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Historically, Lap means "ritual" in old Chinese, it was very often that surplus meat after the ritual would be cured for use in times of scarcity. These preserved delicacies are called "Lap-mei" in Cantonese and are often mistaken that they are waxed beca

This is my first "BARBIE Cake"...the result of baking course 2 weeks before my little one bday. I made it especially for her 3rd bday. Special cake for special day. She was very happy afterall watching me made a new creation of the cake. She is not the on

It's not too often that I find fresh cockles or squid in the fish market that I go to. On my recent trip there, the 'mogorle' (fisherwoman) in her shrill voice excitedly told me that I must buy the fresh cockles that just arrived. Knowing that this partic

Since I have some mango juice in the fridge I try on making this mango chiffon cake. The flavour is not so obvious and will be better if I add in mango flesh as well. Well is pretty hard to get fresh mango as now is not the season. Anyway I still like thi

Pineapple sheera! Yum! One of my most favourite sweet dishes. Well, I have posted the recipe for sheera twice already but I was simply compelled to write another recipe again, adding pineapple chunks this time. Sheera is something I remember eating as a c

Since I m not too familiar with Filipino cuisine, I thought it would be nice to try something out of our norm. Daniel s friend Larry has a great recipe for Chicken Adobo and he shared it with us, which turned out to be much easier than it sounds! The best

I don't know about anybody else but when I go to a Chinese buffet I load up on 3 things...crab rangoons, egg rolls and chinese donuts. Clearly, I go for the healthiest of all options. Now this is somewhat strange and slightly reminiscent of "A Christmas

Chicken Shervaa makes an excellent side dish for Porotta which is very famous in all over Tamilnadu. It is a Soup with flavourful extract from chicken spices. It is also known as Shorba in North India. Ingredients: Chicken pieces with bones - 1 l

This is my moms favorite recipe. When we were coming back from home she packed me some of the dried shrimp. They are precleaned, prepacked and ready to go. All i have to do is take them out of the fridge and cook them. Its ready....... Preparation tim

Ingredients 1 pound rotisserie chicken meat, cut into bite sized pieces 3 cups reduced sodium chicken broth 1 1/2 cups onions, chopped 1 cup frozen hash brown potatoes 1 bag Green Giant Broccoli, Cauliflower, Carrots Cheese Sauce Valley Fresh

World Cup Cricket fever is all over the news whether on TV, in the newspapers, on FB, blogs? I am not at all a sports person but I still enjoy this sprit and am really happy that finally after a lot of nail biting India has won the World Cup :)? A proud m

As you can see (this picture was taken two Thanksgivings ago, at my house), desserts are a BIG deal at Thanksgiving in my family. Big. My mom usually makes about six (or more!) different pies. Yes, six. Two pumpkin, two pecan and most importantly, two but

Maggi Hamburger Seasoning completely transforms the texture of the meat. Hack is chopped in German. Another name is Frikadellen. This is a quick and easy dinner and are great with mustard. You can buy Maggi German products at the Marina Market. M

This weekend, our niece Ella turned two years old! In honor of her second birthday and her Sesame Street theme celebration, we made her a Sesame Street Cupcake and Dessert Tower. Nothing but the best for our niece's birthday party! We used our Round C

Steamed Egg Cake or also known as Ji Dan Gao (???) is one of the tradition steamed cake, which is commonly used for praying purpose during festive occasion such as Chinese Lunar New Year. I still remember vividly when I was a child, I used to help my mum

Fresh from the recent success of baking the chiffon cake recipe, I got a little ambitious and started experimenting with several different flavors for this cake. I was pleased with all the outcome, as the flavoring and texture of the cakes were surprising

Every mom (or everyone for that matter), who is truly passionate with foods or cooking, has her own specialty dishes. Select entrees which can be prepared by heart, without the aid of any notes, and almost always a sure delight for dinners. These would in

Enjoying the beautiful sights, smells and sounds Spring-time brings? I?ve been admiring the swift emergence of cherry blossoms, marigolds and daffodils scattered about everywhere I look. I?ve been detecting the scent of invigorating freshly cut grass thro

and i put Egyptian in the title to distinguish it from the Syrian type of Fattah, which is quite different. ok, continuing with the meat feast theme, as i mentioned earlier, in that season almost everyone who sacrifices an animal ends up with lots and lo

Poori is really a big fare at home as I make it very rare might be once in 3-4 months.So,when I make it we enjoy it to the fullest extent with out bothering about those extra calories.Poori is again a very versatile Indian bread which is paired wi

My husband thinks I complain about too much, but really folks, how much is an ordinary citizen supposed to accept without complaint? I think I tolerate quite a bit actually, but there has to be a line drawn in the sand SOMEWHERE. Remember the great Toll

My tryst with healthy eating after Durga puja is still on. and to stretch the quest further here is a comparatively healthy snack recipe for all your Diwali parties. I have been making this pint sized, juicy, crunchy, tongue tickler masala papad for quite

Oh boy, I have never thought of making my own Jin Dui at home. All the while, I thought this is a very difficult task or something. haha.... Because according to the elderly, we have to watch our words while making Jin Dui . It is forbidden to say some

This is one of my favorite pasta. It is quite different from tomato based pasta recipe. This one is cream based, it has its own amazing flavour and creaminess. Totally yummy. I added chicken in this, but you can make it completely veg. Add any vegetables