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
When I lived in Bercham Ipoh, there was a man who came sometimes to the market and he sells all manner of fried Chinese dough aka Chinese doughnuts but this is my favourite – Kap Chong. My husband was very happy with this and said no need to cook lunch, he can have these for … Continue reading Fried Chinese doughnut with glutinous rice – (Kap Chong)
It has been a very long time since I last wrote on my blog. Today I decided it is time I start again after being unwell. I chose to post this old Nonya kuih – Bingka Beras. This seem to be a forgotten Nonya Kuih which I love with all my heart. As a young … Continue reading Kuih Bingka Beras (肥豬肉)
Today we are still in lockdown in the UK due to Covid-19. This morning I woke up in a cooking mood. At first I wanted to cook 3 meals for today, breakfast, lunch and dinner. However I ended up only cooking 2 meals. Brunch of roast chicken with noodles and dinner is traditional old British … Continue reading The British Stew
A crêpe or crepe is a type of very thin pancake. Crêpes are usually of two types: sweet crêpes and savoury galettes. Crêpes are served with a variety of fillings, from the simplest with only sugar to flambéed crêpes Suzette or elaborate savoury galettes. My hubby actually prefers them with lashing of butter and just … Continue reading Crêpe
With this Covid19 ongoing and the hubby working from home plus having the family here to be fed at least twice a day is mind taxing. I have been cooking only one meal a day for so long and have always taken my sweet time in deciding what to cook until now. I missed my … Continue reading Square Egg
Cekodok Pisang or Banana Fritters is one of Malaysia’s best-love snack. It’s one on my favourite. I am almost embarrassed to post this as this is so easy to make. However I have since been persuaded that it is not everyone that can make it so here’s a post on my blog. Living in the … Continue reading Cekodok Pisang (Banana Fritters)
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
As I am going to cook spaghetti bolognese today I just realised that my recipe in my old blog is still missing from this new blog. So I have decided it’s time I update it here in this new blog. My boy asked for his comfort food and I made the bolognese sauce today so … Continue reading Posh Spaghetti Bolognese
In the UK we too are under quarantine and have since moved to quite stringent quarantine, just short of a total lockdown due to this virus Covid 19. I have not left my house since Friday the 13th. As I am of the high risk group I decided to quarantine myself early on. In the … Continue reading Carbonara
