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Singaporean beef mulled wine soup

Singaporean beef mulled wine soup

Singaporean beef mulled wine soup A friend of mine asked me to have a go at this one, as it is a favourite food whenever he is staying over in Singapore. He called it Singaporean beef mulled wine soup, because of the resemblance to traditional mulled wine we have in Europe. I had to do […]

Gazpacho Soup

Gazpacho Soup

Gazpacho Soup I saw a very interesting recipe for a Gazpacho Soup and thought how can I make this an Asian version. This is the outcome. I think you will like this. The big surprise is the very first ingredient. I tell you though it really does bloody work! This is a delicious soup recipe. […]

Chinese Chicken & Sweetcorn Soup

Chinese Chicken and Sweetcorn Soup

Share on facebook Share Share on twitter Tweet Share on pinterest Pinit Share on whatsapp WhatsApp Chinese Chicken and Sweetcorn Soup What can I say? The kids love chicken and sweetcorn soup. We have taken to going to Chinese restaurants and hawkers, ordering chicken and sweet corn soup and adding some plain rice to create […]

Asian Sprouts with Bacon Incredible Recipe (2023)

Asian Sprouts with Bacon

Share on facebook Share Share on twitter Tweet Share on pinterest Pinit Share on whatsapp WhatsApp Asian Sprouts with Bacon   Apologies to all my non-porky friends but this really does need the bacon – it is a marriage made in heaven. I am a boy originally from Margate in England, and bacon was a […]

Prata Wrap Cockles

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Cockles in a Prata Wrap, what’s not to love? Prata Wrap Cockles – We eat out so much at our local food courts that it really does allow you to get confidence to try. Try to eat and try to cook. So even the recipes where I am not comparing to a local dish are […]

Carpaccio of Beef Asian Style

This is really really good. So turn off your eating with your eyes and just enjoy the flavours. Yes folks we venture in to the world of raw beef. Yep pull off its horns, wipe its bum and get it on the plate. For a large plate, easily enough for 4-6 you will need; 2-3 […]

Japanese dancing omelettes – Bonito style

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So it was my turn to cook breakfast. What to do? What to cook the kids that they’d like? Lets get creative and make Japanese style omelet. Piece of cake this if you have the ingredients to hand. That’s what drove me to create this one – basically what was in the fridge! This will […]

Indian Chai Chicken

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Indian Chai Chicken   Not quite my usual South East Asia style, but depending who you speak to India is still a part of APAC. As you travel around and through India you always spot tea stalls, or as more commonly known – Chai Stalls. They are everywhere, village, town or city – there they […]

Thai style pork curry with coconut

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Thai style pork curry with coconut It was one of those days. The family needed feeding. Damn what we got? “Not a lot”, was the answer. “Some pork is in the freezer.” Hmmmm, now that’s a great help – NOT! Down to the minimart I trudged with a list of 4 items, and ended up […]

Thai Beach Food

Thai beach food

Thai beach food Sat one day having a beer at Ska Bar on the beach at Kata Beach, Phuket, when up strolls this chap with what looked like boiled eggs in baskets on his pole. Street food hits the beach it seems – truly Thai beach food. But what was it he was selling? Was […]