Nem Nướng – Vietnamese Grilled Pork Skewers

Nem nướng is one of my favourite Vietnamese dish and it is a dish we always serve at all our family gatherings. Nem nướng are tasty grilled pork skewers made out of finely ground pork and is deliciously seasoned with Vietnamese flavours. The meat has a nice and firm texture. Roasted rice powder (thín) is [...]

Gỏi Ngó Sen Tôm Thịt – Vietnamese Lotus Stem Salad with Prawns and Pork

Vietnamese salad is healthy, refreshing and has an explosion of flavours. A Vietnamese salad always makes an appearance at every of my family parties.
This delicious lotus stem salad is another version of a Vietnamese salad with prawns and pork I made previously. Using the lotus stem gives this salad an amazing crunch. This refreshing, [...]

Cute Bento # 2

I made my first cute bento a couple of weeks ago and I think I’m becoming obsessed with cute looking food.
Today I use two rice moulds shaped with faces of a girl and boy. On the rice moulds you can see facial features but when the rice comes out it’s just a nicely packed blob [...]

The Cookbook Challenge Week 20: Sticky Orange and Vanilla Upside-down Cake

Theme: Tangy
I love anything citrus. I decided to make the orange upside-down cake for this week’s Cookbook Challenge theme of “tangy”, as I couldn’t resist the look of the caramelised oranges on the cake.

The sweet, tangy, vanilla, citrusy, caramelised oranges is the star of this cake. I thought using two oranges was too much and [...]

Almond Cookies Using Alphabet Cookie Cutters

A couple of months ago I bought a bucket of alphabet cookie cutters hoping to make some cookies with my 3 year old. I thought it would be fun to teach her words using yummy cookies. She has been asking me to make cookies ever since I bought the cookie cutters home but I haven’t [...]

The Cookbook Challenge Week 19: Tomato Risotto with Mussels

Theme: Rice
No matter how many times I’ve made a risotto, I have not been satisfied with how it turned out. My risotto always end up tasting stodgy. I use hot stock and constantly stirring and adding more stock once all the stock has been absorbed. But instead of a creamy risotto, I get really thick [...]

Bánh Xèo – Vietnamese Sizzling Crepe

Whenever I see the abundance of Vietnamese herbs growing in my parent’s backyard, I always crave for a refreshing Vietnamese dish served with lots of fresh herbs.
I decided to make bánh xèo (sizzling crepe) to make use of the fresh herbs. Bánh xèo is made from rice flour, coconut and turmeric, and is pan-fried with [...]