My Favourite Recipes

First published in 1952 and the subject of numerous reprints and editions, this cookbook, which preserves recipes from British colonial kitchens, is an acclaimed classic and bestseller among cookbooks published in Singapore and Malaysia. This fresh edition makes available Mrs Handy's time-tested and easy-to-use recipes for the modern cook. Recorded here are the wide range of dishes cooked in the home kitchens of a bygone era, when few ingredients were combined to make satisfying and delicious meals. The 300 dishes include Chicken a la King, Laksa Siam, Ikan Bilis Sambal, Fish Kedgeree, layered Hoen Kwe, Sago Pudding, Meat Loaf, Pulot Panggang, and Pork, Crab, and Prawn Ball Soup, which remain staples of Malaysian and Singapore cuisine. This book provides a good understanding of home-cooked dishes of the region and offers nostalgic appeal to the Singapore-Malaysian diaspora.