tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21960405087621609062012-02-14T13:12:32.465+11:00Test with SkewerIf skewer comes out clean, it's done. Follow my wonderings through my Sydney kitchen.shazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06536552327023867787noreply@blogger.comBlogger3751100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196040508762160906.post-2720051826270081722012-02-13T12:24:00.002+11:002012-02-13T12:31:09.111+11:00Happy “Summer of Love Cookies” DayOr Happy Monday. Or whatever day you wish. You know, like that certain day tomorrow when couples are supposed to spend an arm and a leg on flowers and chocolates just to show how much they care ;).
As you can probably guess, I’m not really into Valentine’s day, but when I saw the gorgeous heart cookies on Anh’s blog, I just had to make them. Then, as I was surfing for cookie recipes, I foundshazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06536552327023867787noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196040508762160906.post-62447329111359307512012-02-06T12:41:00.000+11:002012-02-06T22:58:24.998+11:00Muhibbah Malaysian Monday Round Up 19
Happy Monday everyone and welcome to the first Muhibbah Malaysian Monday round-up for the year. To be honest, I was really nervous around the middle of Jan because I’d only received one entry. Everyone was obviously busy with holidays or New Year preparations or getting back to school and work.
But I shouldn’t have underestimated you folks - much to my relief, there was a flurry of last shazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06536552327023867787noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196040508762160906.post-30464870932995621482012-02-03T18:44:00.001+11:002012-02-03T18:44:29.249+11:00It’s my party, and it’ll rain if it wants to...What do you do when you’ve invited a dozen kids to an outdoor beach themed party, and the weather just doesn’t co-operate? If they’re a sporting bunch of 9 year olds, you carry on anyway!
This is exactly what we had to do for MC Senior’s birthday party a couple of weekends ago. Because we’re in temporary digs without a usable outdoor area, we hoped for the best when we sent out the shazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06536552327023867787noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196040508762160906.post-7621006367791808432012-01-31T11:33:00.002+11:002012-01-31T11:33:41.923+11:00Muhibbah Malaysian Monday 89 : Sweet Corn Ice-CreamYep! You read that right. It’s ice-cream with vegetables in it :) This was one of my absolute favourite flavours when I was growing up (the other favourite was raspberry ripple). I thought the sweet corn flavour was uniquely Malaysian but when I started googling for recipes, I found that the people of Mexico enjoy it too.
After looking at lots of different recipes online, I decided to shazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06536552327023867787noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196040508762160906.post-7653325378526350682012-01-29T23:05:00.002+11:002012-01-31T11:34:09.550+11:00A scone or two (Daring Bakers, Jan 2012)By now, you’ll have seen countless scones popping up on blogs of Daring Bakers everywhere. Here’s mine to add to the mix. Even though I actually made these on time, it took a little while to get this post up. We were too busy squeezing in as much fun as possible before the holidays ended.
(Plain scones on left, ginger beer scones on right)
Sadly, it’s back to school tomorrow, so I’m off to shazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06536552327023867787noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196040508762160906.post-38285218508944515282012-01-23T22:47:00.003+11:002012-01-23T23:42:23.765+11:00Malaysian Monday 89 : Crispy prawn ballsHappy Monday, and happy lunar new year! Best wishes for a joyful, healthy and prosperous Year of the Dragon.
To be honest, we weren’t really planning on doing anything special to mark the occasion, and I definitely hadn’t baked or cooked anything remotely new year-y in preparation. But when the MC’s insisted we have a “special” dinner so they could dress up in their new outfits, how could I sayshazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06536552327023867787noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196040508762160906.post-21806262331795050712012-01-18T11:37:00.001+11:002012-01-18T11:39:08.194+11:00Sizzle, sizzle.Ooh la la, who is that sashaying down the table in a frilly skirt? Hot pink and sizzling sweet? Must be Mademoiselle macaron, all set to razzle dazzle!
Yes, it’s time for another Macattack, and this month our charming hosts Deeba and Jamie challenged us to jazz things up. “Let’s start off the New Year with a bang!” they said. “Bright lights, outrageous colors, deck ourselves out to dazzle and shazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06536552327023867787noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196040508762160906.post-70151174453187003342012-01-10T12:12:00.000+11:002012-01-10T12:12:33.941+11:00Malaysian Monday 88: Cucur Badak (Hippo fritters)
Happy Tuesday. Ordinarily I would be quite apologetic about the fact that this Malaysian Monday post was delayed. But this year, post scheduling will be very erratic (as explained here), and I’d prefer not to start each post with a mea culpa. For the record, this year Malaysian Monday will not be very regular at all. It will probably not appear weekly, and it might not even be on a Monday. But Ishazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06536552327023867787noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196040508762160906.post-53202007922685830392012-01-06T14:11:00.001+11:002012-01-06T14:13:26.006+11:00Making like JanusHappy New Year citizens of blogland! Thank you for all your new year wishes :)
Pardon the rather belated post but at this time of year I find it incredibly difficult to drag myself to the computer. Summer has finally made an appearance so more important pursuits beckon - sand castle building, swimming, bike riding and all the other stuff school holidays are made of. There have been chances to shazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06536552327023867787noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196040508762160906.post-62001828216860132752012-01-03T00:21:00.000+11:002012-01-03T00:21:28.414+11:00Muhibbah Malaysian Monday Round Up No. 18Happy New Year!
I'll be back soon with a longer post, but while you're here, do check out the Muhibbah Malaysian Monday 18 round-up hosted by my friend Suresh over at 3 Hungry Tummies. Thank you to all industrious souls who managed to find time to participate during the hectic last month of the year.
I'll be your host for the next round up (no. 19), so please send all entries to its(dot)shazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06536552327023867787noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196040508762160906.post-72213090148846091742011-12-27T14:08:00.000+11:002011-12-27T14:08:14.984+11:00Don't worry, be happy, bake bread“I know, let’s call it Gross Thing in Jar,” MC Senior offered up.
“I know, I know, we can call it Fred!” MC Junior chimed in
“Or Frank,” MC Senior continued.
“Bob the Builder!” MC Junior shouted out.
“Hang on, why are they all boy’s names? Can’t we call it something like Roberta?” I asked.
“It has to be a boy’s name because boys are gross,” said MC Senior firmly.
Well, hopefully she’ll shazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06536552327023867787noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196040508762160906.post-35682873587117304372011-12-21T23:02:00.000+11:002011-12-21T23:02:35.621+11:00Sweet wishesNot many more sleep to go now! The MC’s are fizzing with excitement, counting down the days, willing them to go faster. They have been itching to pack their bags and begin the trip down to Nana and Pop Hand’s place for Christmas.
But I can’t leave without a Christmas greeting can I? And what better way to do so than with some sweet candy cane macarons. This month, the ladies behind Mactweets shazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06536552327023867787noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196040508762160906.post-830489553820150892011-12-19T23:23:00.000+11:002011-12-19T23:23:50.774+11:00Malaysian Monday : Who’s got the peanut?Happy Monday everyone. I was hoping my experiment over the weekend would provide the results I’d hoped for, but alas, third time unlucky.
