Another way to cook pumpkin

I always prefer quick and easy recipe for my dinner during weeknigths, as on workingdays, spending an hour or longer in the kitchen is not so appealing.

Tonight I found a pumpkin in my fridge which reminded me that we had bought it since last weekend and it was still kept and wrapped nicely in the fridge. So, I tended to used it as one of my dinner dishes.

I opened my cupboard and had a quick browse of all the sauces or ingredients, tried to get some inspirations on how to cook the pumkin. An idea struck me when I saw a bottle of Korean sauce which we hardly use. After checking the expiry date, I started my own version of pumpkin.

The following is the recipes:

Ingredients: 1 teaspoon of cooking oil, Pumpkin (cut into pieces), 1 medium onion (sliced) 1.5 tablesppons of Korean Sauce, spring onion (simply chop it), sugar and salt to taste.

Method:

• Sautee the oil and onion when the wok has been heated
• When the onion is soft, place in Pumpkin pieces and a little bit of water and simmer until the pumpkin is thouroughly cooked.
• Add in Korean sauce, sugar and salt, then spring onion.
• Stir fry a few minutes and served.

This is quick and easy but delicious! So, anyone could try it especially during busy weekdays!

"Ah Ma" Dark Soy Sauce Pork

Once I had a craving for "Ah Ma" (grandma) Dark Soy Sauce Pork when I was pregnant. This is one of the dishes that "Ah Ma" used to cook when I was a child. So, I phoned her to ask for the recipe.

Surprisingly, the recipe is very simple to make and just requires some basic ingredients.

Firstly, wash and cut the pork fingers into small pieces. Then marinate them with light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, white pepper and sugar for about 20 mins. Finally, heat sesame oil or normal cooking oil, and stir fry them. Very simple but delicious.

So, now and then, this becomes one of my favourite dishes for dinner.

Soy Bean drink

I used to buy soy bean drink from supermarket or flee market during weekend. However, I hardly find a nice freshly made soybean drink. Sometimes, it tastes like burnt or too creamy.

When my Mum-In Law came to visit, she made her own soy bean drink. Very nice. The taste was just right. We kept enjoying the drink and never paid attention on how she made it. When she went home, she had left half pack of soy beans in our cupboard and none of us know how to use it.

So, one night, I called her and asked for the steps of making it. It was not that difficult as I thought. Firstly the soy beans need to be washed and soaked overnigth. Then on the next morning I blended them and squeezed blended soy beans by using the cloth bag. I kept repeating the process until all beans are used up. Then, I boiled the soy milk under low heat and stirred it occasionally to ensure the milk did not burnt. Pandan leave was also added into the boiling soy milk to make the taste and smell nicer. Finally, I added sugar to taste. And "Da...da" here was my very first time made soy bean drink. I could say that it was a quite sucessful one.

I enjoy soy bean drink with weetbix or cereal for breakfast. My hubby loves soy bean with crushing ice. My baby Michelle seems not very interested in my freshly made soy bean drink yet. Hopefully, she will like her mama soy bean drink when she is older.