Last weekend a friend told me she has been hankering for cucuk udang. She asked me for my recipe and I realised that I have not made these for years. I am not sure if she meant just these crispy prawns ones which I love or the ones with beansprouts and kuchai. These are my … Continue reading Crispy Prawns Fritters (cucuk udang)
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
Savoury muffins are good lunchbox fillers for children Continue reading Cheese and Bacon Muffins
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
On the first day of Chinese Lunar New Year, I fried vermicelli noodles with vegetarian mock duck/goose. However hubby was not really impressed. He said it did not taste of much except sweetness. He is terrible. kekekekeke As I am not fully well and having a stupid weakness still after two months post Covid19 I … Continue reading Vegetarian Goose 素鵝 – Special
It is with trepidation that I am putting my experiences to paper and posting this in my blog. This is because unscrupulous persons are already trying their best to sell me things ‘that will cure me of Covid19’. This is really annoying. I do not care for scams or people who want to make money … Continue reading My Covid19 experiences
Christmas 2020 – Oh what a year 2020 has been and that is saying it midly! I feel very emotional today. I was cooking and crying at certain points. I cannot gurantee that the pigs in blankets do not have an extra dose of salt. I am not sure if it’s the brandy or watching … Continue reading Christmas 2020 – cheers to absent family and friend.
It is of not secret that I call my in-laws, my outlaws and they still love me (I think) kekekekeke This is they way they make gravy. My son declared that today’s gravy was so good he could drink it like beef broth if hungry. Guidance on how to make with pictorial today. Continue reading Beef gravy as taught by my outlaws
I love a good roast and Côte De Boeuf or ribeye of beef is my favourite cut to roast. So this Christmas I roasted one and took some pic for a special friend who said she has trouble cooking beef. I hope she enjoys the step by step pictorial. Hope she will try again as … Continue reading Côte De Boeuf – Ribeye of beef
