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As you all know, I love scallops so I would not resist any opportunities of having this on my dinner table. Usually I just sear itor stir fry it Chinese-style, but I wanted to be a bit more adventurous and hence tried this Italian-style scallops from Marco Canora.This recipe was taken off one of...
Having eaten quinoa a couple of times in restaurants, we finally bought a packet home for our kitchen experiments. When I made my slow-roasted leg of lamb, I thought of serving a quinoa salad as a side dish - I had a brief idea of what I wanted in my salad - cucumbers and mint, so I googled and found this...
Me and you. It's Valentine's Day and we're at my favorite restaurant - Sage KL. They say the way to a man's heart is through his stomach, the same applies for this girl here ;)We're dining here on Valentine's eve, away from the Valentine crowd. Good choice Hubby :) Let's go for a 4-course lunch today, you...
Good morning! Birdie whispers "are you awake?" ;)Time to get to work!Are you a morning person?If you enjoyed my photos, LIKE me on Facebook! You can also follow me on Instagram (@babysumo) for more photo updates. Thanks :)
A couple of months ago, we bought a bitter gourd, cooked it and threw some of the seeds into our garden. To our surprise, a bittergourd plant sprouted and before long, we made our first bittergourd harvest. Thanks to this bittergourd plant, we have had at least a dozen homegrown bitter gourds to cook with...
We were watching MasterChef Australia one evening, and Heston Blumenthal, one of my favorite British chef came on and showed the contestants how to cook a leg of lamb. On Hubby's birthday this year, he put in a request for Heston's lamb - we've cookedroast leg of lambbefore, but Heston's cooking...
Most kids love fishball noodle soup, mine included. This can commonly be found in hawker centres around Malaysia. You can also easily recreate this at home, and I am pleased to share this recipe which tastes just like the stall we always frequent! :)We usually go for kuay teow or tanghoon (glass noodles)...
Hubby was feeling under the weather earlier this week, and hence he put in a request for chicken noodle soup. A quick rummage in the fridge and I managed to put together one delicious, nourishing soup for Hubby's lunch.I made the chicken stock using lean chicken breast, which means that the stock will be...
This cold potato salad with bacon and egg is perfect for the recent hot weather spell in KL. Potato salad can vary throughout different countries of the world, and can either be served as a side dish to a main meal or as a dish itself for lunch/dinner. This also keeps well, hence is suitable for packed...
Last week, I received a parcel from WORLDFOODS containing all 14 sauces which are available in Malaysia. Thank you so much! I am really looking forward to creating easy, quick and healthy recipes to share with you all!Chicken tikka masala wrapWhen I sawWORLDFOODS Indian tikka masala sauce in the...
Beautiful blue kingfisher stopped by our garden yesterday afternoonResting on the frangipani tree branchIf you enjoyed my photos, LIKE me on Facebook! You can also follow me on Instagram (@babysumo) for more photo updates. Thanks :)
When wood-fired oven is mentioned, most people would automatically think of pizzas. The chefs at Villa Danieli of Sheraton Imperial KL proves that a wood-fired oven can do much more than that, and has whipped up a range of authentic Italian specialties for diners to enjoy.Villa Danieli, Sheraton Imperial...
There are a few cartoon characters that my kids like, and one of them is Doraemon. So when I was at the baking shop and saw this cute Doraemon cookie cutter, I bought it without hesitation.Lemon Doraemon ShortbreadThe lemon shortbread recipe that I tried was taken from the Australian Women's Weekly...
Korean food is one of my favourites and it doesn't take much to persuade me to try out a new restaurant serving Korean cuisine. One of the things I love about Korean food is the fact that you have a huge amount of variety with the side dishes. I've made my own kimchi a couple of times but haven't had the...
Happy Valentine's Day! Have you got anything planned for this special day? Hubby has been busy in the kitchen this morning making these gorgeous Valentine cakes for us all.Valentine's Mini Heart CakesThe cake is made using Delia Smith's all-in-one sponge cake, which she describes as "the best sponge of all...
One of the first times we made hummus, we also made some Turkish pita breads to scoop up the hummus. Pita bread or pitta can be either round or oval and is a soft, flat bread which forms a pocket as it cooks, hence making it perfect for filling with vegetables, salads or meats. It is popular in Middle East...
Thanks to those who entered the giveaway for a bottle of WORLDFOODS Vietnamese Bo Kho sauce. The winners were drawn using Random.org - congrats to Wang Shin Huey and Yuki MK Lee. I will drop you an email shortly to confirm your postal details.To those who did not win, look out for my next WORLDFOODS post on...
Last month, one of my blogger friends Jessieof Jessie-CookingMomentswas in town so we had a mini gathering at Harrods Cafe in Suria KLCC. Joining us was another good blogger friend of ours, Sonia of Nasilemaklover.I had a really fantastic time catching up with them and we even got to take...
Whenever we have Chinese-style roasted meats such as roast chicken, roast pork (siew yuk) or roast duck, a must-have accompaniment / dip is chilli sauce. This chilli sauce is made from red chillies, shallots, garlic, young ginger and lemon (or calamansi) juice which are blended together to a paste. It is...
So far this year, I have had great success in the kitchen trying to cook/make something for the first time, includingChinese roast pork (siew yuk)andpineapple nastar rolls. So happy that I can now add crispy-skin Chinese roast duck to the list!We are always on the hunt for decent roast...