Gingerbread Cookies

It's year end soon. It is really exciting because of the coming Christmas & New Year.This is something that I really look forward to. Gingerbread cookies is definitely suitable for this season.It is always a challenge to make "cut out" cookies in Malaysia especially when you need to cut it into different shape e.g. stars, heart, trees....etc. The main culprit is the warm weather where make the cookies dough difficult to handle, it will become...

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Italian Foccasia with Cherry Tomato

Madness. I have made up my mind to test out every recipes in my favorite baking book by Richard. We are luckily today because there are a lots of wonderful bread making book out there. It is all easily available in MPH, Popular & Borders. Besides, you can always search on the net for a better bread baking books, e.g. http://www.thefreshloaf.com/bookreviewsMy personal point of view, there are baking book for beginner & advance baker. Just...

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Simplified Korean Bibimbap

Oh...I got to confess that I am a real foodies. I love culinary adventures in different countries; I would eat anything except the weirdo stuff eg, cockroaches, tiger meat, whale meat....etc. hm..........I guess not everything huh?....ehheheheKorean Bibimbap looks very similar to a Hakka Lui Cha. There is a lot of side dishes top on the rice. You can buy the ready made Korean side dishes from the shelf or make your own. There are plenty of choices....

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Lemon Fairy Cake

Fairy cake is actually a British term for cupcakes. The frosting for fairy cake is slightly different from the America cupcakes. It is less icing sugar with more butter, no milk. What I like about this Lemon Fairy Cake is they are so easy to make yet so delicious..tangy. My hubby even says, this taste like the fairy cake in the 80s made by the grandma. This is not the 1st time I got this comment. Sometimes ago, I shared some cakes with my friend,...

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Cupcakes with Chocolate Ganache

Back to cupcakes again. I just love to bake cupcakes & play with the decorations. This time I am experimenting to decorate the cupcakes with Chocolate Ganache. It is a very simple decorating technique to make the cupcakes looks gorgeous. Here is the recipes: 150 ml cream 150g chocolate a knob of butter Melt the chocolate & cream in a double boiler. Double boiler meaning, heat some water on the pot, then put in a bowl in the middle...

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Sesame Sourdough Bread

Frankly speaking, I am addicted to bread after I started to bake my own bread. Well, put it this way, I am addicted to carbohydrate. Be it rice, wheat, bread, pasta, noodles, kuih muih, pastry, potato......etc. I can live without meat but not without those carbo. I always believe that one can enjoy delicious food & stay healthy at the same time. That's is why portion control is very important so that you do not over eat & put on weight unnecessary....

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