Braised Duck With Sea Cucumber (海参焖鸭)

INTRODUCTION

I am trying to trace the origin of this dish but not successful. Apparently this common restaurant dish in Singapore and Malaysia are not really common in China or other Chinese restaurants. I am unsure who paired sea cucumber

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Parmesan Cheese Butter Cake (帕马森干酪牛油蛋糕)

INTRODUCTION

I kept smelling the cake after it was out of the oven and before I tasted the cake. I was worried that the aroma of the parmesan cheeses are not strong. If the butter aroma over powers the cheese

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Dual Eggs Chinese Spinach aka Amaranth Soup (金银蛋苋菜汤)

INTRODUCTION

Actually I have a hard time to name this dish. While I knew locally we called this xian cai (苋菜)as spinach but I do not know why it is called as such. It does cause some misunderstandings to overseas

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Classic Chinese Mixed Vegetable Dish aka Cha Chap Chye (中式炒什菜)

INTRODUCTION

This mixed vegetable dish is such a classic vegetable dish for family gatherings, parties, buffets, takeaways and etc. and it is also one of my dishes served during reunion dinner. Therefore, I am taking this set of picture during

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Korean BBQ Sauce Stewed Chicken Mid Wings (韩国烧烤酱鸡翼)

INTRODUCTION

It is unusual that I share recipe using ready made sauces but since I have prepared this dish a few times, I have decided to share with readers and this is not a sponsored post.

Ladies in my house

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Corn Muffins (玉蜀黍/玉米马芬)

INTRODUCTION

I have been receiving repeat requests to issue a cornmeal muffin recipe resembling those sold in Kenny Roger chain of restaurant.

Pardon my for my ignorance, I have never visited Kenny Roger and totally unsure of how the muffins

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Hong Kong Paper Wrapped Sponge Cake (香港古早味纸包鸡蛋糕)

INTRODUCTION

I do not think I should be overly particular about the look of these paper wrapped cakes. It did have some shrinkages but it is not very obvious and when I Google images, apparently, shrinkages are common for this

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Traditional Butterfly Cupcakes (古早味蝴蝶杯子蛋糕)

INTRODUCTION

Today is Children’s day, my kids are not schooling and they are sleeping now. I have the time to issue this short post which I have dragged for quite a while. The first batch of this butterfly cupcakes were

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Classic Chinese Pot Sticker aka Guotie (韭菜虾仁锅贴)

INTRODUCTION

This recipe suits me be it the preparation method or the shaping of the dumplings and as such, it is a good and simple recipe for new house chefs. As for the shape, it is not my invention but

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Cheesy Sponge Cake aka Taiwanese Gochabi Sponge Cake with Cheese (台湾古早味芝士蛋糕)

Updated post on 12-9-2017

I have been baking this cake so many times subsequent to the issuance to this recipe. However, as the family do not like the cheesy flavour, hence i did modify here by omitting cheese or even

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