This is a recipe adapted from Weight Watchers magazine. I have cooked this many times and I find it has an interesting taste. When I was on holiday back in Malaysia, I offered to cook a few meals so as not to make myself ‘of not much use’. I offered to cook and instead of …
Georgetowm Heritage Day 4th of July is the American Independence day. Malaysia’s Independence day is on 31st August. 7th July is Penang Heritage Day. On this day, Penang was recognised as a UNESCO Heritage site. Or rather Georgetown, the capital of Penang was declared as a UNESCO HERITAGE SITE There will be events held to …
This is another easy and cheap dish using very basic ingredients that can be found in almost any kitchen. If you have dark and light soy sauce in your kitchen, then you must try this – even if you are a novice in Chinese or Malaysian cooking. You have salt and pepper in you kitchen, …
Mushroom Mug Omelette This is another version of Mug cakes. I made mug omelette with mixed frozen vegetables before. As I have some left over open cup mushroom in the fridge, I decided to give this mug cake/ savoury thing another go. It has only 3 ingredients (excluding the seasoning, of course). …
Mug Omelette Hungry? In a hurry? Need something really healthy? Here is the answer – Mug Omelette! I tried making cakes in mugs before and since I am more of a savoury person, it would be nice to make savoury, low pro-points and quick snacks. So here is my recipe for a quickie lunch, …
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 …
This dish is in response to the Butter Prawns that is so well-loved by all in Malaysia. Butter Prawns is loaded with calories. The prawns are deep-fried first, and the rest of the ingredients are fried in lots of butter and oil. Eggs are used to make the crispy bits and the whole lot is dunked …
Baked Mustard Spare Ribs I normally use mustard as a main ingredient on chicken. This time, I decided to do baked mustard spare ribs. I came across some reduced priced spare ribs in the supermarket and decided there and then to try it out. My kids enjoyed it and it was not …
Chorizo and Vegetable Stew This recipe is inspired by the Spanish roast chicken that I make for the family. Instead of using more meat, I am now trying to eat more healthily. However, the chorizo contains a lot of fat. So I cook this without the addition of fat or cooking oil. At least I …
Just this Tuesday, I had an enjoyable time sharing my recipe with a professional chef, Ian Boden. In a recent competition held by the Coop Food, my recipe was selected as one of the 12 winners. I chose this recipe as it uses left-over chicken or pork and cooked this in our Love Food …
Pork with Yam – Woo Thau Khau Yoke Pork with Yam is another famous Hakka dish. My last pork recipe and is also known as Khau Yoke. The star ingredient is the pork and it is sort of braised. Instead of using preserved vegetable, this one uses YAM or Taro. This is a root vegetable that has a tough leathery, …
A low calorie yet tasty pizza base for the slim diva in you.
I came up with this idea as I made 3 batches of blackberry jam this season. It was a long season for berries. I started picking them in mid-August and the season continued till early October. I also wanted to make something different. I used turkey breast, ready slices from the supermarket. I had sumac …
Pan Fried Mustard Honey Mustard Chicken The idea for this recipe came out of seeing many ready prepared meals- chicken with honey and mustard sauce or seasoning. So I decided to try this out. I pan fried the chicken fillets instead of baking the chicken (usually thighs, as in ready meals). It turned out quick …
My (mis)adventure to the Moon (cakes) Last week I tried making Moon Cakes. I thought that it would be a good time to try them as it is now the 8th lunar month. Moon Cakes are made to celebrate the 15th of the Chinese Lunar month. While I am not so into Moon Cakes, I …
