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Chinese Ice Cream Cheese Pudding (冰酥酪)
Chinese Ice cream cheese pudding is probably something you never heard of. This is also not something you will find in many Asian dessert shops. This particular dessert is found in Chinese Literature and TV shows. It first appeared in Dream of the Red Chamber and also in Story of Minglan (Novel and…
Easy Homemade Chili oil
Homemade chili oil, an essential item in my home kitchen. When I was younger I loved spicy food, the spicier the better. These days my stomach can’t handle too much spicy food. That doesn’t stop me from enjoying it though, I just need to eat it with moderation. I used to love putting…
Pan Fried Rice cake with Brown Sugar Syrup
If it is one thing I love then it has to be rice cakes. I love mochi as I love pretty much anything with a chewy texture. The fact that this simple pan fried rice cake recipe has chewy, slightly sweet and only needs 4 ingredients means I can make it all the…
Easy Noodle Soup
The past week or so, my husband and I have been under the weather. We had a couple of weddings back to back and with the temperature dropping suddenly, I wasn’t prepared for it. So I got a cold and subsequently passed it onto my husband. With both of us sick we are…
4 Ingredients Lemon Caramel Pudding
I wasn’t a fan of sweets when I was growing up. However, as I’ve grown older, I’ve developed a sweet tooth. It’s mainly stems from my love of baking. Although baking is a lot of fun, it can be tedious so I’m always on the lookout for easy desserts. This lemon caramel pudding…
Zucchini Pancakes
Growing up, my mom would cook most veggies as a stir fry because it was the easiest thing to do. However, sometimes she would choose to make pancakes with them. The two most cooked vegetable pancakes my mom cooked were celery leaves pancake and zucchini pancakes. My mom’s recipe for zucchini pancakes were…
Pineapple Bun (菠萝包)
Pineapple bun is a staple in any Hong Kong bakery. When I was young, I loved going to these Hong Kong bakeries, grab a tray, tongs and pick all the breads you want. At the time it was about $0.50 to $0.75 at bakeries. My go to bread was a red bean bread,…
Modified Hainanese Chicken Rice
Growing up my mom would cook a lot of Chinese food that she grew up eating, which is mostly Northern China food. It wasn’t until I moved away to college that I became exposed to other Asian food from different countries. During my second to fourth year in university, I lived with a…
Steamed Egg Custard(鸡蛋羹)
Egg custard is a very common Chinese food. I remember having egg custard lot when I was younger. My mom would make this when I was a toddler because it was easy to digest, relatively easy to make and also great when I was sick. This steamed egg custard is similar to the…
Lemon Chicken Stir Fry
Sometimes it’s hard to think about what to make on a weekday when you are tired from work or kids have after school activities. This lemon chicken stir fry is a quick and easy dish that you can cook quickly for when you are short on time. The ingredients are simple and easy…
