Category Archives: Drooling & Cooking

Food, food, glorious food!

Dishing out the cuttlefish

Posted on January 21, 2010 by The Giddy Tigress

  Let’s face it.  If I even have the remote-est chance of hosting a Chinese New Year reunion dinner in my home in the future, I had better learn how to cook Jiu Hoo Char, a very popular palatable Hokkien … Continue reading →

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The really ultimate carrot cake

Posted on January 13, 2010 by The Giddy Tigress

  At the mere mention of carrot cake, most Penangites would verily point you to a certain famous bakery here (whose name I will not mention).  I have tasted the carrot cake there before, and while I do enjoy its … Continue reading →

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EPA, DHA and Omega-3

Posted on December 30, 2009 by The Giddy Tigress

Okay, I admit I am kiasu. But only when the health and wellbeing of my family is concerned. 🙂 And when I cook, I want to make sure that the food I put on the table is tasty as well … Continue reading →

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Buttery blast from the past

Posted on December 15, 2009 by The Giddy Tigress

My good friend told me that Nancy Chong bakes the best butter cakes in Ipoh.  I had never heard of Nancy Chong before this, but I was curious to find out what the hooha was all about. “Let your nose … Continue reading →

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Those unchanging things

Posted on December 4, 2009 by The Giddy Tigress

Some things just never change. Like how crowded the popular ngah choy kai stalls in Ipoh are, most patrons being out-of-towners stopping by for a quick bite. Like how crunchy and succulent the ngah choy in Ipoh still is.  And … Continue reading →

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