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Recipe Pan Fried Sticky Rice Cake/Nian Gao

Pan Fried Sticky Rice Cake/Nian Gao

After the Chinese New Year, one of the festive goodies to enjoy is Fried Nian Gao. It is a round sticky brown cake made from glutinous rice and sugar. You can find them on display weeks before the Chinese New Year. It is auspicious to eat this cake during
Recipe Marillenstrudel | Austrian Apricot Strudel

Marillenstrudel | Austrian Apricot Strudel

This month, for the International Food Challenge, we are cooking from the Austrian cuisine. The regional cuisine we are exploring is from Lower Austria, which is the north eastern most state of Austria. Lower Austria cuisine is striking for the difference
Recipe Faluche Du Nord ~ French Bread

Faluche Du Nord ~ French Bread

For this month's Home Baker's Challenge, Priya of Priya's Versatile Recipes has suggested some beautiful French Bake recipes. Out of them I chose to make this simple and easy bread Faluche. Faluche is a traditional pale white bread from the Northern re
Recipe Halwa Poori Choley

Halwa Poori Choley

For those of you who have never heard of this combination, let me tell you this Pakistani breakfast meal is perfect. And it need not be just breakfast, because I had this today for breakfast, lunch and tea time snack...and I am not tired of it yet :) Nada
Recipe Bûche de Noël/Yule log

Bûche de Noël/Yule log

Its Christmas and I am with family in Allahabad. For days together, me and Vishal have been shopping for gifts in Kolkata trying to find suitable ones for each and everyone. The run down to Christmas has been so much fun. Very sadly, the only person not w
Recipe Rhubarb and Strawberry Sponge Puddings

Rhubarb and Strawberry Sponge Puddings

Although my recent trip to Melbourne had been a short one, I had fun and it was nice seeing my sister and her family again (even though I had seen them over Christmas last year when they visited Singapore). I had a chance to see where they live, their hom
Recipe Sesame Street Cupcake and Dessert Tower

Sesame Street Cupcake and Dessert Tower

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
Recipe Victorian Sandwich with Pineapple Jam and Cream Cheese Icing

Victorian Sandwich with Pineapple Jam and Cream Cheese Icing

After much prodding, and a blackberry smartphone for a camera, this would be an official recipe post from yours truly. Yes, yes, I have bought a new laptop, but the missing link to blogging and food is my camera. So for the time being, my blackberry w
Recipe White HoneyComb Cake/Pak Tong Gou

White HoneyComb Cake/Pak Tong Gou

"Pak Tong Gou" is basically White Sugar Cake in Cantonese. It is a popular and classic street food in Malaysia . It is a steamed white spongy cake that is springy and the texture resembles a honeycomb when sliced. This is one of the many simple joys of
Recipe Nian Gao Puff with yam and freshly grated coconut

Nian Gao Puff with yam and freshly grated coconut

I first tasted this nian gao puff at my first blogger meet during last Chinese New Year. They were from Tracie of Bitter Sweet Flavors and I fell in love with it. I am crazy over deep fried nian gao that were sandwiched with yam and sweet potatoes
Recipe Banh chuoi nuong... for banana lovers

Banh chuoi nuong... for banana lovers

Banh Chuoi Nuong is a Vietnamese style banana cake. Although the name means "baked banana cake", it is a bit different from the bready type banana cake. The unique, sort of sticky texture remained me of more like a pudding. The interesting ingredient in
Recipe Coconut Biscuit

Coconut Biscuit

Level: Easy Preparation time: 10 min Cooking time: 20 min Serves: 25 biscuits Eggless Coconut Cookies Ingredients All purpose flour/maida - 1 cup Unsalted butter - 1 stick Baking powder - 1/4 tsp Sugar - 1/2 cup Rava/Suj
Recipe Chocolate, Banana & Caramel Entremet

Chocolate, Banana & Caramel Entremet

I feel like whenever I open up the "create post" page on blogger, I have to find new words for apologies. My life really hasn't been conducive to posting, and so it's just hard to find the time/money. Also, I live in a basement apartment now, with no natu
Recipe Vanilla Buttermilk Cupcakes with a Framboise Glaze

