This blog post is on how to make purple potato gnocchi. I have harvested some purple vitelotte potatoes in the garden last autumn. I have tried baking, slicing, and boiling these potatoes and so far the best way to eat these potatoes is making them into gnocchi. Here are some tips on growing this variety […]
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This is a blog post on making kek lapis which simply means layered cake. This cake is not difficult to make but it takes time and patience. I am no expert it is my first time making it. I got the inspiration to make this cake as I was busy drooling over kek lapis that
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This is a blog post on fresh coconut how to open and grate. After cooking lots of Malaysian food I would just love to use fresh coconut milk to make some of those recipes. The reason is that it taste so much more superior than the ones from tin. It has has no preservatives and
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This is.a blog post on making kuih lapis. Kuih lapis means layered Malay cake. Kuih lapis is normally seen in street food or a stall in a morning wet or night market. It is a kuih love by the young and old. As a child I remember trying to peel off the layers one by
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This is a blog post on growing and harvesting thyme at home. Thyme is a herb that grows annually thas is easy to grow. There are a few varieties of it. Thyme is commonly used to flavor roast chicken. It is also great to use on fish dishes, soups and as an ingredient in stuffing
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This is a blog post on the char siu bao(sticky roasted pork belly bun) recipe. I have posted on making char siu which is quite straight forward to make. Bao basically in mean buns in Chinese is a basic steam bread bun. It has been making waves as a new trend of Asian food. Bao
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This is a blog post on how to sew velvet fabric. Velvet fabrics are lovely to feel and luxurious-looking fabrics. Which are normally use for special occasion garments or home items like cushions and curtains. Some use silk viscose fabric as devore where the velvet top of the fabric burns away with chemicals. Here is
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