This cake was the first one I tried when I first stepped in to the kitchen on my 5th grade era. Failed miserably. I sat and stared at the cake. Tried to figure out what I did wrong. I told myself, not again. Never ever make this cake. Ever .. In my adult era, I…
Category: Chinese Food
Bihun goreng – Fried rice noodle
Simple dinner tonight. Monkey see monkey do edition. Daily food and cooking discussion with my group of ladies 😊. One made this bihun goreng yesterday and the impact was another one made the dish this afternoon. Oh guess what? This monkey err I mean little piggy went to the market..not market, more like pantry..grabbed the…
The kitchen never sleeps
That’s what some of my friends said. My kitchen never sleeps. Well I work from home. My “office” is few steps away from my kitchen. I love cooking, baking anything kitchen activities. Well not into cookies much though. I like easy process. Fast and simple. If I found a recipe that takes a long time,…
Ham and pineapple fried rice in Instant Pot
Second round of utilizing leftover ham. Simple, easy one pot dinner. I made fried rice in instant pot before but I can’t remember what or how I did it. I browse online, and found one recipe using brown rice and Multigrain function which take 40 minutes. I am using jasmine rice so I don’t think…
A little east meet west in a bowl
What to do with leftover ham or turkey after the celebration? That’s always a question. So many ideas out there for it. I like to wing it as I cook. It depends on what I have and what I am craving on that moment. Since last night I have the crave for bubur Ayam or…
Charsiu in Instant Pot without red food coloring
sawAfter our day out to the Asian shopping center yesterday to check out the new bakery in town, 85c bakery. Grab some breads well a lot. And stopped by the Japanese Dollar Store next door, Daiso and out with nothing. Ended our time at the grocery store and grabbed few things. Among the few things…
Boiled Egg?
Yes! Boiled egg or eggs. How hard is it? Simple!, people will tell you. Put some water in the pan, add the eggs and turn on your stove,  bring to boil, some said 6 minutes. You are done. Some will tell you to add vinegar or clove or  baking soda. Then ice bath. Next step,…
25 minutes five spice ribs
So while waiting for the drawing and tiniest chance of becoming a billionaire, I decided to cook my ribs in the Instant pot. Didn’t want the regular sauce ribs, I decided to go the asian route. Something easy. So I seasoned the ribs with a mixture of salt, pepper and five spices. Then pour 2…
Paikut Tausi – Short Ribs with Black bean sauce
Ingredients: 2 lbs pork ribs 4 shallot 4 cloves garlic 1 piece ginger / 2 Tsp sliced salted black beans 1 can chinese cooking wine 2 Tsp fish sauce 1 Tsp sesame oil 2 Tsp 1 chili discard the seeds and sliced 2 Tsp vegetable oil Pepper to taste 3/4 – 1 cup water Directions:…
Sate babi – Sweet pork satay
Inget sate babi di Senen atau yang di perniagaan….duh I miss the street vendors back home… Ingredients: 2 tablespoons brown sugar 2 inches galangal, grated 2 teaspoons coarsely ground coriander 1 teaspoon ground cumin 1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice 1 1/2 teaspoons Thai fish sauce 2 tablespoons coconut cream 4…
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