But let’s start from the beginning. What was I attempting to make? A sweet peanut dessert soup we call “Fa Sang Wu”. Every time I’ve asked for a recipe from my Mum, she’d tell me to use peanut butter. But being stubborn, I wanted to make it properly, from shazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06536552327023867787noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196040508762160906.post-38624434750582659992011-12-17T11:02:00.000+11:002011-12-17T11:02:58.132+11:00Keeping CoolAhem. So, Malaysian Monday was not just late, it was sort of non-existent. Actually, I was trialling something which didn’t quite work out but I do hope to try it again over the weekend. In the meantime, here’s a little something I prepared earlier.
I saw this layered ice-cream cake on the cover of the latest ABC Delicious magazine, and couldn’t wait to try it out. The visiting in-laws shazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06536552327023867787noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196040508762160906.post-86327108223156057412011-12-10T10:52:00.000+11:002011-12-10T10:52:22.826+11:00Salad days are here again (if the rain lets up)Another busy week has just flown by! Little MC Junior “graduated” from pre-school last night and I survived dry-eyed :)
As the year winds down, we should really be enjoying our warm beach days, but obviously Sydney didn’t get the memo. Where can I lodge my complaint about the horrendous weather we’ve been having? I know I’m whingeing, but last week it was so cold we had to pull on our ugg boots,shazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06536552327023867787noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196040508762160906.post-34715629956850716942011-12-06T00:49:00.003+11:002011-12-06T20:12:38.328+11:00Muhibbah Malaysian Monday Round-Up 17 (November 2012)Happy Monday everyone,
I do apologise for the lateness in getting this round-up together, I won’t bore you with details but it’s been pretty busy round here lately.
Luckily, all of you have been cooking up a storm and sending in your delicious entries. Here they are in no particular order.
Sudha from Malaysian Delicacies, prepared Kerutup Kambing, a dish famous in the eastern states of shazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06536552327023867787noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196040508762160906.post-11043334155720077472011-12-04T08:52:00.000+11:002011-12-04T08:52:10.298+11:00It's that time of the year again..Phew! It's finally over. The year end dance concert, that is. It's a massive production that involves a full dress rehearsal and three performances stretched over 2 days. The girls are absolutely exhausted by the end of it. But deliriously happy. (Or maybe just slightly delirious from inhaling copious amounts of hair spray).
And just because I can, here are a couple of shots of my little shazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06536552327023867787noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196040508762160906.post-1306186197580379282011-11-29T10:27:00.000+11:002011-11-29T10:27:16.983+11:00Malaysian Monday 86 : Eye candy
Hi everyone,
First up, thank you to the most loyal of you for still sticking around. I do apologise for my erratic posting and the general slackness in following up comments. This month, life just kind of took over, I’m sure you know what I mean. In fact, I’m guessing a lot of you are probably in the same boat since the Malaysian Monday vault is looking rather forlorn. If you are toying shazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06536552327023867787noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196040508762160906.post-91519043125080926292011-11-27T11:16:00.000+11:002011-11-27T11:16:53.625+11:00The DB Pinoy GangHi folks! If you’re wondering about the title, I was trying to come up with some sort of witty word association for “rival”. So I thought of gangs (go figure!). Then I was trying to tie it in to the fact that this post had something to do with Filipino cuisine and it was also part of our Daring Bakers challenge. The fact that I had to explain the whole thing means that I failed miserably. What shazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06536552327023867787noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196040508762160906.post-67596753160410287332011-11-18T23:24:00.001+11:002011-11-18T23:25:22.514+11:00From there to here, from here to there, funny things are everywhere**With apologies to Theodor Geisel
Funny thing number 1: Kohlrabi
So...I know you’re not meant to judge by appearances, but if there was a competition for “Oddest looking vegetable”, I bet kohlrabi would be in with a very strong chance. It’s so alien looking, with all those appendages, and what about the colour?
Not surprising then that I’ve walked past poor old kohlrabi on numerous shazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06536552327023867787noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196040508762160906.post-51128256934422683402011-11-14T22:00:00.002+11:002011-11-17T20:16:26.432+11:00The Force is strong with this oneThis isn’t the post you’re looking for (*waves hand like Jedi master*)
Happy Monday everyone! Sorry if you’ve come looking for a Malaysian Monday post, there isn’t one - yet. As you’ve probably noticed, I’ve been a bit distant over the last week, for a few reasons. Mr. Kitchen Hand was away travelling and I was left holding down the fort on my own. I was also busy organising and baking for MC shazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06536552327023867787noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196040508762160906.post-19964054445296691512011-11-07T21:13:00.000+11:002011-11-07T21:13:47.007+11:00Muhibbah Malaysian Monday Round-Up 16
Happy Monday everyone, it's my favourite time of the month - round-up time! Please head over to Suresh's blog, 3 Hungry Tummies, to check out what everyone has been cooking up this time.
Thanks for all your wonderful entries, and keep on cooking because I'll be hosting the next round-up. Please send your entries to : its(dot)sharon(at)gmail(dot)com.
Take care and have a great start to the shazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06536552327023867787noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196040508762160906.post-50395440972012916112011-11-04T21:16:00.000+11:002011-11-04T21:16:03.663+11:00Not to be trifled with.Hands up if you like trifle? Did I just see you pull a face? I’ll admit, the “traditional” trifle of sponge roll, jelly, cream, fruit and custard can be a bit cringe inducing. However, I do admit having a soft spot for it since we ate it every Christmas. My lovely aunt (hello Aunty G!) would make a big bowl of it and us kids couldn’t wait to dig into all the layers, especially the brightly shazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06536552327023867787noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196040508762160906.post-13514892225643512122011-11-01T11:18:00.000+11:002011-11-01T11:18:09.769+11:00Malaysian Monday 85: No-name spicy potatoesHappy Tuesday everyone! (Sorry, it was Monday when I started typing this). Ready for another installment of Malaysian Monday? Today’s dish has no name. Oh alright, it probably has a name, I just don’t know what it is. But if you describe it to a Malaysian, they’ll know exactly what you’re talking about. Since potatoes are a major ingredient, I’m calling it “Spicy Potato Fry”.
My friend Sureshshazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06536552327023867787noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196040508762160906.post-82681484125465474762011-10-30T23:25:00.001+11:002011-10-30T23:26:47.932+11:00Two for one: Povitica and Pumpkins.Yes, step right up folks for the Test with Skewer 2 for 1 special! First we have a lovely, swirly bread, then something a little more decorative.
The Daring Baker’s October 2011 challenge was Povitica, hosted by Jenni of The Gingered Whisk. Povitica is a traditional Eastern European Dessert Bread that is as lovely to look at as it is to eat!
