Steamed Chicken Rice, Nasi Tim Ayam
August is always a festive month. It is our nation’s independence day. It also coincides with the 8th month of Chinese calendar. Many weddings and business openings because it is considered an...
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Life has been awfully hectic for the past couple of weeks. With the long Muslim New Year holiday drawing near, we rushed to complete outstanding orders and ongoing projects ready for deadline and...
View ArticleIndonesian Grilled Chicken with Yellow Sticky Rice #16
This is a classic dish for Indonesian Chinese one-month-old baby celebration. They are not normally prepared at home. Family with new-born babies are expected to send a complete dish of yellow sticky...
View ArticleClaypot Pork Rice #17
I love claypot rice, although I have to admit that we don’t own a claypot. Mother uses ceramic bowl to individually steam the rice and flips the rice on serving plate. It is very delicious and every...
View ArticleChicken Risoles
Deep-fried snacks are my favorites. I make my own fried food as often as I can as I just can’t resist them. Risoles are just soft spring rolls with gooey vegetable fillings. They are made and sold...
View ArticleAsian Chicken Burger
A quick update on what has been happening in the whole three month of the no activity here. I went to the hospital. I gave birth. And yes it was long and painful. He came out all wrinkly and puffy. But...
View ArticlePork Noodle Soup
One of the simpler and humble dishes we enjoy at home, like any other Chinese families out there, is the pork and mee suah soup. Mee suah is Chinese wheat noodle. It is white in color, sold in dried...
View ArticleDried Shrimp Sambal, Sambal Hebi
I love my dried shrimp sambal. It is me and my mother’s favorite. We could have just the dried shrimp sambal with plain steamed rice. Originally intended for one of the toppings of steamed yam cake, it...
View ArticleGrilled Fish in Banana Leaves
Pepes is the Indonesian dish of any meat, mostly seafood, wrapped in banana leaves and steamed. I usually grilled the pepes, the burnt banana leaves just give it a better texture. Any kind of fish can...
View ArticlePig trotters in tomato sauce
What happened? Two babies happened. We are so happy for them, they really light up our days (and night!) They are God sent gift and we couldn’t be more grateful. Moving on, I have received so many...
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