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"Simply Scandinavian" connects the world annually with jazz music and flavours of Scandinavian cuisine, and has been hosted in over 20 countries including Australia, Bahrain, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Finland, Thailand and more. In celebration of the 30th anniversary of "Simply Scandinavian", Mandarin...
Before Chinese New Year arrived, you may probably have seen cans of razor clams lined up beside the abalone and mushrooms in the supermarkets. We often get some of these to serve during CNY.Here's a simple recipe for Braised mushroom and fish maw with razor clams. A very auspicious dish as mushrooms...
Hi guys! How's your CNY celebrations going? We have been indulging lots of delicious Chinese food as well as snacks for the past three days. :)During Chinese New Year, it is common to eat food with auspicious sounding names, such as fish, prawns and abalone. Fish symbolises abundance for the New Year, while...
In Malaysia, I would have noodles almost everyday as it's one of my favorite things to eat. So 3 weeks into our holiday here in the UK, the noodle addict in me has most certainly started craving for noodles.Thankfully, most supermarkets here stock egg noodles (I recommend the fresh ones sold near the...
Store-bought gnocchi is great for quick lunches as they cook in no time at all. For only RM10 per pack, each pack will yield 4 servings (that's two lunches for us), so it's definitely great value for money.When The Unc came back from his holidays, he brought us some nice Spanish chorizo, as well as 30-month...
As you know, the Chinese love having auspicious sounding dishes during Chinese New Year. Ho See Fatt Choy is a popular dish and is often served in Cantonese homes as fatt choy directly translates to "struck it rich" and ho see means "good things". It is a must-have dish for business owners as it symbolises...
Hello everyone! It's Day 4 of Chinese New Year 2017, how's the celebration going? We have been enjoying lots of food as well as CNY snacks and family time.During CNY, longevity noodles is often served at our dinner table, as it symbolises "long life". To go with the noodles, we would usually make a braised...
Hailed as the king of mushrooms, porcini mushrooms are a type of edible wild mushrooms and are usually harvested in the fall. From now until 31 October 2016, diners can enjoy this prized ingredient at Villa Danieli as part of their Porcini Promotion. In this promotion, Head ChefGaetano di Stefano will...
We had half a pack of gnocchi left after we used half in this steak recipe. Sage and butter are two of the most common ingredients to pair with gnocchi, so we decided to use up the remaining half pack of gnocchi and cooked it with sage, butter and mushrooms, and finished it off with some white truffle...
Philips Electric Pressure Cooker is a good kitchen helper. It is definitely helpful in terms of shortening meal preparation time. This round, I’m cooking my version of pork ribs soup. Just put in all the ingredients, and when cooking is done, just serve it with blanched enoki mushroom and Romaine lettuce.
Since we didn't make it to Dewakan for my birthday month, we went there instead for Hubby's birthday. Dewakan is a fine dining restaurant serving modern Malaysian cuisine, headed by Chef Darren Teoh. The restaurant is located at KDU University College in Shah Alam, an unusual location for a fine...
The Barn has recently revamped their menu so we went back this week to check it out. On the current menu, you will find tapas + small plates, appetizers, cold cuts, sausages, burgers, meats, from the sea, pizza, pasta and even Asian favorites such bak kut teh and braised pork trotters.To start, we...
During CNY, longevity noodles (aka sau mein壽麵) is often eaten as it represents a "long life". One of the ways we would cook it is to serve it with soup, along with several other auspicious ingredients.Longevity noodles with prawns, leeks and tofu pok in soupThis is something I grew up eating...
Many Chinese, including our family, follow the practice of abstaining from meat and eating vegetarian food on the first day of Chinese New Year. It is believed that abstaining from meat consumption on the first day will ensure longevity. Vegetarian food can include mock meat as well as vegetables.Here is a...
From 26 to 29 November 2015, diners have the opportunity to catch award-winning Chinese Executive Chef Wong Wing Keung and his team from Yee Tung Heen restaurant of The Excelsior, Hong Kong at Lai Po Heen in Mandarin Oriental KL. They have put together special menus for lunch and dinner, which includes many...
Firstly, wishing all my Muslim readers and friends...Selamat Hari Raya AidilfitriHope you have a joyous celebration with your family. To everyone else, enjoy the long weekend break.Islamic art at The Gardens MallYesterday, we were at Italiannies for dinner- it's been a while since we dined at...
Last weekend, we were at Resorts World Sentosa for a short family holiday. It was lunch time when we arrived, so we headed over to Palio for our lunch.Palio is a restaurant located in Hotel Michael's lobby serving authentic Tuscan and traditional Italian cuisine. They do a weekday lunch special for S$22 per...
Once a week, I do a fridge clear out, and this week, I had some eryngii mushrooms and rocket that had to be used. So, I decided to make a vegetarian pasta dish with these two ingredients.Eryngii mushroom pasta with chilli flakes and rocketThe mushrooms are cut into various sizes (some sliced, some cut into...
The other day, we were chatting with my in-laws on Skype and they were telling us about a nice Chinese takeout that they had the evening before. Which got me thinking of my favorite dish from the Chinese takeaway when I was still living in the UK. Presenting the Chinese Takeaway-style chicken with...
How do you decide what to eat/cook for dinner? For us, it's simple - I'll just cook what my kids/family likes eating. My kids love tofu, so we have it for dinner often. One of our favorite tofu dishes (currently) is this tofu with minced chicken and mushrooms.This is a quick and easy dish which you...
