by Kai | Oct 19, 2022 | Asian, Sides
Coconut Blue Pea Lime Rice. Fragrant coco-nutty lime rice, beautifully tinged with blue butterfly pea and with just a hint of zesty lime. This Coconut Blue Pea Lime Rice is an easy, quick-to-do recipe that pairs beautifully with stews, curries or even just a simple... by Kai | Sep 22, 2022 | Asian, Sides
This Steamed Egg (Korean style) is a super easy recipe that comes together in a jiffy when you need a quick healthy meal. Smooth silky steamy eggs that just hits the spot! Whenever I need a quick side or want to whip up a fast delicious no-fuss meal, I... by Kai | Sep 9, 2022 | Asian, Mooncakes
It’s Mid Autumn Festival again and I’m reminded how much I love this Mixed Nuts Mooncake (五仁月饼). I first made this Mixed Nut Mooncake celebrating a late mid autumn after PSLE exams with little sugar crumble. Fragrant, sweet, savory, delicious and nutty,... by Kai | Aug 28, 2022 | Asian, Mains, Meats
Love this Black Char Siew. For those who may be unfamiliar, Char Siew is simply Chinese BBQ pork. Sticky and super-addictive char-ness Juicy succulent pieces of black char siew, nicely caramelized with just the right amount of char at the edges. So good we make it... by Kai | Jul 12, 2022 | Asian, Durian, Mooncakes
MaoShanWang Snowskin Mooncake! 😍 A 100% pure MaoShanWang durian mooncake. Every bite, a durian lover’s dream. Anthony Bourdain once said of durian “Like pungent runny French cheese … your breath will smell as if you’d been French kissing... by Kai | Jun 23, 2022 | Asian, DESSERTS, Snacks
Kee Chang (碱水粽), my mom’s favorite Chang. Plain, with no filling – just the simple taste of Kee with a drizzle of gula melaka or coconut palm syrup. Kee Chang are rice dumplings made with alkaline glutinous rice. The rice is alkalinized with lye water or...
