Chickpea and tofu stew

‘Cuisine’ is something that I think about a lot. As a nutritionist, I study the foodways of different people, and how impacts by their environment, knowledge, identity, social class (and…

Audrey turns 4!

Last Sunday, we had Audrey’s fourth birthday at the Hounslow Urban Farm. This is the first time we had a children focussed birthday celebration for her, and were certainly excited…

Braised chicken wings and potatoes

薯仔炆雞翼。Who can resist this dish? Packed with sweet, savoury and umami flavours from caramelised onions and carrots, accompanied with a mixture of textures from the chicken meat and mushed up…

Seaweed, beans and pork mince

“I smell rice!” was the first thing Audrey said as she stepped into our home after nursery today. Indeed, I had just put some fragrant jasmine rice into the microwave…

Wholegrain wonders

Whole grains are cereal grains which contain all three parts: the inner germ, middle endosperm and outer bran. The outer bran is what makes a whole grain special with the added…

Pancake Tuesday

With what seems to be an annual event, Pancake Tuesday is not something I would routinely celebrate until a decade ago. Growing up as a Catholic in Hong Kong, I am…