Family & Life Magazine Issue 13 | Page 8

SNIPPETS GOING NUTS FOR MORE NUTS You might have heard about the Tai Sun brand of nuts but did you know that the nutty company is also responsible for three other snack brands? If you’ve seen, purchased and tasted Nature’s Wonders, Treatz and UCA Cassava Chips at the supermarket aisles, then you’ve sampled the same quality taste that Tai Sun is famous for. Unlike the parent brand’s range, the other three brands are focused on different aspects – Nature’s Wonder is a snacking alternative for the health conscious, Treatz is for the young folks looking for the perfect party snack seasoned with rich, natural and fresh ingredients, and UCA Cassava Chips are for those who want to indulge but not on trans-fat, cholesterol, and gluten laden options that are widespread on the market. From a small cottage company back in the 1960s, the local snack manufacturer has grown to become a behemoth with annual turnovers in excess of S$40 million, quite a feat for a family business that got its start supplying nuts to restaurants and hotels, the sort you found on tables acting as appetisers before meals. MIDDLE BRAIN ACTIVATION COURSES FOR KIDS 儿童间脑启动班 Improving and Developing Children's Study Skills:  Memory Retention  Self - Confidence  Concentration  Reading Ability  Intuition  Focus Unique Blindfold Technique: Colour, Number and Word Recognition Contact Head Teacher: Ms Li Xiao Ru H/P: 90279902 E: [email protected] Skype: li.xiao.ru W: www.mltsg.com Course Duration: Two x 5 hour days plus five x 2 hour refreshers Course times and dates by arrangement - for your convenience MLT Workshop Centres at Tampines, Jurong West, Lavender & Balmoral Plaza Lavender 52, Horne Road #03-01 S209071 CHINESE CONGEE WITH PADDYKING Well-loved and widely eaten in Asia, congee is perhaps one of the easiest dishes to create yet also one of the most creative. Every country has its own variation of this rice dish – there are literally no limits to the ingredients that you can throw in. The only rule of thumb is that you have to, well, use rice. We’ve collaborated with local rice brand PaddyKing to bring to you our favourite congee recipe. OM YOUR WAY TO FLEXIBILITY AN D HEALTH With a history spanning more tha n a thousand years, yoga has bec ome a popular form of exercise as peo ple seek relaxation, health and inne r peace in today’s fast-paced society . Updog Studio, founded by celebrit y chef Emmanuel Stroobant, is the perfect escape for stressed-out executives and professionals; it’s our favourite place too! What mak es Updog Studio stand out from the rest of the yoga studios in Singap ore is its hot practice and nutritional guidance workshops helmed by none other than Emmanuel himself. The studio welcomes yoga practit ioners of all ages and sizes. Wheth er you’re a beginner looking to exp lore the ancient art, a pregnant lady wanting to keep fit or an experie nced downward dog, Updog Studio has a class just for you. They provide free trial classes for those interes ted. Updog Studio is located at Big Spl ash 902 East Coast Parkway Block B and The Grandstand 200 Turf Clu b Road. For more information, che ck out www.updogstudio.com. HONEST-TO-GOODNESS PINEAPPLE CAKES Near our office at Shaw Towers, located within the grand old dame of Raffles Hotel, sits a spartan, minimalistic café that sells quite possibly one of the best pineapple cakes in Singapore – SunnyHills. We discovered this little gem during a media event and then, repeatedly returned to it because we couldn’t get enough of those yellow, rectangular slabs of pastries. The cake is apparently already quite popular with Japanese expatriates and tourists, many of whom make the journey to the store and purchase the pineapple cakes by the box-loads, either to bring back to their country or to enjoy it with their friends and family. SunnyHills is so adamant about its strict quality controls that it exclusively uses pineapples from its own farms and the freshest ingredients you can only find in farmhouse kitchens. Its dedication to perfection shows as each cake is not only delicious but truly a sight to behold. If you’re looking for a gift that will be appreciated by all or just want to let your palate experience something exquisite, we highly recommend that you head down to SunnyHills. The SunnyHills café is located on the third floor of the Raffles Hotel. They open from 11 am daily. For more information, check out www.sunnyhills.com.sg. 8 Family & Life • Oct 2014 CHINESE CONGEE WITH MINCED PORK Ingredients • ¾ cup of PaddyKing Jasmine Rice • 9 cups of water • 1 teaspoon of salt • 250 grams of ground pork • 7 cups of chicken soup stock • Shallots and white pepper for garnish and taste Preparation • There are two ways you can cook Chinese congee – one is with uncooked rice and the other with cooked rice. For this recipe, we’ll be going with uncooked rice. • Use a pot that has a deep thick base and add the water, rice and chicken soup stock into it. Bring the water and rice to a boil before lowering the heat to a simmer. • Stir gently and occasionally for approximately 45 to 60 minutes until you get the consistency of porridge. • During this time, prepare the shallots and ground pork. Cook them together with the white pepper and salt over medium heat and put them aside once they are cooked. • Once the consistency of the congee is achieved, toss in the ground pork and shallots before slowly stirring and switching off the fire.