Snow peas or sugar peas are the fat, sweet, juicy and crunchy type. This is a popular stir-fry dish that is quick and easy to prepare. Make sure you do not overcook the peas. They should be crisp and crunchy when done.

Ingredients

• 100 g snow or sugar peas
• 5 pips garlic, each cut into 3 pcs
• 150 g chicken breast, cut into slices
• ginger, 3 to 5 thin slices
• 1 tbsp oyster sauce
• 2 tsp soy sauce
• 2 tsp corn flour
• salt and sugar
• cooking oil
• 1 tsp sesame oil (optional)

Method

• Marinade chicken with corn flour and 1 tsp soy sauce
• Heat oil in frying pan, slightly brown the garlic and ginger
• Add in chicken and stir fry (don’t overcook as it will become tough)
• Then add in snow peas and stir fry (again, don’t overcook in order to have crunchy texture)
• Add in soy sauce, oyster sauce, salt and sugar to taste
• Add a little water, mix well.
• Add in sesame oil
• Dish up and serve

Note

You can easily dish up a vegetarian version by substituting the chicken with vegetarian ham. The above photo illustrates the vegetarian version.

Ingredients

• 3 large bananas, mashed (berangan is suitable)
• 9 oz plain flour
• 5 1/2 oz sugar
• 6 oz butter
• 4 tbsp milk
• 3 eggs beaten
• 1 level tsp baking powder
• 1 level tsp bicarbonate of soda
• pinch of salt

Method

• Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
• Add in beaten eggs.
• Beat well and then add in milk and mashed banana.
• Mix flour, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda and salt. Fold into batter.
• Bake at 325 degrees F

I bought some kiwi fruits which weren’t very ripe. They were a bit sour so I decided to blend them into a fruity drink. Add a dollop of vanilla ice cream and kids will love it.

Ingredients

• 5 kiwi fruits
• 1 1/2 cups low fat milk
• 5 tbsps plain low fat yoghurt
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• 2 tbsp honey (according to taste)
• vanilla ice cream (optional)

Method

1. Cut kiwi fruits into half. Using a spoon, scoop flesh from the kiwi fruits.
2. Put all the ingredients into a blender except the ice cream. Blend until all is well mixed. If mixture is too thick, add more milk.
3. Serve cold/chilled.

Serve 3 glasses