Easy Wholesome Baked Egg Pie Recipe with Boxgreen Snacks

by PatriCa BB 雪冰

“It’s already so tasty to eat the snacks on its own, but adding them into cooking makes your dish truly an irresistible one.”

Snacking is a healthy way to keep your waistline in check, but only snacking with the right food does. All my readers know I love food. So, snacking and tea-time are unavoidable to me. Many of us do snack on nuts and crackers, and of course, we want to have the most tasty yet healthy option when doing so. Yes, get the right snack food.

Boxgreen, a one-stop shop for healthy and delicious snacks, offers more than 50 mouthwatering options. They bring snacking to the masses in the most hassle-free way possible. Yes, simply purchase your snacks on BOXGREEN. More

Homemade Purple Sweet Potato Powder (自制紫薯粉)

by PatriCa BB 雪冰

“You need nothing else, but only the sweet potato for this. With my quick and easy recipe, it’s definitely a breeze to get it done without hassle.”

Yes, 1-ingredient recipe and less than 1 hour of your precious time, is what you need for the homemade ground sweet potato. This sweet potato powder is, basically, great to add into cake baking, bread making, kueh (chinese cake), snacks, and hot beverages. Yes, anything you like it with sweet potato. Oh, my favorite hot beverage, Sweet Potato “Latte” (Steaming hot milk with sweet potato powder). :)

Yields about 100g of powder
3 large purple flesh Japanese sweet potatoes (about 500g) More

Easy Homemade Blueberry Chia Seed Jam

by PatriCa BB 雪冰

“Authentic and guaranteed freshness. This awesome homemade blueberry jam will definitely blow you away!”

Yes, this is. This is the easiest way to make your own fruit jam. Nothing fanciful, instead. Just for the freshness and goodness here. You might wonder why sugar if it’s healthier homemade jam. Low pectin fruits like blueberries, need it. Yes, you could either add the store bought commercial pectin from baking supplies stores, or add sugar, to preserve the jam in a more natural way. I choose the later, but all, I used towards healthier version of sugar which is the black sugar.

Chia seeds, another goodness which not only helps to thicken the jam naturally (chia seeds would swell in liquid substances), it provides healthy elements such as plant base omega 3, omega 6, dietary fiber, protein, calcium, and more. The thing is, chia seeds will never affect the taste of the blueberry jam in any way. It’s tasteless. Yes, it’s indeed a superfood! More

Chow Mien (Stir Fried Chinese Yellow Noodle 炒面) for Toddler

by PatriCa BB 雪冰

“Get a child to get oyster mushrooms in this simple vegetarian Chow Mien? How about having it better by adding the super food, Quinoa, as well as liquid aminos, into his meals?”

My son loves the Chinese yellow noodle (Chinese alkaline noodle), usually being prepared in soup as fish balls noodle soup selling at most of the hawker centers, food courts and coffee shops in Singapore and other parts of Asia.

This thin yellow noodle would also commonly be cooked in fried noodle (Chinese Chow Mien) or the Mee Goreng (Indian fried noodle) style which easily found selling outside. Having that said, these fried noodles selling at the stores are usually over seasoned or spicy. More

My Wok Life

My Cooking Inspiration

by PatriCa BB 雪冰

What’s cooking? Is cooking simply a household activity, to transform the raw food into cooked meal? My answer is yes, and, no.

To enjoy home cooked meals, yes, cooking has to be part of the household activities. I cook a lot, just to feed my family with plenty of home cooking. I have to begin my daily cooking routine with marketing, preparation, cook and serve. Cook and bake, there would never be “food not enough” in my little hut.

As a self-taught home-cook, I started cooking at the age of 17, simply out of interest. I don’t just cook, for the sake of cooking. I cook with passion. I enjoy cooking because I don’t just see the prepared raw food turn cooked. I saw loves and soul in my dishes. Yes, cooking is more than just the transformation of food, and it is not a chore, but fun & fulfilling. Cooking brings joy, and your cooking captivates the heart of your loved ones. More

Marie France Bodyline to the Rescue

by PatriCa BB 雪冰


“Slimming treatment in need?”

