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Grandma’s Nyonya Chang Rice Dumplings + Step By Step Pictures On How To Wrap Chang

In Chinese, how to on 16 June 2010 tagged bak chang, bamboo leaves, chung, glutinous rice, nyonya, nyonya chang, pork, rice dumpling with 2 comments
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Chang, Zong, Zongzi… they all mean 1 thing; glutinous rice with yummylicious fillings wrapped in bamboo/lotus/banana leaves. Chang is eaten on the 5th day of the 5th Lunar Month which is today in fact, 16th June 2010. :) First I need to clarify something. My grandma is not a Nyonya but she learned how to [...]

Preserving Fresh Herbs By Freezing

In how to on 19 January 2010 tagged herbs, how to, rosemary with 2 comments
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In Malaysia it’s quite difficult to get hold of fresh herbs like rosemary, thyme, oregano, marjoram… except basil which I have successfully grew. The only place we can stock up on these herbs is from the hypermarket/supermarket. However most of the time I’m using only a portion of the herbs, the rest will be kept [...]

Buying, Choosing & Cutting Avocado

In Fruits, how to on 13 October 2009 tagged avocado, fruit, how to with 1 comment
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Before this year avocado is a foreign fruit to me. I have read & heard a great deal of goodness about this fruit (lower our LDL ‘bad’ cholesterol & increase our HDL ‘good’ cholesterol levels) but I never came close to buying & eating it. One reason is because we don’t grow avocado in Malaysia. [...]