It’s five more days to the last day of the Lunar New Year or Chap Goh Mei in Hokkien. Restaurants are still serving Yusheng (raw fish salad). I had Yusheng with smoked salmon and crispy fish skin for the first time last week. It was surprisingly nice. This post features Anne Lise’s Lunar New YearContinue reading “Lunar New Year Specials”
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Beginner’s Choice: Lunar New Year Dumplings
Many years ago, I met some students from China who told me about the tradition of making dumplings for Chinese New Year. It’s a whole day affair when family members reunite to make the dumplings and to catch up. When we were thinking of what to do for our pre-Chinese New Year gathering with friendsContinue reading “Beginner’s Choice: Lunar New Year Dumplings”
Beginner’s Choice: The Story of Fried Rice
Fried rice is an interesting dish. Although it has humble origins in that it came about with the objective of not wasting food, it has developed into a dish that graces many important occasions, including the Chinese New Year banquet. The type of ingredients distinguishes the simple staple fried rice dish from the celebration friedContinue reading “Beginner’s Choice: The Story of Fried Rice”
Beginner’s Choice: Food for thought
When food is so beautiful, it not only appeals to the palate but also to the intellect. One thinks about where it comes from and all the skills that have gone into making it both appetizing and appealing. I found a piece of the white chocolate and cranberry tart mentioned in the previous blog postContinue reading “Beginner’s Choice: Food for thought”
Beginner’s Choice: Sharing Christmas Meals
Christmas is a time for sharing joys, meals, and gifts. I greeted Elizabeth, who attended one of the first Homskil courses, with an e-card with the Nativity scene. The Nativity scene had stones on the ground outside the stable. The stones were not just decorative. They added a historical dimension to the Nativity scene. TheyContinue reading “Beginner’s Choice: Sharing Christmas Meals”
Beginner’s Choice: Home Fine Dining
Home cooked meals and fine dining don’t seem to go together intuitively. But there is no reason why you can’t have fine dining at home. I was talking to a classmate recently who told me that her father is a chef. I said that the food at her home must be good. To my surprise,Continue reading “Beginner’s Choice: Home Fine Dining”
Beginner’s Choice: Home-cooking
A friend mentioned in a talk a couple of weeks ago that many young people she knows told her that they never have home-cooked food, that’s why they love going to her place because they get to have home-cooked food. It made me feel a bit sad that they are not only missing out onContinue reading “Beginner’s Choice: Home-cooking”
Beginner’s Choice: Simply Spanish
Nelly, who is part of HomSkil’s culinary team, recently went to Spain for the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage. It is a long trek to the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela. I have many friends who have done the Camino (as it is usually called for short) and some have done it more than once. AlongContinue reading “Beginner’s Choice: Simply Spanish”
Beginner’s Choice: Preserving Traditional Recipes
I met Feisan a few years ago when she joined a HomSkil’s online homemaking course. She was already a good cook, so she was ahead of others who needed to learn the basics of cooking. What stood out to her in the course was that the bathroom/toilet/restroom is a “comfort room”, a private space whereContinue reading “Beginner’s Choice: Preserving Traditional Recipes”
Beginner’s Choice: Sabahan Delights
Many of us who have visited West Malaysia think that we have seen Malaysia, but we often forget that if there is West Malaysia, there is also East Malaysia. Getting from West Malaysia to East Malaysia involves taking a plane or a boat to Sabah or Sarawak. I have been teaching English to girls fromContinue reading “Beginner’s Choice: Sabahan Delights”
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