Muah Chee (peanuts glutinous rice balls) 麻芝

I have been wanted to try making this Muah Chee (cooked glutinous rice coated with ground peanuts) for a longer time. But i was keep delaying because have to prepare the roasted peanuts which is quite tedious process(roast, remove skin and process). Anyway i have no excuses this time as my mother gave me some leftover ground roasted peanuts that she prepared during CNY for ang ku kueh making.

Kuih Puteri Ayu (steamed pandan sponge cake) 蒸班兰海绵小蛋糕 (new)

I have quite long did not make this puteri ayu. This time i modified a bit of the old recipe as i omitted the ovalette and also changed to self raising flour.

Quail Egg Croquettes 鹌鹑蛋可乐饼

The other day i was planning to make some croquette (a breadcrumbed fried potato ball) for the bento lunch to send for my son in the school. While i getting some potatoes at the supermarket, and spot some quail eggs on the shelve, then i got this idea to add my kid's favorite quail eggs with the croquette.

Red dates and Goji berries Muffin 红枣枸杞玛芬

This healthy 养生  muffin idea came from my hubby 's favourite red dates and goji berries tea drink that he is drinking almost everyday, and also the sunflower seeds that he likes to add with oats for morning breakfast.

Fu Shou Quan 福寿全 (Vegetarian Buddha Jumps Over The Wall ) ~喜气羊羊 2015

Today is Chap Goh Mei (CNY day 15th) , last day of CNY. I chosen to cook this healthy vegetarian version 养生素菜 of Buddha Jumps Over The Wall 佛跳牆 to end  CNY 2015. Recently i got to know the name of this vegetarian Buddha Jumps Over The Wall called as Fu Shou Quan 福寿全, a very auspicious name.

Sheep Cupcakes 绵羊纸杯蛋糕~喜气羊羊 2015

On every CNY day 9 , Hokkien people like me sure must pray to Jade Emperor (Pai Tin Kong) . Since this year is Sheep year, so is perfect to prepare these cute sheep cupcakes for this big day and present to Jade Emperor ^_^

Egg Pancake Roll with Sausage and Chicken floss 香肠肉松蛋饼~喜气羊羊 2015

CNY almost approaching to the end, if you have leftover chicken floss or pork floss, you can try to use it to make into this egg pancake. I am sure most of the kids will love this pancake which contain of their favourite meat floss and sausages.

Marble Butter Cake 云石奶油蛋糕~喜气羊羊 2015

I love butter cake, especially love it when mix with some chocolate, like this marble butter cake. I have a habit to enjoy butter cake for breakfast before I started to cook big meals on CNY eve day. Last time I use to buy from pasar pagi (morning wet market) during CNY. But now I can bake this cake anytime ^_^.

Lemon Almond Meringue Cookies 杏仁柠檬蛋白霜脆饼 ~喜气羊羊 2015



When I saw this recipe in an old newspaper (I have a habit to collect nice recipes published in newspaper ), I know I have to make it . This recipe requires to use egg white, perfect for me where I have few containers of egg white still sitting in the fridge. This cookies similar like macaron which use meringue and almond, but the texture is very light and crispy, also less sweet than macaron as lemon is added, and the topping of almond flakes also gave extra aroma to this cookie.

Longjing Tea Shrimps 龙井虾仁 ~喜气羊羊 2015

When you have Longjing tea 龙井茶, you cook Longjing Tea Shrimps ! ^_^
Longjing tea shrimps is a Chinese famous dish 名菜, is a dish from Zhejiang Hangzhou 浙江杭州.
Chinese also like to serve shrimps or prawns during Chinese New Year as 虾虾 Ha Ha means "Happy".