Excellent Veggie Food

Peach Upside Down Cake

2011-02-21T16:03:00.000-08:00

Cinnamon Buns

2010-02-23T06:22:00.001-08:00

These were made based on the recipe from Peter Reinhart's book titled Whole Grain Breads.

Wholemeal Buns

2010-02-08T03:55:00.000-08:00

I made these using only wholemeal flour and without any salt. Cranberries and agave nectar were added for flavor; what do you think of the result?

Cranberries Almond Cookies with Chocolate Chips

2010-01-31T21:17:00.000-08:00

Whole wheat cinnamon bun

2010-01-11T22:55:00.000-08:00

I made these buns by following the recipe in Peter Reinhart's Whole Grain Breads.

More Pineapple Tarts

2010-01-11T22:53:00.001-08:00

The first batch was made with Earth Balance. This batch was made with canola oil...... the ones made with margarine tasted better......

Pineapple Tarts

2010-01-10T00:18:00.001-08:00

My first attempt at making these vegan tarts. I saw some vegan pineapple tarts sold at a vegetarian shop, but the tarts were really expensive! The craving for the tarts would not go away, so I attempted making my own ..................... tastes better than the store bought ones! :)

Multi Grain Rye Brain

2010-01-04T23:09:00.001-08:00

Cranberry Orange Nut Bread

2009-12-29T03:42:00.000-08:00

I made this based on the recipe from the book "Veganomicon" by Isa Chandra Moskowitz & Terry Hope Romero

Kacangma

2009-12-28T20:36:00.001-08:00

Kacangma is a common dish among the Hakka community in my hometown, Kuching. It is a must dish during the confinement period.

Char Siew Pau

2009-12-15T23:19:00.000-08:00

Fatt Koh

2009-12-10T03:45:00.001-08:00

Walnut Raisin Bread

2009-12-10T03:41:00.000-08:00

Chocolate Crumb Cake

2009-11-16T03:04:00.001-08:00

After trying out the cupcakes (which was a complete success!), decided to make chocolate crumbcake..........delicious.........

Gluten free vegan cupcakes

2009-11-13T05:56:00.000-08:00

Siu Pao

2009-11-05T23:07:00.000-08:00

Wheat Germ Oatmeal Bread

2009-11-05T23:05:00.001-08:00

Cinnamon Raisin Buns

2009-11-05T23:00:00.000-08:00

Walnut Cranberries Muffins and Blueberries Muffins

2009-10-14T08:04:00.000-07:00

Wholemeal Bread - Sugarless

2009-09-13T18:54:00.000-07:00

This bread is made with a mixture of wholemeal floue, oat and wheatgerm; olive oil and cranberries. Oh, and it is made without sugar.

Vegan Carrot Muffins

2009-04-04T02:20:00.000-07:00

The white flakes are oats.......

Steamed Glutinous Rice

2009-03-24T05:42:00.000-07:00

Vegan Blueberry Muffins

2009-03-18T05:56:00.000-07:00

Banana Wheat Germ Muffins with Chocolate Chips

2008-12-04T05:14:00.000-08:00

Brownie for dogs

2008-11-04T04:54:00.000-08:00

Sultana Scones

2008-06-24T05:50:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:

150g self raising flour

1 tsp baking powder

1tsp lecithin

25g cold applesauce

40g sultana

60-90ml rice milk

1. Sift flour with baking powder and lecithin.

2. Mix in the applesuce till mixture is crumbly.

3. Mix in sultanas, and stir in enough milk to make a sticky dough.

4. Transfer to lightly floured board and pat softly to a layer of 2cm thick. Cut using cutter and bake in a preheated 200C oven for 10 to 15minutes.

Radish Cake

2008-06-01T03:37:00.001-07:00

Cheese Raisin Bread and Banana Wholemeal Bread

2008-05-14T07:23:00.001-07:00

More Walnut and Raisin Bread..............with coffee flavor

2008-05-04T04:16:00.000-07:00

Pumpkin Scones

2008-04-27T00:05:00.000-07:00

Pumpkin Scones

Ingredients

250g pumpkin, steamed and mashed

250g self raising flour

50g ground almond

pinch of salt

1 tsp sugar

50g margarine

Method

1) Mix together flour, salt, sugar and almond in a mixing bowl.

