Lyanne's Coming....

No signs of labour so far.. it's oredi 28 Dec today. A day past my due date.Baby's rather big, 8 pounds or 3.6kg as on monday. Doc's rather worried about the size. Lydia was only 6.5lbs, or 2.93kg at birth.So, he won't let me past my due date for long, scared baby will get too big for me.Tomorrow, Monday, 29th... will be pain day. The day when I will be induced.I remember being induced when I had Lydia, the pain was.....urrghhh!!!! Well, my waters broke.Breathless!Utterly breathless!I didn't have time to breathe, having severe contractions with...

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Strawberry Haw Flakes Layer Cake ?????????

The bun is still in the oven... not wanting to follow the sister's footsteps to be out early. The exact due date is tomorrow, doc's dateline to induce is 29th, coming monday. Keeping my fingers crossed that I need not be induced.. The pain is rather unbearable when being induced, I don't even have time to breathe. *sigh*Ok, so, here's the last of the three layers cakes I made.Out of the three cakes, and the favourite ratings are:Horlicks: 35%Kaya:...

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Kaya Layer Cake ??????

Kaya is coconut egg jam. Taste really good with bread, and taste good too when incorporated into this cake.Ingredients (A)225gm butter160gm soft brown sugar5 medium eggs, grade C200gm Original flavour kaya (1 cup Gardenia Auntie Rosie kaya)2 Tbsp milk powder120gm cake flour/superfineIngredients (B)225gm butter160gm soft brown sugar5 medium eggs, grade C200gm Pandan flavour kaya (1 cup Gardenia Auntie Rosie pandan kaya)2 Tbsp milk powder120gm cake...

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Horlicks Layer Cake ???????

I'm going to post 3 layer cakes.... but am posting it one per week.Made these as christmas gifts.My ex colleague introduced me to Sarawak Layer cakes, or Kek Lapis Sarawak. I used to think only the Indonesians make layer cakes, I didn�t know that Sarawakians bake these too..and make it to be part of their culture.The Sarawak version makes paterns with the cakes, to me it looks like their traditional woven cloth, pua kumbu. But I�m not going to go...

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Fried Silver Pin Noodles ????

I still haven't deliver......... can't wait for it.... When u know it's fully engaged..but dunno when the bb wants to come out, the wait is rather......nerve wrecking!Malaysians call silver pin noodles as Loh Su Fun ???, which literally translates to rat noodles. Why such a disgusting name.. Simply because the noodle looks like a short rat tail.I�ve once cooked this with my Malay students back in Pahang, 5 years ago. Boy were they shocked when I...

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My baby's engaged

My dear blog readers,Today I visited my gynae, and he told me, that my baby is fully engaged and will be out anytime soon... I'm 37wks+4 by todaySo, I might not be posting anytime soon... but will resume to my passion of cooking and baking when I'm in better health later on. Or maybe I'l post confinement recipes during my confinement.... dunno yet...Keeping my fingers crossed that it'll be soon. baby's at 3.3kg now..rather big.....

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Cekodok ???

#25/6/2019 Updated: New Video below recipeCekodok is Malay banana fritters. Or some call it Jemput-jemput pisang. Jemput-jemput means fritters, but it can be type of jemput-jemput. This is a nice tea time snack.I like this, and not many that makes this to sell makes it nice. They put in too much flour. Flour is cheap...It�s only nice when u eat homemade ones.And my malay friends can never tell me the exact proportion of ingredients, they just say,...

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Caramelized Anchovies & Peanuts ???????

When I was a kid, I love this dish made by grandaunt. It goes very well with plain rice porridge.� cup cleaned split dried anchovies (don�t wash them!)� cup raw peanuts2 Tbsp sugar1 Tbsp light soy sauce3 Tbsp cooking oil1. In a dry wok, low heat, fry peanuts for 2 minutes or until skin is dry and can be removed easily. Remove skins by rubbing them with fingers and blow the skins away.2. Medium low heat, heat oil and fry anchovies until golden. Dish...

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