I remember the time I was invited to Singapore to film a series of cooking videos for an online media company. I was quite happy with the results but for the fact that they described me on their portal as a "food blogger". Anybody can blog, but I'd bet my bottom dollar there aren't many Malaysian cooks in the world who can claim to know how to » Read More
How to Cook Malaysian Lamb Curry
This was a personal favourite from my range of Jackie M frozen meals, at least before I substituted fried fresh onion with commercial fried shallots. I employed a lot of shortcuts for my business because of time and cost constraints, but I’ve always acknowledged that fresh is best. Full cooking lesson for this dish brought to you by my Live » Read More
How to Make Keropok Ikan (Fish Crackers) – Nasi Kerabu Part 2 of 4
Kelantan is famous for its keropok, but there are in fact two different types - keropok lekor, which is chewy in texture, and this, which is essentially the prawn crackers I grew up eating in my neck of the Malaysian woods, except with fish. Using basa fillets instead of mackerel or featherback etc. is an Australian twist because it’s far and away » Read More
How to Make Kelantan Nasi Kerabu – Part 1 of 4
It’s taken me nearly four years since my first live video on this herbed rice banquet to finally put pen to paper (keyboard to website, whatevs) and publish the recipes for it. Here’s the highlights video from the original broadcast, streamed from The Grand Hyatt Kuala Lumpur (click on video to watch) >> I’m vaguely aware of at » Read More
Ayam Australia Giveaways
My Live Asian Kitchen audience will have known about the Ayam Australia Giveaway that I've been running throughout the month of October. I started with 10 sets of these Ayam sauces for my New South Wales viewers (I have 5 sets left); each pack contains one each of the following - Sweet and Sour Sauce Teriyaki Sauce Lemon Chicken » Read More