The other day I got a good deal on pork belly at my local grocery store and I bought a lot. So, I have to put on my creative hat on how to make different dishes out of it. While I can just marinate the pork belly with a bit of salt and pepper and
I can never get enough of Ayam Goreng Mentega or Sweet Buttery Deep-Fried Chicken. It is just jam-packed with bunch of wonderful flavor. The combination of sweet, savory, a slight hint of tanginess, the crunchiness and the tenderness of the chicken are just awesome! Another good news, it is super easy and not too hard
Kangkung or water spinach is one of the most common vegetables you can consume in Indonesia. Kangkung is very simple to prepare and most Indonesian people just stir-fry them and eat it with rice. Kangkung when paired with belacan, or also known as Kangkung Cah Belacan, is like a classic combination of Indonesian delicacy. Oh,
This time, I am sharing Italian sausage penne pasta recipe since I am craving for another pasta meal again. I was thinking to make the classic spaghetti with meatball, but I do not have most of the ingredients. Thus, I just ‘whipped-out’ and made with whatever I have in my pantry and fridge. Voila, the
This past week, flu virus decided to ‘drop by’ to our household. So for about two weeks straight, we are just taking turn on getting sick. Not fun. Not only we are coughing, cleaning our nose constantly, and me, losing my voice, but also we barely have any appetite to chew on anything. So, to
Hm… so I had the “left-over” boiled salted egg white from the previous Salted Egg Butter Shrimp (牛油黃金虾) that I made the other day and I had one bunch of Red Swiss Chard waiting for me to unveil its charm. So, why not put the two together to create a unique dish, Red Swiss Chard
Salted Egg Butter Shrimp (牛油黃金虾), another seafood recipe… Yup, it’s time for shrimp to shine! I bought quite a bit of seafood the other day to stuff it to my fridge. Golden pompano, salmon, shrimp, you name it… The best grocery store for me to get seafood in my area is either in Seafood City
This Stir-fry Kale with Chicken is another great nutrient-pack dish. It’s because Kale is a super green that is considered as one of the power-packed nutrients vegetables. You cannot go wrong with Kale if you want to boost up your nutrient intake. For the non-vegetable lover, unlike yu choy, Kale might be a bit ‘tough’
Yu choy (菜心) literally means “vegetable heart” in Chinese. Yu choy is a green leafy vegetable that still belongs the same family as bok choy (青菜) or gai lan (芥蓝). The stalk is crunchy with a tad bit of sweet flavor. You can easily find this type of vegetable in Chinese or South-East Asian cooking.
How I craved for BBQ now… who wouldn’t – with all those advertisements on TV or grocery store inserts on the mail, marketing their food items for the upcoming Memorial Day. Well, I am usually not easy to be ‘swayed’ by marketing ads, BUT still, it is tempting to see all those images emphasizing mostly
