23 November 2018
21 February 2018
How to cut and eat a pineapple
If you didn't grow up in the tropics, chances are you don't know the "proper" way of cutting a pineapple. Or even how… Posted by Alex Chan on Tuesday, February 20, 2018
20 December 2017
Home Cooking 2017
Trying out new ideas and new ingredients. Trying as much as possible not to capture the tried-and-trusted ideas already captured in previous years. Posted by Alex Chan on Monday, January 2, 2017
28 June 2017
Grocery shopping in my local suburb
I'm very lucky to live near Northcote where there is an Indonesian-owned supermarket and a mainland Chinese one. I get access to some fine stuff which people in Malaysia would have trouble finding. Posted by Alex Chan on Wednesday, June 28, 2017
20 June 2017
Making Gluten for Vegetarian “Meat”
Gluten is somewhat vilified in the Western world but it is a common protein source for vegetarians in parts of Asia (mi… Posted by Alex Chan on Monday, June 19, 2017
27 December 2016
Simple home-cooked meals 2016
With travel, work and keeping fit, this year's album started small but it appears to have grown rapidly towards the end… Posted by Alex Chan on Saturday, March 12, 2016
15 December 2016
Bakso & Beef Noodle Soup
Bakso is an Indonesian-style meatball served in a soup, sometimes with noodles. I try making it and use it in a Malaysian-Thai-Chinese beef noodle soup. With Kimball John Gaitely and Jo Spiers. Posted by Alex Chan on Wednesday, December 14, 2016
13 December 2016
Filipino Food Reinterpreted
Malaysians don't rave about Filipino food. It isn't spicy enough for us. As a challenge (and a private joke between me… Posted by Alex Chan on Monday, December 12, 2016
31 December 2014
Simple home-cooked meals 2014
A break from career and travelling life sees me making home-cooked food or a change rather than eating out most days…. Posted by Alex Chan on Thursday, May 15, 2014