I have to admit I view eateries that cover more than one cuisine type with a healthy dose of scepticism – the old “Jack of all trades, master of none” figure of speech pops up in my cynical head when I see hyphens deployed on restaurant signs. This kind of thinking pretty much assured that I would never have checked out Wok Passion – » Read More
Malaysian Cooking De-Mystified on My YouTube Channel
July 29, 2014 by
Print PDF More than a year after I closed my Malaysian restaurant, and even after disconnecting my landlines and cancelling all call redirection services, I still get tracked down by determined diners trying to make table reservations. I also get a lot of enquiries about cooking classes – thanks to my busy schedule however, they’re » Read More
Ramadan Around Malaysia – My Google Hangouts-On-Air
June 30, 2014 by
Print PDF I’m almost scared to announce this for fear of jinxing these Live Broadcasts but here it goes! After a 3 months+ enforced hiatus from my weekly Google Hangouts-On-Air thanks to my relocation nightmare that included a failed internet service restore, I’m back in the game with a vengeance. I’m running a series of 8 Ramadan-themed » Read More
How to Make Kaya Bread and Butter Pudding
June 19, 2014 by
Print PDF They say necessity is the mother of invention and that's kind of how "Breakfast Roti" - one of the signature menu items at my markets, came about. For the uninitiated, it consists of Roti Canai (Malaysian flaky pancake) served with Kaya (Pandan and Coconut Jam). Fun fact - "Breakfast Roti" ie. "Roti Canai Kaya" isn't what we Malaysians » Read More
Introducing Miss Fay Khoo…
June 15, 2014 by
Print PDF As a cook/ex-restaurateur who’s copped my fair share of bad write-ups, I’m naturally predisposed to eyeing food reviewers with a healthy (some would argue unhealthy) dose of cynicism. Don’t tell anyone, but I secretly rate them on a scale from - “mildly annoying” to, well, - “food blogger” ;) With that kind of mindset, it’s probably » Read More
Jackie M’s Non-Definitive and Desperately Incomplete Guide to Dining in KL
May 27, 2014 by
Print PDF Petronas Twin Towers from my Traders Hotel KL room.The topic of where to eat in KL has been done to death, as I’m sure most people who spend an inordinate amount of time online will protest – so why am I adding my two cents’? How’s this post different from others out there? I emigrated 30 years ago, plus I didn’t grow up in KL – » Read More
Recipe – How to Make Otak-Otak (Grilled Spicy Fish Cakes)
April 27, 2014 by
Print PDF Pretty much every time I post something, haterz (yes, with a "z") come out of the woodwork to complain about this or that aspect of my content, and I can't imagine this will be any different. To pre-empt some of this, I'm going to come out and say the following about my Otak-Otak recipe - 1) I spent the first 17 1/2 years of my » Read More
Free Download – Jackie M’s Truly Malaysian Digital Magazine (iPad)
March 28, 2014 by
Print PDF I'm an EX-restaurateur - I closed my Concord establishment nearly a year ago, and even when it was open it was only ever open 3 nights a week and it wasn't around for that many years either since I initially took up the space purely for the production of the food I sell at farmers' markets and online and kept it closed to the public » Read More
How to Cook KL Hokkien Mee
March 26, 2014 by
Print PDF The great Malaysian north-south culinary divide comes into play with this dish, which I, as a Seremban-southerner grew up knowing simply as Hokkien Mee. It wasn't until many years after leaving Malaysia that I was made aware that Hokkien Mee in KL-Seremban meant something quite different to Hokkien Mee in the northern state of » Read More
Jackie M Prepared Meals and Pastes – Special Offer Packs
March 23, 2014 by
Print PDF I've been making and distributing a range of frozen Prepared Meals since my business launched, and in the last couple of years I have added a selection of Curry Pastes, Sides and Condiments. My target demographic - busy families who like the option of having some meals they can simply heat and serve mid-week, or at least, in using » Read More