Spicy Eggplant Stirfry

March 9, 2009 by Dani

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Due to ongoing time constraints, its another quick linky post from me tonight. I adapted this recipe with the only changes being oyster sauce for bean paste and beef mince for pork. Simply because that was what we had in the house. Served over steamed rice it was a tasty treat.

A chance to use chopsticks

February 21, 2009 by Dani

Recently we had yum cha with some friends to celebrate Chinese New Year. It was Son and heir’s first bone fide attempt at using chop sticks and he did remarkably well. I mentioned to him that they would be easier to get the hang of if they wee child sized. Ever since, he has been […]

More Vietnamese Feasting

February 12, 2008 by Dani

Sometimes I fear I’m going to end up retyping Into the Vietnamese Kitchen in it’s entirety on this blog. So I will suffice to say thast last night I finally made the pantry staple caramel sauce. Used in savoury dishes in Vietnamese cooking it is a bittersweet condiment. This was used in Caramelised Mince Pork […]

Pork and Noodle Stirfry

January 15, 2008 by Dani

The fridge is starting to look really bare now. The vegetable bins are actually empty. Gosh, that was possibly premature, I still have 1 or 2 more dinners to cook. Oh well, surely I have something in the freezer, that’s still pretty full. This one is Vietnamese by inspiration and was a genuine 10 minute […]