Ginger and Spring Onion Mud Crabs

The thought of traffic mayhem and hundreds of shoppers in a buying frenzy did not deter me from going to Sydney Fish Market on Christmas Eve. Yes, the length I go to for fresh seafood. Hundreds of Sydneysiders were thinking the same too as this was one of the busiest day at Sydney Fish Market. [...]

Gingerbread House

Since Amy’s first christmas I decided that we are going to start making our own Christmas traditions. I was looking for a fun way to spend time with my daughter and decided to bake gingerbread. I don’t like eating gingerbread but decorating the various shapes of gingerbread was a great fun. So baking gingerbread during [...]

Stuffed Bitter Melon Soup (Canh Kho Qua)

Every time mum makes stuffed bitter melon soup it always reminds me of Lunar New Year. This is a dish traditionally eaten during Vietnamese New Year (Tet). I find that eating such a bitter dish during new year is a contradiction to the red, sweet, happy things which is usually associated with new year celebrations. [...]

A Very Nutty Baklava

I’m nuts about nuts. But I think I may have gone overboard with the nuts when I made this baklava. Not only did I use more nuts than the recipe but I also used a smaller pan than the recipe, which meant I had to layered on the nuts. I had about 9 layers of [...]

Nước Mấm Chấm – Vietnamese Fish Sauce Dipping Sauce

Ingredients
Makes 1 1/4 cup
1 cup warm water
1/4 cup fish sauce
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
2 1/2 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon white vinegar
1/2 lemon juice
2 red chillies, finely chopped
Method
In small bowl, add garlic, chillies and vinegar. Set aside.
In another bowl, add water, sugar, fish sauce. Mix until all the sugar are dissolved.
Combine the garlic and chillies mixture [...]

Prawn and Pork Dumplings

I love dumplings and I think I can eat it all day long. I think I can eat may be twenty in one sitting, not that I’ve tried but something to aim for next time? I love freshly steamed dumplings. The best part about eating dumplings is the moment you take the first bite and [...]

Chinese White Radish Cakes (Luo Bo Gao)

Last time when I made the pork and prawn salad, I over bought and I still have a large white radish left in my fridge. I saw a recipe for radish cakes and it instantly caught my eyes. These are the ones they serve at yum cha.
The recipe makes very tasty radish cakes with plenty [...]