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 …
Are you suffering from left-over hang 0ver? Well, I was, after Christmas!! I find it boring to eat too much left-overs, or too much of the same thing in consecutive days. We had turkey for Christmas and all the stuffing and trimmings. I did not prepare it, my other half did and all were shop …
Stir Fried Bean Sprouts This is one of the easiest dishes to cook. It is quick and easy and has very few ingredients. Back when we were young, we would fry the beansprouts with firm bean curd or tofu (or Toukwa). Sometimes we add spring onions or chives and chilies to give it an extra …
Pan Fried Belacan Chicken with Capers, Lemon and Garlic I had this idea when I was researching for new recipes. I came across some dishes that use anchovies. Well, I have replaced anchovies with belacan before. I cooked a stuffed pepper dish by Delia Smith and I replaced the anchovies with belacan and it …
Chinese New Year is not officially over yet. We celebrate it for 15 days, until the 15th day of the lunar calender. So I am still entertaining my guests. Not that I have a lot of guests, though. Last week, we invited the neighbours – not many, only a few, over for some dinner …
C Boxing Chicken Boxing Day is long gone. And Chinese New Year is around the corner. Boxing Chicken is not exactly a Nyonya recipe, but it has been around for ages. It was very popular in the 70’s and 80’s, and then it was not seen again for a long time. I suppose the …
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 …
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 …
Garlic Crisps and Garlic Oil Serves: Difficulty: easy Cost: £ Makes ½ cup (approx) Garlic Crisps and oil is one of the most important ingredients in a Penang Nyonya Kitchen ( Mine, at least). Garlic Oil is used to flavour soups, steamed fish, porridge, meat and savoury cakes. Shallot crisps and Shallot oil is made …
Ingredients: 4 Chicken breast or thighs (deboned, skinned), or a mixture of both To pound in a pestle and mortar: 4 cloves Garlic 4cm Knob of ginger 2 shallots Marinade: 4 tsp Light soy sauce 2 tsp Dark soy sauce 1 ½ tbp 5-spice powder ½ tsp White pepper powder 2 tbsp Runny honey Method: …
