Recipes & Cooking : Mushrooms

Tom Kha Gai Recipe (Thai Coconut Chicken Soup)

Tom Kha Gai Recipe (Thai Coconut Chicken Soup)

Tom Kha Gai–everyone’s favorite Thai coconut chicken soup–is one of the Thai recipes that I have always always wanted to make but never did. Why? Because there are plenty of good Thai restaurants in the US that serve pretty authentic Thai food. So, it’s no surprise that this is my virgin Tom Kha Gai–my first attempt at home. It was…

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Home-style Tofu Recipe (Tofu with Mushrooms)

Home-style Tofu Recipe (Tofu with Mushrooms)

(Chinese recipes, prepare authentic Chinese food now!) If you love tofu, I am sure you have your favorite tofu dish–be it Mapo Tofu, claypot tofu, steamed tofu, or fried tofu. While many people think that tofu is tasteless and plain, I love tofu very much. Tofu can be very versatile and delicious, if you know how to pair it with…

Tom Yum Recipe (Tom Yum Goong)

Tom Yum Recipe (Tom Yum Goong)

Born and raised in Penang, I am all about sun and warmth. I absolutely dread cold weather and the mere presence of sun lights me up like a glowing stick. I am inherently happier and more cheerful when the sun is out. This month has been mostly cold and wet—lots of rain, cloudy, and yucky. I feel moody when the…

Braised Bean Curd (Firm Tofu) with Mushrooms Recipe

Braised Bean Curd (Firm Tofu) with Mushrooms Recipe

(Chinese recipes, prepare authentic Chinese food now!) This time of year when the days are short and the nights are cold, I turn to claypot cooking for warmth and comfort. Be it claypot bak kut teh, claypot chicken rice, stews, or soups, claypot somehow adds that earthy aroma to the dish I cook and make the food a lot more…

Bak Kut Teh Recipe

Bak Kut Teh Recipe

During my last trip back to Malaysia, I stopped by Kluang, a city in the state of Johore. It’s always great to go places, enjoy great eats, new cooking, and the trip did just that for me. Kluang is famed for its Bak Kut Teh (Pork Bone Tea Soup) so I had many meals of it. I also discovered a…

Mini Shitake Mushroom

Mini Shitake Mushroom

I am fond of mini-me foods and have previously blogged about them here and here, so you can imagine how overjoyed I was when I spotted this teeny, itty-bitty, baby dried shitake mushroom in the container that I keep all my dried shitake mushrooms. The actual size of this mini shitake mushroom is a small fraction of the normal ones;…

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