Tuesday 9 October 2012

Chicken and Sweet Corn Soup

I was introduced to soup as a child and I just love soup and couldn't get enough of them! And now having a family of my own, my children also love soup; any variety of soup, be it chicken soup, herbal soup, vegetable soup, etc.

Chinese soup is easy to prepare. Last Mid-autumn Festival family gathering dinner, I prepared a simple Chicken and Sweet Corn Soup for the reunion dinner (my mum, 3rd and 5th younger sisters' families and mine).



All you need is :-

- 1 whole chicken (washed and cut into chunks. Scalded)

- 4 ears of corn (washed and cut into chunks)

- 3 medium sized carrot (washed and cut into chunks)


- 1 big handful of mushroom stems (washed) (I used to keep all the mushroom stems)

- 1 handful of red dates (washed)

- 1 tablespoon of wolfberries (washed)

- some peppercorns (washed and crushed) - to taste

- Salt (to taste)

Method :

Fill a big pot with water. Bring it to a boil. Add all the ingredients except salt and bring to a boil again. Then, simmer for an average of 3 hours. Season with salt when it is done.


Brilliant DIY Ideas

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Monday 8 October 2012

Mid-Autumn Festival Family Gathering Dinner

This year as my mum is in KL, we decided to have a small family gathering at my place to celebrate the Mooncake Festival or Mid-Autumn Festival. These are the simple and easy dishes I cooked for the dinner. All the dishes are divided into 2 portions; 1 table for the adults and another table for the children!

Chicken and Sweet Corn Soup - forgot to take the photo with the soup in the bowl. So, just an ugly photo with the soup still boiling in the pot, hahaha...







Grilled Turmeric Ikan Selar with Banana Leaf which I sourced and adapted the recipe from Wendy of http://wendyinkk.blogspot.com/









Chicken Tempra (Nyonya Dish). This is really deliciously yummy which I sourced and adapted the recipe from Cindy of http://www.yummylittlecooks.com/2012/08/chicken-tempra.html