Category: cooking
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How To Make A Nyonya Rempah Paste
This Malaysian curry paste looks hard to make on first glance. After a few goes though you will be able to make it blindfolded and I hope like me you find it an enjoyable process :). I make it well ahead of time for my favourite south-east Asian curry, a sticky Nyonyan Chicken Curry (see…
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PK’s Curry Paste Kit
You’ve probably noticed, that for me, cooking is a journey thing and not a destination thing. Nothing epitomises this more than making your own curry pastes. I love the experience of sourcing the spices and getting inside tips from Asian grocers. It has also driven much of the layout of my kitchen garden so I can get…
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PK’s Knife 101
I only have two knives that I use in the kitchen. Both are from knife makers Global and I use the larger one for almost everything. I bought both of them as ex demo stock years ago and was never really happy with them until I sharpened them myself using a whetstone. A really sharp…
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Welchy’s Ultimate Cheese Toastie
As a kid, the ultimate treat was one of Mum’s cheese toasted sandwiches. This wasn’t just your run of the mill, use-a-toaster type of toasted sandwich though. Mum perfected the Ultimate Cheese Toastie in the fry-pan! Buttery, toasted, crunchy goodness on the outside with superbly melted and stringy cheese in the middle…served with you know…a…
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Welchy’s Ultimate Fry Pan Cheese Toastie
As a kid, the ultimate treat was one of Mum’s cheese toasted sandwiches. This wasn’t just your run of the mill, use-a-toaster type of toasted sandwich though. Mum perfected the Ultimate Cheese Toastie in the fry-pan! Buttery, toasted, crunchy goodness on the outside with superbly melted stringy cheese in the middle…served with you know…a heaping…
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Curry Leaf Tree (Murraya koenigii)
I love this tree. The sight of it and the smell it releases when you brush past it make me smile. It can be hard to find in a nursery and they are not cheap. I got mine from Bunnings as a small seedling and resisting the temptation to harvest it too early took a…
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Curry Leaf Trees
I love curry leaf trees. The sight and the aroma they release when you brush past them make me smile. They can be hard to find in a nursery and they are not cheap. I got mine from Bunnings as a small seedling. I am keeping it to less than two meters tall through regular…
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I Caught A Squid, Now What?
My ideal fishing trip sees me catching a few squid for dinner. Shame that I am terrible at catching squid. I mostly resort to bartering a few table fish for them with my mates. That said, even a blind pig finds a truffle now and then :).
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How To Prepare Freshly Caught Squid
My ideal fishing trip sees me catching a few squid for dinner. Unfortunately I am terrible at catching squid 🙂 . Occasionally I get lucky but mostly resort to bartering a few table fish for them with my mates. These lovely looking squid rings came out of Owen Anchorage (just south of the port of…
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Welchy’s Prawn Stack
In the spirit of Good Friday and sticking to my parents tradition (and somewhat of my own), I took the opportunity to make something new and exciting. Growing up my brother and I used to dowse fish in tomato sauce or insist the fillets were bread-crumbed just so we could eat it. Dial ahead 12…
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