Continuing my Penang holidays; on the third day of CNY, we decided to go to Penang Design Village. This is a newish development featuring discount designer goods. One can get a good and cheap deal on designer stuff, great for stingy Penangites. It is located in Batu Kawan, in the main land, or Seberang Perai; …
Easter eggs in nests – Chinese style. I have been planning to post this since last week. The trouble is that: 1) I had some problem making the little nests. I thought I should use sweet potato strips to make the nests as it would give a nice brownish colour. However after a few attempts, I …
The Chinese celebrates the lunar new year for 15 days. There are 12 days of Christmas, so this concept is not too strange to understand. However, I am not sure if the 12 days are of real significance, or, it is just a song. Can you please enlighten me, if you know the answer? …
This trip to Malaysia is a bit special as I got to spend it with my brothers and sisters and their families. The celebrations and tradition starts on the eve of the first day of Chinese New Year. We used to travel a day or 2 before the eve so that we would be at …
Chinese New Year is around the corner and I am heading ‘home’ to celebrate it with my family in Malaysia. After 10 years of celebrating it in the UK, I am finally flying to spend time with my bothers and sisters and their families. This time I decided to fly with Malaysia Airlines. The last …
Whatever You Have Tomato/Pasta Sauce As the Lunar new year is a fortnight away, I have been slowly clearing out my larder and other nooks and crannies that I stashed my dry and canned food. This is a good time to do this.The Chinese believe that we should clear out our house of rubbish so …
Hello again, Today I am sharing this recipe of mine which I used to cook very frequently when I was in Malaysia. I remember cooking it for my late dad’s birthday when I was around 14 years old. I was pretty chuffed when the guests commented that it was really tasty. I used quite a bit …
I am not feeling all that good for the past 10 days or more. I believe it is the horrible weather that we are having right now, which is autumn and going into winter. For the duration I was aching all over. I had my flu jab in October so it looks like this …
It is seasonal cooking again!! Actually this easy stew was originally cooked with Taro – a type of Oriental yam. I used pumpkin instead as yam is hard to come across in where I live. Instead of pumpkin, I used the one that is easily available all year round – the butternut squash. Butternut squash …
Last week in my Wellness programme in the Community House, we made Yorkshire pudding. The week before, we were discussing how we can eat more healthily and cheaply without compromising on taste and nutrition. Since I was the only person that is not of English heritage, the group was happy to show me how to …
This is a very old recipe. I used to find this in the old days. Nowadays, I seldom see them being sold anymore in restaurants. Sometimes, I still see them being sold in economy rice stalls in Penang and I will not hesitate to include them onto my rice. The original recipe used …
I recently visited this Café recommended by my niece. On that idle Saturday morning we took a walk around the town of East Dulwich. There were the street vendors out with antiques, food, picture frames, etc. There were some quirky shops selling quirky things. We strolled by the flea market and a lot of shops …
On my last trip to London, we were in Chinatown doing some shopping and looking for some interesting Chinese food. We had come across this restaurant before. So this time we decided that we want to give this a try. Shuang Shuang is a Steam boat restaurant. Steam boat is a popular type of cooking …
Hi, I am not sure if the above title is correct. Custard in this country usually means a thick sauce made of eggs and milk and it is usually sweet. There is also custard tart that has a custard filling but the custard is firm. I use the name ‘Steamed Pork Custard’ as I think …
Easy Rojak Aubergine/Egg-Plant. I have been dabbling with many different types of ingredients here in this country. I must admit I am not as adventurous as I want to be. In this time of the year autumnal fruits and vegetables are in season. Aubergine or egg-plant is in season now. I am pretty sure aubergines …
