Blog - Cherie Noms

Honey Pork (Belly)

Had been lagging behind blog posts (and have some overdue ones, sorry!), and this month of July seems quite crazy for me. When I have time these days, I’d rather sleep than bake or cook, unless necessary. LOL. I thought during 2nd trimester I wouldn’t feel so tired, but waking up twice in the night makes me really tired during day time. So I usually snooze my weekend afternoons away. And now, after being pregnant, I try to cook for lunch, since school’s food is not always very good. Sometime back, I tried out Just One Cookbook’s Honey Pork (Belly),… Read More

Oven Baked Garlic Miso Chicken Wings

To be honest, I always love to bake meat or fish in an oven. It’s really convenient, compared to standing in front of the stove stirring the meat in the pan. However, the hubby’s house oven (the microwave + oven) cannot set temperature. And very often, we had to wait 30 mins – 45 mins for the meat to be cooked well. So I was really happy to be able to try out this dish. Which the hubby loved so much, he said “it’s the most successful dish you have ever made!”. -_- Garlic Miso Chicken Wings (Recipe from Just… Read More

Baked Rice Using the Panasonic Oven Function

Other than the microwave function, the Panasonic oven that we received also has Oven function – that means we can bake, roast meat, grill meat, and do many more stuff! I decided to try out baked rice (actually the hubby requested beef lasagne, but I think my back will break, so I said no lol), since we didn’t try doing baked rice at all before. Baked Rice (Recipe Adapted from NoobCook) – Serves 3Ingredients:– 1 cup uncooked rice, washed– Water to cook rice– 20g to 30g butter – 5 garlic cloves– 1 carrot, peeled and sliced– 1/2 small canned mushroom,… Read More

Mango Mochi #OMYSBA2013

Finally had time to do this! As part of our “challenge” for the OMY Singapore Blog Awards (Best Cooking Blog), we were supposed to cook some dishes/tea time snack, using Panasonic kitchen equipment. I used the Panasonic microwave oven to do this Mango Mochi. You could add some mango essence into the mochi dough. I skipped that because I was trying to cut down on artificial flavouring. But the dough is a little bland. So you might want to try adding some mango flavour into the dough for better taste 🙂 It’s a simple, refreshing dessert (especially if the mangoes… Read More

MooJaa, Mookata Thai BBQ

Note: MooJaa has since closed. We were invited to MooJaa for dinner last Sunday 🙂 Was so thrilled to receive the email from Shaun, because I had been wanting to try out mookata. So it was an evening well spent with good food and with the hubby haha. I quite like the decor and layout of the restaurant. At least each table is spaced out reasonably, and I love the cushioned seats! Make BBQ-ing more comfortable haha! Pic Credit: MooJaa Classy black interior with splash of reds 😉 Mookata means “pork skillet” in Thai, which refers to the special cooking… Read More

Going Through Your 1st Trimester

I think going through the first trimester, especially if it’s the first baby, is pretty exciting and joyous. For me, because I didn’t have a lot of experience, and I didn’t really announce my pregnancy very early on, I find myself worrying every now and then (because I didn’t know what to expect!).Probably because it wasn’t a smooth start for me, and it’s the most “fragile” period during the first trimester. ANNOUNCING THE GOOD NEWSI am not “ban tang” but I only managed to inform some close friends and my MIL that I was pregnant (about 5 weeks then). Because… Read More

Panasonic Cooking Workshop at Onaka Restaurant

Attended the Panasonic cooking workshop on Sunday at Onaka, along with the other finalists of the Best Cooking Blog under Singapore Blog Awards. It was really interesting to hear the chefs share “secret” info about food and microwave cooking. Thanks to Panasonic Singapore and Onaka, we were scheduled to learn modern cooking techniques using the microwave, blender and rice cooker. Not to mention wholesome ingredients that day, since Onaka focuses on eating healthily with natural and selected organic ingredients. I was a little late because church ended late. Thankfully they were only beginning to start the demo when I reached…. Read More

Spicy Chicken with Cashew Nuts

Had been cooking and bringing lunch to work recently. Healthier? Hahaha. Tried out this Spicy Chicken with Cashew Nut recipe from Rasa Malaysia, and it’s really good! No need to marinate the meat before hand, but still very tasty! I like the taste because lately I like to eat spicy and salty food lol. The dish has a mild spicy taste that is good enough for lunch. The sauce is savoury enough also 🙂 Sorry for the not-so-nice picture, because it’s usually a mad rush in the morning. Got no time to style it haha 🙂 Also fried an egg… Read More

Aglio Olio and Tom Yum Drumsticks

Rarely we have a free Saturday together. We did nothing except had breakfast, went for a baby shower, came back and cooked dinner 🙂 Appreciate weekends like this when we can just relax and do nothing. Mr Pau wanted to cook Aglio Olio tonight, and I offered to make Tom Yum drumsticks lol. Aglio OlioIngredients: (Serves 5)– 1 packet of spaghetti– 4 tbsp of olive oil – 15 to 20 cloves of garlic, minced – 1 can of button mushrooms, sliced– Shitake mushrooms (a bunch), sliced– A handful of cherry tomatoes (about 20), halved– 3 chili padi, sliced – Dash… Read More