I wanted to have bitter melon egg drop soup for a while now and today I have the opportunity to do so. I bought a bitter gourd for £3.80 last week when I was doing groceries shopping from the Asian supermarket. Yesterday I noticed that I have to eat it today for if not it … Continue reading Simple Bitter melon (gourd) egg drop soup ( 苦瓜蛋花汤 )
There is always that one special dish that reminds you of your childhood and this is one of mine. I was so tempted to add additional ingredients to it but then decided I want it to be true to THAT nostalgic taste of my youth. So today we have this simple stir-fry Mi-Hoon, Bi-Hoon or … Continue reading Stewed Pork Bi-Hoon stir-fry (rice vermicelli)
Mee Hoon Kueh Soup 面粉粿汤 for today. We had them for both lunch and dinner though for dinner hubby requested for dryish version with ‘Hakka sauce’ I saw some amazing fresh sauropus at the new Longdan, Asian supermarket near me, so I just have to cook this. I made the dough last night and this … Continue reading Mee Hoon Kueh Soup 面粉粿汤
My daughter is interested to learning to make another one of her favourite, beancurd prawns rolls. She did learned how to make roast pork her mum’s style last year – Traditional Cantonese Crispy Roast pork belly – Siu Yuk, 脆皮烧肉. – Just Julie (julieolive.co.uk) and I am happy she asked to be taught. Slowly slowly … Continue reading Simple Beancurd prawns rolls 鲜虾腐皮卷
Alright, first question first. Who is old enough to remember this dish? It is normally served during a 10 course wedding or birthday dinner when I was very much younger. Second question is who has recently ate this dish? I, for one have not eaten it for a long, long time nor have I seen … Continue reading Silky Mustard Green with crab meat (滑蛋 Kai Choy)
Every year during hubby’s birthday I will cook a special meal for his departmental colleagues which is usually around 15 to 20 people. That is all I can manage as the entire building will have a couple of hundreds personnel! (pre pandemic) Everyone does the same on their birthdays but mostly the food is shop … Continue reading Mee Siam – special
I was wondering for days what to do with the balance of the eggs I got from Devon. Last week my son came back from a visit to his Nanny and he brought me a dozen eggs from Okehampton town. He asked the vendor if they are fresh and the vendor took him to look … Continue reading Tamarind eggs
Savoury muffins are good lunchbox fillers for children Continue reading Cheese and Bacon Muffins
This is a very rich cake. Read up about it from wiki here -> kek lapis Kek lapis Sarawak or Sarawak Layer Cake is what is known to me when I was growing up in Kuching. It is a cake normally reserved for serving during Chinese New Year for us Chinese. However I remembered being … Continue reading Kek Lapis Legit
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
