Chrysanthemum Tea

November 8, 2011
Chrysanthemum Tea

Once you have tried the freshly brewed homemade chrysanthemum tea (菊花茶 guk fa cha), you will never think of buying and tasting commercially produced chrysanthemum tea anymore. Why? Coz it’s way tastier and healthier. The pure fragrance of dried chrysanthemum petals is just out of this world! Love it!

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Fried Prawns With Salted Egg Yolk

November 3, 2011
Fried Prawns With Salted Egg Yolk

Ahh… salted egg yolk, my love! How are you? Long time no eat you! Hahaha :D When it comes to salted egg yolk in Chinese dishes, the most obvious choice is the partnering of prawn with this sinful duck egg. And the favorite way to cook it is either with butter or kam heong style [...]

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Green Tea Tart

October 28, 2011
Green Tea Tart

When it comes to cakes and ice-cream, green tea is one of my favorite flavors. What about green tea tart? Oh yeah that got me curious. So far I’ve make this tart twice and I think there is still room for improvement. I just don’t know how to make the filling set correctly. The first [...]

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Shanghai Rice Cake With Minced Pork & Leeks

October 19, 2011
Chinese Rice Cake With Minced Pork & Leeks

Chinese white rice cake, Shanghai rice cake or pak kor meen… they mean the same thing. I didn’t really fancy eating pak kor meen when I was young because it was usually very chewy and difficult to swallow. However recently my dad help me rediscovered this childhood food again. Since then my memory of pak [...]

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Mandu Doenjang Guk – Korean Fermented Soybean Paste Soup With Dumplings

October 12, 2011
Mandu Doenjang Guk

Have you seen Korean dumplings that are shaped like a round hat before? It’s so so cute! I first saw it at Korean marts (frozen food section) and was really curious how they shape it that way. I found the answer few weeks back and will try making ‘em in the coming future but for [...]

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Vanilla Custard Tart

October 9, 2011
Vanilla Custard Tart

Like the delicious butter cake recipe, this beautiful vanilla custard tart is another fine way to enjoy the very best flavour of vanilla. This flexible recipe lets you make either a 9″ tart or several tartlets. The secret to making a yummylicious vanilla custard tart lies in the use of good quality butter and vanilla. [...]

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Peanut Butter Carrot Dog Birthday Cake

October 3, 2011
Chester's Birthday Cake

Happy Birthday Chester! My golden retriever turns 8 today. You’re still cute as ever despite turning 61 (human years). :P We celebrated his birthday a day earlier with a simple peanut butter carrot cake. The drooling was controllable but not the barking! Haha A cake for my birthday boy!

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Buddha’s Fruit & Red Dates Drink

September 27, 2011
Buddha's Fruit And Red Dates

Recently I found another interesting cooking book from my mom’s stash of books. This one is all about cooking with Chinese herbs… something that I’ve always wanted to learn. For my first tryout, I choose to make a simple drink using Buddha’s fruit (羅漢果, 罗汉果, luo han kuo) and red dates (jujube). Luo han literal [...]

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