I was offered to try out a new slimming program at MarieFrance (“MF”) last week. To be exact, two treatments. The award-winning Intelect Spot Shaping Treatment, and a new body wrap therapy with so many effective active ingredients (*posted in my previous post) named Contour Sculpt Body System.
If you are curious what the treatments are about, here I am sharing some details with you. The first trial slimming treatment I had – the Intelect Spot Shaping Treatment

Treatment Highlights
Specially created to eliminate stubborn fat deposits from undesirable spots like love handles, flabby upper arms and thighs, this non-invasive technology incorporates proven techniques of ultrasound fat breaking and Marie France Bodyline’s signature Fat Mobilisation System (FMS) body wrap concept. More

Contour Sculpt Body System By Marie France Bodyline

by PatriCa BB 雪冰
=&0=& Infused with Marie France’s signature potent plant and mineral blend, the compression of MF Contour Sculpt Body Wrap helps rid your body of impurities and fatty acids through the process of lymphatic drainage. It also helps to stimulate existing collagen and elastin fibers, enhance collagen secretions, and improve skin’s elasticity over time. Benefits of Contour Sculpt Body System:
  • Visible reduction and improvement in the appearance of cellulite.
  • Detoxification – designed to help cleanse the body of toxins and interstitial fluids trapped between small spaces of fat tissues.
  • Hydrate and improve texture and appearance of skin.
  • Helps activate the lymphatic system thereby promoting detoxification and a boost to the metabolism.
  • Promotes synthesis of collagen resulting in firmer and tightened skin tone
  • Brightens skin and protects against discoloration and uneven skin tone.
Active Ingredients Our Signature Proprietary Blend Actives includes:   Cupana Seed Extract (Paullina Cupana) Its high caffeine content and stimulating properties make Paullinia cupana particularly effective in weight-loss programs as it helps increase the metabolic rate and improves thermogenesis. Studies have shown that Paullinia cupana positively affects lipid metabolism, enhances weight loss, and increases basal energy expenditure. Aloe barbadensis (Aloe Vera) The soothing, mucilage-rich gel from Aloe barbadensis is obtained from the inner filet of its fresh leaves. Aloe gel contains polysaccharides and glycoproteins – active compounds that together reduce inflammation, stimulate cell proliferation and promote skin repair.   Centella asictica Centella beneficial effects on the venous system help in strengthening the capillaries and veins and in so doing assists with better blood circulation. With its effect on connective tissue great value is achieved with the synthesis of collagen, thickening of the skin (a great anti-aging property – as we age our skins become thinner), increasing the tensile strength of the flesh, wound healing and repair of damaged tissue.   Equisetum arvense (Horsetail) The horsetail constitutes one of the most diuretic species in all the plants. It possesses a great capacity to eliminate water from the body; in such a point to increase urination up to 30% more than what is habitual. Equisetum arvense effectively helps to reduce weight due to the action of several components, which includes equisetonin, potassium, calcium, magnesium, ascorbic acid and caffeic acid. As a diuretic it is particularly suited to metabolic or hormonal oedema during the menopause. The diuretic action is thought to be due partly to the flavonoids and saponins.   Arctium lappa root extract (Burdock root) Arctium Lappa Root Extract is an aqueous extract of the fresh roots of the Burdock plant. One of the benefits attributed to burdock root is its ability to cleanse the body. It offers a stimulating effect on the excretory systems, helping them rid the body of toxins.   Palmaria Palmata Extract (Red Algae/ Dulse) Dulse extract has been clinically proven to possess free radical scavenging activity, making dulse useful as an antioxidant. The seaweed has also been demonstrated to inhibit the growth of lipid (fat) cells. It also inhibits melanin synthesis, limits melanosome transportation and UV-induced pigmentation to brighten skin complexion.    Laminaria Digitata (Atlantic Kelp) Laminaria is used mainly in treatments against cellulite and obesity, either alone or combined with other extracts to enhance its activity.   