Messy Witchen » Breakfast & Brunch • Quick & Easy

Midnight Pan-Cooked Breakfast

December 5, 2011
Midnight Pan-Cooked Breakfast

This recipe, adapted from Jamie Oliver’s Naked Chef Takes Off (and can be found in Something For The Weekend by Penguin publishing) is very simple and fun! What you need is any ingredients you can find in the fridge/pantry and a non-stick pan. I think many of us have this kind of a similar ‘recipe’ [...]

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Star Anise Cookies

December 1, 2011
Star Anise Cookies

Everyone, please meet Star Anise cookies… your new best friend for life. Believe me. Hehe I myself am hopelessly smitten by this cookie! It’s my new all-time favorite. The flavor and the texture… just WOW-ed me! It’s just so perfume-y and intoxicating. This cookie is intended for Christmas and the holiday season but I think [...]

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Steamed Homemade Egg Beancurd with Filament Sticks

November 23, 2011
Steam Homemade Egg Beancurd with Filament Sticks

Have you tried making your own egg beancurd/tofu? Why not? It’s super easy, super fast, super delicious and most important of all it’s homemade. What you need is just 3 basic ingredients: plain soybean milk, eggs and cornstarch. I’ve never thought it would be this easy: mix, steam and eat! Haha This dish is perfect [...]

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Pajeon – Korean Spring Onions Pancake

November 16, 2011
Pajeon

Pajeon (파전) is Korean spring onions (pa) pancake (jeon). I’ve been meaning to make this pancake since I had a go with Haemul Pajeon. The recipe for this pajeon is adapted from my favorite Korean food blogger Maangchi. It’s super easy and quick. Wait till I get my hands on some good kimchi and you [...]

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Chrysanthemum Tea

November 8, 2011
Chrysanthemum Tea

Once you have tried the freshly brewed homemade chrysanthemum tea (菊花茶 guk fa cha), you will never think of buying and tasting commercially produced chrysanthemum tea anymore. Why? Coz it’s way tastier and healthier. The pure fragrance of dried chrysanthemum petals is just out of this world! Love it!

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Fried Prawns With Salted Egg Yolk

November 3, 2011
Fried Prawns With Salted Egg Yolk

Ahh… salted egg yolk, my love! How are you? Long time no eat you! Hahaha :D When it comes to salted egg yolk in Chinese dishes, the most obvious choice is the partnering of prawn with this sinful duck egg. And the favorite way to cook it is either with butter or kam heong style [...]

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Green Tea Tart

October 28, 2011
Green Tea Tart

When it comes to cakes and ice-cream, green tea is one of my favorite flavors. What about green tea tart? Oh yeah that got me curious. So far I’ve make this tart twice and I think there is still room for improvement. I just don’t know how to make the filling set correctly. The first [...]

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Shanghai Rice Cake With Minced Pork & Leeks

October 19, 2011
Chinese Rice Cake With Minced Pork & Leeks

Chinese white rice cake, Shanghai rice cake or pak kor meen… they mean the same thing. I didn’t really fancy eating pak kor meen when I was young because it was usually very chewy and difficult to swallow. However recently my dad help me rediscovered this childhood food again. Since then my memory of pak [...]

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