Kuih Ee Kuih EE is a sweet made on a festival called ‘Tang Chek’. This day actually falls on Winter Solstice. When growing up in Malaysia, my mother would make this the night before. The children were then rounded up to make the balls. It was actually quite time-consuming to roll the balls in …
This recipe is an all time favourite. Every family have their own style. Restaurants serve this dish in all its variants. Most restaurants, unlike the sophisticated ones in UK, the ones in South East Asia are the found in shop houses know as ‘Tai Chau’ or ‘the Big Fry’- probably referring to the big …
Chunky Skinny Chicken Stew The days are shorter and the cold weather has set in. It is time to take out the slow cooker to make stews and soups to keep us warm in the wintry days. Winter makes one hungry, too. I find that I have to eat more, perhaps we need more …
Blanched Vegetables This is a super easy and cheap dish. A dish that is so simple and that I would normally do when I am short of time. It goes well with rice and another protein dish to make a balanced meal. Ewe Chye means ‘ Oiled Vegetables’ in the Hokkien Dialect. This simply means …
One more use for the Vietnamese Chicken Tastes Yummy on a Jacket Potato. If you want a healthy meal, top your jacket potato with a portion of Vietnamese Chicken.
Important notice: No puffins were harmed in this exercise. If you are wondering what am I up to …, wonder no more. I am just trying to get your attention, so that you will be intrigue enough to read my post. I am making a fat-less muffin since I am a weight-watcher and have reached …
Vietnamese Chicken I had tasted different versions of Vietnamese chicken before. But the one that I liked was while living in Subang Jaya was the one in the Vietnamese Restaurant called – what else, Vietnamese Kitchen. Here is my version. Serves: 4-6 with rice and vegetables Prep time: 15 minutes …
De-constructed Apple and Blackberry Pie In continuing with the blackberry saga, I went foraging again and came home with 2.8kg of the berries. So I made more Blackberry Jam and decided to make a pie as well. As I dislike soggy pie bottoms, I decided to de-construct the pie and make the pastry and filling …
Char Koay Teow- Penang Fried Noodles This is a Penang speciality. It is Penang’s most famous dish – Char Koay Teow or fried noodles. You can use any type of noodles, but the most common is soft rice noodles, ready sliced into thin shreds. You can also use yellow noodles, eggs noodles, bee hoon (rice …
Serves: 4-6 Difficulty: Intermediate Cost: ££ Time: 30 mins prepare, 30 mins to cook I used the shell of the crab recipe ( previous post ) to cook the soup. I usually use prawn shells. If you do not usually use …
Recently, I came across live crabs in the high street! This is truly a rare occasion as this is t the first time I have ever come across live crabs in the UK. I know one can get it in Birmingham China Town. But Hinckley, it is like finding gold. So yours truly bought 2 …
For this recipe, I tried to use the easy method, by not grinding or using the food processor or blender. But unfortunately, I could not find ready pounded lemon grass. so I still had to pound it! So far, using the ready made ie, powder form is much easier. Good for the busy person. This …
We had this dish frequently during our childhood and we loved it. I cook this frequently for my children. It is a wholesome comfort food. I have added potato as my daughter loves potatoes. As a child, we sometimes buy this dish from the nearby coffee-shop when my mum was too busy to cook …
Blackberry Jam. 19/8/2013 Today I went to collect my books and I happened to park next to blackberry bush. It was full of luscious fruits, so I decided to pick them. I managed to get about …
Recently my sisters came over to the UK for a visit. And so they brought with them, among other things ( I had list), a Ban Chian Koay mould, as well as the ingredient ‘cukor’ – a type of ginger that gives a special flavour to Penang Nyonya cooking. Now I can make Ban Chien …
