Thursday 30 October 2014

Monster Finger Cookies 怪兽手指饼乾

Monster Finger Cookies 怪兽手指饼乾

Monster Finger Cookies 怪兽手指饼乾


Halloween is a yearly celebration observed in a number of countries on 31st October. Typical festive Halloween activities include trick or treat, attending costume parties, decorating the house with scary decoration like spiders, skeleton etc., pumpkins carving and of course making some Halloween treat.

Tuesday 28 October 2014

Brownie 布朗尼

Brownie 布朗尼


A brownie is a flat, baked square or bar that was developed in the United States at the end of the 19th century. The brownie is a cross between a cake and a cookie in texture. Brownies are often classified as 'fudgy' or 'cakey', depending on their density.

Saturday 25 October 2014

Shaoxing Wine Chicken 黄酒鸡

Shaoxing Wine Chicken 黄酒鸡


Shaoxing wine,绍兴酒 is one of the most famous varieties huangjiu,黄酒 (means yellow wine), fermented from rice. It originates from the region of Shaoxing, in the Zhejiang province of Eastern China. It can be consumed as a beverage and a cooking wine in Chinese cuisine.

Thursday 23 October 2014

How To Curl Your Hair Without A Curling Iron 无需电棒卷发

How To Curl Your Hair Without A Curling Iron 无需电棒卷发

If you urgently need to have your hair done for a special function but do not have a curling iron or tongs at home, here is a simple and easy method for you......

Wednesday 22 October 2014

Braised Pork Belly 红烧猪腩肉

Braised Pork Belly 红烧猪腩肉

Pork belly (五花肉 or 猪腩肉) is a boneless cut of fatty meat from the belly of a pig. The pork belly is very popular in Chinese cuisine and it's used in Braised Pork Belly, crispy roast pork, etc.. The meat is usually diced, browned and then slowly braised with skin on. The pork is made extremely soft, succulent and tender. 

No Crack, Easy Peel Hard-Boiled Fresh Eggs: Steam Them, Not Boil! "蒸"水煮鸡蛋

No Crack, Easy Peel Hard-Boiled Fresh Eggs: Steam Them, Not Boil! "蒸"水煮鸡蛋

I love hard boiled eggs as they are such a quick, easy  and nutritious snack. They can also be used to make egg salad, egg mayonnaise sandwiches, deviled eggs, eggs with braised pork belly (please check out my post) and a lot more.

Sunday 19 October 2014

How To Wrap Gyoza/Chinese Potstickers 如何包饺子

How To Wrap Gyoza/Chinese Potstickers 如何包饺子

Ingredients:

  • Gyoza wrappers (available in most of the supermarket like Tesco, Giant etc)

Japanese Gyoza 日式饺子

Japanese Gyoza 日式饺子


If you are wondering what are the differences between Chinese potstickers (窝贴) and Japanese Gyoza, well, literally they are very similar to each other. 

Saturday 18 October 2014

Honey Soy Sauce Baked Chicken 醬油蜂蜜烤鸡

Honey Soy Sauce Baked Chicken 醬油蜂蜜烤鸡

This is one of my favourite chicken recipe that I always cook for my family. It is an ideal dish that you can prepare right before cooking if you are a busy working mum, rushing home after work and would like to cook dinner for your loved ones. Well, if you have time, then you may marinade the chicken and leave them in the fridge before cooking.

Friday 17 October 2014

My Fur Son, Alpha's 1st - 4th Birthday

My fur son, Alpha is a black and silver Miniature Schnauzer. Alpha was born on 24th July 2010 and became part of our life when he was only 2 months old. He was so tiny back then.

Tuesday 14 October 2014

One Minutes Micorwave Fudgy Brownie 一分种微波炉布朗尼


One Minutes Mug Fudgy Brownie 一分种布朗尼


Brownie lovers, I have to share this wonderful recipe (which I came across from Pinterest) with you guys. It's super simple, easy and quick to make your own brownie in less than 5 minutes from preparation until ready. 

Saturday 11 October 2014

My Fur Daughter, Zeta @ Mei Mei's 1st - 3rd Birthday

My fur daughter, Zeta is a black Miniature Schnauzer and she was born on the 21th February 2011. My hubby named her Zeta, which means 'girl' in Greek. However, she is more familiar with her nick name "Mei Mei" which means little sister in Chinese. 

Egg Wrap (Egg Pancake) 蛋饼

Egg Wrap (Egg Pancake) 蛋饼

I love Taiwanese style breakfast with a simple egg pancake and a cup of healthy hot or cold soy milk. They are commonly served in all the breakfast shops in Taiwan.

Wednesday 8 October 2014

Banana Cake 香蕉糕

Banana Cake 香蕉糕

Bananas are thought to have originated in Malaysia 4,000 years ago and spread throughout to Philippine, India, Africa and Americas. The four leading banana export countries worldwide are Ecuador (provides more than 33% of the global banana export), Costa Rica, Philippines and Colombia. Banana are available for harvest throughout the year.

Saturday 4 October 2014

Langues de Chat (Cat's Tongue Biscuits) 猫舌饼

Langues de Chat (Cat's Tongue Biscuits) 猫舌饼

After the 2 batches of express kaya or coconut egg jam I made earlier, I have 8 egg whites sitting in my fridge. Search through my cookbooks and I found a perfect French biscuit recipe that called for egg whites. Going to use up half of my egg whites and will use the other half with another recipe.

Friday 3 October 2014

Slow Cooker or Crockpot BBQ Ribs 慢炖锅烧烤排骨

Slow Cooker or Crockpot BBQ Ribs 慢炖锅烧烤排骨

My hubby loves Barbecue or BBQ pork ribs very much but I have always thought that cooking it at home may be complicated and time consuming!


NOW, with this Crockpot or Slow Cooker BBQ ribs method, it will be the simplest and easiest way (which I like most) to home make your BBQ ribs with LITTLE EFFORT.

Thursday 2 October 2014

Korean Sesame Mochi Bread QQ韩式麻磁面包

Korean Sesame Mochi Bread  QQ韩式麻磁面包
Mochi is a type of Japanese rice cake made by steaming glutinous rice flour with sugar and water. The steamed dough is then cut into bite-size pieces and shape into a ball or any other shape. It is chewy and sweet. It may be eaten plain or filled up with different fillings of your choice.


Korean also has its own version of mochi, Chapssaltteol or Chapssalddeok or Chapssldduk (찹쌀떡). Korean Sesami Mochi Bread, like any other breads, has to be baked in the oven and not steamed. This type of bread does not need any yeast for proofing. It has a hard but thin crispy crust and inside is soft, chewy and full of black sesame aroma.