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Asian Delight

Rice Dumpling (Bak Zhang or Jung)

June 28, 2010

Dumpling festival was 2 weeks ago and I am finally posting my photos. sigh….when will I ever get back on track. Oh well, I guess I will accept the fact that as much as I like blogging, it will always take a backseat after the family. What about you? How do you balance family and [...]

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Spicy Dried Shrimp Sambal (Hae Bee Hiam)

June 22, 2010

It was dumpling festival last week. I haven’t made dumplings in a couple of years. Every year, usually around the dumpling festival time, B always talked about the yummy spicy rice dumpling that his mom made every year. So this year, I finally decided to try making it for him. Since the spicy dried shrimp [...]

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Kuih Koci

March 30, 2010

Thanks to my dear friend S, I got to make kuih koci recently. A popular Malaysian snack, Kuih Koci is made of glutinuous rice flour and filled with either a sweet coconut or peanut filling. It is usually wrapped in banana leaves and formed into a triangle.

The kuih koci after steaming. A little out of [...]

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Hard-Boiled Egg Sambal

March 3, 2010

This is my shortcut hard-boiled egg sambal. A simple dish and yet goes so well eaten with rice. What’s my secret for this easy peasy dish? This!

Brahim’s Sambal Tumis!
To make this,

Hard-boiled some eggs, peel them and deep-fry them in a little oil. When the egg turns a little golden brown, remove from oil and set [...]

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Pineapple Jam Spring Roll

February 24, 2010

I had a lot of pineapple jam leftover from making my pineapple tarts. It will be a waste to throw them away since I spent a lot of energy making the pineapple jam. Since I also had spring roll skin leftover from making the mini crispy spring roll, I decided to combine the two. Rolling [...]

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Bak Kua (Pork Jerky)

February 10, 2010

Continuing on my Chinese New Year baking streak, I made bak kua this year. I was so tempted to bring it back to the States during my visit to Malaysia last month but decided against it at the last minute. So I decided to make my own when I got back. The last time I [...]

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Pineapple Tarts

February 8, 2010

I am on a Chinese New Year baking mood now, so for the past few days, I have been busy in the kitchen. Among all my bakes, I would have to say that this one was the hardest and took the longest time – the Pineapple Tart.

The pineapple jam was the most tedious part of [...]

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Nian Gao (Chinese New Year Sticky Cake)

February 1, 2010

February 14 is a very happening day this day. Besides Valentine’s Day, it is also the first day of Chinese New Year. This year I find myself getting more in the Chinese New Year mood since I just got back from SE Asia where the Chinese New Year atmosphere is so much more apparent. Chinese [...]

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Durian

January 7, 2010

My first post of the year!! Sorry for the lack of updates. I am still on vacation in South East Asia enjoying all the yummy food. Even though this is where I was born, after being away for a while, it is still amazing at the variety of food there are. And people seems to [...]

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Kuih Dadar

December 9, 2009

Kuih Dadar (also known as Kuih Tayap) is one of my favorite tea-time snack. It is a pandan-flavored crepe stuffed with coconut filling. Thanks to a new-found friend S, I got to enjoy it recently. It has been so long since I ate this snack. It is actually not that difficult to make but it [...]