A table for two

Sentimental I am. There’s so much I’d like to talk about my time on MasterChef Australia 2011, but it is these little tangible tokens that I’ve collected that makes the whole experience – real. Peter always joked about stealing items from the MasterChef  house and putting them on Ebay and be rich. Imagine how much Hayden’s undies will fetch? Tweet

Hearty stew beats the winter chill. Finally a little bit of sunshine in Sydney, the weather last week was absolutely dreadful. It was so wet that even my dog, Amelie, didn’t want to go outside for a walk and get her tail wet. Also, in this kind of weather, all I could think of is [...]

“Hello! Hello!” I think I’ve been hiding in the MasterChef ‘closet’ far too long, but I AM BACK!!!! How I’ve missed you all! But first of all, I would like to apologise to all my friends and family for turning into a big fat liar for the last six months. I’m sorry! I tried to [...]

Chop! Chop! If you haven’t already know, Fouad, Karen, Linda and I are going to fulfill our great Australian dream, and taking over the Bistro CBD‘s kitchen to cook our hearts out like Gladiators in kitchen, for glory! As part of the Merivale “A feast of the senses” winter program, the table has turned and [...]

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 [...]

Note: ignore this line – purely for claiming my blog on technorati purposes – DVQT6JKUY72H “Had the best toad in the hole tonight… even though the toad had nearly jumped out the hole it tasted fantastic.” The Pom tweeted. When comes to Yorkshire pudding, no one can be a better judge than the Pom himself, [...]

I am amazed that the diet in this household has changed tremendously since last year, especially within the last couple of months. A huge factor that causes such change would probably is because of this blog, food has suddenly become more exciting, dinner has become more elaborate, and every conversation will evolved around food. Almost [...]

Long weekend, also means a long table of food, food, and food. Apart from the panna cotta I made over the weekend, I have also cooked up a storm and invited our good friends who I haven’t seen for a long time over to our home for a lovely lunch. I’ve been spending a whole [...]

Congratulations Julie! Over 3.7 million viewers tuned in to watch the cook off battle between Julie Goodwin and Poh Ling Yeow on last night’s Masterchef Australia finale. I am all the way for Poh (still am!) but unfortunately she is defeated and Julie from Cenral Coast crowned the title of first Masterchef Australia. In all [...]

MALAYSIA BOLEH! The sweat, the greasy hair, the pastry stroking, the crying love affair, the scientific peas, the “Chop! Chop!” time, or perhaps that “Cooking for life” cringey comment… Sadly Masterchef Australia is on its final week with only 5 contestants left. Tweet

The aromatic chicken curry is cooked to perfection, tender chicken pieces with soft golden potato nuggets in a thick curry sauce. The thin layer of chili oil on top is already a promising sign that I am going to love this dish without even having to taste it. “How did you make your Curry Chicken, [...]

If ricotta is not your thing, then you probably no need to read further. This post is all about ricotta, well not just ricotta, but food made with Perfect Italiano ricotta cheese. Thanks for Fleur at Mark Communications for sending me a huge bag full of tubs and tubs of ricotta cheese. It also only [...]

I wish I can tell you why this dish is called the Three Emperor Egg. With no records can be found on internet, I only can assume that this dish is named after the three Emperors in the Chinese legend, dated back 4000-6000 years ago. In fact, even the legend itself has lost in translation [...]

*~drool…~* I feel like having another bowl of Penang Har Mee (福建虾面) just by looking at this image again! The intense prawn flavoured spicy soup, the crunchy kangkung (chinese watercress) and bean sprouts, the tender juicy prawn and pork slices, and the fiery hot chilli paste for the final climax, it is seriously a bowl [...]