• Hawker Food,  Noodles,  One-dish Meals,  Under $1

    Teochew Noodles 潮州面条

    I originally bought these flat yellow noodles because I wanted to cook KL-Style Hokkien Mee. I decided instead to cook a much simpler dish of Teochew dry noodles. These noodles were easy to prepare but so very full of flavour, with fragrant dried shrimps, crunchy bean sprouts, spring onions and must-have fish sauce bringing simplicity to the next level. *Tip: You can also add fishballs ala fishball noodles! And if you wish, add just a bit of sambal and mix well for a more spicy kick. I don’t know about you, but I always feel a higher sense of accomplishment when I can replicate a hawker dish, and adding fishballs…

  • Airfryer (Philips Airfryer!),  Under $1,  Vegetables

    Zucchini Patties

    I’ve been obsessing over Zucchini patties for sometime, ever since I discovered that they have nothing to do with cucumbers but are in fact a type of squash, in the same family as butternut and pumpkin. I don’t like cucumber and have never figured out how I could enjoy Carl’s Jr’s fried zucchinis since “they’re another type of cucumber”. Now I know why. Here’s a picture of zucchinis. Can you blame me for getting confused? I made these for dinner last night and served them with wasabi mayo. These babies were cooked in my airfryer, although the “traditional” method was to panfry them in oil. I did not add a…