Thursday, December 26, 2013

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year 2014!

I would like to take this opportunities to wish all my blog readers Merry Christmas & Happy New Year. Stay Happy & Healthy in this coming new year -2014 ! I am very thankful that you have been enjoying reading my blog. I will also continue my journey to be a better cooking/baking mummy to create wonder"food" memory for my kid. In the eyes of all kids, their mummies are great cooks. All food are made with loves. p/s Bake some little cupcakes...

Monday, December 2, 2013

Spicy Stir Fried Sambal Prawn Malaysia Style

Most Malaysian who love spicy food & seafood will enjoy this cuisine- "Sambal Udang". "Sambal Udang" means chili sauces + prawns = perfect combination. It goes really well with rice. My sister can eat two big bowls of rice when I cook this. This is a "short-cut" method by using the spicy seafood sauces that I have bought from the mushroom farm in Tanjung Sepat.  You can buy any ready made Sambal sauces for seafood from the store. And I...

Saturday, November 23, 2013

Stir Fry French Bean with Dried Shrimp - Asian Chinese Style

Today we are going to cook this simple "Stir Fry French Bean with Dried Shrimp". All material are easily available in the Asia market. This is a very appetizing recipes,  it goes well with rice. What are these? These were dried shrimp. In Asia these dried shrimp are very common. By looking at the pictures, you can already tell the different. We bought the really fresh dried shrimp from Tanjung Sepetang, it is the highest quality &...

Monday, November 18, 2013

White Radish Soup with Abalone Slices

Recently it rains a lot, I like rainy day especially when the weather is warm or on a lazy weekend. But the timing got to be right. If it rain at late afternoon at 5pm on week days, it is a pain because there will be big jam & my kid will come back late. Hubby will come back late.We will have to eat late dinner. Prefer to have my dinner no later than 7.15pm so that I can be kind to the tummy. This is a very simple soup but comforting. It looks...

Friday, November 15, 2013

Steam Tofu with Minced Meat

On a weekday dinner, I normally will prepare some really simple & fast dish. The best thing is while cooking the rice, I can steam it together inside the rice cooker. In Asia, every household has a automatic rice cooker at home, you just need to wash the rice & press the automatic button. It will cook the rice perfectly. It comes with a tray where you can insert on top of the rice bowl for steaming while the rice is cooking. I noticed...

Monday, November 11, 2013

Simple Udon in Japanese Awase Miso Soup

When hunger strikes & you need FAST food to be served at you home little kitchen. I will recommend noodles soup. Super fast udon in miso soup with Japanese mushrooms, fried tofu, fish ball & some spring onion. Kids love noodles. Noodles in soup is really comforting especially on cold raining seasons. I prefer to use fresh udon as it tastes better & cook faster , it is very springy or "Q" in Mandarin. Ingredients for 1pax: 1 pkt...

Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Baked Marble CheeseCake

I have lots of collections on books especially cook books. Sometime I will test some new recipes & write some notes on the books. Remarks will be written on the books based on my own observations. It could be very messy. Sometimes, I will put a big "X" on the recipes. But this recipes which I adopted from Su Chan "Cake Temptations & other desserts" with a little changes- deserved a big "V". It is worth keeping. To be honest, the author...

Sunday, October 20, 2013

Christmas Cookies - Ina Garten

These cookies are seriously addicted. Carol, Amanda, Dave, Ben & Henry just love these cookies. They are especially suitable as gift for special occasions like Christmas & New Year celebrations. It really gives you the Christmas feel or celebration mood. Today is the 20th Oct, you can try to bake these cookies for the coming Christmas (in two months time).Personally, I love Christmas & looking forward to it. Conversations: Amanda...

Saturday, October 19, 2013

Delicious Cranberry, Raisin, Blueberry, Chocolate Chips Muffin

Fresh Blueberry Muffins Muffins are good for breakfast or tea break. It is not as sweet as cupcakes & the texture is not as fine as a cake. The texture is more coarse compared to cupcakes.  It is very versatile & you can use it to make any version of muffins depends on your favorite choices- Cranberry, Raisin, Chocolate Chips or Blueberry. This is a super easy recipes which is very suitable for any beginner in baking. Even though...

Saturday, July 27, 2013

Delicious Homemade Pizza for 2

This is a very simple recipes yet delicious. Pizza is a comfort food. To me, it is just like an open toast sandwich. If you fold the pizza half & seal it, it became a Calzone. It just like a big curry puff. The only different is the fillings inside. Pizza topping is very personal. Just be creative with the topping ingrediants, I even put tomato sauce on top with sambal ikan bilis sauces, red onion & some prawns. Sound very South East...

Saturday, June 29, 2013

Fried Spagetti with Spinach Japanese Style

Over the weekends especially Saturday or Sunday afternoon,  I seriously do not know what to cook. Or too lazy to cook. But we still need to eat & fill up the stomach. We just need something quick & comfort- PASTA!! My kid says the pasta with tomato sauce ...again? =.= Fine. Mummy cook stir fry pasta, simple ingrediants & extremely satisfying. Simple ! Simple! Simple! Serving for 2: 200 g dry pasta (cook as per package...

Friday, June 28, 2013

Red Velvet Cupcakes & Frosting

To me, sometimes writing a blog is like writing a diary. Mine is a food diary. I am sharing some mistake or fun that I have learn through my "culinary" journey. I have fallen in love with kitchen because I have always believe in nurture my kid with good nutritions make them a better person - healthy & mentally. Desserts are just part of it. Every mum feel proud when their kids tell them : "My mummy is the best cook in the world!!" .Besides,...

Friday, April 19, 2013

Rich Chocolate Cake

Oh boy, it has been some time we did not update this blog. I must celebrate the "re-launch" of the blog by posting one of our favourite chocolate cake recipes. Life is busy with kids running around who need the parent’s tender loving care. In life, we celebrates good things happened around us. We are very thankful that we met some nice people that sincerely want to help us. It is a blessing to have a nice nanny & nice neighbors....