According to Jenni, “Povitica (pronounced shazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06536552327023867787noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196040508762160906.post-24125777565448036032011-10-27T15:05:00.000+11:002011-10-27T15:05:16.850+11:00Feeling pinkHi all! Missed me?
Do I have a good excuse for missing Malaysian Monday and for the rather lengthy silence? Not really, no. Last weekend, we had a rare and rather luxurious time at home where we did absolutely nothing. The weather was beautiful, and we slept in, ate, swam, ate and slept some more. That feeling of floating through the days sort of continued after the weekend, and oops, here we shazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06536552327023867787noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196040508762160906.post-79978122468721284282011-10-21T17:00:00.000+11:002011-10-21T17:00:42.000+11:00Here we go raiding the mulberry bushHear that? I swear I heard the buzz of cicadas. Sounds like summer’s on its way!
Of course, if I lived somewhere else in Australia, say the Outback or Far North Queensland, or even just a little further inland, I probably wouldn’t love summer so much. It can be ferociously hot, there’s alway the threat of bush fires, and the flies would drive me round the bend.
But we are very, very extremely shazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06536552327023867787noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196040508762160906.post-38855226004468043362011-10-17T22:28:00.002+11:002011-10-21T22:00:11.446+11:00Malaysian Monday 85: McGyver Ang Koo KuihHappy Monday everyone.
First, let me clarify the title of today’s post. Nowhere in Malaysia will you find something called “McGyver Ang-Koo Kuih”. I am merely describing my highly unorthodox method of producing this kuih (snack).
If you read this bog on a regular basis, you’ll know that I host a Muhibbah Malaysian Monday round-up every alternate month. The task of hosting isn’t too hard, all I shazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06536552327023867787noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196040508762160906.post-25654138187446796662011-10-14T16:50:00.000+11:002011-10-14T16:50:59.467+11:00We came, we saw, we bought the T-shirt(s)
New York! New York! What is there to say about this amazing city that hasn’t already been said? It’s a city that you already “know” even before you get there, a city famous for its cameos in books and movies and TV. When we landed, it felt like a totally different world from us, yet somehow slightly familiar all at once. And it is definitely a city that gets under your skin, we’ve been back shazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06536552327023867787noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196040508762160906.post-2791102014454762502011-10-11T00:18:00.000+11:002011-10-11T00:18:00.674+11:00Malaysian Monday 84: Satisfying a hometown craving.Happy Monday everyone! Now that the holidays are over, I do solemnly promise to try and feed the blog better. Hmm, better not hold me to that since sumer is just around the corner with her enticing drifty, drowsy days.
But while I’m still coherent, let’s talk about these puff-thingys. I never actually knew what they were called until today*. I just knew that they were tasty and that they would shazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06536552327023867787noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196040508762160906.post-1062326710293513702011-10-06T15:19:00.000+11:002011-10-06T15:19:22.896+11:00Can we fix it?No real food for you today, just a fun cake I made recently for a little friend's birthday. It's been a while since I've had a chance to play with fondant, so it was a welcome exercise.
Hopefully there'll be more real food next week once we get over the school holidays. And if I can collect my thoughts and sort through the gazillion photos, I'll also be able to share a little about our recent shazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06536552327023867787noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196040508762160906.post-44353860612674824622011-10-03T13:56:00.000+11:002011-10-03T13:56:35.925+11:00Muhibbah Malaysian Monday Round-Up 15Happy Monday netizens. Time for another Muhibbah Malaysian Monday round-up. Time sure flies doesn’t it? Thank you so much to everyone who took the time to cook and participate this time, we really appreciate your efforts! My brain is still slightly jet-lagged so hopefully I've included everyone, if I didn’t it wasn’t intentional, just send me a quick email and I’ll add you in :)
In no shazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06536552327023867787noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196040508762160906.post-89496943064227922011-10-01T11:55:00.001+10:002011-10-01T12:12:49.573+10:00Better late than never croissants (Daring Bakers September Challenge).
Look! Croissants! I’ll give you a moment to admire their buttery goodness. While you look, I’ll just trot out the blog-checking lines.
The Daring Bakers go retro this month! Thanks to one of our very talented non-blogging members, Sarah, the Daring Bakers were challenged to make Croissants using a recipe from the Queen of French Cooking, none other than Julia Child!
I can’t believe my shazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06536552327023867787noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196040508762160906.post-59786941645845146652011-09-27T09:34:00.000+10:002011-09-27T09:34:33.814+10:00Malaysian Monday 83: Tauhu Sumbat (Stuffed Tofu Pockets)Aaaand, we’re back!
Aaaand, I meant to post this yesterday but jet-lag got the better of me. That and an impromptu request from Mr. Kitchen Hand for cupcakes to take to work.
Aaaand, today is supposed to be Daring Bakers reveal day but I haven’t even started.
And just like that, I’ve been pulled sharply out of vacation mode back into the real world.
Happy Monday :) Er, I mean Tuesday.
So, shazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06536552327023867787noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196040508762160906.post-25210208763538829872011-09-22T11:36:00.000+10:002011-09-22T11:36:35.221+10:00B is forBrooklyn. And Brigadeiro.
What these two things have in common is anybody’s guess. Well, actually they have me in common :) Hopefully, while you read this, the Skewer family will still be on holiday, and staying in Brooklyn. And before we left on our little holiday, I made a plateful of these to take to a party.
(by the way, thanks for all the comments on the previous posts)
If you are shazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06536552327023867787noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196040508762160906.post-8825292664023727212011-09-19T13:01:00.001+10:002011-09-27T09:35:11.095+10:00Malaysian Monday 82 : Rainbow agar-agar / Agar-agar pelangiHello again. How are we all keeping?
Hopefully this post has gone up without a glitch as we are still traipsing around on holiday. Thanks for all the lovely comments on my previous posts, will be back to read your blogs again soon :)
Nothing too fancy today, just a simple serve of agar-agar with a bit of reminiscing on the side.
This agar-agar was often trotted out at celebrations. As shazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06536552327023867787noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196040508762160906.post-53781149894083134842011-09-12T22:09:00.000+10:002011-09-12T22:09:03.670+10:00Malaysian Monday 81 : Soya bean drink / milkHappy Monday everyone.
Today let’s look at soy milk. I know it doesn’t sound very Malaysian, but believe it or not, cold sweetened soy milk is a favourite thirst quencher. In fact, the drink is so popular it’s sold commercially as a bottled drink and even in tetra paks the same way you’d buy juice over here in Oz. It’s known locally as Tau chui (sounds like Tao chewy), and I think the literal shazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06536552327023867787noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196040508762160906.post-10351223945684437342011-09-06T20:38:00.001+10:002011-10-01T13:24:15.997+10:00Whoopie for holidaysThe Skewerians are heading off on holiday for a couple of weeks, to the home of the whoopie pie. Technically, I think the whoopie heralds from the South but we’re actually heading east, to NYC.
