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Barszcz Czerwony z Uszkami (Polish Beetroot Soup with Mushroom Dumplings)
Several years ago, when I had an amazingly huge kitchen in my Chicago apartment, my friend and I threw a “soup and bread” party. We both made a soup each and in addition I also made some crusty bread...
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Malaysian Style Bak Kwa/Long Yoke (Sweet Pork Jerky)
Malaysian style pork jerky is a very festive snack for me. Growing up, besides yee sang, nothing says Chinese New Year more than the smoky smell of this jerky at home. I could stand in front of jerky...
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Middle Eastern Kibbeh & Yogurt Sauce
I’ve personally overlooked Middle Eastern cuisine until recently when I realized how amazing they can be. It’s certainly more than just doner kebabs or falafels. I’ve also noticed how similar some of...
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The Singapore Sling at the Long Bar, Raffles Hotel & Singapore’s Heritage...
As some might know, I am a huge architecture fan and I LOVE ornate heritage buildings. Not that I know anything about the styles of architecture in the same manner one would describe a piece of...
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Bubur Pulut Hitam & Longan (Sweet Black Glutinous Rice Porridge with Longans)
Bubur pulut hitam is a delicacy in our family and we don’t make it very often. But I remembered going to a tong sui vendor at our pasar malam and ordering a bowl of it for a late night snack. The...
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Pandan Extract (Simple Syrup)
Pandan is possibly the most classic flavour that all Malaysians grew up with. We use pandan in many desserts from steamed cakes called kuih, chiffon cakes, cendol, agar-agar, kaya, and sweet broths. We...
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Homemade Spätzle | Spätzle & Cheddar Cheese
Mmm homemade noodles … who wouldn’t like some? Growing up I was obsessed with comforting noodle soups and tossed noodles with a soy based sauce. Asian noodles are usually quite light in flavour but it...
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Jamie Oliver’s Toad in the Hole
I made a version of toad in the hole many months ago using Jamie Oliver’s Yorkshire pudding batter recipe and it worked like magic. They puffed perfectly every single time as long as you don’t...
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Steamed Live Wild BC Spot Prawns
Having lived in the American midwest for several years, live prawns are very difficult to come by. We have frozen prawns that have been defrosted in the supermarkets but most of them have deteriorated...
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Penang Nyonya Otak-Otak (Spicy Fish Custard Parcels)
On my recent trip to Kuala Lumpur, I was searching for a night market snack which I hadn’t had since I left the country ten years ago – something we call otak-otak. When translated, the name of this...
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