An exciting layered salad combines crisp vegetables flavoured with fresh herbs, noodles and marinated grilled tofu. The tofu is best prepared several hours in advance as longer marinating will [...]
Being colour-blind excluded me from certain jobs in the US Marines – but I was so determined that my recruiter took pity on me, giving me a colour vision test book to memorise before taking the [...]
Domburi is a Japanese dish, the name of which originally referred to the bowl in which it was cooked, and Yakitori domburi is traditionally a one-pot meal of chicken and rice. The addition of buk [...]
This Chinese seafood noodle dish is so simple and quick to make. In under 30 minutes you will have a delicious, healthy and low-fat meal.
This spicy noodle soup is popular in Malaysia, Singapore and the Philippines. It is a hearty soup that makes a substantial main meal and can easily be varied to suit your preference. Try chicken [...]
Tasty, fragrant and an impressive dish to serve as entrées or starters at dinner parties.
These fragrant Chinese-style pot-stickers are made with won ton wrappers. They are part fried, then simmered in stock and served on a bed of green leaves with a spicy salad of peanuts and crunchy [...]
A healthy and tasty snack dish that's perfect for entertaining and for the family.
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Delicious barbecue steak sliced into thin strips, then threaded onto wooden skewers with blanched capsicums. A perfect entrée or starter dish.
These tasty fish cakes are a popular Thai dish that can be made in advance and stored in the refrigerator. They are perfect for entertaining, as they can be cooked indoors or on a barbecue and [...]
Packed with crisp raw vegetables and juicy fruit slices, these wraps make a refreshing alternative to duck in this popular Chinese snack. They are ideal for entertaining because the lamb is [...]
This healthy snack combines the natural flavours of lightly steamed crisp vegetables with a deliciously tasty peanut sauce. It is a great way of using leftover vegetables and can be adapted to [...]
When a teacher asked my six-year-old nephew why his handwriting wasn’t as neat as usual, he responded, “I’m trying a new font.”
With a bit of practice, these Chinese-style dumplings are simple and fun to prepare. Served warm with a dipping sauce, they make a wonderfully tasty snack or appetiser. And because they are [...]
This type of sushi (temaki zushi) is great fun as all the ingredients are prepared beforehand and guests make their own sushi, without the need for sushi mats. The sushi should be eaten as soon [...]
