ping's pickings

I remember when I was little, Mum used to take me to a place they called a "snack bar". It was a semi-sleaze joint where they al...

I have to admit this isn't the regular Char Siew / Chinese Sweet Bbq Meat recipe. I had discovered this combination of ingredients due t...

I had great plans for the strawberry preserves / jam from the last post. In fact, each time I make this, I plan to use some of it to put in...

Kinda adapted from Nigella Lawson Jams, jellies, preserves or spreads .... When I was little, Mum used to buy marmalade coz that's wha...

I know, I know ... sweet sour pork is the traditional Chinese dish. I just like changing things around ... again. I love sweet and sour po...

Aren't these cute? They are the brainchild of Art @ Michelangelointhekitchen .... or maybe he'd got it from somewhere, not too sure...

The reason for the "winter" bit in the title is that many of us (yeah, me included, until I did some research leading up to this r...