No Christmas is complete without a curry! While Christmas has always been my mother’s domain, living in Asia and having Christmas with my appa’s side of the family meant some things were tweaked ever so slightly. In fact we would have two Christmas dinners some years, depending on the anticipated crowd. One with just the…
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Laksa Lemak aka Fatty Laksa
Whenever someone says “I love Laksa!” I always wonder which type – as there is a difference. My favourite is the laksa lemak which translates to fatty laksa (I love this!) and is a Nyonya dish of noodles in a spicy coconut soup. While we do not think “Christmas food” when talking about laksa, it…
Mincemeat for mince pies
I had never had a Christmas mince pie till I met Dan. It was his first “hot” Danish Christmas in Malaysia and being worried that he would be missing home, I remember how thrilled my mum was when she found them out in Marks & Spencer. To be completely honest, none of us were particularly…
Wantan Mee aka Wonton Noodles
I swear many years ago I liked/joined a facebook page/group for people who like Wantan Mee without the wantan? I tried looking through my profile to find it again, but alas it no longer exists. So either it never existed in the first place or like me everyone has finally come around to wantan’s rendering…
Tiramisu cake recipe ala Alexis
This Tiramisu is a popular version that you can find in a few cafe’s in Malaysia. (Hello all you China House and Alexis fans!) When I met Dan, one of our first dates (where he knocked over my cup of coffee by accident) was at a cafe, where they served this particular type of Tiramisu….
Nasi Goreng Paprik – Paprik Fried Rice
Nasi Goreng Paprik reminds me of my days in med school, when my friends and I would get together on a weekend and make the trek to a Malay seafood restaurant by the beach. Aside from the great food, it was a chance for us to catch up as we were usually split into different…