asian Chinese Festivals Dishes Malaysian Mooncakes Sesame Chicken Floss Crispy Mooncake I try my best to keep the chinese tradition of Mid-autumn festival and held a gathering of friends to howl at the moon.Besides m… Tuesday, September 30, 2008 Add Comment Edit
dessert red pudding snow pudding swedish Snow White and Rose Red Puddings The P's were our neighbors for over fifteen years. Mrs. P was a tall, large-boned woman who kept a house so clean that the od… 1:00 AM Add Comment Edit
asian Chinese General Home Cooking Veggie Preserved Lime There are times when there are many items that are short in my pantry but this item is never one of them. I make sure i will have… Monday, September 29, 2008 Add Comment Edit
fish main course salmon slow roasted Tsalila and Slow Roasted Salmon Tsalila (sah-lee-lah) is an event held by local Indian tribal confederations here in the Pacific Northwest. It's a yearly ce… 1:00 AM Add Comment Edit
Home Cooking party Seafood vietnamese Summer Rolls This is a part of the genius of Vietnamese cooking - how simple ingredients can be crafted into something that is both flavorful… Sunday, September 28, 2008 Add Comment Edit
asian Chinese Home Cooking Malaysian Veggie Fu Yee Kangkung This dish just came out of the microwave!! I love to microwave my greens, it is so easy, save you the time washing the wok and th… Saturday, September 27, 2008 Add Comment Edit
Saturday Musings 9-27-08 It's been a week of surprises and reunions. New readers from Macau, Vanuatu (New Hebrides), Spain, England and Australia join… 1:00 AM Add Comment Edit
raspberry poppy seed salad dressing salad Raspberry Poppy Seed Salad Dressing This is one of our favorite salad dressings. I like to use it on a salad that includes baby romaine, goat cheese crumbles, fresh… Friday, September 26, 2008 Add Comment Edit
apples fruit toffee dip Toffee Dip with Apples Every time I make this I get requests for the recipe, so here it is. I know it seems a little pampered chef-like, but I promise … 2:09 PM Add Comment Edit
dinner pizza Pepperoni Pan Pizza New Haven is famous for pizza - not the Chicago kind, or the Domino’s/Little Caesar versions either. The stuff here is really thi… 1:53 PM Add Comment Edit
asian dessert General Home Cooking Malaysian party snacks Green Tea Red Bean Jelly This is supposed to be a mooncake but since i do not have the jelly mooncake moulds, i made them using the jelly moulds. So, ther… 5:15 AM Add Comment Edit
candied walnuts endive pears salad watercress Endive, Pear and Watercress Salad From the Kitchen of One Perfect Bite... This recipe is loosely based on one developed by Thomas Keller about a decade ago. The in… 1:00 AM Add Comment Edit
dinner peanut sauce All Purpose Peanut Sauce This recipe was inspired by the sauce for California Pizza Kitchen's Thai Pizza. It is great for anything that takes well to… Thursday, September 25, 2008 Add Comment Edit
black bean patties dinner vegetarian Black Bean Patties This recipe is my version of a Cooking Light recipe. I like to serve these over rice (preferably with something interesting in i… 3:32 PM Add Comment Edit
asian Cakes Chinese dessert Home Cooking Kuih Muih Malaysian party snacks Cassava Cake/Kuih Bingka Ubi II Almost everyone who have tried the Kuih Bingka Ubi recipe said it was easy to make and so good but some said that it was too ri… 5:20 AM Add Comment Edit
parsnips potatoes soup Parsnip Bisque Root vegetables are starting to arrive at farm stands and in the boxes of CSA Farm Share Supporters . If you are a locavore , an… 1:00 AM Add Comment Edit
asian dessert General Home Cooking Malaysian party snacks Agar Agar Batik This was served at Alexander's Birthday Party. I have made so many kuihs and they were all so rich with coconut milk, so i de… Wednesday, September 24, 2008 Add Comment Edit