2) Rub in margarine till mixture resembles breadcrumbs

3) Stir in pumpkin, and mix together to get a soft dough.

4) Roll out, use cutter to cut out shapes.

5) Bake in preheated oven at 200C for about 15-20 minutes, or till golden brown

Mutton Curry

2008-04-20T04:35:00.000-07:00

Mantous

2008-01-20T05:15:00.000-08:00

Banana Muffins

2008-01-15T04:29:00.000-08:00

Ingredients:

Mix together dry ingredients:

100g plain flour

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp salt

50g chopped walnuts

Wet ingredients: Mix together

150ml plain yoghurt

162.5g very ripe bananas, mashed

50g castor sugar

3/4 tsp vanilla essence

Stir the dry and wet ingredients together til just mixed. Bake in preheated oven at 180C for 25 - 30 mins until inserted toothpick comes out clean.

Tastes a bit sweet!

Ham Chee Peng

2008-01-12T05:16:00.000-08:00

My first attempt at making this local snack. Tastes quite nice and crunchy, but improvement required. Will post the recipe after a few more attempts.

Muffins

2008-01-09T06:59:00.000-08:00

Ingredients:

2 cups plain flour

2 tsp baking powder

2 tsp cinnamon powder

1 tsp nutmeg

1/2 cup honey

juice from 3 apples, mix with water to 1 cup

50g applesauce

1 apple, peeled, cored and cubed

1. Sift flour with baking powder, cinnamon and nutmeg powder.

2. Mix in combined wet ingredients (honey, apple juice and applesauce).

3. Fold in apples until just mixed.

4. Bake in preheated oven at 190C for 20 to 30minutes until toothpick inserted comes out clean.

Siu Pao

2007-12-25T03:46:00.000-08:00

Some homemade siu pao - dairy free.

Eggless Carrot and Apple Cake

2007-12-24T01:42:00.001-08:00

This cake is made based on Agnes Chang's recipe.

Homemade Pau

2007-12-20T04:30:00.000-08:00

Vegetarian Curry

2007-12-20T04:29:00.001-08:00

Vegetarian Asam Fish

2007-12-20T04:25:00.000-08:00

Loving Female Dog Looking for Home

2007-11-21T00:08:00.000-08:00

Anyone looking to add a loving soul into your home?

We found what we suspect is an abandoned pet near our area. It is very, very friendly and affectionate; can't imagine anyone heartless enough to abandon it! It is a big dog so is unable to stay in HDB flats.

Please contact me if anyone is willing to take her in, else she will be put down as had happened to another dog in the area previously! Very sad! Please ask around, and hopefully some kind soul will be able to provide a home for it.

Let us show some compassion and mercy for an innocent soul unable to help herself.

Sourdough Bread

2007-11-05T06:05:00.000-08:00

Here's my adaptation of sourdough bread. Is it supposed to taste sour? It has a very crunchy crust and is very soft inside.

Raisin Rolls

2007-11-04T02:28:00.001-08:00

Raisin Rolls - not vegan as a layer of cream cheese is applied.

Vegan Buns

2007-11-03T05:22:00.000-07:00

Jam Roll

2007-11-01T05:14:00.000-07:00

I have read many baking theories that say egg is irreplacable. Well, instead of replicating the exact same taste provided by eggs, why don't we just use different ingredients and create new taste?

Here is my first attempt at an eggless roll. Although it is edible, will keep on improving! Any comments are very welcome!

Recipe:

100g flour + 2 tsp baking powder

1 medium banana

2 tbsp applesauce

30g sugar

Method:

1. Beat banana, applesauce and sugar together.

2. Sift in flour and baking powder; mix to get smooth batter.

3. Spread over a greased and lined baking tray (35cm x 25cm).

4. Bake 10-12mins at a preheated oven at 200C till well risen and firm.

5. Remove from oven, transfer the baked cake to a piece of greaseproof paper.

6. Roll the cake up tightly with the grease paper. Leave to cool.

7. Unroll, spread strawberry jam over cake. Re-roll again.

8. Cut to pieces.

Pumpkin Cake

2007-10-28T06:39:00.000-07:00

This pumpkin cake is made with rice milk, and is eggless. It is very crumbly, and deliciously sweet.

