Being a recipe developer means that I translate a recipe into something – either video or written – that other people can follow. I normally test the same recipe in the kitchen for at least a few times until I get it right. When I was commissioned by Chai Huat Hin to come up with …
Braised Sea Cucumber & Abalone with Superior Stock (11 Ingredients) Read More »
My family makes slow-cooked Chinese soup almost everyday. At Chinese New Year reunion dinner, it is no exception. In fact, it has to be a lot more luxurious than usual. Our go-to Chinese New Year soup is Fish Maw Soup with Cabbage and Scallops. Luxurious yet affordable ingredients This time around, I’ve worked with Chai Huat …
Fish Maw, Conch, and Scallop Soup in Slow-Cooker Read More »
I love to cook and eat delicious food. But I don’t like spending too much effort or time on it. So my motto has always been ‘easy, healthy, tasty’. This clam soup with ginger and cili padi is one dish that satisfies all criteria. Clam Soup with Ginger is absolute favourite dish. Whenever I visit …
My ongoing quest to eat healthier means that I try to eat a variety of plants in different colours. On top of a must-have leafy green vegetables on my dinner table, I like to have another plant-base dish like mushrooms, beans, or gourds. One of my go-to plant base dish that I cook to up my …
Pumpkin Stir-fried With Dried Shrimps and Thai Basil – 3 Ingredients Read More »
Slow-cooked soup is a must-have on my family’s dinner table. The golden liquid is placed on a pedestal; it brings not only comfort to our tummy and taste to our palate, but medicinal value to our body. Every soup that my family boils has a good reason to be served, other than being tasty. Watercress …
Chinese Watercress Soup (Sai Yong Choi Tong/ (西洋菜汤) Read More »
There are many different Chinese herbal blends to treat specific health concern. When someone in my family lacks appetite, we’ll make Sei San Tong (Four Spirit Soup 四神湯); when a major exam is near and we need extra brainpower, we’ll make Ming Muk Bou Lou Tong (明目補㺁湯) which translates to Soup for Improving Eyesight and Brain. An …
You need to cook dinner for your family but you don’t have much fresh ingredients left in the fridge anymore. I understand. It happens to the best of us. After cooking for a while (and being too busy to take a trip to the supermarket), I have developed a repertoire of ‘last minute dishes’. They …
Aunty Clara cooks but rarely. Like many working mothers, she doesn’t want to toil in the kitchen but still enjoy making a delicious meal for her family. When she does cook, we do get quite fancy Indian meals (to me, least). One of my favourite is her version of prawn paratel (‘paretal’ means dry curry). …
Easy Dry Prawn Curry (Prawn Paretal) – 7 Ingredients Read More »
Even if you love Chinese soup, you may not heard of this ‘pang pi dou tang’ (彭皮豆湯). Hyacinth beans or Egyptian Kidney Beans, also known as pang pei dau in Cantonese, is not easily available. Ingredients Information: Hyacinth Bean Unlike commercialised vegetables such as long beans or spinach, I’ve never seen this bean at the …
Hyacinth Bean Soup / Pang Pi Dou Tang (彭皮豆湯) – 7 Ingredients Read More »
If you’re visiting Malaysia, one of the drinks you must try in this beautiful tropical country is Limau Asam Boi or Kat Chai Suen Mui (桔子酸梅), in Malay and Cantonese respectively. This drink is a thirst quencher favoured by most Malaysians on a hot day. It’s commonly available in Malaysian kopitiam as calamansi lime grow very well …
Limau Asam Boi / Lime & Plum Juice – 3 Ingredients Read More »
Malaysians are crazy about sambal belacan – a blend of hot red chili and umami fermented shrimp paste. It is then balanced with sugar and something sour such as lime juice or tamarind. One of the most popular dishes in the Nyonya and Malay community is Okra with Sambal Belacan. It is incredibly easy to …
Pat Chan Soup (八珍汤) was the punishment to puberty. My mother forced me to drink this super bitter medicinal soup at the end of every menstrual cycle. It was a monthly torture. I hated it so much that I secretly throw away the bowl of soup. Once, I was caught in the act. She was …
Eight Treasure Tonic (Ba Zhen Tang/ Pat Chan Tong) Read More »