Traditional Lunar New Year Cake (Nin go)
THE signature Lunar New Year staple in Hong Kong – Nin Go (Year Cake), a sticky, sweet treat that we make in batches to give as gifts and snack at home during LNY.
easy home recipes with an asian twist
Cooking
Annie’s learning to cook…
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…
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…
Easy Flapjack Biscuits (made with my little one)
An easy flapjack biscuit recipe made with everyday ingredients, offering a lovely balance of chewiness and sweetness. Also child friendly, little kids can have fun help making them!
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…
Jin Dui (Sesame Balls) – My fondest memory of mum, of Lunar New Year
This post is dedicated to my mum. She passed away over 20 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 my…
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…
Matcha Madeleines
Like many of the fellow foodies, I own way too many baking tins and my baking equipment cupboard is always full to the brim. A bundt tin, a swiss roll tin, a heart shaped tin, big round tins, small round tins, brownie tin… And really,…