An Idiot’s's Guide to Chinese Herbs for cooking. It lists a basic ingredient set-up for your pantry that lets you cook many Chinese dishes.
Recipe for my home’s own version of Masak Ayam Pongteh, a Peranakan (Nyonya) stewed chicken dish involving the used of preserved soya beans.
Had a go at making homemade Nyonya laksa (Singapore style) from scratch. Even the paste ingredients were hand-pounded. Not easy.
Recipe for homemade ang ku kueh. It is not as difficult as it sounds, but can be a little tedious to make.
Simplified Nyonya recipe for salted vegetable duck soup (giam chye ak / itek tim). I’ve made it many times, it’s quite quick and easy.
Adapted recipe for Nyonya chap chye, a wonderfully funghi-centric stewed vegetable dish, Peranakan style.
This blog post talks about Katong Laksa and Sungei Rd Trishaw Laksa in SIngapore, and compares it with the laksas that you can get overseas.
A good introduction to Nyonya (Peranakan) cuisine, as illustrated by wonderful meal at Restoran Aunty Lee in Melaka, Malaysia.


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