Updated post on 23-10-2016 Updated the post using pan fried method and upload new pictures. Personally, I find that pan fried method yields a better shape but you have to ensure the side skirt is cooked by pan frying the side for 30 seconds too. INTRODUCTION I had always wanted to prepare this bread but […]
INTRODUCTION This scone is cheesy and savoury … It can be eaten plain as a snack or can be eaten with a thick slab of butter on it.. I love this scone for its cheesy flavour, slightly salty because…
Updated post on 23-10-2016 Updated the post using pan fried method and upload new pictures. Personally, I find that pan fried method yields a better shape but you have to ensure the side skirt is cooked by pan frying the side for 30 seconds too. INTRODUCTION I had always wanted to prepare this bread but […]
INTRODUCTION Vegetarians like all other human beings need protein to grow.. There are a few sources of protein in Chinese vegetarian foods including those from the soy protein, wheat glutens …
INTRODUCTION If you like soft fluffy Asian type of pillow loaf, this is not a recipe for you. However, if you like wholemeal bread type of texture, this is a good recipe that you can try. This recipe yields a soft loaf of nutritious but slightly chewy bread. Red bean is also technically called adzuki […]
INTRODUCTION I like to design muffin recipes as it is fast and easy. Since I saw some passion fruits being sold in Singapore market very affordably (6 for less than SGD3), I bought a pack and decide to design a passion fruit muffin. This is not my first attempt of using passion fruit to prepare […]
NOTE: This post was updated with recipe 2 of which there is no eggs and coconut milk added . The colour will be slightly yellowish and translucent as compared to the first set of pictures with eggs…
Updated on 27-9-2016 Upload of new pictures using cranberry . INTRODUCTION First of all, I want to apologize to title the post as “cranberry biscuits” yet in this illustration, there is no cranberry being used. Well, the original recipe is using cranberry but since I do not have cranberry at home, I do not intend […]
INTRODUCTION Many readers missed our traditional cuisines but most new house chefs did not know how to prepare it. Pardon me to say that most traditional recipes are simple and fast and easy to pre…
INTRODUCTION I seldom said my bake is delicious but this one I have to say it loud and clear that it is delicious and kids has been asking for more which is rather unusual and this is prepared using an ingredients that I am totally not familiar with . Zucchini, a vegetable that starts with […]
INTRODUCTION There are many ways of serving Yong Tau Foo . In Singapore, it is very common that Yong Tau Foo was served in a soupy form together with the noodles. Some sweet sauce was used as a dip…
Updated post on 4-12-2016 I have decided to upload a new recipe using whole eggs instead of egg whites. You can also add in other nuts of your choice if you prefer. Personally I prefer recipe 2, whole egg version which is easier. Recipe 1 has also been amended , so if you have extra […]
FOR AN UPDATED POST 21-SEPTEMBER 2014, PLEASE SCROLL DOWN TOWARDS THE END OF THE POST INTRODUCTION This post is concerning about CHAR SIU – CHINESE STYLE BARBECUE PORK (叉烧). Before I …
Updated post on 12-9-2016 Updated a recipe to convert into a vegetarian recipe. For vegetarian recipe, please omit the ingredients in red. This vegetarian recipe is only suitable for those who takes eggs (蛋素）. Those who did not take eggs, this recipe cannot be used as store bought mayonnaise sauce has eggs unless you prepare […]
INTRODUCTION I used to travel a lot when I am in the corporate world. Most of the time, I need to travel and stay in the hotel by myself and at times, the trips will stretch to weeks or months. I s…
UPDATED POST ON 29-4-2016 I have took some new pictures and added a new recipe of the sambal for Nasi Lemak with anchovies or ikan billis INTRODUCTION I believed every Malaysian and Singaporean should know this common rice dish, a coconut flavour rice served with spicy hot sambal chilli. It is commonly served as a […]
UPDATED POST ON 26-11-2014 Uploaded a new recipe -recipe 2 with only 4 ingredients of which potatoes starch can be substituted with plain flour. Easy to pipe too. UPDATED POST ON 29-12-2013 I have …
INTRODUCTION This is one of the very common dishes that is always served in the restaurants or Tzi Char stores in Singapore and Malaysian. My kids loved them very much and always asked me to cook this dish. The preparation is definitely not difficult and the dish is well liked possibly because of its silky […]
INTRODUCTION I am very excited when I found a recipe of my childhood peanut candy snack – Kong Tng or 贡糖。。 Apparently there are not many recipe available but only one though it appeared in many web…
INTRODUCTION It is such a coincidence that when I bought my Madeleine mould at the bakery shop, I also stumbled across some cheap oval shape baking tins. i bought 10 of them with the unit price of 55 cents per tin. I bought the tin with the intention of baking the traditional kuih bahulu since […]
UPDATED POST 17-11-2014 Two days after my previous attempt, I decided to prepare another piece of roast pork.. As usual, I get a piece of “fattest” pork belly that the butcher had.. Apparently, thi…
Updated post on 10-4-2016 Usually with extra gravy available, I will use it to braised mei cai or mui choy like what my mum did. Please scroll down for simple instructions. INTRODUCTION I have a few pig trotters recipe as follows in the blog and I am contemplating if I want to issue another recipe […]
