Malaysian Chicken Rendang Dinner. It’s here again! Friday Night Take-away 29.04.2022. This coming bank holiday weekend, we are having Chicken Rendang dinner. It is one of our family favourites. A bit of effort ( to those who are not into cooking, this is a lot of effort!) is required to make this. So why not …
Kuih Bingka Ubi is a baked tapioca cake. It is a Nyonya cake and are enjoyed all over South-east Asia. This type of cake is very similar in Singapore and Malaysia. Also known as cassava, tapioca is common in Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, and other areas where the climate is tropical or sub-tropical. Each country …
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 …
Handmade Plant-based Easter Eggs is doable! I was toying with this idea for months now, making Easter eggs that are plant-based. I can make moon cakes for the Moon Cake Festival. I have tried a few times. My first attempt some years ago resulted in an unbalanced cake that could not stand upright. That was …
Published Jan 21, 2018. Coconut Candy is one of the earliest sweets that I made in school. I remember it was one of the first recipes on our domestic science class. I have not made this for many, many years,. Its been more than 30 years! After a few searches over the internet, I came …
The First Day of Winter: Winter Solstice 2017 Winter Solstice Date, Facts, Folklore, and More Winter Solstice is coming, Winter officially begins with the Winter Solstice on Thursday, December 21, 2017. This is the astronomical first day of winter in the Northern Hemisphere. When is the Winter Solstice? The winter solstice is the day with the fewest …
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 …
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 …
Soon after I arrived in Malaysia, a dear friend of mine, Chan and his wife Angie, invited me over for otak-otak. However, I have a prior appointment that evening I could not make it for dinner. Anyway Angie invited me over to share her recipe and make otak-otak. What a splendid idea! So I went …
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 …
Update: 9th April 2021 I have made a video on how to cook the Kaya. Due to thc change of the fat content of the coconut milk that I used, the kaya was a bit oily. I think the fat content of the coconut milk (Aldi Brand) has increased tremendously. I then tried another brand …
A traditional recipe using store cupboard ingredients.
For this recipe, I tried to use the easy method, by not grinding or using the food processor or blender. But unfortunately, I could not find ready pounded lemon grass. so I still had to pound it! So far, using the ready made ie, powder form is much easier. Good for the busy person. This …
Recently my sisters came over to the UK for a visit. And so they brought with them, among other things ( I had list), a Ban Chian Koay mould, as well as the ingredient ‘cukor’ – a type of ginger that gives a special flavour to Penang Nyonya cooking. Now I can make Ban Chien …
