Vegetarian delights: A savoury fried (white) carrot cake from South-east Asia (chai tow kway)

Standard · Posted by thebigfatnoodle on February 23, 2012 · 12 Comments 

South-east Asian street food at its best 🙂 One of my earliest posts for thebigfatnoodle was about how I taught myself to make a local dish from South-east Asia called fried carrot cake. Traditionally, it uses mooli (also called daikon) – a white radish – but I can’t always get hold of this unless I … Continue reading →

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Green beans and Thanksgiving

Standard · Posted by thebigfatnoodle on November 23, 2011 · 11 Comments 

Thanking you I follow a lot of bloggers from the US and at the moment, everyone’s posting their different Thanksgiving recipes, one of which is a green bean casserole – a dish I’d never even heard of before, much less tried or tasted (but I will, promise!). With my husband being English, and me being … Continue reading →

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For Jane: fried okra chinese style

Standard · Posted by thebigfatnoodle on November 11, 2011 · 11 Comments 

Meal for one 🙂 I met my friend Jane about 13 years ago. She was my client at the agency where I worked. I was her account director. I left the agency over six years ago, and while Jane and I have always lived in different countries, we became and have stayed friends ever since. … Continue reading →

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No Fish Friday today: today we’re Fridge Raiders…

Standard · Posted by bigmonster77uk on October 14, 2011 · 6 Comments 

Because I work from home, I get called on to get creative in the kitchen a lot more than your average man about the house. I don’t mind at all, as I’ve always loved cooking. To me, it’s one of the fundamentals in life that help ease you through the day, making something wholesome and … Continue reading →

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Monster’s Dhal

Posted by bigmonster77uk on August 31, 2011 · 2 Comments 

    Dhal is a pretty loose concept. Ho ho. Had to get that one out. Again with the haha. Always lentil based, usually meat free, it has been the butt of anti-vegetarian fart gags for many a year. But, all joking aside, it’s a simple dish to make, and makes a great side or even … Continue reading →

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carrot cake asian style (savoury and not sweet)

Posted by thebigfatnoodle on July 29, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

Carrot cake is one of my favourite dishes but I’m referring to the savoury, fried version you get from hawker stalls in Singapore & Malaysia as opposed to the sweet teatime cake with icing. In Asia, fried carrot cake is traditionally eaten for breakfast but I love it at any time of the day. The key ingredient … Continue reading →

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