tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15088611Sun, 05 Oct 2014 07:11:47 +0000malaysianMalaysian cookingchicken ricechilieggsbutterchicken thighchinese new yeardessertmaldon saltsweetbakingblack mustard seedcakechicken soupchocolatecoconut milkcurrycurry leavesdevil's food cakefarmer's marketfishfreshgarlicgingerlemonopen houseorganicsoupspicystir frytartAsianKuala LumpurMuhibbahair tanganalmondaromaticbaking powderbelacanbrown sugarbuburbutter cakecarnavalchillieschowdercoconut creamcoffeecakecorncumindalcadeep frydeliciousdhaldinnerdouble frieddutchextractfamilyfather's dayfavouritefennelfenugreekflourgardeninggermanygreen chilihalalhoneyketchuplemanglemon thymemango saladmom's cookingmushroomnoodlenostalgiaolive oilone potonionoreganopalm sugarpandanus leavesparsleypearpepperpineapplequickramadhanraspberryredrendangrestaurant dishrhubarbroastrosewatersalmonsambalsantansavouryseasonalspicesspringstewsugarsummer 2009sweet corntamarindtempehthymetomatovanillavanilla podvegetarianwokyoghurtyogurthttp://lekkertje.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Valisa)Blogger154125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15088611.post-8471118661710138897Sun, 10 Mar 2013 22:47:00 +00002013-07-08T12:37:21.430+01:00On Friday on the bus to Selfridges, I was texting with my friend, Andrew, who also loves cooking. He told me I have been slacking for the past couple of years and should take to blogging again. Other friends have been telling me to go back to blogging about food and eating. Truth is, things have been turbulent for the last 3 years and I haven't been able to sit quietly and blog. There are http://lekkertje.blogspot.com/2013/03/hello-and-new-recipe.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Valisa)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15088611.post-1241263440470273436Sat, 13 Feb 2010 23:20:00 +00002010-03-08T18:01:24.609+00:00We always make a point to celebrate Valentine's Day. This year is a little awkward because it falls on Chinese New Year and Carneval weekend - which is celebrated in a big way in our part of the world. So sometime last month, T cleared his calender on a Friday, made a reservation in our favourite hotel in our favourite part of Paris, arranged for his mom to take care of the children for the http://lekkertje.blogspot.com/2010/02/we-will-always-have-paris.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Valisa)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15088611.post-628375530905098549Sat, 12 Sep 2009 23:17:00 +00002009-09-13T00:59:50.078+01:00 a favourite way to break fast. Sweet and light enough to ease intake into an empty stomach and yet filling enough to hold the body for an hour to complete the rest of the Ramadhan rituals before taking the main course. Figs has always been a favourite. Late summer treat that filled the house with honey like fragrance, red and luscious and perfect accompaniment to the locally produced goat cheesehttp://lekkertje.blogspot.com/2009/09/fig-walnut-and-goat-cheese-salad.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Valisa)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15088611.post-6088809511810240391Tue, 08 Sep 2009 20:56:00 +00002009-09-08T22:22:27.816+01:00 Although Ramadhan is generally a month where most tend to indulge in the dishes and delicacies one don't usually make, on this year, it is remarkably hot and humid. So hot in fact most of the time, I tend to make simple dishes that should take care of itself and deliver a fabulous result with minimum fuss. This ayam panggang is one of them. All you have to do really is make the rempah to http://lekkertje.blogspot.com/2009/09/ayam-panggang.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Valisa)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15088611.post-2311147639450396698Sun, 30 Aug 2009 12:55:00 +00002009-08-30T14:31:38.094+01:00My entry for BabeKL's Merdeka event this year, My Sweet Malaysia is a kuih raya. I thought the timing can't be better because we're entering the second week of Ramadhan when the bakers in us start making cookies for the big day.Kuih Makmur is a must have in East Malaysia (Sabah and Sarawak) households during the festivities. Makmur means prosperity in Malay and the cookies are named so because inhttp://lekkertje.blogspot.com/2009/08/kuih-makmur.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Valisa)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15088611.post-5711129897135412644Tue, 18 Aug 2009 22:05:00 +00002009-08-19T16:14:29.969+01:00The day was perfect - it was one of those rare days where not only the temperature was well over 30C, the sky was sooo blue with very few clouds hanging about and despite being stuck in a traffic jam just outside Utrecth, our reservation held and thus making the perfect start to our summer vacation.It is perhaps because the history of De Kas is nothing short of a fairy tale. Gert Jan Hageman http://lekkertje.blogspot.com/2009/08/restaurant-de-kas-amsterdam.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Valisa)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15088611.post-8601416674867291921Sat, 15 Aug 2009 22:12:00 +00002009-08-15T23:42:20.401+01:00farmer's marketfreshgardeningparsleyI may not be able to provide a recipe, but what I can offer is a food related how-to that I learned from a container gardening workshop at my local farm, the Red Hook Community Farm.A few blocks away from where I live is an urban farm. It was once a playground that fell into disuse but the folks at Added Value, a non-profit organization, saw potential in the dilapidated space and converted it http://lekkertje.blogspot.com/2009/08/planting-parsley-in-plastic-bottle.