Hey there… thanks for visiting. I’m Jason.
I’m originally from Malaysia, but have split my time on earth to 3 countries; Malaysia, Singapore & Australia. At times people ask me, “which country do you call home?” Can’t really give a straightforward answer to that.. so I’ll just say, “home is where my feet are planted”.
Right now, I’m living in Singapore with my darling wifey (who is from here).. but who knows? We might migrate somewhere else?..
Born a navy brat, I’ve moved about 10 times in my first 20 years, all across Malaysia & Singapore, before ending up in Brisbane, Australia for university.
Lived, studied and worked in Brisbane for 7.5 years, Singapore for 14.
I love cooking.. highly likely due to my mom.. she was a cooking instructor for many years before retiring.. I was a homebody during my younger days and was the unofficial helper during her weekend classes at home.. I wonder how we managed to fit 20 people into our dining room every week?
Cooking is kinda relaxing.. I see it as a hobby.. I tried taking it seriously once by enrolling in a trade school, certificate 4 in commercial cookery.. only stayed for 6 months.. it was a love hate relationship.. loved cooking, hated the theory, loved kitchen practical, hated the standing, hated the main chef (tutor), loved the butchery & pastry chefs, loved the stainless steel commercial kitchen, hated the chaos that can happen when you put 12 students in a kitchen..
I doubt I’d ever become a chef, or open an F&B outlet. It’s just too much work. I’d rather just cook for friends and family.
I’ve been wanting to put together a cookbook with my mom, but too lazy.. not motivated enough to sieve through her recipe cabinet.. so I thought, why not start off with her recipes that are already in my head.. over the years in Australia, I’ve called her regularly to ask for recipes and try them out.. some of these dishes I’ve done so many times that I don’t need to refer to them anymore.
So as my journey continues, I’ll be putting up much more.. I hope you enjoy them. If you’re not sure about some of them ingredients or methods, leave me a comment and I’ll try to explain more.
