Primeval

I took Colin for his birthday dinner tonight – an early celebration, since I’d be away on the actual date. We went to Astons Prime on Joo Chiat Road. Hin and Karina introduced us to this place. It’s a steak house, nothing fancy but has good quality cuts for decent prices. The last time I [...]

So much food, so little time

Colin and I went back to KL a couple of weekends ago for my cousin Kenny’s wedding. It was a short trip – arrived Friday, left on Sunday – but we still managed to cram in a few good meals.
Of course, mum had my Penang laksa waiting for me when I got home. Mmmm. Love. [...]

Mum’s braised pork

When I was back in KL during Chinese New Year, mum made this fantastic braised pork dish that blew my socks off. She does braised pork a few different ways and they’re all good (I love my pork), but this one had an unusual flavour which I really liked. Tried the recipe last week and [...]

Bangkok, December 2007 – part 1

Colin and I headed to Bangkok just before Christmas for a little R&R. I love Bangkok, so every trip is fantastic. I’m lucky to have the opportunity to head up there a few times a year for work, and even then I try to squeeze in a massage at Ruen Nuad, my favourite place for [...]

Scallops are filthy creatures

I’ve always wondered why scallops are so expensive. I’ve only ever bought frozen ones from the supermarket. Well, that’s the price you pay for having them cleaned for you, because – as I recently found out – scallops are filthy creatures.
I came across some beautiful fresh scallops while I was at the market last weekend [...]

Success! (kind of)

This was an experiment that almost went awry. Tried out a recipe for shrimp pate (I substituted the shrimp for fresh crab meat) and I screwed up but luckily I had some shrimp on hand so managed to improvise and it actually turned out OK, except that the pate wasn’t quite as firm as [...]

Chicken rolls with sundried tomato

I’ve been messing around in the kitchen quite a bit lately, testing out new recipes, modifying others. Here’s one that I adapted and made for dinner this evening. I’ve replaced the black olives and parsley in the original recipe with sundried tomatoes and oregano, and added the parmesan cheese.

What you’ll need:
- boneless chicken breast (one [...]

Fun with filo

My first taste of spanikopita was back in uni – one of my housemates decided to go vegetarian so she experimented with lots of non-meat meals, spanikopita being one of them. Now, I’m not a big fan of spinach nor cheese (let alone feta cheese), but wrapped under delicate layers of buttered filo pastry, spinach [...]

Mushroom soup for the soul

Dad is here for the weekend and he likes western food so I made a batch of mushroom soup along with some potatoes au gratin and meatballs for dinner today. Meatballs were from IKEA, I have to admit.
The mushroom soup is a bastardised version of Anthony Bourdain’s recipe (sorry Tony) from his Les Halles cookbook. [...]

The magic weed

No, not THAT weed. But this stuff is pretty good too. I’m talking about daun kesum (laksa leaf, as it is known here in Singapore) or Vietnamese coriander.
I have a recipe for laksa pesto that I’ve been wanting to try, and today while I was at the supermarket I saw some very nice fresh bunches [...]