Liquid Nitrogen and Frozen Avocado Beads

Posted on August 30, 2008August 30, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

What happens when you have minus 196 degrees Celsius of liquid Nitrogen smoking in a pot? You do NOT touch it. If you do, you can start filling up the form to join the Fingerless Anonymous Society. What happens when you squirt little droplets of mashed avocado through.......click to learn what next.

What Tee had for lunch today

Posted on August 22, 2008August 22, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

Haha....I needed a filler post and I needed it fast so this is it. Tee had macaroni with home-cooked chicken stock, potatoes, radish, sun-dried tomatoes, chopped coriander, ham and onions. Oh, and topped with grated cheddar cheese. She walloped it kau-kau!! What did Mommy have? 3 chocolate cubes........click to learn what next.

Best chocolate brownies in the world

Posted on November 8, 2007January 25, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

"HEY!!! DON'T EAT THAT!!! TAKE YOUR DIRTY FINGERS AWAY!!" After the scolding, "I love you, Mama......." "You're NOT having any of it if you touch it one more time!!!" Tee wanted to make brownies for her friends at school on the day she cut class. So I dug.......click to learn what next.

The best roast chicken I’ve ever had

Posted on October 15, 2007October 15, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

I've had many, many roast chickens in all my life but I must say that after 35 years, I've finally tasted the best. Ever. Today. My mother's roast chicken is pretty good too but since she is Muslim, her cooking loses out sometimes for the lack of oinks. The.......click to learn what next.

Tee’s green party at school

Posted on October 5, 2007October 5, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

Tee and her partners in crime revised the colour green this week and did everything green. They cut up leaves, painted trees, messed with green clay, ate green food (spinach quiche, green grapes, green agar-agar, cucumbers etc) and sang 'green' songs. Today, they were all dressed in green.......click to learn what next.

The little patisserie chef at my home

Posted on October 5, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

Whilst playing with her new PlayDoh set today, Tee served me a little plate of bright pink dollops that resembled mini Hershey kisses. I have no clue how she got it into that shape. Wait....let me ask my Mom's maid. Oh.....she used a toy scissors. Hmm.....gotta try it.......click to learn what next.

My daughter, my future gourmet chef

Posted on July 30, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

Helping Mummy marinate a fish...... "I can feel the scales! I dug into the fish's mouth and opened it's gills. I poked the fish's eyes and stroked it's tail......." Plucking vegetables..... Peeling garlic......

Carving Yellow Watermelon Balls

Posted on July 29, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

When Tee was learning the colour yellow at school, they did yellow activities ALL WEEK. Anything to do with the colour yellow, they did it. Even in Mandarin. At the end of the week, they had a yellow party in which Tee had to bring in yellow food........click to learn what next.

Killer Tomato Salsa for 2

Posted on July 22, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

3 ripe tomatoes (chopped) 3 pips garlic (minced) 3 small onions (chopped) 3 twigs coriander (minced) 3 chilli padis or jalapenos (minced) 3 pinches of salt Cook tomatoes alone in a saucepan for a few minutes (only because cooked tomatoes offer more nutrients than uncooked tomatoes - did you know.......click to learn what next.

What’s your family food plan?

Posted on July 11, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

I'm nosey. I can't help it. Born like that. Just like how I'm impatient, lazy and boring.....and err....so many other things. Today, I read this, so I thought I'd share what we had on our carefully planned out menu this week. Considering I am on a low-carb 'so.......click to learn what next.

Assistant Chef of The Lee Household

Posted on July 6, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

My mother has always stressed how important it is for a woman to take care of her man. Whilst I'm not sure I subscribe to this theory, I have obeyed her somewhat by exposing Tee to the kitchen and its functions. Due to countless baking adventures, Tee knows the.......click to learn what next.