The mineral salts and especially iodine stimulate the general metabolism and cause an increase in the osmotic exchanges thus bringing about elimination of the excess fluids. This phenomenon is made use of in the treatment of cellulite and obesity, hence the use of Laminaria extracts in our wrap preparations.   Rosa Damascena (Damask Rose Oil)  The Bulgarian Rose is a plant that’s packed with therapeutic benefits. It is a wonderful anti-inflammatory agent and tissue regenerator. High in antioxidants, it offers amazing properties of hydration to the skin and eases conditions brought on by stress, for example, insomnia and tension.   =&10=& Note: Clients will be unwrapped after 25 minutes if entire treatment is administered within our salon.
  • Application of proprietary plant and mineral blend on selected parts of the body.
  • Firm insulation of targeted treatment areas to reduce, lift and tone.
  • Targeted compression from our wrap also helps rid the body of impurities and fatty acids through lymphatic drainage.
  • Once fully wrapped, client is encouraged to maintain light physical motion for the duration of the wrap to increase circulation and enhance results.
Treatment Areas: (Select any 3 parts)
  • Tummy and love handles
  •  Front and back thighs
  •  Arms
  •  Calves
  •  Buttocks
  • Back
Price: $128 ~   =&12=& =&13=& Established
in Switzerland, Marie France Bodyline has
more than 25 years of experience in helping individuals to lose weight
naturally.  Marie France Bodyline offers
weight-loss and inch-loss solutions without strict dieting, strenuous exercise
or pills.   The key to Marie France Bodyline’s
advanced weight management treatments is the intensive research and development
carried out at their laboratories worldwide where innovative formulas using
powerful active compounds are created, and innovative technologies are
developed to address the many common body complaints of today’s women,
including excess fat tissue, cellulite woes and lack of skin elasticity.   The
programme begins with a personal consultation with Marie France Bodyline’s
professional team of experts, including skilled consultants.  After determining a client’s unique eating
habits and daily lifestyle, a personalised slimming programme is drawn up to
target the problem areas and achieve the ideal weight loss. Marie France Bodyline’s treatments allow clients to lose
extra pounds and sculpt body parts for healthier and more lasting
benefits.  Clients will also realise the
importance of healthy living, by incorporating light exercise and proper diet
into their lifestyle, in order to maintain long-lasting and effective effects. Marie
France Bodyline consultants are highly trained and qualified in many aspects of
health care.  All Marie France Bodyline’s
slimming programmes are 100% safe, all natural and are free from the use of
dangerous pills or injections.  In
addition, they are suitable for both men and women. As the leading provider of slimming services in Asia,
Marie France Bodyline operates a network of centres in Hong Kong, China,
Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Macau and Brunei. The first slimming
centre in Singapore was established in 1986.

Reminders of MY Week

by PatriCa BB 雪冰

“Be my friend! SIMPLY, talk to me; Comment me; Follow me; Add me; Join me, in MY FaceBook.”

It’s all about revamping, upgrading and changing of images, driving me into having this idea for My Face Book Fan Club… A reminder of the week, on cooking, preparation of food, daily life, anything, and everything which comes to my mind, prepared or out of the blue. Something simply pops out from my mind, to remind you on the spot (lucky I have my iPhone or iPad with me all the time.. tongue sticking out)!

I named the title as Reminder of MY Week, simply translates into a reminder of the week from MY WOK Life. Hey, it will be posted in MY FaceBook page, for your information. I thought I should “reward”, or simply connect with my friends & fans & readers more regularly. I wished to engage all of you more. I share so many things with you, telling you as if you are my close friends.. You, on the other hand, tell me more about yourselves, share with us about your cooking/ life experience, leave your comments in my blog, and post the photos of your cooking/ dishes on MY wall… More