Balancing healthy eats with Asian treats while curating simple and wholesome recipes from around the world, and generations past.

Growing up, lunch on Saturday typically consisted of a quick fry-up by mom before she proceeded to do the housekeeping or marketing for the week. I have fond memories of waking up to all sorts of Mee Gorengs (Fried Noodles) or Nasi Gorengs (Fried Rice) - utilizing all of the week's leftover ingredients and ready in 30 mins. One of my favorites was when she mix-fried laksa noodles with yellow egg noodles. The result is a super duper slurpy dish, absorbing the flavors of her si

Cincalok is a traditional Southeast Asian condiment made of fermented tiny shrimps or krill - it's thought to come from Malacca or Penang? Usually served with chilis, raw chopped shallots and lime juice - cincalok pairs great as a dipping sauce for grilled seafood and meats for a super savory added salty punch. My husband, who loves anything pickled, salty and savory, came home one day with a bottle (what for? no idea). If you've ever opened a bottle of cincalok, you'd know i

I recently hosted 30 of my husbands colleagues at our home for a housewarming-open house-dinner thing which was set and confirmed a week before the event. ONE WEEK to come with and shop for a dinner spread that's good for parties (without being party deep-fried-finger food), delicious and also most importantly manageable for me to cook by myself. Coming from a family of master hostesses, I asked my mom and aunties for suggestions. My mom and her sisters pride themselves in ho

Mee Pok is a Chinese noodle dish with Teochew origins - a popular hawker meal all around Southeast Asia. Here in Singapore, almost everyone has slurped on a big bowl of these egg noodles at least once in their life. The magic is in the sauce that the noodles are tossed in - a clever mix of spicy, salty and sweet in every bite! I just moved into my new home and this was an easy dish to whip up without a full pantry. The noodles and fishballs are store bought, however I would r

Locally known as Yum Woon Sen in Thailand, this signature glass noodle salad is healthy, crunchy and full of flavor - and quintessentially Thai. Glass noodles, also known as cellophane noodles, mung bean noodles or tang hoon, is a type of Asian noodles made of mung beans. Unlike rice noodles, glass noodles are springy in texture, smooth and almost transparent when cooked. In this recipe, the springy glass noodles soak up the tart, spicy, sweet and salty flavors well, and the

In Southeast Asia, this dish is famously known as 'fried white beehoon' and can almost always be found in social gatherings and on the break