I bought a baby cod fish just the other day and got the fishmonger to remove the scales and guts thoroughly. This dish I am going to cook is simply fish head with black bean sauce in a claypot. We can prepare fish head dishes with other ingredients too, like curry, braised fish head with…
Month: November 2013
My Favorite Mee Siam
Mee Siam is often remembers by many as one of our nation dish. Ingredients dominating this recipe is the tamarind sauce, dried shrimps and tau cheo( yellow fermented beans ). The Chinese and the Malays has their own versions. The recipe I tried is the intense one. Ingredients ( Serves 4 ) 1 tbsp chilli…
Yummy Claypot Rice
Using a Claypot to cook this dish is a traditional way the Malaysians do wonderfully. With the above ingredients I can easily prepare this dish immediately using simple sauces like oyster sauce, black sauce, sesame oil, chinese rice wine and sugar. Accommpanied by freshly sliced red chillies with sweet sauce condiment. Ingredients ( Serves 4…
Call me ‘Nostalgic or Old Fashion’
Yay! My dream plan’s here and I am planning early to avoid any mistakes as little as possible. I hope to visit in the Summer months of Jun-August. I get carried away easily whenever I read or learnt anything to do with England. Ancient buildings, castles, countrysides, the captivating views and breathtaking sceneries UK has…
My Bubble ‘N’ Squeak
Last Friday I had a chat with Kay about some English delicacies. Kay spoke about this ‘English thing’ called bubble and squeak. I have never heard this dish before and it serves as kinda one dish meal with leftovers of roast dinner. Its ingredients mainly are potato and cabbage. I have added kale, carrots and…
My Mom’s Special Popiah(Spring Roll)
My mom’s a very special cook with many wonderful recipes learnt from my grandmother in her younger days. I remember how she used to bake all her cakes using steam. She had many orders then and they just loved her fruit cakes. Those days ovens are unheard and not so accessible. Amongst her many delights…
Simply Bites ~ Life's Simple Treats 