We’ll be having a few friends over for tonight’s Chinese New Year Eve dinner. Let the cooking frenzy begin! 😀  

We’re down to CNY treat #3 and it’s acar (one of Keith’s favorites)! Back home, acar is often served with keropok udang (deep-fried prawn or shrimp crackers). I still remember back in the days when we had to lay out the pieces of keropok outside in the hot sun to dry them […]

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 […]

Chinese New Year is fast approaching, and I’ve just finally started making CNY treats. The first on the list is the super-delicious, melt-in-the-mouth peanut cookies. These tiny morsels of decadent peanuty goodness are so dangerously additive, I hope they last till CNY. 10 more days to go! 😀 Recipe from Bread et Butter with […]

Being a sensory-sensitive child, Alex doesn’t appreciate Asian snacks much, especially the really pungent ones. So last night, when Keith and I opened the spicy cuttlefish snack that we bought from AsianSupermarket365.com, Alex found the smell (from across the room nonetheless) so stinky and offensive that he asked “Are you trying to make compost?” […]

Last but certainly not least, my CNY treat #6 is Kuih Bangkit. Kuih Bangkit is a delicious, melt-in-the-mouth coconut-flavored cookie. It is in fact my all-time favorite CNY cookie! Here’s the problem – it is probably (for me) the most challenging cookie to make. Most […]

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 […]

Pomelo or loke yau in Cantonese is a popular fruit during CNY as the word ‘yau’ sounds like the word for abundance, thereby hinting at an abundance of good fortune. Gong Xi Fa Cai! Happy Chinese New Year! Although I’m just half Chinese (from my […]

Here’s CNY treat #3 – Fried Anchovies with Roasted Peanuts. The anchovies (they come already salted) are fried until crispy, seasoned with white pepper to taste and mixed with lightly salted roasted peanuts for a delicious and addictive snack (don’t knock it till you try […]

Just made our second CNY treat yesterday – Acar, traditionally (for my family anyway) served with shrimp/prawn crackers. Yum! Click here to get the recipe.