tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19562571536101355932024-02-19T17:22:08.745+01:00Denise's WonderlandA blog about my new adventure in Europe, from Denmark and the Netherlands to the rest of the world. Denisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15726010112110484500noreply@blogger.comBlogger237125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1956257153610135593.post-86299531255068899082021-01-31T16:02:00.001+01:002021-01-31T16:02:57.699+01:00Pandan Coconut Milk Rice
I was so fascinated when I saw a youtuber was having a plate of pandan nasi lemak aka coconut milk rice. I am a big fan of pandan. I like any food with pandan flavour, especially sweet dessets.The green colour, soft and fluffy rice grain instantly captured my heart. I was drooling away when I saw the food clip, and I knew I needed to make a plate of pandan nasi lemak. A plate of nasi lemak is Denisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15726010112110484500noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1956257153610135593.post-44875992103914462472020-12-25T18:00:00.001+01:002021-01-01T13:18:07.642+01:005 Minutes Sambal Shrimps, Way Sambal Sauce
Shopping in the Asian grocers can be like treasure hunting for me. It can be full of surprises, or it can be of disappointments. There are times I discover great ingredients unexpectedly; there are times I struggle to find the ingredients that I am looking for. This is exactly the experience I have with a bottle of Way Sambal Sauce. Sambal aka spicy chili paste is not an easy dish to make at Denisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15726010112110484500noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1956257153610135593.post-8599747160725764732020-11-20T20:51:00.001+01:002020-11-20T20:51:33.129+01:00Daikon Series: Stir-Fry Radish Cake
This is the sequel of my radish cake's affair. Other than the pan fried radish cake which I shared in my earlier post (check out post), another best way to enjoy the radish cake is through stir-fry. Stir-fry radish cake is also one of the popular dishes to order in most of the dim sum restaurants.
One of the key ingredients for the stir-fry radish cake is actually the preserved turnip. Denisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15726010112110484500noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1956257153610135593.post-47260734708371292972020-10-21T12:43:00.000+02:002020-10-21T12:43:44.599+02:00Daikon Series: Radish cake
My last visit to SB was a fruitful one as I brought back home a stalk of fat radish. I used half for my oden soup (check out my previous post) and saved the other half for radish cake. I always order the pan fried radish cake when I patron at the dim sum restaurants. So far the radish cake by Full Moon Restaurant, The Hague tops my list. I simply fall in love with the texture - not too soft Denisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15726010112110484500noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1956257153610135593.post-89189697318861388982020-09-20T23:55:00.001+02:002020-09-20T23:55:22.571+02:00Homemade Chili Oil and Chicken Dumpling
I made chicken dumplings today and I also made some homemade spicy chili oil to go with the dumplings. The chili oil is very simple to make and you can actually make a big amount and store them in the bottles for later use. The bottled chili oil can last for 2 weeks, if kept in room temperature. You may store it for longer, up to 3 months, when store in the refrigerator. The chili oil is so Denisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15726010112110484500noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1956257153610135593.post-58412407897615747362020-08-10T12:34:00.000+02:002020-08-10T12:34:04.999+02:00Cereal Fish Fillets
I first made the dish few months ago. It was a great success and I was super thrill on how delicious the dish tasted. I was drooling awhile when the dish was done. I was so eager to sample the dish and totally forgot to snap a photo of the final dish. By the time I realized, the dish was half gone.