Are we excited? You betcha!
While we’re gone, I’ve scheduled a couple of auto posts (fingers crossed they publish properly) so you won’t miss me too much ;).
I’m looking forward to the break and to shazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06536552327023867787noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196040508762160906.post-64709597138884832542011-09-05T22:27:00.000+10:002011-09-05T22:27:40.564+10:00Muhibbah Malaysian Monday Roundup No. 14
Happy Monday everyone. It’s time for the round-up so please head on over to Suresh’s blog, 3 Hungry Tummies to check out the delicacies there. Thank you very much for taking part!
I’ll be your host for the next round-up, so please send all your Muhibbah Malaysian Monday entries to me at its(dot) sharon(at) gmail(dot) com. Please don’t worry if you don’t hear back from me immediately when you shazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06536552327023867787noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196040508762160906.post-79226855710608802402011-09-01T15:01:00.000+10:002011-09-01T15:01:07.616+10:00A stiff drink and finding macaron mojo“Kick it up!” for Macattack the macaron mavens said. “Create something intoxicating, heady with flavor and create a macaron kissed by your favorite liquor.”
If I had to pick a favourite liquor, it would probably be dark rum, but I wanted to channel the Cosmopolitan. That drink made famous by Ms Bradshaw et. al. Actually I never watched the series but it was so huge it was pretty hard to shazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06536552327023867787noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196040508762160906.post-22838655226898582032011-08-29T14:50:00.000+10:002011-08-29T14:50:04.806+10:00Malaysian Monday 80: Bubur GandumHellloooo everybody! The sun is shining, the birds are singing, spring is around the corner, yee haa! I am finding it very, very hard to sit still and write this post. My brain is outside in the warm weather, it wants me to go dig my toes in the sand.
So do excuse me if this gets truncated or I start to ramble off in all directions. I honestly had the best intentions to be prepared and do shazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06536552327023867787noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196040508762160906.post-10181300878478019442011-08-27T17:35:00.001+10:002011-08-27T17:36:47.673+10:00Daring Bakers August 2011: Sweet as...Candy!
Who doesn’t love candy? For the longest time, I didn’t realise that the American term “candy bar” actually meant a chocolate bar. To me, candy always meant something sugary, like candy floss (fairy floss), or rock candy. I know chocolate bars are sugary too, but in my mind there was always a distinction, candy was sugar and chocolate was chocolate.
But enough waffling on, I’m talking shazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06536552327023867787noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196040508762160906.post-2511375873824414522011-08-24T12:55:00.001+10:002011-08-24T22:07:33.933+10:00The SevenAhem...hello.
So, it’s Wednesday?
Um, where did Malaysian Monday go then? (*whistles innocently*). I do apologise. We had visitors, from Malaysia actually, so I chose to hang out with them instead of feeding the blog :)
But luckily, I know we’re all friends here and you’ll understand. Speaking of friends, the lovely Fiona from Life on Nanchang Lu tagged me in The Tripbase Seven Links shazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06536552327023867787noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196040508762160906.post-47920828542686219072011-08-20T00:15:00.000+10:002011-08-20T00:15:47.022+10:00A short pie(ce)
Brrr, it’s cold, wet, and windy. And I wish I still had some pie. But the pie is no more.
Actually it was polished off last weekend when we had Nana and Pop hand over for a visit. (Thanks again for taking us to Mary Poppins, Nana!).
Would you believe I’ve never made a strawberry and rhubarb pie before? In fact, I’d never even heard of the combination until I started reading blogs. But I shazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06536552327023867787noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196040508762160906.post-72542116834963640832011-08-15T23:13:00.002+10:002011-10-01T13:24:29.339+10:00Malaysian Monday 79: Bubur Pulut Hitam (Black glutinous rice pudding)Happy Monday everyone! Feels good to be back in the groove again.
Unsurprisingly, after all the unsettling events of the past couple of weeks, coupled with a return to chilly weather, I was craving some comfort food. This Bubur Pulut Hitam or Black Glutinous Rice pudding had everything going for it. Not only is it sweet, warm, delicious and filling, it reminds me of the childhood home. Mum usedshazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06536552327023867787noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196040508762160906.post-50130815126222213852011-08-11T22:52:00.001+10:002011-10-01T13:24:39.564+10:00The dust settlesHooray! I am back in the world of the internets again thanks to a nifty little wifi modem. Actually, I should have been able to get online a lot earlier but the first modem we got (from a different service provider), decided it didn’t like my operating system. Apparently my system was “too new”. When we called tech support, the brilliant advice we were given was to use an older computer!
I’llshazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06536552327023867787noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196040508762160906.post-90622025817042545992011-08-05T23:01:00.000+10:002011-08-05T23:01:29.320+10:00Moving and ShakingWe’ve done it. Moved out, that is. I won’t pretend that it wasn’t a bit of a wrench leaving our current apartment. It was a wonderful haven, somewhere we loved coming home to, somewhere we loved hanging out in, somewhere full of wonderful memories. Unfortunately circumstances beyond our control meant we had to bid goodbye to it. Perhaps temporarily, perhaps forever.
Er, that does sound rather shazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06536552327023867787noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196040508762160906.post-63947643576499976252011-08-01T00:01:00.002+10:002011-08-03T07:37:25.521+10:00Muhibbah Malaysian Monday Round-Up #13Happy Monday everyone, and once again it’s time for a round-up. Thank you to everyone who contributed something to our event, we truly appreciate your support.
Let’s start this week by welcoming a couple of newcomers.
Say hi to Nadia who blogs at To live with passion’s simplicity . She takes us on a little culinary tour of Muar, a town in the state of Johor, Malaysia, and introduces some very shazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06536552327023867787noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196040508762160906.post-87226678083530521942011-07-28T09:30:00.001+10:002011-10-01T13:24:50.762+10:00That’s the way the crumble crumbles
It’s been a tough couple of weeks. First I caught some sort of yucky virus which knocked me flat for about a week. Then we’ve had issues with our apartment (won’t bore you with the details) which means we have to pack up, find somewhere else to stay and move out, all on very short notice. Suffice to say, I have a lot on my mind at the moment, so do pardon my posts, or lack thereof, for the shazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06536552327023867787noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196040508762160906.post-18099007356773718152011-07-25T12:53:00.000+10:002011-07-25T12:53:38.228+10:00Malaysian Monday 78: Nasi Kunyit (Tumeric Rice/ Sticky yellow rice).Happy Monday everyone, and thank you for all the well wishes. I’m almost back to normal but still need my rest, so this post is going to be very short and sweet.
Nasi kunyit literally translates to Tumeric Rice. It is usually made from glutinous rice, and is served as a rich side dish. This rice often makes an appearance at celebratory meals, and is often accompanied by chicken curry. Actuallyshazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06536552327023867787noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196040508762160906.post-47322497411891706072011-07-20T12:15:00.000+10:002011-07-20T12:15:09.463+10:00Pause a whileI've got chills, they're multiplying. Add to that a cough and a painfully sore throat and you have the reason why I haven't updated my blog nor produced any Malaysian Monday offering.
