: : Kong Si Fatt Chai : :
Happy Chinese New Year everyone! Got this in the email today. Haha! It sure was funny.
Monthly Archives: January 2004
: : Chit Chat with Granny : :
Two weeks ago.
Wena : Wahliaw! Big CNY calendar lah! So shiny somemore!
Granny : Yalah! HOK mah! Bring good good luck for Monkey Year mah!
Wena : Expensive ah?
Granny : Yeah lor! RM20 one! But! Buy one time good enough mah!
Today. Granny came back home late after buying a rice cooker that she wanted so badly.
Wena : Wah! Where you go with pipeman ah? So long one!
Granny : We go 4 1/2 mile to buy rice cooker mah! Special one! Non-stick wor! And small size some more!
Wena : Cheh! Then Ah Tin Kuku (Kuku = Uncle) give one you don’t want anymore ah?
Granny : Haiya! That one rosak (spoilt) already lah! Somemore, too big! This one better!
Wena : Got money yesterday so quickly spend today ah!
Granny : Hee hee hee…
Later on in the evening.
Granny : Eh! Tomorrow too much food lah to eat! Only 3 of us lah!
Wena : Every year you cook a lot lah!
Granny : What to do? Need to eat for good luck one!
Wena : OK ok ok. What we have?
Granny : Kiam chai soup, curry chicken but no santan (coconut milk), duck, fried prawn, fish, mee and 3 different sayur (veggie) lah!
Wena : Wah! How come 3 ah?
Granny : Aiya! Need to eat mah! Got mixed veggie with good good luck luck veggie. Then need to makan (eat) leek. Also, I buy some mangkuang (Chinese turnip) that need to goreng with sotong kering (dried squid). Pork leg stew we do for Chap Goh Mei. Ok?
Wena : Can can. Anything can.
Granny : Also, all the kuih (little cakes) come already lah. But, Uncle Dom’s wife still not yet send the kuih murmur and pineapple tart lah! Haiya!
Wena : Want me to call him?
Granny : No lah! If tak jadi (doesn’t take place), then never mind lah!
Looks like I have to look for kuih murmur elsewhere. Or, try making it one day.
And grace, you temptress you! Now, have to go and buy the mould and try to make it! Cooking is fun when you have an audience at the end of the day! Haha!
: : Kailan & New Stove : :
A gruelling day today and so near CNY. Was thankful to rest my feet and sit down to a nice dinner. We had some kailan.
Add the stem of the Chinese broccoli plant. Was definitely sweet and crunchy. The first time I had this was in Singapore back in 2001 whilst during training. Had never tasted such things before so was very intrigued by the looks. Then, after taking a bite out of it, was immediately addicted to it.
Granny’s new stove. The stove costs about RM200 with an interesting figure : centrifugal flame. There is now more flames than before and it rotates! Scares me quite a bit but Granny was intrigued by the salesman during the Kuching Fest last August that she bought one. The ventilation system, imported from Taiwan, costs RM1000.
Wena : Wah! How to clean the oil ah? Doesn’t look easy.
Granny : Turn this knob and will clean itself lah! Salesman say just turn and when it tings! all done liaw.
Wena : Errr…maybe need to switch power on first?
By turning the knob, lights come on inside that thing. I can only deduce that it heats up the oil so that it drips down towards this small pan. Don’t know if it will work well or not but let’s see what happens. There is also a little story behind the whistling kettle in the picture. I sort of spoilt Granny’s old whistling kettle (that no longer whistles anyway) so had to quickly get her another one before she came back from her holiday. Phew! That was 2 yrs ago. What happened? The plastic knob melted into the kettle, the water dried up and the bottom became discoloured. Don’t ASK!
: : Kailan & New Stove : :
A gruelling day today and so near CNY. Was thankful to rest my feet and sit down to a nice dinner. We had some kailan.
Add the stem of the Chinese broccoli plant. Was definitely sweet and crunchy. The first time I had this was in Singapore back in 2001 whilst during training. Had never tasted such things before so was very intrigued by the looks. Then, after taking a bite out of it, was immediately addicted to it.
Granny’s new stove. The stove costs about RM200 with an interesting figure : centrifugal flame. There is now more flames than before and it rotates! Scares me quite a bit but Granny was intrigued by the salesman during the Kuching Fest last August that she bought one. The ventilation system, imported from Taiwan, costs RM1000.
Wena : Wah! How to clean the oil ah? Doesn’t look easy.
Granny : Turn this knob and will clean itself lah! Salesman say just turn and when it tings! all done liaw.
Wena : Errr…maybe need to switch power on first?
By turning the knob, lights come on inside that thing. I can only deduce that it heats up the oil so that it drips down towards this small pan. Don’t know if it will work well or not but let’s see what happens. There is also a little story behind the whistling kettle in the picture. I sort of spoilt Granny’s old whistling kettle (that no longer whistles anyway) so had to quickly get her another one before she came back from her holiday. Phew! That was 2 yrs ago. What happened? The plastic knob melted into the kettle, the water dried up and the bottom became discoloured. Don’t ASK!
: : Asian Online Recipes & Kuching Outer-Court : :
A typical Sunday spent surfing the net and bringing Granny out to get some last minute groceries for CNY.
Granny : We MUST get some GREEN VEGGIES LAH! Next week, no shop buka (open)!!
Wena : OK ok ok ok. Got enough kim chai (salted veggie) for your duck soup or not?
Granny : Can buy some more! Make BIG BIG pot and eat for 3 days!
Well, after the shopping spree, it was me back online surfing the net again when I found this site : Asian Online Recipes. Found it at EatonWeb and it’s actually located here in Malaysia. It details a lot of Chinese cuisine with step by step instructions. Not a lot of pictures though but it’s the recipes that are important! There’s even a free e-zine titled ‘The Practical Guide for Asian Recipes’.
On another note, Philipp has put up some of my pics on his site about Kuching. You can view it here. Suddenly, the food just jumps out at you!
: : Asian Online Recipes & Kuching Outer-Court : :
A typical Sunday spent surfing the net and bringing Granny out to get some last minute groceries for CNY.
Granny : We MUST get some GREEN VEGGIES LAH! Next week, no shop buka (open)!!
Wena : OK ok ok ok. Got enough kim chai (salted veggie) for your duck soup or not?
Granny : Can buy some more! Make BIG BIG pot and eat for 3 days!
Well, after the shopping spree, it was me back online surfing the net again when I found this site : Asian Online Recipes. Found it at EatonWeb and it’s actually located here in Malaysia. It details a lot of Chinese cuisine with step by step instructions. Not a lot of pictures though but it’s the recipes that are important! There’s even a free e-zine titled ‘The Practical Guide for Asian Recipes’.
On another note, Philipp has put up some of my pics on his site about Kuching. You can view it here. Suddenly, the food just jumps out at you!