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (fiona)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15088611.post-3315364915767324677Sun, 09 Aug 2009 13:17:00 +00002009-08-09T14:40:41.914+01:00malaysianIt delights me to guest blog on Lekker, Lekker, Lekkerste while Lisa is away and, frankly, I’m still a little puzzled to have been bestowed this honor. I am not, by any stretch of the imagination, a cook nor do I have an especially discerning palate. I simply find pleasure in eating well and am generally curious about food, cooking and, well, most everything. Realizing I face an audience that http://lekkertje.blogspot.com/2009/08/problem-of-definition.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (fiona)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15088611.post-1693014139785719042Thu, 06 Aug 2009 23:26:00 +00002009-08-07T00:49:42.527+01:00It is summer vacation here and we've been spending a lot of time away. I feel slightly guilty about not updating but I am leaving the blog in the good hands of Fiona, Lekker Lekker Lekkerste's first contributor and guest writer. Fiona is a Malaysian who lives in New York loves to eat and likes to experiment with baking and cooking. She has been using a few recipes from this blog - some with http://lekkertje.blogspot.com/2009/08/op-vakantie.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Valisa)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15088611.post-615593274084354809Wed, 29 Jul 2009 18:56:00 +00002009-07-29T20:12:37.618+01:00Every year, I look forward to this event. I am usually all excited by June and shoot Babe a mail or a message on messenger. I love each and every theme of the events that she has organised. She picks great theme and is very good at rounding everything up. The best bit about the event, besides the host is that you get a variety of recipes in one post and meet fellow Malaysian foodies, especially http://lekkertje.blogspot.com/2009/07/my-sweet-malaysia.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Valisa)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15088611.post-3361622040319147612Mon, 27 Jul 2009 21:49:00 +00002009-07-27T23:17:24.621+01:00 MY earliest memory of eating crab is chasing after flower crabs on white sandy beach and having them barbecued... my mom peeling the flesh and feeding them to me. It is still the one thing I schedule into my every home trip. Chasing trip. BBQ. Eating crabs on the beach. In fact I don't consider it going home until I have my feet dip into the blue blue south china sea. Perhaps because I was so http://lekkertje.blogspot.com/2009/07/spaghetti-with-butter-crab-sauce.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Valisa)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15088611.post-726577669662949049Wed, 22 Jul 2009 20:30:00 +00002009-07-22T23:51:54.380+01:00 I received a box of Baked Brownies for my 40th birthday, all the way from New York from my best friend, G. I was too huge and in too much pain to bake some for myself and was moaning to him. Baked doesn't ship internationally but G got it fresh for me and did one of those guaranteed city to city 24 hour delivery courier thing. It was soo good, I wish I didn't have to share. That was almost two http://lekkertje.blogspot.com/2009/07/object-of-lust.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Valisa)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15088611.post-1326838563764966036Tue, 14 Jul 2009 22:30:00 +00002009-07-15T00:05:24.086+01:00I make this dish so often and have been mailed about it so often, I actually didn't realise until Sharon pointed it out last week (or was it 2 weeks ago?) that I didn't post the recipe on the blog! The post was done in November 2004, one of the first food postings I actually did. I was new and since it was initially a post done for my now defunct private blog; it didn't occur to me to post a realhttp://lekkertje.blogspot.com/2009/07/pineapple-baked-rice-take-2.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Valisa)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15088611.post-6116835813573589091Mon, 13 Jul 2009 21:26:00 +00002009-07-13T22:30:58.224+01:00I have been having a lot of problems with Blogger lately. Can't seem to stay long enough to even write or cut and paste a para! It keep shutting down on me saying saving/publishing may fail! Will be back soon with a kick ass recipe!http://lekkertje.blogspot.com/2009/07/its-not-that-i-dont-want-to-update.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Valisa)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15088611.post-4614889597019961310Mon, 06 Jul 2009 20:44:00 +00002012-08-24T20:00:02.102+01:00almondbakingbaking powderbuttercakecoconut milkdesserteggsextractflourraspberryrosewatersummer 2009sweettartyoghurtyogurt Some cakes are dreamy. They transport you elsewhere just by breathing in the fragrance when they are baking. This one takes you to a balmy evening, in a large tent, in the middle of the desert, by a large fire. The scent reminds you of bavlava - nutty, intensified by the toasting of the almond, and enriched with the teasing of rose attar, achieved by rose extract or a very good rosewater. But http://lekkertje.blogspot.com/2009/07/raspberry-and-almond-cake.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Valisa)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15088611.post-4649416303129666685Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:14:00 +00002012-08-24T20:03:24.308+01:00 Before I saw how it was done on BBC's Gardener's World, I never thought planting and harvesting your own potato is sooooo easy. I thought it would be like farming rice, you need at least an acre. But Monty Don who used to head the show a few seasons back actually showed you can even grow good potatoes in a pot using the ones you got from the supermarket! WE usually end up recycling our http://lekkertje.blogspot.com/2009/07/slow-roast-new-potatoes-with-tomato-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Valisa)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15088611.post-8408401474690796193Sat, 27 Jun 2009 22:49:00 +00002009-06-27T23:55:40.179+01:00because you want something tasty, refreshing and cooling for summer! Or like me, you just love PINK!Raspberry LassiIngredients:100ml fresh raspberry200ml fresh milk2 TBSP Greek yoghurt1 TBSP honeypinch of saltMethodCombine all the ingredients in a blender - or use your immersion blender - and whiz everything. Pour into a glass and enjoy! Note:If you like it to be sweeter, adjust the honey or use http://lekkertje.blogspot.com/2009/06/raspberry-lassi.