Cereal Butter Prawns (I)

Melt some butter and, when it's bubbling nicely, grab a few sprigs of curry leaves and rip off the leaves (with style, of course). Tos...

Har Lok (干煎虾碌, Dry-Fried Prawns)

Remember har lok ? It was the prawn dish that ruled the scene before (relative) newbies like cereal prawns and butter prawns usurped its th...

Pandan Leaf Chicken

Whenever I see Pandan Leaf Chicken, I'd remember the lunch I had with my Australian boss in a Thai restaurant in Melbourne. That was a ...

Dry-Fried Bitter Gourd

There're two types of bitter gourd in my neck of the woods: big and small. I think some health freaks enthusiasts buy the small ones t...

Salt-Grilled Salmon Head

I have a great solution for people who don't eat fish heads because they don't like the eyes staring at them. Eat the eyes first, ...

Steamed Pork Ribs with Pickled Plums

Ribs again , after the last post on coffee pork ribs ? Well, that's all I have in the fridge. The last time I shopped was more than a w...

Coffee Pork Ribs

I'm not a coffee addict. I have only seven cups a day . . . . Just kidding, folks. I have three, max; most days I have two. I always h...

Spicy Pickled Cucumbers

I don't know if pickles are part of 'normal' eating for other people but they are for me. In these times when everyone is oh-s...