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Welcome to Victoria Yim! She's 16, lives in Singapore, and cooks for her family of 10! Victoria submitted this delicious-looking Walnut Apple Pie [0] recipe! She explains how she received the recipe:
| "This recipe was given to me from my aunt (who’s a pretty good baker and cook) who learned it when she bought a Kenwood mixer which was over a thousand bucks! She went for their cooking classes and when she came to our house to pass this recipe, she was ranting and raving about this recipe. I think what makes the pastry so nice is the mix of cake and bread flour." |  |
Victoria is from Singapore. Her parents are first-generation Christians, who suffered persecution from their families when they started attending Harvester Baptist Church, where they still attend today.
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Victoria is the third oldest of eight children: Julie-Ann (20), who works in a finance company studies; Joanne (19), who works in a law firm; Wesley (13) who is in grade 8; Valerie (11) grade 6; Marianne (9) grade 4; Isaac (7) grade 1; and LiAnne (22 months). The Yims homeschool, using the A Beka program. The picture to the left is Victoria carrying LiAnne during a trip to the zoo this summer! |
I asked Victoria to write about her family's cooking/eating habits and preferences. She says,
"For most lunches, since Daddy, Julie-Ann and Joanne are working, we eat very simply. Maybe pork porridge, fried bee hoon, or fried rice...
"As Singapore is a multi-cultural country, we have Malay food (Malay’s don’t eat pork at all), Thai, Indonesian, Malaysian, and different dialects of Chinese food… plus many others kinds…McDonald, KFC, Taco Bell, Jack’s Place. Eating out is cheap in coffee shops and hawker centers… around $2.00-$4.00 for a plate/bowl of food. The whole of Singapore is littered with food courts and coffee shops.
"Sometimes for Sunday nights after the evening worship about 9+pm, if we didn’t cook, we will buy 4-5 packets of Mee Hoon Kuay. Mee Hoon Kuay is just simply plain four mixed with water with some salt for seasoning into dough. You let the dough rest for an hour or two then you roll it out thin and cut it into squares. You then boil ikan bilis soup with 2-3 pieces of whole garlic. Well, the whole family enjoys this dish…if we buy it, not make it.
"For most Sunday mornings before we leave for church, I’ll quickly cook Hainanese Chicken Rice. I’ll dip a whole chicken in boiling water (in a large pot) 5 times, and then leave the whole chicken in the water and off the fire. Later I’ll use the chicken stock and cook with the rice.
"You might find us a little 'barbaric'... We are known for eating pig’s tongue (personally, I’ve never tried it), their organs and liver, and pig’s trotters (pig’s feet) in black vinegar. We also cook casseroles, pies, beef steak, and on occasions, BBQ.
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"Fruits like pineapples and interesting 'exotic' fruits are cheap over here…we buy them fresh. Stuff like whip creams, canned Campbell soups, sour cream, cream cheese, cheese, ham, bacon, puff pastries etc. are not cheap over here, though we can get them...
"For dinners, we will mostly cook stir fries… stir fry vegetables in oyster sauce, beef, minced pork, and chicken stir fries. We also deep fry quite often." |
Victoria, thank you for sharing with us!!
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Bio: Victoria Yim is sixteen years old and lives with her parents, five sisters, and two brothers, in Singapore. She is a conservative Christian, is homeschooled, and enjoys cooking for her family! |
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