Shark's fin melon soup

Shark's fin melon got its name from its similarity to shark's fin. When cooked the flesh will disintegrate into strands hence the name shark's fin.
This is a melon is packed with lots of taste and nutrient..and best of all, it will not cost you a bomb.


Ingredients

1 small piece of shark's fin melon, skin & seed removed, cut into chunks
1 pkt of pork ribs or chicken bone
1 medium carrot, peeled and cut into pieces
3-4 red dates
handful of wolfberries (kei ji), optional
1000ml water
salt to taste

1. Cut away the skin from the melon and using a spoon, scoop out the seeds. Cut the melon into chunks.
2. Blanched pork ribs in a pot of hot water for 3-5 mins. Drain and set aside.
3. Place blanched pork ribs, carrot, melon, wolfberries and dates into pot of boiling water. Bring to a boil and continue boiling on high heat for 10 mins.
4. Reduce the heat and simmer on low heat for 40 mins or longer if time permits.

5 mins tomato soup

Someone taught me how to make this soup sometime back. I din know it was SO easy until i tried it last night. At first i was worried wondering how the soup will turn out to be..but surprisingly it was good and C likes it - that's the most important!
so peeps, if you want to impress your loved ones, do give this soup a try..and it only takes 5mins!!

Ingredients

1 can of Tomato juice (serves 2)
4 olives (gives the soup a hint of tanginess)
dash of Tabasco sauce
dash of Worcestershire sauce
pinch of sugar
salt & pepper to taste
100 ml milk


1. Pour the whole can of tomato juice into a pan. Add in olives, tabasco, worcestershire sauce & sugar. Bring to a boil.
2. Add in milk and season with salt & pepper.
3. Serve it hot.

* Best served with garlic bread