Recipe:

Ingredients:
300g self raising flour + 1/2 tsp baking powder
220g pumpkin, cooked and mashed
120g sugar
1 medium size banana
1-2 tbsp applesauce125ml rice milk

Crumble: mix together 75g vegan margarine, 1 tablespoon brown sugar, 125g chopped walnuts3 tbsp flour + 1 tsp cinnamon powder

Method:

1. Beat the margarine and sugar till well mixed; add in banana and applesauce.
2. Add in pumpkin; stir to mix.
3. Add in half of the flour, and stir; mix in rice milk and stir, then add in the rest of the flour.
4. Pour half the mixture into a lined and oiled 8inch pan.
5. Add in some walnuts and pour in remaining batter. Top off with walnut mixture.
6. Bake in preheated oven at 170C for 1 hour.

This cake is really seewt ans is very crumbly, I loved it!

Dog Cookies

2007-10-25T06:38:00.000-07:00

These dog cookies are very easy to make and your dog will love them, as demonstrated by these two models! Unfortunately it is not easy to take pictures of moving dogs!

Mix 1 cup wholewheat flour with 1 cup grated cheddar cheese. Stir in 1 tbsp garlic powder and 1 tablespoon applesauce. Mix well; stir in 1/2 cup dog milk to make dough. Roll out and cut to desired shape. Bake in preheated oven at 180C for 15 to 20mins.

Walnut Raisin Bread

2007-10-23T04:25:00.000-07:00

This is my version of raisin walnut bread!

Ingredients (A)

200g bread flour

125g low gluten flour

1/2 tsp salt

1tsp castor sugar

Ingredients (B)

175ml rice milk

2 tsp applesauce

1 tbsp coffee powder mixed with 1 tbsp hot water

Ingredients (C)

50g vegan margarine

Ingredients (D)

100g sultanas

100g walnuts, chopped

1. Mix together all Ingredients (A).

2. Mix applesauce with coffee mixture, beat into mixture from step 1.

3. Slowly stir in milk until a pliable dough is formed.

4. Mix in the margarine and knead about 10 minutes until dough is smooth and shiny.

5. Incorporate Ingredients (D).

6. Roll into a ball and proof covered in a lightly oiled bowl until bouble in size.

7. Divide into two portions and let rest about 30mins.

8. Flatten each ball slightly and make four cuts to get desired shape.

9. Place on greased baking tray and let rise until double in size (about 1 hour).

10. Brush with rice milk and bake in preheated oven at 170C for about half an hour.

Curry

2007-10-20T04:36:00.000-07:00

I decided to cook some vegetables curry and result was not bad! Although the curry was a bit think; next time I will use 400 - 500ml coconut milk.

Ingredients (Spices)

Curry Leaves

4 tbsp curry powder

1 tbsp hot chilli paste

Ingredients (Liquid, mixed together)

1 tablespoon tamarind, mixed with 150ml water anad strained

500ml rice milk

200ml coconut milk

Ingredients (Vegetables)

200g lentils (soaked overnight)

one carrot, cut into slices

200g cauliflower

200g lady's finger

100g potatoes

200g cabbage

3 tau pok, cut into quarters

1. Cover the lentils, carrots and potatoes with enough water and boil till soft.

2. Fry all the spices together with 3tbsp olive oil until fragrant.

3. Add in the lentils, carrots and potatoes. Mix in the liquid ingredients, ladies finger and cauliflower and bring to boil, simmer for 10-15minutes.

4. Add cabbage and tau pok, and salt to taste. Add sugar if desired. Stir 2-3 minutes.

5. Serve hot!

Walnut Coffee Cake

2007-10-19T06:06:00.000-07:00

I was feeling very frustated so I decided to get rid of the frustration by experimenting on cakes!

The outcome: walnut coffee cake! But I turned the temperature up at the last 10minutes of baking so the walnuts on top were a bit scorched (or crunchy!) and the insides a bit underbaked. Nonetheless it tasted delicious to me!

