Cottage Pie 農家餡餅

Cottage Pie or Shepherd's Pie is a meat pie with a crust of mashed potato. Both Cottage and Shepherd's pies are similar simple dishes originated in Britain in the late 18th and 19th Century respectively; intended to use up leftover meat and available ingredients. Cottage pie is usually made with beef, while shepherd's pie is made with lamb or mutton.

Bak Kwa (Homemade Chinese Honey Pork Jerky) 烤肉干

Bak Kwa (in Hokkien dialect) or Rougan (in Mandarin) 烤肉干 is a salty and sweet dried meat product similar to jerky, a popular and must have treat during Chinese New Year. It also make an ideal gift when you pay a visit to friends and relatives's house during the festival. 

Baked Coconut Nian Gao (Chinese New Year Cake) 烤椰汁年糕

If you make traditional steamed Nian Gao every year for Chinese New Year and would like to try some twisted recipe, this is the recipe for you, Baked Nian Gao.

Nian Gao 年糕, translated to Year Cake or Chinese New Year Cake and is usually eaten during Chinese New Year. It is considered good luck to eat Nian Gao during this great festive season because Nian Gao, 年糕 is homonym for "higher year", 年高. Therefore, Nian Gao has symbolism of raising oneself taller/higher in each coming year. Each year is higher or better than the previous year 年年高升, especially at work.