Walnut cookies is popular during Chinese New Year. I personally have not tried baking it before, but my sister-in-law, who is of Cantonese and Hakka heritage, did mention it occasionally. There are 2 biscuits, or cookies, as the American calls it, that intrigue me. One is this Walnut biscuit and the other biscuit called Wife’s …
We had 2 more Chinese New Year celebrations. Dinner on the 8th Day of the Lunar New Year We had one on Friday night which is Che Peh, or the 8th day of CNY. This is the day the Hokkiens ( a dialect group from the Fukkien area of China) celebrate Chinese New Year. Legend has it …
This Chinese New Year (CNY) did not have a good start for me. I fell and slipped and twisted my wrist 2 days before Chinese New Year, that is on Valentine’s Day!! After phoning 111, and made known to the customer service lady that I do not wish to go to A and E, I …
I have always wanted to make almond cookies for Chinese New Year. I have this recipe for quite some time now but I have not managed to test it. It looks pretty similar to my peanut cookies. Finally, I manged to buy a kilo of ground almond which I used to make torta de …
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Published Oct 6, 2017 Mid-Autumn Festival & Mooncake This Mid-Autumn Festival I decide to invite my friends for a dinner, just an excuse to celebrate friendship. There were ladies from the Community House, our carers group and carers choir and some new friends, too. For the dinner we had vegetarian fried noodles, gado-gado, which is …
I have visited most of the touristy places in Penang since I am from there. The Goddess of Mercy Statue is situated at the foot hill of Kek Lok Si Temple, Air Itam. Ayer Itam is also famous for Penang Laksa. I was young and I used to visit Kek Lok See temple. We …
After the hilarious visit to the Upside Down Museum, we walk down the street and come across the 3D Museum. We are quite excited to find this place so near to the Upside Down Museum. Upon enquiring, this is not the 3D Museum, but is the ‘Glow in the Dark 3D Museum’, to be exact. …
Hi there again. There are many places to visit in Penang. The beaches are one of them. Touristy places include Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion, The Botanical Garden, The Funicular Rail, The Reclining Buddha in Pulau Tikus, the Snake Temple and lots more. Oh, and don’t forget the street food which I have been bragging about …
After spending my time in the mainland, I went to Penang Island. In the morning we went to the Jelutong Morning market. This is a typical morning market where there are stalls selling food, like vegetables, meat, fish, poultry and everyday essentials. There are also shops selling all sorts of goods and coffee shops selling …
Here, I am continuing my trip to Penang and savouring the glorious food. In Part 2, we went to Yeow Kee Restaurant before my sister departed to KL. We then went back home to my brother’s and have a rest and catch up. And as usual we have more food for tea. My brother decided …
The Chinese celebrates the lunar new year for 15 days. There are 12 days of Christmas, so this concept is not too strange to understand. However, I am not sure if the 12 days are of real significance, or, it is just a song. Can you please enlighten me, if you know the answer? …
This trip to Malaysia is a bit special as I got to spend it with my brothers and sisters and their families. The celebrations and tradition starts on the eve of the first day of Chinese New Year. We used to travel a day or 2 before the eve so that we would be at …
Chinese New Year is around the corner and I am heading ‘home’ to celebrate it with my family in Malaysia. After 10 years of celebrating it in the UK, I am finally flying to spend time with my bothers and sisters and their families. This time I decided to fly with Malaysia Airlines. The last …
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 …
