Masala Kaju (Spiced Cashew Nuts) 【香辣腰果】

公公婆婆来的时候买了一大包的腰果没吃完。上个周末去朋友家聚会的时候我就做了这个香辣腰果。很受欢迎呢！

I made this Masala Kaju for a get together at our friend's house, it goes so well with beer and some drinks!

Green Chutney Ice Cubes -- A brilliant way to store your chutney!

It is kind of hard to prepare chutney in small quantity and when I do prepare in bulk, storing is always another challenge, the taste and color of the sauce will change over time.

One day when I was doing my routine squeezing lemon juice to make ice cubes for my daily lemon water. I suddenly thought, maybe I could do the same for Chutney!

So the next time when I make green chutney, I made sure that I had enough to fill a ice container! It turned out to be very beautiful, the best part is, every time when I defrost 1-2 pieces, they always look and taste like fresh!

【泰式粉丝虾煲】Koong Ob Woon Sen (Thai Claypot Glass Noodle With Shrimp)

泰国的粉丝煲其实比较出名的是螃蟹粉丝煲，小时候每次到泰国玩都一定要吃的一道美食，它是泰式中餐的一个代表，融合了泰国饮食和中式饮食的做法，味道特别让人惊艳！

在家做的话，虾比螃蟹方便，所以做个粉丝虾煲也好吃的不得了哦！

This Clay-pot noodle is one of my favorite Thai dishes, a must have every time we visited Thailand.

We normally ordered the crab version in the Chinese restaurants, and since I don't like to prepare crab at home, I made it the shrimp version, it is a dish full of flavor, a good blend of Chinese and Thai culinary culture, the result is very satisfying and not at all difficult to make at home!

【泰式绿咖喱】Thai Green Curry Chicken (Gaeng Khiao Wan Gai)

天气渐渐暖和了，前年种的疯柑树长得比去年更茂盛了。并没有因为藏在屋里一个冬天而停止生长，去年的香茅也还活着，我就一直想着做一次绿咖喱。自己家里磨的咖喱酱就是好吃啊！

The Kaffir Lime Tree That I planted two years back has been thriving, though it was kept indoor during the winter, it still grows like crazy....

There is no better use of Kaffir Lime leaves than In green curry....

Indian Sweets-- Rasmalai (Cheese balls in sweetened milk) 【印度奶汤圆】

I often jokingly called Rasgulla, Gulab Jamun and Rasmalai the three musketeers of Indian sweets. They are well loved by many and are part of celebrations many a time.

I have made Rasgulla many times and was always thinking of making Rasmalai at least once, the reason why I have not attempted to make Rasmalai yet is because Rasmalai has to be eaten fresh and consume as soon as possible. On the other hand, Rasgulla can be kept in the refrigerator for much longer time.

In conjunction of Diwali celebration this year, I have made Rasmalai and it turned out really good!

这个甜点在印度东部非常出名，和Rasgulla，还有Gulab Jamun齐名，都是奶香十足，香甜可口的甜点。

Rasmalai的做法和我曾经做过的Rasgulla类似，两者的区别在于Rasgulla是球形的，而Rasmalai多数是扁圆形的。Rasgulla是泡在糖水里吃的，而Rasmalai则是泡在甜奶之中的。两者皆冷食最佳。

Braised Trotter with Mee Suah

As I have some braised pig trotter, I made this Mee Suah for lunch, this thin noodle is traditionally consumed in the southern part of China-- The Fujian Province, and widely used as cooking ingredients in Taiwan  Singapore & Malaysia.

This dish is to be eaten for good luck in Taiwan, normally after something bad happened, or when one wishing for luck, so now, lets all get some good luck!

【百叶结烧猪手】Braised Trotter with Tofu Knots

买了两只猪蹄炖烫喝，炖了两次就有点腻了，换个口味做红烧吃吧！刚好家里有包百叶结，加入一起烧，吸了汤汁的百叶结更好吃哦！

I bought two trotters thinking of making soy soup -- the famous Chinese lactogenic food, with just one attempt and took me 2 days to finish one pot of soup, I just can't think of having the same soup again !

So the remaining trotter pieces were made into this dish with my favorite tofu knots, the tofu knots taste way better than the meat after soaking up all the gravy !

【印度奶酪软糖】Peda/Pheda/Pera -- Indian Milk Fudge

这款奶酪软糖是前阵子做了过节的，甜品是印度人过节不可或缺的食品，这款带着浓浓奶香味的软糖，味道甜美，很受朋友们欢迎哦！

Sweets are part of celebration in Indian culture, we used to buy sweets from "Methai Shop", you could choose different kind of sweets and they charge by the weight, the last few years I have made it a point to make at least 1-2 types of sweets at home for the celebration.

This peda is one of them this year, not to mention that it was over wayyyyy before diwali!!!