It was mind boggling trying to pick the menu- there are way too many favorites. I finally settled on a Nonya Fried Rice and Ayam Panggang which translates to Spicy Barbecued Chicken. The fried rice is simple and has an assortment of eggs, shrimp, chicken and veggies. I used leftover rice- it’s the best kind for fried rice. Being less sticky, the texture of the finished product is definitely better. Garlic, soy sauce, sesame oil, scallions, salt and pepper add a depth of flavor to this simple yet delicious fried rice. 
For the barbecued chicken I used a whole bird quartered and cut into smaller pieces. It sat in a marinade of crushed garlic, ginger, lime juice and salt for several hours. It was then grilled and rubbed with a chili paste. This fiery paste is made up of birds eye chili peppers, tomato, palm sugar, salt, garlic and lime juice. This paste is stir-fried and used like a barbecue sauce. The chicken was cooked on the grill once more for a couple of minutes on each side. The result is a chicken, crisp on the outside and moist on the inside. This I'm sure will become a mainstay in our household.
Next port of call- Sri Lanka......
mmm this looks lovely!! I've just started a food blog too and love reading other people's!!
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Becca xx
Hi Becca. Good to have you on board. I just looked at your blog- I am definitely going to do the bread recipes once the 80 days are done. Your bread pictures look amazing. To answer your question - I guess it was a number of reasons- to increase my knowledge of food/ to be able to write about it- I love to write and to give my kids a taste of different things since we travel quite a bit.Keep cooking and reading!!!
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