blackberries Blueberries dessert ice milk lemon raspberries wine sauce Lemon-Scented Ice Milk with Berries and Wine Sauce This is an absolutely beautiful dessert. It's inexpensive and relatively simple to make, though it must be prepared well in a… 1:00 AM Add Comment Edit
asian breakfast Chinese Dim Sum Home Cooking Kuih Muih Malaysian party snacks Taro And Black Eyed Pea Cake Pan Fried This is a spin off from the classic favorite - the Taro cake/Woo Tau Koh . I supposed that this recipe was created as most of th… Tuesday, September 23, 2008 Add Comment Edit
bread caraway seed potato bread yeast bread Potato Bread for Hannie Mrs. C - Hannie - was born in Germany and was a whiz at replicating the flavors of the Rhine valley and the Balkans. What I know… 1:00 AM Add Comment Edit
asian Cakes Chinese Festivals Dishes Malaysian Mooncakes pastry snacks Teochew Mooncake Wannabe I have heard about teochew mooncake and can't remember how it is supposed to taste and look like. The only thing i remembe… Monday, September 22, 2008 Add Comment Edit
chicken main course tandoori chicken Tandoori Chicken But is it really ? Of course not! I don't own a tandoor - the clay oven in which the chicken should be cooked - and I don'… 1:00 AM Add Comment Edit
Cakes cakes-chiffonsponge Pandan Personal creations Pandan Kaya Sponge Sandwiches My sis in law’s mother in law gave us a bottle of home made pandan kaya.. and it’s been weeks, we still can’t finish it. So, I ma… Sunday, September 21, 2008 Add Comment Edit
asian Cakes Chinese dessert Festivals Dishes Malaysian Mooncakes pastry snacks Black Sesame Egg Yolk Mooncake I know the Mid-Autumn Festival is over and this mooncake was so good, so this recipe is a keeper and has to be documented. Don… 5:18 AM Add Comment Edit
Fried Nin Ko Found the Nin Ko in the freezer next to a packet of frozen taro and i had just bought some sweet potatoes. What else to make wit… Saturday, September 20, 2008 Add Comment Edit
Saturday Musings 9-20-08 It's been a great week - my thanks to all who are helping make this happen. We are growing; in the mix are readers from China… 1:00 AM Add Comment Edit
dessert General Home Cooking Kuih Muih party snacks Fresh Sweet Corn Pudding Fresh sweet corn is found in abundance during the summer and this is the time to look for recipes to cook them with, not that eat… Friday, September 19, 2008 Add Comment Edit
chicken crock-pot Thai Crock-Pot: Thai-Style Sweet and Sour Chicken I have a love-hate relationship with my crock-pot. I love it's energy efficiency and convenience, but I hate what it does to… 3:00 AM Add Comment Edit
asian breakfast Chinese Dim Sum Home Cooking Char Leong What in the world is 'char leong '? It was unknown to me until a friend asked if i knew how to make them. This dish is a … Thursday, September 18, 2008 Add Comment Edit
potato Side Dish spain vegetable Cumin Crusted Potato Cakes This recipe is inspired by the potato dishes of Andalusia in southern Spain. It's much easier to prepare than the traditional… 4:00 AM Add Comment Edit
breakfast dessert Home Cooking Kuih Muih nyonya snacks Kuih Kosui I like Kuih Kosui to be steamed in a cake pan, then cut into pieces and coated with coconut. To me, if this kuih is steamed in t… Wednesday, September 17, 2008 Add Comment Edit
beef grill harissa main course north africa North African Steak Pimenton with Harissa Sauce Today's recipe is inspired by the food of Spain and North Africa. Smoky pimenton and harissa - a fiery red sauce containing c… 4:00 AM Add Comment Edit
carbo-noodles carbohydrate From books Hot n Spicy Rice and noodles Kerabu bihun 酸辣米粉沙拉 First attempt! Liked it a lot, so did the guests at Lydia's birthday in KK. Got the idea from a magazine I read few years bac… 12:01 AM Add Comment Edit