Hi, Just a quick recipe to share. I know you all are busy getting ready for Christmas. For those who are really celebrating, I mean of the Christian faith, you would be busy with all the preparations and cooking, shopping and present wrapping. Since Christmas is my other half’s responsibility, I am not so panicked, …
Hello there, I this week is really busy with a lot of events to attend prior to Christmas. I am sure most of us are busy with the festivities around the corner. As promised, I am trying a new filling for Kuih Ee or Tang Yuan. I tried the peanut filling last year …
Coconut Pancake Roll or Kueh Ketayap An easy to make pancake full of tropical flavours!! Coconut pancake roll, or kueh ketayap is a traditional Nyonya and Malay snack. I first made this kueh ( local cake) when I was in school. We started having home science class when we were in Form I and this was …
I made this doughnut when I was in Malaysia and I have not made it here for a long time. So since my daughters like sweet potatoes, I decided to make this. This is a very simple recipe and it does not require proofing as no yeast is used. So you can make it in the …
As you know, we love to try out new restaurants around where we live. We came across this restaurant some time ago and the feedback from friends was that it wasn’t very good. The B & B, Kirkby House has been in business for a long time, and there was not a restaurant in the …
We recently had dinner at the Oak Room, Moor Hall Hotel & Spa (Sutton Coldfield). The restaurant was near where my brother-in-law lives. So we decided to have dinner there, just the 4 of us. When we went there, upon entering the premise, we could tell that this is an upmarket place with many facilities. We went …
My Almost Famous Chocolate Chip Cookies. Well, as promised, this is my chocolate chip cookies. I have tried many times and it turns out great. If you are allergic to nuts, then you can omit them. I used up all my left-over nuts from my various recipes. It turned out just as nice. For your …
Well, in my previous post, I planned to make kuih Ee or tang yuen with fillings. I tried it and it worked. I filled it with peanut butter, yam and cashew nut butter as I happened to have all of them in my larder and freezer. In fact I just needed to clear my freezer …
My trip to Malaysia is a time to meet up family members and friends. Before my trip to Penang I met up with my immediate family members and as usual we spend a lot of time together reminiscing about the good old days, but actually catching up on things. It has been 3 years since …
Mini Steamed Chocolate Cake (for a 12cm or 5 inch cake) As someone who is conscious of food portions, I dread to bake as most recipes give quite a big cake. I like to cook and sometimes bake as well, but I always have a lot left behind and I normally freeze it. However, when …
This is another classic way of eating Nian Gao, or Tnee Kueh, or New Year Cake. As kids we eat Nian Gao this way when it is freshly steamed or a day or two after making it. The cake takes some time to harden. So we would eat it this way by dipping a …
Peanut Cookies Peanut Cookies are a perennial favourite. Most families would make this for Chinese New Year. It is simple and uses 3 main ingredients – peanuts, sugar and flour. How long it takes you to make depends on the size of your cookies. The smaller the cookies, the longer time you take to roll the balls. The bigger …
This is the classic way of consuming Tnee Kueh or Nian Gao. It is usually made after Chinese New Year when we have a lot of this around due to gift-giving by family members. Gifts are given to the elders- meaning you give to your parents, uncles and aunts and your older siblings. Just to clarify, …
Tnee Kueh Tnee Kueh, or Ti Kueh or Nian Gao (Mandarin) is a sweet cake that is made for Chinese New Year. It is also known as ‘Kueh Bakul in the Malay language, or Cake in a Basket. Although it has a Malay name, it is not of Malay origin. The reason for this is …
I have been really busy this few months. I have a few recipes that I have tested but had not the time to post it. Actually, I wanted to post a recipe on a really easy omelette. However, before I got into it, my daughter commented that she was peckish and looking for something to …
