This is a blog post on cooking Thai pandan chicken at home. The pandan leaves create a beautiful flavor and also seal the flavor in this chicken. This recipe is a classic Thai recipe although this dish is served all around the South East Asia region and Asian restaurants abroad. I have always loved cooking … Read more
This is a blog post on homemade Ice kacang. Ice kacang is a Malay name that means Ice nuts. Yes, it does consist of nuts but it does also consist of lots of other types of goodies. It is serve on a bed of shave ice. Shave ice is a bit like granita that has … Read more
This is a blog post on growing and harvesting with goldenrod. Goldenrod is a dye plant that produces different variations of yellow color. It is also known by its scientific name Solidago species. The different variations of yellow come with using different types of metal compounds called mordant. For more details about the use of … Read more
This is a blog post on cooking sweet and sour pork at home. Sweet and sour pork is a classic Chinese dish found in restaurants and takeaways here. It has Cantonese origins using pineapple to give it a sour taste. I use canned pineapple to make this dish but it is possible to use fresh … Read more
This is a blog post on making Cantonese-style mooncakes homemade in the comfort of your own home. Mooncake is also known as 月饼 (Yue bing) in Chinese. It normally serves during the mid-Autumn festival. It dates almost 3,000 years ago to this celebration of the Mooncake festival. there are many different variations of mooncake but … Read more
This blog post is about how to sew hip yoke pockets. This pocket is also known as curved insert pockets. It also forms the commonly seen jeans pockets. The only difference is how it styled and the design of the pocket it varies slightly from one to another. It is also seen in a lot … Read more
