In My Kitchen – Baby Cos Lettuce

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Baby cos lettuce is a smaller variety of Cos Lettuce, also known as Romaine Lettuce in America. Eaten either raw or cooked for almost 5,000 years! It was said that it originated on the Greek island of Kos (“Cos”), off … Continue reading →

In My Kitchen – Tau Cheong Chicken

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Tau Cheong is salted soybean. Usually comes in a jar and can be bought at the Asian supermarket. It is made from soybean that has been salted and aged or preserved. It can be used in stir fry or braise … Continue reading →

In My Kitchen – Chili Jam Chicken

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Firstly, Happy Australia Day! Each year, the Prime Minister will named our Australian of The Year. This year, our very owned Geoffrey Rush was named Australian of The Year for his contribution to the art industry. I happened to tune … Continue reading →

In My Kitchen – 10 minutes Chinese Cabbage

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Trust me! The famous last word. But, it is true. It is Simple, Simple, Smple to make this 10 minutes vegetable dish with basic Chinese ingredients. I had some Chinese cabbage and spring onions left in the fridge. Before I … Continue reading →

In My Kitchen – how to make a simple prawn dish

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I always like to keep a packet of deveined prawns in my freezer which I can use at anytime for added flavour in a stir fried rice, or minced with scallions or chives with ginger as fillings for dumplings. But, … Continue reading →

In My Kitchen – how to poach eggs for a simple and healthy breakfast

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I am not much into making western food. Even when it comes to breakfast. I will make myself a simple toast with peanut butter and strawberry jam! Sounds very American, right? I got hooked on the peanut butter and jam … Continue reading →

In My Kitchen – Chili Basil Beef and Button Mushrooms

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I arrived back in Melbourne after spending two weeks at home in Hobart over the Christmas and New Year break. Most workers would have taken only the additional few days over the traditional Christmas and New Year. But, quite often … Continue reading →

2012 – Happy, Happy New Year!

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2012! Wasn’t it a movie? Hollywood! Major disaster – earthquake, tsunami, America…. The end of the world. I thought that was a good movie. Forget the story. Just watched the special effects and John Cusack. The movie was released in … Continue reading →

How to cook a simple fish dish – Asian style

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On Christmas Day, my partner and I were invited to our very good friends’ home for lunch with their son, his partner and teenage daughter. There was a lot of food, as usual. We had a wonderful lunch and time … Continue reading →

In My Kitchen – Inoki Mushrooms in Garlic Ginger Sauce

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Oh my gosh! My little unit smells of garlic! But, very happy with my simple dinner tonight. Inoki and oyster mushrooms with chicken in garlic ginger sauce. I was at Richmond last Saturday. An inner city suburb of Melbourne popular … Continue reading →