From the monthly archives:

February 2008

Spaghetti with Crunchy Onion Chicken

February 28, 2008

Taking a break from bentos, this is an easy dish that I make often

Spaghetti with Crunchy Onion Chicken.
I don’t have the exact measurement but roughly all you need to make Crunchy Onion Chicken are:

French’s French Fried Onion. (Substitute with Panko or Cornflakes if not available) – finely crushed
Eggs
Chicken Breast
Flour

Method:

Coat the chicken breast with flour, then dip [...]

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Kid’s Bento #12 – Croissant Day

February 25, 2008

Today’s bento: Croissant, turkey, baked chips and apple sauce.
When my little girl brought back her bento from school today, I noticed that she only ate the croissant. When I asked her why she didn’t finish her lunch, she said that her teacher told her it’s time to pack up. It turned out that she was [...]

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Kid’s Bento #11 – Monster face

February 22, 2008

Today’s Bento: Fried BeeHoon (rice vermicelli), chicken nuggets, grapes and cheese. I wanted to make a smiling face but somehow it ended up looking like a monster face, at least that’s what my little girl called it. Oh well, as long as she was happy with it!

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Kid’s Bento #10 – Spaghetti-O

February 18, 2008

I will be away from my kitchen for the rest of the month. Yep, I am off on a trip to visit family. So in the meantime, I will be posting some Bentos that I made for my little girl earlier. Hopefully, I will have more yummy photos to share when I get back. [...]

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Pineapple Tarts

February 13, 2008

Ok, I promise this is the last of my Chinese New Year bakes. How can it be Chinese New Year without pineapple tarts, right?
I actually made the fillings a week ago but have never gotten around the make the tarts. Actually I also could not decide which recipe to try since there are so many different [...]

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Chinese New Year Cupcakes

February 12, 2008

I gave some of my Chinese New Year goodies to Lil’ C’s chinese school teachers. I thought it would be nice to include some cupcakes for them too, just for fun

So I made these vanilla cupcakes and decorated them with some marshmallow fondant. It was harder than I thought because the decos have to be [...]

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Fried Spring Roll Crackers

February 11, 2008

Another one of my Chinese New Year snacks. I am not sure what is the exact name for this snack but it is really good. To make this snack, just roll the spring roll skin into tiny rolls, seal with eggwash and deep fry till golden brown. Remove from oil, drain and roll it in [...]

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Happy Chinese New Year!!!

February 5, 2008

The little helper and mommy would like to wish all our Chinese readers a very Happy New Year!! Wishing everyone “XIN NIAN KUAI LE” (HAPPY NEW YEAR) and “XIAO KOU CHANG KAI” (SMILE ALWAYS). GONG XI FA CHAI!!

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Chinese Peanut Cookie

February 5, 2008

I wasn’t planning to bake any Chinese New Year cookies this year but after drooling at this talented mommy’s yummy Chinese New Year bakes, I couldn’t resist the temptation anymore. So I ended up baking this super easy and one of my favorite cookie, the Chinese Peanut Cookie.
Recipe:
500 gm roasted peanuts – finely ground
500 gm [...]

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Nian Gao (Chinese New Year Sticky Cake)

February 2, 2008

Chinese New Year is approaching next week. Majority of the Chinese in the world will have a big celebration. I always feel that I am one of those rare minority who don’t really celebrate New Year. I left home at the age of 13 for further education and since then, I rarely go home for [...]