For the longest time, I put off making nasi lemak…..but it is one of hubster’s favourite dish and my reluctance was that, this dish itself has a basic of 6 ingredients or should I say 6 different elements on plate. You have the lemak rice (coconut rice), the sambal, deep fried anchovies, roasted peanuts, hard-boiled [...]
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Nasi Lemak….from scratch!!
June 27th, 2012 
Sharon 
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Tags: Asian, coconut, cucumbers, eggs, fish, ikan bilis, light meals, Local, Main, Malaysian, nasi lemak, peanuts, rice, sambal, sambal tumis, Seafood, Vegetables 
9 Comments »Lemongrass Roast Chicken Drumsticks – Back 2 Back
June 20th, 2012 Sharon I am relabelling the previous lemongrass recipe as a Back 2 Back. I realised I haven’t done one in a while. Well, it’s not exactly something planned…this came up only when I have an ingredient that’s abundant in portion and could make few dishes out of it. So here is another version of the lemongrass [...]
Posted in Back 2 Back Tags: aromatics, Asian, Back 2 Back, chicken, drumsticks, lemongrass, light meals, Main, roast, roast chicken, Speedy Meals 4 Comments »Lemongrass Grilled Pork Loins – Back 2 Back
June 18th, 2012 Sharon Lemongrass is an amazing ingredient. It grows with the lowest of maintenance and yet we can make so many delicious dishes and drinks out of it. I don’t really have lemongrass growing in my back yard but I was walking by the organic section at the market and came across a packet of 8 for [...]
Posted in Back 2 Back Tags: aromatics, Asian, grilled, lemongrass, light meals, Main, Pork, pork loins, Speedy Meals, vegetable 4 Comments »Mashed Pumpkin with Cucumber and Egg
June 13th, 2012 Sharon I always loved how Japanese or Korean cuisines have this little side dishes that goes with every meal. Whether it’s the pickled stuff or a cold dish. This recipe was created by my true-blue Japanese friend (below). I asked if I could share this in my blog. I have made this several times ever since [...]
Posted in Home Tags: Asian, cucumber, eggs, Japanese, light meals, pumpkin, sides, Speedy Meals, vegetable 2 Comments »How to store leftover tomato paste
June 5th, 2012 Sharon I must say, if this tip is not new or rather I’m the last one to know about this, then I’m such a noob for being ignorant all this while. I actually came across this tip on Pinterest. I tried looking for the link again but couldn’t locate it. This was such a great idea [...]
