Tiramisu (Daring Bakers Challenge Feb 2010)
Tiger Tofu Tiramisu (black sesame, salted plum, lychee wine & lapsang) Black Forest Tiramisu (chocolate, cherry, cassis) The February 2010 Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Aparna of My Diverse […]
Category Archives: Oriental Desserts
Chicken Pho (Daring Cooks Challenge Oct 2009)
Squid Pho Mincemeat wonton The October 2009 Daring Cooks’ challenge was brought to us by Jaden of the blog Steamy Kitchen. The recipes are from her new cookbook, The Steamy […]
Mid-Autumn Moon Cake Time!
I’m preparing myself for the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival that takes place on Saturday 3rd Oct 2009. Despite my South East Asian roots, I’ve only adopted this celebration over the past […]
Birthday Boy Menu
Brunch: Bananas in green rice – these resembled snot visually & texturally but were rather tasty. I’ve had a bag of pandan rice flakes sitting in my cupboard for a […]
Sago Gula Melaka (Gluten-Free)
One of my all time favorite activities is random food shopping…last weekend I found myself down Mare Street, the east London hub of the Vietnamese community. I picked up a […]
Slushy Snow (mochi with marzipan, nutella & pistachio nut filling)
Mochi with marzipan, nutella & pistachio nut filling I woke up this morning from the chill of bright white; everything was covered in a dense blanket of snow. This is […]
Cocoa Covered Mochi Stars
I attempted to make snow skined moon cake that failed miserably, so I decided to transform my mush into mochi! I formed it into a dough & rolled it thinly […]
Crumbly Gingerbread Moon Cookies (Gluten Free)
I’ve gone a bit moon cake crazy this week since getting my new mould! I wondered if gluten-free variety would work…these filled gingerbread are an unusual take on this traditional […]
Fudge Filled Moon Cake
I got hold of a proper moon cake mould this weekend & I was desperate to try it out. I hadn’t presoaked any red beans & I didn’t have the […]
Experimental Moon Cakes
Mini Moon Cake Mini Chocolate & Red Bean Sticky Rice Cakes These cakes are traditionally eaten during Mid Autumn Festival (also known as Moon Festival or Lantern Festival) which falls […]
