A MALAYSIAN FOOD & TRAVEL BLOG
This year, we had a quiet New Year's Eve at home. Knowing that KampungBoy will be all worn out by the time he arrives KL from his 5 hours coach ride, I suggested a cozy dinner at home. He was a bit skeptical at first, but I proved him wrong when my roast chicken turned out perfect! (*kembang*) I'm adapting Jamie Oliver's roast chicken with lemon and rosemary roast potatoes recipe, with slight … [Read more...]
Days before Chinese New Year, my family would give the house a thorough cleansing and "makeover" to sweep away all the bad luck and make way for good luck for a new year. My mum loves to decorate the living hall with paper cutouts of zodiac of the year and upside down "fu" that symbolize luck of fortune has arrived. Various food and offerings are put up at the altar of god and ancestor … [Read more...]
Daisy Mocha Cookies (Recipe from Agnes Chang's I Can Bake) A:200g butter/margarine, 120g castor sugar, 1 eggyolk, 1 1/2 tsp coffee paste B:420g plain flour, sifted, 60g chocolate rice Cream ingredient A in a mixer till well combined. Mix in ingredient B and form into a dough. Place the dough in between 2 layers of grease proof paper and roll it to 3mm … [Read more...]
Special Melting Moments (Recipe from Agnes Chang's I Can Bake) Ingredients: 200g butter/margarine 80g icing sugar, sifted 1 tsp vanilla essence ¼ tsp salt 120g self raising flour, sifted 120g corn flour, sifted Cream butter, icing sugar, vanilla essence and salt till just combined. Add self raising flour, corn flour and mix into a soft dough Spoon mixture into a … [Read more...]
Macarons? Is it the coconut laced chewy cookies? Not to be confused over macaroons and macarons, macaron is actually these ethereal dome-shaped cookies with a beautiful ruffled layer beneath. Not to forget the heart melting cream filling sandwiched between. It is something that I wanted to experiment with since ages ago those horror stories about macaron failure refrained me from doing … [Read more...]
What does Christmas smell like to you? Mint? Candies? Nutmeg? For me, the sweet smell of Christmas would be cinnamon. The smell that tempts my senses and reminds me that Christmas is just around the corner when I’m nibbling on my aunt’s home baked fruit cakes during my younger days. To bring up my fond memories and relieving all the Christmases that I’ve had, I’m going to bake a fruit … [Read more...]
The other day when I was holding the remote control switching from one channels to another, Nigella's Feast on Channel 11 caught my eyes. It's all about chocolate, from the delicious and simple old-fashioned chocolate cake with a thick chocolaty frosting, to chocolate cheesecake and chocolate caramel crispy cakes. The crispy cakes seems fuss free and I have some Mars bars sitting in the fridge, so … [Read more...]
The other day when I was holding the remote control switching from one channels to another, Nigella's Feast on Channel 11 caught my eyes. It's all about chocolate, from the delicious and simple old-fashioned chocolate cake with a thick chocolaty frosting, to chocolate cheesecake and chocolate caramel crispy cakes. The crispy cakes seems fuss free and I have some Mars bars sitting in the fridge, so … [Read more...]
It was my younger sister's 18th birthday last week and it happens that I'm in the mood for some whisking and stirring. So I came out with an chilled oreo cheecake that noone can resists. I'm so glad that it was a hit among her friends. Sis, wishing you a birthday as lovely as you are, as special as the things you do, and as happy as the times we've shared together. Ingredients For … [Read more...]
My cravings for something sweet have been constant and hard to ignore, especially after my meal. I just need something SWEET to flush down the smell of onions garlic and ginger that stays in my mouth. Weirdo! Like any other addiction, sugar intake can be a tough one to kick.So this time I adapted this blueberry cheese tart recipe from Jo's Deli and Bakery for my sinful cravings. Instead of … [Read more...]
Some of you might be wondering what's so mysterious about French Toast? Even six years old kiddos can make it by their own. It's extremely easy, widely available and generally likeable. What about a piece of great frenchtoast? I used to make very good frenchtoast during my schooling day that my sisters craved for it every single day. I'm not bragging and boasting! It's a fact indeed. Haha but it … [Read more...]
My hands were itchy during my weekend in Ipoh plus my youngest sister keep on bugging me to "play bake bake", so I got this banana coffee muffin recipe from Jo's Deli and Bakery. Whenever I wanted to come out with something new, I search from this site for some recipes and do some modification to my own preferences. I hope that my sister will bring it to school and proudly tell her friends that I … [Read more...]
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