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One of the reasons I like Vancouver is the diversity of the food. Specifically, Malaysian food. Kaya Malay Bistro does a wonderful take on street style Malaysian food for their lunch menu. Reminds me of Hawker Bar in Toronto.

The daily special drink was a passion fruit soda. Yum!

Hubby had the Kari Lamb. The lamb was succulent and the lively flavors made my taste buds dance.

Kari Lamb Boneless lamb shoulder stewed in curry, infused with cumin, fennel and coconut milk — Kari Lamb
Boneless lamb shoulder stewed in curry, infused with cumin, fennel and coconut milk

I had the Satay chicken, gado gado and rice. The chicken had lots of flavor, and I could have eaten the peanut sauce all day long. I love gado gado; a take on an Indonesian cooked vegetable salad. There was also a green salad on the side with a sweet mustard dressing.

Satay Chicken, Gado Gado with Rice Famous Malaysian skewers served with a bean sprout tofu salad topped with peanut dressing. — Satay Chicken, Gado Gado with Rice
Famous Malaysian skewers served with a bean sprout tofu salad topped with peanut dressing.

We had quite the snowstorm today. Stayed in until it was over. Cooked up a storm as well. This weekend, I made: sayur lemak, bok choy and pineapple salad, spicy Korean pork and meyer lemon curd tart.

Sayur lemak is a Malaysian dish. Specifically, it is vegetables cooked in coconut gravy. I fell in love with this dish when there was a Tropica in Calgary. I found that this version is a bit watery, not like gravy should be. Next time, I will add some cornstarch.

Sayur lemak

Looking around the web for some inspiration, I found a bok choy and pineapple salad. It is similar to gado gado, but the veggies are not cooked. I quite liked this dish. I added some fresh mango and it was tasty.

Bok choy and pineapple salad

I felt like making a Korean dish to go with this, but didn’t feel like spending a lot of time. This spicy version of pork bulgogi was perfect. I served it on top of roasted spaghetti squash. I’m trying a mostly veg and meat dinners this week (and last). Starchy carbs make me hungry and fat.

Spicy Korean pork

The Meyer lemon curd was delish, but unfortunately did not set. So it was not picture worthy. Will try cooking it on a pot directly on the stove rather than the double boiler method, next time.

Meyer lemon curd

Update: After a day or so, I had another slice. Voila! It was set.

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Kaya Malay Bistro

Cooking Storm