Happy New Year! Sweet potatoes in coconut milk and sweet potatoes in sugared water are two Asian-style desserts I grew up with. The first is essentially “Bubur Cha Cha” (which is sweet potatoes and taro in coconut milk) minus the taro simply because I prefer […]

Happy Fourth of July! No huge cookout for us (especially since Cyber decided to keep us up all night last night…thank goodness it’s a holiday today!) but I’ve managed to muster up some energy 😀 to make one of my favorite summer desserts – coconut agar-agar. […]

On the day I was making the peanut cookies, I was making CNY treat #2 at the same time. 😀 The Nian Gao batter was quick and easy to put together, and all I had to do was keep an eye on the steamer to make sure it did not […]

Tau Hu Hua, Tau Fu Fah, Douhua – it doesn’t matter how you say or spell it, it refers to a delicious silky tofu dessert that is served with plain or ginger-flavored sugar syrup (although depending on where you live or visit, you would probably find it […]

Back when I was growing up, I was never too keen on kuih because I found most of them overly sweet. After living without them for more than a decade, I find myself craving some traditional kuih I grew up with (they are very much part of […]

I’m down to CNY treat #5 and it is Nian Gao! First things first – I would like to thank Sonia (and her mum) of the Nasi Lemak Lover blog for sharing this traditional recipe. I will treasure it, Sonia! Nian Gao is usually referred […]

Fall does not just mean apples but pumpkins galore as well. For that reason, it would feel like a crime to not make at least one dish using fresh pumpkin. 🙂 Opting for something spice-free (after the Applesauce Cake experience), I decided to use the […]

Most of those I know who moved away claimed it’s because they couldn’t take the winters here anymore. I feel the same way, although it’s not the snow or cold I mind so much, it’s the constant cloudiness that gets to me. Today is the […]

Sweet red bean (or green bean or barley) soup is a common dessert in my family when I was growing up. Very rarely, we make cookies, cakes or some other pastries for an everyday dessert – those are generally reserved for some special occasion like […]