Red Wine Grape Juice Jelly

This is another cool and child friendly dessert I made during this festive season after the Beer-like Apple Juice Jelly.

Vanilla Log Cake

Ho! Ho! Ho! 'Tis the season to be jolly! I especially love Christmas season because it's so full of holiday and festive mood! What's more, there's also lots of parties, year-end gatherings and celebrations. 

This Vanilla Log Cake is prepared especially for my company's Christmas party. Nothing fanciful, just a simply yummy log cake! :)

Almond Biscotti

I had my first biscotti when I was at a coffee joint many years back. I remembered how intrigued I was at how hard and crunchy this cookie snack was and how well it went with my cup of coffee.

Celebration Fruit Cake

This is the first time I'm baking a fruit cake. This is one cake that my aunt will make and serve together with other goodies during Chinese New Year. During this festive Christmas season, I'm baking us a fruit cake, with booze added.

Beer-Like Apple Juice Jelly

Bookmarked this when I first saw it on youtube by Ochikeron and planned to trick by hubby with this during this festive Christmas period. I'm sure he'll be taken in thinking I've poured him a glass of beer!

Omu Tomato Rice

What do you do with excess tomato rice? Why not make a omu rice! I did just that and my family had a really enjoyable meal.

Pumpkin Porridge with Minced Meat & Braised Peanuts

Feeling too lazy to go out for meals so cooked this one-pot meal for the family. Super easy and fuss free!

Hokkaido Chiffon Cupcake

Hokkaido Chiffon Cupcake started to be very popular a few years ago. I remembered a pack of 6 from Polar would cost S$12. I would buy them as my hubby loved custard....until my friend shared with me a Hokkaido Chiffon recipe.

Pecan Custard Tart

I love pecans for it's unique buttery and caramel flavour and custard for it's sweet and creamy texture. These two put together and served in a buttery and crisp shortbread crust will be a heavenly pair.

Steamed Cod Fish (Hong Kong Style)

I love to eat cod fish but I've never cooked this dish before. I challenged myself to prepare this dish so that my girl can have a nutritious and omega 3 rich dish for dinner. 

Quick & Easy Black Sesame Muah Chee

I was craving for my favourite local snack - Muah Chee and made a small batch to munch on. But this time, I gave this snack a slight twist by adding grinded black sesame to it. That's the beauty of home-bakes. You can whip up anything to satisfy your cravings in the comfort of your home anytime.

Whipping Cream Matcha Pound Cake

I had just opened a pack of whipping cream and was pondering what to make out of the leftover cream. This pound cake recipe came in really handy as it required whipping cream. Yay!! No wastage and the best part of it is this cake is really yummy!! Look what my girl showed me after taking a bite:

Kimchi Tofu Soup

This is one soup that I enjoy especially on cool weather. It is good on its own as a quick & easy one-pot dish if I add vermicelli (tung hoon), or accompany with other dishes with a bowl of rice. It's super quick & easy, and extremely versatile. You can have a very basic kimchi + tofu soup, or add in more ingredients like meat, crab meat or vermicelli for a more sumptuous and complete meal. 

The best part is...it's ready in minutes!!

Egg Tofu with Minced Pork & Shimeji Mushrooms

I want to thank Linda for sharing this healthy egg tofu and mushroom dish. I hardly prepare dishes for lunch and dinner. It's always quick & easy one-pot meals for me. I had some time this weekend so I decided to give this dish a try.

Tofu & Prawns in Chilli Crab Sauce

I love chilli crab and was naturally elated to find chilli crab sauce at the supermarket. I've been using this chilli crab sauce whenever I feel like having a dish with this spicy sweet sauce.

Tomato Rice (蕃茄饭)

There has been a craze recently with everyone making this quick & easy one-pot dish - Tomato Rice. I was very curious how this would taste and decided to join in the craze as well.

Quick & Easy Pumpkin Brownie

Did this a I few days back as I have some left over pumpkins from making Pumpkin Ondeh Ondeh and was craving for brownie. So the idea just came to me to bake a brownie with pumpkin in it! It's super quick and easy to make and requires minimal washing as you only need 1 bowl to mix everything together.

Double Chocolate Cheese Buns

I had some fabulously delicious bread at Duke Bakery. I decided to make my own version at home. 

Pumpkin Ondeh Ondeh

Ondeh Ondeh, a popular traditional Malay and Peranakan dessert, is a bite-sized boiled glutinous rice ball filled with gula melaka and coated with grated coconut. What I love most about these delectable snack is the burst of melted gula melaka into your mouth when you put these chewy bite-sized balls in your mouth. It's truly a symphony of texture and flavour in your mouth. Heavenly! 

Blythe's Blueberry Muffins

These blueberry muffins are a big hit when I served it fresh out of the oven.

菠萝包 (Pineapple Bun)

I've just bought some 菠萝包 from a bakery a few days back and was inspired to make these when I saw many blogger friends making this yummy snack.

Cabbage Mushroom Rice

This is another one-pot quick and easy meals that I like to prepare for our dinner. It is super easy, fuss free and requires minimal washing. The steps are very similar to the Pumpkin Rice I always cook.

Purple Sweet Potato Pie

I thought of making this Purple Sweet Potato Pie when I saw some purple sweet potato at the supermarket while shopping. This can't be found at the supermarket near my house, so I was very quick to pick a few for my cooking and bakes. 

Grape Greek Yogurt Smoothie

Grape Greek Yogurt Smoothie....a super cool, refreshing and healthy drink to have on a hot day (or night).

