【奶香玉米布丁 】Kuih Kastard Jagung (Corn Custard)

这个玉米糕是小时候参加节庆和宴会的时候必有的糕点，我很喜欢玉米香甜的味道，糕点糯糯的极好入口，相信小孩子们都会喜欢。

This Jagung Kuih was one of the many yummy kuih (Pastry/cake) prepared for most parties and celebrations in Malaysia. It is easy to prepare and taste so yummy, was one of my favorite dessert when I was young.

There is just no way for me not to make this at home when I am out of the country!

Chewy Pine Nut Oatmeal Raisin Cookie 【松子燕麦曲奇】

During these cold rainy autumn days, our favorite thing to do would be a cuppa hot tea and some spicy homemade cookies......

So I made these Chewy Pine Nut oatmeal Raisin Cookie, a special treat for special season--- my favorite fall!

天凉了我们最喜欢下午时分吃茶点，一杯热腾腾的奶茶加上自己烤的曲奇饼，很写意，很舒服。。

今天做的这个是松子燕麦曲奇，松软好吃。

Masala Baigan (Spicy Brinjal with shredded coconut) 【椰香茄子】

According to my mum in law, my husband dislikes brinjal as a little boy, on the contrary, I am a brinjal lover, and could eat it in whichever way it is cooked. 

But here is one spicy brinjal dish that my husband has developed a liking, especially when it is prepared to go with his beloved Kadhi and rice.

据我婆婆说，我老公从小就不喜欢吃茄子。然而，我却是茄子爱好者，茄子怎么做我都爱吃。

可这道茄子菜却是让老公改变口味的一道茄子菜，带着浓浓的椰子和腰果香气，真的很好吃。

Cumin Mutton 孜然羊肉片

I never used to prepare mutton at home until hubby developed liking of mutton when he was in Salt Lake City for a short project last year. Where one of his colleagues brought him to a place for lamb curry. He came home requesting for mutton curry.

I didn't see mutton when I shopped for groceries last week, but I found this thinly sliced mutton. So, I made this Cumin Mutton instead, N finished the whole plate and asked for more!

我们家本来是不吃羊肉的，自从老公上一次到盐湖城出差跟着两个吃荤的同事去吃了两次羊肉咖喱之后，就一直要我给他做一次羊肉。

周末去中国超市没有看见有羊肉块，只找到切得超薄的羊肉片，就买了回来，给他做孜然羊肉。

注：原食谱写于 2009年10月23日。

Aloo Gobi (Spicy Cauliflower and potatoes) 【香辣土豆菜花】

Aloo Gobi is a North Indian Vegetarian Dish made with cauliflowers, potatoes and indian spices, it is a perfect side dish for a good meal consist of dal/curry and flat bread (Roti/Naan).

This recipe I am using is one of the best recipe I have learnt, it never fails to impress our guest, many of my Chinese friends actually tried this after reading my post previously!

这个香辣土豆菜花（Aloo Gobi）食谱是我试过最好吃的食谱，作为side dish很好。是素食者很好的一个选择哦！

【港式豉油皇炒面】Hong Kong Style fried Noodle

在马来西亚长大的我，可以说是由港剧伴随着长大的，我会说一口流利的广东话除了因为我的第一个男友是香港人外，港剧的熏陶功不可没哦！港剧让人印象最深刻的就是早餐桌上的这个港式炒面加白粥感觉好吃的不得了。

多年以后第一次去香港玩，一下机马上去吃了一个豉油皇炒面加白粥，把我当时的男朋友笑得不行。

For those who grew up watching Hongkong series (like me), it will be hard not to notice this fried noodle on every Hongkong movie's breakfast table.

I was so curious about its taste that this was the first thing I ordered in the Dim sum place when I first visited Hongkong!

Kaddu ki Subzi/Spicy Pumpkin 【香辣南瓜】

This is one dish that I like to make during fall season, when pumpkin are abundant and tasting at its best!

已经是吃南瓜的时节了，看见菜市场的南瓜很好，就买了一大块，一半做了这个香辣南瓜，另外一半打算做南瓜浓汤。

Aloo Tomato 【番茄炖马铃薯】

I harvested some of my crops lately, so I decided to make a dish completely out of the harvest from my little tiny garden.

The taste is just so incredible! 

