Ingredients

Makes 5 dozen

170g butter
2 eggs
2 egg yolks
1 1/2 cups sugar
3 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
1 tbsp distilled white vinegar
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
1 cup buttermilk ( or 1cup milk+1 tbsp distilled white vinegar and leave for 10mins)
2 tbsp matcha tea powder
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup adzuki bean paste
a pinch of salt 

Method
1. Preheat the oven to 180C. Line cupcake pans with paper liner.
2. Cream the butter and sugar with a mixer on high speed until light and fluffy.
3. Add eggs and eggs yolks, one at a time. Mix well each time, at medium speed.
4. In another mixing bowl, sift the matcha tea powder, salt, bicarbonate of soda and flour. Mix well with a spoon.
5. Add the sifted ingredients to the batter. Beat at medium speed till even.
6. Add buttermilk, vanilla and vinegar. Beat for another min at high speed.
7. Scoop 1 tsp of the batter into paper liners. Put in a small piece of adzuki bean paste.
8. Add more batter to cover the bean paste, up to 2/3 full.

Adzuki Bean Cream Cheese Frosting

Ingredients
80g unsalted butter, sit for an hour at room temperature
160g Philadelphia Cream Cheese, sit for an hour at room temperature
1/2 cup icing sugar
250g adzuki bean paste
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Method
1. Beat butter and cream cheese with a mixer on high speed till light and fluffy.
2. Add the icing sugar and mix well at medium speed.
3. Add the vanilla extract and adzuki bean paste. Mix well.
4. Pipe the icing on top of the cooled cupcakes.

Ingredients
Serves 2-3 ppl

2-3 servings of noodles of your choice
1 tbsp cooking oil

Ingredients A
100g minced pork
1 tsp of cornflour
1/2 tsp of sesame oil
a pinch of sugar and salt
dash of pepper
1 tsp of dark soya sauce
2 tsp of light soya sauce
2 cloves of garlic, chopped
cornflour water (1 tsp cornstarch with 2 tsp of water)
2 tbsp of cooking oil

Method – To prepare the minced pork
1. Mix the minced pork, cornflour, sesame oil, sugar, salt and pepper from Ingredients A in a bowl.
2. Heat a pan with cooking oil. Saute the garlic till light brown.
3. Add minced pork. Saute the minced pork for 2-3 mins. Add dark soya sauce and light soya sauce.
4. Saute for another min. Add cornflour water.

Ingredients B – to prepare the sauce (estimation)
2 tbsp of dark soya sauce
2 tsp light soya sauce
2 tsp oyster sauce
1 tsp sugar
1 tsp sesame oil
2 star anise

Garnishing
1 stalk of spring onions, chopped
choy sum, blanched
char siu
fried scallions

Method
1. Boil a pot of water. Place noodles in the water. Stir the noodles and cook for 30 seconds.
2. Pour the noodles into a strainer and rinse with cold water.
3. Put the noodles back into the hot water and cook for 10 seconds. Drain and place in a bowl.
4. Cook Ingredients B in a small pan till fragrant and thick. About 3-4mins.
5. Mix the sauce with the noodles. Serve with the garnishing.

Ingredients
Serves 2-3 ppl

1 cuttlefish, blanched with hot water and cut
15 dried chillies, cut into 2 inches long
1 inch of ginger, sliced
1 onion, cut into 8 wedges
1 stalk of spring onion, cut into 2 inches long
2 tbsp cooking oil
cornflour water (1 tsp cornstarch with 2 tsp of water)

Ingredients A
2 tbsp light soya sauce
1 tbsp oyster sauce
1 tbsp chilli sauce
1 tsp sugar
1 tsp black vinegar 

Method
1. Heat up a wok or large pan. Saute the dried chillies at low heat till dark colour. Dish up.
2. Heat up the cooking oil. Saute the sliced ginger till fragrant.
3. Add the onions and dried chillies. Saute for 2-3 mins.
4. Add in the cuttlefish and Ingredients A. Stir-fry at high heat for 2-3 mins.
5. Add the corn flour water. Mix well and serve hot.

Ingredients
Serves 2-3 ppl

500g clams, soaked in salt water for an hour and drained
10 shallots, chopped
2-3 cloves of garlic, chopped
1/2 inch ginger, chopped
5 chili padi, chopped
a handful of dried prawns, soaked, drained and chopped
2 stalks of curry leaves
2 tbsp cooking oil
cornflour water (1 tsp cornstarch with 2 tsp of water)

Ingredients A
1/2 tsp soya bean paste (min see)
1 tbsp oyster sauce
1 tsp soya sauce
1 tsp sugar
1/2 tsp dark soya sauce
1 tbsp curry powder 

Method
1. Heat up wok or large pan with cooking oil over medium heat.
2. Saute the dried prawns for 2-3 mins.
3. Add the shallots, garlic, ginger, chili padi and curry leaves. Stir-fry till aromatic.
4. Add in the clams and Ingredients A. Turn up the fire and stir fry thoroughly.
5. Cover the lid and cook for 2-3 mins. Add the corn flour water, mix well and serve hot.

