Chili Oil
Friday, 20 July 2018
Chili oil; for a Malaysian girl like me… it goes on everything. On a good day I should have almost seven different hot chili concoctions in my fridge. Here’s how I do it. Ingredients: 5 star anises 3 tbsp szechuan peppercorns (do not use black peppercorns- it’s not the same) You’ll get the
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Rainbow Quinoa Salad
Thursday, 05 July 2018
The plated salad above. What is quinoa? Quinoa is a kind of seed from a flowering plant that belongs to the amaranth family. One cup of cooked quinoa contains 39 grams of carbs. Thats a lot of carbs for me which is why I would not include this superfood in a Keto or
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Cauliflower Rice
Saturday, 30 June 2018
I just love this recipe. I’ve been making it often since discovering it. Move over cauliflower cheese there’s a new favourite recipe in town. Ingredients: 1 cauliflower washed and cut into florets, dry them completely overnight on paper towels. In the morning shred the florets in a food processor and lay them
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Orange Chicken
Wednesday, 14 March 2018
This is an east west fusion that I made with mixing orange chicken recipe with beets and parsnips. The fusion is amazing especially with the hot pepper sauce and the sweetness of the parsnips. The tanginess of the lemon and orange juice blends in all the flavours together. Ingredients: 2
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Seaweed Salad
Wednesday, 28 February 2018
Hero Shot Justification “I layered this set with an old recycled wooden board contrasting with blue tableware. I added the black sesame seeds, green chopsticks, light green kohlrabi and celery to the set to add balance and colour. The raw ingredients show what the salad is made up of. The chopsticks redefine
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How to make olive sourdough boule
Saturday, 10 February 2018
Sourdough the divine creation; from the Bible, Alaskan prospectors, to the world-famous San Francisco sourdough, it’s a living, healthy, fermenting process. Catch the wild yeast and you will be rewarded with a flavourful, crispy on the outside and rich inside sourdough goodness. I’ve been baking for a very long time; I thought I
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How to make Garam Masala and Curry Powder
Tuesday, 06 February 2018
The spice junkie Garam masala means hot aromatic mixture of spices. It’s not uncommon for each household in India to boast the best blend of spices for garam masala. Truth is, there isn’t a set of spices for garam masala. It’s what you like it to taste like. Having said that, I
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How to make Malaysian seafood sambal
Sunday, 28 January 2018
Seafood sambal Hi everyone. You asked and here it is. Don’t you dare cut back on the chilies now. Can you handle the heat? This is the sambal most Malaysians go to for everyday cooking. Malaysian hot food is not just hot, it’s tasty and spicy hot at the same time.
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Char Siu Bao
Monday, 22 January 2018
I grew up eating bao or as we call it in Malaysia pao. We’d wait for the pao man to come around midnight on Fridays and Saturdays. My favourite is Char Siu Pao. This is the dumpling with sweet pork filling. I’ve made it a few times in
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Tom yum paste
Thursday, 18 January 2018
Ingredients: 4 lemongrass stalks sliced (in Malaysia I’d use only, only three inches of the white part from the base of the lemongrass because we had a huge lemongrass bush. My dad would cut it short all the time, to keep it compact. Other times, he’d
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