Author: acmowlai

Mussels

Mussels with Bacon and Citrus Dressing

Mussels are the easiest of the molluscs to prepare, because they have a relatively small amount of muscle tissue, which means they cook in a flash! They are best cooked on a shallow pan, so that you can remove them as they open. The mussels are cooked once they’re open. […]

Breakfast Pie

Breakfast Pie

Breakfast Pie for breakfast lunch or dinner. It has all the elements of a hearty breakfast of bacon eggs potatoes leeks and melty cheese covered in puff pastry and baked until puffed and golden. Perfect as is but can be improved with a side of green salad and lots of […]

Bam-I Noodles

Bam-i Noodles

Bam-I is a contraction of two Hokkien words ba (beef) and mee (noodles). Among the various noodle dishes cooked in the Philippines, bam-i noodles originated from the Visayan regions and uses both Canton noodles and rice or mung bean vermicelli in the one dish. I myself like to cook this […]

Madiera Cake

Lemon Lime & Orange Madeira Cakes

Here in Sydney, we might be far from the island of Madeira ( it’s situated between Morocco and Portugal) , but there is no reason why we can’t enjoy these mini Madeira loaf. The Madeira cake is actually British and is usually a butter pound cake flavoured with lemon or […]

French Apple Cake

French Apple Tea Cake

An Apple a day….this tea cake fulfills your Apple a day requirement. It’s one of the easiest Cake to make and all the ingredients are pantry staples.I was inspired to make this French Apple Tea cake during the numerous lockdown we were experiencing due to COVID restrictions in 2020. At […]

Persian Salad

Persian Shirazi Salad

If you have dined in a Persian household or a Persian restaurant this salad would have been served for certain. This simple but refreshing salad of tomato and cucumber perfectly complements the rich kebabs and stews that the Persian cuisine is famous for. I have been to the beautiful city […]