Recipe: Hungarian Goulash
I first tried cooking this dish when I was living in London using Delia Smith’s Cookbook as my guide and it turned out to be super delicious and my family and I fell in love with this dish ever since. This is a fairly easy dish to prepare and it won’t mind hanging around if […]
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Recipe: Swedish Meatballs with Cream Sauce and Cranberry Jam
What comes to your mind when you go to Ikea…? Furniture?! Not really true… Most of the time, we can’t wait to go to their Café and have the Swedish Meatballs. My daughter is definitely a great fan of these meatballs but now I am sure she will prefer these homemade meatballs. Last week I […]
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How-To: Creamy Coleslaw
Coleslaw is like an evergreen salad that is not green in colour though. Seriously, nothing beats this crunchy homemade coleslaw. Every bite is just so refreshing. I do not know why but I have this impression that people do not enjoy coleslaw as much as I do. Recently, I made Pull Pork with a very […]
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Recipe: Pull Pork – Cooked Over the Stove
This year, we are not going to share recipes on the traditional Christmas dishes but we are going to live up to our blog name and cook dishes that are beyond the norm over this season and we hope you are as excited as we are!! 🙂 🙂 Just in case some of you have […]
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Recipe: Roasted Garlicky Tomato Soup
Are you still looking a yummy soup to warm the hearts of your family and guests this season? Look no further and check out this Roasted Garlicky Tomato Soup. You might be wondering if roasting the tomatoes with garlic will make a difference, the answer is a definite ‘YES’. Personally, in the past, I would […]
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Recipe: Roasted Creamy Pumpkin Soup
Pumpkins are not just associated with Halloween decoration or a Thanksgiving pie filling, it is an extremely nutrient-dense food; full of vitamins and minerals and the best part: low in calories. With so much goodness in the pumpkin, I thought it will be great to kick start our Christmas series with a Roasted Creamy Pumpkin […]
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Recipe: Mee Rebus – Traditional Style (Noodles in Sweet Potatoes Gravy – 马来卤面)
Mee Rebus is one of my husband’s favourite dishes and like what the proverb says: the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach!! I definitely earned many brownie points cooking this noodle dish for him. (Hahaha!!) The Mak Cik (Malay word for Aunty) whom I bought my beef from was definitely very delighted […]
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Recipe: Sambal Sotong/Squid on Banana Leaf (三峇烏賊)
Now that I have shared on how to prepare sambal paste, we are ready to venture into some other dishes using the sambal paste which we already have in the fridge/freezer. Even if you do not have homemade sambal (which in my opinion is better than store bought), you can still use store bought sambal […]
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Recipe: Pan-Seared Salmon with Mango and Avocado Salsa
My family loves deep fried fish, yes I know, I know it is unhealthy. (Ok, don’t judge me!) This is why I stared at these pieces of fresh pinkish orangey salmon which I have bought from the wet market that morning and wondered how I should cook them so that it’ll be a healthy meal […]
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Recipe: Beef Rendang (Rendang Daging)
I have shunned cooking Rendang from scratch for the longest period of time because I always felt that it is a difficult dish to accomplish. How on earth do I cook a dish till most of the ‘liquid’ has been absorbed into the meat and not burn the dish? I was so glad that in […]
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