Ingredients
Serves 3-4ppl

3 cups of rice, cooked and kept overnight in the fridge
200g lean beef, sliced thinly
1 cup of kimchi, roughly chopped
2-3 tbsp korean hot pepper paste
1 onion, chopped
2-3 cloves of garlic, chopped
1 tbsp soya sauce
a pinch of sugar
2 tbsp cooking oil
1 tbsp of sesame oil

Method
1. Heat up wok or large pan with cooking oil and sesame oil over medium heat.
2. Saute the onions and garlic till soft and lightly brown.
3. Add the kimchi and saute for another 3 mins.
4. Add the beef and cook for another 2 mins.
5. Add the rice, soya sauce, sugar and hot pepper paste. Mix thoroughly.
6. Serve hot with a sunny side up.

Ingredients

Makes about 9 dozen

390g all-purpose flour
90g granulated sugar
120g unsalted butter, room temperature
1/3 cup golden syrup
1/3 cup honey
3/4 tsp bicarbonate of soda
2 tsp ground ginger
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
1 large egg

Method
1. Sift the flour, salt, bicarbonate of soda and ground spices together.
2. In a large bowl, beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
3. Add the egg, golden syrup and honey. Continue beating until well mixed.
4. Add the sifted flour mixture gradually into the batter.
5. Divide the dough into half and refrigerate for at least an hour.
6. To bake, preheat the oven to 180C. Line baking tray with baking sheet.
7. Roll out the chilled dough about 1/4 inch thickness, on a lightly floured surface.
8. Cut out your desired shapes and transfer to the baking sheet. Decorate with candy beads (optional).
9. Bake for 8-10 mins.
10. Removed from the oven and arranged the cookies on a wire rack. Dust with icing sugar immediately.
11. Cool the cookies before storing in an airtight container.

Ingredients
Serves 6-8ppl

1 chicken, skin removed
6-8 bowls of water
a handful of dried shiitake mushrooms, rinsed
a handful of scallops, rinsed
2 bulbs of garlic, without peeling

Method
1. Put all the ingredients in a slow cooker.
2. Cook for 2-3 hours. Serve hot.

Ingredients
3 lamb chops
sea salt & coarsely grounded pepper to taste
2 sprigs of rosemary
1/2 portion of Swedish Sauce
1/2 tbsp of cooking oil

Method
1. Marinate the lamb chops with rosemary, salt & pepper for 10mins.
2. Heat up the pan with oil on medium heat.
3. Grill the lamb chops over the pan for 4mins on each side.
4. Pour the Swedish Sauce over the lamb chops and serve.

Making the Meatballs

Ingredients
2 lbs ground turkey
50g of pancetta, finely chopped (optional)
2-3 strips of streaky bacon, finely chopped
2-3 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
1/2 onion, finely chopped
1/3 cup breadcrumbs
1/3 cup milk
2-3 pcs of sundried tomatoes, finely chopped
1 egg
2 tsp sea salt
1 tsp coarsely grounded black pepper
a handful of parsley
1/2 tbsp cooking oil

Method

1. Preheat oven to 220C.
2. Heat a pan with oil over medium heat.
3. Stir-fry the bacon, onion and garlic for 2-3mins. Set aside and allow to cool.
4. Mix all the ingredients in a large bowl including the bacon, onion and garlic.
5. Form the mixture into 1-1.5 inches sized balls.
6. Place the meatballs on a tray lined with a baking sheet.
7. Put them in the oven for 25mins.

The Swedish Sauce

Ingredients
2 tbsp butter
1/2 onion, finely chopped
4 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
1/4 cup flour
4 cups beef broth
1/2 tsp worcestershire sauce
1 tsp dark soya sauce, for colouring
1/2 cup whipping cream
sea salt & coarse grounded pepper to taste

Method
1) Heat pan with oil over medium heat.
2) Saute the onions and garlic for 2-3mins.
3) Create a well in the middle and melt the butter.
4) Add the flour and stir vigorously for 1-2mins. Then, stir with the onions and garlic till brown.
5) Add the beef broth cup by cup, constantly stirring to avoid clumps of flour.
6) Add the whipping cream, salt & pepper and bring to boil.
7) Simmer for 4-5mins. Pour over the meatballs and serve.

Ingredients

200g tuna steak
1 tbsp white sesame
1 tbsp black sesame
1 tsp sea salt
1 tbsp cooking oil

Method
1. Wash the tuna and wipe it dry with paper towel.
2. Rub the tuna with sea salt and put aside for 5mins.
3. Mix the white and black sesame on a medium sized plate.
4. Coat the tune with the sesame.
5. Heat up the pan with cooking oil over medium heat.
6. Pan-fried each sides of the tuna for 1 min. Serve immediately.