Jackie M Malaysian Masterclass 2 – Nyonya Cooking
Our Nyonya Cooking Masterclass held at The Grace Hotel, 77 York St, Sydney last Sunday.
Video shot and compiled by Ian Chow

Print PDF If there’s one revelation that stands out from the myriad of new discoveries in my Borneo trip, it is the influence of the Foochow dialect group in this part of the world. Prior to that I never knew much about Foochow people and their culture; back in Peninsular Malaysia it was broadly Cantonese…

A Wok Around Asia Recipe By Traders Hotel Kuala Lumpur When I got into this whole “food thing” back in the day, I had to learn how to make everything myself through trial and error, because hawkers in Malaysia were notoriously secretive about their craft. One of these recipes was for roti canai (roti prata…

Vegan Tropical Ice Popsicles – A super easy recipe that even kids can attempt; I’m using coconut cream (although in the video I only had coconut milk) and natural plant extract food colouring courtesy of My Blue Tea. Watch the video here >> Vegan Ice Popsicles INGREDIENTS: 400ml coconut cream ⅓ cup shredded coconut 5-6…

I don’t think I’ve ever come across young jackfruit here in Sydney, but I’ve seen frozen breadfruit in Indian grocery stores, and I think that would work as a perfectly acceptable substitute. FYI young jackfruit needs to be boiled with vinegar to remove its slimy texture, should you ever use it in this recipe. In…

Print PDF This is the recipe used for my ever popular Malaysian Chicken Curry – check out how easy it is to make at home using my cooking hacks. Don’t forget to leave me a comment if you have any questions, and share this with your friends and family if you find this useful 🙂…

I first heard about spicy fried cashew nuts from the People With Disability advocate who helped me file Noah’s NDIS review (I’ll write all about the failings of the NDIS on a separate platform – if you have your own NDIS horror story to tell, get in touch!). Anyhow she mentioned that the highlight of…