Here’s a really simple idea on how to best use those potatoes you include in your Chicken Curry that no one seems to want to eat (well, most of the time the actual chicken in the curry tastes so good people would eat less of the potatoes to avoid “filling up” their tummies too quickly). This brilliant idea was suggested to me by a friend whose grandmother does this all the time. It is GENIUS! Plus it is so simple. It makes me want to include MORE potatoes in my future Chicken Curries just so I can have more filling … Continue reading Simple Homemade Curry Puffs

Anyone born and raised in Sarawak and have moved overseas like me would understand this when I say… “Sometimes we just want a big bowl of KOLO MEE!!”. Sarawak Kolo Mee is one of the most common noodle dish from Kuching, Sarawak – and nowhere else in the world does it like the locals from my hometown in Kuching. It is basically a noodle dish cooked in a special sauce topped with char siu, minced pork, sometimes fish cakes and spring onions. I like my Kolo Mee also topped with “kiaw” or most people would know them as wontons. This … Continue reading Homemade Kolo Mee with Minced Pork & Wontons

Once again I find myself getting “hit” with a craving for food from home. It’s really amazing because just when I thought I have attempted all the dishes there is to learn to cook from Malaysia, there’s always a few more dishes I have yet to attempt for the very first time. I am so thankful that Asian Grocers in Australia have a pretty comprehensive range of ingredients readily available to purchase so I can try cooking these dishes! I cannot imagine how deprived I would feel if I didn’t have access to these ingredients. Yes, I have to drive … Continue reading Foochow "Mee Sua" Recipe