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Remember those curly shrimps in my fried rice fit for the "emperor" ? I'll hand over the trick for these lovely curlies. Click for bigger picture!When you slit the shrimps to de-vein, do not cut through to the other side so that you can keep one whole shrimp intact. Then, cut a little opening at the other side of the head-end so that the tail-end of the shrimp can be slipped …
Holy Cow! If you have read the crisis and turmoil in the media (all kinds) everyday since last month, I bet you would not want to hear another Holy Dow in my blog. So how about...Holy Maca …
How about some fish chips for you? These are Deep Fried Fish Skin! Yes, skin only.In Hong Kong, some of the fishball/fishcake noodle stores serve deep fried fish skins, and you can actually enjoy these fish "chips" with the noodle soups :)Tag: fish skin, Hong Kong eating
What do you think an old and chipped-off-the-edge clay pot will do ?The BEST beef rice EVER!The same eatery where we had the corned beef sandwich, Wing Hop Shing Restaurant - 永和成茶餐厅 is fam …
OK. NO rice cooker meals for now. I'm just doing what most people do with leftover rice (or I call it a "purposed" leftover) . I cooked twice the amount of rice in the rice cooker one day, …
Teach a Man to Fish is the blog event that taught me a lot about sustainable seafood. How I wish Singapore could educate consumers about seafood around the Asia region since some of Singapore's fish imports come from neighboring Asian countries such as Indonesia and Malaysia.If there were a similar pocket seafood guide like the one from Monterey Bay Aquarium, I would... and …
The Beef Sandwich is highly recommended in this place in Hong Kong.Specifically, it's the Corned Beef and Egg Sandwich.Living up to its name...Corned beef and onions scrambled with eggThe …
Curious about The Food Escapist ? That's me, Tigerfish from Teczcape - An Escape to Food. ^o^Thanks Gabey, from Malay Mail, for the interview. I do hope "Tigerfish" made it - as an interesting feature to the Malaysian readers out there. I tend to think I am much a boring person most of the times.I hope my Californian friends, Singaporean friends and readers all over the world …
I don't deal with flour but that does not mean I cannot buy cute cookie cutters :)October's Monthly Mingle on Sensational Sides will be hosted by Ruth's Kitchen Experiments. I am going to work on a tasty time-saver side-dish - it's for you...so that you can have more time for other preparations (eg. cooking THE jaw-dropping, drool-worthy main dish, shopping for gifts, …
Washing utensils such as chopsticks in hot tea is quite a usual practice in some older cafes of Hong Kong. Sometimes, we are really not sure if we should drink the tea or use it to clean/"sterilize" the utensils. After several observations of locals doing the cleaning/"sterilizing", we reckon that was the thing to do... .... .... .....or not ?*Taken few months back in Hong Kong
Fall is here! But I am not in California to enjoy it. :(I totally adore autumn colors and the cooling trend it brings to California.So many pumpkins !Giant pumpkin at 1223 lbs !Many many pumpkins...More pumpkins...These were taken two years ago. This year's Half Moon Bay Art And Pumpkin Festival is on 18-19 Oct 2008.Tag: pumpkins
Now that I am somewhere nearer the equator, I definitely miss the four Seasons - Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer. I can neither buy them nor import them :( It is officially Fall/Autumn in the US. How about some mild spicy curry with some APPLES to celebrate Autumn and its colors ? I adore the colors of golden hue during Fall/Autumn in California (miss it so much...) and the …
Julia Moskin had an insightful and lovely article put up in the New York Times about making meals with the rice cooker. I shared some of my thoughts with Julia earlier on and totally enjoyed it. Thanks Julia! ...thanks for your mention about how I use my rice-cooker in that same article. ^0^I LOVEeeee my rice-cooker ! My rice cooker is no fuzzy-logic. It is basic, with Cook …
In celebration of World Egg Day, I'm letting these eggs roll to Abby of Eat the Right Stuff.These Sambal Chili Eggs are spicilicious - definitely good with steamed rice or up the stakes... ...with... ... how about Nasi Lemak ?Spicy Chili Eggs/Sambal Chili EggsIngredients:Eggs - to be hard-boiled; 1-2 medium onions, sambal chili (I used bottled sambal chili - in California, …
Clicksmart is definitely one of the useful channels that connects consumers with certified small businesses. Our friends in the United States have been thinking of buying a house/condominium instead of renting since the latter is turning out to be more expensive in the long run. I believe these certified Springfield Realtors will help them get their "dream" house. Realtors in …
30 Sept Update: Some of the readers thought I steamed this in a slow-cooker. No- I did not. This was done via conventionally steaming with the meat mixture wrapped in foil. Sorry for the confusion.When I have no time, I will dump everything (make sure the ingredients are compatible!) into the slow cooker and let is slowly cook. A beef stew can be prepared just like that. As …
A VIEW of my rice plateAnother VIEW of the same...Red Cargo + Brown Rice served with Vegetables(Bok Choy), French Bean Omelet, Green Onion Ginger Beef.Tag: long bean omelet, french bean, rice plate, long bean
How can a recipe be wordless?...when the recipe is easy to follow and almost fail-proof :)A Chinese-style Steamed Fish...best for the busy executives who have no time to cook, yet desire to adopt a healthy meal plan of dining in as often as possible. You can thaw the fish (remove frozen fillet from freezer) in the fridge before leaving for work in the morning (or overnight …
This is my first time participating in No Croutons Required - hosted by Tinned Tomatoes in the month of September. Indeed a good theme for me to play around with since I have made a Red Cabbage Salad recently to beat the hot weather in Singapore and at the same time, celebrating the coming Autumn/Fall in the US - with the addition of apples in this salad.Red Cabbage and Apple …
The French Bean Omelette was done in Singapore, so is this dish. This dish basically, is on assembling rather than on culinary skills. But even if you assemble, you want to make sure the ingredients are compatible and the sequence is correct. Are you going to guess what I am preparing?Tom Yum/Tom Yam Noodle SoupIngredients:Instant noodles - less the seasoning packs(option: …
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