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Ginger Chicken Recipe

Kimberly Peterson

I learnt how to cook a lot of traditional homecooked meals from my parents. These meals are usually very simple, but delicious and comforting as they all bring back my childhood memories of eating at home with my family. Now that I have moved to Australia and have my own family here, I’d like to start my own tradition and document all these recipes here on my blog so someday my kids can learn how to cook these dishes too. I am sure a lot of you out there are in the same boat (Malaysians living overseas) so you might … Continue reading Ginger Chicken Recipe

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Vietnamese Rice Noodle Salad

Kimberly Peterson

On really hot summer nights, I love having a delicious cold salad for dinner instead of a hot and heavy meal. It’s also good to not have to slave away in the kitchen and sweat even more from cooking using the hot stove. This recipe is an excellent Asian salad dish that is refreshing, light yet fulfilling. The flavours pack a good punch too. I always tend to make extra sauce and a huge batch each time I make this salad – as it stores well in the fridge for lunch the next day. I hope you enjoy this recipe … Continue reading Vietnamese Rice Noodle Salad

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Gu Long Stewed Pork Slices with Rice Porridge

Kimberly Peterson

First and foremost, yes yes I know I am slightly obsessed with spring onions and seem to overload most of my Asian dishes with what seems to look like too much spring onion topping… my bad! Every once in a while, eating something that comes out of a can is not the end of the world. Quite the contrary with a select few cans that can ONLY be found at Asian Grocers. I grew up eating rice porridge – whenever I’m sick and unwell, my mom or dad would make me a bowl of porridge. Sometimes it’s just plain porridge … Continue reading Gu Long Stewed Pork Slices with Rice Porridge

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Simple Homemade Curry Puffs

Kimberly Peterson

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

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Homemade Kolo Mee with Minced Pork & Wontons

Kimberly Peterson

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

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Foochow "Mee Sua" Recipe

Kimberly Peterson

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

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Steamed Egg Custard with Minced Chicken / Pork

Kimberly Peterson

Growing up, my parents have a list of “simple meals” which I have always taken for granted. It’s funny how when you’re away from home and settled in your new home and start to have your own list of “simple meals” for a busy weeknight, you start to randomly reminisce those little dishes you used to have as a child growing up in your parents house. This dish is definitely one of them – it just randomly popped up one night and I thought “Hey! Haven’t had THAT dish in ages! I wonder if I can cook it.. seemed simple … Continue reading Steamed Egg Custard with Minced Chicken / Pork

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Sarawak Tomato Kuay Teow

Kimberly Peterson

In my hometown Kuching, Sarawak (in Malaysia) the “Tomato Kuay Teow” is a very common hawker styled food sold in almost every “kopitiam” aka coffee shops in town. Do not be fooled by the term “coffee shop” it is actually the term we use to describe local styled “simple” restaurants where you get freshly cooked food at the cheapest prices. Tomato Kuay Teow is a very common late night supper takeaway dish for me back in my childhood days. Our culture was used to late night eating and the kopitiams are still very much active after 10pm. After all, it’s … Continue reading Sarawak Tomato Kuay Teow

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Steamed Fish Head Cooked with Ginger

Kimberly Peterson

Even after one whole week of eating to my heart’s content in Malaysia, I came back to Melbourne refusing to let go. I was dwelling at the thought of that beautifully steamed fresh tilapia I had at New Restaurant Ipoh Chicken Rice, and also that super soft freshly steamed fish head cooked with ginger I had at Sun Fong Bak Kut Teh! Aahhh how convenient it was to just go to a restaurant in Malaysia and order a good meal and know you’re getting good value for money and great tasting authentic food. In Melbourne, I’m sure there are many … Continue reading Steamed Fish Head Cooked with Ginger

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Crispy Deep Fried Whole Snapper with Lemon Chilli Sauce and Asian Salad

Kimberly Peterson

I absolutely LOVE eating a whole fish. Maybe it’s an Asian thing, as most people will find eating a whole fish rather “disturbing” as that fish head stares at you. Maybe you have seen my previous blog posts “Dad’s Assam Fish Head Curry” and “Fish Head Tom Yum Soup” – so you see I’m a huge fan of the fish head, lol. I find eating just a fish fillet rather unsatisfying… most people would probably think I’m crazy. Why would I want to deal with all those little fish bones and weird parts e.g. fins, eye ball, teeth, etc? Aaahhhh … Continue reading Crispy Deep Fried Whole Snapper with Lemon Chilli Sauce and Asian Salad