Celery Braised Pan Fried Fish (芹菜半煎煮鱼)

INTRODUCTION

This is my childhood dish and I took some special effort just to document this simple recipe that was cooked by my mum very frequently. I need a collection centre of all my childhood dishes and my blog is

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Old Timer Delights: Soft Coconut Sweets or Candy (古早味椰子软糖)

INTRODUCTION

I have not eaten this childhood sweet for donkey years… I cannot remember when is the last time i have eaten but when I took the first sweets, the taste and texture are so familiar and this recipe yields

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Teochew aka Chaozhou Sweet And Savoury Dumplings (潮汕双拼肉粽)

INTRODUCTION

I have never intended to share this recipe though I have eaten many times Teochew aka Chaozhou style of dumplings. It is the buyer who has requested to buy such dumplings  and that prompted me to research and blog

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Macadamia Pitted Dates (夏果椰枣)

INTRODUCTION

It is not a bad idea to pair nuts with prunes or dates.. In fact it is very delicious .. Whereas the prunes and dates provide natural sweetness to the snack, the nuts provide crunchiness and negate part of

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Vegetarian Nonya Rice Dumpling (娘惹素粽)

INTRODUCTION

I have an ex-colleague who is presently my wife’s colleague who is a long term vegetarian. For every festival, she would have difficulty to get delicious festival treats such as dumplings or moon cakes or cookies that are pure

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Fried Dace With Fermented Black Beans (豆豉鲮鱼)

INTRODUCTION

I am utterly surprised that this canned food – Fried dace with fermented black soya beans (豆豉鲮鱼) even have a rather comprehensive write up in Wikipedia..  i have always thought that this is just a common household canned food

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Classic Baked Sweet Potatoes (烤地瓜)

INTRODUCTION

Essentially, there is no recipe for this post. It is almost a common sense type of preparation and what is needed maybe some forms of simple guidelines. I have decided to blog this recipe because it is my childhood

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Cheesy Pumpkin Soup (芝士金瓜浓汤)

INTRODUCTION

When I was shopping this afternoon, I can’t help but buy a rather big portion of pumpkin as the price is very reasonable. If I do not remember wrong, about 1 kg (including skin) of the pumpkin only cost

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Sambal Haebeehiam Glutinous Rice Dumpling aka Chilli Dried Shrimp Floss Dumpling (辣虾米鬆粽子)

INTRODUCTION

This will be a short and simple recipe because if you have been following my dumpling recipes, I do not think there is a need to detail the steps on dumpling wrapping as it has been adequately covered in

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Cheesy Portobello Mushrooms With Bacons (奶酪培根烤波托贝罗蘑菇)

INTRODUCTION

I think even without reading the recipe , most readers can guess how to cook this dish.

Yes, it is a simple and straightforward dish that is very delicious and presentable party snack.

I have long wanted to blog

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