Piggy Mooncake ~~ Happy Mooncake Festival!

I was never a big fan of mooncake since young, it was way too sweet for my palate, but I learnt to make mooncake with a group of friends here in the States and we did made it a tad healthier than the shop bought version.

But this year all of us in the group were busy with kids' holiday activities so we did not manage to get together for the yearly event.

I had been wanting to make this piggy mooncake since I saw it on Anncoo's blog last year, I even made the golden syrup, but things happened one after another and I had to postponed my plan for couple of time.

This year I decided to had to make it no matter what, so I did. The process wasn't easy as A was not well and I had to work through his screams and demands and had to leave the work bench couple of times in between. But I had a lot of fun and it was a great experience after all. The most important thing is that I manage to get it done 1 day before mooncake festival!

Here I am with my piggies and A to wish everybody Happy Mooncake Festival 2014！

Satay Ayam （Chicken Satay/Skewer）【鸡肉沙爹】

I can't begin to tell how satay has been severely altered in many of the so-called Malaysian restaurants here in USA. Oh well, maybe I didn't go to the right restaurant. 

It is like a routine every year, especially in summer, I will received several requests asking for a authentic recipe for a Malaysian style satay, or skewer. 

I have been thinking to wait for my deck to get done and I will buy a charcoal grill to make this skewer, but then the project got delayed for a year. So no outdoor grill for now. 

I made this batch of satay using my table top oven, it turned out great and exactly the taste I remembered!

美国这里马来餐厅的沙爹做得都不地道，我答应过好几个网友要做一次地道的马来沙爹。本来一直想着今年把后院的deck做好再弄个grill，请朋友们来吃饭再做这个沙爹。

后来deck的计划延迟了一年，我刚好这几个星期也比较空，就终于把这个沙爹付诸行动。出来的效果非常好，真的很好吃，就是热量忒高了！

Kuah Kacang Satay (Peanut Dipping Sauce)

I made this Kuah kacang to go with my chicken satay and was so pleased with the result, it was so yummy that I ate the sauce with only the cucumber and onion as dinner!

Malaysia Mutton Curry

This Mutton curry is normally prepared during festive seasons and we will also make ROTI JALA （lacey crepe）to go with it.

We planned to go for a 2 nights outing this long weekend, the lodge that we have booked is pretty far from town. So we decided to bring some foods for lunch and dinner. This mutton curry is what I prepared to go with ghee rice.

I can't wait for our vacation to start!

Sambal Telur （Egg Sambal)

Egg is well loved in my house and this simple yet super delicious Egg sambal is a very versatile dish, it goes well with fried noodle/rice noodle, fried rice as side dish, it even taste awesome with just plain rice!

I made this today to go with my long bean rice. So long bean rice with Egg sambal, dinner is served!

【炸香蕉糕】Pisang Goreng （Banana Fritter)

前天看见超市摆着类似马来西亚炸香蕉用的香蕉 （Pisang Raja），忍不住买了一串回来，做马来西亚的小吃炸香蕉。

小时候经常在炎热的午后跟长辈要零用钱，然后跑到小摊子去买一包冷冻的煎蕾冰或者杂雪，再加上一块钱的炸香蕉，就是一个非常享受的下午了。

出国多年，每次回乡都没有机会再尝尝这个小点心。今天天气跟我那遥远的家乡如此相似，就做一个热带风情的点心做下午茶点吧！

Fried banana is a very common snack back home, a sweet childhood memory of mine.

I would ask some money from grandpa during those hot afternoons and ran to the small Malay stall that sells fried banana and Cendul.

I would buy a packet of cold cendul and some fried bananas, walking home slowly and enjoy the hearty snacks.

Toddler Meal -- Goldfish Breaded Fish Fingers

I have tried to avoid giving shop bought snacks to A with some exception like goldfish crackers, it is not that these crackers are any better than other stuff kids normally have.  

The only reason he gets this "treats" once in a while is because no matter how we try, he is going to eat some junk foods anyway. So savory ones is better than the sugar filled stuff. Besides, he starts liking goldfish as he gets it in the daycare for snack.

I saw this ingenious idea of making goldfish breaded chicken sometimes ago while searching for ideas to make A's food.  I have been wanting to introduce fish to his diet for sometimes. He definitely doesn't fancy salmon and have no interest in any type of steamed fish. 

So I came up with this idea to make goldfish breaded fish fingers, with the hope that his liking for goldfish will lure him into eating some fish. He did liked it and had 4 sticks at dinner!

素食好主意【叁巴豆腐】Vegetarian Sambal Tofu (Bean Curd)

这个叁巴豆腐是很典型的多元种族国家的产品，为什么这么说呢？

豆腐是中国人带到马来西亚的一个典型中国食品，后来我们的巫印友族拿来做成适合他们口味的食谱。

这里给大家介绍在马来西亚嘛嘛档常见的叁巴豆腐，是個下飯的好東西。

This Sambal Tofu is a good example of "Trully Malaysia" food, tofu as Chinese traditional food, and sambal the Malay, and guess what? It is often served by the Indian! Simply love the combination.