家里的后院收获了一些农作物，所以我决定完全用我小花园里的收获来做一道菜。

自己种的菜味道真是太好了！

Tomato Rice （Thakkali Sadam）香辣番茄饭

I finally harvest the tomatoes in my garden, it tasted so good, so I made some tomato rice with it.

种的番茄收成了，味道好好，就做了番茄饭，喜欢柠檬饭的朋友可以试试这个番茄饭喔，也很爽口开胃。

Black Sesame Rice Flour Steamed Bun

This pau is really a result of my so-called "creativity" I was craving for some pau for breakfast and after making the fillings, realised that I have only about 1.5 cups of all purpose flour left!

And then I saw this rice flour that I bought long back still well packed, and the wheat germ I could never make enough stuff to exhaust...

To my delightful surprise, this pau turn out so well, yumm!

Sambal Okra 【叁巴秋葵】

在马来西亚，秋葵是一年四季都生长的廉宜蔬菜，各族朋友都爱用它入菜。
今天做的这个叁巴羊角豆，是热带国家提高食欲的一道香辣菜肴。有兴趣的朋友可以试试看哦！

Okra is probably one of the most consumed vegetable in Malaysia, the whole South East Asia as the matter of fact...

I can never get tired of this Sambal Okra, it just goes so well with Steam Jasmine rice.

Braised Chicken Gizzard 【卤鸡胗】

I love braised food and have a pot of (Chinese) master stock that has been used for 10 years, it gives deep flavors that new stock wouldn't be able to deliver. 

I like to use it to braise eggs, chicken, pork and tofu, Chicken Gizzard is a very good choice for braising too!

我打小很喜欢吃卤菜，尤其是鸡胗这些比较有嚼劲的卤料。后来家里渐渐就不怎么吃内脏类的食材了。

这几天都是我一个人吃饭，想想很久没吃卤鸡胗了，买了盒鸡胗回来用我家的老卤卤好了放到冰箱里。接下来可以热了吃、可以凉拌，也可以炒菜，也算是解决一个人吃饭的好办法喔。

Banana Bread

We both dislike fully riped banana, and there is no better way to make use of it than to bake a hot bread out of these nutritious fruits!

【红烧鱼】Braised Fish

我小时候没吃过红烧鱼，我家乡因为海产丰富，一般海鲜的的吃法就是清蒸或煮汤，再不然直接煎香了加点酱油和黑醋吃。

红烧的做法是我出国后才跟着网友们一起学做的，我很喜欢，所以现在时不时都会做一次。

This is not a very common way of cooking fish in my family, we normally just steamed the fish or pan fry it and eat the fish with Soy sauce and a little vinegar,  I learnt this braised fish dish from my friend on a forum and love the taste of it !

Tomato Gobi Ki Bhaji (Cauliflower with Tomato) 【番茄花菜】

I made this dish for my parents in law the day before they were leaving US for India. It is quite different than the normal Cauliflower dish we usually have.

公公婆婆今天要离开了，这是他们第一次来美国，也是第一次在我们家长住。不知不觉就一个多月了，想起他们要来之前我的忐忑不安，对于吃一个月的素菜的不高兴。现在想起来倒是有点可笑了。

公公婆婆其实极好相处，虽然婆婆有时会有点情绪化，可还是一个非常明理的婆婆，我们的互动越来越好了，家务事上也合作无间，喜欢花草的她在我们家门口的一点点土地上种了好多的东西，才刚都发芽呢，她就要离开了。还殷殷的一直要我照顾好，下次记得拍照给她看呢。

公公是一个有智慧而且很好相处的老人，一点都不麻烦晚辈，他自己会找活动，想要什么也总是直接的开口，省却我很多猜疑的麻烦。公公非常的疼我，老公让我不高兴的时候公公总会走过来摸摸我的头，然后再背后把老公教训一顿。

这个月下来除了开始的几天，家里几乎都是婆婆在掌厨，我就在厨房里当递盘子洗菜的小妹，今天趁老人在忙着收拾行李的当儿，我下厨做了一个菜，一边做一边感觉无限的惆怅。

我没有想到，原来我们渐渐地已经培养出那么深厚的，亲情。。。

Bread Pudding 【面包布丁】

Bread pudding is one of my favourite desserts while having guests around... I like to use the oven alot if I am having a party at home, and bread pudding comes in handy in this case, as while I serve hot dish from oven, I could straight away turn the soaked and ready bread pudding in, and once dinner is done, so is my bread pudding!

