Today I cooked Hainanese Chicken Rice, cooked the traditionally way. Both my children are at home today and my son though very western in his taste does enjoy chicken rice. So mummy is going to spoil everyone. I have tried cooking and tasting this, with the chicken over rice steamed method but it is just … Continue reading Hainanese Chicken Rice
As a young teenager growing up in Kuching, Sarawak my father took us out for supper few days a week. I do realized how extremely lucky my siblings and I were now. One such supper is this Char Koay Kark . This recipe is for the plain Koay Kark aka no fresh radish grated inside, … Continue reading Char Koay Kark – Fried Rice Cakes/Cubes Plain
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
Hubby always order salmon fried rice if we go to a sushi restaurant. We have been eating out lately and he had ordered this twice. Today I have decided to cook this dish for his lunch as I have some salmon fillets in my freezer. Last night I took the fillets out and placed them … Continue reading Salmon Fried Rice
KamPua Mee, Mee Pok, Kolok Mee, Hakka Mee, Kon Loh Mee, Mi Kolok, by any other names, in any other dialects are all basically dry flavoured noodles. There is something about dried flavoured noodles that is so comforting to an Asian and especially to one who grew up in Kuching, Sarawak you just find it … Continue reading KamPua Mee & Kolok Mee Pok
Kiam Hue Bihun is a dish i cook a few times a year. The hubby and I both love it. Provided I have ready fried salt fish of course, it is an easy 30 minutes cook and perfect for a quick lunch. I always add extra beansprouts as I love the extra crunch and texture … Continue reading Kiam Hue Bihun (Salt fish rice vermicelli)
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
A friend recently is very interested in learning this dish. Maybe because she sees I eat a lot of this. It’s my go to lazy dish. When I am wrapping, I tend to wrap a big batch and bagged them into my freezer. Then when I am hungry and want some food I would just … Continue reading Chinese Dumpling Soup (Sui Kow) 水餃
On a day like today where the weather is teetering between 13C & 16C you get to feel a bit bored. It has just been cloudy all day and I really feel like cooking something comforting. At the top of my comfort food list is steamed minced pork with Tung Choy. I still remember the … Continue reading Steamed Minced Pork with Tung Choy (冬菜蒸猪肉)
Simple salmon-en-croute. This is another easy recipe. I like to cook and anyone can recreate this dish at home. Your pleating will become much prettier the more you make it. You can serve with any vegetable of your choice. It’s a very easy fish course if you are having a dinner party. You can … Continue reading Salmon-en-croute – simple
