Children in Need Cupcakes
So I said I’d bake some cakes for Children In Need cake sale at work! And Thursday comes, mild panic set in as I was dreading to produce bear cakes like … Anyway I made myself a tea and set to work, it is fiddly…
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Chicken and Celery Stir Fry
Celery – Marmite of the veggie world. I used to hate it, absolutely detest the thought of chewing on the stringy, weird smelling and yuck tasting vegetable. My mum never used to cook it when I was little too, but then I think her cooking…
Traditional Chinese New Year Cake (Nin go)
THE signature Chinese New Year staple – Nin Go (Year Cake), a sticky, sweet treat that we make in batches to give as gifts and snack at home during CNY.
Chinese New Year Treat – Gok Jai (Peanut Puff)
Chinese New Year is always a festival close to my heart. Mainly because I have so many childhood memories attached to it. Like… helping mummy to grate one Daikon after another till my fingers go in the grater (ouch), chopping millions of peanuts and they…
Dorayaki (Japanese Sweet Pancakes)
A few years ago I tried my hands on making dorayaki because Ash absolutely loves them. Time moved on and Ash grown up, now with a little brother in the house too. But his love for dorayaki stayed the same and it is also the…
Beef & Pineapple stir fry
This is a dish I haven’t had in years and just decided to give it a revisit the other night, as the love for a Hawaii pizza from a certain 11-year-old had reminded me how much I LOVE pineapple chunks in stir fries. It’s sweet…
Annie’s Apple Crumble
Our neighbours had given us a huge tray of apples… to be honest I didn’t expect it to come this early, I thought apples are more an autumn fruit! Anyway I turn to my trusted crumble recipe originated from BBCgoodfood website. I’ve made a few…
Blueberry Squares with Passion Fruit Syrup
This is one of the easiest cake to make if you have a lot of blueberries to use up. (Although that never happens in this house as all the kids are eating them by the punnets) If you can’t source passion fruit, you can skip…
Flapjack Biscuits
How are we all doing in this crazy first week of lockdown due to Covid-19? There has been a lot of “Why”s and “When”s type of questions in this house. The kids are doing fine, in a way they seem to quite enjoy not being…
Raspberries Creme Brûlée
A quick french dessert that everyone loves, with a tangy raspberries twist.
Broccoli Pesto Pasta
This is one of the kids’ favourite dinner, and one of mine too! For different reasons… kids obviously just love the carb, and I love it because it can be done in 20 minutes from start to finish. Perfect for a busy family! Apart from…
Flan Pâtissier
It’s Ashleigh’s birthday and for all the birthdays in his life, I’ve produced a decorated cake for him. Over the years the cakes have gone more and more elaborate and this year, I’m just not so sure how to capture his latest favourite, Yu-Gi-Oh, in…
Jin Dui – My fondest memory of mum, of Chinese New Year.
This post is dedicated to my mum. She’s passed away for over 10 years now and I wish I knew it would’ve been my last time watching her made these before I left for the UK. Anyway, these tasty little morsels are the highlights of…
Jade Dumplings
What a grand name! They’re pak choi dumplings really. And have you heard of Jadeite Cabbage? It’s a piece of very precious national treasure, of a chinese cabbage carved out of jade! Anyway, like all dumplings, you can put in anything you like as fillings, and…