南瓜饼 (Pumpkin UFO)

I've never tried making 南瓜饼 (Pumpkin UFO) before. That's why I quickly noted this recipe when I saw it in the book 甜蜜食堂.

Pumpkin Muah Chee (南瓜麻糍)

Whenever I crave for my favourite local snack Muah Chee, I will be able to have my craving satisfied within minutes. 

Pumpkin Kaya

I love kaya. Love it so much that I can eat it on its own. It's not that healthy as there are lots of eggs used to make kaya traditionally. So this Pumpkin Kaya recipe that I chanced upon got me really excited, because no eggs are required at all!

Pumpkin Soup (南瓜汤)

I've been wanting to make this Pumpkin Soup for the longest time. Finally had a chance to do this for a quick meal, literally as I'm having a bowl of this with some croutons for my lunch! 

Red Bean Pumpkin Bun

I made some Red Bean Pumpkin Buns for breakfast by adapting the Soya Pumpkin Mantou recipe.

Pumpkin Beancurd (南瓜豆花)

I've been making a fair bit of pumpkin related dishes and snacks this month. This is another dessert I've tried...Pumpkin Beancurd that uses agar agar powder instead of the instant jelly powder I usually use to make Chilled Beancurd.

Soya Pumpkin Mantou

It's my turn to make mantou after seeing so many blogger friends making them recently.

Stir Fry Pumpkin with Minced Meat

I'm cooking a few dishes to go with rice and one of the dishes I'm trying out is Stir Fry Pumpkin with Minced Meat.

Purple Sweet Potato Rose Bun

It's our wedding anniversary today and I'm making this healthy Purple Sweet Potato Rose Bun for my dear hubby.

Steamed Pumpkin Muffins

Work up slightly earlier this morning to make some Steamed Pumpkin Muffins for breakfast. I've already prepared the pumpkin puree the night before, so the whole process was super quick and fuss free. All ready within half an hour!

Purple Sweet Potato Brown Rice Mix (紫薯糙米)

This is great for breakfast or if you just want to settle your hunger pangs in a jiffy. There is hardly any cooking required for this. But this is really healthy for all, regardless of what age you are. 

九份芋圆 (加番薯和南瓜圆)

I had my first taste of this delectable dessert many years back on my first holiday trip to Taiwan. I remembered it was autumn when I went there. The dessert was served warm and it was such a fantastic feeling eating the QQ balls in the cool weather. Loved it at first bite!

Pumpkin Fried Rice Noodles

I had intended to cook pumpkin rice for dinner yesterday. When preparing the ingredients, blur me realised I had run out of rice. Thankfully I had a pack of rice noodles (bee hoon to be exact) and cooked Pumpkin Fried Rice Noodles instead.

Sweet Potato Balls in Ginger Broth (姜汁番薯圆)

This super healthy dessert was featured in Channel U's "Healthy U: Episode 2". This is the first time I am watching this show and find it really informative and enlightening. This episode talks about the damaging effects of preservatives and additives on our body. It is very common for us to consume food with seasonings that are chemically combined and have adverse effect on our body. Over time, toxins may build up in our body. Hence, it is  very important that we try to avoid excessive intake of such chemicals and eliminate the toxins from our body. 

Pumpkin Nutella Swirl Muffins

I've been wanting to experiment with pumpkin to make muffins. I finally made a batch of pumpkin muffins with nutella swirls for added richness and decadence!

Black Sesame Red Bean Bun

I was at a bakery at Fortune Centre the other day oogling at their wonderful creations and deciding what bread to buy, simply because they have so many interesting types of breads. One of them that caught my eye was black sesame with azuki bun. Since I've run out of bread for breakfast, I decided to try baking some Black Sesame Red Bean Buns.

Pumpkin Soya Jelly

I have to thank Ann for this inspiration! I've made Vitagen Pudding using vitagen and agar agar powder previously but I've never thought of adding pumpkin to agar agar to make a refreshing snack. 

Cranberry & Oat Cookies

I was deciding what to bake for my girl to bring to school for their Children's Day celebration. Something with chocolate and berries but not too chocolatey...and finally decided on making Cranberry & Oat Cookies.

Pumpkin Soya Bread Loaf (Oven-baked in a Pullman tin)

I've some left over pumpkin in the fridge after cooking pumpkin rice for lunch and was deliberating whether to use it to bake a cake or a loaf of bread. Finally decided to use it together with some soya milk to make a Pumpkin Soya Bread Loaf by adapting the Wu Bao Chun's (吴宝春) Champion Bread Loaf I did earlier.

Bailey's Banana Nut Brownie Ice Cream

I've baked some brownies and decided to use it as one of my ingredients for my home made ice-cream to beat the hot weather! Wait...not just any other ice cream. It's an ice cream laced with Irish-Bailey's...Bailey's Banana Nut Brownie Ice-Cream.

Banana Nut Brownies

Banana Nut Brownie : This is a super rich indulgence. Banana + Nuts + Chocolate...an ultimate combination!

Blueberry Cloud Cake

I knew I had to try this when I read Diana's blog post. I mean, can you imagine eating a cloud cake?

Double Chocolate Pecan Cookies

If you like chocolates, read on.
If you love pecans, Hi 5!
If you love cookies, you are at the right place.
You will not be disappointed.

White Chocolate Brownie

Brownies to me are usually, well, brown. I never thought of a brownie that is not 'brown' until I saw this recipe from Nicole's 'The Baking Bites Cookbook'.

Double Chocolate Lemon Yogurt Cake

When life gives you lemons, what would you do? I turned it to yummy and heavenly snack by making a Double Chocolate Lemon Yogurt Cake!