Easy Egg Fried Rice Fried rice is one of the easiest and most basic of all the rice dishes. There are many variants, Nyonya fried rice has dried prawns and the Thais have pineapple fried rice.
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How To Make Easy Spring Rolls
These spring rolls are so easy to make. My version is close to the fresh ones that we used to have when we were kids. The fresh version is still available in the streets and markets. Jicama is the vegetable for fresh spring rolls or popiah as we call it. I remember when I was …
Sweet Potato Donut, Kuih Keria
Sweet Potato Donut, or kuih keria, is one of Malaysia’s favourite kuih. It can be found in the school canteen, in the streets, night markets, morning markets and gerais (small eating stalls). You can get it almost anywhere where there are street food and shops. Keria is enjoyed as a breakfast item, for afternoon tea …
Vegan and Gluten Free Butternut Squash or Sweet Potato Layer Kuih
Butternut squash or sweet potato steamed kuih is very popular in Malaysia. Originally it is made with sweet potato. Sweet potato is easily available in in Malaysia and Asia. Coconut and tapioca flour are also easily available. These are the common ingredients found in Asia. Butternut squash is a good replacement for sweet potato a …
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AngKoo Kuih
Angkoo Kuih is a traditional Nyonya Kuih. However, do you know the Nyonya story behind it? Angkoo is a feature during the’ full moon’ celebration. When an infant reaches a month or 28 days, it is an occasion to celebrate. Due to the high infant mortality rate in the olden day, reaching a full month …
How to Make Soda Bread
I made this just to try it out as I have not made soda bread before. I cannot remember if I have tasted one. This shows that I do not eat a lot of bread.
LOCK-DOWN OVERNIGHT WHOLEMEAL BREAD
LOCK-DOWN OVERNIGHT WHOLEMEAL BREAD Having a lock-down and short of stuff? Today is the 2nd week of the lock-down. 29.03.2020. Although we have lots of cupboard stuff like pasta and tinned food, we are getting low on fresh meat and vegetables, and bread, normally wholemeal. I have told my other half that I can always …
How To Make Dim Sum: Siu Mai
Dim sum are Chinese snacks. It is traditionally eaten in the morning for breakfast. Nowadays one can get dim sum for breakfast, lunch, dinner and also supper. In any Chinese Restaurant that serves dim sum, there will be many varieties, ranging from savoury to sweet, with steamed and fried items. One can also get Chinese …
Low Calorie Papaya and Crab Stick Lunch
I am trying to shed some weight lately. I bought some nice papayas and have the ingredients ready in the fridge so I came up with this. It is very simple, refreshing and delicious. You can call it lunch or salad. Low Calorie Papaya and Crab Stick Lunch Quick Info: Serves: …
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Moving Around Yangon -2
Today we are going to explore Yangon again before we head off to Bagan. We have breakfast in a food court, like the ones we have in Malaysia and Singapore. There are stalls serving all sorts of food in the Morning Star Food Centre. I order curry mee or curry noodles which comes with thicker …
Penang Street Food – Food You Must Try When You are in Penang
After spending my time in the mainland, I went to Penang Island. In the morning we went to the Jelutong Morning market. This is a typical morning market where there are stalls selling food, like vegetables, meat, fish, poultry and everyday essentials. There are also shops selling all sorts of goods and coffee shops selling …
Zoodles or Zero Point Noodles
I have been zoodling for many months now. I have tried quite a few types of vegetables like carrot, zucchini, cucumber, sweet potatoes, etc. Zoodles here means no points noodles. The points here refers to Weight-Watchers smart points. This means that eating this vegetable noodles does not add to your daily points allowance. I …
Lazy Lassie’s 3-in-1 Breakie
This is a quick easy breakfast for a lazy person. This one has very little washing up and there is not need to fry or bake. Just use the microwave. It is cheap, easy and low in smart points. If you are watching your weight or a Weight-watcher, or a member of Slimming …
Penang by night
Penang has undergone a lot of changes since my younger days. When I go home for a visit, I noticed that I do not visit the old places any more. Shopping is more in the modern shopping complexes. The city of George Town has also undergone a lot of changes. In the olden days, rent in …
Uncle Sam has 4th of July, Penang has 7th of July
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 …
