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This week, lets continue with my love for turmeric and paprika. Ive always like turmeric and paprika and the reason why Ive been utilizing them more than usual is because my sis and dad both bought an extra bottle each due to miscommunication. Hehe. Since turmeric can reduce cancer risk...
This week, lets continue with my love for turmeric and paprika. Ive always like turmeric and paprika and the reason why Ive been utilizing them more than usual is because my sis and dad both bought an extra bottle each due to miscommunication. Hehe. Since turmeric can reduce cancer risk...
Recently I stumbled upon this origami butterfly page. I make one and it was super easy. Heres Chester with my first origami butterfly. Then I made more origami butterflies from my colorful Post It. Here are the results. Hope you like it. A kaleidoscope of butterflies p/s: Brought Chester to a...
My minds been a little numb this past few days. Some recipes failure and personal problem got my confidence running low. This dish wasnt meant to be shared because it was a dish I came up with using leftovers ingredients. I didnt even know it will taste good but ahh the light from the...
Continuing my love for saffron, Im sharing with you this delightful saffron drink from an Indian recipe. This saffron-flavored drink is top with a scoop of saffron ice-cream which I had shared previously. Please give it a try and let me know if you like it because I love it very much. :) Zafrani...
I spent this years Labors day holiday at Tanjung Sepat. This impromptu trip was decided on the day itself after coming back from my maiden gym workout. First stop was at Asam Batu Laut Restaurant for late lunch. Ive been to this eatery back in 2013 and found the seafood to be fresh and...
I was on a sewing spree the past few weeks. It started because I bought two new fabrics from Spotlight. Then I decided to make something from my old fabrics as well. In the end I made: 2 x cushion cover (left: love this batik fabric, right: got this from Spotlight love it) 1 x pillowcase 2 x mini...
If youre a long time follower of my food blog, Im sure youd have come across recipes that I adapted from David Lebovitz here. Yes, Im a big fan of his. Only last year did I managed to buy one of his earliest book, The Perfect Scoop. And only last weekend did I finally officiated...
This afternoon I gave Chester a game of treasure hunt to play while I work in my room. Not long after, I went to check on him and I found plenty of blood on the TV room floor. Oh noooo I searched his hands and feet for injury and found that his right front dewclaw is trickling with blood. His dewclaw...
We offered ti kuih (nian gao) to the Gods during Chinese New Year. And its a normal custom for Chinese to make fried ti kuih after Chinese New Year. You can click on the ti kuih link above for recipe to make your very own ti kuih. Fried ti kuih are sliced ti kuih sandwiched between yam and sweet...
Kinako きな粉 or 黄粉 is roasted soybean powder/flour. It is known as yellow flour in Japan. This flour is usually used for coating mochi (a type of wagashi), topping for ice-cream and shaved ice and also made into drinks. I found kinako by chance at Daiso yesterday, so I bought a packet (RM5.30) to...
May I present you Chesters new friend, a plush toy golden retriever named Dalbong 달봉. I initially named him Arthur but my sis said yuck so we agreed on Dalbong. Like his best friend ANAK the teddy bear, Chester loves biting on it. Uhmm he even humps Dalbong! Hahaha Sometimes he rest his head on...
Cant believe I rarely make dog treats for my dog. I guess the word lazy is the main culprit. Anyway, I chanced upon this good-looking recipe from Damn Delicious one fine day and so far Ive baked it twice already using my own adaptation. Chester loves it of course. I even gave some to my...
Here are three Korean dramas which I watched in the span of a month. Yes a month! Suprisingly all are tvN dramas. Misaeng 미생 Heard raved review about Misaeng when it was airing so I decided to marathon this drama during CNY. This 20 episodes drama starred my favorite Im Si Wan and Lee Sung Min. Also in...
This biscuit is called cats tongue because its shape resemble a cats tongue, long and thin. In French, its called langues-de-chat and this biscuit actually come from the Netherlands. You can pair this biscuit with ice-cream or sorbet, creme brulee or with cream/jam sandwiched together.
Few years back, I came up with the treasure hunt game with Chester in mind. Its main purpose is to make my golden move around more AND also gain and lose weight at the same time (haha). If not for this game, Chester would spend his time just lying down in the house. The idea is to let him find the treats I...
I didnt cook or bake during the Chinese New Year holiday. All I did was eat, drink and sleep. I even skipped my weekly yoga. Thats how lazy I was. Now that CNY is over, I can go back to my routine. Thats where cincalok omelette come in a super lazy, super easy dish. Hehe I still...
My dad treated us to dim sum at the The Han Room over the weekend during Chinese New Year. According to him the dim sum here is so much better than Tim Ho Wan, Malaysia. Having shopped at The Gardens Mall many times, this was my first encounter with The Han Room. We ordered a total of 12 varieties of dim...
I visited Kuan Yin Temple at Setapak in KL with my family on 3rd day of Chinese New Year this year. This time my grandma tagged along. *happy* I also had my DSLR with me. I snapped some photos of the temple surrounding while my mom and grandma were busy talking with the monk. Check em out below. I...
I decided to document what I did on this years Chinese New Years eve morning. 8am departed from house. In the car is my mom, sis and me. This is a famous road near my home. First stop is at Restaurant Hong Wah. A long line of people queuing for roast duck and roast pork. You need to order few...