Author: JackieM

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Evolution of Curries in Australia – My Southeast Asian Perspective
ByJackieM January 11, 2021November 4, 2021
When I first arrived in Australia in 1984 my experience of curries in this country consisted of North Indian-style yoghurt-based varieties and those starchy-looking sliced onion-dense yellow dishes from suburban Chinese restaurants. I was surprised last week when I found out via this piece in The Conversation – https://theconversation.com/from-curried-wombat-to-rendang-and-doro-wat-a-brief-history-of-curry-in-australia-150370 – that curries in Australia in…
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MOMC Chefs Share The Queen’s Recipes With The World
ByJackieM November 11, 2020December 5, 2020
MEDIA RELEASE 9 NOVEMBER 2020 MOMC Chefs Share The Queen’s Recipes With The World Masters of Malaysian Cuisine (MOMC) will collaborate to cook dishes from the cookbooks published by Malaysia’s Queen, Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah, throughout the month of December 2020: Air Tangan Tengku Puan Pahang — Masakan Tradisional Pahang (traditional…
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Thermocook Pro M Giveaway & MSFA Launch Masterclass
ByJackieM August 24, 2020August 28, 2020
If you caught my Lockdown Malaysian Cook-Alongs from several weeks back, you would have seen me use the Thermocook Pro M in some of my sessions. You would also have heard me mention that the company behind the appliance, Froothie Australia, had generously offered one of these units as a Giveaway to my subscribers. Subsequently,…
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How To Cook Chilli Mud Crab
ByJackieM August 10, 2020August 10, 2020
N.B. Please note that I’ve switched email providers so the link to sign up for recipes as displayed in the video is now expired. Please join my regular mailing list (there’s a subscribe form at the bottom of this post to do so – the one that says “Join Jackie M for an Awesome Culinary…
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Lenovo Yoga Active Noise Cancellation Headphones – Review
ByJackieM August 2, 2020August 2, 2020
About 2 weeks ago I received a set of Lenovo Yoga Active Noise Cancellation (ANC) headphones to review, which was pretty timely because if you’ve been following my live cooking videos you’ll have noticed the loud chirping noises courtesy of the birds on my balcony interfering with my broadcasts of late (I think they’re…
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MASTERS OF MALAYSIAN CUISINE JOIN FORCES TO PROMOTE MALAYSIAN FOOD TO THE WORLD
ByJackieM June 22, 2020June 23, 2020
MEDIA RELEASE Friday 19 June 2020 MASTERS OF MALAYSIAN CUISINE JOIN FORCES TO PROMOTE MALAYSIAN FOOD TO THE WORLD VIA LIVE COOKING VIDEOS On 27 June, a coalition of eight Malaysian cuisine masters based in different countries around the world will begin a series of monthly Live cooking videos to showcase Malaysian flavours to a…
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How To Cook Crispy Noodles With Sauce
ByJackieM May 16, 2020May 16, 2020
You may have come across a number of different iterations of crispy noodles depending on the type of Asian restaurant you frequent; in this Lockdown Malaysian Cook-Along (yes, I’ll explain in a bit) I made 2 different versions – one using vermicelli (aka rice sticks, depending on the brand), and one using fresh thin egg…
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Malaysian Street Food: Why this hidden treasure is my passion… [Part 2]
ByJackieM April 27, 2020April 29, 2020
Hobby Cook, Passionate about Asian Cuisine, or just want a new skill set in your kitchen? We spoke about Malaysian Food a little on the last page, but we didn’t get down to the juicy bits: Malaysian Street Food! This is my passion. It is the WHY behind the last 20 years of…
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Malaysian Street Food: Why this hidden treasure is my passion… [Part 1]
ByJackieM April 27, 2020April 29, 2020
Cooking is an emotional activity, there’s no denying that. Both the activity itself, and the history behind each ingredient, utensil or dish you serve up. A certain taste can take you back to your childhood, remind you of your first date with your wife, or bring back a memory with your now late parent(s). …
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How To Cook Pandan Chicken Curry & Pandan Rice
ByJackieM March 12, 2020April 30, 2020
As someone who’s run a Malaysian food business for decades, I’m always trying to strike a balance between maintaining “authentic” flavours while cutting down on time spent in the kitchen (thanks to labour costs and staff shortage issues). My friends at MyBlueTea.com.au recently sent me some samples of their natural pandan powder (made from pure…
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