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Wednesday, May 15, 2024

Simple Stir-Fried Cauliflower - Bhaja Phool Kopi

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  Bhaja Phool Kopi Cauliflower ranks at the top of my list of favourite vegetables. I like this recipe because the true taste of the caulifl...
Tuesday, May 07, 2024

Smelts Cooked with Unripe Mangoes

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Smelts with Unripe Mangoes Mango Fish reminds me of our life in Rangoon (now known as Yangon). Mum made this dish with Topshe Mach or Mango ...
Saturday, February 03, 2024

Crab Claws Curry

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  Crab Claws Curry Rock crab claws at our local supermarket looked so clean and tempting. There was a little over a pound of claws in the pa...
Wednesday, January 03, 2024

Burmese Meat Curry - แ€กแ€žားแ€Ÿแ€„်း a thaa hin

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  Burmese Meat Curry I call this Meat Curry because the recipe can be used to cook any kind of meat. Beef Curry is called Ametha Hin and Por...
Monday, December 11, 2023

Fish with Cauliflower and Green Onions

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  Fish with Cauliflower & Green Onions Any kind of fish works with this recipe. I used filleted fish, but it goes without saying that bo...
Thursday, November 02, 2023

Begun Basanti - Eggplant in Mustard and Yogurt Sauce

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Begun Basanti My sister, Rene, introduced me to this eggplant dish. Use any kind of eggplant. Just make sure they are cut in uniform pieces....
Saturday, June 24, 2023

Asparagus with Onions and Tomatoes

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  Asparagus with Onions and Tomatoes Green beans prepared this way was a favorite when we were growing up. Fresh asparagus, I was sure, woul...
Monday, June 19, 2023

Easy English Trifle

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  Easy English Trifle This dessert brings back memories of school dinners on special occasions like our Annual Socials with St. Paul's a...
Tuesday, June 13, 2023

Chicken Piccata

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  Chicken Piccata Our teenage grandson is spending the week with us and he's interested in cooking, so I picked out a few recipes suitab...
Saturday, May 27, 2023

Burmese Fish Ball Curry

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  Burmese Fish Ball Curry I bought the pre-formed frozen fish balls made from cuttlefish at a Vietnamese market. The package was left in the...
Monday, May 08, 2023

Burmese Cucumbers and Shrimp

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  Cucumbers and Shrimp I enjoy the taste of cooked cucumbers, especially when they are paired with shrimp. This is a Burmese dish and is ver...
Saturday, May 06, 2023

San Pyoke - Burmese Congee

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  San Pyoke This congee or rice porridge brings back memories of our childhood in Rangoon, Burma (now known as Yangon, Myanmar). Rice is coo...
Tuesday, April 04, 2023

Bamboo Shoots with Surimi

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  Bamboo Shoots with Surimi When a member of the family is allergic to shrimp, the cook has to resort to other means to pump flavor into veg...
Monday, March 13, 2023

Ranga Alur Bhortha - Sweet Potato Mash

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  Ranga Alur Bhortha Sweet potatoes were always a favourite vegetable even as a child. One of my earliest memories is walking around with a ...
Saturday, March 11, 2023

Spicy Peanut Noodles

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  Spicy Peanut Noodles It turns out that Hubby is allergic to peanuts, so I made these noodles just for myself and went crazy with the chili...
Thursday, March 09, 2023

Dried Fruit & Nut Treats

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3 Kinds of Treats Having to watch my sugar intake puts me on the lookout for sugar-free or no-sugar-added dessert options. These simple ener...
Tuesday, February 28, 2023

Omelette Curry

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  Omelette Curry This reminds me of Mum. We'd have this as a wonderful alternative to Dimer Dalna made with whole eggs. Cook the omelett...
Monday, February 27, 2023

Beyond Meat Keema Curry - Minced Meat Curry

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  Beyond Meat Keema Curry Beyond Meat is a plant-based substitute for meat, made from a combination of peas and brown rice. It tastes just l...
Sunday, February 26, 2023

Mattar Paneer Bhurji - Scrambled Cottage Cheese and Peas

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Mattar Paneer Bhurji This looks a lot like Indian scrambled eggs, but there are no eggs in this preparation. Instead, paneer or cottage chee...
Saturday, February 25, 2023

Bhindi Alu Bhaja - Stir-Fried Okra and Potatoes

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  Bhindi Alu Bhaja Bhindi or okra is a summer vegetable and tastes wonderful when stir-fried on its own or with diced potatoes. I like to co...
Sunday, February 05, 2023

Chicken Bulgogi Noodle Bowl

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  Chicken Bulgogi Noodle Bowl For Grandboy's Day this week we each had a bowl of Ramen Noodles topped with Ground Chicken Bulgogi and bl...
Saturday, January 28, 2023

Alu Mattar Keema - Potatoes Peas and Minced Meat Curry

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  Alu Mattar Keema The best keema curry I've had was from the dhaba or truckers' diner in Defense Colony of New Delhi, India. Most o...
Friday, January 20, 2023

Begun Bashonti - Eggplant in Mustard Sauce

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  Begun Bashonti This eggplant preparation was first suggested by my eldest sister. Mum would make it for special occasions for which it is ...
Monday, December 26, 2022

Apple Bundt Cake

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  Apple Bundt Cake Inverted A Slice On very rare occasions like today, we're celebrating with an Apple Bundt Cake! Using brown sugar ins...
Saturday, December 24, 2022

Chicken Laksa Curry

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  Chicken Laksa Curry Laksa Paste The easiest chicken curry, made possible with a store-bought laksa paste which is available in Asian marke...