Another dish that I made for Ben’s family was my Chinese Steamed Fish. I love this dish for its simplicity, and comforting Chinese flavours. There are a few ways to cook this steamed fish: Steaming it – but you need a massive wok and the grill thing that sits on top, or perhaps you can… Continue reading Chinese Steamed Fish
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Hainanese Chicken Rice
This blog post has been months in the making. I keep making this dish, and intending to take a photo of it to post on this blog, and inevitably skip the photo-taking part and head straight to eating it. Anyway, after 3 tries, I finally have some photos! Hainanese chicken rice is another Malaysian comfort… Continue reading Hainanese Chicken Rice
Peking Duck Pancakes
I recently had a dinner party, and I decided the theme would be Asian. I settled on peking duck pancakes for the entree, because at the restaurants, they always charge you an arm and a leg for 2 measly pancakes, well, I wanted to see how much it would cost to have pancakes for 10!… Continue reading Peking Duck Pancakes
Kung Pao-esque Chicken
I decided to try something a bit different one weekday dinner. Ben makes a pretty mean lemon chicken, so I wanted to give him a run for his money with a kung pao chicken. I found a really good recipe from Jamie Oliver, I quite like his recipes, they’re very sensible, and he’s a very… Continue reading Kung Pao-esque Chicken
Pork and Mushroom Dumplings
My lovely friend Suba came to visit me from Melbourne during the Queen’s Birthday long weekend. While she was here, we decided to make pork and mushroom dumplings from scratch! This was very exciting for me, as I have always made my dumplings using those ready-made store-bought dumpling wrappers that are really thick and rubbery.… Continue reading Pork and Mushroom Dumplings
The Sausage Dog 