Thank you for visiting and I'll get back to all of you when I feel a bit better.
Hoping the honey and lemon tea will do its magic soon.shazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06536552327023867787noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196040508762160906.post-69674093655743588002011-07-16T02:38:00.000+10:002011-07-16T02:38:00.574+10:00The girls of Orange country and an adventure in the mountains.(sorry, photo heavy post)
Hellooo? Anyone still out there? Yes, I’m still here, still enjoying the school holidays with the MCs. But I did promise to tell you about holidays of a different sort didn’t I? When I snuck away for a girlie, child-free weekend.
“The girls” are a group of mums I’ve known since MC Senior was a few months old. Although we’ve been friends for close to nine years, and shazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06536552327023867787noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196040508762160906.post-14125952292343408432011-07-11T18:44:00.000+10:002011-07-11T18:44:12.914+10:00Malaysian Monday 77: Yee MeeHi everyone.
Sorry for the lack of updates. Been busy entertaining children during the school holidays :) But I did also sneak in a child-free weekend with the girls (more on that soon). Thank you for visiting while I’ve been busy/ away and I hope to get back to visiting your blogs very soon.
Deep fried Yee Mee Noodles
Today’s Malaysia Monday dish is the sort of food Mr. Kitchen Hand will payshazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06536552327023867787noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196040508762160906.post-49537039401455339422011-07-07T00:19:00.000+10:002011-07-07T00:19:02.170+10:00You say to-mah-to, I say tamarillo.No, not armadillo.
Say it with me - tamarillo, which according to this website is a made-up word combining the Maori word Tamar (leadership) and illo (possibly from the Spanish amarillo, meaning yellow). This interesting fruit is actually related to the tomato, hence its other name of Tree Tomato.
I saw my first tamarillo while holidaying in the highlands of Malaysia as a child (not sure shazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06536552327023867787noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196040508762160906.post-72395604124758050662011-07-05T00:52:00.000+10:002011-07-05T00:52:25.391+10:00Muhibbah Malaysian Monday Round-Up #12
Please pardon the tardy posting, it's school holidays and time is a little scarce round here. But I could not let the Muhibbah Malaysian Monday Round Up 12 pass under the radar. Please head over to my friend Suresh's blog 3 Hungry Tummies to view the many mouthwatering dishes on offer. And you know what? This marks our first year anniversary of the Muhibbah Malaysian Monday blog event. We couldshazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06536552327023867787noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196040508762160906.post-74378879238978919622011-07-01T00:58:00.001+10:002011-07-01T01:13:12.099+10:00Blood, sweat and macarons.Now that I have your attention, let me reassure you that the blood is not human. It’s the name of a fruit - the native blood lime.
A punnet of these strikingly hued citrus followed me home from the markets one Sunday. They were rather expensive and I did hesitate, but I’m a sucker for interesting ingredients. When Mr. Kitchen Hand found out how much they cost* he did question what I was going shazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06536552327023867787noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196040508762160906.post-33345572483015733282011-06-29T00:53:00.001+10:002011-10-01T13:25:03.583+10:00Malaysian Monday 76: Not quite there yet Puff biscuits.A biscuit by any other name...would taste just as sweet. Well, sweet-savoury actually. The biscuit (cookie/pastry) that I wanted to highlight today looks like an unassuming, bun shaped, golden brown puff. But bite into it and you’ll encounter layers of delightful flaky pastry leading to a sticky centre. The stickiness and sweetness comes from maltose, and the savoury flavour is courtesy of onion shazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06536552327023867787noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196040508762160906.post-11575898509203931782011-06-27T00:29:00.000+10:002011-06-27T00:29:31.193+10:00One for the baklava lovers (Daring Bakers)(Malaysian Monday has been postponed until tomorrow due to a clash in programming)
When I first met Mr. Kitchen Hand, I had some doubts over the longevity of our relationship. A lot of it had to do with food. I love seafood, he won’t eat oysters, mussels, squid or octopus. I love congee, bak kut teh and slippery rice noodles in eggy sauces. He squirms at the thought of all that “sloppy Chinese shazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06536552327023867787noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196040508762160906.post-59293762594447325412011-06-24T13:53:00.000+10:002011-06-24T13:53:39.140+10:00In the sunshine, and a challenge.Happy Friday! We’ve been enjoying some gorgeous days over here. Definitely makes winter a lot more bearable :)
How to enjoy a perfect sunshiny day?
Start with one perfectly boiled egg*.
Add an amazing view, and some salad leaves or two. Also throw in some pecans and slivered pear.
Pack a little jar of seasoned olive oil and lemon juice for dressing, and dig in.
Bask in the sunshine shazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06536552327023867787noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196040508762160906.post-11100981705496411622011-06-21T00:01:00.002+10:002011-06-23T00:24:21.731+10:00Can you tell me how to get to Malaysian Monday?Unfortunately, the Malaysian food is nowhere to be found today, but I can tell you how to get to Sesame Street inspired cupcakes :)
My dear friend S volunteers her time with an organisation that provides mentoring and support for young mums. They also organise fun activities like cake decorating. Which is how I found my way to running a cupcake filled workshop this morning.
Inspiration forshazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06536552327023867787noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196040508762160906.post-41719455149887707482011-06-15T11:31:00.000+10:002011-06-15T11:31:13.547+10:00Malaysian Monday 75: Curry Mee / LaksaHi everyone! Here is the much belated Malaysian Monday as promised. Thanks for visiting (and leaving lovely comments) while I was away. We enjoyed unwinding but the weather was most foul. Cold, wet and windy. Yuk! Those conditions demanded one thing - soup. And if it’s a creamy, spicy soup laden with noodles and good bits, even better :)
In Malaysia, this dish is known simply as Curry Mee (mee=shazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06536552327023867787noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196040508762160906.post-29942871721958625672011-06-10T15:03:00.001+10:002011-10-01T13:25:25.691+10:00Jonesing for QuincesDo you ever get slightly obsessed by an ingredient or a particular food? When the seasons turn, I get slightly hoardy about the fresh produce. It’s not just the taste that gets to me, it’s how they look sitting there in their little display baskets or boxes. My hands cannot control themselves, I need to pick them up, each one calling out to be touched differently. Shiny, smooth contours demand toshazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06536552327023867787noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196040508762160906.post-53360108951563910132011-06-06T14:30:00.001+10:002011-06-06T16:34:23.778+10:00Malaysian Monday Round-Up #11Hi everyone,
First, a huge thank you to all our very supportive contributors who churn out tasty dish after tasty dish to feed our blog-event. Suresh and I are very grateful.
