Chicken and Quinoa Salad

What a gorgeous spring day in Sydney. It may just be the start to spring but we are getting a taste of summer with gorgeous sunny and very warm weather. So I think it’s time for me to dust of the winter cobwebs. I am hoping the warmer weather will motivate me to go out [...]

Green Papaya Salad with Prawns – Gỏi Đu Đủ Tôm

Today is officially the first day of Spring. I feel the tinge of Spring in the air with slightly warmer weather, longer days and gorgeous blossoms in full bloom. I absolutely love the blossoms and the sight of them is so uplifting for my soul.
I am celebrating the start of Spring with a refreshing and [...]

Gỏi Bưởi Tôm- Pomelo Salad with Prawns

After months of waiting, the pomelos from my parent’s trees are ready to be picked. This year we seem to have more pomelos than previous years (70+ pomelos). There are way too many pomelos for one to eat and like most years my parents will be giving most of it away to family and friends.

For [...]

Gỏi Gà – Vietnamese Chicken and Cabbage Salad

I love this vibrant and refreshing salad with chicken congee. This deliciously cold and crunchy salad is a perfect contrast to the hot and soft congee. It’s also makes a delicious salad on it’s own.

Gỏi Gà – Chicken and Cabbage Salad Recipe
1/2 kg cooked shredded chicken (or use the chicken meat from making [...]

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, [...]

Gỏi Mực – Vietnamese Squid Salad

Summer may be coming to an end but we are still experiencing a heat wave. But this is also the weather to enjoy a refreshing Vietnamese salad (gỏi). Vietnamese salad is a resfreshing healthy crunchy dish that when drizzled with the fish sauce dressing it’s an explosion of flavours in your mouth.
Prawns and pork are [...]

The Cookbook Challenge: Week 10

Theme : Cool
Çookbook :The Australian Women’s Weekly Beginners Thai
Recipe: Cold Prawn Salad
How appropriate that this week’s Cookbook Challenge’s theme is cool. With the temperatures in the 40’s I was very tempted to make a cold dessert of some sort for this week’s challenge, but I since I have over indulged a bit too much lately [...]