Red Residue Chicken
Red residue, or ang chow, is the residue of red rice wine. During the making of the wine, wine cake is being mixed together with red yeast rice and left fermented. The result is wine, together with a layer of fermented red rice floating atop, namely ang chow. Ang Chow is in ...
Pineapple Banana Bread
This recipe had been sitting around my 'to do list' for quite a while. It had been neglected mainly because it looks rather simple that I didn't think it will turn out fantastic, and also that I was too ambitiously on my quest to challenge the more difficult recipes. But ...
Flower roll / flower bun with spring onion 葱花卷
What do you like to have for breakfast? It seems like everyone in my family has different liking. Some prefer porridge, some prefer sandwiches, some prefer biscuits and chocolates (what?)... Anyway, this is our freshly steamed flower rolls with spring onion, it will be our breakfast ...
BBQ Sambal Stingray 烧烤魔鬼鱼
I had been sick for the past few days, sore throat, runny nose, heavy headed...look like it is the flu season again. Many said that it is not good to have spicy food (heaty) when you get sore throat, but I, for one, would not mind eating spicy even though my throat so sore that ...
Lotus Leaf Bun 荷叶包
Don't underestimate these plain looking little buns. These buns are very easy to make and have a simple taste, yet my fussy little one could reject everything from porridge, rice, vegetable to fish but will happily munch down these buns without any complaint. There is no magic ...
Gui Fei Chicken Wing 贵妃鸡翅
Yang Yu Huan, or Yang Gui Fei (Imperial Consort Yang), also known as one of the Four Beauties of ancient China, was the consort of Emperor Xuanzhong. As with the beauties of that time, Yang Gui Fei had a full and plump body. Her favorite fruit was lychees, which at that time ...
Oreo Raspberry White Chocolate No Bake Cheesecake 奥利奥覆盆子白巧克力免烤乳酪蛋糕
I am not such a fan of Oreo biscuit, mainly because I don't like those dark black crumbs sticking on my teeth after having them. Surely, you don't want that to happen if you are meeting someone you want to impress, right? However, making them into dessert is another story. It adds ...
Earl Grey Tea Egg 格雷伯爵茶茶叶蛋
When I was a little girl, I was always attracted to the refreshing tea aroma from the constantly simmering tea eggs selling at the Chinese herbal shop. However, I seldom bought it as I find it too troublesome to peel the egg shell, especially I didn't want to get those dark tea ...
Cream of Mushroom Soup 奶油蘑菇汤
Mushroom soup is one of my favorite breakfast dishes. It doesn't take long time to cook, most likely you would spend more time cutting the ingredients instead. That said, if you have a food processor to chop your ingredients, you can whip this soup up in a breeze. You ...
Buffalo Wings
I don't usually deep fry my food, I try to bake them as far as I could. Firstly, it is because I don't like to clean up the mess after the spilling oil war; secondly, I kind of having a phobia against deep frying. However, when it comes to buffalo wings, I not only have the appetite ...
Pandan Steamed Cake
Whenever passing by an Asian bakery store, I always adore those round shaped, cute looking steamed cake. There are so many flavors to choose from: mangoes, cheese, strawberry.... Somehow, I have a notion that eating steamed cake is more healthy than baked cake, maybe I am ...
All Natural Pandan Juice
Pandan leaf is a rather commonly used ingredient in Asia cuisine. It can be used to make savory dishes such as pandan wrap chicken, or get its juice extracted to make sweet dessert. The leaf on its own is coarse and fibrous, hence you don't actually eat the leaf, but only use it ...
Ipoh Hor Fun
If you have tried the texture of Ipoh Hor Fun, I believe you will be impressed by its silky smooth texture. It is so slippery that grabbing it with chopstick require quite a bit of skill. Just in case you have not tried it before, Ipoh Hor Fun is similar to Kuay Teow, but with much ...