Stuff I've made these few days

Red Bean Spiral PauMade these Red Bean Spiral Pau while at 1am, while waiting for Lyanne to sleep.... Finished at 4am, and she's finally sound asleep.CekodokAn aunt gave us Pisang Rastali, a type of local banana of which the skins turns black upon ripening. Doesn't look appetizing when the skin is black. So, made these into cekodok.And this time, I coated them in sugar like doughnutsWell, basically, they do taste like banana doughnuts. There are...

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Marble Cheesecake ??????

This is adapted from Kraft's site, Classic Cheesecake.Made it into a marble cheesecake rather than a plain one.The outcome? So so la... I prefer Alex Goh's marble cheesecake.Being an asian.. I like things to be soft and fluffy, so a dense cheesecake is just not for my tastebuds. If u like it dense, u'll like this one. It's ok..but not very nice, in my opinion. Maybe due to the density.Rather easy to make and bake. My first uncracked cheesecake!Ingredients:...

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Native Meat Dry Run

Albuquerque Pueblo Dry Rub1 tablespoon coriander seeds (or 2 teaspoons ground coriander)1 tablespoon cumin seeds (or 2 teaspoons groundcumin)6 tablespoons chili powder1 tablespoon onion powder2 teaspoons garlic powder2 teaspoon azafran powder2 teaspoons dried mexican oregano1 teaspoon juniper berries ground2 teaspoons salt1/2 teaspoons black peppercorns (or 1 teaspoon ground pepper)This makes enough dry rub to flavor about 3 pounds of meat, game,...

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Ma Po Tofu ????

Lyanne's almost 8 weeks.. by this Wednesday she'll be. She's following her sister's footsteps by sucking on her thumb! Haih! Why don't they ever take on the pacifier instead?? I'd prefer them to be on the pacifier rather than the thumb, and the right thumb to be exact. Lyanne can smile now, when we talk to her, she'll react by smiling. Meanwhile Lydia is trying to carry her.. she can't of course! When we hold Lyanne in our arms, she'll try to put...

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UFO Bun ????

Whenever I make breads from whatever overseas site, I always have to reduce the water content by 10-15%. If not the dough will not be pliable� very sticky and can�t be formed. Maybe it�s due to the type of bread flour or the humidity in Malaysia.. I dunno..but reducing the water a little bit sure make things betterThe site shows that this bun has filling� but I can�t seem to find out what it is. So, I omitted it. Hub said, the topping itself is tasty...

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Neapolitan Yogurt Cheesecake ?? ??????

Had this idea of making a chilled neapolitan cheesecake. Tried searching online for one, but couldn't find one. I can only find baked ones.. So, I created this for my mom.I used yogurt for the top layer, so that the cake would be lighter on the tummy.After tasting this (after my mom cut the cake, of course), I can say, I'm satisfied with it. Recieved good comments on it. Saying it was light and refreshing, not too filling and overpowering. I like...

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2 Cakes and 2 Birthdays

I'm grabbing every opportunity to make birthday cakes to practise cake decorating.Hannah's birthday was yesterday, and I made her a cake with strawberry filling, her favourite.During Lydia's 1st birthday, she kept on telling me how good the cake was, so I made the same cake for her birthday, with different decoration, definately.I made some mistakes, should've made the words using the same colours for the same letter. Due to space restraints, the...

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Lyanne's Full Moon

We didn't really celebrate it this time.. cos her full moon is during Chinese New Year. U know la, Chinese New Year is difficult to get restaurants.As for Lydia last time, we had a lunch reception in Kampar, and a week later, another dinner in Kuala Kangsar.We didn't do the head shaving thing or other chinese belief practices, as we believe that my daughter is pure and clean even from the day she is born, no need so wash away the bad stuff.Her life...

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Red Date Tea ???

During confinement, according to Chinese beliefs, new mothers are not supposed to drink water, but should take in fluids in other forms, such as soups or infusions. There are 2 main types of infusions that most new mothers drink, one is the rice tea and the next of course is red date tea.Which is tastier? Definitely the latter.With experience from previous confinement, this time I pre packed the red dates tea ingredients for my confinement lady (CL),...

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Hasma with Red Dates Sweet Soup ?????

Hasma, as said in Wikipedia is Asiatic Grass Frog's fallopian tubes, a part of the female's reproductive system. Therefore, I don't think any man should be taking this. Just like you wouldn't see a woman taking deer penis soup. Chinese likes to eat whichever part to rejuvenate the same part of the human. Just like if u have poor memory, u are advised to take pork brains... kekeke. There goes the saying, pork head.My confinement lady prepared this...

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Chicken Essence ???

The Chinese comsume a lot of chicken during confinement, most of it going into soups and herbal concoctions.It's one kampung chicken a day! Yup! One chicken to prepare only one serving.Well, kampung chickens are the local variety of forest chickens that runs around freely. Let's say, it's a free range chicken that is not prized for it's meat, but for its qualities. It is believed that soup made from this type of chicken is more nutricious compared...

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Pork Trotters in Black Vinegar ???

Tomorrow will be Lyanne's 12th morning.Today is just the 11th day, we're making it a day earlier so that there will be more people eating it. Tomorrow's Sunday, and Mike's shop's closed, that's why there's less people around.I'm a Cantonese, and according to Cantonese traditions, on the 12th day, we're supposed to eat Pork Trotters in Black Vinegar. Some even give this dish away to relatives and friends as gifts.It's not confined just as a confinement...

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Lyanne's Home!

I didn't get to be induced on 29th... I had stiff neck that day, so it was postponed to 31st, 7am.31st dec, 4.30am, I woke up, feeling an urge to poo... It feels like it...After 3 poo-like contractions and no poo coming out, I knew it... OMG!Went out and check the clock. 5 mins apart! Oh no..... better be quick.Woke Mike up and he quickly got ready.Thank God Lydia is spending the night with Nanny cos I was supposed to be induced that morning and...

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