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Special Occasions

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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Super Mario Cake

June 1, 2010

Hello… yes, I am still around. Hope everyone had a great weekend. We had a long 4 day holiday and decided to hold a garage sale with a couple of friends. Even though it turned out to be a very rainy weekend, I was really glad to be able to get rid of a lot [...]

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Jemima Puddle-Duck Diaper Cake

March 8, 2010

Ok, so technically this is not a food item but since it is a “cake”, I just had to post it here. It’s my first ever diaper cake!!
For a friend, I made this Jemima Puddle-Duck diaper cake. I have been wanting to make a diaper cake for a long time and I finally [...]

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Yee Sang (Jellyfish Salad)

February 18, 2010

For a million years I would never have thought that I would ever make yee sang (yu sheng) because I always thought that it is difficult. But with a little twist, I made a simplified version. Yee Sang is actually a raw fish salad. It consists of raw fish, shredded fresh and pickled vegetables, plum [...]

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Happy Chinese New Year

February 14, 2010

Wishing all my readers who are celebrating a very
Happy Chinese New Year!
May the year of the Tiger bring you good health,
happiness and success.
&
Happy Valentine’s Day!

* Fishes are coconut agar-agar (jello) made using this recipe.

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Chinese Peanut Cookie again!

February 12, 2010

Rounding out the Chinese New Year bakes is this peanut cookie. One of my favorite! Seems like I made this last year and the year before too. Made this using last year’s recipe. If I ever have to make only one cookie for Chinese New Year, this is the one that I would make. It [...]

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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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Happy Mooncake Festival!!

October 2, 2009

Wishing all those who are celebrating a Happy Mooncake Festival!! I hope everyone is enjoying their mooncakes with a nice pot of tea. Like last year, my plan to make mooncakes have been thwarted by my lack of planning. I forgot to make salted eggs again!! It takes about 25 days to make the salted eggs. [...]