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Cantonese Kway Teow
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My mom really likes Madam Kwan’s Cantonese kway teow. She tends to order Cantonese kway teow anyway whenever we eat out and if it’s on the menu, but highly likely she’ll say other places can’t compare to the one at Madam Kwan’s. I agree with her opinion.
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Simple Omelet: Plain, Dumb but Yummy
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Sometimes you just need something quick and simple to go with your rice. Perhaps it’s the end of the week, and the only thing left in the fridge are a few eggs. A la Thai Malay dishes also tend to be excellent when paired with an egg dish. For these times, we can make…
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Three-flavored Barramundi
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As I’ve mentioned before, I am a fan of a la Thai Malay cooking. However, I never imagined I would able to make all these wonderful dishes myself, until I discovered Che Nom’s YouTube channel. Today, so many of Che Nom’s recipes feature regularly on my daily menu, one of them being this tri-flavored…
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Tepung Kapur
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Here in KL, I personally find it difficult to find decent Terengganu food close enough to my house. Food from Kelantan, our neighboring state, is aplenty, but not those from my own home state. Until one day, my mom told me about Mok Teh Nasi Dagang, a shop my brother frequently orders from, .…
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Chicken Congee: One-pot Recipe
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Kak’mbang used to make the best Chinese-style chicken congee. Typically, congee is simply plain rice porridge which we pile on with various toppings, but her version was a very flavorful one-pot meal full of meat and veggies. Mummy used to have this every day for breakfast, and Kak’mbang provided an endless supply of it.…
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Thai-style Steamed Fish
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When going out for dinner with family and friends, steamed fish is a typical dish we’d order at Chinese Muslim or a la Thai Malay restaurants. The problem is, fish and seafood prices keep going up, and a plate of steamed fish like sea bass can easily set you back MYR75 a pop. Ouch.…
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Barley Milk Using a Pressure Cooker
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My mom only has one functioning kidney right now, and even that kidney has greatly reduced functionality. While I am grateful that she is still eating well and has been generally healthy for her age, I also needed to make sure her diet is kind to her precious remaining kidney. Barley milk does wonders…
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Curry Noodles
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During the Covid pandemic, I made curry mee for the first time. Eating out was simply not an option, and sometimes we really wanted something different than the usual rice and side dishes. A few years would pass before I started making it again. Che Nom dropped her new Ipoh-style curry noodles recipe video…
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Chicken Paprik
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It’s been over a year since Kak’mbang retired. She used to prepare all kinds of dishes to accompany our rice for every meal, and all of them were simple yet really good. Those were the good ‘ol days, and I truly miss her cooking. Now, the task of preparing our daily meals is passed…
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Honey Butter Biscuits (Texas Chicken Copycat)
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At one point in 2022, I went into a biscuit-making craze. I made various biscuit recipes, revisiting my Cheesy Garlic Biscuits, as well as trying out Joshua Weissman’s take on Red Lobster’s Cheddar Bay Biscuits (But Better). Wondering what else I could try making, I thought about Texas Chicken’s honey butter biscuits. Why didn’t…