Thunder Tea

Yet another authentic chinese dish, thunder tea is the direction translation of its chinese name, Lei Cha (雷茶). Signature dish from the Chinese Hakka clan; served like a bowl of soup which one will pour over a bowl of rice topped with a variety of stir-fried vegetables that comes with it. Besides vegetables, there are other condiments like tofu,...

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Sugar and Spice, Everything Nice

Cinnamon rolls, once in awhile this desire to have the strong scent from the spice infuse the house crops out from nowhere. Honestly, it's the scent that i crave for more than the desire to indulge in them. Just like the way I would intentionally walk pass the cinnamon bakes at the mall just to take in the smell!Not that I have made them many times...

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All in a Row

Rows of Bread would be 'Pai (Row) Pau (Bun/Bread)' when translated into Cantonese. This is how this particular bread got its name. It is popular in Hong Kong which is also where I got to know it. True to its name, this bread is made longish and bake in neat rows. One would find it most bakeries and coffeeshops(aka 'char chan teng' ) in Hong Kong.What's...

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Muffins for Tots

Well, not all were tots, kids would be the better word but in short I made these for them when we visited them in a home together with a group of caring friends recently. Flavours decided based on previous readings on Little One's yummy-o-meter! I hope they got equally good readings on the kids' yummy-o-meters :)So here we go, Nigela's Chocolate...

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Porridge or Congee ??

As i was preparing the photo for this post, I pondered for a while, Porridge or Congee? I grew up knowing this as Porridge while Congee came into the picture when Dim Sum restaurants (those that came with bilingual menus) proliferated. Ever since then (thanks to the photos in the menus), the equation Congee = Porridge was cast in me head. ...

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Happy Birthday Mummy!

This time around it was Mum's birthday. It was extra special because everyone made it this year and it was the first time a new family addition was around to celebrate it with her. Am sure our presence was the best present for Mum :) We give thanks to be able to gather for this occasion. May God shower his blessings on her and let us have many...

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