Longan Agar Agar (Jelly)

My grandma used to make this Longan Jelly for us during Chinese New Year or whenever we asked her to during super hot day because it was simply delicious and refreshing. So over the weekend, I got some of the ingredients and made it for my husband to try and he loved it! I hope you will enjoy it too.

Braised Rice (Man Fan)

When I was leaving in Kuala Lumpur, I enjoy this dish that we can easily get in the chinese restaurant called 'Man Fan'. It's literary means Braised Rice. Since I won't be able to find this dish in US, I decided to try to make it myself. In terms of taste, it's not really the same as the ones in Malaysia but it is close enough. This is because, I put in more seafood in it. It's still very hearty and I hope you will enjoy making it.

Malaysian Cucumber and Pineapple Salad

Recently, I've been cravings for the Malaysian version of Cucumber and Pineapple Salad. It's really simple to make and it's very refreshing for a hot summer season. Hope you enjoy the recipe :)

Stir Fry Ginger Scallion Clams

I really love seafood. When the Korean Store nearby my house was having a sales, I bought a pack of clams for only $1.99, So with some other simple ingredients that I already have at home, I make my favourite dish over the weekend.  It is super simple and delicious too. I hope you will enjoy it.

Stir Fry Choy Sum with Garlic

This is a super easy recipe. Stir Fry Choy Sum with Garlic. It's easy and healthy. It takes about 10 to 15 mins to make. This is perfect for my busy schedule since I started to work 7 months ago. I hope you will like it.

Spanish Chicken Stew

Recently I made a chicken stew spanish style. I was reading some recipe somewhere which I honestly cannot remember at the moment. It is easy and I think the longer you let it cook, the better the taste going to be. Here is the recipe. Hope you will like it.

Seafood Tomatoes Capellini (Angel Hair)

Since I started working, I don't have much time to cook  decent meals at home. Most nights, I'll be home late and too tired to cook. So over the weekend, I make a simple and delicious dish for my husband and I. I absolutely love Capellini. I think I prefer Capellini more than Spagetti. This recipe is easy and I think its healthier too. I hope you will enjoy it!

Raisin Bread

 My husband absolutely love raisins! Anything that has raisins in it, he will definitely like it. So it came no surprise if he loves raisin bread. Since a loaf of  raisin bread cost almost $5  and  it's sweet, I thought why not try to make him some so he can enjoy at home. Below are my easy raisin bread recipe. It's cheaper and healthier too. Hope you will like it!

Chicken in Peanut Sauce from Ayara Thai

This is a long overdue post. Few months ago my friend sent me this awesome peanut sauce from Ayara Thai. I made this chicken with peanut sauce and surprisingly it turned out pretty well. Hope you will like it.

Vegetarian Curry (Tean's Gourmet)

I was craving for vegetarian curry for the longest time. I never know how to make the curry paste. Lucky for me, I found Tean's Gourmet Vegetarian Curry paste at my local Asian Market here. So, I simply grabbed a pack of it and make a big pot to satisfy my cravings.

Radish Cake / Daikon Cake / Loh Pak Koh

According to my ex-lady boss, the best time to buy Daikon is between November till January / February. According to her, this is the time of the year when Daikon will be super sweet and juicy. I guess this explains why Chinese normally make Daikon Cake / Radish Cake / Loh Pak Koh around January and February because that's when Chinese New Year falls on.

Anyway, I got myself some Daikon last week and I decided to make some because I remembered my husband enjoyed having it few years ago. It is super easy and I hope you will like it.

Pineapple Tart (closed version)

One of my favourite Chinese New Year pastry is Pineapple Tart. One thing about buying pineapple tart outside is that, the pineapple tart normally too sweet for me. So with some research , this is what I made. I hope you will like it. Since I don't have the pastry mould, I made a closed version of the pineapple tart.

Pineapple Jam

Something to spice things up. Instead of the ordinary strawberry or grape jam, Let's try out this easy recipe of pineapple jam :)

Imitation Shark Fin Crabmeat Soup

One thing that I really enjoy about Chinese Wedding is that they always serve Shark fin Soup. Shark fin is so expensive and there is no way I can afford that. On top of that, I don't think that Shark fin has any taste. So to me it's more of the texture of the soup. I recently bought a pack of imitation shark fin from an Asian grocery store. So, I made myself a nice pot of shark fin soup to satisfy my craving. I hope you enjoy it too.

Imitation Shark Fin Omelette (Foo Yong Tan)

I remembered when I was a little girl and every time when my family took me out for dinner in one of those chinese restaurants in Penang (chu cha), one of the dish that we will order would be shark fin with crab meat omelette (foo yong tan). I always love this dish but as I grew older, I'm unable to find this dish anymore. Foo Yong Tan is different now.

Since I was in asian market few days ago, I got myself a pack of imitation shark fin to make this dish and reminiscing the old good times I had with my family. It is simple and I hope you will enjoy it.

Arroz Con Gandules (Rice with Peas)

Beside trying to capture and learn as much as possible my grandma's recipes, I am trying to record my MIL's recipes. Even though I don't get the chance to meet her, I am glad that my husband did learnt from her. So, I am trying to learn as much Puerto Rican recipes from my husband and my FIL. This is another easy home recipe that I absolutely love.

Tomato Eggs

I grew up watch TVB series. On the series, normally they have this dish thats yellowish and red in colour. I always wonder what is that dish because it looked simply delicious. For years I wonder what is that dish. When I was working at the chinese take out, I finally found out that simple dish is just Tomato Eggs. So I got this recipe from my the chef that I used to worked with. I hope you enjoy it.

Char Bee Hoon - Fried Rice Noodle aka Economical Rice Noodle

Char Bee Hoon always my favourite! Why is it call Economical Rice Noodle? This is because normally they sell it about 80 cents to $ 1.50 per pack. I am not sure about the price right now since but this dish definitely cheap and at the same time very delicious and satisfying. Here is the recipe. Enjoy

Lasagna (with step by step pictures)

I was never really a big fan of Lasagna but since my husband wanted to have some, we decided to make it ourselves. This is my MIL's recipe. After this, I think i will start making lasagna pretty often. The next time, i will use turkey or chicken instead of beef.. yum! I hope you will enjoy it.

Nasi Lemak (Coconut Milk Rice)

Nasi Lemak can be considered a National dish of Malaysia. I cannot think any Malaysian that doesn't like or love this dish. This dish is simply delicious. I introduced this dish to my husband 3 years ago and he loved it. Since then, he consistently request me to make it for him. Few weeks ago, he requested this dish and I finally record the ingredients that needed for this dish.