Kiam Chye Ark Update: I have made a video on this. Please click on the link to watch now it is made. Chinese New Year is coming, so I though it would be a timely to share a recipe which my family will be having during New Year’s day. This is a very traditional …
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.
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 …
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 …
This is a simple dish made from a cheap and nutritional fish – Mackerel. Although the fish has a strong flavour, it goes well with spices. I now grill the fish instead of frying – which we do in the good old days. I am now trying to maintain my goal weight and hence I …
Frozen quid rings are easily obtainable in Chinese or Asian supermarket. It saves a lot of time preparing it. Of course, if you prefer to use fresh squid, please do so. Frozen squid rings are normally frozen in an ice glaze and it adds to the weight of the squid. To get 500g of squid, …
Chye Poh Nooi s an old time favourite. It was around for as long as I can remember. I cooked it when I was a kid and remember having them for lunch or dinner. It is very simple to make. We used to use the salty preserved radish that came in a whole piece, and …
Banger and Mash I have decided to vary my mash. Butternut squash and pumpkins have zero pro-points. So mixing butternut squash will save points and makes the mash sweeter. I have also added chives so as to give it a kick. Butternut Squash and Potato Mash …
This dish was a favourite of ours when in Malaysia. My husband loved this dish. We first came across this in The New Formosa Restaurant in PJ. The boss, Mrs Lee, a Taiwanese, is a lovely woman. Her restaurant serves Taiwanese food. My niece and nephew,and later my children loved the Candied Yam. This is …
