Malaysian

Sri Kaya (Coconut Jam) recipe

June 28, 2010

Just realised I haven’t done a recipe post for ages! It is not that I don’t cook at home often enough, in fact I actually spend even more time in kitchen these days than ever before! It’s just that I am super busy lately and hardly go out for dinner, whatever I cook these days [...]

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My Masterchef audition days with Egg Floss Butter Prawns

April 19, 2010

Are you excited about the brand new season of Australian Masterchef on TV tonight? I am, despite my journey to become a Masterchef has ended rather fairly early in the audition phase, it is still one of my favourite show on TV that I am really looking forward to. Yes you heard me right, my [...]

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Chinese New Year dinner feast at ATFT’s HQ

February 18, 2010

Gong Xi Fa Chai! Hope you all had a great time celebrating Chinese New Year or an intimate Valentine’s Day over the last weekend. I definitely had a blast with friends up to the coast to celebrate with me over a dinner banquet feast. As this year is The Year of The Tiger, so the [...]

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Video of how to make Pineapple Tarts

February 9, 2010

As you may have noticed, the Chinese New Year festive mood is in full swing here at ATFT! 5 more sleeps to go, I can’t wait to have friends up here in the Coast to celebrate and usher in the Year of Tiger with more delicious food and treats. I have to admit I am [...]

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Kuih Loyang / Kuih Rose / Honeycomb Cookies

February 8, 2010

Usher in The Year of Tiger! Seven more sleeps till the Lunar New Year, as you probably would have noticed that there is no slacking off in the ATFT’s kitchen and I’ve been churning up lots of my favourite festive cookies. A fellow Malaysian lady found my pineapple tarts post and she decided to order [...]

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Pineapple Tarts for Chinese New Year – 凤梨酥/黄梨酥

February 1, 2010

The Chinese New Year is only two weeks away and I’ve been a very busy man slaving over hot stove (or oven) lately. Last year we had friends coming up to the Central Coast and we had so much fun celebrating the new year with a 9-courses Chinese dinner banquet. And I am doing it [...]

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Dark Soy Pork Spare Ribs – 老抽炒排骨

January 22, 2010

My new food regime of back to basic continues after my steamed pork mince with salted duck egg proven to be a popular dish among food lovers with oriental background and I am so surprised to read how most of us can really relate our childhood memories to this simple dish. I am actually quite [...]

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Steamed Pork Mince with Salted Duck Egg – 咸蛋蒸猪肉

January 14, 2010

I slowly discover that I have complicated things, especially in cooking. Looking back at my recipe archives, most of the recipes involved a lot of ingredients and a million steps to follow, which usually half a day to prepare one dish. What happen to the simple quick toss on the wok? What’s wrong with the [...]

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Stir Fried Belacan Winged Beans (four-angled beans)

November 17, 2009

There are some home cookings from Malaysia that I really miss. But I am also having troubles locating a few essential ingredients even if I bother to cook that authentic dish myself. Pandan leaves for instance, it is hard to come by in the area where I live. But in Sydney, heaps of them! I [...]

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Mid-Autumn Mooncake – 中秋月餅

September 16, 2009

Time flies, it is that time of year again. Chinese supermarkets are already stacking up tins and tins of mooncakes ready for Mid Autumn Festival (中秋节) which falls on 3rd October this year. On that night, the moon will be at its fullest, roundest and brightest! Mid-autumn festival (中秋节) is definitely one of my favorite [...]

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Super Kitchen Chilli Ban Mee (辣椒板面) – SS2 Chow Yang, PJ Malaysia

September 14, 2009

I ♥ Ban Mee. Full. Stop. If you are Malaysian or Singaporean, then you probably would know what Ban Mee is. Ban Mee, also sometimes known as Min fun Kueh (麵粉粿), is a simple noodle dish usually for breakfast or lunch, and is made from two basic ingredients – plain flour and water. The noodle is [...]

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Guiling Restaurant – Ipoh, Malaysia

September 13, 2009

I tried not to look at my holiday pictures, because it has only been three weeks since I got back from trip and I am already suffering withdrawal symptoms from all the delicious food! This afternoon I switched on the Lightroom, and spent a good hour just looking at the photos, no editing, nothing. Just [...]

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Secret life of Street Food in Malaysia

August 31, 2009

HAPPY MERDEKA DAY! Today is Malaysia National Day! Of course we have to celebrate with some local food, especially street food! One of the highlights of my trip is definitely hanging out at the mamak stalls at midnight, sitting on the red plastic stool flimsy enough that will probably break and flattened in any second, [...]

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Mamak – Haymarket, Sydney NSW

August 28, 2009

“Honey, I’m home!” Hello everyone, it’s good to be back! Needless to say I had such great time eating my way around Malaysia, Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos for four weeks. I can see why Anthony Bourdain fell in love with these countries and the local food. There are simply an endless array of amazing exotic [...]

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