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I just got myself an Airfryer and have been experimenting with some recipes. This Tom Yum Grilled Chicken is my trial recipe which worked! It's so easy to make and perfect for salad or as a sandwich filling. Plus point is, the airfryer doesn't dry out the chicken breast meat. I'm definitely gonna cook a bigger portion the next round ✌️ Edited Recipe , using 2 Chicken Thighs.  The flavor is not over powering, even 2yo Mini K had some for dinner! 😋 Ingredient: 2 Large Chicken Thighs, Boneless Seasoning: 1cube Knorr Tom Yum stock cube 1tsp Sugar 1tsp Garlic powder 1tsp Light Soy Sauce 4tsp Sake 4tsp Mirin Dashes of Black Pepper 1TBS Cornflour Method: •Wash & pat dry chicken thighs, make some slits on the flesh with a knife. •Mash a cube of Knorr Tom Yum stock cube & add in all the seasonings, except Cornflour. Mix well. •Add in cornflour to form a liquid paste. •Rub the seasoning paste all over the chicken ...

I  usually make my own burger patty & I can shape it to the size that's just nice for Lil K! I'm sharing my prawn patties recipe in this post. They can be fried & stored in the fridge for 2 days or in the freezer for a week or so. Just re-heat in the oven before consumption. Ingredients: 6 medium size prawns 150gm fish paste 1 heap Tbs chopped carrots 2 stalks coriander, chopped (Optional) 1 egg, beaten Cornflour Panko/Breadcrumbs Oil for frying Seasoning 1: 1/2tsp Sugar 2tsp Mirin Dashes of Black Pepper 3/4tsp cornflour Seasoning 2: 1tsp Korr HaoChi all-in-one seasoning Dashes of Sesame Oil Method: •Wash,deshell & devein prawns. •Coarsely chop prawns with knife, add Seasoning 1. Mix well. •In a mixing bowl,add chopped carrots & coriander to fish paste. •Add 1tsp Knorr HaoChi powder & mix well. •Add chopped prawns, mix & add dashes of sesame oil. Mix again, make sure the ...

Sesame Oil Chicken is one of my kids' favorite dish,  for the gravy is really yummy! They love to drizzle the gravy over their rice 😋 There are a few versions of this dish but mostly using the same ingredients. This is MamaBerl's version, the gravy has a stronger sweet taste & less gingery spice. Ingredient: 2 Boneless chicken thighs 1/2 Boneless chicken breast 5-6 slices Ginger, julienned 1 clove Garlic, chopped 2-3Tbs Sesame Oil 1tsp Sugar 3/4Tbs Oyster Sauce 1Tbs Huadiao Wine 50-60ml Water Dashes of Dark Soy Sauce Marinate: 2tsp Sugar 1Tbs Light Soy Sauce 1Tbs Huadiao Wine 2tsp Cornflour Method: •Cut chicken thighs and chicken breast into nugget size pieces. •Add in marinate and mix well, leave in fridge for at least 3hrs. Remove from fridge about 30mins before cooking. •Heat wok and add 2-3Tbs of sesame oil, add in ginger strips. Fry till fragrant and ginger turn crisp. Add in chopped garlic. •Pour chicken pieces...

Have you encountered the kids telling you that they don't like minced pork because it has a dry and rough texture,hard to chew and start spitting out the meat or rejecting it totally? There is an important step to making stirfry minced pork smooth! This recipe is very easy to follow & very suitable for young kids! It's really versatile too, you can add diced/chopped veggie, topped over tofu or just served as it is! Brown Sauce Minced Pork Tofu Ingredient: 1 block of soft Tofu 80-100gm Minced Pork 2 pieces Baby Corn*, diced 1 clove Garlic, chopped Marinate: 1tsp Sugar 1/2Tbs Light Soy sauce 1Tbs Huadiao Wine 1/2Tbs Sesame Oil 2tsp Cornflour Seasoning: 50ml Water (to be added to minced pork) 1/2Tbs Oyster sauce (add more if u pref saltier) 1tsp Kicap Manis (sweeten dark sauce) More water if required Method: •Marinate minced pork, mix well. Cover and leave in fridge for at least 3hrs. •Remove pork from fridge abou...

Hands up those who loves roasted pork! 🙋🙋🙋 Definitely my husband and I !! I'm sharing a No-Prick method here. Result? A guaranteed nice crackling! The recipe below is based on my 2nd attempt which yielded a better meat texture 😋 Crispy Roasted Pork Ingredients: 550gm Pork Belly 1tbs Rice Wine Vinegar 1/2tbs Salt Marinate: 1/2TBS Sugar 1/2TBS 5-Spice Powder 2TBS Huadiao Wine 2cubes Fermented Beancurd 1clove Garlic (finely chopped) Method: •Clean and wipe dry the meat, especially the skin. •Score the skin. Using a sharp knife, cut along diagonally from one end to another end. When done, cut along diagonally in another direction. Try to make closer slits and do not cut into the flesh layer. •Prepare marinate in a bowl & mix well •Make some slits  on the flesh and rub marinate evenly all around the flesh. DO NOT rub marinate on skin side! •Rub salt evenly on the skin. •Wrap aluminium foil around the flesh. ...

We'd come to Day 3 of our stay at Novotel Karon, which was also our last day here.  We went on to another resort on Day 4 which I'll update another time 😊 U may read about Day 1 here  and Day 2  here . 😊 By day 3, most of the activities were on repeat mode~ 😝😝 no complaints, we enjoyed the repetitions! But first, there was a small surprise awaiting the boys at Kids World. On the day we arrived, the boys were each given an envelope with a letter. ✨ Secret Agent's Secret Mission! ✨ Lil K completed his quest and on behalf of Mini K too. He submitted the forms at Kids World. They then receive their rewards! Woah! 📣I'm not revealing the contents in their bags, in case you're reading and planning a stay here 😊 And while Mini K was napping away in the room after lunch, Lil K went for an exciting activity at the main pool! Zorb Ball!!! An experience to walk on water! Lol! 😄 Pardon the poor photo quality. Daddy was too eng...

Rise and Shine! It's Day 2 at Novotel Karon. We headed to the Horizon cafe where they serve buffet breakfast. Greeted by friendly servers & sumptuous spread! Yes! U saw it right! That's a pancake machine. It dispenses 3 pancakes at a press of the button!Both the boys were intrigued by it and had pancakes for breakfast daily! 😅 Choice of juices at the corner, would prefer fresh juices instead of concentrates thou. There're also melamine crockery specially for the children's use! No more worrying the kid might drop and break the bowl 😜 We brought the boys to the kids club after breakfast~ Kids World. It's divided into 2 areas. This section is for the younger kids. There is a small slide and ball pit, puzzles, building blocks, play kitchen and table toys. And this zone's for the older kids, mainly TV games, arcade games & a small library. There's also movie-on-demand. I was impressed with how neat a...