White Wine Chicken/Turkey Gravy. One the most important thing that ties a dish together is the sauce, gravy or jus. In my home there is never enough gravy. Everyone fights for it barred me. If I turn my back my husband might drink it! When I am not lazy I will take the time to … Continue reading White Wine Chicken/Turkey Gravy
Healthier Chocolate Cheesecake & Healthier Lemon Cheesecake Continue reading Healthier Chocolate Cheesecake & Healthier Lemon Cheesecake
I started making Bak Kwa on my second year in UK. I was so desperate to eat. I remembered making it in the middle of winter. There was no sun to be seen. What to do? Needs must. ? I rolled and used the oven to bake them. Once I actually lighted the BBQ in … Continue reading Chinese pork jerky (Yok Kon, Long Yok, Bak Kwa)
One of hubby’s favourite chicken dish is the Cantonese roast chicken. In fact he is most happy if he can have Cantonese roast chicken with Hainanese chicken rice. He does not like the white poached chicken. He prefers ‘poached’ chicken if it is done in the Sous Vide. For someone who can’t cook he sure … Continue reading Cantonese Style Roast Chicken (广式烧鸡) – Special
Crispy curly purple kale. From garden to tummy in 30 minutes all because I wanted some snack and I went over board with planting kale this year. The hubby has been muttering how can we eat that much curly kale but I have been ignoring him. Continue reading Crispy curly purple kale
I made this chicken pie for dinner. I am not one of those Chinese who maintain the tradition of fish, meat, vegetables and soup aka the 3 dishes and one soup per meal type. Maybe I have been in UK too long. Tonight’s dinner – a pie and beer is all we need. Chicken and … Continue reading Chicken Pie
Salted Egg Yolks Butter Pork Ribs – 牛油黃金排骨 with curry leaves & fresh chillies. Salted egg yolks and evaporated milk is very rich, and paired with curry leaves, the smell is so good. This is quite an easy dish to cook. I wanted to soak a new batch of salted eggs so I went all … Continue reading Salted Egg Yolks Butter Pork Ribs – 牛油黃金排骨 with curry leaves & fresh chillies
Daughter came home form work the other day with 2 huge loaves of brioches and I was wondering what to do with them. Today I decided to make bread and butter pudding AGAIN! However I have decided it is going to be a bread and butter pudding with a different – a Bailey bread and … Continue reading Bailey Bread and Butter Pudding
One of my vices is chicken gizzards. It’s not often that I can buy them here in the UK. Sometimes I do not see any fresh ones for more than a year. They can usually be found in Chinatown but I seldom travel down to London. However when I do get them this is how … Continue reading Salt & Pepper chicken gizzards 鹽和胡椒雞胗 – Special
Simple salmon-en-croute. This is another easy recipe. I like to cook and anyone can recreate this dish at home. Your pleating will become much prettier the more you make it. You can serve with any vegetable of your choice. It’s a very easy fish course if you are having a dinner party. You can … Continue reading Salmon-en-croute – simple
