Recipes & Cooking

Panko-crusted Soft Shell Crab with Ginger Ponzu Sauce Recipe

Panko-crusted Soft Shell Crab with Ginger Ponzu Sauce Recipe

The soft shell crab season is about to start (it usually runs from May to July) and I thought I would share a soft shell crab recipe that I really like with you. Typically found in Japanese restaurants, these homemade soft shell crabs were coated with panko, deep fried, and served with ginger ponzu sauce. The radish sprouts–seasoned with just…

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Kuih Kodok Recipe (Malaysian Fried Banana Fritters)

Kuih Kodok Recipe (Malaysian Fried Banana Fritters)

After reading Princess Journals’ fried banana the other day, I knew that I just had to make some myself. While I like fried banana fritters or goreng pisang, I love kuih kodok. I do not know the best way to name kuih kodok in English, but they are basically bananas all mashed up with flour, eggs, sugar, and then deep…

More Yong Tow Foo/ Yong Tau Foo (酿豆腐)

More Yong Tow Foo/ Yong Tau Foo (酿豆腐)

I know, I have made Yong Tow Foo/Yong Tau Foo (酿豆腐) before and posted my secret recipe, but I just have to post again. This is my quickie recipe, san the bean sauce. I pan-fried the Yong Tow Foo/Yong Tau Foo as usual, but served them immediately with hoisin chili dipping sauce…

Vietnamese Cha Tom Recipe

Vietnamese Cha Tom Recipe

I am finally back after spending 3 weeks in Asia. As I walked into my house, I couldn’t help but noticing my lonely kitchen. She was a little dusty and sad. All my pots, pans, utensils, and kitchen appliances were buried deep inside my cabinets. My kitchen needs a little action and activities; she needs me. I resolved to give…

Firecracker Shrimp Recipe

Firecracker Shrimp Recipe

Following the cutesy creation from the leftover ingredients in my fridge, here comes the sexy ones. Flirting with the world with their perky tails while wrapped tightly with golden outfits, these fried shrimps are seductress to the taste buds and make everyone wanting and crazing for more after first bite, aka love at first bite. Inspired by this and Rice…

Feeling Under the Weather…

Feeling Under the Weather…

I’ve been feeling unwell since Monday and lost much of my appetite. My severe headache is killing me, my throat is scratchy, I have blocked nose and can’t breathe. Arrrghhh! Luckily this bowl of steaming hot beehoon/vermicelli soup came to my rescue. Unlike my mother’s common belief that porridge/congee has magic healing power when one is sick, I opted for…

Curry Puff Recipe

Curry Puff Recipe

Curry Puff–a snack filled with curried potatoes commonly found in Malaysian and Singapore–has been a hit in my circle of food blogosphere recently. Simcooks kicked off the craze for curry puff and did a “super-size-me” version; Budding Cook quickly followed with her rendition. Lured by these munchies, Keropok Man rushed out to his favorite joint in Singapore and stuffed himself…

Grilled Enoki Mushrooms Wrapped with Smoked Chicken Breast

Grilled Enoki Mushrooms Wrapped with Smoked Chicken Breast

Today, my quest for Hors d’oeuvres recipes continues with grilled Enoki mushrooms wrapped with smoked chicken breast. Inspired by Japanese yakitori, these grilled Enoki mushrooms are light, juicy, and appetizing—thanks to store-bought smoked chicken breast deli slices and the nice presentation. Lightly charred on the surface but still moist in the core, popping these little bites into my mouth was…

French Endive with Celery Mayonnaise, Artificial Crab Meat, and Raisins

French Endive with Celery Mayonnaise, Artificial Crab Meat, and Raisins

After my heavy Malaysian cooking sessions recently, I run into a problem–my whole house smells like a typical Malaysian kitchen–the now stale smell of pungent ingredients such as belacan (Malaysian shrimp paste) and spices lingers in the air and I must say that it’s quite unpleasant this time of year. (Winter tends to trap the cooking after-smell longer.) So, I’ve…

Cucur Badak Recipe

Cucur Badak Recipe

One of my favorite Malay kuih-muih (local cakes and sweet treats) is Cucur Badak. Much like many other Malaysian creations, Cucur Badak calls for really basic ingredients–sweet potatoes, flour, and grated coconut–but it’s the preparation method of these everyday ingredients that makes the taste ingeniously flavorful…

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