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Homemade Milk Kefir
Kefir smoothie with mango and banana. Like many people, I have heard about making milk kefir but it seems such an exotic, foreign, un-understandable (is that such a word?) subject that, for the...
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Thai Chicken with Fresh Herbs and Coconut Milk
This recipe was one of those random newspaper cutouts that I've been keeping for ages. I'm so glad I finally came round to cooking it because the flavours are just amazing. Well, to start with, you...
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One Pot Meals Part 1 - One Pot Pasta
We all love one pot meals – one where you can just throw all the ingredients in, press a button and voila! A complete hot meal is waiting for you. Starting this week I'll be posting a few easy and...
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One Pot Meals Part 2 - One Pot All Rice Cooker Chicken Rice
Both hubby and I love a good meal of claypot chicken rice, but I have been resisting buying a claypot - no, I'm not adding another bulky cookware to my mountain of cookware accumulated over the...
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Easy Pumpkin Kaya
After first seeing Mich's post on Homemade Pumpkin Kaya 2 years ago, I finally got round to making it last week. It turned out well, and I'm surprised it was so easy to make. This is a great...
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Kid friendly recipe - Mini Nutella Croissants
I can't gush enough about how versatile puff pastry is. I've used it to make curry puffs, nian gou puffs, cinnamon and banana puffs; and now these mini nutella croissants/rolled puffs. These store...
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Custard Puffs with Lemon Custard Filling
Ever since I bought my new oven - a full size, free standing Zanussi - I've been on a baking spree. For the longest time, my faithful Pensonic oven toaster has been serving us well, enabling me to bake...
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Food Review: Angelina's Signature Cakes and Cafe
The café - just a stone's throw away from the new Atria, same row with Dominoes Pizza If you have ever been on the lookout for gorgeous, custom order wedding or birthday cakes, chances are you'd...
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Food Review: Restoran Yok Kee, Kampung Subang
This is one of those food places that I would put under the "cheap, good and no ambience" category. Don't we all need to find more of such places especially during these austerity times. Yok Kee is...
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Feature: Best Value Meals under RM15 in Ara Damansara
Since we are on the theme of cheap/value eats, I recently wrote this article for Hungrygowhere Malaysia featuring some of the best budget meals right in my own backyard of Ara Damansara township. As...
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One Pot Meals Part 3 - Salmon and Edamame Fried Rice
This recipe came about during one of my conversations with another busy mom when she mentioned she used salmon flakes to cook fried rice. My family enjoys this Japanese inspired one bowl fried rice....
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Food Feature : 5 of the best chicken rice in town
Chicken rice is definitely one of the all time favourite food for Malaysians. Smooth tender chicken, doused in a fragrant sauce of soy sauce, sesame oil and topped with spring onion and coriander, and...
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Food review: New menu at Elegantology, Publika
Two weekends ago, I received an invitation from the kind folks at Elegantology to attend a sneak preview of their relaunch. The original concept of Elegantology is to marry retail fashion (supporting...
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Moist Banana Chocolate Muffin
You must be thinking, not another muffin recipe? Yea, that thought crossed my mind too. But then I'm always on the quest to find that fail-proof muffin recipe that tastes good (especially to my kids),...
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Moist and Sticky Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Ganache
Sometime in June this year, I finally mustered up the courage to bake a cake for my son's birthday party. Folks who know me well know that I am no baker. I'm better at cooking dishes than doing bakes...
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Food Review: Christmas buffet at Pacific Regency Hotel Suites
Christmas is just round the corner! If you are not planning to cook up a storm but instead looking for options to dine out for a nice Christmas meal, you can check out the exciting fare at Pacific...
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Easy Desserts Back-to-Back: Recipe 1 - Caramelised Bananas with Gula Melaka...
Now that my kids are older, they've been regularly requesting for dessert after dinner *gasp*. I've had to put on my thinking cap to come up with some simple desserts that the whole family can enjoy....
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Easy Desserts Back-to-Back: Recipe 2 - Avocado and Durian Smoothie
I first discovered this ultra yummylicious drink at a Vietnamese restaurant in Adelaide last year. A good friend of mine took us to this no-frills, cheap-and-good eatery in the suburbs for some good...
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The easiest, quickest, 2-ingredient Homemade Chocolate Sauce; and Homemade...
We've been having a heatwave of late. It's been scorching hot in the last two weeks, so I thought of making some cold milkshake for the kids as a treat, especially when they come back from their...
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Daytrip to Tanjung Sepat
The old jetty behind the mushroom farm. My city-son trying to haul the dis-used fishing net to get to the fishes trapped in between the nettingWe took advantage of the recent Thaipusam long weekend to...
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Kimchi back-to-back: Recipe 1 Kimchi Fried Rice
These days we watched Korean dramas and dine on Korean banchan and steaming bowls of kimchi stews. We learned a smattering of Korean sentences and buy kimchi instant noodles from our supermarkets....
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Kimchi back-to-back: Recipe 2 Creamy Kimchi Pasta
This fusion dish of Korean and Italian influence was very popular during the height of the hallyu wave. I even read on some food blogs that this is one of the most popular dish in Osaka, Japan several...
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Braised Chicken with Soy Sauce and Tong Kwai
There are some recipes that you fell in love with instantly. These recipes use simple, everyday ingredients, are so incredibly easy to cook, smell awesome and taste amazing. Oh, it's good for adults...
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Pumpkin Chocolate Cake
Now that both my kids are attending school, I find myself baking more, especially muffins and cakes - since they make great school snacks and afternoon tea. I've been trying out some new recipes in...
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Food Review: Claypot Crab Noodles, Restoran Different Taste, Ipoh
Just look at that - SLURP!!! When one talks about claypot crab and glass noodles in Ipoh, the name Restoran Rasa Lain will inevitably comes to mind. This restaurant has been going strong for years, its...
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