I ate my first spiced nuts a few years back. They tasted mildly salty and a little spicy and I thought they were pretty bland for spiced nuts and did not care much for them. A couple of years later, I sampled a local grocery store’s Spiced Walnuts and I was hooked. The nuts were […]
Author: Chris
Green Tea Ice Cream
We have a favorite Japanese restaurant that we used to frequent (before Alex came along) that serves the most wonderful, delicious green tea ice cream we had ever tasted. I’ve always thought about trying to recreate the flavor (especially since we cannot find any similar ones from store-bought brands) but have never gotten around to […]
Temaki (Hand Roll) Sushi
Of all the types of sushi, I decided to make hand roll sushi because it seems simpler compared to the rest and also, it doesn’t require a bamboo rolling mat (which I don’t have). :) We used the following ingredients for our sushi: Nori (roasted seaweed) sheets, cut in half lengthwise Sushi rice Wasabi Mayonnaise […]
Sushi Rice
I’ve wanted to make sushi for a while now but had never attempted to because the task of making sushi rice had always seemed so daunting. It turned out to be as simple as can be. 2 cups sushi rice 2 cups water 6 tablespoons seasoned rice vinegar Rinse rice with water until water runs […]
Lego Creator
Ever since Alex got his Lego Creator – Mini Vehicles last Christmas, he is hooked on Lego. We love the Lego Creator series because of its 3-in-1 building feature, meaning three different sets of instructions are included in each product so you can build three different items. Wow! It’s like getting three boxes of Lego […]
Louise Nevelson Found Sculpture
I decided to have Alex do the actual Louise Nevelson Found Sculpture project as well. I didn’t really have any small “lost/unused” items around in the house, so we ended up using things we had plenty of. :) Since all these things were basically the same, we just chose a few different ones for Alex […]
Kompia (Sesame Bagel)
What is “kompia”? According to Wikitravel, it is a Foochow bagel that can only be found in Sibu where majority of the Chinese ethnic group is Foochow. For the longest time, it was true that kompia can only be bought in Sibu. However, shortly before I came over to the States (almost a decade now), kompia finally became available […]
Claypot Chicken Rice
I had never eaten Claypot Chicken Rice until I went over to West Malaysia for college. I first tasted it in Subang Jaya and have since then craved it occasionally. I found the following recipe online a few years back and thought that it tastes pretty much like the ones I used to eat in […]
Stir-Fried Okra
Okra is one of my favorite vegetables. I remember my parents having to force me to try it when I was young and I have loved it since then. It is delicious stir-fried with shrimp, belachan, or fresh chilies, or just plain salt and pepper (which it is here). I would normally make this dish […]