Alright, first question first. Who is old enough to remember this dish? It is normally served during a 10 course wedding or birthday dinner when I was very much younger. Second question is who has recently ate this dish? I, for one have not eaten it for a long, long time nor have I seen … Continue reading Silky Mustard Green with crab meat (滑蛋 Kai Choy)
Every year during hubby’s birthday I will cook a special meal for his departmental colleagues which is usually around 15 to 20 people. That is all I can manage as the entire building will have a couple of hundreds personnel! (pre pandemic) Everyone does the same on their birthdays but mostly the food is shop … Continue reading Mee Siam – special
I was wondering for days what to do with the balance of the eggs I got from Devon. Last week my son came back from a visit to his Nanny and he brought me a dozen eggs from Okehampton town. He asked the vendor if they are fresh and the vendor took him to look … Continue reading Tamarind eggs
When I was young, a long, long time ago my mother used to cook this dish for us five siblings. Sometimes she cooks with prawns and sometimes with lobsters. Growing up in Kuching, Sarawak these used to be very fresh from a friend of my father’s. We all loved this sauce a lot although our … Continue reading Sweet Chilli Crab claws – Special
With a Cantonese mother and a Hakka father I decided I have to cook this dish this way. I know, I know I deviated from traditions but I want to pay homage to both my parents. I blame it on lockdown. Too much time at home thinking. kekekekekeke As my daughter is trying to learn … Continue reading Hakka Mui Choy with Pork Belly – 梅菜扣肉
My hubby has a love affair with black-beans but he only appreciate the whole black-beans that I marinated overnight with rice wine/sherry and fresh chillies, not the commercial packets or jarred mushy ones. He knows how to enjoy his black-beans! He is a connoisseur of black-beans – kekekekeke Today I made his favourite sauce but … Continue reading Braised tofu pop with pork belly in black-beans sauce
Those who know me well know that I do NOT like Katsu curry at all. However my boy loves it as he is not a spicy fan. He doesn’t mind Katsu styled curry though as the ‘heat’ is all right for him. Recently he has been buying Katsu ready meals as mummy has been poorly. … Continue reading Chicken Katsu Curry
Kiam Hue steamed pork belly or minced pork is one of those dish that makes you go for that extra bowl of rice. On a cold raining day like today it is fabulous. This is such an easy dish to cook. I literally start by frying the salt fish on low heat and start slicing … Continue reading Kiam Hue steamed pui bak (Salt fish pork belly)
Nasi lemak is special, special to the hearts of all Malaysian. Although in my household one would think my husband was an Asian in his last life, or so all my elders (family & friends) members seems to think so. The most important expect of nasi lemak is the nasi lemak sambal. Each person seems … Continue reading Nasi Lemak sambal
Beef rendang is one of the most well known of Malaysian dishes. It is as synonymous to Malaysian cuisine as nasi lemak. We, the Malaysian have adopted and embraced this dish from our neighbour Indonesia and made it our own. Living in the UK we will never make as nice a beef rendang or nasi … Continue reading Beef Rendang + cheat lemang
