It has been more than three years since I posted my Beef Rendang recipe. I am pleasantly surprised that to this day I still get the occasional inquiry and request with regards to protein substitution, alternative cooking methods, or the usage of a different spice mix to make the paste. Especially after September of last year, when Rendang topped the…
I hope you have had a lot of fun following my Lunar New Year series. To close this festive celebration on a sweet note, here is the much-loved and popular peanut dumplings (花生汤圆) recipe, served in a ginger syrup. If you remember, I posted the popular black sesame dumpling recipe a few years ago (which caused quite a big stir…
I am so thrilled that I am featured on The Kitchn, a site for people who like to get their hands dirty while they cook. Since Lunar New Year is around the corner, I thought I’d share one of my favorite recipes from my cookbook. A traditional Chinese New Year meal is incomplete without dumplings and a dish of nourishing…
It has become a long standing Chinese tradition to serve a variety of foods that symbolize good luck and prosperity during the New Year’s Eve Reunion Dinner to usher in the Lunar New Year. One example is steamed fish because the Chinese word for fish 鱼(yú) sounds similar to the word 余, which means surplus or abundance. Another is whole…
To celebrate the upcoming Lunar New Year with Rasa Malaysia readers, I am partnering with my friends at Little Red Dot Kitchen to giveaway a 2-lb assortment of Little Red Dot Kitchen’s Bak Kua. There will be three (3) winners whom will receive 1-lb Pork, 1/2-lb Pork Lite and 1/2-lb Turkey Bak Kua. The retail value of the Pixie is…
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To celebrate the upcoming Lunar New Year with Rasa Malaysia readers, I am partnering with my friends at Breville to giveaway one (1) Breville Hot Wok. There will be one (1) winner whom will receive a Breville Hot Wok. The retail value of the Breville Hot Wok is $129.99. Searing high-wall heat wok that works just like a traditional iron…
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Peanut cookies are one of my favorite Chinese New Year cookies. I grew up helping my aunt making hundreds of them. Shaping them into round balls, slightly flattened them with the cap of toothpaste to form the circle pattern on top of the cookies before brushing the top with an egg wash. Peanut cookies are crumbly and absolutely addictive. Once…
Want a moist fruit cake recipe? Check out this moist Christmas fruit cake recipe as the method calls for boiling the ingredients first before baking. A new method to try that guarantees a flavorful fruit cake that is sure to please. Contributor: Ho Siew Loon It’s the time of year again…Christmas!!! Christmas has always been my favorite time of the…
Greetings from Penang. Wishing those celebrating Chinese New Year "Gong Xi Fa Cai" and may your dragon year be filled with health, wealth, and joy.
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