I reach Singapore as scheduled. My connecting flight to Kuala Lumpur International Airport is 1 hour. So all connecting flight passengers have less than an hour to get to the boarding gate. Lucky thing I check the onward journey info on the screen before landing, and I know which terminal to go. There are quite …
I am back! I was away for a long needed holiday to Malaysia. It has been about 4 years since I went back. The last trip was in 2019. And soon after that it was COVID-19!! I normally visit Malaysia every 2 years or so. So this time is a long awaited trip. I made …
This is the Best Pineapple Tart recipe so far (for me). There are only 4 mains steps so it is super simple. I am using the pineapple jam that I made earlier. The pastry sweet short crust pastry and it nice and crumbly full of fragrance.
Nian Gao is the 1st Chinese New Year cake my late made mother made for the Lunar New Year. As kids we would be very excited as it means Chinese New Year is around the corner It took many hours to steam and negative words are not to be spoken when making it lest …
Almond cookies is one of the Chinese New Year Treats. It is normally made at home around this time. This recipe is really simple. And if you have you have young children, it is a good project for family bonding. I used this time to tell my kids about about my background and family stories. …
Hello New year, hello New You, Time flies and we are in the middle of the first month already. I hope you have many things planned and done. And most importantly plan time for yourself. Sometimes we forget that we are the most important person to ourselves! My new year resolution is to love and …
Hi there, (This recipe was first published on 20.05.2013. It was the old version) Today I am revisiting this recipe. Kuih Bulu or Bahulu is a much loved kuih (cake in the Malay language). I used to make this with my late mother in the good old days. Since moving to the UK, I had …
Salting is one of the earliest form of preserving eggs. In days yonder, we used to keep our own chickens and ducks. We would have loads of eggs and my mum would preserve them by salting. I remember my mum first trying it out ( I am like her, I like to try things). I …
These spring rolls are so easy to make. My version is close to the fresh ones that we used to have when we were kids. The fresh version is still available in the streets and markets. Jicama is the vegetable for fresh spring rolls or popiah as we call it. I remember when I was …
Gift Packs for Chinese New Year or when ever you want it. Hi, Just a last minute post before the year is over. I just want to wish you a very Happy New Year and may you have perfect 2020 vision in all that you do. With the minutes ticking by, I also want …
Good question. I think it varies with different families. Tang Yuan.For our family, it begins after winter solstice. Winter solstice is on 22nd December. It is a very important day in the Chinese lunar calendar. It is the shortest day of the year. After that day, one can notice that the sun rises earlier. This …
You might still be invited to a Chinese New Year do, even though the ‘New Year’ is over. This is because the Chinese celebrate the New Year for 15 days! Yes one five. So these top tips are still useful as you will probably be invited to a do this week-end. I have had my …
My recent experience has taught me again. the importance of being organised. I thought that I have been a fantastic organiser, so this should be a breeze. Alas, this is not the case. I find that I am now very slow in whatever I am doing, and hence take a long time to complete my …
Savoury Tang Yuan Having disappoint myself with the mango smoothie tang yuan, I now try to make use of the remainder of the tang yuan. Being frugal, I try not to throw away things, especially food. My idea of the savoury dish is to make a noodle soup using the balls as the noodles. …
I have been very busy lately with all the work on my online shop. I am getting into grips of the various skills that I need to have in order to do business today. When I started my business way back in the 80’s there were no computers ( only big multinationals have them), no …
