A colleague just came back from vacation in Melbourne and brought back these Golden Boronia Nougats for us.GB Nougats are like our Malaysian equivalent of ...hmmm... dodol? coconut candy? ngan yin groundnuts? murukku? heong-paeng? What I mean is ... the ultimate local snack/delicacy that's synonymous with a particular country?Anyone or everyone who's been to Australia would, at one time or another, buy these GB Nougats to bring back and share with family and friends...I like the ones here … [Read more...]
Healthy breakfast
What did you have for breakfast today?Most Malaysians go for the typical local breakfast like nasi lemak, roti canai, noodles, pau... delicacies you can get from the market, coffeeshops or mamak stalls. I love them, too...Just that sometimes it's good to have some good old healthy simple meal which you can put together at home. Something like ...Wholemeal bread, lean meat and vegetables...like this:Of course some will say that ham is not healthy - it's processed meat and contains all kinds of … [Read more...]
Choong Foong – revisited
Choong Foong Seafood RestaurantNo.8 Lorong 1DKampung Subang40150 Shah AlamTel: 03-78463253/2482/1081Recently, we went to one of our favourite restaurants in Kg Subang - Choong Foong. Read about my earlier post about this place HERE.LL wanted to go there for his favourite Claypot Lamb Ribs - unfortunately that night they ran out of this item - haiyaahhh!Anyway, we ordered our 2nd favourite dish there - a "must-have" ... the Sharksfin Omelette...... which you wrap in these crispy fresh Lettuce … [Read more...]
Korean Instant Noodles
On days when I’m too lazy to go out for lunch, I turn to comfort food like Instant Noodles! Yes, I know it’s not very healthy… but what to do - once in a while I guess it’s OK to indulge in this little sin. While I’m not a fan of all things Korean, I do find this particular Instant Noodles rather delicious. Nong Shim Korean Claypot Ramyun… always have one of these somewhere in my office drawer... Peel back the cover and this is what you get...Empty the sachet of flavoured granules onto the … [Read more...]
Basic Baking for Non-Bakers
Last week, a blogger friend asked me how to bake the simplest cake as she has never ever baked anything before and she wanted to try it out. She warned me that I have to show the simplest most basic method and also asked what kinda "kah-changg" (equipment or utensils) she needed to invest in.Well, I wanted to do the Simple Butter Cake from scratch... but after rummaging through my larder, I found this packet of Pillsbury Cake Mix which I had bought a while ago. I figured this would be even … [Read more...]
Vote for me: 2, 5 or 10
Hi People"Delicious Asian Food" - a food blog by PabloPabla - organised a fun "cooking contest" and I submitted 3 entries. Yeah... just for the fun of it - furthermore, the recipes are pretty simple and they are all based on Pablo's recipes as detailed in his blog. The main prize is USD100.Winning will be based on voting - so I hope you will just go to this page and vote for any one of my entries, which are entries No. 2, 5 or 10. Closing date for voting is 7 September 2008 (midnight)... so … [Read more...]
Bak Kut Teh at home
Contrary to popular belief, cooking Bak Kut Teh is really a very simple thing. It is an easy one-pot-of-goodness which you can do at home with the minimum of fuss. Loosely translated, it means "Meat Ribs Tea"... a herbal soupy concoction of meats.All you need is packet of the Bak Kut Teh herbs - there are many brands available in the market. The taste may vary from brand to brand, from mild to the very pungent. There are instructions on the packet as to how much meat and water to use - … [Read more...]
Home-cooked Curry Laksa
Weekends are great for home-cooked Noodles because you can eat it the whole day long, as we Malaysians love our noodles. It's also good fun to choose the noodles and condiments you prefer and you can also vary the amount - yes, more of this and more of that, haha!Curry Laksa is a firm favourite with my family and one weekend not too long ago, I cooked this for our Sunday brunch.Let's start with the all-important curry...Ingredients:Blend all these together: 200g shallots 50g dried chillies (add … [Read more...]
Cordyceps
Cordyceps - a parasitic fungi, is a precious ingredient in Chinese traditional medicine. Popularly known as the Chinese caterpillar fungus ("thoong choong choe"), it is well known to support liver, kidney, heart, and immune system functions. It also appears to act as an antioxidant in the body, protecting it from free radical damage. It helps to improve lung functions and increase energy levels.Having suffered a bout of near-bronchitis coughing the past couple of weeks, I was advised to get … [Read more...]
Sambal Belacan Ladies Finger
My family is truly a Ladies Fingers or Okra fan!You would note that a few of my recent cooking posts featured this vegetable. Whenever I go to the market during weekends, I would usually buy Ladies Fingers because it's such a versatile vegetable - you can steam it, curry it or just stir-fry it.PabloPabla's recipe for Sambal Belacan Ladies Fingers came in handy. As I had some of this from my last marketing trip, I decided to try out this recipe.This was the result:As this is also LL's favourite … [Read more...]
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