =DDay Two:Slept half the day!!Movie Date (The Sorcerer's Apprentice) with 2 guys!!Spent some time with Nikki, Sarah & Damien!!Day Three:Swam my 30laps!!Altered my dress for Nikki's wedding!!Tampines 1 Manpuku Dinner + Movie Tekken @ Cathay Ehub with SuetMay, Panda, Jason & Ray..Jin Kazama (Jon Foo)
is OMG sooooo uber drrrroooooooooolllss!!!!Cineleisure KBox after with ppl from Batch B!!!Sky, Wang Ying, Mee Nai, Horace, Ben, Brenda, Bok, Bok's Friend, Emma, Michael, James and Joshua!!!!!It's been a long time since we've seen that many of us out in a group!!I Miss Manila!!!!!!!Day Four:Slept half the day...Swam my 30laps!!!Had drinks with Michael @ No5 Emerald Hill..I L♥♥♥VE it there for their 1-for-1 Martinis!!!Then we went on to ClubJade and then supper @ SweeChoon after!!Thank u Michael!!! =DG4-ed at 4am supposedly to chat with Leo but ended up falling asleep on the couch!!Day Five:Happy Birthday Princess ME!!! DLeft G4 for HarbourFront where i had breakfast with colleagues =DHome after and slept half the day away..Massage at Aromatic House - Serangoon Gardens was alright...Ah Ma's House after...Love my Grams!! =DDaddykins brought Mommy, Jerome & I for Jap dinner @ Nara Japanese Restaurant - Serangoon Gardens... YUMMY GOOD!!! =DSarah's place after for more good food and great company..They had a lil pre-wedding dinner party for Damien & Nikki!!At abt 1030ish tt night, Ben & Yuren picked me up...Havent seen them in FOREVER la!!!Ultra missed them!! =DTogether with Ben's new gf HuiHui & Friend Shu Quan,met up with Kassie + Roy at Pasir Ris Park's Beach Culture @ WaterCross..Their friend Zong Wei came for awhile too...Thank u guys for the wonderful surprise n gift!!!♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥Day Six:Picked Baby from school and spent the evening with him at Terminal 3!!Day Seven:Spent home ALL DAY!!!!Nua-ing, filing my paper stuff, updating my iPhone & Blogging!!!+24Laps in the pool in the late evening...Couldnt do my 30 coz the pool was closing =(Didn't get to go for my trip coz i couldn't get tickets to the flight and timing i wanted..Either way, Birthday Week was still Awesome!!!Drinks from St James to Emerald Hill to ClubJade to G4..People from Family to Colleagues to Schoolmates to Ex-s to Longtime Friends to Acquaintances..Places from KBox to d Airport to Restaurants to Parks to Houses to Chillouts to Swimming Pools..
I wasn't able to capture each moment on camera..So sorry if u ain't here..Big THANKS to each and everyone of you...
For accompanying me this birthday week,for presents and treats... And for wishes on FaceBook, Email, SMS, Phone Call, Face-to-Face, etc...Thank you for making my 24th an awesomely sweet one!!Now it's back to dieting...Going on a STRICT Herbalife + Subway Diet!!!I expect myself to be a Size 6 (or at least an 8) by CNY 2011!!!!!!
From the Tiger's Mouth
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
New Year Resolutions for 2010:- Loose 15kg- Get my driving license- Make more time for Family- Save $5000.00- Find a boyfriendProud of myself!!Managed to keep at least ONE of my resolutions for the year so far!!Me Then:
Me Now:
That's a total weight lost of 20kg since January 2009!!!!!Still hoping to loose another 10kgs before 2010 comes to a close!! =DSo i foresee a lot of swim time and a lot of Herbalife!!!Everything else except my license is still right on track thou....No time for lessons.... x.x!!Oh and finding a bf... LOL!!Can't seem to find any sincere guys these days x.x!!So i decided to spend that energy on friends and love ones instead =DIf you're looking for plans with the Children,check out this blog:http://www.singaporekidsplaces.com/I have plans to bring my Lil Precious to Terminal 3 on my next off day!! =D2 more weeks to my birthday....I've yet to book my travel tickets & accommodations...Still trying to figure out what the best routes and best prices are...Current plan:1st August 2010 - 5th August 2010SG - Malacca - KL - Phuket - SGTotal Travel expenses = approx SGD$200,not inclusive accommodations yet...OR2nd August 2010 - 5th August 2010SG -Phuket - SGAirfare @ SGD$108...OR
Free Cruise ride on International Waters...Need only need to consider about accommodations & Expenses...Hmmmmm...................