Since I love the dish so much, I am making it again ^_^. I used shrimps for my previous dish, Denisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15726010112110484500noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1956257153610135593.post-55888210749177702932020-07-20T23:01:00.000+02:002020-07-20T23:01:23.265+02:00Spicy Noodles - Little Couple Dry Noodle
If you love spicy, springy and chewy noodles, this would be the type of noodles for you. Introducing here is a product from Taiwan, named Little Couple Dry Noodle. Unlike other type of noodles, the noodle is sun-dried. Non-fried noodles are normally healthier. Apart from this, there is no additional preservative added and only plant-based oil is used for the recipe. In another words, the Denisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15726010112110484500noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1956257153610135593.post-48038273975040679612020-06-20T22:21:00.000+02:002020-06-20T22:23:07.047+02:00Daikon Series: Daikon Radish Oden
I do not usually shop at SB. I somehow made an unusual trip there early of the month because my vitamin supply was running low and I need to restock :( Guess what I spotted in the fresh produce section while shopping in SB? Daikon radish!! Ever since my first try of daikon radish oden in Osaka few years back, I instantly fell in love with daikon radish. Daikon radish is rare to find inDenisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15726010112110484500noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1956257153610135593.post-50308202432174812002020-05-20T23:44:00.001+02:002020-05-20T23:47:23.317+02:00Rasmus Klump American Pancakes
I crave for pancakes so much, especially the ready-made pancakes by Marks and Spencer. (Check out my previous post on M&S Mandarin Orange Pancakes) To satisfy my craving for pancakes, I decided to make my own. While shopping for the ingredients, I spotted this ready-made pancake mix by Rasmus Klump. It is a convenience pancake mix for busy or lazy folk like me :) Most of the important Denisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15726010112110484500noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1956257153610135593.post-52248031623588128442020-04-29T23:24:00.001+02:002020-04-29T23:28:08.772+02:00Peanut Pancake aka Apam
Pantry ingredients which are normally found in the supermarkets are now hard to find in this lockdown period. So, I try to compromise with any substitutes that come close to the ingredients I usually use for my baking. Dry yeast is unavailable, so I opt for fresh yeast instead.I am new to fresh yeast, so I did a little experiment with this simple pancake recipe, commonly known as peanuts Denisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15726010112110484500noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1956257153610135593.post-43279352897245767772020-03-29T17:47:00.001+02:002020-03-29T17:47:45.601+02:00Frikadeller with Tangy Tomato Based Gravy
Frikadeller are flat, pan-fried meatballs. They come in many variations - fish, chicken, pork and even mashed potato frikadeller. You can easily buy the ready-made frikadeller from the supermarkets here, but the mashed potato version are hard to find here. I usually go for either the fish or chicken frikadeller. Somehow, I made a mistake during my last visit to the supermarket. I accidentally Denisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15726010112110484500noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1956257153610135593.post-28952092196272296902020-02-29T01:00:00.000+01:002020-02-29T18:41:42.875+01:00Egg-Mayo Onigiri
Cold winter makes me too lazy for heavy cooking. I am hungry yet I am not in the mood to cook. At the same time, my tummy is so reluctant to be satisfied by instant noodles.There is some left over rice in the fridge, and I think I can make something out of it. I rummage through my little pantry and I found a packet of furikake. Boom ... let's make a handmade onigiri with it.
I am making theDenisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15726010112110484500noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1956257153610135593.post-47617221811516860592020-01-20T23:31:00.001+01:002020-01-20T23:39:51.314+01:00M&S Mandarin Orange Pancakes
I love products by Marks and Spencer and the M&S' pancakes top my list. Either the plain or the raisin pancakes, I love them all! I recently discover the new flavor - mandarin orange pancakes. As a citrus lover, I instantly fall in love with this new flavor.The moment I opened the packaging, the citrusy fragrant immediately filled the air. Very refreshing indeed. Mandarin orange is less Denisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15726010112110484500noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1956257153610135593.post-34810542391173630462019-12-30T21:12:00.003+01:002019-12-30T21:12:52.774+01:00Indonesian Rendang Curry by Asian Home Gourmet
There wasn’t a plan to cook rendang dishes for the weekend, somehow I spotted the rendang spice pre-mixed pack from the Asian grocer. Out of curiosity, I bought a packet for a try.The instructions (as stated on the packaging) to prepare the dish was rather simple, as contrasted to the usual way to prepare the dish. I was a bit skeptical with the taste of the end product as I suspected it Denisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15726010112110484500noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1956257153610135593.post-70471888503875589462019-11-29T00:00:00.000+01:002019-12-15T14:31:41.933+01:004-Ingredients Sweet Potato Pancakes
I am on sweet potato pancakes' spell and I have made the pancakes twice in a week. Reason ... I just can't enough of these pancakes. They are simply addictive and you will just snack and snack until you realize you have just tagged in the last piece of pancake on the plate. Trust me, they taste super good and you will not be satisfied with just a single slice. Make sure you make more :).
Denisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15726010112110484500noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1956257153610135593.post-88194524326881027862019-10-31T13:29:00.000+01:002019-10-31T13:29:38.422+01:00Cantonese Porridge with Chicken Balls
Basically there are two type of porridge I know of - Cantonese style porridge and Teow Chew style porridge. What are the differences between the two. The Cantonese style porridge is thicker in texture and it is more flavourful, because it is usually cooked with other ingredients such as chicken, pork or fish. Thus you can eat it on its own without any side dishes. The Teow Chew style porridge,Denisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15726010112110484500noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1956257153610135593.post-7096948660285657852019-09-29T15:06:00.001+02:002019-09-29T15:06:28.361+02:00Boiled Chickpeas
Ada dished out a small bowl of boiled chickpeas as appetiser. I was fascinated with the dish as they tasted very good - light and refreshing. It is the kind of healthy snack which I can snack all day long without worrying extra calories. As information from the internet, 100g contains just 164 calories (Click here)The recipe shared by Ada is very simple - just dried chickpeas, salt and water. Denisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15726010112110484500noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1956257153610135593.post-36665646978352663162019-08-22T23:47:00.001+02:002019-08-22T23:47:35.150+02:00Mo Sang Kor Herbal Chicken Soup
Early of the year, I had posted a recipe of herbal chicken soup recipe using spice mixed by Tean's Gourmet. But this time round, I am trying a new brand called Mo Sang Kor. Initially I have no intention to include it on my blog as Mo Sang Kor is not the brand I would go for when come to chicken soup. However after the first sip of the flavorful broth, I was instantly convinced that this is theDenisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15726010112110484500noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1956257153610135593.post-83035417977899475212019-07-07T19:02:00.000+02:002019-07-07T19:02:01.050+02:00MasFood Rendang Curry Chicken
Knowing that I am a big fan of rendang curry dish, my friend bought me a pack of pre-mixed rendang curry paste all the way from South East Asia to try on. It is the instant rendang curry paste by Masfood. I highly recommend this instant rendang paste as it is so simple to prepare and it tastes pretty good. Not to mention, it is very time saving i.e. you can basically cut down the prep time (Denisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15726010112110484500noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1956257153610135593.post-89319258566646719492019-06-18T21:39:00.001+02:002019-06-18T21:39:37.447+02:00Scallion Pancakes Using Gyoza Wraps
I love scallion pancakes but find them too troublesome to prepare them at home. I tried to look for the frozen scallion pancakes from the Asian grocers. Too bad, only the paratha flatbreads were available. I was later told by the shop owner that I can make the simplified version of scallion pancakes with the gyoza wraps. The instructions given sounded simple and I decided to give the recipe Denisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15726010112110484500noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1956257153610135593.post-72504164139012978652019-05-29T11:20:00.000+02:002019-05-29T11:20:40.353+02:00Spicy Ayam Masak Merah (Maggi premix sauce)
Yes, I am making red sauce chicken, aka ayam masak merah again! What differentiated from my previous ayam masak merah is, this is a spicy version. I am using the same premix sauce by Maggi's brand, but with some twist. I am super satisfied with the improvised recipe as it tastes as good as the ayam masak merah dish which you can find at the local malay stalls. (check out my older post Denisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15726010112110484500noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1956257153610135593.post-14227843150616147192019-04-21T15:18:00.001+02:002019-04-21T15:18:55.022+02:00Sweet Potato Fries and Baked Salmon
Sweet potato is classified as super food and sweet potato fries has been a hit recently. Many fast food restaurants start to include sweet potato fries into their menu and they are well accepted by the consumer.I am a big fan of sweet potato. I go for any food with sweet potatoes i.e. sweet potato chips, sweet potato cakes, sweet potato buns, sweet potato cookies, sweet potato ice-shave etc. Denisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15726010112110484500noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1956257153610135593.post-76776784040096274932019-03-22T23:13:00.000+01:002019-03-22T23:13:13.126+01:00Healthy Avocado Tuna Rugbrød Sandwich
Avocado, the super food, is packed with great nutrients, for example potassium, vitamin C, K, B5, B6 and E. Avocados are 0 cholesterol and low in saturated fat. According to the NHANES survey, people who eat avocados regularly tend to be healthier - weighed less, have a lower BMI, have less belly fat and have higher levels of “good” HDL cholesterol.
For the mentioned reasons above, I'm Denisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15726010112110484500noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1956257153610135593.post-13200304883222414402019-02-17T20:07:00.005+01:002019-02-17T23:09:11.020+01:00Inari Sushi aka Stuffed Tofu Pouches
I am a big fan of inari sushi aka stuffed tofu pouches. Inari is a must-order item every time I patron at the sushi restaurants. Unfortunately inari sushi is not commonly found in the sushi menu here (in Europe). So, in order to satisfy my craving from inari sushi, I decided to make my own at home.
The inari tofu wraps can be easily found in most of the Asian grocers here. There are 12 Denisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15726010112110484500noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1956257153610135593.post-80204231266719664672019-01-20T16:48:00.002+01:002019-01-20T16:48:43.200+01:00Herbal Chicken Soup (by Tean's Gourmet Klang Herbs & Spices for Soup Kau)
Temperate continues to drop and chill weather once again hits. There is nothing more prefect than a bowl of hot soup to warm the tummy. Since chicken drumsticks are on sales at the local supermarket, so I decided to make a pot of herbal chicken soup to warm myself up. I am using the herbal soup pre-mixed pack from Tean's Gourmet - Klang Herbs & Spices for Soup Kau.
This is my first time Denisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15726010112110484500noreply@blogger.com0