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Holiday Gift Guide 2012

Holiday Gift Guide 2012

This year, I have added quite many new kitchen gadgets in my kitchen, I even had a kitchen makeover with all new appliances. Anyway, here are some of my new kitchen toys that I really like. I use them a lot, if not on a daily basis, and they are my trusted brands for culinary inspirations. I recommend them as…

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Gus on the Go Language App

Gus on the Go Language App

Growing up in Malaysia has made me a proud polyglot, as I fluently speak Mandarin, Cantonese, Malay, English, and Hokkien. And now as baby G continues to build his language skills (which unfortunately now includes phrases such as “Mama, I don’t like fish!”), it becomes more and more important for me to expose him to as many languages as possible….

SATAY Las Vegas

SATAY Las Vegas

Other than The Cosmopolitan Las Vegas, one of the highlights of our recent trip to Las Vegas was a Malaysian & Thai restaurant called SATAY. It’s not easy to come across a good Malaysian restaurant in the United States, even in California. It was a pleasant surprise when we dined out at SATAY as we thoroughly enjoyed the authentic flavors…

Fashion’s Night Out with Barbara Bui

Fashion’s Night Out with Barbara Bui

I am a huge fashion, beauty, travel, and lifestyle buff. My life motto is to enjoy “all the good things in life,” and in my dictionary, it means indulgence in the best of fashion, beauty, travel, food, and lifestyle. A few days ago, I was invited to a Kick Off To Fashion’s Night Out featuring Barbara Bui, at the trendy…

House Hunters International: Penang

House Hunters International: Penang

In June, some of you thought that you saw me and my family on TV, in the very popular HGTV program House Hunters International. You’re right. We are in the Family Reunion in Penang, Malaysia episode. The show premiered on June 27th. We didn’t tell anyone because it was the first time we watched the show on TV and I…

How to Save Recipes on Rasa Malaysia

How to Save Recipes on Rasa Malaysia

Many of you asked for the Save Recipes and Recipe Box features on Rasa Malaysia, and I am so excited to announce that the wait is over. You can now save all your favorite recipes you see on Rasa Malaysia into your personal Recipe Box, plus add the ingredients to a handy shopping list. Thanks to the partnership with Ziplist,…

Cooking Demo at Macy’s Home Store

Cooking Demo at Macy’s Home Store

I am so thrilled to be sharing this news and event with you. I am working with Macy’s and will be hosting a cooking demo at Macy’s Home Store, South Coast Plaza on May 12, at 2 pm, to celebrate Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month, in the kitchen that Martha Stewart recently cooked in (gasp!). I will be making two dishes—an…

Book Signing at Costco Tustin Marketplace

Book Signing at Costco Tustin Marketplace

Dear fans, readers, and friends in the Greater Los Angeles area, Costco Tustin Marketplace will be hosting me for book signing of my cookbook “Easy Chinese Recipes” this Sunday, April 22, from 1 pm to 3 pm. Costco loves my work and will be stocking the book this Spring. I know that many of us shop at Costco on the…

No Reservations: Penang

No Reservations: Penang

Greetings from Penang! It’s been a month since I came back to Penang. Needless to say, I have been having too much fun, eating too much good food, and not blogging much at all. The first month of my vacation had been filled with festivities and much celebrations: Chinese New Year, short trips to KL and Singapore, visiting friends and…

Cookbooks to Buy this Holiday

Cookbooks to Buy this Holiday

Cookbooks are one of the best holiday gifts and this year, many renowned food writers and fellow food bloggers came out with their books, including yours truly. (My first cookbook “Easy Chinese Recipes” is available worldwide and on Amazon.com.) Here are the list of cookbooks you should buy this holiday season, as a gift for friends and family or for…

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