Sep
04
2007
I bought a lot of ‘Yuen-Choy’ (Spinach) for Darrius’s porridge. Sometimes the bundle can be really huge so I will take half to cook for ourselves. Normally I will just do a simple stir-fry with chopped garlic but there are times when the fancy struck, I will try to come out with something new.
Many years [...]
Aug
20
2007
Not sure if this is the correct term for ‘Choy-tam’ the local version of Brussel sprouts. PiggyBeng likes this vege a lot and I will normally stir-fry them with dried prawns sambal chili.
As I did not have any dried prawns sambal with me so I twist the recipe a little by just using the dried [...]
Aug
16
2007
When I was living in Perth, Australia, one of the food joint that I visit quite frequently is Hans Cafe, an Asian Cuisine place that has a mix of Vietnamnese, Thai and Chinese. In fact there is one branch just 5 minutes walk from the place I’m staying so it’s rather convenient for me which [...]
Jun
08
2007
Sometimes I do get really lazy to do much cooking. These are the days where I will just cook the simplest dish… fry eggs! There are times when I have a little of this and that left over from some other cooking adventure and they are about to go to the bin but I will [...]
Apr
18
2007
There are actually two types of black fungus, one is the thick black type and another is the thinner and softer type which the Cantonese called it ‘Wen-Yu’.
Wen-Yu do not have the same chewiness as the black fungus which is known as ‘Muk-Yu’. However, they tasted just as good and it’s more suitable for stir-frying [...]