The Waitakere Redneck's Kitchen

This meat curry powder is posted at the request of my Auckland friends.  This can be used in place of the commercial curry power.  Also del...

I managed to borrow Australia Master Chef winner Adam Liaw's cookbook "Two Asian Kitchens"  from our library. I quite like his...

The simplicity of the ingredients was what drew me to these Hot Cross buns. I made these for Easter and appropriately made the symbol of a c...

This quiche is so good that Mr Redneck and I just couldn't help going back for seconds and even thirds ! We love quiche but making a qui...

Wishing all our Family & Friends A Very Happy Chinese New Year ! GONG XI FA CAI ! Lovely macarons for the New Year's Eve Reunion Din...

HAPPY NEW YEAR to all my family, friends and fellow bloggers ! May the year 2011 bring us everything we wish for. I don't know about yo...

A few years ago, 2 years to be exact, I tried this ice cream and we found it to be nice but it didn't wow us enough for a repeat perform...

Who would have thought I would one day be making jam out of grapes from my own backyard ! I managed to pick about 5 kilo from an unruly grap...

Wishing all our Family & Friends A Very Happy Chinese New Year. May the Year of the Tiger bring Lots of Happiness, Prosperity, Good Heal...

Chinese New Year is fast approaching. This year it falls on Valentine's Day 14th February. Kuih bahlu is one of the many traditional cak...

These date and ginger stickies are akin to a pudding except it is very much lighter in texture. Taste magazine kindly tested and published t...

Something to look forward to in the summer season is when cucumbers start making an appearance in our shops. Other than having it with satay...

If you are somewhere in this world where golden syrup is not readily available, this homemade version is a good substitute. Of course in ter...

We went a bit overboard when fresh flat mushrooms were on special at $3/kg bag. With beef wellington in mind, we bought 3 packets. After th...

Have you made your christmas cake yet ? If you haven't, it is time to get cracking. Christmas is but just 6 weeks away. This leaves you ...

Having tried different methods, I find soaking the eggs in wet brine solution is by far the best and most sucessful. It is really easy as th...

We have always been fascinated when the contestants in Hell's Kitchen stuff up Gordon Ramsay's beef wellington. Of course we were in...

Mr Redneck is quite fussy when it comes to pumpkin soup. We have tried various recipes and combinations but this is the one that have passed...

Ever since I had a bite of this cookie at my sis-in-law's, it has been our favourite. A very light, airy and crunchy chocolate chip cook...

I have been tweaking this dish for months now. It was missing that 'something' until I finally managed to get my hands on the illusi...

When asked to choose an ice cream flavour, I dare say chocolate would have to be top of the list for almost everyone. We like to add alcohol...

Ever wanted to have a galangal plant in your own backyard, to harvest whenever you feel like cooking a rendang , teochew braised duck , assa...

This particular rendang uses a bit more spices than the kerisik rendang but they are both equally good. We love our rendang and always have...

Whenever I serve this cake and later tell the guest that they were eating a healthy yoghurt cake with no butter, their eyes will open wide i...

After successfully making bouncy meatballs from beef and pork , it was time to try with chicken. The recipe is basically the same. For thos...

I had three lamb shanks sitting in the freezer like forever ! All the recipes I looked up were leaning towards the European style cooking wi...

Every year our small mandarin trees supply us with just enough fruit to eat but never in excess that we have to think of plan B. This year e...

My mum used to serve a mean dish of assam prawns. I was younger then, and had no interest in cooking. I wish I had paid more attention. So m...

The best chilli sauce ever. We now use this chilli sauce for dipping everything and anything from boiled mussels, bouncy beef balls , pork b...

I have made jam heaps of times but not jelly. Jelly was always delegated to the too hard basket. Guess it is about time to tackle jelly sinc...