A table for two

Give me crabs… …the edible type. I have to say my favourite kind of seafood has to be the crab. I know a lot of people despise crab because it is also one of the most difficult seafood to eat. You have to crack the hard shell with a nutcracker, smash the claws with hammer [...]

[donotprint] A new beginning. I probably will regret after writing this post, but since I am not in the mood for any serious restaurant reviews, thought letting some steam off the chest perhaps is the best antidote I can offer myself. This weekend has marked another new chapter in my life and it does take [...]

[donotprint] rat • a • too • ee! Does it look familiar to you? Tell me I am not the only person who never heard of this classic French dish, Ratatouille until the Pixar animated film came out back in 2007. And tell me I am also not the only person who is so inspired [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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, [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

I couldn’t believe my eyes when I spotted this at Harris Farm Markets over the weekend. It’s Jackfruit! Not frozen, not in can, but fresh tropical jackfruit! I believe not many people have heard of or seen jackfruit before in Australia, let alone taste it. Jackfruit is a tropical fruit native to Southeast Asia where [...]

The Pom is on diet and we both trying to eat as healthy as possible when we are cooking at home. Usually we go for groceries shopping together so we know what dishes to prepare with the ingredients we bought. This is what happen when I left him in charge of the shopping and when [...]

If there is any comfort food that makes you homesick and nostalgic, then Cantonese style red bean soup with mandarin peel is definitely right on top of my list. Even though is called soup, but it is actually a sweet dessert drink. Different country has different version of the red bean soup, and the key [...]