'Househusband' At Work

While many were booking their meals over the CNY, I took time out to cook for the celebration.

The Lunar New Year in Singapore was over sooner than we imagined. This year, it left me with some memories even though the atmosphere wasn't as great as the preceding years. Still, I went about planning my home-cooked feast. I always believed home-cooked food is always the best because I need not worry about all the MSG or such. Not that I am such a particular health buff, I figured those sitting around the dining table with me deserved some healthy food for the festive period.

The meals kicked off with the New Year Reunion Dinner. Nothing to shout about except for the sheer quantity of food for four persons, of which two are small eaters. Funnily, we completely forgotten about snapping pictures before tucking in. Oh God, we must had been famished.

It didn't occurred to me until now that most of the dishes were fried food on the second day of the lunar calendar. Most of the food stalls were still closed so it made sense to be working the wok at home. Taking centre-stage was the fried fish with lemon sauce. It was my first time preparing this dish. Thankfully, the hungry diners liked it. In companionship, we also had fried dumplings and crispy chicken with chips.

No meal is complete without soup and so, I gave them kinda a mini-seafood soup. Yup, I tend to display the HK eating habits pretty much.





On the last day of Lunar New Year, I decided to invade the kitchen again. This particular family I was cooking for loves vegetables. My whole tub of caixin ended up in a big plate and the diners helped themselves to it. Then, there's the tofu with minced pork which my diners were trying out for the first time. It's my personal favourite dish and I am glad they loved it too. It was perfect with those shallots as toppings. Not forgetting, tofu is very healthy.

Fried dumplings found a spot on the dining table once again, due to popular demand. I couldn't think of any soup to prepare, so it's kinda a rojak soup with no real theme behind it. Carrots, potato cubes, transparent vermicelli and crabsticks was all about it. Still, it seemed healthy.

I am a big big big big... BIG fan of steamed fish and I was delighted to introduce it to this family. Most of the times, they shy away from fish because they're afraid of the bones. To me, fish is one of the most nutritious food we cannot afford to skip. Steamed fish is my preferred way of consumption too. Again, the diners love it since they rarely see steamed fish on their dining table. Btw, that's a decent promphet that is best consumed being steamed. If you're doing something like this, don't forget the ginger slices.