Happee Monkee

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Posts Tagged ‘seafood’

Potato Salmon Cakes

By • Mar 4th, 2011 • Category: From My Mother's Kitchen

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 [...]



Something Fishy in Tsukiji

By • Oct 25th, 2010 • Category: Travels

Mr. G. and I spent last Saturday scouring Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo. No, we didn’t wake up at 3a.m. — that time of the morning is notorious for its tuna auctions bidded by approx. 35,000 buyers for the best restaurants around the world. We clambered out of bed around 6a.m. (okay okay, half past) [...]



Cucur Udang

By • Jun 26th, 2010 • Category: From My Mother's Kitchen

These days (weeks, months) the first thing I do when I wake up is check my email and sign into Facebook. I don’t even get up to go to the bathroom or have breakfast; I just reach out for my laptop. I’ve come to realize that it’s an addiction. If I’m not at work, I [...]



MFWF: Heat Beads Hawkers’ Market

By • Mar 30th, 2010 • Category: Other Stuff

I enjoy Melbourne for various reasons: the weather, when it is agreeable, is very pleasant; the people are generally friendly; the food is fresh and abundant. Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Share with Stumblers Share on technorati Tumblr it Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Print for later Bookmark in Browser [...]



Tempura

By • Oct 25th, 2009 • Category: What's Cooking

Tempura @ Rasa Malaysia I have always loved and admired the blog Rasa Malaysia. I am so happy that there is someone out there preserving and cultivating the interest on Malaysian cuisine. Bee has had for many years blogged and trialed Malaysian recipes, successfully expanding the palates of many people. I am only just appreciating [...]



How to Eat an Okonomiyaki

By • Sep 25th, 2009 • Category: Travels

Okonomiyaki is a Japanese-style savoury pancake which you can add all kinds of ingredients (okonomi means “favourite” in Japanese and yaki meaning “grilled” or “cooked”). Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Share with Stumblers Share on technorati Tumblr it Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Print for later Bookmark in Browser Tell [...]