It contains yoghurt so it isnt vegan but you can easily substitute it with vegan margarine/veg oil or banana.

Ingredients (1)

300g self raising flour, sifted

100g walnuts, chopped

Ingredients (2)

125ml yoghurt

100ml applesauce

200ml rice milk

150g corn syrup

Mix together 1 tbsp coffee powder with 2 tbsps hot water, stir into Ingredients (2). Mix in Ingredients (1) into the above mixture and stir to mix well. Pour into oiled and lined 8inch cake and baked in preheated oven at 170 C for about 40mins.

Simple Mantou

2007-10-18T07:01:00.000-07:00

Steamed buns are simple to make. I made these buns by using this recipe:

1 cup bread flour

1/2 cup whole wheat flour

1/2 cup lukewarm water

1 tsp instant yeast

1/2 teaspoon sugar

Mix the above together to get a smooth dough. Shape into a ball and place in a bowl, cover with cling wrap and leave to rise until double in size.

Once double, add in

1/2 cup pau flour

1tbsp vegan margarine

1 tbsp sugar

1/4 tsp salt

Knead to get soft dough, adding 2-4 tbsp water as needed. Roll up dough and cut into eight pieces. Place each roll on a piece of grease paper and leave to rise in warm place till doubled in size. Steam over high heat for 15 minutes.

Assorted Buns

2007-10-14T05:05:00.000-07:00

Today I decided to make some assorted bun from the same batch of sweet dough. I made 'sausage' bun, 'tuna' bun and 'ham' bun! Using vegan margarine and dairy free!

More Bread

2007-10-14T04:55:00.000-07:00

I practised my breadmaking with cinnamon raisin bun and oatmeal bread. For the oatmeal bread, instead of honey I used corn syrup and : delicious! Both bread are eggless and made with soya milk. The cinnamon bun has a very crunchy texture.

Peanut Bun

2007-10-06T23:47:00.000-07:00

As the no knead bread did not turn out satisfactarily, I decided to try something else - peanut buns. I adapted the recipe from Alex Goh's World of Bread. The results: delicious, soft and tasty buns!

No Knead Bread

2007-10-06T23:40:00.000-07:00

This weekend i decided to try my hand at the no knead bread - results as shown but unfortunately did not turn out the way I hoped! Try again!

2007-10-05T17:33:00.000-07:00

....and results for apple bread:

More Veggie Bread

2007-10-05T17:24:00.000-07:00

I decided to bake more apple and sausage bread to improve upon the first attempt. I adapted my recipe from Alex Goh's 'World of Bread'. The results for 'sausage bread' :

Pumpkin Bread

2007-09-29T20:28:00.000-07:00

Tried my hand at pumpkin bread ........results not too bad for a first attempt! No egg or dairy products too!

Walnut and Raisin Bread - Vegan

2007-09-22T06:51:00.000-07:00

This healthy bread is very soft and sweet, with walnuts and raisins. Vegan bread.

Mock Meat

2007-09-16T19:03:00.000-07:00

I confess to having a liking for the floury taste of mock meat, although I am aware that many vegetarians dislike these. I enjoy eating mock meat purely for their taste, and not because of their so-called resemblance (supposedly to anyway, in taste and looks!) to the real thing!

However, if mock meat encourages non vegetarians to forgo real meat in their dishes then why not?

I actually do not like eating vegetables all that much. The reason I stopped taking meat is for personal beliefs and not for religious or health reasons. Nowadays I try to include more veggies in my diet, in my attempts to be more mindful of my health but the main staple in my diet is still flour! Which is why my cooking attempts shown here are mainly breads!

Vegan Brownies...............Anyone?

2007-09-16T18:31:00.000-07:00

I love eating cakes, pastries, buns..... so when I turned vegetarian, it is slightly more difficult to get my favorites..... even more so when trying to find vegan options! So I try to make my own nowadays, where I can be sure I will not be accidentally taking something I should not.

Watch this space for my homemade vegan brownies.....

