Summer is finally here. The sun’s been playing hide-and-seek for the last few weeks and I am mighty glad that it’s made up it’s mind at least for this week to stop hiding. So while I rejoice in the sun, and been MIA from my blog, I have to admit that [...]

Kuih Harum Manis is a variation of steamed cakes known as “apam”. Like many other traditional Malay savory desserts, this kuih has a name that sounds great in Malay but try translating that to English and it sounds weird. Just to make my point, let me translate Harum Manis into English. Harum means sweet smelling [...]

The only breakfast my kids will probably look forward to are the ones we have on some weekends. They call it their “American Breakfast” because of the homemade waffles they get to help me prepare, the sweet golden maple syrup they get to drizzle all over it and the slices of turkey bacon and poached [...]

Winter. I wish I was a bear. I wish I could hibernate and sleep in peace until the sun gets his youth and vitality back to say hello to my face again. But I think if I were a bear, I’d be complaining too. The beehive is too high - I cannot reach. The fish [...]

With both kids off to school, I decided to pamper myself with some black fried carrot cake. Nothing like a hot plate of black fried carrot cake and a cup of teh-si kosong to perk me up. In case you’re wondering what teh-si kosong is, that’s tea with evaporated milk and no sugar. Rewind to [...]