RED FERMENTED RICE CHICKEN/ RED VINASSE CHICKEN
The first time I had a dish cooked with red yeast rice/red fermented rice/red vinasse was the time when I had my “confinement period” after giving birth to my baby girl. I have...
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BABY FULL MONTH CELEBRATION
The end of one-month is celebrated by few tradition such as bathing a baby with petals from flowers. Normally crysanthemum flowers are used. Since we couldn’t find one here, we use the yellow...
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CHICKEN NOODLES / MIE AYAM
My mom has been using lots of chicken bones to make Essence of Chicken with DOM Benedictine Liqueur. So, what to do with the rest of the chicken meat ? Well, a lot...
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BLACK CHICKEN SOUP
Another popular confinement recipe is black chicken soup. The chicken is literally black in color. From what I read, black chicken is also called a Silkies, due to its silk-like plumage. This breed...
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FISH WITH GREEN PAPAYA SOUP
Fish and green papaya soup is one of the important recipes during confinement (at least to my mom and I believe many others too). The green papaya helps in production of breast milk,...
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CHICKEN STIR-FRY WITH DOM BENEDICTINE LIQUEUR
My mom saw this recipe at one of the cable shows and she modified a little bit. I know she’s trying hard to keep the confinement recipes “interesting”. Overall, I’m okay with it....
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CHICKEN WITH GINGER
I think my mom feels bad having to feed me ginger every single day with her confinement recipes lol! She told me that she’s also sick of cooking with ginger ha! I have...
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MEE SUA WITH RED YEAST RICE
My hubby asked me before if I made this Noodles with Fermented Rice Residue/ 红糟面线 before. I’ve never heard of it or made it before. Then when I saw this recipe at Kitchen...
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BRAISED PORK HOCKS WITH BLACK VINEGAR
It seems like Fiorina was just born yesterday. It has been 12 days since our bundle of joy arrives. The 12th day of confinement is also marked by a small celebration by preparing...
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