From the monthly archives:

January 2008

Mini Vanilla Cupcakes

January 30, 2008

We had another unexpected snowfall at the beginning of the week. Since we live on the hills, we were stuck at home. The roads were too slippery to drive anywhere.
Anyway, I made these mini vanilla cupcakes with cream cheese icing to entertain the little one. The recipe for the vanilla cupcakes can be found here.

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Brahim’s Satay Sauce Chicken

January 25, 2008

I confess I have been so lazy lately!! I have been cooking a lot of one-dish meals or cooking instant food. This is one of them. Using Brahim’s Satay Sauce, I pan fried the chicken first before coating it with the Brahim Satay Sauce. Then just served with peanuts and cucumber. Delicious & easy! [...]

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Braided Cranberry Bread

January 15, 2008

My first bread of the year! I have been neglecting my breadmaker for a while, so I decided to dust it off and started baking breads again. This is just a simple braided cranberry bread using the sweet bun recipe. The recipe can be found here. I will need to practise my braiding skill a [...]

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Sweet & Sour Fish

January 14, 2008

When I was young, there were 2 dishes that I really love in my hometown. It’s the sweet & sour pork & sweet & sour fish. I think everytime I go to the restaurant, I would definitely order either one of them. I’m not sure how they cook it but the pork or fish is [...]

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More Bento supplies!

January 10, 2008

Look at my latest collection!

During my vacation, I visited (actually, I forced my sister to take me there! ) 2 Daiso stores. Went a little crazy in the stores. The Bento supplies were all so cute. The best part is that they are only 1.50 each. Yes, even the lunch boxes! I even [...]

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Cheesy Nachos

January 5, 2008

Happy New Year everyone! I’m back from my vacation but haven’t been cooking much this week. I need to get over my lazy spell and start cooking next week! In the meantime, just sharing a favorite snack of mine.

Place a single layer of nachos in a baking sheet.
Top the nachos with shredded cheese (I usually [...]