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Quick and Easy Pork Strips with Fresh Shitake Mushrooms

There are some days when you just don’t feel like cooking anything that involves a lot of work, yet you want something quick and easy that is delicious and fills your tummy. I found some lean pork in my freezer and a packet of fresh shiitake mushrooms so rustled this up one evening to pair [...]

Express Ayam Masak Merah - Spicy Tomato Chicken

I had a hankering for Ayam Masak Merah recently and while strolling in the supermarket, spied a packet of instant Ayam Masak Merah sauce. So, picking it up, I decided to try to make an express Ayam Masak Merah (Spicy Tomato Chicken) for dinner one day.

Ayam Masak Merah (Spicy Red Tomato Chicken) is a traditional [...]

Touch of nostalgia: A simple homecooked meal

When I last cooked some Sweet Potato Rice Porridge (Congee) I made sure that I had the right nutrition balance for the rest of the dishes accompanying the meal, because a meal consisting of pure carbohydrates isn’t quite the healthy meal I strive for. Besides my sister was feeling under the weather and I was [...]

Braised Pork and more at Ah Hing in Jalan Tiong Nam

I could not think of a description that could perfectly describe the food at the stall called Ah Hing in Jalan Tiong Nam in Kuala Lumpur.
This stall sells some of the best lor bak (braised pork), braised pig intestines, pig maw (or pig stomach) pepper soup and tu ka lao chor (vinegared braised pork leg) [...]