Recipes & Cooking

Cioppino

Cioppino

I am thrilled to be a part of KitchenAid Cook for Your Mom campaign to celebrate this year’s Mother’s Day, which falls on May 13.  KitchenAid believes that the best way of celebrating Mother’s Day is to Cook for Your Mom, and For The Cure®. Why take mom out on the busiest restaurant day of the year when you can…

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Steamed Fish with Ponzu

Steamed Fish with Ponzu

Lunar New Yearis lurking around the corner and 10 days away. (Lunar New Year or the year of Dragon falls on January 23 this year.) Our family will be celebrating Chinese Lunar New Year and I’m sure many of my readers will be observing the festivities. Chinese Lunar New Year is all about non-stop eating. Throw in fire crackers, lion…

Seared Ahi Tuna Salad with Mizkan Ponzu

Seared Ahi Tuna Salad with Mizkan Ponzu

I love all sorts of Japanese-style salads, from the simple seaweed salad to the more complex salads such as seared ahi tuna salad. Whenever I eat out at Japanese restaurants, I almost never miss out on my favorite ahi tuna salad. It’s almost like having sashimi, except that it is healthier—a few slices of lightly seared ahi tuna on top…

Nyonya Acar Fish

Nyonya Acar Fish

Whenever I am home in Penang, I make it an effort that I learn our family recipes from my aunt, who is in her late 70′s. Since my late mother passed away some 3 years ago, she is now the only person who knows the recipes of all our much-treasured family dishes—everyday home-cooked recipes, Nyonya food, and kuih (sweet cakes)….

Curry Fish Head

Curry Fish Head

My two-month vacation here in Penang, Malaysia is coming to an end. Before I leave, I wanted to share a very delicious recipe with you (a specialty of my second sister who is an excellent cook )—Curry Fish Head. For sure, I am going to miss this dish when I return to the United States because some of the key…

Salmon Teriyaki

Salmon Teriyaki

To kick off the “Mizkan, Bringing Flavor to Life” campaign, I am sharing with you a very popular and scrumptious Japanese recipe—Salmon Teriyaki. Teriyaki is a noted Japanese cooking style, especially outside of Japan. The mere mention of teriyaki often conjures up visual pictures of perfectly grilled protein—chicken, beef, or seafood such as salmon—glazed with the savory and sweet “teri”…

Malaysian-style BBQ Seafood

Malaysian-style BBQ Seafood

My good friends Farina and Michael came over to visit last week and we made some Malaysian-style BBQ seafood, inspired by this popular hawker fare in Kuala Lumpur (KL), Malaysia. They are called Portuguese-style baked seafood. There is really nothing Portuguese about it but Malaysia do have some Portuguese descendants because Malacca was a Portuguese colony in the 16th century….

Clay Pot Yong Tau Foo (Yong Tow Foo)

Clay Pot Yong Tau Foo (Yong Tow Foo)

A few weeks ago, when I made my yam rice (taro rice), I also prepared some clay pot yong tau foo (yong tow foo). I am an avid fan of yong tau foo (yong tow foo)—stuffed fish paste with okra, chili, egg plant, tofu, or tofu skin. I used my leftover tofu skin and okra for the stuffing. There is…

Ginger and Scallion Fish (姜葱鱼片)

Ginger and Scallion Fish (姜葱鱼片)

Chinese (Lunar) New Year falls on February 14 this year. In less than three weeks time, Chinese all over the would will be ushering in the year of Tiger. According to Chinese zodiac, this is the year of Golden Tiger, which signifies a prosper, courageous, and fearless year. I am personally looking forward to the year of Tiger and pray…

Nabe (Yosenabe/Japanese Hot Pot)

Nabe (Yosenabe/Japanese Hot Pot)

(Attend hands-on hot pot workshop in Los Angeles by Harris Salat, the author of Japanese Hot Pots. Classes are available on November 14-15, 2009. Click here to learn more.) Fall is in the air, even here in Southern California. Days are getting shorter and cooler. These past few days, the sky has been dull and wintry and this morning, it…

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