Pesto with spaghetti

Wow. This was so easy. And so delicious that this is the only photo I have Ingredients for pesto 2 tbsp pine nuts Pinch of salt Pepper for tasting 75g fresh basil leaves 50g Parmesan/pecorino 100ml extra virgin olive oil 1-2 cloves of garlic Toast the pine nuts Throw everything but the olive oil into…

Summer noodle sort of salad

It’s sooooo hot in london this week so I made a sort of salad to keep it cool. The secret sauce to this dish is… the sauce. For myself I cooked kway teow type of noodles (glass flat noodles) and pour sauce over it. For marc I gave him some noodles plus spiralised/shredded cucumber and…

Stir fry peranakan prawns

So I deshelled the body of my prawns because Marc doesn’t do shells…. Sprinkled corn flour and white pepper over the prawns while I started frying I stir fried some ginger and garlic in hot oil, threw in the shell from the prawns for the flavour Put in soy sauce, shaoxing wine, palm sugar, white…

Tom kahhhhhi

So pleased with this, really light but warming for a miserable cold winter night For 3 people Ingredients 1 can coconut milk (400ml) 1 cup stock Thumb of ginger – sliced Galangal if you have – sliced 1 shallot – sliced 4 chilli padi – diced 1 stalk lemongrass – chopped into 3 parts Some…

Lukewarm lentil salad

For 2 ppl 150g lentils (puy lentils are best ) 100g lardons (or bacon in small chunks) 2 eggs 3 spoons olive oil 1 spoon vinegar 1small spoon mustard Chives Parsley PREPARATION: Rinse lentils Put lentils in pan of cold water and bring to boil for 30 mins Fry or grill lardons Mix olive oil…

The humble omelette

Here’s one that I could enter the Master Chef Request for Recipe!! I don’t have photos because I forgot to take pictures but I’m sure I’ll have an update soon. The what 2-3 eggs per person Anything you want to put in – cheese, mushrooms, potatoes, tomatoes, peppers, chorizo, ham, chilli – the world’s your…

Rice cooker soy sauce chicken + sambal okra and tofu

I am in love with this rice cooker chicken rice concept. I had a bunch of chores to do and I knew Marc was going to be home late tonight so this is just perfect. You can just leave it cooking in the rice cooker and the food is kept warm until you are finally…

A type of Peranakan style curry

This is a mish mash of a recipe my mum’s peranakan friend taught me, and my itchy fingers…. Original recipe: What I did: Rempah: 2 dried chilli without seeds, soaked in water (I was cooking for friends with no chilli tolerance) Spoon of Belachan (not toasted because Marc was not so impressed when I last…

Wanton behaviour from my fried wontons

So I had a wonton disaster. This post is about what went wrong so you can make a successful story instead.. This is my Gan Ma’s recipe.. I made fried wontons with her but I didn’t absorb all the essential lessons and made a mess, so I have no pictures of fried wontons. Where I…

Grilled cheese and Red pepper & tomato soup

It’s getting cold here and a winter warmer was much needed. Tonight we had grilled cheese and red pepper/tomato soup!! Grilled cheese Slab some mature cheddar on some delicious bread. Put some herbs on, chilli powder, pepper and stick it in the oven. Happiness!! Pepper and tomato soup Chop up 2 red peppers and 3-4…