INTRODUCTION I just came back from Melaka last night and this is the first recipe I am trying to prepare.. I have eaten lots of cendol when I was young .. It was a bit dark greenish shade, transluc…
INTRODUCTION My char siu puff is not as pretty as I wanted it to be but I have totally no regret of preparing it. I do know the reason as to why they did not look like the store bought version because I have egg washed too much on the pastry. Therefore it looked too […]
INTRODUCTION Per Wikipedia, “Acar is a type of pickling made in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore. It is a localised version of the Mughlai Achaar. The South East Asian variations are usually made…
INTRODUCTION As per Wikipedia (Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suan_cai) , “Suan cai 酸菜(also called suan tsai and Chinese sauerkraut; literally “sour vegetable”) is a traditional Chinese pickled Chinese cabbage, used for a variety of purposes. Suan cai is a unique form of pao cai, due to the ingredients used and the method of production. Two distinct types of […]
National Flower Series – East Asia 6 – Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China – Bauhinia Blakeana Bauhinia blakeana or Hong Kong Orchid Tree is an orc…
INTRODUCTION I am currently obsessed in exploring the cooked dough method of cake making. I have tried it with sponge cake and chiffon cake and I thought I might also give my butter pound cake a try. Cooked dough is a process of gelatinized the flour therefore enhancing the flour’s water absorbing properties. It generally […]
FOR AN UPDATED POST 21-SEPTEMBER 2014, PLEASE SCROLL DOWN TOWARDS THE END OF THE POST INTRODUCTION This post is concerning about CHAR SIU – CHINESE STYLE BARBECUE PORK (叉烧). Before I …
Updated post on 9-12-2016 Upload the method prepare using the stove and some new pictures. Over the stove has no wastage as you do not throw the pineapple juice away. Therefore, it will take much longer to prepare . INTRODUCTION Many readers are asking me for pineapple jam recipe for the preparation of pineapple tarts。 […]
INTRODUCTION Looking at the number of “Likes” in the Facebook Food Groups that I posted, I have to make it clear that I am not the first one who dig out the recipe and tried on it… In fact many blo…
Updated post on 11/1/2017 Uploading of a new recipe – Recipe 2 suitable for Chinese New Year . It is the same as Recipe 1 with slight amendment and method of preparation. INTRODUCTION When I posted my Chinese White Cakey Biscuit, one member of the Facebook Group is telling me about another traditional Chinese biscuit – […]
INTRODUCTION I have failed this cake numerous times. It is not surprising as most bloggers and home bakers seem to have failed too. At time, it does not seem to form the require hole in the cake. I…
INTRODUCTION This is a Szechuan dish that I always ordered whenever I saw it appeared in the restaurant menu… If I did not order, it must be because my guest don’t take pork belly …Though it is of Szechuan origin, it is such a common meat dish that is sold in most Chinese restaurants. I […]
FOR AN UPDATED POST 21-SEPTEMBER 2014, PLEASE SCROLL DOWN TOWARDS THE END OF THE POST INTRODUCTION This post is concerning about CHAR SIU – CHINESE STYLE BARBECUE PORK (叉烧). Before I …
updated post on 26-8-2016 I have some soya bean residue left and i have used these residue to prepare the buns. The buns looks hard but it is soft bun. I purposely do it this way as i did not want to do any egg wash. This is also pure vegetarian recipe without diary and […]
Updated post on 12-9-2016 Updated a recipe to convert into a vegetarian recipe. For vegetarian recipe, please omit the ingredients in red. This vegetarian recipe is only suitable for those who takes eggs (蛋素）. Those who did not take eggs, this recipe cannot be used as store bought mayonnaise sauce has eggs unless you prepare […]
Updated post on 21/11/2016 Re-prepare the recipe using full amount for fruits for picture taking purposes. Happy with this cake.. I have a pack of dried fruits sitting in my shelves for a long time, by hook and by crook, I must get rid of it.. Since I do not have a golden or light […]
INTRODUCTION I am unsure if other families cooked this dish but it is rather common during my childhood days and I must blog this recipe for records. If my memories serve me right, I do not recall the mixed vegetarble rice stalls have this dish too.. This is a dish that goes well with porridge […]
Update on 13-9-2016 Upload of new pictures. I have been preparing this these few years as I really like the fritters which is crispy. The thinner your fritters, the crispier it will be. INTRODUCTION Vegetable fritter is rather international. Almost all international cuisines will have some form of vegetable fritters. It is a very common […]
INTRODUCTION Siu Mai Dumpling （烧卖） and Prawn Dumplings (虾饺）are two of the items that the family never miss ordering when we frequented a Dim Sum restaurant. My kids especially my boy love siu mai. Since I have not prepared siu mai for quite a while, I have decided to prepare today and share with my […]
INTRODUCTION I do not think I should be overly particular about the look of these paper wrapped cakes. It did have some shrinkages but it is not very obvious and when I Google images, apparently, shrinkages are common for this cake. I have prepared many times this cake but I did not issue the […]
INTRODUCTION We were having lunch at a hawker centre and my wife ordered this dish, the stewed sour vegetable. She told me she has not eaten this vegetable for years and I have also forgotten about this vegetable.. She said her mother used to stir fry this with minced meat just like what my late […]
