From the monthly archives:

November 2006

On a blog break . . . . .

November 28, 2006

What would Thanksgiving be without a traditional Thanksgiving meal?? This year, we had 2!! One at a friend’s house and another at home. This is what we ate at home. Turkey, ham, stuffing, green bean casserole, cranberry sauce & dinner roll. Yummy!

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Mung Bean Soup

November 28, 2006

Weather has been a little cool lately. What can be more comforting than a bowl of hot mung bean soup ??

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Elmo Birthday Cake

November 28, 2006

For toddler’s 2nd birthday . . . . . HAPPY BIRTHDAY !!!
Updated: For this cake, I use the Elmo Cake Pan. For the marshmallow fondant, I used this recipe from Wilton. I love marshmallow fondant because they taste a lot better than regular fondant. But if you do not have time to make marshmallow fondant, [...]

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Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookie

November 6, 2006

Very nice. Crunchy & yet a little chewy. Recipe from here:
http://bakingsheet.blogspot.com/2005/08/addictive-chocolate-chip-cookies.html

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Strawberry Yoghurt Marshmallow Cheesecake

November 6, 2006

Made this for a friend’s farewell lunch. It was delicious although it didn’t turn out looking like the original recipe & that’s because I ran out of gelatine powder & had to substitute with agar-agar powder.Lesson learned???? NEVER substitute gelatine powder with agar-agar powder!!!Results of substitution: 1. Texture – firm instead of a little jiggly [...]

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Plum Sauce Chicken

November 6, 2006

The chicken is 1st deep fried & then quickly stir-fried with some garlic & plum sauce. Result: finger-licking good!!

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Loh Mai Kai

November 6, 2006

Dunno why the dim-sum restaurants here in US do not serve Loh Mai Kai. Instead they serve glutinous rice in lotus leaf which I am not too fond of ‘cos the smell of lotus leaf is too overpowering. So I still prefer this Malaysian version.Using this recipe http://kuali.com/recipes/viewrecipe.asp?r=1329 with some modifications:
Instead of steaming the rice, [...]

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