Oatmeal Bread

2007-09-16T04:55:00.000-07:00

My version of oatmeal bread - it is vegan. My first attempt, but not too bad! This healthy food has a crunchy crust, and is delicious.

'Sausage' and Vegetable Bun

2007-09-15T04:46:00.000-07:00

These buns are vegan and very easy to make. They taste great too!

Going Meatless

2007-09-14T01:10:00.000-07:00

I turned vegetarian more than a decade ago and I have never once regretted it. When I look back upon my carnivorian days, the only regret I have is that I did not become a vegetarian sooner.

I wonder why vegetarianism is not more common in this world; it is very cruel to eat the flesh of other animals, especially the animals farmed for their meat and other products. My question is if we can survive without gnawing on flesh why don't we ? Life was probably very different in the prehistoric days; where carnivorism was a matter of survival but can we say the same about today? These animals have to give up their lives (often in very brutal, painful, horrifying etc ........ circumstances) just to satisfy human appetites.

I do still take eggs and dairy but recently I am reducing my intake and hope to become a vegan.

The process of turning vegetarian will be different for every one; I stopped taking meat one day because of an innocent remark from a bystander. If you find it hard to give up meat altogether start by reducing your intake.

I hope we will have a vegetarian world one day. When that day comes, we will also have world peace.

Sweet and Sour Dish

2007-09-05T04:25:00.001-07:00

Simple dish made tastier by

adding Fried Abalone Mushroom.

Fried Noodles

2007-09-01T05:09:00.001-07:00

This vegan dish is very simple to prepare.

20g Cabbage - cut into pieces

1 Tomato - sliced
3 Taufu Puff - sliced
Noodles - 200g
Bean sprout -50g

Sauce - mixed together:
2 tbsp tomato ketchup
1 tbsp chilli sauce
1 tbsp soya sauce
3 tbsp water

1. Blach noodles and tauhu puff in hot water and drain.
2. Heat 2 tbsp oil in non stick pan.
3. Put in cabbage and stir fry 2 mins; add tomatoes.
4. Mix in noodles and add the sauce; stir 2-3mins.
5. Put in bean sprouts and tauhu puff; stir 1-2 mins.
6. Serve hot.

Cream Cheese Buns

2007-09-01T05:04:00.000-07:00

Delicious sweet cream cheese buns.

Apple Buns

2007-08-29T08:12:00.000-07:00

These buns with tasty apple filing are made without eggs and milk. Delicious!

Deep Fried Stuffed Taupok

2007-08-29T08:05:00.000-07:00

Floss Topped Buns

2007-08-24T23:31:00.000-07:00

Floss Topped Vegan Buns with Tuna Filling. Extremely satisfying.

Tuna Bun

2007-08-24T23:24:00.000-07:00

These buns are vegan and super delicious!

Mum's Fried Tau Pok Flower and Noodles Dish

2007-08-24T23:15:00.000-07:00

Vegan Carrot Cake

2007-08-21T06:15:00.001-07:00

Homemade Pau

2007-08-19T05:37:00.000-07:00

More Pizza

2007-08-18T21:10:00.000-07:00

Pineapple Kiwi Cake

2007-08-18T06:02:00.000-07:00

Pizza

2007-08-14T06:00:00.000-07:00

Steamed Stuffed Tau Pok

2007-08-10T07:26:00.000-07:00

Mom's Delicious Mutton Curry

2007-08-08T21:51:00.000-07:00

Pineapple Fried Rice

2007-08-08T20:57:00.000-07:00

Mocha Walnut Bun

2007-08-07T17:49:00.001-07:00

Deep Fried Abalone Mushroom

2007-08-05T04:59:00.000-07:00

Sesame Sausage Buns

2007-08-04T23:59:00.000-07:00

Pumpkin Tom Yam Rice

2007-08-04T06:03:00.000-07:00

Mom's delicious Ngoh Hiang

2007-08-02T03:49:00.000-07:00

Cheesecake

2007-08-01T07:11:00.001-07:00

Banana Scones

2007-07-31T06:36:00.001-07:00

Home Baked Goodies

2007-07-31T00:26:00.000-07:00

Delicious homemade food! I will be posting pictures of my attempts at cooking and baking!