Mostly vegetarian recipes
Thai green papaya salad is perfect for the hot weather we are heading into. I used to only order green papaya salad at restaurants because it intimidated me. I didn't realise just how easy it was to make! The only thing that takes time is shredding the papaya but even that didn't take too long … Continue reading Thai green papaya salad
Burmese pea fried rice is one of the my favourite ways to eat yellow peas. I recall hawkers walking down streets with baskets of steamed peas on their heads yelling "pe pyote" (boiled peas). They were a favourite of mine and traditionally steamed sprouted which adds a depth of flavour to these peas. My mom … Continue reading Burmese pea fried rice
This Thai fried rice is a vegetarian version but you can add meat of your choice to this. It is the perfect use of leftover rice that's been left in the fridge for a day or several. I first posted this recipe more than five years ago when I was going through a bit of … Continue reading Thai Fried Rice
Cheesy cauliflower is one of the best ways to eat cauliflower. Of course, if you want to be fancier, just call it a "cauliflower gratin" at your dinner parties. I love growing my own vegetables and herbs and I had a bumper crop of cauliflower this year - see below. It was just as big, … Continue reading Cheesy Cauliflower
Tadka daal curry is the probably one of the best Indian curries I have ever had. Although I love my more meaty curries very much, I feel an Indian meal is incomplete without some daal. I just love it. I could almost eat it every day and that's saying something because I love my variety. … Continue reading Tadka daal curry
My husband loves silky egg sauces like those you see in a wat tan hor fun. This sauce is very versatile and you can also use it in any stir fry with leafy vegetables. I made this with gai choy, a somewhat bitter leafy vegetable. It works well with any leafy green vegetable of Asian … Continue reading Silky egg stir fry
Crispy baked tofu is one of my favourite ways of eating tofu. It's also very versatile because you can also toss this with other ingredients like noodles, salad, etc. for a complete meal. Although I eat this on its own with some sriracha sauce or kimchi as a snack. Give it a try and I … Continue reading Crispy Baked Tofu
My daughter loves raisin bread and she usually has it for breakfast during the week before school. I've always used store bought raisin bread but found them to be quite sweet. It's 2022 and there's still supply issues for several items. Lately we have had supply issues at our local supermarket and it has been … Continue reading Raisin Bread
My parents came to stay with me in Perth ... for a year. They just left recently to go back to Myanmar. Things aren't exactly "stable" there but when you consider the Ukraine war, it is probably a little bit more stable. When they left, my mom had left half a cauliflower in the fridge … Continue reading Roast cauliflower salad with celery, apricots and almonds
