While I adore Malaysian street food, I cannot deny that many are not good for health if eaten excessively. But I’m a greedy person. I want to enjoy my Malaysian food and yet maintain my good health. So I always find ways to make my favourite Malaysian food healthier. Malaysian Spiced Fried Chicken, or Ayam Goreng …
My family cooks everyday. My mother goes to the market almost daily to get fresh produce. We have slow-boiled soup often and make our own fermented food like kimchi from scratch. While homemade food is staple, fast food is like a treat. We love our McDonald’s and KFC, and enjoy our sundaes, fries, and crispy …
The reason why health-conscious people avoid processed food like nuggets and burgers is because they don’t know what’s in it. There’s also concern about reusing cooking oil. To overcome that, make it on your own! This is the simplest nuggets you can make yet no less flavourful. I use chicken breast (just like McD) and …
Kuih Keria is arguably my favourite doughnut. Not just because it’s delicious, but it is as healthy as a doughnut can be. While Krispy Kreme and Dunkin’ Donuts are made from flour and sugar, our local doughnut is made mostly from sweet potato. Although this recipe needs very little ingredients, it can be challenging for …
Kuih Keria/ Malaysian Sweet Potato Doughnuts – 5 Ingredients Read More »
People often say: never trust a thin cook. Well, you can trust that a thin cook cooks food that keeps you slim. My palate naturally gravitates to light and healthier food. I’ll choose asam laksa over char koay teow, and kuih bingka over pisang goreng. When I cook, I tend to cook lighter food – even if …
One weekend, after hiking and intense squat exercise at a hill near where I live, I found myself in a hipster cafe. This modern cafe is furnished with wooden fittings, offers smoothie bowls, cold-pressed juice, and other superfood-laden dishes. My exercise buddies and I thought: how can we ruin hours of exercise with unhealthy food? So this …
Pink Pittaya Smoothie Bowl – 5 ingredients + 5 min Read More »
“This dessert is so sinful!” I would hear my friends exclaim before digging into their sugar and flour laden dessert. But it doesn’t have to be so. Dessert can be a healthy treat. I always try to pick desserts made from nutritious ingredients like fruits, vegetables, nuts and grains. Naturally, I prefer Chinese and Malaysian …
Bubur Pulut Hitam in Slow-cooker (Black Glutinous Rice Dessert Soup) Read More »
Whenever there’s party, I love to bring jelly. Probably because for the longest time I didn’t have a stand mixer, so there’s not much dessert that I could make except for fruit skewers and jellies. But even after I got a stand mixer, I still make more jellies than cakes. Due to the fact that I’m …
Gula Melaka Agar-agar (Palm Sugar & Coconut Jelly) Read More »
I love anything with green tea in it. This winning combo of green tea and Nutella is amazing. I like the deep and bitter taste of green tea powder; the nutty sweetness of Nutella; and its moist texture. If you love green tea as much as I do, a slice of this cake is not enough. …
My interested in Korean culture (and food) begins with the first episode of Dae Jang Geum (Jewel In The Palace), a super popular K-drama about a palace made who became the first female imperial doctor. Since a few years ago, I always have a packet of kimchi in my fridge. Besides eating it with rice, …
This is hands down one of the easiest dessert I’ve ever made. Only 7 ingredients and 10 minutes to prepare (though you will need to wait for a few hours for the end product). No oven or a stand mixer needed. The results? Glasses of rich, pastel coloured mousse with a lovely taste of green tea. …
I have a thing for Nyonya food; I think I like the unique flavour combo of the many spices such as turmeric and daun kaduk (wild betel). Perhaps because Nyonya cuisine is influenced by the Chinese, Malay, Indian, Thai and British, it tend to have a complex and interesting flavour (I’m crazy about sambal belacan …