I could just serve it while it is freshly made, no reheating require... it is simply perfect!

面包布丁是我在宴客的时候最喜欢准备的甜点之一，因为在家举办派对，通常会用烤箱做些烤菜，而面包布丁在这种情况下就很合适，因为主菜上桌时，准备好的面包布丁即可放到烤箱里继续烤。

主食吃完时，面包布丁也烤好了！可以热腾腾时候上桌，不需要重新加热……简直是完美！

Cumin Fennel Sesame Bagel

There is no more bread at home, I wasnt in mood for shopping, so I decided to make some home made bagel...

Cornflake Cookie

This cornflake cookie is a simple but tasty snack, it can be done within half an hour, goes well with coffee, and smell heavenly while baking!

Mang Kuang Pau (Steamed Bun) 【沙葛包】

My breakfast typically consists of a glass of milk or milo with one Pau (steamed bun) or bagel or a slice of bread.

I like Pau sold at the Chinese supermarket here, this week I decided I should make some healthier version at home. And here it is!

我早饭一般就一杯牛奶加个包子或面包。忙得时候我也买中国超市的包子，很方便。冲冲凉水，盖上微波炉的盖子，微波30秒就好了。

冷冻室里的包子早吃完了，冰箱里还有一只沙葛，趁今天不忙我就做了几个沙葛胡萝卜包子。

Whole Wheat Naan

My bread machine was literally busy everyday for the past few weeks. I use it not only for bread, also chapati dough and naan dough.

It is a perfect tool for making home-made naan, this time I modify the recipe a little, adding whole wheat flour and handful of wheat germ to make it a little healthier.

We liked the out come, and so does our guest!

Whole wheat Wheat Germ Bread

This Whole wheat wheat germ bread though not so soft like white bread, has it own charm, it smells so good, and has very high fibre and nutrients!

Edamame salad 【凉拌毛豆荚】

This Edamame/green soy bean dish is a very simple, tasty and healthy snack.

The Soy plants I planted in the spring is now time to harvest, it is about time to make us some yummy snack this afternoon!

这是跟网友爱厨学的小吃。是台湾那里喝泡沫红茶时很多人喜欢点的小食，我每次做老公都可以一边看电影一边把一磅的毛豆都搞定。

今年春天的时候我在后院种了十几棵的毛豆，长得非常好，结的豆荚都很饱满。今天收一盆回来做这个凉拌毛豆吃。

原帖出处 ： 爱厨的凉拌毛豆

Healthy Bread (Water Roux Starter)

I am getting better with bread I guess.

Today I decided to make multigrain healthy bread, that was the whole purpose learning to make bread at home actually, to be able to make healthier bread.

Multigrain would be tougher I am sure.... I thus decided to knead the dough longer, and raise the dough at low temperature (inside the fridge) overnight. This way the yeast could work on the dough slowly and will not over ferment and make it sourish.

The result was amazing, the bread turned out so soft and taste heavenly !

Dinner Rolls (Water Roux Starter) 【汤种餐包】

I bought a bread machine recently. 

I have never made bread before, so I decided to start with something easier, which is dinner rolls to pilot test the machine.

I do not have bread flour at home, so my first batch of dinner rolls are made of all purpose flour.

买了一个面包机，就想先试试功能，不做太复杂的，就做简单的餐包。

家里没有高筋面粉，用的是普通面粉。方子是结合几个高手的，我随手记录一下。

Huat Kueh (发糕）

Today is the ninth day of Chinese New Year，the hokkian normally has to pray to the god of heaven (天公)，We normally buy this huat kueh for the prayer, it symbolize prosperity and growth.

I didnt quite like the colouring part of the huat kueh bought, so I found this recipe online using the natural colour from the red rice wine lees. (The remains from making red rice wine).

The house smells so good when I steamed the kueh....

Whole wheat & Wheat germ Pancake 全麦松饼

I have two packets of Wheat germ at home that I have no idea what to do with. So I made this healthy whole wheat & wheat germ Pancake!

老公买了两包小麦胚芽，我就拿来做了健康版的全麦松饼。