This recipe have been on the pipeline for yonks. It was in my old blog which I have lost and I meant to put into this new blog but the opportunity did not present itself until today. I have developed this over 22 years to suit my taste. Please use this recipe as a guide … Continue reading Char Siu, Chinese BBQ Pork, 叉烧肉 ala Julie’s recipe
This Jiangxi triple cooked pork belly dish is a very traditional and popular dish I learned from my ex mother-in-law. She cooked this dish a few times a year and as the youngest daughter-in-law I was terrified not only of this matriarch but of the oil spits! She came to ‘Nanyang’ aka the old thermology … Continue reading Jiangxi Triple Cooked Pork
Today I am going to make Loh Mai Kai aka glutinous rice chicken. It’s another dish that disappeared with my old blog and now that we are in lock down and it’s too cold to go into my garden yet, I will update to this new blog. I make this dish once or twice a … Continue reading Loh Mai Kai 糯米鸡
Today I cooked Hainanese Chicken Rice, cooked the traditionally way. Both my children are at home today and my son though very western in his taste does enjoy chicken rice. So mummy is going to spoil everyone. I have tried cooking and tasting this, with the chicken over rice steamed method but it is just … Continue reading Hainanese Chicken Rice
As a young teenager growing up in Kuching, Sarawak my father took us out for supper few days a week. I do realized how extremely lucky my siblings and I were now. One such supper is this Char Koay Kark . This recipe is for the plain Koay Kark aka no fresh radish grated inside, … Continue reading Char Koay Kark – Fried Rice Cakes/Cubes Plain
A friend gave me a shark fin melon and I have been waiting to do something special with it besides just soup and tong sui. I was chatting to a friend last week and she told me that she simply loves this melon and could I plan to plant a lot in my garden next … Continue reading Mock glass noodles soup 冬粉汤 with shark fin melon
Stir fry rice vermicelli with dried shrimps. My comfort food. While away for the last 3 weeks this is the dish I wanted to eat most. A simple rice vermicelli stir fry. Woke up early today and could not get back to sleep. So I was already frying this at 7am this morning. Luckily my … Continue reading Stir fry rice vermicelli with dried shrimps
Hubby always order salmon fried rice if we go to a sushi restaurant. We have been eating out lately and he had ordered this twice. Today I have decided to cook this dish for his lunch as I have some salmon fillets in my freezer. Last night I took the fillets out and placed them … Continue reading Salmon Fried Rice
Cantonese Century Egg and Pork Congee – Pei Tan Chok ( 皮蛋瘦肉粥 ) is a very warming meal. I call this a meal, not a dish as it is a whole meal in a bowl. Warm and satisfying, nourishing and comforting. Once in a while I love to cook this as eating it is just … Continue reading Cantonese Century Egg and Pork Congee (皮蛋瘦肉粥)
This is a dish that grows on me. That is to say the older I get the more I appreciate this dish. However I am fussy and I like it only if it’s cook ‘fresh’ and not like my ex mother in law. I have not been happy with my chai buey for the past … Continue reading Spicy Kiam Chai Buey (Sour Mustard Greens) 酸辣菜尾