And without further ado, let’s meet the peeps who help keep Muhibbah Malaysian Monday ticking:
Say hello to our newest contributor Lisa, who blogs at From My Lemony Kitchen. She serves up a dish of divine looking shazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06536552327023867787noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196040508762160906.post-48607897512279527412011-06-03T10:30:00.000+10:002011-06-03T10:30:01.610+10:00Where’s my head at?Hi folks,
How was your week?
Mine felt like it rushed by, and it was spent doing things like this:
When you get to that fork in the road...
Mr. Kitchen Hand had requested a cake to farewell two colleagues going in different directions. This is a sign for a nun crossing (inside joke, too long to explain, not all that funny).
And this side for the lady going on maternity leave.
Some time shazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06536552327023867787noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196040508762160906.post-31556495701180874882011-05-31T00:03:00.002+10:002011-05-31T22:18:45.671+10:00Pop on over ..... next Monday for the Muhibbah Malaysian Monday round-up #11.
How’s Monday treating y’all? Unfortunately, due to a combination of tiredness, busyness and lack of inspiration, I have nothing for you today. Well, when I say nothing, I mean nothing Malaysian.
Instead, please have some very addictive caramel corn. The recipe can be found over at Orangette, and I’d been meaning to make this for shazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06536552327023867787noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196040508762160906.post-47324012495632437612011-05-27T23:26:00.002+10:002011-05-27T23:34:16.801+10:00Minutes from the Marquise ChallengeWhoops! Almost forgot about Daring Baker’s reveal day today. Funnily enough, I actually finished this challenge long before the deadline. But inertia has struck, it’s Friday night and my brain is distracted by holiday planning. So, apologies for brevity but I’m just going to do this in point form. (Just pretend you’re at a meeting or something).
1. Blog-checking lines: The May 2011 Daring Bakersshazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06536552327023867787noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196040508762160906.post-71158051323736502042011-05-26T00:53:00.001+10:002011-05-26T22:05:33.692+10:00Hey Batter! Batter! Batter*! It's Macattack #19.(*Or should that be macaronnage?)
Macarons again, which means it’s macattack time. My post is a wee bit late but I hope dear Deeba and Jamie will forgive me :) This time, our theme was BALLPARK SNACKS. “Put aside all of those elegant flavors, the sophistication and beauty of those little French treats and think junk food!” proclaimed the dynamic duo.
I've never been to a real ballgame, but shazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06536552327023867787noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196040508762160906.post-77718429918767373752011-05-23T21:50:00.002+10:002011-10-01T13:25:41.805+10:00Malaysian Monday 74: Hainanese Chicken Rice (and a poaching success story.)Happy Monday everyone.
The falling temperatures have had me craving some comfort food lately. When I think comfort food, I always think of rice. Or soup. Well, this dish has both. Add some juicy poached chicken and a spicy sauce, and the cravings were well satisfied.
Actually, I had been too nervous to try cooking this meal before, although the recipe is quite simple. The reason for this shazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06536552327023867787noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196040508762160906.post-60259796992150716162011-05-19T21:19:00.001+10:002011-10-01T13:27:03.945+10:00Toothy on a ThursdayI had a funny dream last night. Or rather, early this morning. I’m not the sort of person who actually remembers any dreams but this must have been one of those you have on the brink of waking and then remember in technicolour glory.
Anyway, there I was walking back from the shops (in my dream), when I met Mr. Kitchen Hand and the MCs at the top of our driveway. Apparently we had to go to the shazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06536552327023867787noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196040508762160906.post-46022362849772701352011-05-16T21:28:00.000+10:002011-05-16T21:28:42.792+10:00Malaysian Monday 73: Kai Tan Koh (Steamed sponge cake).Happy Monday everyone,
Here’s something sweet to start off the week. It was a busy weekend, so I was flicking through Mum’s recipe books trying to find something speedy to make. My attention was caught by the words Kai Tan Koh (translation, Kai = chicken, Tan = egg, Koh = cake, I think). This light, fluffy steamed sponge was a favourite snack when I was a kid. Mum often bought a slice or two shazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06536552327023867787noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196040508762160906.post-23344821509250388162011-05-14T19:04:00.001+10:002011-05-15T22:34:27.854+10:00Feeling tarty and spreading the loveWhere on earth did the week go? I was hoping to get to my beloved blog on Wednesday, or at least Thursday, but life happens, right?
What do you bake when the week is speeding by and you feel like something lush and desserty? Perhaps something like this pineapple and gingernut tart/ pie? The base is the standard crushed biscuit (cookie) base but instead of using something plain like graham shazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06536552327023867787noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196040508762160906.post-21948378877479458612011-05-09T23:47:00.005+10:002011-05-10T00:26:13.089+10:00Malaysian Monday 72: Homestyle fried fish with crispy ginger.Whew, Monday again (well, it was Monday when I tried to upload this, before the tech gremlins hit). How are you all doing?Today’s MM post is one of those home-style, everyday type dishes I talked about a while back when I made the green bean omelette.That's the tail end of the fish. Unfortunately, the photo of the whole fish was just a bit too scary to use, cos it lost its skin :)I got to shazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06536552327023867787noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196040508762160906.post-69298155750843912992011-05-06T00:23:00.000+10:002011-05-06T00:23:04.278+10:00Wedding cupcakes, a show and tell trial.No, no, not that wedding.
Remember the wedding I talked about a couple of weeks ago? The one where I obtained a new sister-in-law? Yes, that one.
Well, I made cupcakes for it. The bride and groom were very relaxed about the whole wedding thing, and basically left all cupcake decisions to me. After much deliberation and pre-wedding trials, I ended up making a plain chocolate flavour (who doesn’shazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06536552327023867787noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196040508762160906.post-79172000963921777192011-05-03T19:15:00.000+10:002011-05-03T19:15:29.576+10:00Malaysian Monday 71: Leng Chee kangHappy Monday Tuesday everyone.
Today’s Malaysian Monday Tuesday offering is a sweet Chinese soup known as Leng Chee Kang. (I think Leng Chee means lotus seed). As I’ve mentioned before, I’m not terribly organised when it comes to deciding what to cook for these posts. Sometimes, it’s a matter of looking in the pantry for available ingredients to cobble together a last minute dish.
Other shazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06536552327023867787noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196040508762160906.post-33071674382275994492011-05-02T18:27:00.000+10:002011-05-02T18:27:53.769+10:00Muhibbah Malaysian Monday Round Up 10
Happy Monday everyone,
The Muhibbah Malaysian Monday round up is now live over at 3 Hungry Tummies, so do head on over to check it out.
I'll be hosting the next round-up, (Muhibbah Malaysian Monday #11), so send those entries to its(dot)sharon(at)gmail(dot)com.
