Lisa's Lemony Kitchen

Buttery melt in the mouth, Spritzen Christmas butter cookies. I love this buttery melt-in-the-mouth, Spritzen Christmas Wreath while doing my Happy Dance. Posted 14th December 2012 Feels good to know that someone read my post and appreciated my artwork... and brought me to greater heights, reeling from 'Euphoria' and almost feeling giddy, to know at least one person had tried making or baking one recipe taken ' Lisa's Lemony Kitchen and they enjoyed their "make" as much as I enjoyed mine. Thank You. Sometime in June this year, I received an email, from a reader in Holland. Few emails going to and fro, exchanging views on one of my posts ~ Semperit , the melt-in-the-mouth custard cookies...  Reading her reply made me smile... she baked some and loved the cookies...  I was just like a little school girl who had just been told by her teacher that she had passed her exams with flying colors...blushed, my head was buzzing with excitement, my...

Delicious fruit and herb ice cream, try this Strawberry and Basil Ice-cream recipe Posted on 7th December 2012 I made this batch of strawberry and basil ice cream sometime in late October when strawberries were in abundance and at a bargain ... yeah... I know I need to catch up on postings lately... I blamed it on my lack of discipline...   When asked 'What are you going to do with all these strawberries...?' I went 'errmmm...'   I had over 6 kgs of strawberries... shocking!!! many lovely dishes crossed my mind... but ice cream... yum... who can resist ice cream? So I gathered all the ingredients needed to churn some delicious scrumptious ice cream... kiddos and H , knew I was making strawberry ice cream..and that was that. Ice cream is all set, scooped into individual ice cream bowls, and ready to be served. H took his first spoonful ... H~.. It is not only 'strawberry' ice cream, isn't it?...something else was added... but I can...

Homemade traditional Chai Kwe / Chives Parcels recipe. Savoury bites go well with sweet chilli sauce.

Fresh Soy Pannacotta with Rhubarb Ginger Compote recipe, excitingly delicious recipe. Posted on 16th November 2012 I love soy milk and I love rhubarb, hence the combination of the two: Soy Pannacotta with Rhubarb ginger compote My bad... for not putting up this post last week. I was busy... taking my own sweet time with spring cleaning. With few tens of glass doors and windows to clean and, at the rate I am going, looks like it will be Summer Cleaning too. Spring Cleaning is the MAIN reason... but the underlying reason ~ I was distracted by Instagram. What comes to mind when I mention the word 'Spring and Summer'? Perhaps.... Rhubarb is one of them? I have been experimenting and cooking rhubarb ever since I could get rhubarb in the market at a reasonable price. Tried baking Rhubarb Streusel Cake... I received 3 thumbs down. Had it with vanilla French Yoghurt... another 3 thumbs down. Thought I'd give rhubarb another go... this time round, I marry the few in...

Delicious, hot and spicy Indonesian fried chicken known as Ayam penyet.  

Chicken, fetta, and herbs wrapped in soft dough.

Oreo Peanut Butter Pie will definitely find its way to your heart :P

Lavender cookies are sweet, floral, and fragrant.

Spicy vegetarian soup is a superb winter comfort food.

Iced tea is incredibly simple and so refreshing and delicious.

Sweet nutty Malaysian traditional mung bean cookies!

Tepung gomak is, a delicious Malaysian sweet dessert made from glutinous rice flour and sweet coconut filling.

Slow cooked oxtail in slow cooker to make rich broth with tender meat and serve with glass noodles.

Chicken Masala with cashews, is creamy and easy to make with simple ingredients.

Kari Kapitan (Captain's Chicken curry) has a unique, rich and aromatic flavours.

Pissaladière is a tart (pizza) from the South of France, topped with sweet caramelised onions, anchovies, and olives.

Aash Anaar or pomegranate soup, a warming, thick soup combined with fresh herbs.

Hearty Irish lamb stews with lamb's neck, carrots, potatoes, and peas.

  short post... continuation from previous Sweetcorn Ice-cream  post  The weather is cooling off... the leaves are changing into shades of yellow and soon will be brown... grey dark clouds looking heavy and about to burst... and less sun shiny days... Its a sure sign of Autumn... and I am HAPPY...   Autumn in Perth ~ is very mild... compared to Eastern States or countries in the Northern hemisphere... I could still indulge in ice-cream...  without shivers running through my spine I chose to make red beans ice-cream....one of many favourite flavours among Malaysians... Other flavours would be Sweetcorn, Durian and Jackfruit. My all time favourite would be all of the above except for durian... I wasn't very keen on Durian or any durian flavours food eversince I was knocked out by XO durian... I had migraine for 2 days ...  Red beans with coconut milk... combine the 2 together...  ... beautiful...

