Min House Camp & Dikir Barat Competition Still on Day 1 of my Kelantan trip and if you thought lunch followed by dinner within the space of 4 hours would be plenty of food to last us the rest of the night, you’d be mistaken. We were headed next to a retreat in a rural setting, called Min House Camp. Baby Noah had fallen asleep after the » Read More
How to Make Lawar Ikan Merah etc. – Travel Diary Kelantan – Part 2
December 2, 2015 by
Recipes for Pindang Tapai, Ikan Masak Lemak Belimbing Buluh, Lawar Ikan Merah I checked into my room after my late lunch of nasi campur, and because I’d arrived a couple of hours ahead of the rest of the media group, I had time to take baby Noah for a quick dip in the hotel pool. I was still full from my last meal when it was time for an » Read More
Travel Diary Kelantan – Part 1
November 27, 2015 by
Late last year baby Noah and I were invited by Tourism Kelantan to visit Kota Bharu, the capital of Malaysia’s northernmost state, for a traditional cooking tour experience. It would be my first time visiting Kelantan, and I wasn’t sure what to expect. I already knew that Kelantan is VERY distinctly different from other parts of Malaysia; I » Read More
#SummerMyWay Lenovo #Yoga2Pro Laptop Winner Announcement
November 26, 2015 by
Well I’m so glad I’d managed to once again coerce my good friend Cyn (http://thefoodpornographer.com) to do the judging for this competition. There were so many stunning entries it would have been near impossible for me to pick one. First up, the winner of the Yoga 2 Pro laptop from Lenovo Australia and New Zealand in answer to the question - What » Read More
How to Make Garlic Chilli Sauce (Thermomix)
November 24, 2015 by
If you don’t own a Thermomix, you can quite easily make this in a regular blender - it takes longer and may require more stopping and stirring/scraping but that’s about it. If this were all the Thermomix is capable of, it’d be a pretty expensive blender, but of course, it can do quite a few other things as well. I will be sharing more recipes » Read More
Jackie M’s Thermomix Review
November 24, 2015 by
I think the first I heard about Thermomix was round about when The Katering Show’s YouTube series came out (warning: language). I really didn’t know much about it and figured it was sort of a glorified blender for people (read: rich Westerners) whose diets consisted mainly of healthy dips and smoothies. I don’t do “healthy”, and I don’t do dips » Read More
How to Cook Chai Tow Kway
November 18, 2015 by
Chai Tow Kway a.k.a. Fried Radish Cake Not a dish that was readily available in my hometown of Seremban when I was growing up, my introduction to it was during my first visit to Singapore. The version here is closer to what you would find in Penang, which comes with a darker, richer sauce. This is traditionally cooked on a big, heavy griddle, » Read More
Competition – #SummerMyWay with Lenovo Yoga 2 Pro
November 16, 2015 by
Hey everyone, I've got a brand new Lenovo Yoga 2 Pro laptop to give away! As a tie in with Lenovo's summer campaign, I'm going to give this laptop to one of you (based in Australia) who can answer this question - WHAT DOES SUMMER MEAN TO YOU? You can be as creative as you like - post a photo, short quote, video - anything - on Instagram, » Read More
How to Make Bubur Cha Cha
November 12, 2015 by
Bubur Cha Cha a.k.a. Sweet Potato and Taro Cubes in Coconut Sauce This is one of the street food dishes my stepmom used to make on a regular basis at home because it is so quick and delicious. I like using frozen taro, found in Asian supermarkets, for convenience. They’re already peeled, available year-round and generally work out cheaper than » Read More
How to Make Kaya Toast
November 11, 2015 by
Growing up in Seremban I used to get Kaya toast from a stall above my local wet market. The vendor used large, very light and fluffy bread, cut into thick slices. The slices were then grilled over charcoal before being smeared with a generous amount of Kaya and sandwiched with thick chunks of butter. It wasn’t until I visited Singapore as an adult » Read More