A friend gave me a shark fin melon and I have been waiting to do something special with it besides just soup and tong sui. I was chatting to a friend last week and she told me that she simply loves this melon and could I plan to plant a lot in my garden next … Continue reading Mock glass noodles soup 冬粉汤 with shark fin melon
Cantonese Century Egg and Pork Congee – Pei Tan Chok ( 皮蛋瘦肉粥 ) is a very warming meal. I call this a meal, not a dish as it is a whole meal in a bowl. Warm and satisfying, nourishing and comforting. Once in a while I love to cook this as eating it is just … Continue reading Cantonese Century Egg and Pork Congee (皮蛋瘦肉粥)
Once in a while I have a hankering to boil this soup. It brings me down memory lane when my father would take us to this restaurant in the middle of Pandungan Roak, Kuching, Sarawak. No matter what dishes the parents ordered, there will always be this soup. I guess it is because we, the … Continue reading Sweetcorn kennels, meat balls and liver soup
When I lost my old blog this dish is one that I missed the most. I promised myself I must put this recipe back onto my blog but I have been a bit lazy due to the Chinese new Year celebrations. This is also the dish that made my very British husband fell totally in … Continue reading Boozy Adult Spinach – Special
We are having a heatwave in the UK and it’s hard to cook or put the oven on during the day as the temperature has been reaching the 30’s Celsius! So I have decided to make pâté last night and just un-mould, into the fridge to chill this morning. Later I will just slice to serve … Continue reading Terrine of chicken, pork and sausage meat pâté – special
Preserved Mustard (Mui Choy) with Mince Pork (梅菜肉碎) is my favourite childhood Hakka dish. My mother used to cook Mui Choy with mince pork for us but I remembered hers to bit a tad sweeter than mine. It is because I am conscious of eating less sugar over the years that I do not use … Continue reading Hakka Mui Choy with mince pork
Gyoza? Jiaozi? (餃子). The original Japanese or Chinese dumplings or even pot stickers in America? I once made Malaysian currypuffs for hubby’s work as they were having a training day by a gentlemen from the US. He took one look at my currypuffs and pronounced ‘I love these pot stickers’ Needless to say hubby had fun informing him otherwise. These dumplings … Continue reading Gyoza 餃子 – Special