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Valisa)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15088611.post-2003814066031288522Tue, 23 Jun 2009 22:42:00 +00002009-06-24T00:16:45.301+01:00A friend of mine told me she usually order this dish when she goes for takeaway because no matter where she is, they are always the same - a plate of rice vermicelli fried in curry. You may get different type of bami (stir fried noodle) but the Mihun Singapore is always the same according to her. Funnily enough when she went to Singapore a few years back for holiday, she can't get the dish in http://lekkertje.blogspot.com/2009/06/mihun-singapore.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Valisa)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15088611.post-7596307854514109061Thu, 18 Jun 2009 23:23:00 +00002009-06-20T23:40:50.596+01:00The Baked Lemon Thyme Chicken Wings is arguably the most popular post in this blog. It is also the one that I got most email for. The questions rising from the post were mostly if it can be fried and also if I could do a Malaysian/Asian version which can also be baked or fried. I thought I'd share my crispy fried chicken which which is first fried then finish in the oven and remain crispy and http://lekkertje.blogspot.com/2009/06/crispy-fried-chicken.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Valisa)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15088611.post-6070414940569923127Sun, 14 Jun 2009 20:38:00 +00002012-08-24T20:01:48.119+01:00 There were times when I am dreading dinner. Like these past few days when half of my face is swollen from the root canal I had on Friday. T has been a true champion - making dinners since Wednesday for everyone and congee for me, cleaning up, doing laundry and taking care of the children. I do wish dinner can just magically appear on the table - something soft that I don't really have to http://lekkertje.blogspot.com/2009/06/dinner-that-made-itself.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Valisa)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15088611.post-1809789397233101258Thu, 11 Jun 2009 20:36:00 +00002009-06-13T21:59:52.318+01:00this is probably not the most good looking karipap you've ever seen. It is perhaps the most delicious. The pastry delicate, buttery, rich and crumbly and melt in your mouth mingling with the most fragrant of beef, potatoes, carrot and peas filling.It's the karipap that would immediately transport me to my childhood afternoon teas. No, it's not the fried version made with swirly pastry you find http://lekkertje.blogspot.com/2009/06/karipap-baked.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Valisa)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15088611.post-422662626348381481Mon, 08 Jun 2009 19:15:00 +00002009-06-08T22:04:57.631+01:00Every year we wait for the raspberry to ripen and fill the garden with heavenly ambrosia. Sometimes I think we bought the house because of the raspberry bush. It's been so generous to us for the past 3 years - rewarding us with more fruits than we can eat, freeze and jam. The children around the neighbourhood like to come over to pick some too.This year we successfully grow some Mache or lamb's http://lekkertje.blogspot.com/2009/06/mache-raspberry-and-viola-salad.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Valisa)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15088611.post-5915185483746676967Sun, 07 Jun 2009 20:20:00 +00002009-06-07T21:58:41.800+01:00Q is often jealous to see us eating ice cream. It's been so hot till the last few days, it is hard not to want to eat ice cream all the time. I am reluctant to give him store bought ice cream because he is only 18 months old. Homemade ice cream is easy to make and hard to compete with and you can really play around with flavour and adjust the sugar content. My ice cream maker is dead and since I http://lekkertje.blogspot.com/2009/06/banana-cinnamon-sorbet-lollies.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Valisa)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15088611.post-2894330082047647634Wed, 03 Jun 2009 21:00:00 +00002009-06-03T22:24:30.012+01:00The effervescent Crash Test Mom tagged me on 6 little things that makes me happy. Here they are in very random order ;-) 1. My Javanese Massage - I found my fabulous therapist who does authentic Javanese Urut (massage) through my facialist. I love her touch and the fact that I get to have a chinwag in Malay/Indonesian for solid 2 hours. My last pregnancy was a lot easier because she was taking http://lekkertje.blogspot.com/2009/06/random-happiness.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Valisa)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15088611.post-5146928525200434228Sun, 31 May 2009 22:35:00 +00002009-05-31T23:35:00.147+01:00bakingbutterbutter cakecakecoffeecakeeggsfarmer's marketorganicredrhubarbseasonalspringsugarsweettartvanillavanilla pod This is a simple cake to make, using fruits that happen to be in season. I use rhubarb which is wonderfully sweet and tart at the same time. It sets of the tender, homely and sweet cake so well. And the red colour always perks up my spirit. I only use the red part as I use the green part in something else (to be blogged later). I cooked the rhubarb for less than 5 minutes with sugar. The http://lekkertje.blogspot.com/2009/06/rhubarb-cake.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Valisa)0