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This Sunday is Mother's Day in Malaysia (and various other countries around the world), will you be cooking/baking for your mums? This chocolate cake recipe from Marcus Wareing is the perfect cake for special occasions and celebrations.Best Chocolate CakeI made this for Hubby for his birthday,...
Baking with kids is a good starting point in the kitchen, since the kids will only have minimal contact with hot stoves, but as they grow older, I am exposing them to some cooking activities too. Both my kids can cook scrambled eggs competently (yah, you guessed it - we have this almost EVERY weekend and...
Don't you just hate living in a dusty environment? Eye irritation, runny nose, allergic reactions and so-forth can be avoided by maintaining a clean, dust-free home. The Electrolux ERGORAPIDO, recognised with the iF product design award is a cordless stick vacuum cleaner which can be used indoor for...
We can never resist a good chocolate chip cookie. During the Labour Day holiday, we made these soft, vintage chocolate chip cookies - they were crisp around the edges and soft and chewy on the inside. So so good, especially with a glass of cold milk!This recipe is definitely a keeper - easy to make, and...
After cooking the tom yum pasta with king prawnsdish, I still had some WORLDFOODS Thai tom yum paste left, so I used it to cook tom yum fried rice for our lunch. Fried rice is such a versatile dish, you can add any ingredients that you have in the fridge and with proper seasoning, it will taste good.A...
Lots and lots of dragon flies flying in our garden the past few days in the afternoon. They're so beautiful!
A couple of months ago, during the school holidays, we wanted to take our kids to the Rabbit Fun Land in Semenyih, but when we got there the place was closed for the day. Kids were really disappointed as they were looking forward to see and feed the rabbits.On our way in, we noticed a signboard for Ladybird...
Do you sometimes dream about a certain dish or food, and when you wake up, all you wanna do is cook (or go out hunting for it) and eat it? I have food dreams frequently and recently I had a dream about生面 (sang meen), also known as fresh egg noodles. When I woke up, I had a really strong...
After visiting the Genting Strawberry Leisure Farm, it was time for lunch. There are quite many restaurants in Gohtong Jaya just by the strawberry farm, and we just picked one at random- Restoran Tak Kee, as our lunch venue.We wanted something quick and simple, and on the way in, we saw a couple of tables...
Hurray, one of my favorite vegetables, asparagus is back in season again! I bought a huge bunch from the wet market the other day, so decided to whip up a few different dishes featuring this delicious vegetable. For my first asparagus dish, I made pasta for lunch since my son loves it a lot.Asparagus Bacon...
Everytime we make a recipe from Marcus Wareing's cookbook, we can make it with confidence as everything we have tried has turned out really fantastic. This time, we are trying his recipe for "the perfect chocolate chip cookies".The cookie dough is made with strong bread flour, butter, soft brown and caster...
My school friends and I were having our annual meet-up and we planned to go for afternoon tea at Majestic Hotel KL, but unfortunately they were fully booked for that weekend. Afternoon tea at Maison Francaise has been on my list for a while, and since there has also been several good reviews about it, we...
I enjoy my baking sessions in the kitchen with Baby C. I always try to pick an easy recipe (mix-in-the-bowl type) so that she can do it herself from start to finish - I believe this is a great way to build up her confidence in the kitchen.Olive oil, fruit and nut cakeOne of the bakes we made last week...
Gosh what a beautiful butterfly.. came to visit our curry leaf plant in the garden :)The wings... love!Curry leaf flowers
Happy Easter everyone!We had a great morning hunting for Easter eggs as well as eating chocolate eggs and hard boiled eggs, and we're looking forward to lamb chops for dinner :)For today's post, I want to share the recipes for the side dishes that I served with my slow-roasted leg of lamb - grilled...
This week, the kids and I made these crafts together for our Easter celebration this Sunday. Here are 5 easy and fun Easter crafts to make, which are suitable for kids aged 2+ and above.1. Easter Egg DecoratingFor us, Easter is not complete without some Easter egg decorating. For the past couple of years,...
In many households, lamb is traditionally served during Easter. Larger families can opt for a slow-roasted leg of lamb, which can feed at least 6-8 people, and for smaller families, you can go for lamb cuts such as roast rack of lamb or lamb loin chops. I know of two wee ones in my family who would be very...
Since Easter is just around the corner, we have been making Easter-inspired bakes in our kitchen. I bookmarked this recipe from Mich sometime ago but never got around to making it. I thought these little chicks hatching from the egg shells would be perfect for Easter!Steamed Chick Cakes in Egg ShellsFor...
I love creating fusion pasta dishes in my kitchen. This time, I making tom yum pasta with king prawns, using WORLDFOODS Thai tom yum paste. I have cooked with this paste before (made seafood tom yum soup) and I really like how spicy, tangy and appetizing it is.Whenever I create a fusion pasta dish...
Whenever I bake, I always try to reduce the sugar used in the bakes (if possible) as I do not want my kids to have a diet high in sugar. Banana cake is a good example of a bake which does not require sugar to make it taste good, in fact this banana cake recipe is sugar-free! :)For this recipe, use overripe...