Selamat Makan~Ayam Masak Habang

Many of you would have heard about the tragedy of flight MH370 by now.  My heart is heavy, i can't imagine the sadness and grief felt by victims' loved ones.   Before you read on, may i ask that you keep the victims and their loved ones in your prayers... Spanning across an archipelago of 18,000 thousand islands with 6,000 populated ones,...

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When Taps Run Dry, Keep Calm and Cook Simple Meals

Of late we have been going on quite a number of one pot meals due to water rationing.   We have been seeing very little rain for months but it has been raining this past two days, hopefully it will continue this way and dams will get filled again.  For now, we are getting tap water on a 2 day rotational basis.  So, the lesser pots/bowls...

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Don't Ask Me Where's the Carrot...

One of my favorite chinese cakes is the Loh Pak Kou or in the Hokkien dialect, we call it Chai Tao Kuey.  Those days i only get to eat them when Ah Mah made them during festivals.  I remember Mum pan frying them and how i love eating them with chilli sauce. I never learnt how to make it from Ah Mah though, which is a pity. It's a good...

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Richness...wrapped in a bun

Rich is Kaya in the Malay language and strangely it is also what we called a local jam made with coconut milk, eggs and sugar, probably it got its name from the 'richness' in the jam.  It's interesting to note that it is also known as Kaya in the Chinese dialects spoken here :) Kaya toast has long been (and still is) a popular Malaysian...

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Happy..Happier..Happiest! ~ Orange Blueberry Pull Apart Bread

I was happy to chanced upon this recipe posted by Veronica.  It came at the right time when i was looking for something new to make with a punnet of blueberries that has been lying around for a few days.  Those blueberries though big and plump were not sweet, after eating a few son said 'Mum, why don't you make something with them?' Happy...

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