Morning glory or kang kong with rice vermicelli
I like to have green veg with every meal, and am not a great fan of rice, but do like rice vermicelli noodles, especially the wholegrain ones you can buy […]
Monthly Archives: September 2014
Baked whole fish with hot, sweet & sour sauce
I was so excited to find a whole grouper on the fish slab that I bought it. Advised by my fellow Chinese-American shopper to cut off its head and tail, […]
Ottolenghi’s split pea (toover dal) and sweetcorn salsa
I love Yotam Ottolenghi’s recipes but so often they contain dairy, as do many vegetarian dishes these days. Other so-called healthy eating recipes are stuffed full of sweet ingredients like […]
Lazy Tom Yum Goong
Sometimes I just don’t feel like fiddling around with fresh prawns and I never use stock cubes of any sort, so this is a quick and easy way to prepare […]
Sichuan black bean chicken
I had some left-over black beans from my Ma Po Tofu so I wanted to use them up! As my beans weren’t fermented, I added some of my fermented black […]
Burmese pork & mango curry
In TCM pork is not a red meat and it is deemed good for ailments. I don’t eat it often, but it is almost unavoidable in Chinese, Indonesian and Malay […]
Thai steamed fish
There are so many different ways to steam fish, tweaking the ingredients to give a different flavour. Here is a Thai version that is very light and easy to prepare. […]
Prawns stir-fried with lemongrass & chilli
A little Vietnamese number which I made for myself when Ross was away – it’s that easy – worth cooking for one.
Kung Po chicken
I am very keen on Sichuan cooking, so I have been scouring the internet to find new recipes. A lot of the dishes are deep fried and coated in cornflour, […]
Sri Lankan chicken curry with dal & kale
This is another satisfying and easy one pot meal that I put together on the basis of what I had in the fridge and store cupboard. It ticks lots of […]
healthy living with cancer 