Pastries
Coconut Pandan Rolls and Giveaway Winner!
When I was growing up, we bought bread from the Roti Man (bread man) who came round to the house on a bicycle. He had a huge metal container strapped to the back of his bike filled with breads. The outside of the container hung huge bags of all kinds of goodies from candies, chips, [...]
Continue reading about Coconut Pandan Rolls and Giveaway Winner!
Dessert is a must when there is company. It rounds off the meal nicely and conversations tend to flow more easily during dessert time. Therefore, it is always good to have some semi-homemade recipes on hand so that a dessert can be whipped up on short notice. The two desserts featured here today are very [...]
Continue reading about Shanghai Style Pancakes and Peanut Cream
Many moons (Pun definitely intended) have passed and I was perfectly happy to buy a box or two of mooncakes each year during the Mooncake Festival to satisfy my sweet cravings. I had never thought of making them myself as it sounds like a very challenging project, one I would have to invest quite a [...]
Perhaps one of the most fun Chinese celebrations apart from the Chinese New Year is the Mid-Autumn or Mooncake Festival. This is a joyous festival of feasting and moon gazing. Children are allowed to stay up late to light paper lanterns. As with all Chinese celebrations, food plays a major part in the festivities. Special [...]
