Cooking as a hobby

[Silverarrowdan]

Wanna find out who here enjoys cooking and does it regularly. Maybe we can form a telegram group and talk about culinary? Please leave your telegram ID below. Thanks.

[jcboy18]

hii!! i enjoy cooking alot, i dont rlly do it regularly but when i do, i really enjoy it😋😋

[tubbycheeks]

I enjoy cooking very much, but at times I prefer not to follow the recipes to a tee.

[Silverarrowdan]

I'm wondering if I can start a telegram chat group on this topic

[NiceGuyx]

Is this thread active?

[robin]

Usually during CNY, I will cook for my family of 20pax. It will be restaurant standard. Can be stressful but satisfying 

[jackomaki]

8 hours ago, robin said:

Usually during CNY, I will cook for my family of 20pax. It will be restaurant standard. Can be stressful but satisfying 

 

I've only done christmas dinners every now and then for my family of 7, and i already find that stressful. Salute

[single42]

I am a chef, anyone keen to share knowledge on cooking?

[NiceGuyx]

1 hour ago, single42 said:

I am a chef, anyone keen to share knowledge on cooking?

Or maybe you share. Hehe. Cos we only do basic cooking. We want to learn from the chef

[jackomaki]

57 minutes ago, NiceGuyx said:

Or maybe you share. Hehe. Cos we only do basic cooking. We want to learn from the chef

Aye, i second that

 

[single42]

sure, maybe one day, we can find a common day when i am on off, we can gather at someone place & whipped up a meal.

 

[Le Petit Chinois]

8 hours ago, single42 said:

sure, maybe one day, we can find a common day when i am on off, we can gather at someone place & whipped up a meal.

 

What’s you specialising in, may I ask? 😬 

[single42]

7 hours ago, Le Petit Chinois said:

What’s you specializing in, may I ask? 😬 

 

I do not have a special cuisine. I can do up simple mee goreng; simple italian cuisine; spanish egg omelette; all day american breakfast; simple japanese Udon noodle soup dishes & simple chinese / mly curry; pan sear salmon with orange sauce, simple classic steak dishes

[NiceGuyx]

39 minutes ago, single42 said:

 

I do not have a special cuisine. I can do up simple mee goreng; simple italian cuisine; spanish egg omelette; all day american breakfast; simple japanese Udon noodle soup dishes & simple chinese / mly curry; pan sear salmon with orange sauce, simple classic steak dishes

Do you know the recipe of bungkus kawkaw’s meehoon siam?hehe

[single42]

Nope. Never heard of that 

[jackomaki]

13 minutes ago, single42 said:

Nope. Never heard of that 

 

53 minutes ago, NiceGuyx said:

Do you know the recipe of bungkus kawkaw’s meehoon siam?hehe

 

Oh it's referencing to this restaurant's dish haha, You can do a little google search to see how it looks like ... 

[robin]

On 5/10/2025 at 10:25 AM, jackomaki said:

 

I've only done christmas dinners every now and then for my family of 7, and i already find that stressful. Salute

I love to have western cuisines, especially  during Christmas, as it gives the cozy vibes. Though I have stayed in the UK for a short period of time, I am totally unfamiliar with western ingredients & recipes. Recently, got a friend to get me 2 packets of custard power from UK Sainsbury, still struggling to decide when & how to bake a simple cake (with less sugar) to eat with it.

Hope one day can get a chance to try your food 😋

[robin]

On 5/11/2025 at 12:00 AM, single42 said:

sure, maybe one day, we can find a common day when i am on off, we can gather at someone place & whipped up a meal.

 

Too bad my kitchen is small, probably can only accommodate 1 or 2 (max) people & is more suitable for baking than frying, else I won’t mind opening up my place for group cooking 😁

[NiceGuyx]

26 minutes ago, robin said:

Too bad my kitchen is small, probably can only accommodate 1 or 2 (max) people & is more suitable for baking than frying, else I won’t mind opening up my place for group cooking 😁

Excited about this…but upon checking, looks like you guys are sg based. 😢

[single42]

On 4/8/2025 at 9:47 PM, Silverarrowdan said:

I'm wondering if I can start a telegram chat group on this topic

 

well, if you want to, u can always start one

[bluerunner]

I like cooking but dislike washing. Lol

[Chronicle]

I like cooking but I hate baking. You can taste and adjust while cooking, but baking is all luck (sometimes bad).

[Le Petit Chinois]

1 hour ago, bluerunner said:

I like cooking but dislike washing. Lol

That's why... if we want to cook at home... we will take turn... I cook he does washing up, he cook, I do washing up.

[jackomaki]

4 hours ago, bluerunner said:

I like cooking but dislike washing. Lol

I normally integrate that into part of the cooking process though, like cook and wash up while something is heating up or simmering 

 

[AlvenSummer]

I likes cooking too. still experimenting and not very good all the time. always got my recipe from ig reels haha

[single42]

looks like everyone here is keeping this thread alive.

[Malabird]

On 5/12/2025 at 4:36 PM, Le Petit Chinois said:

That's why... if we want to cook at home... we will take turn... I cook he does washing up, he cook, I do washing up.

Kitchen is a place of building bonding, cooking needs patience, desire to try new tactics and tasting is also an art , I used to have a weekend bf staying with me, we cooked and we eat by mouth feeding, we even make love while cooking half way, that was when I returned home from travelling and missed him so much.

