This morning I phoned back home to have a chat with my mother. Chats always inevitably end up in talking about food. She wanted to know what I am cooking today. When I told her, she excitedly told me how I should cook it. Yes there are some extra steps but after tasting it, mother … Continue reading Szechuan Preserved Vegetable with Meat
So I got a gift for Christmas and I have now tried it out a few times. My research have since found there are other brands on the market each claiming could reduces carbohydrates to a certain percentage. This one said 25% reduction. Now I don’t have anyway of know how to measure the % … Continue reading Rice cooker – 25% less carbohydrates
Braised mushrooms, fried toufo with beef I cooked a simple one pot braised dish tonight but thought I will blog it for my son. He bought his own place and moved out for a few years now and he has picked up some cooking skills along the years. In fact in the last year he … Continue reading Braised mushrooms, fried toufo with beef
Chicken Curry ‘Chinese style’ – Signatory mine I have been asked many times to post my chicken curry recipe. This is especially so since I posted my roti canai with chicken curry recipe few years ago. Link Here I have actually posted before in my old blog that was lost. This second blog won’t be … Continue reading Chicken Curry ‘Chinese’ style – signatory mine
Steamed salted cornfed chicken with a liberal does of sherry. Salted chicken is so easy to make at home. This is the simplest no fuss recipe. You buy the chicken and unlike the British people, we Chinese like to clean our chicken with salt and rinse before eating. In the winter this is a good … Continue reading Steamed salted cornfed chicken – Home brewed Yim Gai
Spicy Okras with daun kesum (laksa leaves) I have a lot of daun kesum, laksa leaves in my garden still although it is now November and winter is creeping in. I wanted to try and use them up a bit more. I bought a big box of okras (ladies fingers) from Costco and decided to … Continue reading Spicy Okras with daun kesum (laksa leaves)
Devon crab fried rice in butter I wanted to cook crab meat fried rice for awhile now. Luckily on my trip back to Devon a fortnight ago I managed to get some live crabs. Some were cooked chilly crabs immediately and eat with Man-tao bun and some I steamed and picked the meat and freeze. … Continue reading Devon crab fried rice in butter
I was ticking the boxes for post, definitely Asian, could be a main dish, could be a side dish and also could be a snack. Eggs are good but Onsen eggs are good good! Obviously it is onsen-styled eggs because they are not cooked in a hot spring in Japan! I have tried 5 times … Continue reading Onsen-styled eggs with my Sousvide.
Tomatoes Onions Masala Cod-cheeks – signatory mine My husband do not like eating fresh tomatoes and as I always challenged myself to make him eat his words, literally so – hahahaha I am thus am quite happy that he not only licked his lunch plate cleaned but asked if there is any leftover for dinner. … Continue reading Tomatoes Onions Masala Cod cheeks – signatory mine
Smoked Haddock with beancurd (腐竹) in yellow bean sauce – Signatory mine I have been neglecting my blog lately but I have been away to France and then back to my UK hometown Devon. Deepest apologies. However I have a big haul of foodstuff and my fridge freezer is stuffed to the brink. So watch … Continue reading Smoked Haddock with beancurd (腐竹) in yellow bean sauce – Signatory mine
