Linda's Cravings

This is an everyday home cook dish in China, a favourite comfort dish too much mainland Chinese. I was introduced to this appetising dish during one of my visit to my sister who was then stationed in Shanghai. I thought it was the usual stir fry but I when took the first bite, I was very pleasantly surprised by the unexpected burst of the flavours and the spicy...

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"HRH" who has zero heat tolerance has taken to Thai food lately. This "ang mo kia" who can't even handle ground pepper managed and survived with a big jug of ice cold water on standby. Since the cuisine emphasise on a wide variety of fresh herbs, spices and leaves; it is understandably one of the most popular cuisines in the world. One would...

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I cooked a lot of Thai food simply because it was my other half favourite cuisine. He was endearingly known as the "hot-stuff" for his love for spice and high tolerance of heat. He has often been told he looks a decade younger than his actual age and he credits it to his love of the red hot chillies. (which is why we have a steady...

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It all started with the annual Achar making during CNY many moons ago. The then "breadwinner" was complaining so much about not enough pickling sauce for the Achar that I decided to make a lot more of the pickling sauce and we ended up with a pot of sauce. Not wanting to save it due to space constraint in the fridge, I added fish to...

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You can't miss it if you have visited Hanoi where it was originated and remain very popular. It is a dish of grilled pork and noodle, served with assorted herbs, dipping sauce and sometimes pickle. This is one of "HRH"  favourite dish. He likes it so much that we had it for lunch and dinner for 2 straight days. For the both of us, it...

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This is the "post festive" dish I turn to when we overate during the festive season and need to eat " clean and simple " food. When someone in the family has no appetite, unwell or when I am pressed for time. I called it my lazy dish. It becomes the "supplement" dish when I have young children joining us for the meal. My late...

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