How to cook gourmet meals for less in Singapore

ARROZ CON POLLO

        Main Ingredients – Rice, Chicken, Vegetables This is a traditional meal in Spain and Latin America, similar to paella. This can be a simple meal with three basic ingredients or an elaborate one with layers of flavors. We like the elaborate one as long as there are enough ingredients to make a […]

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How to grow CHRYSANTHEMUM GREENS, TANG OH 茼蒿 or 春菊 from seeds in Singapore

CHRYSANTHEMUM GREENS (TANG OH 茼蒿, 春菊 )

    A must-have vegetable for any Chinese steamboat gathering of sorts and it’s known by different names in many kitchens. The West labeled it as an edible chrysanthemum, Choy Suey greens, or a crown daisy. In Japan, it is called Kikuna or shungiku (春菊) and the Koreans called this “sukgat”. In appearance, the Japanese […]

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Grow Ground Cherry from seeds in Singapore

GROUND CHERRIES

    Ground Cherries are not cherries 🙂   These belong to the nightshade family, similar to capsicums and tomatoes. They are also known as husk tomatoes or sweet tomatillos. Another common name that is confusing, is “Cape Gooseberries” (Physalis Peruviana), which really is a type of ground cherry that shared the “gooseberry” name and […]

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Grow Perilla or Shiso from seeds in containers
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PERILLA or SHISO FROM SEEDS

      Not all shiso tastes the same. In our kitchen, we find there are culinary differences between the Japanese and Korean Shiso and thus we used them differently. In the former (Japanese,青しそ, ao-jiso ), the leaves are thinner and the taste is suitable even for young children’s salads. Eaten raw, the minty flavor […]

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Grow Sage from cutting in Singapore

GROW SAGE FROM CUTTING

    Growing Sage from cutting is easier than germinating the seeds.   Steps to propagating sage from cutting   Cut the stem’s end at 45 degree Remove bottom-most leaves as this part will be in the water Need only 2 or 3 leaves at the top Use net-cup to support roots tip in water […]

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Carrot Cake from Juice Pulp
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Moist Carrot Cake

Original Recipe from Richard Goh (October 2010). For 9 inch square tin, paper lined. Preheat oven at 180C Part 1 – WET Ingredients In big mixing bowl, beat well – 175 ml                   Sunflower or Veg Oil 175g                      […]

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Grow Harvest Eat microgreens

MICROGREENS

    Thanks to Jack Yam’s sharing with easy to follow tutorial and accompanying photographs, a lot of gardeners learned how to grow microgreens. With Jack’s permission, his pictures and instructions are shared in this post.   Step 1 – Recycle any plastic container suitable for growing! Drill or cut holes at the base for […]

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Grow White Wild Alpine from seeds in Singapore

White Strawberries

    In 2017, we began a new exploration of white wild Alpine strawberries varieties in KRATKY (passive hydroponic) method. These varieties are not common commercially and too fragile to ship, thus we had to grow them from seeds. We were keen to grow them out of curiosity because their taste profiles were described as intensely […]

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