Steaming fish Hong Kong style is incredibly easy. It’s also healthy, quick and delicious. In general Singaporean Chinese/Cantonese…


A braised version of Charsiu (the one I make for the kids most often right now)
I think almost every child likes charsiu (also spelled “char siew”), aka Chinese barbecued pork. There’s something wonderfully…

Family Food: Jiaozi 饺子
For the longest time, I’ve been trying to develop a simple jiaozi filling that is juicy and flavourful….

Three-day Kuching eater’s guide
We recently spent an awesome weekend in Kuching with over 30 friends. Most of them were people we…

Babi kecap: Indonesian sweet soy pork stew
I am so enamoured of this babi kecap, a classic Chinese Indonesian stew of pork braised in kecap…

Gyoza & Jiaozi (wrapping video)
Over the lunar new year holiday, my darling wife whipped up some of her signature dumplings for me…

Pantry Basics: Homemade egg noodles
Why would anyone bother to make their own noodles? I’ve been obsessed with being able to prepare all…

3-in-1 Steamed Custard: Toddler food, comfort food and dinner party headliner
Over the years, I’ve simplified my culinary style. Back when I worked from home and had no children,…

Choosing restaurants when travelling and an inspired egg dish
Any person who reads my posts on this site regularly would know that when my wife and I…