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 …
28th Jan 2021 Update. I have made a video on how to make the pickles to the Yee Sang. Click the link to watch. Yee Sang is a dish that I believe was invented by Overseas Chinese. I had not heard about it when I was a kid. I only learnt about it …
My Almost Famous Chocolate Chip Cookies. Well, as promised, this is my chocolate chip cookies. I have tried many times and it turns out great. If you are allergic to nuts, then you can omit them. I used up all my left-over nuts from my various recipes. It turned out just as nice. For your …
Now that the Christmas and the New Year festivities are over, and extra pounds somehow lodge itself to our bodies, it is now time to prepare for another festival. This time it is Chinese New Year. In fact I have started to do my shopping for my cake and cookies ingredients. This year I plan …
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 …
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 …
On my trip to Malaysia, I went for an appointment in Kuala Lumpur. Since the troublesome driving experience where I got lost and took many wrong turns, I decided that I would not be driving to the city. So I had to rely on public transport. On the day of the appointment, my sister-in-law sent …
My trip to Penang coincided with my mother’s anniversary. So on that morning my sister woke up early to cook some food to take along with us. She cooked assam prawns or tamarind prawns. We packed them and drove over to the mainland crossing the famous Penang Bridge. Then we made our way to my …
Today is Saturday and my younger sister visited me pretty early! She came with the letter from the Golf and Country Club of which I am member but now I have been an absent member since moving to the UK. I should not be paying for the subscription as it was agreed that I would …
My airline lunch, blah. It has been a while since I last blogged. I was travelling, and busy meeting up with old friends and catching up. I have been away for a few years so it it good to be back. My flight to Kuala Lumpur was nothing to shout about. Went to Schiphol, Amsterdam …
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, …
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 …
Peanut Cookies Peanut Cookies are a perennial favourite. Most families would make this for Chinese New Year. It is simple and uses 3 main ingredients – peanuts, sugar and flour. How long it takes you to make depends on the size of your cookies. The smaller the cookies, the longer time you take to roll the balls. The bigger …
This is the classic way of consuming Tnee Kueh or Nian Gao. It is usually made after Chinese New Year when we have a lot of this around due to gift-giving by family members. Gifts are given to the elders- meaning you give to your parents, uncles and aunts and your older siblings. Just to clarify, …
