Char Siu or Cha Sao (叉烧) is Chinese Roast Pork or Chinese Barbecued Pork. Char Siu is Cantonese while Cha Sao is in Mandarin Chinese. This is comfort food to me. I love Char Siu in a bowl of Kolo Mee (干捞面) or in Char Siu Pao (steamed pork buns). It can be as simple …
Want an easy yeast based big fluffy cinnamon rolls recipe that creates pillowy soft buns without the fuss of scalding milk? Here’s one! I don’t find much advantage to using milk in making a yeast-based cinnamon roll other than having the rolls brown more quickly than a water-based yeast dough. The cut butter cubes in …
This kids’ favourite strawberry banana ice cream recipe is so easy that you can involve your kids to make this in the kitchen! Put those fine motor skills to use. A butter knife will do the trick in cutting the banana into coin like slices. Peeling the bananas can be a fun chore for your …
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Want yellow chicken curry but don’t want to order in? Prepare the yellow curry paste ahead of time and use 1 1/2 tbsp of it for this yellow chicken curry recipe. This is a major enhancement to my first yellow chicken curry recipe. Curry recipes are easily tweaked to your liking, using available ingredients in …
Are you a curry lover? You might want to try make your own yellow curry paste. I don’t have curry powder on hand since it is quite easy to make your own curry paste. This yellow curry paste can keep in a glass jar in the fridge for up to 2 weeks. If you wanted …
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Making Mango Freezer Jam I love mangoes. Growing up in Brunei, my family always had a mango tree. My fondest memories of mangoes was the day when I ate ALL the mangoes that my mother carefully prepared for her mango cake. Big oops. I’ve got the recipe, which I will have to make once I …
Broccoli Banana Bread?! Yes, broccoli banana bread is great when you have a one year old and an almost 3 year old who both won’t touch broccoli but you’ve gotta somehow get broccoli into them. So, I switched out chocolate chips or raisins in favour of broccoli. I should really call this lazy banana bread …
Weeknight beef curry? No problem! Meet the Instant Pot; ready in an hour (including natural pressure release time). I will warn you that your house will smell like Brunei while the beef curry is cooking. I used the ingredients that I have got on hand. So, I didn’t have any fresh lemongrass or galangal or …
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It has been far too long since my hiatus from creating content. Thank goodness for the Vitamix and Instant Pot for quick meals. Good sauces are amazing for quick and easy delicious meals. If you are looking for a tangy and spicy Saskatoon Berries BBQ sauce, look no further. If you aren’t a fan of …
