This is the place I like to share the recipes I adapt and create with love and care. I hope you find as much joy in trying these recipes out as I did preparing them. Cheers!
This Penang Peranakan dish is almost similar to Babi Hong. The only differences are lesser galangal (cekur/sand ginger/sar keong) is not added to Babi Chin and mushrooms are not used in Babi Hong. It is a braised dish that goes well with rice, congee or noodles. Try the RECIPE and enjoy the dish!
Read MoreToday’s RECIPE is a popular hawker dish in Malaysia. Sotong Kangkung/Jiu Hu Eng Chai consists of 2 main ingredients ~ sotong (cuttlefish) and kangkung (water spinach). You can prepare the sauce in advance and store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
Read MoreThis sinfully decadent and rich shortbread cake is just divine. Lemon juice and zest was added for that hint of citrus that complements this cake. Use your favorite brand of butter to really enjoy the buttery goodness. Try this RECIPE and enjoy a slice with your favorite beverage. Yum!
Read MoreSteamed Meat Dumplings/Siew Mai is a staple item in Dim Sum Restaurants. It's fairly easy to make from scratch. However, we’re using packaged wonton wrappers to save time. If you wish to make your own wrappers, the recipe is included in the Notes section. The base of Siew Mai is meat. Use any meat of your choice (pork, chicken, beef, lamb) as long as it's minced. Recommended meat to use is chicken/pork. It’s a must to add the prawn meat for texture and taste.
Read MoreSince today is the Winter Solstice celebration for the Chinese...here's the RECIPE for Kuih Ee/Tang Yuan/Glutinous Rice Balls in Ginger Syrup. There are many variations to this dish nowadays but this is the way our grandma used to make for us when we were kids.
Read MoreThis log cake is basically 2 pandan swiss roll assembled as a log cake. It’s easy to make and simple to assemble. Try this Pandan Christmas Log Cake and enjoy it with your family and friends!
Read MoreThis dish is a crowd pleaser and a favorite among old and young for its sweet, salty, spicy(adjustable to your preference) and fragrant taste. Stewed in palm sugar (gula melaka) and coconut water, the tender chunks of meat are a delight to eat with rice or bread together with a side dish of pickles. We used boneless skinless pork shoulder here but it will taste good with beef or chicken as well. Try the RECIPE and enjoy!
Read MoreNo BBQ, picnic or party is complete without a bowl of this. Today's RECIPE, Classic Potato Salad, is a basic recipe you can use as it is or use as a base for a more fancy potato salad (add kalamata olives, sundried tomatoes, crispy bacon bits or other favorite ingredients). Swap out the mayo with Greek yogurt for a healthier version.
Read MoreAir Mata Kucing or Sweet Monk Fruit Longan Dessert is a popular thirst quencher in Malaysia. It’s a delicious dessert and it is believed to have cooling properties and is great for soothing sore throat and cough so it is kind of medicinal, as well. It is a simple RECIPE but a bowl of this will have you coming back for more.
Read MoreToday's COOKIE RECIPE is becoming a favorite in our family. Green Pea Cookies is quite a recent creation, not to be confused with the traditional Green Bean Cookie/Mung Bean Cookie/Lek Tau Peah. Green Pea Cookies are made from ground deep-fried green peas (normally the flour is a brighter green) not mung bean flour (normally whitish in color). Try the recipe...they are quite similar to Peanut Cookies.
Read MoreWe have always wanted to try baking a yogurt cake. This is the the RECIPE for Cranberry Yogurt Cake. The tart flavor of the yogurt complements the sweet and tangy dried cranberries so well. Yummy! Love this moist cake!
Read MoreOur COOKIE RECIPE of the day, Empire Cookies, is relatively easy to make and you can prepare the dough ahead. The dough can be kept frozen up to 3 months, thaw in the fridge before using.
Read MoreThis is the the RECIPE for Nyonya Apam Balik, Penang-style. This Asian Pancake has fresh grated coconut in it and it is topped with fresh sliced bananas and cream-style corn. We used a 14 cm (5.5 inch) non-stick frying pan to make these. If you use the apam mould, you will get smaller pancakes which are more even in color.
Read MoreToday's COOKIE RECIPE is fragrant, buttery and crisp. Try making these Pandan Butter Cookies for the coming festivities. They are flavored and colored using the screwpine leaves. Use a stand mixer to speed up the process.
Read MoreThis dish, Hong Bak/Babi Hong/Braised Pork in Fragrant Spice Sauce, is a Penang Peranakan dish. The essential ingredients for this dish are the cekur root (sar keong/kencur/lesser galangal) and coriander powder. If you can’t get hold of fresh cekur root, substitute with the powder form which you can purchase from Chinese medical halls in Malaysia/Singapore. Here’s the RECIPE, happy cooking!
Read MoreYou need a Fruitcake in a jiffy? Or you have no time to soak fruits for the Fruitcake? Don’t worry, try this RECIPE for Boiled Fruitcake. No soaking of fruits are required and it’s an easy recipe. These are non-alcoholic cakes that even young children can enjoy.
Read MoreShepherd's Pie is a savory minced meat pie with a topping of mashed potato. It is also known as Cottage Pie or Hachis Parmentier. The RECIPE has many variations, but the defining ingredients are ground red meat cooked in a gravy or sauce with onions and other vegetables. It is always topped with a layer of mashed potatoes before it is baked. Lamb is the obvious choice of mince for Shepherd’s Pie but beef or pork can also be used. Here’s our version of Shepherd’s Pie.
Read MoreToday's RECIPE is an iconic Chinese Malaysian/Singaporean dish ~ Marmite Chicken. Don't like Marmite? No problem. Just replace with Bovril or Vegemite. You can also cook with ribs or any white fish. Choice of meat is up to you.
Read MoreIt's not difficult to salt Duck Eggs at home. Here is the RECIPE for Homemade Salted Egg and Salted Egg Yolk. Salted egg yolks are widely used in Chinese cooking so it’s really useful to make some to stand by.
Read MoreHere’s a delightful way to eat papayas. Let's have some Papaya Sweet Soup as a warm or chilled dessert. Try the RECIPE and enjoy the dish!
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