Being able to make my own bao is a bonus. It means I can stick some into the freezer and can have bao on tap, so to speak. Today I made some duck bao. I have a deep love for duck cook any which way EXCEPT soup. I cooked the fillings a day before I … Continue reading Duck Bao, Petai Curry Ayam Bao and Sambal Bao
Beef rendang is one of the most well known of Malaysian dishes. It is as synonymous to Malaysian cuisine as nasi lemak. We, the Malaysian have adopted and embraced this dish from our neighbour Indonesia and made it our own. Living in the UK we will never make as nice a beef rendang or nasi … Continue reading Beef Rendang + cheat lemang
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
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)
Shepherd Pie brings back a lot of memories. This is because I have to make a potato mash for it. Two and twenty years ago my ex boyfriend went to Malaysia to meet me. The very first Western dish I made for him is mash potatoes. He was telling me how to make it nice … Continue reading Shepherd Pie
This is a very easy leeks side dish. When I cook this I do not make a sauce for the steak as the leeks will be saucy enough. This makes for a quick satisfying dish and all can be ready in under an hour as the beef steak is just pan seared in a griddle … Continue reading White wine creamy cheesy leeks with pan seared beef steak
