Tang Yuan (汤圆) Glutinous Rice Ball
Tang Yuan (汤圆) is usually eaten during Dong Zhi festival (冬至) where family to get together. Tang Yuan can be either large or small, filled with paste or non-fill depending on personal preference. The round shape of the ball, come to symbolism the family togetherness. Different colors also represent different positive meaning. I still remember my mother and grandma would stay in the kitchen chit-chatting while rolling the dough into balls. I would then play with it and it was so much fun!
Marshmallow Pops
Marshmallow coated with yummy chocolate, It the best of both world. During Christmas season, I would served marshmallow pops to my fellow guests. This recipe goes great with any occasion! I’m not into perfect, I like to get to the result fast, so mine is not perfect. But is okay, It’s home-made, right? I hope you give this a try! I mean it looks good, yet easy to make. And the best thing is, your family and friends will sure love it! It just so happened that it was my mum’s friend’s birthday and they bought a cake. So we celebrated on that day with a cake and marshmallow pops.…
Homemade Soy Milk
My whole family loves to drink soy milk. In the past, I use to remember my mum often buy fresh soy milk packet in a clear plastic bag from a wet market and it was so good. I also heard from my sister that soy milk is really good for girls, I think what she meant was it boast one’s female hormones. Anyway, anyone can drink and should drink because it is damn delicious and nutritious. Just remember to get non-GMO soy beans. Those made from GMO crops are nasty, and you want to avoid that. Singapore is also known for its beancurd. There are two main kinds of bean…
Spicy Cucumber
This spicy cucumber is my home-made favorites! When I was young, my mother usually cook this spicy cucumber at least twice a week! This goes great with rice. Cucumber can also be a vegetable dish! It’s soft, spicy and tasty! Apparently, someone on YouTube thought that it was a curry dish. LOL I did not mention the word ‘curry’. So, no! It is not a curry dish but rather spicy vegetable dish. I am sure not many have heard of this dish, so don’t be skeptical and give it a try if you like spicy!
Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream With Spinach
Home-made Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream, this rich creamy ice cream, with overflowing of chocolate rice, so mint, so chocolaty. With no artificial coloring in it, I use vegetable spinach as a natural coloring, this way not only we have the green, also the benefits of the vegetable. Make this ice cream and share it with your friends and family, they will not believe how good it is.
Mini Cheesecake – New York-Style
I love cheesecake, I mean who doesn’t? It looks impressive if you drizzle it with melted chocolate and garnish with some fresh fruits.
Chocolate Peanut Butter Mousse – VEGAN Valentine’s Day
I love this vegan chocolate mousse with peanut butter, quick and simple yet absolutely amazing creamy rich. I recommend you serve small portion for each as mousse is very rich that will surely give you sore throat. A few tablespoons is enough. Dust with cocoa powder and garnish with fruit will satisfy your craving.
Thin-Crust Pizza
If you love thin-crust pizza, this recipe is for you. Homemade pizzas are always a hit and will sure to satisfy everyone. You can of course change the topping to your favorite ingredients but these are usually what I would put.
Muah Chee (麻糍)
Muah Chee (麻糍) is a very popular Singapore street food. If you have been to any masar-malam (temporary night market), you will see these selling everywhere. The chewy dough is cover with grounded peanut, sesame seeds and sugar, something like the Japanese mochi but instead it’s something very special you will not see anywhere else but Singapore. (maybe Malaysia and Indonesia too)
Avocados Sandwiches – Healthy and Delicious
I came to love avocado through my mum, who is a Chinese-Indonesian. Because Indonesia produce avocados, this fatty fruit is popular at there. I often love to order avocado milkshake when I visit there as it is satisfying creamy delicious. Okay, so enough of my undying love of avocados. This Avocados Sandwiches is not only delicious but also healthy as it is high in nutrient value and also help to reduce bad cholesterol all due to avocado the fruit.