Ang pangalan ko ay Merissa!
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Looking thru my last post....I MISS MANILA!!!!!!!I think i should find a nice Pinoy bf so that i'll have an excuse to go back there all d time!!!!
The Comeback!!
Monday, January 11, 2010
I'm finally back to update!! =PAfter coming back,Caught up with Leo, Steph & Cal..As well as YZ, Winson, Phoebe & Russ...Missed them so much!!!I miss Manila thou..Miss Bonifacio Heights and GSTA and GreenBelt & Market Market..Miss Club Manor!!!Miss Yellow Cab Pizza & Hap Chan!!!Miss being 5 mins away from everyone!!!Miss the freedom too!!!AND I miss my Trainers and the friends I made there!!!Hoping to go back soon!!!Here's barely 10% of the photos i took during the trip:
At Changi Airport before our flight!!
At GreenHills Delifrance!!Stacy is d first person i got close to and she's great!!She makes sure we're all fed well!!I miss her cooking!!!Hehe!! =D
My First drink in Manila @ GreenBelt 3!! Thank You Nick!! =D
Lunch at Mall of Asia!!
My Favorite Group!! =DUs wearing black tops was COMPLETELY unplanned for!!! =P
The evening we found CHICKEN RICE!!!We missed Singapore food and when we saw this place..It was an unanimous decision to dine there!!! =P
Bidding Erick goodbye...We miss having u around....
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Some of the many dinner nights and drinking nights...When we were there,we encountered 2 or 3 typhoons...Including the worst they've ever had!And we survived it!! =D
My basement was completely flooded up til the 1st floor!!And tt in the back is my block's power generator...We had no water and electricity for days so we were provided lodging in CopaCabana at d Company's expense.. =D
Party with Yellow Cab in our room!! =DThe Pontoon outting to Loreland Farm tt this BlackJack girl attended =P
Had super loads of fun tt day!! =DThen we had photo taking and group shots during last week of Manila...
^Batch B ROCKS!! =D^
My BlackJack group!! =D
The BlackJack Ladies!!
And my Favourite photo is!!!!
Tim.Stacy.Me.Alan.NickAnd the housemates of Anilao 319:
Mee Nai.Shui Yuan.Me.Jerlynn.JoyceLast Day at GSTA..
.Alvin & I.
.Hope & I.
.Emerson & I.
With our three awesome Trainers!!!!Emerson.Me.Hope.Blair
One of our gifts to Hope!!Thank u for everything Ms Hope!!Do not forget us!! =D
Our individual souvenirs! =DPlus a little self love for my still-fat-but-smaller-body!!
Narcssistic!! =.=And something for me...
Thank You!! =DThis is like the UBER first time i've worked without MCs...Going into my 5th month with RWS and i've not taken a single sick leave!!! =DHad training at the Pandan Gardens office for about a month before moving in to Sentosa...I Love My Job!! =DCan't wait for the Casino to open!!! =PIn the last few months,have lost about 15kg thru Swimming!!Super Happy!!!Another 15kg to go!!!!But it's more difficult to find time to swim these days seeing that shift work makes me uber tired and i can hardly find the time to swim....It's times like these where i feel tt 24hrs a day is not enough...I need more time for Jerome.More time for Family.More time for Friends.More time for Myself!!!!!!!
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