Happee Monkee

I have a huuuuuuuuuuggggeee weakness for ayam masak merah, which is chicken coated in a rich, tomato and honey sauce. Culturally in Malaysia, it is a Malay dish and they certainly do it very, very well. Whenever my parents dragged us to a Malay wedding, the only thing I look forward to is this dish [...]

I get Chinese food withdrawals when I don’t get enough of it. Of course it doesn’t help to read food blogs, I just get hungrier. I know this has nothing to do with lemons or yogurt, poppy seed or cake. But I really need to get it out of my system. Actually, it is kind [...]

I was smiling the whole time while photographing this cake. The sunlight in the background, the cute and colourful bravado behind those words made me happy. And with every happy thought and emotions I felt, I dedicated it to Japan. Lately, my heart wrenches every time I see the news. My friends are suffering and [...]

Don’t you wish there was a yummier way to send postcards? Forget travel pictures, why not send some delicious cards to your loved ones instead? Does your kitchen need some lovin? Hang some food-inspired 5×5″ photos to get the juices flowing. We’re giving away a set of postcards to a lucky winner OR if you [...]

By now you would have heard about the tragic news in Japan. I was glued to the TV for hours watching the news with disbelieve, sadness, shock and worry. I have met so many incredible people and was treated with warmth and kindness. Thank goodness for Facebook and Twitter, I’d manage to get hold of [...]

I love how that sounds … Fat Tuesday. It’s like the whole world conspired to be allowed for-oh-just-that-one-day to be naughty. This day has many names – Pancake Tuesday, Shrove Tuesday and Mardi Gras. The significance of this day goes as far back as 1000 A.D. and is the last day before Lent begins. Where [...]

This is starting out to be an exciting Monday. I’m so happy to be featured on two separate spaces in a span of days. I wrote my first travel guest post for Scribbles of an Electronic Gypsy on the Top 5 places to visit in Japan. I wrote about the Tsukiji Market, cat cafes, the Ghibli [...]

My mom used to make these for us when we were kids. Of course back then we didn’t use salmon (too pricey), mom would scrape the flesh off the bones of a fish and combine it with an egg and potatoes to make fish cakes. Being a working mother, she didn’t really have time to [...]

You know, sometimes there are downsides to being on the road all the time. Noted that this may sound like a complain but I’m going to say, I’m just making a teensy observation. The apartment in Tokyo had a tiny griller, so I never bothered to bake anything in that. We made do with what [...]