 

[single42]

On 5/19/2025 at 6:47 PM, Malabird said:

Kitchen is a place of building bonding, cooking needs patience, desire to try new tactics and tasting is also an art

I agreed to this statement

[QinWei]

rem to tap on your skillsfuture too

[egal]

i hate cooking but dont mind washing up

[single42]

everyone can cook, no matter who u are & what u are. as long as u put in the effort to learn, and its fun, enriching too. 

[Silverarrowdan]

Wow wow, the thread survived. Keep on chatting guys.

[ToughGuy]

I eat a lot....

 

In Malaysia, lots of choices.. abundance 

 

But I dunno how to cook .. Only eat, enjoy good food, 🥃🍺🥃

 

Taiping, Ipoh have lots of nice food

[ToughGuy]

On 6/21/2025 at 12:18 AM, single42 said:

everyone can cook, no matter who u are & what u are. as long as u put in the effort to learn, and its fun, enriching too. 

Maggi instant noodle...hard boiled eggs(usually super hard)..😂😂😂

[ToughGuy]

On 5/28/2025 at 5:32 PM, egal said:

i hate cooking but dont mind washing up

Washing up is therapeutic 😂😂😂😂....also to keep me slim(no tummy)

 

Those with tummy should start washing up after meal...dun trust me ..try it out ...delete your gym membership 

 

Being lazy after meal makes you "large"😂😂😂

[egal]

thts new, doing dishes as a form of theraphy n cardio / weight training, lol

[Startup]

I cook vegetarian food as I am pure vegetarian.

 

Pasta is something one can hardly go wrong with even if you don't follow the recipe exactly.

 

In fact I tried creamy mushroom pasta yesterday and it turned out great even though I skipped a few ingredients such as wine and Dijon mustard.

 

https://www.saltandlavender.com/creamy-mushroom-pasta/

 

 

Edited June 26, 2025 by Startup

[single42]

 

Chilli padi, chopped garlic, lemon grass, Thai basil (which I replaced with Italian basil) ; fish sauce, soy sauce, sugar, white pepper, salt 

 

Gad Pad Krapow (Thai basil minced chicken)

Edited July 4, 2025 by single42

[single42]

 

Diced green & red capsicum, diced yellow onions, chopped garlic, eggs, chilli padi, tumeric powder, curry powder, prawns, julienned Italian basil, overnight rice, ahh yes yes.. Don't forget to season the fried rice with Aromat / chicken powder, plus seasoning: salt and pepper to taste - thai fried rice

Edited July 4, 2025 by single42

[single42]

 

Recipe as follow:

Sliced garlic
Left over rice
Kikoman soyu
Salt, pepper, Aromat powder
Diced prawns
Over-easy pan fried egg

 

simple fried rice

Edited July 4, 2025 by single42

[single42]

 

Pork ribs oriental style - marinade: Cajun powder, honey, salt, pepper, sautéed mire poix with butter, deglaze with white wine, add in pure vegetables stock, oven bake for 15mins @ 180 degree celsius

[single42]

 

sesame oil chicken - go google the recipe. damn simple

[single42]

 

[single42]

 

Steam egg with tofu and prawns, sauce: sesame oil and light soy sauce. Garnish: spring onions

 

make sure ur steam egg is not hard by adding more water. 

[single42]

 

Honey soy and mixed berbs marinaded salmon (3 days)

Oven baked 220°c at 10mins

Sauce:

Orange reduction sauce (orange juice bring to boil, reduced and add potato starch; stirred into the orange juice to thicken the juice when the juice is boiling; add sugar (2 tbsp to 3tbsp - optional)

Garnish:

Sliced canned pineapple
Chopped parsley
Chopped seaweed

Edited July 4, 2025 by single42

[single42]

 

 

Sauteed onions, green chili / red chili & Chinese cabbage; stirred in 4 big heaps of sambal balachan; 3 tbsp of tomato ketchup & 3 tbsp of Maggi chili sauce; add in blanched yellow noodles, kway teow, local tomatoes, green peas, dark sweet sauce (kecap manis); oyster sauce; season with salt and white pepper powder, msg, stirred in scrambled eggs

 

mee goreng

Edited July 4, 2025 by single42

[single42]

 

 

Giving MacDonald a run for their money - my version of MacDonald breakfast. (ingredients are not from Macdonald) 

[single42]

 

 

Chicken curry (fast and easy 10 minutes to cook)

 

 

3 whole chicken cut into chunks
A few pieces of deep fried potato
Cinnamon sticks 2 no.s
Cloves a few pieces
Bay leafs a few pieces
Cadamon a few pieces
Star anise a few pieces
Sliced onions 1 handful
Raw peeled garlic cloves a handful
Tumeric powder
Curry meat powder
Coconut milk

Garnish:

Deep fried shallot
Chopped parsley

 

**don't forget to add the magic powder: Maggi Chicken Powder / chicken stock

 

to thicken the sauce u can add roux: 

 

250gm butter

250gm flour

 

melt the butter and add the flour to cook slowly bit by bit, 

 

**cook separately from the curry. set aside to cool. can use as a sauce thicken. (optional)

 

**Asians normally use potato starch / corn starch with water (optional)

Edited July 4, 2025 by single42

[single42]

 

Thai Basil with Minced Pork

 

cooking method as Thai Basil Minced Chicken. Just changed the meat only

[single42]

 

Mac & Cheese

 

Add Cream to pot to boil

Add shredded Cheddar Cheese

Add Shredded Mozzarella cheese

Add Parmesan Cheese powder

Add salt to taste

add white pepper to taste

add chicken powder to enhance the flavor

garnish raw chicken egg yolk / quail egg york also can

garnish with spring onions