Vanilla Buttermilk Cupcakes with a Framboise Glaze

I wanted to make something really special for Todd and some of our friends to help celebrate Valentines Day. I thought about chocolates, but then I decided that I would make some delicious cupcakes instead. I was probably more than influenced by thi
Recipe Daring Bakers Challenge: Biscuit Joconde Imprime/Entremet

Daring Bakers Challenge: Biscuit Joconde Imprime/Entremet

The January 2011 Daring Bakers? challenge was hosted by Astheroshe of the blog accro. She chose to challenge everyone to make a Biscuit Joconde Imprime to wrap around an Entremets dessert. My version is a vanilla sponge, filled with berries and a banan
Recipe Daring Bakers : Biscuit Joconde Imprime/Entremet

Daring Bakers : Biscuit Joconde Imprime/Entremet

The January 2011 Daring Bakers? challenge was hosted by Astheroshe of the blog accro . She chose to challenge everyone to make a Biscuit Joconde Imprime to wrap around an Entremets dessert. Joconde imprime /entremets. A joconde imprime (F
Recipe BISCUIT JOCONDE IMPRIME/ENTREMET - MOCHA BAVARIAN CREAM GATEAU...absolutely delicious!

BISCUIT JOCONDE IMPRIME/ENTREMET - MOCHA BAVARIAN CREAM GATEAU...absolutely delicious!

T his time I knew I had to do the DB challenge not because it was a cake, but it was something which I had been planning to do this month,otherwise. Then when the DB challenge was announced, I was so thrilled that I almost bounced off the walls. I love tr
Recipe Holiday baking: meringues, divinity, Buche de Noel and gingerbread cupcakes

Holiday baking: meringues, divinity, Buche de Noel and gingerbread cupcakes

I have inherited Christmas decorations. Honestly, I'm not sure where some of them came from. I've got lots of gaudy plastic garlands, plenty of lights, red velvet bows, a gazillion ornaments and countless other things. Our front closet is filled with mult
Recipe My Best Thanksgiving Desserts?

My Best Thanksgiving Desserts?

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
Recipe Double maple, the last week of Halloween baking and 5 of 8 goals met

Double maple, the last week of Halloween baking and 5 of 8 goals met

Okay. I admit it. I'm not a fan of Halloween. Well, not quite, but I don't go quite as all-out as everyone else does. I mean, I do on the baking end (obviously). But I didn't even go out for Halloween this weekend. I think it has something to do with how
Recipe HCB Chocolate Apricot Roll with Lacquer Glaze

HCB Chocolate Apricot Roll with Lacquer Glaze

Confessions of another "Curious Cook" about this weeks Heavenly Cake. Perhaps, I should title this post BBA - Baker with a Bad Attitude . I like to think of myself as positive and willing, even excited to try new things in the kitchen. It was with anx
Recipe Double-Boiled papaya Soup & Japanese Souffle Cheesecake

Double-Boiled papaya Soup & Japanese Souffle Cheesecake

The other day, I was listening to 93.3 FM (one of the pop mandarin radio channel) from my MP3 player while I was jogging and the DJ was introducing this simple soup that she recommends to all ladies. I couldn't jot down the ingredients but I could remembe

Lontong Kikil (Beef Tendon Soup with Rice Cakes) Recipe

Lontong Kikil is a popular street food in East Java especially Surabaya and surrounding areas. My late dad loved beef tendon dish such as Gulai Tunjang (Beef Tendon Curry, a West Sumatran dish) and this lontong kikil. When I still lived in Indonesia, l

Otak-Otak Bakar (Indonesian Grilled Fish Cake) Recipe

We, the Asians love our fish or seafood cakes. Here is one of Indonesians' favourites, otak-otak. Three cities are famous for its otak-otak, Palembang, Jakarta and Makassar. Which sauce do you choose? The Palembang or Jakarta one. Cuko (spicy tamarind