Actually, I almost forgot that it was round-up time, and had prepared a Malaysian Monday post, so I'll put it up tomorrow, do shazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06536552327023867787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196040508762160906.post-5448941960184684022011-04-27T11:29:00.000+10:002011-04-27T11:29:45.128+10:00This post may contain sweetness (DB April)We were presented with a real sweet challenge this month. I’ll let the blog-checking lines do the talking:
The April 2011 Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Evelyne of the blog Cheap Ethnic Eatz. Evelyne chose to challenge everyone to make a maple mousse in an edible container. Prizes are being awarded to the most creative edible container and filling, so vote on your favorite from shazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06536552327023867787noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196040508762160906.post-76497091528540081752011-04-25T12:12:00.000+10:002011-04-25T12:12:43.512+10:00Macaron Monday : Surprisingly chocolate.Surprise! Bet you thought you were going to find a Malaysian Monday post right?
Please accept my apologies, I’ve spent the long, and slightly wet, weekend cooking and baking. But didn’t get around to any Malaysian dishes.
Instead, I made some macarons for Macattack #18. Deeba and Jamiechallenged us to “create something sensational, surprising, unique, something beautiful, delectable, shazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06536552327023867787noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196040508762160906.post-10316646289792105812011-04-20T22:53:00.001+10:002011-04-21T15:14:44.801+10:00It’s been a while, Crocodile.Hi everyone! Miss me?
We had a lovely break and it’s time for the requisite holiday snaps. The reason we went off on our little jaunt was to attend the wedding of Mr. Kitchen Hand’s brother. Yup, I’ve scored a brand new sister-in-law, hooray! :)
My new sister-in-law
It was a beautiful little wedding, small (just family and a couple of friends) and absolutely perfect. Everyone contributed shazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06536552327023867787noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196040508762160906.post-6866142886013407992011-04-15T11:23:00.001+10:002011-04-20T22:56:02.929+10:00Sea you laterI leave you with sea glass candy, you can find the recipe at Not So Humble Pie. When you're there, do check out the post on sugar science too, very informative.
That's where I learnt that the glucose syrup I use is probably the same as the corn syrup I see on many blogs. All this while, I thought they were two different ingredients!
(Edit: The green and brown ones are real sea glass. For shazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06536552327023867787noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196040508762160906.post-83465420181913503542011-04-11T21:46:00.001+10:002011-10-01T13:27:15.634+10:00Malaysian Monday 70 : Siew Pao (Baked Pao)Hi everyone,
It’s school holiday time so posting will be slightly erratic for the next couple of weeks. We’re also going to have a very busy weekend coming up, so I probably won’t post anything next Monday.
But before I get ahead of myself, let’s take a look at today’s MM dish. It’s a baked version of the chinese pao or steamed bun. Instead of a yeasted dough however, the “bun” is actually a shazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06536552327023867787noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196040508762160906.post-35116589117391689882011-04-06T23:43:00.001+10:002011-10-01T13:27:35.285+10:00Thumbs up for thumbprints.Do you ever get that urge? You know, that feeling of needing something sweet, and baked, and home made,RIGHT NOW! But the trouble is, you don’t now exactly what you want to bake or eat? And to make matters worse, the urge usually strikes at night, when it’s way too late to make anything complicated, or anything that requires chilling time (yeah, I’m talking about you choc-chip cookie).
If you’shazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06536552327023867787noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196040508762160906.post-12332198970464745862011-04-04T11:38:00.004+10:002011-04-04T20:38:30.912+10:00Muhibbah Malaysian Monday Round-Up #9Hello everyone, and welcome back to another installment of Muhibbah Malaysian Monday. Quite hard to believe that we’re onto round-up number 9 already! Thank you to all of you who have joined us along the way. I still find it very exciting every time an entry pops up in my inbox, then when I follow the link to read the post, I end up feeling very fortunate and awed that such talented bloggers shazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06536552327023867787noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196040508762160906.post-80199534876964294882011-03-30T13:01:00.000+11:002011-03-30T13:01:31.117+11:00Use your powers for good.
(In case you're wondering what on earth this is, it's a recent cake I made for a joint 40th)
The recent events in Japan left many of us reeling with emotion. I felt shock, horror, sadness, but most of all, a feeling of helplessness. When faced with the sheer scale of the disaster, what could I do that would even make one iota of difference?
Obviously, that’s a silly way to think, as many, shazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06536552327023867787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196040508762160906.post-88252998744211968742011-03-28T21:19:00.002+11:002011-03-28T21:21:17.559+11:00Malaysian Monday 69: Kuih Wajik / Kuih WajidHi everyone, yet another Monday rolls around, and again I scrabble to put together a post for you.
Some bloggers have a stack of drafts prepared, or at least a few finished posts up their sleeve. You don’t need me to tell you that I’m not one of those organised people right?
Here’s how I roll - after a busy weekend, start thinking about what to make for Malaysian Monday, on Sunday night. Look shazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06536552327023867787noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196040508762160906.post-40287771917754918212011-03-27T13:38:00.000+11:002011-03-27T13:38:19.264+11:00Wattle it be this month? Yeasted Coffee Cake. (Daring Bakers) Knead some dough? (*groan*?) Well, I’ve got some for you, thanks to our March Daring Bakers challenge hosted by lovely Jamie and Ria.
Cue the blog-checking lines:
The March 2011 Daring Baker’s Challenge was hosted by Ria of Ria’s Collection and Jamie of Life’s a Feast. Ria and Jamie challenged The Daring Bakers to bake a yeasted Meringue Coffee Cake.
When I first saw the challenge recipe, Ishazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06536552327023867787noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196040508762160906.post-85454578587182041972011-03-25T13:49:00.000+11:002011-03-25T13:49:41.565+11:00Yes, everything is bigger in Texas.My hubby went to SXSW, and all I got was a lousy blog post (sorry Mr. Kitchen Hand :P) . The blog post is definitely not lousy, but us Editor's need to make sure we grab the reader's attention.
Now that you've been grabbed, please stay to read the rest of Mr. Kitchen Hand's post? Thank you :)
I’ve been angling to get to the annual tech conference SXSW for a few years now and I’m glad I struckshazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06536552327023867787noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196040508762160906.post-17827980753628169482011-03-23T23:53:00.001+11:002011-03-24T00:17:41.336+11:00Farewell summer (Macattack #17)See you sunshine.
Bye-bye Barbie (as in BBQ, not the improbably proportioned bit of plastic).
Cheerio cricket (the game, not the insect).
Ciao, cicada chorus.
So long sundress.
Ta-ta thongs (the footwear).
Be seeing you, beach days.
Goodbye good times. (Oh, I exaggerate I know).
So, summer’s gone and I will miss it.
But here’s one last hurrah - a macaron that pays homage to a classic shazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06536552327023867787noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196040508762160906.post-59648537611862965082011-03-21T18:35:00.000+11:002011-03-21T18:35:46.402+11:00Malaysian Monday 68: Kaya Puff.Hi everyone.
