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Yee Sang (Raw Fish Salad) – the Prosperity Toss for Chinese New Year

27/01/2012 by Shannon Lim-de Rooy | 8 Comments

What a week it has been, I’m over my food quota for the month! Lots of cooking, delicious traditional Chinese festive food, sweet treats, laughter, firecrackers and more fabulous street food of Penang. Starting with the 10 dishes reunion dinner on the eve of Chinese New Year at my paternal grandparents house, steamboat lunch on 1st day of Chinese New Year and dinner at my 2nd Aunt’s house. Continue Reading →

Chicken Vindaloo

25/01/2012 by Shannon Lim-de Rooy | 6 Comments

The Chicken Vindaloo with Flat Bread photo on the calendar in my kitchen wall keeps calling out to me.. I hesitated a few times to try the recipe because the flat bread recipe looks a bit strange to me. Finally I succumbed to my senses, and gave both recipes benefit of the doubt? I told myself if the recipe is good enough to appear on the calendar of a worldwide brand, it should be credible.
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Homemade Bak Kwa (Barbecued Dried Meat)

16/01/2012 by Shannon Lim-de Rooy | 74 Comments

My oh my, look at these juicy Bak Kwa!

Over the weekend, I spend my time spring cleaning the house, bake peanut cookies and making Bak Kwa (Barbecued Dried Meat). Chinese New Year (CNY) is just a week away! Before CNY, it is a tradition to spring clean our house to sweep away the old and any ‘ill luck’ to welcome the incoming good luck of the new year. Chinese New Year also known as Lunar New Year, celebrates the start of spring in China, which is also the 1st day of a new Lunar year. Continue Reading →

Baked Sweet Potato Fries Recipe

11/01/2012 by Shannon Lim-de Rooy | 16 Comments

If you’re craving a high-fat and salty treat like deep-fried French fries, try this healthier baked sweet potato fries recipe. Baked sweet potato fries are much lower in fat than a deep-fried version and are very quick to prepare. These easy Low-Fat Baked Sweet Potato Fries got me so addicted to sweet potatoes and it’s a much simpler version of my other favourite – Roasted Sweet Potato Stacks. Kids will love these as well. Even my man who does not like snacking could not stop munching these fries that I bake for myself. Continue Reading →

Soba Salad with Sesame Dressing

12/12/2011 by Shannon Lim-de Rooy | 23 Comments

Stop what you are doing now and listen. I am going to tell you about one of the best recipes I’ve come across this year.

Having bought some Cha Soba (green tea buckwheat noodles), this quaint and easy recipe called Otsu from Super Natural Cookbook by Heidi Swanson of 101CookBooks caught my eye. Heidi says “Unlike many pasta recipes that leave you feeling weighed down and sluggish, this one makes for a healthy, invigorating, and energizing meal that will quickly become a favorite.”

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