Monthly Archives: February 2009
Toh Soon Cafe, Penang
How embarrassing! I have been back in Australia for a month and I still haven’t finished telling you all about my holiday. My laziness is especially bad as this breakfast that I am about to tell you about was a revelation. We had been in Penang for a few days and were dealing with that [...]
Chinese Style Steamed Eggplant.
I have been experimenting with eggplant for ages. Looking for a way to recreate silky, tender dishes enjoyed in restaurants without copious amounts of oil. Up until now I have failed, miserably. Greasy, burned, crunchy, tasteless, I tell you, raw eggplant is pretty unpleasant. So I gave up, until I found this recipe. Finally, some [...]
Posted in side dish, vegetable, vegetarian
Tagged accompaniment, chinese style, eggplant
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Mamak, Chinatown.
Dinner had been organised for weeks. Uni friends, Mamak, a sumptuous feast. Easy, right? Yeah, until someone double booked themselves. No worries, we would postpone until Monday, Monday should be a good day to visit Mamak, you know, people still getting over their weekend, lines will be shorter and all that. Then Monday rolls around [...]
(Green) Chocolate Mousse
I am a very, very lucky food blogger, but I have been negligent with spoils of my luck, and for that I apologise, sorry! Months ago (months!) I was fortunate enough to win a prize from Nicky of the beautiful blog Delicious Days by identifying the rose apple/wax jambu. The prize? Delicious Days, the cookbook. A few [...]
Grilled Spring Onions
Spring onions. Tender and crunchy with a spicy bite, I see them all the time in Banh Mi, Peking Duck, stir fries, salads and pancakes. Or do I? The naming of this versatile vegetable is probably one of the most confusing, we all seem to call it a different name, often incorrectly. I grew up [...]
Posted in how to, side dish, vegetable, vegetarian
Tagged green onions, how to, onion, scallions, schallots, Spring onions
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