Remember my kaya making attempt last week? I thought of a great way to use up some of the kaya. How? By making kaya puffs of course. You’ve heard of curry puffs right? Well, kaya puffs are a sweet version, made with a special flaky pastry.
A long, long time ago, before my blog had any real, actual people reading it, I made some flaky pastry. While that version worked rather well,shazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06536552327023867787noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196040508762160906.post-32773408267680588682011-03-16T23:27:00.000+11:002011-03-16T23:27:40.416+11:00Location, location, location.Exactly how much do views influence your dining experience? On our recent camping trip, we took advantage of a grey and drizzly afternoon to explore the nearby locality of Smiths Lake and found a quaint little place called the Frothy Coffee boatshed. Surrounded by water and trees, you couldn’t ask for a more picturesque setting for lunch.
The vibe is extremely laid-back, and don’t be too shazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06536552327023867787noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196040508762160906.post-25386147642844079982011-03-14T13:19:00.000+11:002011-03-14T13:19:02.277+11:00Malaysian Monday 67: The trials and tribulations of being rich.No, I have not struck it lucky with a lottery win - this would be an unlikely event, seeing as I never really buy any tickets. Today’s post is about a yummy coconut spread called Kaya, which literally translates as “Rich”. The richness here refers to the mouthfeel and flavour, (and probably cholesterol levels) in the dish. I’ve seen many people refer to this as a Coconut Jam, but it’s really shazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06536552327023867787noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196040508762160906.post-87621043446873445512011-03-11T22:34:00.002+11:002011-03-12T22:28:22.829+11:00In the wilds, with pastry.(sorry for photo heavy post)
Ok, who took my week away and what have you done with it? Is it just me or do the days seem as if they’re getting shorter? Oh wait, they are! (In our hemisphere anyway :) )
Thanks for visiting while I was away camping. We had a great time (thanks for asking), and I had a chance to play with a couple of new toys.
The hammock.
And the tripod.
Remember the shazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06536552327023867787noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196040508762160906.post-73058794536983431682011-03-07T22:51:00.000+11:002011-03-07T22:51:16.332+11:00Muhibbah Malaysian Monday Roundup No. 8Hello friends!
We're back from our camping trip, and straight into the Muhibbah Malaysian Monday round-up.
Please head over to my friend 3 Hungry Tummies' blog to feast your eyes on all the yumminess on offer.
I'll be hosting the round up (No. 9) for March, so please send your delicious entries to its(dot)sharon(at)gmail(dot)com.
Have a great week.shazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06536552327023867787noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196040508762160906.post-13152719259045358072011-03-03T02:27:00.001+11:002011-10-01T13:19:07.278+10:00See you fairy soon...
We're off on a little camping trip so I won't be around here for the next few days. I'll be back soon to visit your blogs and don't fret if you try to leave a comment but it doesn't show up, there's no mobile phone reception where we're headed. Although rumour has it that if I climb to the top of a certain sand dune, I might just be able to communicate with civilisation. But then again, I'd shazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06536552327023867787noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196040508762160906.post-75114994685553991132011-03-01T21:54:00.001+11:002011-10-01T13:18:53.083+10:00Malaysian Monday 66: Nasi Tomato (Tomato Rice).Whoops. Monday whooshed past too quickly, so Tuesday’ll have to do.
I was quite surprised to realise that I haven’t featured a proper rice dish for Malaysian Monday before. Sure there have been a lot of recipes featuring rice flour, or glutinous rice but not a single dish of “just rice”.
How did that happen when rice features so heavily in our Malaysian diet? Rice is a star player in many shazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06536552327023867787noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196040508762160906.post-50034767750015981362011-02-27T12:21:00.001+11:002011-02-27T22:44:31.970+11:00Life’s a Peach (Daring Bakers February Challenge)
Okay, sorry, that was a really bad pun wasn’t it?
Daring Bakers time again, and luckily this time around, I actually made it well before schedule. Although I procrastinated writing the post until today - reveal day. Can’t win ‘em all. :)
I’m going to curb my usual verbosity because I need to get back into the kitchen, we’ve got friends coming over for dinner, and I’m going to attempt a chickenshazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06536552327023867787noreply@blogger.com31tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196040508762160906.post-78143695252530400752011-02-25T23:56:00.003+11:002011-10-01T13:19:31.786+10:00Love conquers......Inertia.
Mactweets time again, and a pattern repeats itself, Deadline today? Start making macarons today. Which explains the night time photos.
I’m not sure if it’s the weather, or busyness or just a general feeling of blahness, but my desire to cook, bake and blog has taken a drastic downward spiral of late.
Sure, we’ve had to eat, but I’ve been relying on old favourites, or spur of shazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06536552327023867787noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196040508762160906.post-71310823863506624042011-02-21T14:49:00.002+11:002011-10-01T13:19:47.112+10:00Malaysian Monday #65 : Malaysia Kitchen Australia event.Hi everyone, Monday again huh?
As you’ve probably noticed, the blog-pantry has been rather bare of late. Not quite sure where my baking/cooking mojo has gone, I didn’t even attempt anything remotely Malaysian over the weekend. Luckily, I still have something yummy for you today.
It’s the Malaysia Kitchen food market event that was mentioned in my previous Malaysian Monday post. Over three daysshazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06536552327023867787noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196040508762160906.post-49063246624189684572011-02-14T18:39:00.003+11:002011-10-01T13:20:01.574+10:00Malaysian Monday 64: Some bunny loves me (two types of Steamed Buns)Happy Monday and Happy Valentine’s Day if you go in for that sort of thing.
No flowers or hearts over at the Skewer House, but I couldn’t resist a bit of cuteness over the weekend. Look! Bunny shaped steamed buns. I’d been flicking through a book called Delicious Dim Sum (recipes by Chin Woo Loong) when I first saw them. You could say it was love at first sight :).
The method intrigued me shazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06536552327023867787noreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196040508762160906.post-59728735716306186742011-02-10T20:44:00.000+11:002011-02-10T20:44:39.949+11:00When life gives you green tomatoes,
Make chutney.
But before we get to the chutney, how about a tour of the kitchen garden? Admittedly, I use the word kitchen garden very loosely. I have this fantasy of a garden filled with lush herbs spilling over the edges of paths. Verdant salad greens peeping over the tops of beautiful terracotta containers. Row upon row of feathery carrot tops and bright, flashy beetroot leaves jostling shazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06536552327023867787noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196040508762160906.post-14543594317790420212011-02-07T09:00:00.003+11:002011-02-08T19:38:23.934+11:00Muhibbah Malaysian Monday Round-Up #7.Happy Monday everyone, and if you are celebrating the lunar New Year, we hope you are enjoying the festivities.
Thanks again to all of you who took the time and effort to join us for Muhibbah Malaysian Monday. It was great to receive all your entries and we appreciate each and every one of them – from our supporters who have been with us right from the start, to the newcomers who have recently shazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06536552327023867787noreply@blogger.com17