Longan Agar Agar (Jelly)

My grandma used to make this Longan Jelly for us during Chinese New Year or whenever we asked her to during super hot day because it was simply delicious and refreshing. So over the weekend, I got some of the ingredients and made it for my husband to try and he loved it! I hope you will enjoy it too.

Raisin Bread

 My husband absolutely love raisins! Anything that has raisins in it, he will definitely like it. So it came no surprise if he loves raisin bread. Since a loaf of  raisin bread cost almost $5  and  it's sweet, I thought why not try to make him some so he can enjoy at home. Below are my easy raisin bread recipe. It's cheaper and healthier too. Hope you will like it!

Radish Cake / Daikon Cake / Loh Pak Koh

According to my ex-lady boss, the best time to buy Daikon is between November till January / February. According to her, this is the time of the year when Daikon will be super sweet and juicy. I guess this explains why Chinese normally make Daikon Cake / Radish Cake / Loh Pak Koh around January and February because that's when Chinese New Year falls on.

Anyway, I got myself some Daikon last week and I decided to make some because I remembered my husband enjoyed having it few years ago. It is super easy and I hope you will like it.

Pineapple Tart (closed version)

One of my favourite Chinese New Year pastry is Pineapple Tart. One thing about buying pineapple tart outside is that, the pineapple tart normally too sweet for me. So with some research , this is what I made. I hope you will like it. Since I don't have the pastry mould, I made a closed version of the pineapple tart.

Pineapple Jam

Something to spice things up. Instead of the ordinary strawberry or grape jam, Let's try out this easy recipe of pineapple jam :)

Sambal Ikan Bilis (Sambal Anchovies)

Sambal Ikan Bilis is something i love to make when i don't know what to eat because it will have all the flavour i want, sweet, salty and spicy. I love the fact i can just eat it with rice or just have it with bread. Either way, it will definitely satisfy my tummy. This is my easy recipe of Sambal Ikan Bilis ( the cheat method).

Coconut Jam (Kaya/SeriKaya)

I love Kaya... Its like strawberry jam for the westerner, Kaya is the Malaysian version. I love it when my bread one side is spread with kaya and the other side with butter or peanut butter.. The result? HEAVEN Here is the recipe.. Enjoy

Crab Rangoon

One of the snacks that my husband enjoys is Crab Rangoon. I'm glad that I got the chance to learn this recipe from my ex-lady boss back in NY when I worked as a kitchen helper in one of the chinese take outs there.

According to Wikipedia, "Crab Rangoon are deep-fried dumplings served in American Chinese and, more recently, Thai restaurants, stuffed with a combination of cream cheese, lightly flaked crab meat (more commonly, canned crab meat or imitation crab meat), with scallions and/or garlic. These fillings are then wrapped in Chinese wonton wrappers in a triangular or flower shape, then deep fried in vegetable oil."

Here's the easy recipe. Enjoy

Char Siew Pau (Pork Steamed Bun)

When i was a little girl, sometimes my grandparents will take me for Dim Sum and the first thing they ordered for me was Char Siew Pau (Pork Steamed Bun). I always hated that because i always wanted to try the rest of the Dim Sum like Siew Mai, Har Kow and others. When i asked my grandmama why we have to eat Char Siew Pau first only to had her replied to me that it will keep me full. Over the years, i grew up liking Char Siew Pau more and more and the best part is that you can easily get it in most of the chinese kopitiam. It came to the point that i will only have 2 Char Siew Pau for dinner everyday when i was staying by myself in KL. My love for Char Siew Pau definitely grew as the years pass by.

My husband on the other who is a big fan of Shaw Brother movies always curious what is Char Siew Pau. In fact he only can spot it in movies and never know what it called until he met me. When i first came to NY, i really have no idea where i can get Char Siew Pau. To be able to found the Asian Market was a big deal.

Part of me wanted my husband to try Char Siew Pau, so i went on to do my research and gather as much information as i can. Countless calls back home to asked help from my grandmama how to make the awesome filling. I dont think my grandmama make Char Siew Pau before but she is like a 'Sek San' - (God of Food) to me so i know she will guide me well with the recipe. Below is my recipe for Char Siew Pau. It is not perfect and need a lot of tweaking on the bun part but the filling is as good as you can get in those Dim Sum place around town in Malaysia. Enjoy!

Peanut Cookies

During CNY, my grandmama will baked a good batch of peanut cookies for me and the relatives! I absolutely love it and my hubby too love it so much that he can never stop eating it. I used the recipe from Simply June and tweaked it to my liking and added some other ingredient that my grandmama told me. I love her blog because she always have all these awesome recipes that i can learn from. Enjoy!

Milo Chocolate Chip Cookies

Growing up, we drink Milo. So this is my cookies recipe