Pasta, my greatest love… I can’t think of anything more comforting than curling up on the couch after a long day with a big bowl of pasta. It’s my ultimate comfort food and nothing fires up the serotonin in my brain quite like carbs tossed in a tasty sauce and generously dusted with finely grated…
Category: Kid Food
The Tastiest Homemade Crispy Chicken Tenders
My favorite comfort food Chicken tenders are my weak spot when it comes to food. I simply can’t resist them. As a child, they were my favorite and even now as an adult, I still crave that long chunk of chicken heavily coated in crispy batter and dunked in a creamy ranch sauce. The only…
Roasted tomato, anchovy and garlic spaghetti
Carbs Rule We’re big fans of carbs in this house. Can’t get enough of them. I know in this day and age, a statement like that can be controversial given the popularity of low carb diets and cauliflower everything. However, my husband is an avid cyclist who needs to (seemingly constantly) carb load for…
Shanghai Noodles with Shitake Mushrooms and Pork
China is a great place for food. Cumin dusted lamb and noodles in the West, spicy cuisine from Szechuan province, fried delicacies in Yunnan, dumplings in the North…I could go on but I get too hungry to finish the list. However, if your taste runs more to the sweet than savory, you might want…
The Most Delicious Buttermilk Banana Pancakes
Why make banana pancakes? My daughter LOVES bananas. So much so that we have taken up to stockpiling bananas which isn’t such a hardship if you live in Malaysia and tropical fruit is so prevalent. However, as anyone knows, bananas age quickly – especially when it is always hot and humid. The beautiful yellow…
Easy Vegan Friendly Tomato and Basil Sauce
Pizza, pasta and more This tomato basil sauce is as versatile as it is quick and easy to make. Use it as a base for your homemade pizza or pour it over some pasta for a quick meal. I personally love it spooned over crispy chicken to make Chicken Parmesan. Just take some smashed…
Creamy and Savoury Carrot and Leek Soup
Put that veg in a soup! If you are like me and struggle with getting your beloved family members to eat more vegetables, then this soup is for you. Loaded with veg and full of flavor, my husband and child are none the wiser to my diabolical plan of getting them both…
Vegetarian Bean and Cheese Crispy Burritos
I have fond childhood memories of my mother going to Taco Time and coming back with crispy burritos for my brother, sister and I. Long and crispy and wrapped in that crispy paper bag with unsealed open ends on both sides…I can hear myself crunching into it now. Recently I…
Chinese Pork and Shrimp Wonton Soup with Bak Choy
Heal me with Chinese wontons Before I had my beautiful daughter, life was carefree! Sure, I’ll have another beer. Why not stay out late on a Saturday night? Hey, let’s go away for the weekend! I had so many opportunities to spend my extra money and extra time. Especially when I became sick. If I…
Creamy Tomato Basil Soup with Bacon & Red Pepper
In terms of comfort, I can’t think of anything more soothing than a big bowl of tomato soup and some grilled cheese sandwiches. Every bite feels like a cuddle with a baby or a puppy. When I’m in the dire need of cheering up, this is the soup recipe I turn…
Spicepaw’s Spag Bol ( aka Spaghetti Bolognese)
The British Comfort Food Spaghetti Bolognese, aka spag bol, is not just pasta with meat sauce but is actually the ultimate comfort food in the UK. For a Brit, a plate of spaghetti bolognese tastes like childhood and a mother’s love and the comfort of coming in from the cold on a rainy day to…
Dry Rubbed Pork Ribs Slow Cooked in the Oven
Ribs are nature’s teething toy Did you know that a rib bone is a great teething toy for a toddler? We discovered this primitive tusk sharpening tool one day whilst having Sunday lunch with my in-laws. My baby who was around 10 months at the time and was sitting…
Blueberry, Lemon and Ginger Buttermilk Pancakes
Brighten up your morning with blueberry pancakes I can’t think of anything that puts a spring in my step more than these blueberry pancakes. Normally I hate pancakes. I find most batches to be dull and dense and only palatable when soaked in heaps of salty butter and an avalanche of sticky maple syrup. These…
Arroz con Pollo (Mexican Chicken with Rice)
The first stop is to the taqueria Arroz con pollo (Mexican chicken with rice) would always be the first thing I ate when I returned to the USA from abroad. After a tortuous 17-hour flight, I need my spicy chicken and rice to cheer me up. Tender chicken with mushrooms and…
Apple Churros (Apple Fritters made with Churro Dough)
How the apple churros were born I don’t just want any donut. No, I want an apple fritter with chunks of apple clogging the batter. I want it to be crispy from frying and glossy from a sugar glaze. I want it to be the beginning and end-all to all apple fritters. So, how to…
Homemade Shortcrust Pastry Pork Sausage Rolls
Sausage rolls are edible love What are sausage rolls? Only a way to a Brit’s heart! Nothing says love more than a little pastry of homemade sausage spiced with sage onions wrapped around a buttery crust. I should know because I have been buying people’s love…
Stuffed Bite-Sized Chicken Cordon Bleu Balls
A childhood favorite When I was a child, my favorite food was Chicken Cordon Bleu. In my opinion, there was nothing to dislike. Someone somewhere in Switzerland had come up with a sinfully perfect combination of fried chicken with salty ham and molten cheese center. As someone who LOVES fried chicken, I can’t think of…
Kid and Mom-Friendly Stovetop Mac and Cheese
Childhood means mac and cheese Like any American kid who grew up in the ’90s, I was a big fan of boxed stovetop mac and cheese. You could, in fact, classify me as a ‘connoisseur’ of it. My preference was for Kraft Thick and Creamy made with less milk so that it was extra powdered…
Pork Loin and Celery Stir-Fried with Hoisin Sauce
For over a decade, I taught preschool all around the world. This means that I have seen kids’ lunches from Seoul to Seattle. Not only that but I’ve experienced the universal struggle of getting children to sit at a table and eat food. Whether each meal is delightful or dreadful really depends on what’s…
Crispy Chicken Nuggets made from Scratch
Chicken nuggets, the ultimate kid food Does anything epitomize kid food more than a chicken nugget? I doubt it. Chicken nuggets and mac n’ cheese were some of my favorite foods when growing up. In fact, they still remain some of my favorite foods to this day. During my pregnancy, I had vivid dreams involving…