Vixey’s Culinary Turn Ons!
It is of no surprise to anyone that I love to cook. Ever since I was nine years old, I knew my way round the kitchen, thanks to my parents. I was trained as a Commis chef from a very young age and I lapped up the experience hungrily.
I have to thank my dad for teaching me the finer points in the basics like peeling onions and garlic. And my mom for a wonderful sense of stretching ingredients to create a variety of mouth-watering dishes. Thanks to my mixed parentage, cooking in my home was never a routine thing. Our daily home-cooked food consisted of a fusion of Thai, Sinhalese, Nyonya, Western & Indian influences.
Somehow, through the generations of my nyonya & thai heritage, lots of "traditional" food were given a new twist by my grand mother & great -grand mother. So much so, that many of our family recipes are unique to our family alone.
In fact, I have even done my own versions of popular family recipes and much to the surprise of my grandmother, my version received rave reviews. Anyhow, there really is no greater feeling of accomplishment when a young novice cook gets a call from her grandmother asking for a particular recipe. It really gives you a sense of pride that you have contributed to the culinary heritage of the family.
Anyway, in this category, I will include not only my favourite recipes from chefs worldwide but also some family recipes as well. Follow them at your own risk though because I cannot guarantee that the amount of ingredients used would be accurate!
