Old Timer Delights: Soft Coconut Sweets or Candy (古早味椰子软糖)

INTRODUCTION

I have not eaten this childhood sweet for donkey years… I cannot remember when is the last time i have eaten but when I took the first sweets, the taste and texture are so familiar and this recipe yields

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Homemade Mixed Nuts Nougats (杂仁牛扎糖)

Update on 28-11-2016

I have prepared a batch of Christmassy nougats with homemade marshmallows. I confirmed that homemade marshmallows can be used and since i have already tone down the sweetness of homemade marshmallows, as such this batch of nougats

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Agar Agar is not the same as Agak Agak… Agar Agar is Red Algae !! 32
Agar Agar is not the same as Agak Agak… Agar Agar is Red Algae !!

 

INTRODUCTION

Agar Agar is a Malay word for red algae, apparently it has been accepted as an English word. It is hard for a lay man like me to explain agar agar, so  as usual, I will quote Wikipedia’s

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Re-Creating My Homesick Snack–Citrus Zested Kite Mooncake (风吹饼,风筝饼, 烘吹饼) 22
Re-Creating My Homesick Snack–Citrus Zested Kite Mooncake (风吹饼,风筝饼, 烘吹饼)

UPDATED POST – on 14 August 2014

Last year, I have prepared this mooncake but I cut it in square shape and I have put sesame seeds in the crust. It doesn’t look that authentic and this year, I have

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Yoghurt + Condensed Milk + Cream + Grapefruit = Grapefruit Yoghurt Ice Cream 18
Yoghurt + Condensed Milk + Cream + Grapefruit = Grapefruit Yoghurt Ice Cream

INTRODUCTION

I seldom followed recipe closely. But this time, I followed exactly this simple recipe with the slightest modifications.

Too bad, I can’t trace the recipe source link address but I knew it is definitely from http://www.coombemill.com. I have

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