 Remember that Ice-cream man that went round the kampung (village) on his 3 wheeler, lugging his mobile freezer with him? Do you remember how ice-cream was served in those days? And do you still remember how many varieties were there, in his freezer? Was Sweetcorn Ice-cream, one of your favourites? 

Rich, creamy delicious in every scoop of this chocolate fudge ice-cream Our routine has gone haywire eversince we decided to put our house, up for sale in late November last year. There were so much work involved... moving belongings and  furnitures, selling old furnitures, cleaning, vacumming, scrubbing and weeding from top to bottom, inside and outside, week in week out... until the house is sold... all that 'exercise' has left us exhausted... physically and mentally. Finally.. that chapter is over.. I can take a long deep breath, drawing in as much oxygen    as my lungs could take. Its nice to wake up to a less stressful mornings, not having to think about 'things' that needed immediate attention like lawn needed mowing, lawn is not 'green' enough, leaves strewn everywhere... this and that not working and bla bla bla... We wanted the new owner (whoever it might be...) to move in and have the same 'warm feeling' as w...

I was so thrilled when I received Pepy’s invite to be her guest post late last year, however due to my tight schedule I was unable to fulfill my part of the bargain immediately. 3 months later and here I am… Thank you Pepy for the invite and my big Thank you, hugs and kisses for being so patience and understanding… I invite you to Pepy's  Indonesia Eats , to read the rest of my post. and while you are there... do check out her mouthwatering Indonesian cuisine... Enjoy ... Kuih Spera Ingredients Filling 150g shredded dried coconut 40g dried shrimps 150g shallots 10 pcs dried chillies ½ tablespoon coriander seeds ½ teaspoon fennel seeds ½ teaspoon cumin ¼ teaspoon turmeric 10g galangal 2 tablespoon sugar 3 tablespoon of coconut cream ½ to 1 cup of water* Dough 500g plain flour ½ tablespoon salt 95g margarine ~melts 1 egg 250ml cold water Oil for deep frying Filling: 1. Blend chilies, spices, shallots, dried shrimps into a p...

My son has just turned 17...

Smooth and silky Chicken Sweetcorn Soup. A definite all-time comfort food. It is easy to whip up using either leftover roast chicken or fresh chicken.

“ Remember the days of the old schoolyard We used to laugh a lot, oh don't you Remember the days of the old schoolyard When we had imaginings and we had All kinds of things and we laughed And needed love... yes, I do Oh and I remember you Remember the days of the old schoolyard We used to cry a lot, oh don't you Remember the days of the old schoolyard When we had simplicity and we had Warm toast for tea and we laughed And needed love.. yes, I do Oh and I remember you ” ~ Cat Steven The radio was playing 'Remember the days of the Old Schoolyard' by Cat Steven ,  on the first day of schools!!! As I was driving, smiling and humming to the tunes... I recalled sweet memories...  driver on my right must be thinking... 'who let this  MAD lady behind the wheel' early Wednesday morning!!! The good old days...  The 'free spirited' days... with no care of whatsoever happening to the world. I remembered my first best friend in Kinde...

How was your Chinese New Year Celebration?  'Chow-ing down' loads and loads of festive food? And for the Young and Restless and Single ~ received many red packets (known as Ang Pows )? Ours was a quiet family affair... with lots of food that can last us the 'whole year' so to speak . We had Steamboat, Crispy fried Wonton, Sang Choy Bow and Lor Ark or Chinese Braised Duck... Oh Boy!! we were like whales about to give birth by the end of the day... Sleep or Siesta was never far from my mind... It was very ... very ... very difficult keeping my eyes open... I would have to use tooth pick to hold the eyelids from 'Shutting'... Dont be alarmed... I wasn't going to do that  ...and if I did I would have missed this gorgeous sunset... The last sunset, marking the end of the Year of the Rabbit...  see the glowing Rabbit's tail bobbing down the horizon? With the Rabbit gone... I wanted to complete the picture by welcoming the Dragon .....