The Informal Chef

If one were to have watched any reality cooking shows, one would know what this panna cotta is. This is because it is a much exhibit...

The Peranakans*  have a rich culture in food and cooking. This dish is no stranger to the  Peranakans . It has that distinct sweet-souri...

My mother told me today that she would be cooking chicken curry. Immediately I thought of cooking a small portion of nasi kunyit or tur...

Wonton is a smaller version of  sui kow  or dumplings, often with a thinner and and smaller skin. Just like its cousin, you can put almos...

I was so busy preparing for Christmas that I nearly forgotten about this year's Winter Solstice Festival. Winter Solstice Festival o...

This post is long overdue. I received a lot of requests for this recipe. Somehow, I procrastinated. I was given a big bag of black sesame...

Ah...teriyaki sauce. Vastly popular and many variations. I bet you have tried it at least once in this lifetime of yours. But hey, do yo...

This dessert is headed for extinction. I don't see this sold anymore. Perhaps it is too mundane a dessert. But if you "dress...

Garnishing not included in recipe Sweet and sour pork is ever popular in Chinese restaurants. Have you that urge to recreate it at home...

A traditional Malay dessert, it is actually a pandan and milk coconut pudding with water chestnuts inside. It is made of mung bean flour ...

Making this recipe was inevitable. Cornflakes was selling at RM5.95 per jumbo box. That was like more than half the price cut. The cheap...

I had two bars of white chocolate nearing expiry and I desperately needed a recipe to finish it off. While I was researching, I was pret...

I am introducing a simple soup today. Every Chinese home cook, especially those from the older generation, knows how to cook a good pot o...

Not my best work but I will use it  in situ . It is not bad  per se . The  choux pastry  or  pâte à choux   did not fail me. It rose up p...

This classic French recipe is so versatile. You could use it in about anything that requires cream such as cream puffs, eclairs, base for...

With the Chinese New Year almost over, I am definitely looking at ways to dispose of the 8 odd boxes of tangerine that we have in our hou...

It is the time of the year again. The sun is blazing and it is scorching hot outside. But I'm not complaining. My laundry is able to ...

Some Chinese make this on the 15th of the Lunar New Year. This recipe is from my previous shop's menu. Hope you like it. Bubur cha ...

The day that has finally arrived for me to make pineapple tart. I have been making it for the past two years. Last year, I sold quite a n...

Today is definitely not my day. I wanted to do my usual Almond Crisps for the blog. Unfortunately, the crisps got stuck to the supposedly no...