rice porridge for breakfast: congee, juk or babur

rice porridge for breakfast: congee, juk or babur I'm up with the birds this morning, together with Mia, my elderly cat, who meows imper...

vietnamese chicken noodle soup (pho)

 Vietnamese chicken noodle soup (pho) That I love Asian noodles I think is probably a given. A Vietnamese-style pho (pronounced " fuh...

too hot to cook? zhejiang "drunken" chicken is the solution

Zheijang "drunken" chicken The only downside of having a kitchen that faces south is that during the hot weather it can approach f...

buffalo wings with blue cheese dip

buffalo wings About 20 years ago I was seconded to the New York office of the UK company I worked for. I wish I could tell you that I spent ...

fragrant and soothing: thai coconut chicken soup (tom kha gai)

Thai coconut chicken soup (tom kha gai) Tom kha gai is a rich coconut broth infused with galangal (kha), lemongrass and kaffir lime leaves, ...

a fabulous tangy malaysian curry: kari kapitan

kari kapitan Kari Kapitan (or Captain's Curry or Ayam Kapitan) is a classic Nyonya recipe from Penang in Malaysia and is the perfect com...

vampire bat wings (with blood dipping sauce)

vampire bat wings with blood dipping sauce I am sooooo behind with my blogging and have stacks of recipes to post, so forgive me if a load a...

roast chicken, watercress and nut sandwich

roast chicken, watercress and nut sandwich I love the combination of salty roasted chicken with peppery watercress. While watercress is oft...

malaysian chicken satay

malaysian chicken satay Campbell Road in downtown Kuala Lumpur in the 1970s was where the best hawker food was. It was where my father and I...

nasi goreng (malaysian fried rice)

nasi goreng It's not often that I turn from mild-mannered cook by day into my foodie crime-fighting alter-ego; righting food wrongs with...

devilled chicken livers: a retro party bite

devilled chicken livers My father worked for a well-known drinks company in the late 1960s and 70s. It seemed to my childish eyes that life ...

mouthwatering velvet chicken and summer vegetable stir fry

velvet chicken If you have ever wondered why the stir-fried chicken at your local Chinese restaurant is so much more moist and succulent tha...