Chinese New Year

    An Open-Faced Traditional Pineapple Tarts Recipe: Flower Blossom Pineapple Tarts This is an open-faced pineapple tarts recipe. Pineapple tarts (黄梨塔) are small, bite-size pastries topped with pineapple jam.…

Chinese Meat Rolls is an extremely popular chinese dish especially for the Malaysian and Singaporean Chinese family. It is also known as Ngoh Hiang (五香) or Loh Bak (五香滷肉) both…

  Murukku is a savoury, crunchy Indian snack and its name derives from the Tamil word for “twisted” which refers to its shape. I call this popular deep fried snack Chinese…

  Steamed Pumpkin Flower Rolls is a type of Chinese steamed buns. These buns are without filling and are normally eaten plain. Pumpkin paste which is bright orange colour is used…

  Chinese or Lunar New Year is the most important festival celebrated throughout many Asian countries and the celebration just isn’t complete without Chinese New Year goodies and cookies. Every…

      A Must Have Festive Cookie: Rose Pineapple Tarts (Tat Nenas Ros) 玫瑰黄梨塔  Chinese New Year is fast approaching so if there is only one cookie to bake,…

  Braised Shiitake Mushrooms With Broccoli is actually a very simple dish to prepare yet it has a very sumptuous outlook. The colour contrast between the black and shiny shiitake…

  Teochew Treasure Beancurd (传统潮州豆干) is another of my family’s most treasured vegetarian dish. This nostalgic recipe resembles the one diligently prepared by my late mum-in-law on the first day…

 Chinese Steamed Muffins: Huat Kueh or Fatt Koh This lovely steamed chinese pumpkin muffins (蒸金瓜发糕) is similar to the chinese steamed rice flour cake otherwise known as Huat Kueh in…

Lotus root is used mainly in Asian cuisine. It may not be a common vegetable but it is rich in vitamins and minerals. Lotus root is actually the stem of…

Braised Sea Cucumber With Fish Maw (焖海参花胶) is a very simple dish that every Chinese family can relate and enjoy. It is not only flavourful but also has high nutritional value.…

Yam abacus seeds (算盘子) or yam gnocchi is an auspicious dish that is popularly served during the lunar new year as the ROUND yam abacus represent reunion and signifies wealth…