Super Soft & Fluffy Orange Cheese (with Cranberries) Cup Cakes

I have been yearning for some soft cup cakes lately. It’s been a while since I last baked due to my busy schedule. I missed my orange soft cakes. I decided to make cup cakes this time so that I can share the cake easily with my family. I was surprised when the cup cakes … Read more

Why do PEACOCKS cross the road? One night stay in Sofitel Sentosa

  Sofitel Singapore Sentosa Resort & Spa has free roaming peacocks around the resort.  It is not like your normal cats and dogs roaming your house, they catch your attention right away.  You just can’t ignore them.   I just checked out from SOFITEL SINGAPORE SENTOSA RESORT & SPA today.  It is a french hotel.   I … Read more

Simple Hong Kong Egg Tarts

Piping hot Egg tarts always feel so warm to the heart.  But you really can’t get to eat it hot unless you make it yourself.  The other day I was feeling nostalgic about having some good old egg tarts when I started looking for recipes again.  One thing that I am quite clear off, making … Read more

Easy Fruity No-Bake Mango (with Green Tea layer) Cheesecake

  It has been quite a while since I last made any cheesecake.  This week, I happened to be too busy to eat my mangoes until they are fully ripen.  So I quickly browsed for good recipes to use my ripe mangoes.  I love the very fruity No-Bake Mango Cheesecake from recipetineats.com. I made some modifications … Read more

Healthy Meal – Chinese Popiah (Fresh Spring Roll) with Vietnamese Rice Paper

Popiah (fresh spring roll) is a common folks cuisine found in South East Asia.  This is particularly popular in China, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore.  Popiah is usually made of different vegetables and meat. Different place made it differently.  Spring rolls also has the fresh version or fried version. At home, when I want to … Read more

Easy Water Chestnut Cake – Cold or Pan Fried (Dim Sum) Recipe

       Pan-Fried Version                    Original version                        Cold version The hot weather in Singapore reminded me of one of my favorite Dim Sum, the cooling Water Chestnut Cake.  When I was younger, I used to patron this … Read more

Japanese Choux Cream Puffs with Custard Cream (Pai-Shuu) Recipe

   Recently after making Cheese Puffs, my next step naturally will be doing the sweet Cream Puffs for my kids.  I made cream puffs in the past without the Pai-Shuu Crust, this round, I decided to follow the recipe from LittleJapanMama to make my own version of “Papa-Beard”……  This time the cream puffs are meant … Read more

Super Soft & Moist Orange Chiffon Cake (with Wolf-berries & Raisins)

      Many times, my cooking inspirations also depends on what I have at home.  I happened to have Sunkist naval orange at home, so I wanted to bake something orangy.  I vaguely remembered reading an article in the past about You Jin 尤今, a famous author who resides in Singapore, who loves to bake Orange Chiffon … Read more

Easy, Light & Airy Cheese Puffs (Gougeres)

I wanted to eat something different and easy to prepare.  I am a bit tired of all the normal cakes and stuff. Then I accidentally came across this post by Ramamalaysia on Cheese Puffs or Gougeres.  Gougeres are light, airy and puffy cheese puffs with a strong cheese aroma. The method used is similar for … Read more

Quick Fix Meal – Japanese Pork Bone Ramen Noodle Soup (豚骨汤)

I have been quite sick and tired of cooking the same food every weekend.  This weekend, I decided to be a bit more adventurous to try something different.  I have this craving to eat Japanese Pork Bone Ramen Noodle Soup.  I ate this noodle sometime back, and I missed the heart warming taste …. So this … Read more