The traditional beef stew uses flour to thicken the sauce of the stew but using D’Palate chicken powder will thicken the stew without adding additional carbs, but add on more protein into the sauce which is ideal for Keto diets too. Plus, no guilt eating without the carbs. I used to make this with minced meat, finely chopped the vegetables and omit the red wine when my children were still toddlers.
Patting dry the chicken before marinating gives you the crispy chicken skin on the outside during roasting. It is a great dish to serve on days when you want to leave the chicken in the oven and just get on with your errands. The bacon gives a nice smoky taste to the skin so do not add too much salt in the marinade.
Dried Basil is aromatic and it's a staple in my kitchen cabinet so I cook this dish on days when I am unable to get hold of fresh basil. You can substitute with fresh basil if you have fresh basil in your kitchen. The taste is really appealing with kids and my son always ask for more helpings whenever I cook this dish. It's easy and really fast to whip up with ingredients that are staples in my kitchen.
This is a sweet and savory chicken macaroni that requires so little effort. I made this during the last 10-minute before I had to run out of the house to pick the kids. The evaporated milk makes the soup so creamy and savory, the kids couldn't resist having the 2nd bowl. This dish can also be cooked in a thermal pot or on stove top. Add more water if you are cooking this dish on stove-top to prevent the soup from drying out.
Making the sauce from scratch means that I know what ingredients are doing into the dish and I can control the amount of salt being added into the children's food. I drizzle sauce over baby pasta and it’s good even when I have to bring it out for his meals. I just place the sauce and pasta in separate thermos flask and mix them together for his meals when we are outside.
This rice cooker pumpkin rice dish is really easy to cook and the minced dried shrimps adds a fragrant umami twist to the dish. Cooking it in a rice cooker saves time and allows busy mothers to be throwing ingredients into the rice cooker and running off for errands.
ABC Soup are ingredients that most kitchens will stock up on, carrots, potatoes and onions. It's easy on the palette and Singaporean kids grew up on this soup. I've been cooking this soup for my kids since they were toddlers and until now. Remember to dice the vegetables into smaller pieces for younger kids so that it is easier for them to eat.
Great as a recess box snack or as a Sunday morning breakfast, this cheesy pizza is so quick to prepare and so delicious. I let my kids spread the cheese themselves on Sunday mornings and they love making this quick pizza at home. You can add mushrooms, shredded carrots or cooked chicken strips, just customize to the kids delight.
Requiring only chicken and onions, (the marinades are staples in my kitchen), this recipe makes it a easy dish to cook when I haven't got the time to replenish groceries from the market. The sauce is savory and goes well with rice or porridge. It's a big hit with my kids who loves the sauce that they were trying to drink the sauce!
Braised pork belly requires minimal ingredient and the sauce is so flavorful from using potatoes as a natural thickening agent instead of cornflour. This dish can also be cooked in a slow cooker and braised slowly as you go out for errands to return home to a warm pot of tasty pork belly.
The sauce of this scallion ginger dish goes so well with white rice that my son is requesting for it weekly. Using Bentong ginger is a better alternative to old ginger as it is more fragrant and less spicy, which makes it more ideal when I am cooking for the kids.
Sweet and savory curry dish that is always a big hit with the kids. Diced the vegetables according to age(finely diced for younger children, cut into sections for older children). My son is a picky eater and he would pick out the vegetables but I always diced the vegetables into smaller cubes that I can mash up before he can pick it out from his plate.
