Happy New Year to all my readers and friends. Hope this year of the Horse will bring forth peace, good health, wealth and prosperity to all of you.Gong Xi Fa Cai ~ Nian Nian You ...
Pistachio Ice Cream
This nutty Pistachio Ice Cream should be most welcome to round off a sumptuous reunion dinner on 30th January as the lunar Chinese New Year falls on 31st January this year. This pale green and fragrant icy dessert is not too sweet and not overly rich as I've reduced the amount of cream in the recipe... so feel free to enjoy!Recipe for Pistachio Ice Cream (adapted from 'Here' with...
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Desserts,
Ice Cream,
Nuts and Seeds,
Snack
Pumpkin Sunflower Crisps ~ CNY 2014
These Pumpkin Sunflower crisps are very easy to make but they can be very addictive. Crunchy and crispy, these festive cookies will be very popular during the forthcoming Chinese Lunar New Year. Recipe for Pumpkin Sunflower crisps Ingredients2 egg whites about 60 gm, lightly beaten80 gm caster sugar2 Tbsp/1 oz melted butter50 gm plain flour75 gm pumpkin kernels75...
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CNY delicacies,
Cookies and Biscuits,
Nuts and Seeds,
Snack,
Tea.
Cream Caramel ~ Updated
Cream Caramel is another favourite dessert in my family, especially my children. The price of this egg custard has hiked tremendously recently, from RM 2 to RM2.80 for a takeaway which can be finished off in three gulps. As always, homemade is the most economical and you can rest assured that there are no unnecessary 'add-ons'. I've made them before using soymilk but this...
Three Tastes Steamed Fish
Are you curious by the name of this dish? It's literally translated from Cantonese 'Sam Mei Yu', with the incorporation of three tastes which are sourish, sweetish and spicy, all these three words beginning with the letter 'S'! What a coincidence. I had this dish not too long ago in one of the restaurants and I'm trying to replicate it here.Recipe for Three Tastes Steamed FishIngredients300...
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Asian food,
Fish,
Seafood
Macau Almond Cookies ~ CNY 2014
I've been hunting for this recipe for a long time and was delighted when I finally chanced upon the recipe from Florence of Do What I Like. Upon scrutinising the recipe I noticed that there wasn't any mention of the amount of sugar required. She must have inadvertantly left it out, so I just made an assumption and added in 50 gm of icing sugar which wasn't too sweet and...
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CNY delicacies,
Cookies and Biscuits,
Nuts and Seeds,
Snack,
Tea.
Danish Butter Cookies ~ CNY 2014
I've always wanted to make these Danish Butter cookies and was delighted when I saw the post in Anncoo Journal. These cookies are buttery, not too sweet, delicious, certainly a crowd pleaser. I bet that you are not going to stop just at one. These home made cookies will be good as a gift to your relatives and friends for this coming festive season.Recipe for Butter Cookies(adapted...
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Cookies and Biscuits,
Snack,
Tea
Bak Kwa/Pork Jerky and welcome 2014
I hope that all of you have had a wonderful X'mas and New Year and before we can settle snugly into 2014, the Chinese Lunar New Year is just less than a month away which will mean baking and more baking.Bak Kwa is a popular gift during the Chinese Lunar New Year and this is the first time that I'm baking and grilling them in the oven instead of grilling them over a charcoal fire.I've...
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Asian food,
CNY delicacies,
Festivals,
Pork,
Snack
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