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Whats Chinese New Year without a prawn dish, right? I decided to try this simple recipe making use of chili bean paste, a spicy bean paste thats famous in Szechuan cuisine. In Chinese its called 豆瓣醬 (toban jiang) and is made from broad beans instead of soy beans. This paste is...
Chester had his annual jab last Saturday. With Chesters uncontrolled barking, his nervousness and wanting to escape the vet place all coming out at one go, the situation was hellish. I didnt know how to calm my dog down. Calm like a goose when he first get on the car. Notice the white...
Pot stickers (鍋貼 guōtiē) aka Chinese pan-fried dumplings is a significant dish for Chinese New Year. I can hear some of you moaning Not again, dumplings?. What can I say? Yup dumplings. Hehehe Apparently the filling for Chinese dumplings version is so much simpler compared to Korean...
You know what? I actually didnt plan to make any purchases from Gmarket for the time being but my sister requested me to buy for her shoes. So here I am with my 5th Gmarket haul. I didnt buy a lot this time. Saving moolah actually for my next holiday. I have very valid reason...
Happy 2014 everyone! Chester make this very unique sleeping sound sometime when he sleeps especially when hes having nightmare (the nightmare part is just my guessing because his paws twitches sometimes). Im not sure if other doggies make this similar sound but nevertheless I find it uniquely...
Happy New Year everyone! I still remember the taste of my favorite blueberry cheese tarts. Its made by my colleagues sister. It was so gorgeously yummy. We used to order from her every few weeks. Ahh the good old days (remember Has and Fid?). And then there sit a pastry book in my cabinet with...
Happy New Year 2014!!! Best wishes to you and your family. Lets now look what Tupperware has in store for us in the first part of 2014. Of course as Chinese New Year is less than a month away, the first campaign will be loaded with CNY goodies! Kongsi Cookies Gift Set @ RM63.00. Retail [] ...
Amy, youre doing good this year. So carry on. Some little roadblocks wont hurt because you know what to do now. Youre growing more and more! Im excited to say that my 2013 fair better than 2012. One major event happened to me this year with me being hospitalized for the first...
Ive always wondered how this unique disc-shaped like snack called hotteok 호떡 (sweet Korean pancake) would taste like. Would it taste as heavenly as so many has spoken about? Finally couldnt take it any longer with all the guessing, I decided to try make them myself. Oh baby, I did not...
Heres one simple snack made from choux pastry you can try during the holiday season. Its not a French snack because this method is deep fried but utilized the simple choux pastry dough hence I categorize this yummy snack in French. Its more or less like the chouquette I made earlier...
Wow were coming to the end of 2013. Last year I watched 19 Korean dramas but this year Ive only had 15 not including 3 dramas which I dropped very early and half way. In summary, I find this years Korean dramas to be a bit dull for my taste. Theyre only good and average.
Chesters overgrown fur paws and my feet. The blue nail polish is from my sis (from The Face Shop). Love the color. But I love Chester more of course. Haha Just the other day he was scolding me when I was trimming his fur paws. He hates scissors. No. He hates the sound of the []Our Feet!
I made this banana peanut butter ice-cream for my goldens 10th birthday few months back. The recipe is super easy because it involves only 2 ingredient banana and peanut butter. Both ingredient are dog friendly and are also my dogs favorite. Chester only gets to eat peanut butter in...
The 2013 Big Bad Wolf Book Sale is held from 6th to 15th December 2013 at MIECC @ The Mines. The sale begins at 7am, 6th December and ends at 9pm, 15th December. Thats 230 hours non-stop baby!!!. We had planned to go on the morning of 7th but my sis couldnt wake up (hahaha) []Big Bad...
Hiya everyone we meet again. Tupperware is already selling Chinese New Year products at this time. This promotion is called Kongsi in December and the promotion period is until 31st December 2013 only. So hurry and act fast! No words this time all in the leaflet. Wish everyone a Merry Christmas...
Remember my love affair with spaghetti? This is my continuation of love calling for the world famous pasta! Apologies for the picture quality. I took them under florescent light at night hence the not so good looking photos. Made this spaghetti with cherry tomatoes and prawns for my family on the weekend...
My travel perfume was running out so I got myself Marc Jacobs miniature fragrances at the duty free shop in Pudong International Airport during my recent trip to Shanghai. The box consist of 2 x 4ml Eau de Parfum and 2 x 4ml Eau de Toilette at 336 Yuan. Thats about RM168. Main reason for...
Has anyone of you heard about Asos before? I have. Tonnes of times and thats what drove me into this maiden purchase. Like finally which I inevitably regretted once I saw the product. Asos is a UK based online store. What makes them popular? No. 1 The variety of cool products (apparel,...
Tuiles means tiles in French according to Wiki because they looks like Provence roof tiles which is curved. Tuiles are thin crispy cookies. Ive made almond tuiles years back and although I wouldnt consider it a success because the wafer were quite thick, I remember it being delicious. Now...
Because sesame seeds is one of my favorite thing in the world, I decided to try my hands on this tuiles recipe making use of sesame seeds. Things arent rosy from the start of baking. Hence this failed post. :( These are baked tuiles. Some areas of the tuiles are apart because they are very...