Aug
08
2010
One thing I like to do is mimic dishes that I have eaten in restaurants or stalls which I really like. More so if they are easy to cook type of dishes which do not require a host of ingredients.
My uncle who lives in Ipoh (a town in the northern part of Malaysia) loves to [...]
Jul
19
2010
Now that my baby is at the stage where she is getting more active and mobile, I have less time to prepare lunch hence I will cook and freeze some food which my boy likes. All I need to do is to reheat these frozen food stash before I go and fetch him from school.
One [...]
Feb
25
2010
I was told that pork liver is good for those who has lost blood during labor. Pork liver contains a rich source of iron which will help us to rebuild those lost blood cells. I was never a fan of pork intestines so this dish did not appeal to me in the very beginning but [...]
Feb
01
2010
Though confinement is only for 30 or 40 days, it is still very important to have variations as it can be very boring to be eating the same few dishes day in day out for that one month period. During my first confinement, I had almost the same dishes everyday since both my mom and [...]
Apr
21
2009
Supposedly the Malaysian Northern regions have very fresh and juicy beansprouts especially in Perak. My mom used to buy 2kg back to KL each time we went back to our hometown near Ipoh. If you’ve been to Ipoh, their Nga-Choi-Kai or Chicken with bean sprouts is one famous dish. People will order a plate of [...]