Stories and recipes from a Malaysian home kitchen
I’m no stranger to onion jam. A sweet-sticky condiment of slow-cooked onions, it’s typically served with burgers in Western restaurants. In Asia, it’s sometimes just called “caramelised onions”. Is it nice? Yes, but nothing to get excited about. Until I ate a version made by a friend in Singapore, using her personal recipe. Holy smokes….
This ridiculously simple sausage tomato pasta is so tasty I couldn’t believe it until I made it myself. I’ve seen variations of this floating around the internet. Jamie Oliver has made a version of it, among other people. But it wasn’t until I saw Catalina Tre’s gorgeous photo of her spicy sausage pasta that I…
My first encounter with pâté was thanks to the late Dr Frank Dourado, a popular general practitioner in Ipoh. Many years ago, my father went to his clinic on Brewster Road for consultation. Both gardening geeks, the two men got along like a house on fire, though their backgrounds were very different. Their friendship extended…
I keep making ’em, these things called Dutch baby pancakes. What exactly are they, you ask? And do they have anything to do with the Dutch or the Netherlands? I posed this question to my cousins who live in the Netherlands and they said no. To be more accurate, the Dutch have Dutch MINI pancakes…
Proof that this creamy chicken casserole is a winner? The first words out of my hubby’s mouth after his first bite were: “Make sure you write this recipe down!” Uh huh. That’s how good it was. To give credit where it’s due, I was inspired by Chicken Gloria, a recipe from popular Youtuber Natasha’s Kitchen….
Look at this absolutely gorgeous chicken burger guys. Not only was it an umami bomb, it was amazingly juicy!!! As any burger aficionado would know, a dry burger patty is one of the greatest nemesis of awesome burgers. How did I dodge the dry-burger bullet? Read on! It all started when I was stuck with…
Dear roasted red pepper sauce, where have you been, all of my life? I’m scrambling for words to describe its awesomeness. To give you an idea, after taking one bite of this dish, hubby’s first comment was, “This one can serve to guests”. To give credit where it’s due, I actually got the idea from…
As hubby reached for his third slice of my veggie pizza, he grunted, “Make sure you write down the recipe.” Woah, write it down? That was how I knew I had a winner on my hands. Hubby has never explicitly requested me to write down a recipe before. Who thought a VEGETARIAN PIZZA made using…
ANOTHER vegetable salad recipe?? Some of my old friends will think I’ve undergone a lobotomy or something. After all, I used to hate vegetables so much that when my mum wasn’t looking, I’d dump the greens on my plate into the drain! But this potato salad recipe is so good that I just HAD to…
Do you find yourself stuck with leftover bread that you don’t know what to do with? I know I do, especially the ends of bread loaves, which are hard and not so nice to eat. Inspired by Japanese chef Masa, I developed a simple recipe that uses leftover bread to create a delicious breakfast casserole…
Chewy, sticky and crunchy. How do you achieve the holy trifecta of great homemade granola? After many failed attempts, I’ve finally arrived at a recipe for an easy homemade granola that can be easily customised with simple additions: a sprinkle of cinnamon powder, a few drops of vanilla essence, dried fruits and berries, etc. I’ve…
It’s been a surreal few weeks. Never in my wildest dreams did I think that I would experience a lockdown restricted movement order in my lifetime. What this means for many of us is a lot more cooking than usual. While I love cooking, breakfast is a bit of a challenge for me. Other than…
